Email us at CLCSPilot@dodea.edu for more information about this pilot program.
To attend a Department of Defense Education Activity school in the contiguous United States, a student’s parent or guardian must 1) be a full-time, active-duty service member or full-time Department of Defense civilian employee and 2) reside in permanent on-base housing at an installation where DoDEA operates schools.
However, Congress recently authorized a pilot program through the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act that would expand that eligibility at four pilot sites, allowing for the children of full-time, active-duty military who reside off the military installation to attend a DoDEA brick-and-mortar school, provided space is available.
The purposes of the NDAA pilot program are to evaluate the feasibility and advisability of expanding enrollment in DoDEA schools and to determine how increased access to such schools will affect military and family readiness; the pilot will last three years at Camp Lejeune. Only students who are dependents of a full-time, active-duty service member with assignment orders to the selected pilot installation are eligible for enrollment.
To be eligible for the pilot program, students selected to participate in the program must be a dependent of a full-time, active-duty service member with orders to MCB Camp Lejeune or MCAS New River. The priorities for new student applicants under the pilot program are:
There are other factors that affect which students are selected for enrollment. For example, school administrators will determine capacity at a specific grade level. This availability also may change from year to year. Where two or more students qualify in the same category and grade, the student who submitted the first application will be accepted.
School administrators will review applications before the start of the school year and will notify parents or guardians about whether there is space for the student to attend (see timeline below). If space is not available, the student will be placed on a wait list.
Since changes in enrollment occur throughout the school year, the school will review pending applications in September and December. Here is the 2023 timeline:
Date | Action |
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January 15 |
Announce application open date of February 1, 2023, at 6:30AM EST |
February 1 6:30 a.m. EST |
Application portal opens and remains open through December 2023. |
March 3 |
Applications received between February 1 and March 2 reviewed. |
NLT March 24 |
Parents notified for approval or placed on wait list. |
April 3 |
Applications received between March 3 and April 1 reviewed. |
NLT April 24 |
Parents notified for approval or placed on wait list. |
June 2 |
Applications received between April 2 and June 1 reviewed. |
NLT June 23 |
Parents notified for approval or placed on wait list. |
July 28 |
Applications received between June 2 and July 27 reviewed. |
NLT August 11 |
Parents notified for approval or placed on wait list. |
August 21 |
First day of school |
September 25 |
Applications received between July 28 and September 24 reviewed. |
NLT October 20 |
Parents notified for approval or placed on wait list. |
November 27 |
Applications received between September 25 and November 26 reviewed. |
NLT December 18 |
Parents will be notified for approval. *No additional students will be accepted for SY 23-24 beyond this date as we will be opening the application for SY 24-25. |
Still have a question? Email us at CLCSPilot@dodea.edu for more information about this pilot program.