Military Connected Family Information
Students and Families Affiliated with the Military
Avery Elementary is committed to supporting all students, including those from military and veteran families. If your family has a current or former member of the U.S. Armed Forces, please complete this brief survey. The information you provide will help us connect our students and families with programs, benefits, and resources available to them. We thank you for your time and service.
Avery Elementary acknowledges and celebrates our military families and veterans in several ways, including:
Veterans Day Events
Military Display Boards
Purple Up! Week in April – Month of the Military Child
Staff Professional Development
Student Groups
Identify and inform teachers and support staff of military-connected students and their needs.
Scheduled check-ins with individual students with School Counselor
For more information, please contact:
Military Connected Family Liaison
Michael Heitzman
Intervention Teacher
614-921-5100
gro.eobh@namztieH_leahciM
Bree Dean
School Counselor
614-921-5100
gro.eobh@naeD_ennairB
Military-Connected Youth Supports
Students and families can use the following links to learn more about ways Ohio supports military-connected students:
- Enrollment Options for Students from Active Duty Military Families lists the options that military families have with respect to enrollment when transitioning to Ohio.
- Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children assists military-connected students with enrollment, placement, eligibility, and graduation when transitioning to a new school.
- Purple Star Schools has a map of military-friendly schools across the state. The Purple Star Award recognizes schools that show a major commitment to students and families connected to our nation’s military.
- Junior Reserve Office Training Corps (JROTC) lists information and locations of JROTC programs across the state.
- Military Signing Day is an annual celebration of students from across the state that commit themselves to serving in the United States military.
- Collegiate Purple Star is an award program recognizing military-friendly colleges and universities in Ohio.
Transition Resources
A military-connected student can move six to nine times over the course of a military career. The School Liaison Office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base serves all military families in Ohio, no matter their service status. Below are other resources to assist families during transitions from one school to another:
- Military OneSource: Changing Schools
- Military OneSource: Education Directory for Children with Special Needs
- Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission
- SchoolQuest – Military Child Education Coalition
- Military Student Consultant – Military Child Education Coalition
Related Resources
- Ohio Military-Friendly Guide
- Ohio Cares: Behavioral Health Support for Service Members, Veterans, and Families
- Military Child Education Coalition
- Blue Star Families: Ohio Chapter
- Reserve Organization of America Stars in Schools
- Ohio Military Kids
- Ohio Veterans Education Council
- National Military Family Association
- Bloom: Empowering Military Teens
- Inter-Service Family Assistance Committee | Ohio.gov
- Our Military Kids
- Folds of Honor: Scholarships for Military and First Responder Families
- SAFE is Strong: Strengthening the Health and Safety of Military Families