Students and Families Affiliated with the Military

Over 15,000 students in Ohio are members of military families. Frequent moves and family separations through deployments, as well as reintegration issues can make life especially challenging.  

Military-Connected Youth Supports   

Students and families can use the following links to learn more about ways Ohio supports military-connected students:  

• Enrolling New Students in Active-Duty Families lists tools that assist military families with enrollment when transitioning to Ohio.  
• Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children assists military-connected students with enrollment, placement, eligibility and graduation when transitioning to a new school. 
• Purple Star Schools has a map of military-friendly schools across the state. The Purple Star Award recognizes schools that show a major commitment to students and families connected to our nation’s military.  
• Junior Reserve Office Training Corps (JROTC) lists information and locations of JROTC programs across the state.  
• All-Ohio U.S. Armed Forces Career Commitment Celebration is an annual celebration of students from across the state that commit themselves to serving in the United States military. 
• Collegiate Purple Star is an award program recognizing military-friendly colleges and universities in Ohio. 

Transition Resources

A military-connected student can move six to nine times over the course of a military career. Below are resources to assist families during transitions from one school to another: 

• Military Onesource: Changing Schools Support for Military Child 
• Military Onesource: Education Directory for Children with Special Needs 
• Military Interstate Children's Compact Commission 
• ​​​SchoolQuest - Military Child Education Coalition
• Military Student Consultant - Military Child Education Coalition

Related Resources  

Last Modified: 11/30/2023 12:28:01 PM

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