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This bill creates a new federal grant program called the Transition-to-Success Mentoring Program to support middle school students as they prepare to enter high school. The program will award grants to local educational agencies and nonprofit partnerships to establish school-based mentoring initiatives targeting at-risk students. Each participating student would be assigned a "success coach" who develops a personalized academic and career success plan, meets with the student monthly, connects them with resources, and helps them transition to high school. Priority will be given to programs serving students in high-poverty, high-crime, or rural areas. Grant recipients can use funds to train coaches, provide youth engagement activities like field trips and career awareness programs, and conduct program evaluations. Coaches must undergo background checks and training, and the program requires detailed annual reporting on student outcomes such as academic achievement, dropout rates, and social-emotional development. Grants would be awarded for up to five years, with the Secretary of Education required to submit interim and final reports to Congress about the program's effectiveness. The bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish this new mentoring initiative.

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