1. Military Impacted Schools Association Cathy Williams Director of Communications cbellevue@aol.com (402) 293-4000 www.militarystudent.org

2. Military Impacted Schools Association Founded 1986 Funding Legislation Partnerships Smooth transitions for military families Bottom line: If we do it right for military—we will do it right for all children

3. Military Impacted Schools Association Interstate Compact SOAR Military One Source Using technology to connect our families

4. Military kids say good-bye to more significant people by age 18 than most adults do in a lifetime. The average military family moves 9 times over a 20-year career. Transition

5. Since 9/11, over 1.3 million service members—including active duty, guard, and reserves have deployed for overseas operations. Deployments can take anywhere from 6 to 15 months. Many of our servicemen are on their 5 th and 6 th deployment. Deployment

6. Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunities for Military Children Cooperative effort of DoD, Council of State Government, 18 organizations Enacted in 26 states LB 73, on General File in Nebraska

7. Interstate Compact

8. Common legislation that provides: Uniform treatment of military children Ensures that no child is penalized because a parent receives an assignment to another base or is deployed

9. Interstate Compact Who is eligible? Children of:  Active duty members of the uniformed services  National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders  Veterans of uniformed services who are severely injured and medically discharged or retired for a period of one year  Members of the uniformed services who die on active duty as a result of injuries sustained on active duty for a period of one year after death

10. Interstate Compact  Enrollment Transfer of Records Immunization Age of Enrollment  Eligibility Power of Attorney Tuition Extra Curricular Activities

11. Interstate Compact  Placement Course placement Special education services  Graduation Exit Exams Transfer during senior year

12. Military One Source  24/7 world-wide service  No cost  Active duty, guard, reserve and family members  Staffed by masters-level consultants

13. Military One Source  Face to face counseling  12 sessions per person/per issue  Customized research  Translation Assistance (150 languages)  Educational Materials  Free ACT / SAT prep software

14. Military One Source 1-800-342-9647 www.militaryonesource.com Anywhere, Anytime 24/7

15. Student Online Achievement Resources Developed by:  Military Impacted Schools Association  Princeton Review  US Skills  University of Northern Iowa

16. Student Online Achievement Resources  Students in grades 3-12  Focus on math and language arts  Assessments aligned to  State standards  DoD standards  Tutorials to reinforce and review skills  Video tutorials

17. How can we help connect military children/families?  Website  Include information on school, what parents can do before they arrive, welcome video prepared by students  Ambassador/Welcome Club  Graduation ceremony online  Use skype.com  For classroom/military connection  For parent/student/teacher conferences

18. Military Impacted Schools Association www.militarystudent.org