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The study investigates eighth- and ninth-grade Latinx students, along with their teachers and counselors, to help educational leaders understand how structure, culture, and agency operate within the transitional learning environment. 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Edeburn  \nCalifornia State University, Northridge  \nGreg Knotts  \nCalifornia State University, Northridge  \nAbstract  \nAlthough there is substantial research that has guided middle school reform, there is insufficient support of Latinx students during their normative secondary transition (middle school to high school). Current research emphasizes that students who are not prepared when entering high school will face grim academic futures. The study explores the experiences of eighth and ninth grade Latinx students, their teachers, and counselors in order to help educational leaders understand how to better address the structure, culture, and organization of agency within the transitional learning environment. Suggestions for responding to inequities, and increasing educational opportunity for Latinx students during the normative secondary transition will be explored.  \nKeywords: equity, secondary transition, Latinx students, educational leadership, educational opportunity  \nEducational Leadership Administration: Teaching and Program Development 1  \nOctober 2019; Vol.31  \nStudents make a critical decision regarding the direction of their educational trajectory within the first few weeks of the transition from eighth to ninth grade (McIntosh & White, 2006) . Studies reveal that this time of vulnerability is compounded for minoritized students due to a lack of educational opportunity (Benner & Graham, 2009; McIntosh & White, 2006; Prelow, Loukas, & Jordan-Green, 2007; Smith, 2006; Vasquez-Salgado & Chavira, 2014) . The normative secondary transition is recognized as a benchmark, milestone, and a significant barrier to the academic success of Latinx 1 students in high school (Black, 1999; Niesel & Griebel, 2005; Vasquez-Salgado & Chavira, 2014) . According to Niesel and Griebel (2005), transitional competence is not an inherent quality or a characteristic of “the individual child alone, but a function of communication and interaction of all participants” (p. 7), where participants refers to the various constituencies that operate within the system of education or even within a given school site. Since educational leaders play a significant role in student achievement (Sun, & Leithwood, 2015), it is important that they are aware of all their students’ trajectory of success, and be prepared to address the significant hurdles for, and offer a more significant response to, their Latinx students who are more vulnerable during this time of transition. Prior research has focused on overall academic achievement via school accountability, policies, and mandates such as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB); NCLB’s more recent reauthorization, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) signals the necessity for educational leaders to address equity, access, and high academic standards for all students (U.S. Department of Education, 2017) . Flores (2007) reported the need to shift from examining student academic outcomes to examining student school experiences.  \nThis study responds to the gap in the literature and investigates the school experiences of Latinx eighth and ninth grade students during the middle and high school transition periods. It explores the following research question: What can educational leaders learn from Latinx students, their teachers, and counselors about the structural and environmental factors that affect the normative secondary transition of eighth and ninth grade Latinx students?  \nConceptual Framework  \nThe study explore~~s~~ the transitional learning environment (eighth grade year of middle school and ninth grade year of high school), including the perceptions and experiences of Latinx students, their teachers, and counselors, in order to assist administrators in addressing the complex needs of their Latinx students. 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