Education Advisory and Advocacy Services
Carmen Brown Harper
Position: Transition Coordinator
Contact: Mobile – 807-738-5789
The transition coordinator is responsible for developing and coordinating a transition program to provide practical information and guidelines to support systematic transition planning for teachers, parents/guardians and other stakeholders involved in assisting students through the transition from the elementary schools in the community to high school. This includes:
- Developing policies and procedures for the transition program;
- Ensuring that a transition program is implemented in each elementary school;
- Coordinating the transition process between the schools, the students, the parents, and the LEA;
- Supervising the implementation and evaluation of the various components of the program including the “My Good Life” lesson package;
- Ensuring that a transition plan is developed for each grade 8 student. This plan should profile their strengths, interests, needs, and talents;
- Liaising between schools in the northern communities and public schools; and
- Working with the schools to institute a comprehensive literacy program.