US Army Europe K-12 INBOUND PCS Handbook Aug 2016 | Page 9

Interstate Compact Supports
Transitioning Military Students
As mobile military students move through various sets of
curriculums, graduation requirements, and school systems they
can suffer academically and socially. This is finally a front burner
issue with many school districts in the states. All 50 states and
several territories have signed an interstate compact that provides support to transitioning military families.
The Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children provides state commitment to support transitioning military children in the areas of Enrollment, Eligibility, and
Graduation.
The Department of Defense Education Activity is not a state and
therefore cannot become a signatory, however it has pledged to
meet the expectations laid out in the compact and has signed an
MOA with the DOD.
The Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission (MIC3)
has established a website to keep military families abreast of updates and how they can rely on the compact provisions to support their transitioning students.

For more information:
MIC3 website.
Interstate Compact Guidebook
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