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Other opportunities for students include the [http://www.militarychild.org/parents-and-students/programs/frances-hesselbein-student-leadership-program Frances Hesselbein Student Leadership Program], the [http://www.militarychild.org/parents-and-students/programs/student-2-student Student 2 Student and Junior Student 2 Student] programs, and the [http://www.militarychild.org/parents-and-students/programs/bernard-curtis-brown-ii-memorial-space-camp-scholarship Bernard Curtis Brown II Memorial Space Camp Scholarship]. Parents can benefit from the MCEC's [http://www.militarychild.org/parents-and-students/programs/parent-to-parent Parent to Parent] program which gives parents resources regarding education and social issues. |
Other opportunities for students include the [http://www.militarychild.org/parents-and-students/programs/frances-hesselbein-student-leadership-program Frances Hesselbein Student Leadership Program], the [http://www.militarychild.org/parents-and-students/programs/student-2-student Student 2 Student and Junior Student 2 Student] programs, and the [http://www.militarychild.org/parents-and-students/programs/bernard-curtis-brown-ii-memorial-space-camp-scholarship Bernard Curtis Brown II Memorial Space Camp Scholarship]. Parents can benefit from the MCEC's [http://www.militarychild.org/parents-and-students/programs/parent-to-parent Parent to Parent] program which gives parents resources regarding education and social issues. |
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[http://www.militarychild.org/parents-and-students/schoolquest SchoolQuest] is a resource that the MCEC makes available to military-connected families for gathering information about schools and post-secondary education. |
[http://www.militarychild.org/parents-and-students/schoolquest SchoolQuest] is a resource that the MCEC makes available to military-connected families for gathering and storing information about schools and post-secondary education. |
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The [http://www.militarychild.org/professionals/programs/living-in-the-new-normal-linn Living in the New Normal Institute](LINN) is a program designed for professionals such as school counselors, teachers, military installation officers, as well as military parents, to understand how stressful situations like transition, separation, and loss affect military-connected children and how to foster resilence among those children. The LINN program has two additional components. The [http://www.militarychild.org/professionals/programs/living-in-the-new-normal-linn-practicum LINN Practicum] covers transition issues but is oriented more toward parents, Family Readiness Group leaders, and childcare providers. The [http://www.militarychild.org/professionals/programs/living-in-the-new-normal-public-engagement-linn-pe LINN Public Engagement] (LINN PE) is a one day session in which community leaders work to identify and coordinate existing programs that benefit military-connected children. |
The [http://www.militarychild.org/professionals/programs/living-in-the-new-normal-linn Living in the New Normal Institute](LINN) is a program designed for professionals such as school counselors, teachers, military installation officers, as well as military parents, to understand how stressful situations like transition, separation, and loss affect military-connected children and how to foster resilence among those children. The LINN program has two additional components. The [http://www.militarychild.org/professionals/programs/living-in-the-new-normal-linn-practicum LINN Practicum] covers transition issues but is oriented more toward parents, Family Readiness Group leaders, and childcare providers. The [http://www.militarychild.org/professionals/programs/living-in-the-new-normal-public-engagement-linn-pe LINN Public Engagement] (LINN PE) is a one day session in which community leaders work to identify and coordinate existing programs that benefit military-connected children. |
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The Transitional Counselors Institute (TCI) has two components: [http://www.militarychild.org/professionals/programs/ TCI Phase 1] gives school counselors a foundation for understanding the transitions military-connected children face and directs counselors to resources that can help them support military-connected children during transitions. TCI Phase 2 provides training related to specific transitions such as deployment and separation and shows counselors |
The Transitional Counselors Institute (TCI) has two components: [http://www.militarychild.org/professionals/programs/ TCI Phase 1] gives school counselors a foundation for understanding the transitions military-connected children face and directs counselors to resources that can help them support military-connected children during transitions. [http://www.militarychild.org/professionals/programs/transition-counselors-institute-tci-2-phase-two TCI Phase 2] provides training related to specific transitions such as deployment and separation and shows counselors ways to build resiliency in military-connected children. |
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build resiliency in military-connected children. |
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The [http://www.militarychild.org/professionals/programs/special-education-leaders-institute-seli Special Education Leadership Institute] (SELI) addresses the additional challenges military families with special needs children encounter with transition. |
The [http://www.militarychild.org/professionals/programs/special-education-leaders-institute-seli Special Education Leadership Institute] (SELI) addresses the additional challenges military families with special needs children encounter with transition. |
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The [http://www.militarychild.org/professionals/programs/supporting-children-of-the-guard-and-reserve-institute-gri Supporting Children of the Guard and Reserves Institute] (GRI) is a program that focuses on the unique needs of National Guard and Reserve families who have faced multiple deployments and separation but may not have a traditional military background. |
The [http://www.militarychild.org/professionals/programs/supporting-children-of-the-guard-and-reserve-institute-gri Supporting Children of the Guard and Reserves Institute] (GRI) is a program that focuses on the unique needs of National Guard and Reserve families who have faced multiple deployments and separation but may not have a traditional military background. |
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The [http://www.militarychild.org/professionals/programs/health-professionals-institute Health Professionals Institute] provides resources for health professionals to support military-connected children. |
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The MCEC also sponsors the [http://www.militarychild.org/professionals/programs/pete-taylor-partnership-of-excellence-awards LTG (Ret.) H.G. "Pete" Taylor Partnership of Excellence Awards] to encourage partnership between school districts and military installations. |
The MCEC also sponsors the [http://www.militarychild.org/professionals/programs/pete-taylor-partnership-of-excellence-awards LTG (Ret.) H.G. "Pete" Taylor Partnership of Excellence Awards] to encourage partnership between school districts and military installations. |
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The Military Child Education Coalition(MCEC), located in Harker Heights, Texas near Fort Hood, is a non-profit organization that helps parents, caregivers, and communities understand and meet the educational and emotional needs of military-connected children.
History
The MCEC was founded and incorporated in 1998 as a 501(c)(3) and currently has 150 full-time employees. Mary M. Keller, Ed.D., one of the founders, is the President and CEO. A former assistant superintendant for the Killeen Independent School District which encompasses Fort Hood, Dr. Keller saw a need for helping military-connected families and their children with the transition to new schools.
Organization
The MCEC has a Board of Directors that meets quarterly and consists of retired service members, educators, military-connected spouses, community leaders, and other professionals. In addition, the MCEC has a National Advisory Committee.
Programs
Parents and Students
The MCEC has designed programs to give military families resources to find the best educational opportunities for their children and to help foster communication skills within military families as they face separation and transition.
The MCEC's Call for the Arts program is an annual contest that encourages military-connected students from all branches of the Armed Services to submit artwork, poems, and essays that reflect their lives as military-connected children. The MCEC selects artwork to feature in its On the Move magazine, calendar, website, the Month of the Military Child poster, and other publications.
Tell Me a Story (TMAS) events at installations all over the country promote parent/child interaction and literacy using current children's literature relevant to today's military-connected child. Some of the topics addressed include separation, transition, resilience, and independence.
Other opportunities for students include the Frances Hesselbein Student Leadership Program, the Student 2 Student and Junior Student 2 Student programs, and the Bernard Curtis Brown II Memorial Space Camp Scholarship. Parents can benefit from the MCEC's Parent to Parent program which gives parents resources regarding education and social issues.
SchoolQuest is a resource that the MCEC makes available to military-connected families for gathering and storing information about schools and post-secondary education.
Professionals
Military-connected children face the challenges that comes with frequent moves and multiple deployments of a family member. The MCEC offers training for professionals including educators and administrators, school counselors, health professionals, and community leaders to help them understand these challenges and to promote the emotional, social, and educational well-being of military-connected children and their families. Most of the professional programs count as continuing education and/or graduate credit.
The Living in the New Normal Institute(LINN) is a program designed for professionals such as school counselors, teachers, military installation officers, as well as military parents, to understand how stressful situations like transition, separation, and loss affect military-connected children and how to foster resilence among those children. The LINN program has two additional components. The LINN Practicum covers transition issues but is oriented more toward parents, Family Readiness Group leaders, and childcare providers. The LINN Public Engagement (LINN PE) is a one day session in which community leaders work to identify and coordinate existing programs that benefit military-connected children.
The Transitional Counselors Institute (TCI) has two components: TCI Phase 1 gives school counselors a foundation for understanding the transitions military-connected children face and directs counselors to resources that can help them support military-connected children during transitions. TCI Phase 2 provides training related to specific transitions such as deployment and separation and shows counselors ways to build resiliency in military-connected children.
The Special Education Leadership Institute (SELI) addresses the additional challenges military families with special needs children encounter with transition.
The Supporting Children of the Guard and Reserves Institute (GRI) is a program that focuses on the unique needs of National Guard and Reserve families who have faced multiple deployments and separation but may not have a traditional military background.
The Health Professionals Institute provides resources for health professionals to support military-connected children.
The MCEC also sponsors the LTG (Ret.) H.G. "Pete" Taylor Partnership of Excellence Awards to encourage partnership between school districts and military installations.