Educational Partnerships
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Candace Wheeler: CEO, National Military Family Association
John Deegan: Executive Director, Military Impacted Schools Association
Mary Keller: Executive Director, Military Child Education Coalition
Rene Campos, USN-Ret: Deputy Director, Health Care & Government Relations Military Officers Association of America
Sylvia Kidd: Director, Association of the United States Army
Online
militaryk12partners.dodea.edu
The Department of Defense has developed a comprehensive plan that provides military families with the tools and information needed to make informed choices regarding the appropriate educational setting for each child.
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DoDEA Educational Partnership Branch4040 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 588-3272
Organizational Structure
There are two teams within the Educational Partnership Branch, the Outreach and Partnership Development Teams.
Outreach Team
The Outreach Team joins with and builds on the efforts of the military services, other DoD offices, and non-governmental organizations to promote policy enhancements/understandings at both the state and national levels that positively impact military children's education and well-being.
The team also works with the Office of Economic Adjustment, the military services, and the U.S. Department of Education to facilitate DoD's plan to provide assistance to LEAs that experience growth or loss as a result of force structure changes. The Outreach Team provides an annual Report to Congress articulating student growth projections, recommendations for appropriate means of assistance, and the DoD plan for outreach.Working in concert with the U.S. Department of Education, the Outreach Team manages the DoD Impact Aid program (Supplement, BRAC, and Children with Severe Disabilities) funding distributed annually to eligible military-connected school districts nationwide.
The Outreach Team serves as the DoD lead for development and implementation of a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding between DoD and U.S. Department of Education. The Outreach Team coordinates the DoD/U.S. Department of Education MOU Working Group and development of the MOU Action Plan, articulating short- and long-term strategies.
Partnership Development Team
The Partnership Development Team liaisons with education and military leadership to initiate at the school and district level to (1) gather and share research-based best practices, programs, and tools, (2) assist military parents to become informed advocates of quality education choices for their children, and (3) provide research-based teacher and administer professional development programs in areas of need identified by its partnering military connected school districts.
The Partnership Development Team supports military-connected LEAs based on existing school district strengths and identifies gaps with a goal of ensuring a quality educational program. This requires appropriate data collection and analysis to strategically guide partnership efforts.
