1. Education Leaders... Providing for the needs of military children Military Impacted Schools Association

2.  Formed in 1986  Superintendents of heavily impacted school districts  Represent over 175,000 military children in the United States

3. Military Impacted Schools Association  Funding  Legislation  Partnerships  Programs for military families Mission

4. Military Impacted Schools Association  Through Department of Defense  20% of school district enrollment must be military connected children (120 school districts receive funds) Impact Aid

5. Military Impacted Schools Association  Reauthorize Impact Aid 2015  Tweaks to address unintended consequences of privatization of military housing  FY13 NDAA updated military housing renovations provision Legislation

6. Military Impacted Schools Association School districts provide  Stability for military children and their families  Normal routine  Safe learning environment What we do for military children...

7. Military Impacted Schools Association 14 modules -- take for credit --use as a resource  Military 101  Mobility  Deployment  Students in crisis  Partnerships  Interventions Military Online Course

8. Military Impacted Schools Association  Enrollment  Transfer of Records  Immunization  Age of Enrollment  Eligibility  Power of Attorney  Tuition  Extra Curricular Activities  Placement  Course placement  Special education services  Graduation  Exit Exams  Transfer during senior year Interstate Compact

9. Military Impacted Schools Association Champions for Children Kyle Fairbairn, Executive Director kykef@hotmail.com www.militarystudent.org (800) 291-6472