EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN
It is the purpose of this act to remove barriers to educational success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and deployment of their parents by:
A. Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military families and
ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the
transfer of education records from the previous school districts or
variations in entrance and age requirements;
B. Facilitating the student placement process through which children of
military families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance
requirements, scheduling, sequencing, grading, course content, or
assessment;
C. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for enrollment, educational
programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic, and
social activities;
D. Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families;
E. Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of administrative rules
implementing the provisions of this compact;
F. Providing for the uniform collection and sharing of information between
and among member states, schools, and military families under this
compact;
G. Promoting coordination between this compact and other compacts
affecting military children; and
H. Promoting flexibility and cooperation between the educational system,
parents, and the student in order to achieve educational success for the
student.