The Educational Partnership Program promotes quality education, seamless transitions and deployment support for military students through outreach and partnership development. Service members often accept or decline assignments based on the availability of quality educational opportunities for their children.

Welcome

The Evaluation Technical Assistance Center is pleased to support the staff and grantees of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) in their mission to provide a quality education to all military-dependent children.

The DoDEA Educational Partnership Branch is dedicated to promoting every military child's right to a quality education regardless of their location or how often their family relocates. DoDEA has more than 60 years of experience supporting military students within the Department of Defense (DoD) system around the world.

The Educational Partnership Program promotes quality education, seamless transitions and deployment support for military students through outreach and partnership development. The Educational Partnership Program also has the authority to issue grants for programs that enhance student achievement and develops 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 ED, the Partnership's Outreach Team manages the DoD Impact Aid program (Supplement, Base Realignment and Closure, and Children with Severe Disabilities) funding distributed annually to eligible military-connected school districts nationwide.

Tutor.com for Military Families – All eligible US Military families and DoD civilians have unlimited access to Tutor.com provided by the Department of Defense. Military service members and their dependents around the world can work with a certified, professional tutor online 24/7 to get help with homework, studying, test prep, resume writing and more.

For more information, please visit: http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=57732.

Grantee Spotlight

Children sitting on story time mat asking a soldier questions Kathy Pickering of Falcon School District 49 and Pam Hosmer of San Diego Unified School District were featured presenters at the Military Child Education Coalition's 12th Annual Conference held in National Harbor, Maryland. The purpose of their session, Enhancing Military Students' Learning Opportunities and Achievement through School and Military Partnerships, was to educate participants on how school-military partnerships are leveraging academic and social/emotional support programs for students of military families.

The presentations from the Grantees' session are available on the Resources Page.

The Military Child Education Coalition is a non-profit organization seeking a quality education for all military-connected children. For more information, visit www.militarychild.org.

Teacher helping a young student in the classroom. The River Road Elementary School in Columbus, GA, within Muscogee County School District, has received the Educator of the Year Award from the Mayor's Committee on People with Disabilities. The following is a section from the Muscogee County School District's press release:

"River Road Elementary is recognized for the collective efforts of staff and faculty to mainstream children with disabilities. The staff and administrators have created the ultimate learning environment for all students who attend River Road. Programs to enhance social skills and efforts to develop an outdoor sensory garden for children with autism and other sensory disorders are leading examples of an inclusive education, which benefit students and their parents—making our community a better place to live."

River Road Principle Patrick Knopf credits the DoDEA Military K–12 Partnership Grant with helping to bring the Educator of the Year Award to his school. Muscogee County's grant has allowed the school to invest in technology for alternative learning tools and to connect students with autism and other disabilities with their peers, their teachers, and the world.

Congratulations River Road Elementary and Muscogee County School District!