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Papillion La Vista assistant principals outline multi-step plan to ease middle-school transitions
Summary
Assistant principals from Papillion, Liberty and La Vista Middle Schools told the board about early outreach starting in sixth grade: elementary visits, band/choir showcases, registration supports, math-placement criteria, individualized plans for students with IEPs/504s, and summer/early check-in activities to reduce anxiety.
Three assistant principals told the board the district begins transition work well before students enter middle school, with a mix of classroom registration guidance, extracurricular showcases and individualized supports.
"Middle school is just a huge time of transition," Trent Lyons, assistant principal at Papillion Middle, said, and the presentations emphasized the district’s effort to start communication in a student’s sixth-grade year. Staff described band and choir visits to elementary…
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