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Military Child Education Coalition™

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The American LegionIndianapolis – September 20, 2008

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MCEC is...MCEC is...• A private, non-profit 501c(3)

organization

• Focused on academic & school-related needs of military-connected children – working with ALL services

• The only COALITION of all communities:– Military Installations

– School Systems

– Organizations

– Caring Individuals

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MCEC’s Service for Our Military MCEC’s Service for Our Military ChildrenChildren

Professional Development Professional Development TrainingTraining• Transition Counselor Institute (TCI)™

Phase I – School Transitions & Military LifePhase II – Social/Emotional ChallengesPhase III – Advanced Applications

• Special Education Leaders Institute (SELI)™Phase I - Awareness, Policies, Practices, &

Communication Phase II - Social/Emotional Needs, Tech Support, Apps

• Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserves™

• Living in the New Normal (LINN)™

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Innovative TechnologyInnovative Technology

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SchoolQuest

“Ask Aunt Peggie”

Education Resource Center (ERC)

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Parent-to-ParentParent-to-Parent

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Peer-to-Peer ProgramsPeer-to-Peer Programs

Student-to-Student (S2S) and Student-to-Student (S2S) and Junior Student-to-Student (JS2S)Junior Student-to-Student (JS2S)

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Student Scholarship and Student Scholarship and Early Literacy Initiatives Early Literacy Initiatives

Scholarships• Bernard Curtis Brown

NASA Space Camp

• Frances Hesselbein Leadership Program

Early Literacy• Tell Me a Story

• Growing, Learning, Understanding (GLU) Kits

• Sesame Street Collaboration

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Extensive Research Extensive Research ExperienceExperience• Secondary Education Transition Study

(SETS) Resulting in many positive changes in Army’s policies and programs for student transition

• US Pacific Command Transitional Study

• Special Needs Transitional Studies I and II

• Ongoing:• Policy and Legislative Research• Resources and Response to Families, Communities,

and Schools• School data research

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PublicationsPublications• Periodical: On the Move Magazine

• Pamphlets/Booklets:• Chart Your Course Series (Academic Passport, Map & CD)• Preparing for the Journey (Birth 2nd Grade)• Getting Your Duckling in a Row (K & 1st Grade Reqs.)• The Military Parents’ Guide to No Child Left Behind• Touching the Hearts of Children Anthology; The Art of

Being a Military Child…and more

• Specialized:• Supporting the Children of the Guard & Reserve• Deployment Guide: Staying Involved• Complete Guide to College Financing & Admissions

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NetworkingNetworking

July 23-25, 2008

“For the Sake of the Child; For the Good of the World”

The Gaylord Texas Resort & Convention Center

Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas

Annual Conferences

Just Completed!

July 15-17, 2009

“Celebrate the Star-Spangled Promise”

Sheraton City Center

Philadelphia, PA