IWCS Military Family Information Page:

Registration Information

• When enrolling a new student, please complete the new student pre-registration online and then contact the School Counseling Office at your child's school to complete the registration process.
  
• Registration Process and New Student Pre-Registration Information
• Required Documents for Enrollment: In addition to the documents listed in the link, it is helpful to provide a copy of your child’s most recent report card to assist us in choosing the courses that are the best fit for your child.
  

Transferring from an IWCS School:

• Contact the School Counseling Office at your child's school to inform them of your move and request records.

Academic Planning and Graduation Requirements for Virginia

• IWCS Program of Studies
• Additional Parent Resources
• Specialty Programs in IWCS
• Special Education Resources in IWCS

Additional Resources

• Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunities for Military Families
  
• Military One Source: This resource offers a wide range of content for many aspects of military life.    
  
• Virginia Department of Education’s Military Families webpage

Contacts

School-Based Military Student Point of Contact

Carrollton Elementary School

Marie Berkeley

School Counselor

[email protected]

757-357-8850

IWCS Military Student Point of Contact

Lynn Briggs

Director of Community and Media Relations

[email protected]

Military School Liaison for Isle of Wight County Schools

Navy School Liaison

Terrilyn M. Williams

[email protected]

Norfolk Naval Shipyard

309 Green Point Lane, Bldg 1497

Portsmouth, VA 23702

757-396-7947 office

757-805-2963 cell

School Liaison Webpage

Joint Base Langley-Eustis School Liaison

Tammy Edwards
[email protected]
757-778-5019 cell

Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/langley.schoolliaison

Parent & Family Resources

Virginia Department of Education - The VDOE provides information to military families for assistance with transitioning children into Virginia Public Schools.  There are also numerous links to support services available to military families.

Virginia School Report Card - The Virginia School Report Card is a collection of data compiled on an annual basis to provide information on school performance.

School Quest - SchoolQuest is an educational resource tool from the Military Child Education Coalition designed for military students, their families and the caring professionals who support them. SchoolQuest is well-suited to anyone who is “questing” information about schools, college and workplace readiness, transition, etc. It’s also a secure storage site for students’ educational, extra-curricular, award, volunteer and work information.

Military One Source - Military OneSource is provided by the Department of Defense at no cost to active duty, Guard and Reserve (regardless of activation status) and their families. It is a virtual extension of installation services. Consultants are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Military Child Education Coalition (militarychild.org) - The Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) is a non-profit organization that seeks to address transition and education issues that face military-connected children.

Academic & Educational Resources

www.AccreditedOnlineColleges.org - online resource for accredited colleges and universities.

Military Impacted Schools Association - Military Impacted Schools Association (MISA) is a national organization representing school districts that serve high concentrations of military children.

Department of Defense Education (DODEA Schools Worldwide) - Teaching the children of Department of Defense military and civilian families worldwide.

Tutor.com - Free online tutoring and SAT/ACT preparation materials

Military Scholar - College scholarship information for children of activity duty, retired or deceased service members.

Student Aid - Find information on federally funded financial assistance programs —grants, loans and work-study —for education beyond high school.

My Future - A site to aid students in their search for information on careers, colleges and the military.

Military

State of Virginia

• Virginia Department of Education
• Virginia Public Schools and Children of the Military
• Virginia Public School Directory Information
• School Quality Profile

Area Military Installations

• Fort Eustis
• Joint Forces Command
• Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
• Langley Air Force Base
• Naval Station Norfolk
• Naval Air Station Oceana
• Norfolk Naval Shipyard
• USCG Training Center Yorktown

Resources

• Military Impacted Schools Association
  Military Impacted Schools Association (MISA) is a national organization representing school districts that serve high concentrations of military children.

• Department of Defense Education (DODEA Schools Worldwide)
  Teaching the children of Department of Defense military and civilian families worldwide.

• Military Child Education Coalition
  The Military Child Education Coalition is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, world-wide organization that identifies the challenges facing the highly mobile military child, increases awareness of these challenges in military and educational communities, and initiates and implements programs to meet the challenges.

• • School Transfer Checklist
    Checklist for transferring military students