School Liaison
NSA Naples School Liaison Program Newsletter
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School Year 2024-2025 Meeting Dates:
IAC, May 28 alternating at NES and NMHS libraries at 4 p.m.
IAC meetings have a MS Teams virtual option. Join here. Meeting ID: 993 985 327 158 Passcode: Ah9gS7bH
Download a flier with more details here.
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Installation Advisory Committee (IAC) Minutes
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Gaeta school bus service
The DoDEA school bus service between Gaeta and NSA Naples Elementary School and Middle High School will be terminated after the 24-25 school year. As of 01 May 2024, all incoming personnel assigned to NSA Naples Gaeta-based UICs will not be permitted to use the DoDEA Gaeta school bus service. Newly reporting personnel with school-age children who will be attending these schools are strongly encouraged to live on the NSA Naples Support Site or within the remaining current bus route plan.
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School Liaison Support
The School Liaison (SL) supports:
- Active-duty military, Reserve and National Guard military personnel, DoD civilians and their families living on or near NSA Naples.
- Those acting in loco parentis for eligible dependent PreK-12th grade military children.
- Gold Star spouses of military members who died from a combat-related incident.
The SL serves as the primary link between the school district and school-level personnel, commanders, and military parents. SL serves as the installation subject matter expert for outreach educational support of military children in grades PreK-12.
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Core Services
The School Liaison primarily provides the following services:
School Transition Services (PCS cycle): SLs assist families with school transfers and help “level the playing field” for military children and youth.
- Anchored4Life (Youth Sponsorship)
- Area Orientation
- DoDEA Registration
- Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) Programs
- Military & Family Life Counselors (MFLC)
- Military Interstate Children's Compact Commission (MIC3)
- Military OneSource
- My PCS
- National Military Family Association
- Naples Elementary School (on Support Site)
- Naples Middle High School (on Support Site)
- School Liaison Directory
- Sesame Street for Military Families
- Student2Student (Youth Sponsorship)
- Universal PreK
- U.S. Naval Hospital Naples (USNH) Medical clearance through U.S. Naval Hospital Naples Fleet Liaison
- Youth Sponsorship
Child and Youth Programs In/Out Protocol: Resources to access before a PCS and before departure are:
- Pre-arrival — Make a care request at www.militarychildcare.com.
- During — Complete in-person Parent Orientation. Communication may be sent through NaplesCYP1@us.navy.mil.
- Post-Departure — Complete Withdraw Notice form and submit it to your Child Development Center and/or School Age Care staff. Communicate any outstanding needs to NaplesCYP1@us.navy.mil.
Deployment Support: SLs connect educators with the Navy deployment support system to inform them about the cycles of deployment and the tools available to assist educators in working with Navy children.
Resources to access before, during, and after deployment are:
- American Red Cross
- Chaplains
- Command Ombudsman
- Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) Programs
- Military & Family Life Counselor (MFLC) Program
- Military OneSource
- Sesame Street for Military Families
- Teachers, School Counselors, PTA and PTSA
- TRICARE
Command, School and Community Communications: SLs serve as subject-matter experts for installation commanders on K-12th grade issues. They help connect commands, school and community resources.
Resources to help connect to the community include:
- Events
- Installation Advisory Committee (IAC)
- Navy Life Naples App--Android and iPhone
- Ombudsman meeting
- School Advisory Committee (SAC)
Home School Linkage and Support: SLs assist Navy families by gathering and sharing information on homeschooling issues, policies, and legislation from the NSA Naples schools. They also help leverage Navy Child and Youth Programs resources to support these families.
Resources for homeschooling are:
Partnerships in Education (PIE): The PIE program is designed to improve scholastic achievement, enhance social development and life skills, and offer vocational guidance. It also coordinates volunteer efforts.
PIE resources include:
- Child and Youth Programs (CYP) Volunteer to Coach
- Command Opportunities
- Community Liaison Opportunities
- DoD MWR Digital Library
- Military Child Education Coalition
- Morale, Welfare and Recreation
- Naval STEM
- Navy Exchange School Meal Program
- School Liaison Partner Opportunities
- Tutor.com
Post-Secondary Preparations: SLs help leverage installation and school resources to provide graduating military students with access to post-secondary information and opportunities.
Post-Secondary resources are:
- ACT
- ASVAB
- CollegeBoard.org
- Post 9/11 GI Bill
- SAT
- StudentAid
- Today's Military
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Student Career Exploration and Statistics
- U.S. Department of Defense
Special Needs System Navigation: SLs provide access to information about programs and services, refer families to special education professionals, and help families navigate the administrative systems within local education agencies.
Special Needs System resources include:
- DoDEA Special Education Services
- Child Find Screenings at Naples Elementary School (NES)
- Educational and Developmental Intervention Services (EDIS)
- Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)
- EFMP & Me
- Military OneSource Special Needs Consultants
- U.S. Naval Hospital Naples (USNH) Medical clearance through U.S. Naval Hospital Naples Fleet Liaison
- U.S. Naval Hospital Naples (USHN)
- Tricare ECHO
- Wright's Law
- Special Ed Connections (see School Liaison for free access)
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