The Elementary Secondary Education Act of 1965 Title I Transition Classes were designed to establish a more stable yet flexible learning environment specifically adapted to the adjustment needs of selected disadvantaged pupils in the initial year of junior high school. Unique dimensions of the project included sefl-contained classes, teacher-team instructional approach, modified core curriculum, block scheduling, reduced class size and home visitation. With the close of the 1971-72 school year, the Transition Project completed its sixth year of operation. The 13 public schools and two non-public schools involved in the 1971-72 program represented a range of from one to six years of project participation, with four of the schools participating continuously since the project began in September, 1966. The 1971-72 project operation served a total of 1272 students enrolled in seventh grade. Approximately 71 percent of these students remained in Transition Classes for the entire school year. Among the stated objectives of the project were included the following: (1) to attain gains in reading significantly greater than gains expected (based on initial rate of progress); (2) to attain gains in arithmetic significantly greater than gains expected; and, (3) to improve basic communication skills of students. (Author/JM)