Junior High- The Transition!
The transition from elementary to junior high can sometimes be a tough one. Students will face many changes that will affect who they are friends with, how they see the world, and more importantly, how they see themselves. How we guide our kids through this transition is important in helping them to become successful and responsible! If you, like many parents, have questions about how to help your child in this transitional stage, click on this toolkit to read about some key points to ease the transition.
Counselors and Additional Resources
Before attending an Annual Review/Dismissal (ARD) meeting, know these important terms to help you in the decision-making process. |
Did you know......that Section 504 is a plan that can help certain students in the classroom ? Section 504 is a civil rights law that accommodates students with a physical or mental impairment that significantly limits one or more major life activities. Section 504 accommodates the student within the classroom.
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Academic Supports are a variety of support systems set up to help students be successful in the classroom. The supports offered can consist of instructional supports, relationships, skills, or needs-based supports to help students learn and grow. Listed below are a variety of supports that can help your child with their academic progress. Contact Mrs. Garner to discuss which supports may be best for your child.
Classroom-based Strategies
With this type of support, teachers monitor student progress and needs and continually adjust to meet those individualized needs within the classroom.
After-hour StrategiesThese types of instructional strategies are offered before or after school, such as tutoring programs. Each department on campus has a teacher that stays after for tutoring time and one-on-one help. Tutoring can be scheduled or students may come and go as they need.
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Outside-of-school StrategiesLocal community tutoring services are available if a student needs additional support outside of operating school hours. Mathnasium, Lightbulb Moments, and Sylvan Learning Center all work together with the school district and students' teachers in order to communicate progress and learning goals.
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Vacation-break Strategies |
Needs-based Support |
Bridge City ISD offers summer-school options for parents who are looking for additional help for their child.
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Response to Intervention, or RTI, offers specialized assistance to students who have difficulty with concepts in reading and in math classes. Students who are placed in the RTI program have access to individualized instructional strategies that would best suite their learning needs. Access to lab classes and tutoring is offered through RTI services.
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Understanding State Curriculum
The Nuts and Bolts of Texas Education
Who is TEA?The Texas Education Agency, or TEA, is the state agency that oversees primary and secondary public education. It is headed by the commissioner of education. The mission of TEA is to provide leadership, guidance and resources to help schools meet the educational needs of all students. TEA regulates the TEKS, or Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, that your child learns throughout their educational journey along with school finances, district and school accountability, and state testing.
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What are TEKS?The TEKS are essential knowledge and skills that are taught in each subject for each grade level. These essential knowledge and skills are frequently monitored, updated, and regulated through committees for TEA that guarantee that your child is learning curriculum that is rigorous and geared toward future success.
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How safe are students being on the internet?
Parents, did you know...?
More youths experienced cyberbullying on Instagram than any other platform at 42 percent, with Facebook following close behind at 37 percent. Snapchat ranked third at 31 percent. While the survey participants use YouTube more than any other platform, the video-focused social media was only responsible for 10 percent of the reported cyber bullying.
Seventy-one percent of the survey participants said that social media platforms do not do enough to prevent cyberbullying. (The Annual Bullying Survey 2017, Ditch the Label - UK Study).
54% of teens surveyed have witnessed online bullying: Cox. (2014) "Cox 2014 Internet Safety Survey." The Futures Company.
One million children were harassed, threatened or subjected to other forms of cyberbullying on Facebook during the past year. (Consumer Reports, 2011)
Seventy-one percent of the survey participants said that social media platforms do not do enough to prevent cyberbullying. (The Annual Bullying Survey 2017, Ditch the Label - UK Study).
54% of teens surveyed have witnessed online bullying: Cox. (2014) "Cox 2014 Internet Safety Survey." The Futures Company.
- 39% on Facebook
- 29% on YouTube
- 22% on Twitter
- 22% on Instagram
- There is online bullying among youth 8-17 worldwide. (Microsoft, June 2012)
One million children were harassed, threatened or subjected to other forms of cyberbullying on Facebook during the past year. (Consumer Reports, 2011)
Be in the know. Talk to your children about the dangers of social media.
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