How Do I Help My Child Transition to Middle or High School?

About this episode

The episode discusses how parents can assist their children in transitioning to middle and high school with insights from school administrators.

What Parents Need to Know About School Transitions Jessica Prusha, assistant principal at PLSHS, and Joel Bails, assistant principal at PLHS, join hosts Dr. Christopher Villarreal and Dr. Deb Anderson to pull back the curtain on what schools are already doing to help students navigate the move from elementary to middle school and middle school to high school, and what families can do at home to make those transitions smoother. Discover how both high schools use freshman centers to break a big...

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Christopher Villarreal, Dr. Deb Anderson

Guests: Jessica Prusha, Joel Bails

Topics covered

• school transitions
• middle school
• high school
• parenting
• education

Keywords

• school transitions
• middle school
• high school
• parenting tips
• education strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PLSHS, PLHS

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