MCCS - School liaison Program
The mission of the School Liaison is to mobilize and use community resources to reduce the impact of the mobile military life style on military school-age children and families; to implement predictable support services that assist school-age children with relocations, life transitions and achieving academic success.
USMC School Liaisons support transitioning families in obtaining educational information and assistance from local school districts. The role and active involvement of the Installation Commander is critical to the success of the SL program. The USMC SL role is very comprehensive and is adapted at each installation according to the needs of the community.
Implementation of the School Liaison is assurance that USMC Leadership considers a “quality education” is a Marine priority by working to “level the playing field” for Marine families.
Baseline Services include:
- School transition support services
- School and community partnership initiatives
- Installation/school communications
- Home school linkage/support
- Post-secondary preparation opportunities
Activities: School liaisons network, educate and work in partnership with local schools to provide caring adults to enhance school-age education experience. The School Liaison provides military commanders with the support necessary to coordinate and advise military parents of school-aged children on educational issues and needs and to assist in solving education-related problems. This support includes:
- Maintaining information on the availability and access of educational services available in their areas.
- Providing resources to parents, students, schools, commanders and communities that facilitate school transitions and relationships.
- Educating local schools and communities about the needs of military school-age children and the military lifestyle.
- Mobilizing community resources to reduce the impact of the mobile military lifestyle on military school-age.
- Serving as communicator and facilitator that assist parents and commanders in interacting with local schools and in responding to education transition issues for all school ages.
- Identify barriers to the academic success and smooth transition of Marine school-age children and develop
- Referring families to support programs to ensure that military families receive responsive support with a minimum of referrals and paperwork.
- Promoting parent and community involvement in youth education.
- Developing school and community partnership initiatives.
- Identifying barriers to the academic success and smooth transition of Marine school-age children and develop solutions to barriers.