{"id":7227,"date":"2017-12-14T10:55:19","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T15:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=7227"},"modified":"2017-12-27T09:32:47","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T14:32:47","slug":"education-symposium-held-help-address-military-students-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/education-symposium-held-help-address-military-students-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Education symposium held to help address military students\u2019 needs"},"content":{"rendered":"

By the time Kris was ready to start the seventh grade at Plaza Middle School, it was the 10th<\/sup> school he attended.<\/p>\n

Eighth-grader Aly had been in five different schools throughout her educational career, and high school junior Julian is on his eighth school.<\/p>\n

All three are children in military families, and they were able to share their experiences as part of a student panel at the education symposium, \u201cSupporting Military-Connected Students: Resources to Guide Successful School Transitions.\u201d The event was hosted by Military School Liaison Officers and the Virginia Department of Education and brought together school counselors from divisions across the state to learn more about meeting the unique needs of military children.<\/p>\n

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Kris, Aly and Julian are all Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) students, and shared openly about some of the struggles that come with being a military child.<\/p>\n

They said the constant moving, the stress of deployment and having to routinely say goodbye to friends were all very difficult. Combined with those obstacles is the fact that school divisions in different parts of the country have different curriculums, standards and procedures.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the hardest part is having to learn new things because you\u2019re not exactly learning the same things,\u201d Kris said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way California teaches math isn\u2019t the way Virginia teaches math,\u201d Aly added. \u201cSo, it\u2019s going to be harder for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The student panel was just one part of the symposium. First lady of Virginia Dorothy McAuliffe spoke with the counselors directly, and thanked them for helping to ensure military families have as smooth as transition as possible when moving to the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour work here today has helped strengthen the work we are doing in Richmond and what has already been done,\u201d McAuliffe said. \u201cWhether you know it or not, you make an incredible impact on the lives and families you serve\u2026Looking ahead, we know there is still more work to do, there always is. Together, you all are one more reason Virginia is considered the most military friendly state in the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The symposium also featured a presentation from VBCPS Military-Connected School Counselor Amanda Yoder. Yoder presented, \u201cCollege Options for Military Students,\u201d which detailed college options available for military families and best practices for scholarships, utilizing the GI Bill and transferring colleges.<\/p>\n

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For Yoder, the need for this information hits close to home.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe topic of post-secondary education\u00a0access and funding\u00a0is near and dear to my heart, as I was a first generation college student after serving in the military,\u201d Yoder said. \u201cIt’s truly an equity issue, as so many families don’t have all of\u00a0the resources or knowledge to fully guide\u00a0their children through that process. As counselors learn about these programs, they can better assist students in their endeavors.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about the services and resources available for military families here in Virginia Beach, visit vbschools.com\/military.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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