11th Grade Ready: Expert Advice to Help Parents Navigate the Year Ahead

This is a transitional year for your teen, as the end of high school is on the horizon. This realization adds another level to the anxiety and excitement for the near future. If you're wondering what comes next, you'll find loads of information in 11th Grade Ready useful to you and your student. Each contributor to 11th Grade Ready is a current or former high school teacher who has worked extensively with parents and families of students.

11th Grade Ready includes:

• How 11th grade differs from 10th and moving through preparing for 12th grade.
• How to start thinking about post-high school options.
• Expert advice on a wide range of topics, from academic expectations to emotional and social development.
• Practical suggestions and relatable anecdotes.
• Conversation starters for you and your junior to open new lines of communication that can continue throughout the school year.
• Effective strategies to balance guidance and support with encouraging self-reliance, helping parents strike the right balance.

Contributors have all been Teachers of the Year, finalists in their state, or otherwise recognized on the state level for their abilities in the classroom and high school environment.

Eleventh grade is a consequential year for your teen. We hope this book helps you as you support your student to be the best they can be.

11th Grade Ready is one of a series of guides published by Parent Ready. Parent Ready's guides help parents navigate the milestones, challenges, and passions of their adolescent and young adult kids. More at https: //parentready.com.

11th Grade Ready is edited by Timothy M. Dove, who was the 2011 and 2012 Ohio State Teacher of the Year, where he was a 7th and 8th grade teacher. He has also been an adjunct professor at The Ohio State University. Since retirement from K-12, Tim has been a consultant with Battelle for Kids in Hong Kong, Learning Forward, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), and the Collaboration for Effective Education, Development, Accountability and Reform (CEEDAR) Center.

Contributors include:

Dr. Alysha Collins, School Psychologist

David Bosso, 2012 Connecticut State Teacher of the Year

Andrea Sachs, History Teacher, Minnesota

Efren Villalobos, Special Education Teacher, New Mexico

John Skretta, 2017 Nebraska Superintendent of the Year

Marcy Dovholuk, Assistant Principal, New Jersey

Jillian Huber, ELA High School Teacher, Illinois

Heidi Edwards, Physical Science and AP Biology Teacher, Ohio

Al Rabanera, Algebra Teacher, California

Stacy McAdoo, 2019 Arkansas State Teacher of the Year

Mandy Manning, 2018 National and Washington State Teacher of the Year

Lisa Hirkaler, NBCT, NJ County Teacher of the Year 2016

Lori Knisley, 2015 Ohio State Teacher of the Year