School Liaison

The School Liaison works to connect commanders, educators, and parents and serves as the subject matter expert for K-12 education issues on the Installation. The School Liaison's primary function is to provide transition support to military and DoD-eligible families with school-age children to ensure smooth transitions between schools and positive educational experiences. The School Liaison can provide numerous resources to assist families, educators, and commands in their efforts to create positive and supportive educational environments for military children. 

Navy School Liaisons Provides Seven Core Services to Assist Families:

  1. School Transition Services (PCS Cycle): School Liaison Officers assist families with school transfers and help "level the playing field" for military children and youth.
     
  2. Deployment Support: School Liaison Officers connect educators with the Navy deployment support system to inform them about the cycles of deployment and the tools available to assist educators in working with Navy children.
     
  3. Command, School, Community Communications: School Liaison Officers serve as subject-matter experts for installation commanders on K-12 issues, helping to connect command, school, and community resources.
     
  4. Home School Linkage and Support: School Liaison Officers assist Navy families by gathering and sharing information on homeschooling issues, policies and legislation from local school districts, and help leverage Navy Child and Youth Programs resources to support these families.
     
  5. Partnerships in Education (PIE): PIE creates a volunteer network of resources to support installation and community members who have a vested interest in the success of all youth. The role of the School Liaison Officer in the PIE program is to serve as a conduit between Navy commands, schools, and CYP to establish relationships among the individuals and organizations involved in PIE initiatives such as "Adopt-A-School," Career Day speakers, "Saturday Scholars," and job shadowing.
     
  6. ?Post-Secondary Preparations: School Liaison Officers leverage installation and school resources to provide graduating military-connected students with access to post-secondary information and opportunities.
     
  7. Special Needs System Navigation: School Liaison Officers provide information about installation and community programs and services, make referrals to the Exceptional Family Member Program, and offer assistance in navigating the administrative systems within local education agencies. 
     

Permanent Change of Station

If your family is planning a PCS move, don't forget to formally withdraw your child(ren) from their school. In most cases, you will receive a withdrawal or transfer packet with important information from your child's school file that will make it easier to enroll in the new school. For more tips on how to make school transitions as smooth as possible, contact the school liaison officer.

Moving OCONUS with school-aged children? DoDEA's online registration system allows parents to pre-register their dependents for school in a secure online environment. This system is also beneficial in providing the receiving schools with advanced awareness of student enrollment. Pre-register your child for school today through the online registration system.

The Non-DoD Schools Program (NDSP) provides support and funding for the education of authorized command-sponsored dependents of military members and Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employees assigned to overseas areas where no DoDEA school is available within the commuting area. At these locations, DoDEA supports a variety of options for children ranging from home school programs to public or private schools. Approval for the enrollment of an eligible minor dependent of a DoD sponsor must be obtained from DoDEA NDSP office prior to enrolling a child in a non-DoD school. Enroll your child today using this online registration system for NDSP.

Anchored for Life Program 

Anchored4Life is a resiliency program created by the Trevor Romain Company to help new students have an easier transition from one school to another. The program is funded by the Navy and is the place where connections happen. It is a peer-to-peer club to connect youth while building transition and resiliency skills. The club provides opportunities for peers to enhance social skills, learn leadership skills, build character, improve self-esteem, and integrate into their community. Youth will learn these transition and resiliency skills using the Club features.  At Anchored4Life, we define resiliency as the ability to bounce back from setbacks. A setback is roadblock that you navigate around to meet your goal.
 
Anchored4Life believes using affirmative materials can produce a range of positive outcomes. Anchored4Life integrates a positive youth development model and focuses on the 7-C's of resiliency:

COMPETENCE: Competence is social engagement/physical and emotional health.
CONFIDENCE: Confidence is self-esteem building.
CONNECTION: Connection is sense of belonging, rapid integration.
CHARACTER: Character is developing a longstanding focus on responsibility.
CONTRIBUTION: Contribution is helping peers and service to others.
COPING: Coping is healthy strategies to handle situations.
CONTROL: Control is having responsibility to make wise choices.

Resources

Local School Information

Transition Assistance

Post-Secondary Support
School Listings for Local Area Checklist for School Moves College Planning Timeline
Registration Information Helping Children with Change College and Career Search
Graduation Requirements Homework Help and Study Test Preparation
Home Schooling Youth Sponsorship Paying for College

 

Special Education

Deployment

Educator's Toolbox
Special Education Overview Deployment Resources Toolkits and Training
State and Local Special Deployment Resources: Books for Children Research and Resources
Education Resources   Student Resources
Early Intervention Services   Interstate Compact
EFMP    

 

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