I. The District shall recognize the provisions of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunities for Military Children and shall address the educational transition issues faced by military families.

II. Assistance to children of military families, as defined in the Compact, shall include but not be limited to

A. Enrollment and eligibility;

B. Educational records;

C. Placement;

D. Attendance; and

E. Graduation.

III. Dependent children of active duty military personnel meeting eligibility criteria for special academic programs offered through the schools must be enrolled in such program if the student’s parent requests placement in the program and is transferred to the state during the school year.

IV. A student must be considered a resident for enrollment purposes and provided preferential treatment in the controlled open enrollment process when presented with an official military order advising that the parent is transferred or pending transfer to a military installation within the State.

V. A student whose parent is transferred within the state after the controlled open enrollment window may enroll in any school within the state.

VI. The Superintendent shall develop procedures to assist students who are children of military families and to remove barriers to educational success.

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Revised: 07/27/2020