the military child education coalition supporting the interstate compact 6 november 2015 david...
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The Military Child Education Coalition
Supporting the Interstate Compact
6 November 2015David Splitek, Ph.D., Program Manager, Higher Education
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Our Mission
To ensure inclusive, quality educational opportunities for all military and
veteran-connected children affected by mobility, family separation, and
transition.
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1. Our core constituency is children and youth whose parents are serving or have served in our nation’s military.
2. We help children who are or may be affected by high mobility, transitions, and family separations thrive in good and challenging times.
3. We advocate for children with national, state and local policy leaders to ensure their education needs are recognized and appropriate support is provided.
4. We educate and empower parents to be their child’s first and best advocate.
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Advancing Our Mission- the Outcomes
5. We train volunteers, youth-serving professionals and educators to respond to the complex needs of military-connected children.
6. We teach military and civilian students, through a 100% acceptance model, to recognize their own strengths, support their peers, and thrive socially, emotionally, and academically.
7. We develop and provide an array of research-informed tools, supports, and resources to meet the dynamic needs of children.
8. We collaborate with foundations and corporate partners, and other stakeholders of common interest, to create and expand innovative ways to support children.
9. We lead a coalition of partners… for the sake of the child
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Advancing Our Mission- the Outcomes
MCEC is a Coalition of - • Military Families • Military Leaders • Educators • Individuals • Local Communities • Public School Districts Organizations • Private Schools • Small Businesses • Colleges & Universities • Department of Defense Schools • Corporations • Military Installations
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Our Spheres of Influence
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Challenges to College, Career and Life Readiness
Challenges to CCLR
Mobility School to School Transitions Family Separations
Educators Local Education Agencies Policy & Legislation
Missed prerequisite courseAcademic progress delayed
Multiple parent school choices
New teachers/counselorsBreak in continuity
6-9 moves K thru 12
Understanding the impacts above
Knowing who is a military child
Varying philosophies in teachingBehavioral issues in classroom
Station to stationMilitary to civilian
Civilian to military Middle to high school
High school to post secondaryBreak in support servicesWounded, ill injured parent
Knowing who are the military children
Differences in district and state curricula
Sequencing of curriculumLarge % of students with special needs
Lack of connectedness with school
Why MCEC Exists
Combat toursTraining deployments
Temporary duty assignment“Gone is gone”
Anticipation of the aboveDistracted parent(s)
Unique state standards
Adopting and implementing military student identifier
Implementing MIC3
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How We Can Help
• Communication• Dialogue and Problem Solving• Positive Promotion
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How We Serve Military-Connected Families and Communities
SchoolQuest• MCEC site for finding and comparing schools; State school requirements; test prep strategies; Preparing for college & scholarship finder. (SchoolQuest.Org)
Homeroom• Interactive engagement and collaboration community creating
solutions to issues for military-connected children; mobilizes participants and empowers supporters with a voice while expanding reach to new communities. (Homeroom.militarychild.org)
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Policy Priorities• Data Quality:
We support inclusion of a military-connected student identifier in state public school data systems to help better understand and track academic progress of these students as they move through their K-12 school years.
• College and Workplace Ready:We support programs designed to ensure that all students are college and workplace-ready when they graduate from high school.
• Implementation of the Interstate Compact:We support the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunities for Military Children. The Compact provides the best opportunity for continuity for mobile military children throughout their K-12 school years.
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