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Students report mixed readiness for transitions; advisory committee urges tours, schedules and peer mentoring
Summary
Norwood student advisory committee presented survey data from elementary, sixth‑grade and eighth‑grade cohorts showing students feel socially prepared for transitions but many report emotional uncertainty; students recommended school tours, schedule reviews and peer‑mentoring to ease moves to middle and high school.
Norwood — Members of the district’s Student Advisory Committee delivered a quarterly update to the School Committee on March 26 that summarized survey responses from grades 4–8 and offered recommendations for easing the transitions to middle and high school.
The student presenters said they fielded responses from hundreds of students: the elementary survey included about 210 respondents, and the presentation aggregated data from fourth‑, fifth‑, sixth‑ and eighth‑grade cohorts. The students reported that social connections and extracurriculars…
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