Northstar Middle School
Eau Claire, WI
To strengthen partnerships with its Hmong families, Northstar Middle School expanded its annual Back to School Night to include a special session for new sixth-graders and their families. Scheduled a half hour before the regular meeting, this information session enabled parents—with the help of interpreters, bilingual parents, and staff members—to meet the teachers and staff, and learn about school routines and policies. More...
Leah Keiser, School Psychologist
715-852-5117 lkeiser@ecasd.k12.wi.us
Type 2 | Middle Grades | Transitions
Ranch View Elementary School
Naperville, IL
Veteran students showed new students the ropes during New Family Orientation Evening at Ranch View Elementary. More than 100 incoming students and their parents toured the school, met teachers, and generally got more comfortable with their new school. More...
Pat Webster, School Social Worker
630-420-6575 pwebster@naperville203.org
Type 2 | Elementary | Transitions
Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Education Center
Peoria, IL
Everyone knows how tough the first day of school can be, especially for brand new students! But many forget how hard that same experience—filled with required forms, unfamiliar bus routes, and complicated school calendars—can be on parents. The administrators at Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Education Center haven’t forgotten. More...
Jodi Walschaert, Lead Teacher
309-672-6810 jodi.walschaert@psd150.org
Type 2 | Elementary | Transitions
Northridge High School
Layton, UT
Parents, staff, and members of the Community Council put their heads together last year to help 1,900 tenth through twelfth grade students at Northridge High School connect outside of the classroom. More...
Kristen C. Davidson, Career and Technical Education (CTE) Coordinator
801-402-8500 kdavidson@dsdmail.net
Type 5 | High School | Transitions
Maple Elementary School
Cambridge, MD
Think summer fun and the first day of school don’t go together? Students and teachers at Maple Elementary School disagree. On a steamy late-summer day, 26 teachers boarded a bus armed with freeze pops, determined to bring information and some cool relief to students and their families. More...
Mrs. Babs Hufnagel, Teacher
410-228-8577 hufnagela@dcpsmd.org
Type 1 | Elementary | Transitions