MCEC Podcast

The President of the Military Impacted Schools Association (MISA), Superintendent Dr. Keith Mispagel, who is also on the board of directors for the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools (NAFIS) talks with NAFIS Executive Director Hilary Goldmann about common misconceptions, what parents can expect to find on an impact aid form and resources for military families along with the implications for schools and children if Impact Aid were not sufficiently funded.

Education is a high priority for military families as they transition with school-aged children.  In this podcast, Dave Lapan Vice President of communications for the Bipartisan Policy Center talks about school choice, Education Savings Accounts for Military Families, school vouchers, Impact Aid and the potential impact for military families.

The Military Child Education Coalition delivers programs, services, and professional development to meet the needs of military-connected students, parents, and professionals. 

Parent to Parent™ provides informative and interactive parent workshops to groups and organizations in the local community that address academic, social, and emotional issues associated with a military family lifestyle.

Student 2 Student® (S2S™) programs at the elementary (eS2S™), middle (JS2S™), and high school (S2S™) levels bring military and civilian kids together to welcome new students, support academic excellence, and ease transitions as students pass in or out of schools.

MCEC believes in the importance of professionals possessing the knowledge necessary to identify and respond to complex needs of military and veteran-connected children across disciplines such as education, healthcare, childcare, and business. MCEC trains professionals to address the unique challenges facing our military children. All training is grounded in research and presented by highly skilled instructors.

Military Student Transition Consultant, a highly specialized education professional embedded within the school district, is dedicated to supporting military connected students who works directly with children, parents, and school personnel. 

As kids head back to school, two parents with military-connected children at different ends of the spectrum, kindergarten and college, talk about wishes and worries parents consider at the beginning of the school year.  We will also hear from the Biden Foundation to learn more about their goals and initiatives, as well as, highlight a back to school blog article offering advice from the future. 

Dr. Mc Mullen the director of DoDEA schools in  Europe shares some strategies military parents can use to make a smooth transition into a DoDEA school along with addressing some common concerns parents have.