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What is Common Ground?
Education and military
partnership
that combines
resources
to promote the common
goal
of graduating all West Virginia students with awareness and skills ready to enter post-secondary educational opportunities.Slide3
Who are the Partners:
(Original):
THE
WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARD
THE WEST VIRGINIA WING CIVIL AIR PATROL WEST VIRGINIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS, INC.THE UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING BATTALION BECKLEY THE NAVY RECRUITING DISTRICT OHIO THE MARINE CORPS RECRUITING STATIONS IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE RECRUITING STATIONS IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIATHE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION(Additional):THE UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING BATTALION OHIOTHE UNITED STATES NAVY RECRUITING DISTRICT PITTSBURGH Slide4
Memorandum of Understanding
Purpose:
Define partners
Establish mutual understanding and cooperation
Joint goal of graduating all students in West Virginia college and/or career ready.Share resourcesPromote all post-secondary options for students in West Virginia, not for promoting recruitmentSlide5
Military Personnel in WV will :
Provide
career counseling and tutoring services
Provide
career mentorsProvide JROTC programsExplore the development of middle grade level programs in West Virginia schools.Provide a variety of free and relatively inexpensive resources for schools to useProvide counselors, faculty and administrators Educator ToursSlide6
WV Wing Civil Air Patrol
Provide program information and appoint
project officer/mentor
when appropriate.
Provide materials to gain student interest in the program.Provide instructor guides, lesson plans, activity books and other program resources at no cost.Provide student membership with textbooks, uniforms and additional training materials.Provide FBI background checks on all adult members at no cost.Slide7
WV Department of Education
Encourage all high schools to
provide the opportunity for military personnel to present career information
to interested students in West Virginia schools.
Communicate and coordinator with all parties of the MOU to establish a career mentoring program.Incorporate in a student exit process all parties of the MOU to provide guidance about the benefits of graduating from high school to any students considering dropping out of school.Slide8
WV State Board of Education
Ensure that every student will have the opportunity to take the
ASVAB test
in their school or a school nearby, for the purpose of career assessment, exploration and development.
Create a communication plan to educate students, parents, faculty, administration and community members about the intent, purpose and benefits of this MOU.Slide9
WV Parent Teacher Association
Provide education and resources
to its members of students, parents, faculty, administration and community members about the positive supports, including career development and tutoring services, available through military personnel through bulletin articles and displays/materials at WV PTA conventions.
Help to
create networks of people, organizations, and other resources to help support military children. Support and encourage all efforts to make available career and mentoring programs to all students in West Virginia provided through this MOU.Educate and increase community awareness of the impact of the deployment cycle on service members, families, kids, and the community as a whole Slide10
Resources Available
Common Ground Website
School Counselor Protocol
Interstate Compact on Education of Military Children
Speaker SeriesSlide11
Questions/Comments
Contact Information
:
Shelly
DeBerry, Student Success Advocate CoordinatorOffice of School Improvement304-558-7881 or 304-558-3199sdeberry@access.k12.wv.us Col. James Runyon, Joint Chief of StaffWV National Guardjames.runyon@us.army.mil