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Owner: Sherry Coogler
Owner Email: sreed@tps.org
Paper Title: Positioning Ninth-Grade Students to Succeed: Effective Practices, Processes, and Activities
Session Title: Extrapolating Success for Historically Marginalized Groups in Space Beyond K–12
Paper Type: Paper
Presentation Date: 4/12/2024
Presentation Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Descriptors: Achievement, Professional Community
Methodology: Mixed Method
Author(s): Sherry Coogler, Toledo Public Schools Virtual Academy
Unit: SIG-Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research
Abstract: Prior research has found the transition to high school to be a critical time for ninth-grade students. This mixed-methodology study investigated the experiences of a school-based team that provided programming and various support to ninth-grade students using the teaming model. The study utilized the following methods: 1) interviews, 2) historical data, 3) field observation, and 4) survey. No statistically significant increases or decreases in the attendance and credits earned collectively were found, however it did reveal successful practices, processes, and activities (i.e., conferences with students and tutoring). Evidence of team challenges and resolutions demonstrated all team members committed and working together for the good of the students which resulted in mutual respect, genuine unity of purpose, and collective teacher efficacy.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3102/2096756