Leadership Brief No. 1 The Sixth Grade Pipeline How the Point of Entry Determines the Strength of the Entire System Companion Article: The Sixth Grade Decision: Why the Most Important Scheduling Decision a School District Makes Happens Before Middle School Begins Jeremy L. Earnhart, Ed.D. District Fine Arts Leader • Education Strategist Editor's Note: Previous articles in this series examined the economics of music participation. This article examines the front door to the sy