Many children have difficulty with moving between grades or between schools.
These difficulties become particularly apparent during the middle school and high school years and may increase the rate of failure in some students. The first steps are to enhance the school environment and to improve communication between schools, such as between the middle school and the high school. This strategy will also increase staff and parental awareness of the transitions problems that students may face. Pantleo found that when students participated in all four of these programs and received more peer visits, there was a greater likelihood of school success. It is important that parents, teachers, and schools remain open to looking at new approaches to supporting students who may be at risk for failure.