Designing Comprehensive Transitions
When students start thinking about their next year in school, they often feel anxious and even afraid. But when students are in a transition grade, these feelings of anxiety reach new heights and are especially prevalent among students who are in their final year of middle level school and anticipating their first year in high school.
By P. Lena Morgan and C. Jay Hertzog

Leadership Education: Bridge to the Middle Level
Programs that focus on leadership skills, team building, and conflict resolution combine to create a strong transition program at Andrew W. Mellon Middle School.
By Kevin Lordon and Silva Sapone (ML edition)

Easing Transitions with Social-Emotional Learning
Among the many passages students experience during their school years, few are more difficult than their transitions from elementary to middle level to high school.
By Maurice J. Elias

Children, We Have a Visitor
One middle level principal reflects on his attempt to set incoming students at ease before they even enter the school.
By John Nori (ML edition)