What the SLO does for the military community with tips to being a successful military family.

1. Know Your SLO:
And what your SLO wants YOU to know
Chi Anne McGrew
SLO- Spangdahlem AB, Germany
AWAG Conference
13 November 2013

2. Background
Education
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1996 AS Secondary Education
2000 BS Secondary Education
2006 MS Classroom Technology
2009 EdS Information Technology
2010 MS Education Administration

3. Background
Experience
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Substitute Teacher
English, Social Science HS Teacher
Alternative School Teacher
Virtual School Coordinator
Librarian, Technology Coordinator
Principal
School Liaison Officer

4. Background
Personal Experience

5. School Liaison Officer
Developed from the US Army
Created as part of the Interstate
Compact on the Educational
Opportunities of Military Children

6. SLO- Best Acronym in the Military
School Liaison Officer
Stateside
• Advise military command
on educational issues
• Provide transition
assistance to military
families
• Communication link
between military and
schools
Overseas
• Manages the Free and
Reduced Lunch Program
• Cafeteria Spending
• End of Year Reports to
headquarters
• Assists with graduation

7. The U.S. military consists
of approximately 1.4
million active duty service
members and 810,000
National Guard and
Selected Reserve.

8. Adrian Talley
Acting Director of DoDEA
“Parents of military
children shouldn’t have to
worry about their child’s
education. They should be
able to focus on the
mission.”

9. A positive school environment, built upon caring relationships
among all participants– students, teachers, staff, administrators,
parents and community members– has been shown to impact not
only academic performance but also positively influence emotions
and behaviors of students.

10. Stability in military life- each family has
at least one income
•Place to live
•Steady pay check
•Access to health care
•Good child care system
•Involved in schools- encourage high
performance and high standards

11. There are currently 1.2 million military children of active
duty members world wide.
Nearly 80% of military
children attend public
schools throughout the
United States.
The repeated and
extended separations
and increased hazards of
deployment compound
stressors in military
children’s lives.

12. Since 2001
More than 2 million children
have had a parent
deployed.
Imagine other family members this affects…

13. Supporting the military child takes a school-wide effort, and
professional development opportunities to inform school staff
of the academic and social-emotional challenges military
children face.

22. The Military Child Education
Compact applies to the children
of:
Active duty members
 Members or veterans who are
severely injured and medically
discharged or retired for a period of
one year after medical discharge or
retirement; and
 Members of the uniformed services
who die on active duty or as a result of
injuries sustained on active duty for a
period of one year after death.
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23. Public Schools
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600,000 attend
civilian public
schools

24. Problems
◦ Transferring academic records
◦ Being placed in classes incorrectly because
official transcripts do not arrive on time
◦ Different prerequisite requirements between
states
◦ Extracurricular activity eligibility
◦ Exit exams
◦ Scholarship eligibility

25. Educational Records
Schools must share
records in a timely
manner to expedite
roper enrollment
and placement of
students.
Hand carry
unofficial copy of
transcripts.

26. Immunizations
30 days
from date
of
enrollment

27. Age of Enrollment/ Course
Continuation
Student allowed to continue
enrollment at grade level

28. Eligibility
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Power of Attorney can be used for
enrollment

29. Tuition waived for military child
being taken care of by a noncustodial parent.

30. Child can continue to go to
school in same district

31. Shall be
included in
extracurricular
activities after a
move

32. Graduation
Specific
courses can
be waived if
similar
coursework
has been
completed at
another
school

33. Exit Exams
States shall accept:
1. Exit or end of course exams required at
sending state
2. National norm-referenced achievement
tests
3. Alternative testing

34. Transfers during senior year
Diploma can be gained from
sending school if requirements are
met their, but not at the receiving
school

39. Final Tips

41. School Meal Program

42. Checking your account online

43. Resources
www.tutor.com/military
Military children with one-to-one tutors online
No cost to schools or families

44. Resources
www.soarathome.com
Student Online
Achievement Resources
Online assessment geared
toward state standards
then given
individualized tutorials
to improve needed skills
Available to all
students in schools
that are impacted
by military

46. Questions