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    Tawanka Elementary School, NSD
    Transition Plan-overview of Strategies
    2024-2025

    Tawanka Elementary School Has Several Transition Points for Students Entering Kindergarten Through Middle School. Parents and Staff Have Developed and Supported the Following Strategies to Assist Students in Their Transitions. 

    • Transition Points: Pre-k to Kindergarten
      • Individual Welcome Visit for New Families in August upon Request
      • Kindergarten Orientation
      • Head Start and Transition Meetings
      • Early Intervention Transition Meetings in Coordination with Bciu
      • The First Day of School Is Dedicated to Only Kindergarten Students so They May Orient Themselves to the New Building, Schedule/Routines, and Environment.
      • October Parent University: Learn About Universal Screeners, Results & Working W/ Students at Home

     

    • Transition Points: Kindergarten to 1st, 1st to 2nd, 2nd to 3rd, and 3rd to 4th
      • New Student Orientation in August
      • Peer-led Tour for New Students with a 4th Grade Eagle Ambassador
      • Current Classroom Teachers Assist in the Development of Class Lists for Next Grade with Reading Specialists, Specials Teachers, School Counselor and Principal
      • Parents Attend Back to School Night During the Beginning Weeks of School, Meet the Teacher and Learn About Expectations and Supports Available to Students and Families
      • Visit to the Next Grade Level in the Spring

     

    • Transition Point: 4th to Middle School (5th Grade)
      • Reading Specialists, Counselors and Teachers Meet, Discuss and Review Data to Help Make Recommendations for Academic Classes.
      • Elementary School Counselors and Counselors at the Middle Schools Meet to Ensure Proper Placement and Review Any Non-academic Concerns.
      • Middle School Principals Visit Tawanka in the Spring to Share Information and Answer Questions About the Upcoming Transition to Middle School.
      • 4th Grade Students Have the Opportunity to Visit the Middle Schools Throughout the Year for Various Assemblies (Shows, Concerts, Etc.)
      • 5th Grade Orientation Is Held in August
      • The First Day of School Is Dedicated to Only Grade 5 Students so They May Orient Themselves to the New Building, Schedule/Routines, and Environment.
      • Parents Attend Back to School Night During the Beginning Weeks of School, Meet the Teachers and Learn About Expectations and Supports Available to Students and Families.

     

     Revised September 3, 2024