Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
Military families move between postings on a regular basis. While reassignments can often be a boon for career personnel, they often wreak havoc on the children of military families. Issues these children face include: losing and making new friends, adjusting to new cities and bases, and changing schools. While the armed services have taken great leaps to ease the transition of personnel, their spouses and most importantly children, much remains to be done at the state and local levels to ensure that the children of military families are afforded the same opportunities for educational success as other children and are not penalized or delayed in achieving their educational goals by inflexible administrative and bureaucratic practices.
The average military student faces transition challenges more than twice during high school, and most military children will have six to nine different school systems in their lives from kindergarten to 12th grade. With more than half of all military personnel supporting families, the impacts of reassignment and long deployments are key considerations when making long-term life choices.
The new Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children addresses these issues, as well as compact enforcement, administration, finances, communications, data sharing and training.
Legislation Regarding Military Children
HB 124 (2009)
SB 39 (2009)
Kentucky Links for Military Families
Kentucky's Military Compact Video
Military Interstate Children's Compact Commission
OneKnox
Fort Campbell
Fort Knox
Division of Childcare
National Links for Military Families
Military Moves & Education Changes
USA4MilitaryFamilies
National Center for Interstate Compacts
10 Things Military Teens Want You To Know
Operation Military Kids
Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children National Promotional Video
State by State Chart
Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
Interstate Compact Resource Kit
The above links include information regarding the following:
- Transfer of Records
- Course Sequencing
- Graduation Requirements
- Exclusion from Extra-Curricular Activities
- Redundant or Missed Entrance/Exit Testing
- Kindergarten and First Grade Entrance Age Variations
- Power of Custodial Parents While Parents are Deployed
For more information on the National Center for Interstate Compacts, please contact:
BG(R) Norman E. Arflack
Executive Director,
Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunities
for Military Children
2760 Research Park Drive
P.O. Box 11910
Lexington, KY 40578-1910
Work: (859) 244-8000
Fax: (859) 244-8001
E-mail: narflack@csg.org
Marlane Youngblood
Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunities
Commissioner, Kentucky
E-mail: marlane.youngblood@ky.gov
Phone: (502) 564-2611 ext. 387
Tracy Goff-Herman
Kentucky Department of Education
Policy Advisor/Legislative Liaison, Guiding Support Services
E-mail: tracy.herman@education.ky.gov
Phone: (502) 564-4474 ext. 4815