Freshman Transition Leadership Institute
For Principals, Deans, & Administrators
Using the Course Standards for Freshman Transition Classes, developed through The George Washington University's Freshman Transition Initiative, learn the 10-Step Plan for initiating a freshman transition course and implementing a school-wide program to provide data-driven advisory opportunities.
Featured in the article, A Personalized Plan for Life, from NASSP's Principal Leadership magazine, this practical system will launch your school reform efforts.
Freshman Transition Initiative founder Dr. Rebecca Dedmond provides participants with:
- The tools and template to develop a comprehensive plan for their freshman transition efforts.
- The necessary data and resources to generate buy-in from teachers, parents, school board and community.
- A complete manual of resources that includes planning committee job descriptions, teacher recruitment rubrics, timelines, curriculum correlations, and planning checklists to name a few items.
- Strategies for implementing a school-wide initiative that takes the advisor/advisee function to a new level through interdisciplinary efforts of all departments.
- High School or Middle School Principals
- Principals along with the team of leaders responsible for planning their freshman transition and high school reform efforts
- District leaders responsible for dropout prevention strategies
- School Leaders responsible for Freshman Academies