District plans advisory lessons, targeted interventions to boost 8th‑grade readiness
Middle-school presenters said they will expand the Center for High School Success framework to middle grades, build predictable advisory lessons, and use targeted interventions after reporting 6th-grade on-track at 96%, 7th at 83% and 8th at 94%.
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Speaker 6 presented the middle-school plan to prepare 8th graders for a successful transition to high school, emphasizing advisory periods, grade-specific skill development and targeted interventions. "Our primary goal is 8th grade readiness," Speaker 6 said, explaining advisory is used to teach social-emotional learning, belonging and soft skills.
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