Schoolwide Impact of Military-Connected Student Enrollment: Educators' Perceptions

Interviews and focus groups were conducted with principals, counselors, and teachers at military-connected public schools to explore the broad impact of military-connected student enrollment on schools and educators. Results indicate that student school transitions and deployments require additional assessment and support by educators to meet the unique needs of military-connected students. The results also emphasized that efforts for increased communication about military-connected students’ prior school history and parental deployments could be beneficial in easing the school transition.