1. Transitional Challenges for students whose parents serve under U. S. C
Transitional Challenges for students whose parents serve under U.S.C. Title 22 and Title 50 orders Dan Dunham

2. Titles U.S.C Title 10 - Armed Forces
U.S.C. Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
U.S.C. Title 50 - War and National Defense
U.S.C. Title 10,
titled “Armed Forces,” governs the form, function, duties, and responsibilities of all US Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, as well as the Reserves.1 Title 10 is organized into five subtitles and 1,805 chapters. Each subtitle includes provisions on force structure, personnel, training and education, and service, supply, and procurement.
U.S.C. Title 22,
titled “Foreign Relations and Intercourse,” governs how the US conducts its foreign
diplomatic relations and includes provisions on the
Department of State, foreign assistance, and public
diplomacy efforts.11 Key chapters and sections under this title:
U.S.C. Title 50, titled “War and National Defense,” governs how the US declares and conducts its wars, and how it ensures national security. Composed of 43 chapters, the title touches on intelligence operations, espionage, military equipment and assets, emergency powers, and nuclear security, among other issues. :

3. Family Liaison Officers (FLO’s)
FLO's mission is to improve the quality of life of all demographics served by identifying issues and advocating for programs and solutions, providing a variety of client services, and extending services to overseas communities through the management of the worldwide Community Liaison Office (CLO) program.
Their major areas of interest include:
Family Member Employment
Education and Youth
Crisis Management Services
Foreign Service Life
Unaccompanied Tours Support
Expeditious Naturalization Support
The following examples were provided by Bert Schoen Curtis the Division Chief, of the Family Liaison Office of the United States Department of State.  
·         Difficulty establishing residency for enrollment purposes from short term (extended stay) facilities. 
Foreign Service families transitioning to the area are often unable to produce the proof of residency documents (utility bills, etc.) required by most schools prior to entry.  Families apply to schools from short-term facilities (typically chosen with a boundary school in mind) with the intent to either rent or purchase longer-term housing within those same boundaries. 
·         Inability to secure eligibility for gifted and talented and other lottery-based programs (some FS families learn of their upcoming transition too late to submit applications before lottery deadlines). 
Our Foreign Service parents remain frustrated that any exceptions to state mandated residency requirements for application purposes are for active duty military families only.  For instance, FLO is aware of several academically strong students who were not found eligible to apply to TJHSST due to residency issues.
·         Inability to have a special needs student “stay put” at a current school in cases where public school boundaries change from any given year to the next.
While FLO understands that special waivers are granted for military special needs students to remain (if they wish) in their current schools when school boundaries change, similar waivers are not granted for Foreign Service students.  In cases like these, Foreign Service parents of special needs students fear that additional transitions within a short period of time (from post school to the U.S. school, then from one U.S. school to another) will hinder the progress of our Foreign Service special needs students. 
·         Inability to obtain age waiver for early grade enrollment when there are extenuating circumstances related to postings.
FLO is aware of several cases where Foreign Service kindergarten students are denied admission to kindergarten due to age cut-off dates even in cases where families have demonstrated that the student would meet the cut-off date for the desired school at the onward post. We understand that age requirements may be waived for military students and that certain states allow for a 6 week grace period following the age cut off where students may be tested for admission. 

4. Concerns From FLO Chief
Difficulty establishing residency for enrollment purposes from short term (extended stay) facilities. 
Inability to secure eligibility for gifted and talented and other lottery-based programs (some Foreign Service families learn of their upcoming transition too late to submit applications before lottery deadlines). 
Inability to have a special needs student “stay put” at a current school in cases where public school boundaries change from any given year to the next.
Inability to obtain age waiver for early grade enrollment when there are extenuating circumstances related to postings.

5. MIC3 Executive Office
Recommends the path to enact extended support to sub group outside of Compact.

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