Freshman Transition Initiative

Promoting self-sufficiency in the 8th and 9th grade
with a 10-year career and life plan

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Time to shift our focus from “No Child Left Behind” to “Every Child Self-Sufficient”

Magazine and News Articles featuring input from Dr. Rebecca Dedmond
Launching Students Into Their Decade of Transition from ACTE’s Techniques magazine
A Personalized Plan for Life from NASSP’s Principal Leadership Magazine
USA Today: Encourage Students to Form Life Plans
The Washington Post: District High Schools Greet 1,200 Fresh Faces
Helena Independent Record: Workshops Aim to Help Boulder Students Focus on Future
Children's Champions
The Greentree Gazette: Time to shift ‘No Child Left Behind’ to ‘Every Child Self-Sufficient’
Live Oak Soars with Vision for Freshman
Education.com: Why Kids Skip School and What You Can Do About It

Dr. Dedmond welcomes your interest in The Freshman Transition Initiative and is available for interviews. Please direct all interview requests to Rebecca.dedmond@gmail.com.

Speak with Dr. Dedmond about:

Why a 10-year plan, not a four-or-five-year plan, is needed to prepare entering high school freshmen for economic self-sufficiency
How schools can implement a Freshman Transition course that culminates with students developing 10-year career and life plans
How the Course Standards for Freshman Transition Classes provide a framework for a rigorous course that motivates students to see the impact their education has on their future life satisfaction
Where schools are effectively using curriculum that meet the Course Standards for Freshman Transition Classes