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OPERATION MILITARY KIDS
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Partners
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APG School Liaison Officer's Mission
• Assists parents in selecting their child's school. Please see:
www.Educationexpert.com
www.Greatschools.net
www.Localschooldirectory.com
www.Mdreportcard.org
www.SchoolMatters.com
www.Schoolquest.org
• Serves as the subject matter expert for youth education grades Pre-K through 12. Assists commanders, parents and students on school related matters, including transition and deployment issues.
• As school liaison officer, works closely with Harford County public and private schools, and supports the installation home-school program.
• Provides resources to support the total education process: elementary, middle, high school and beyond.
• Supports the Army's "Partners in Education" initiative.
• Supports the principles of the Army's Secondary Education Study.
• Supports the Military Child Education Coalition's "Memorandum of Agreement" with Harford County Public Schools as outlined in the guiding principles for addressing the issues of transitioning military-connected students.
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Middle School M Squads
Several mentoring groups exist in our Harford County Public Schools, Aberdeen and Edgewood Schools particularly, thanks to Partners in Education. The "M-Squad", formerly known as the "APG Kids", provides support for military children of Aberdeen Middle School whose family members are deployed. We have even included students who just need the military focused peer support. This group of 6th, 7th and 8th grade students get together to emotionally shore up each other, and share information about their loved ones. Led by the AMS 7th grade Counselor, they have shared group and individual activities to build and strengthen the group. They used these activities to put together daily survival skills in lives apart from those close to them (who are deployed in a combat or high-risk assignment). As an activity of patriotic support, they have sent banners of appreciation to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. It was also this group's pleasure to participate in the Wall of Honor, now the Showcase of Honor, where the names of the deployed are displayed. Last spring the M-Squad created wall posters to publicize the group for this new school year and took a trip to hear Dr. Ben Carson, neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins University Medical Center. If anyone would like to participate, join or know someone who would like to get involved, please contact the Aberdeen Middle School at 410-273-5510.
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SCHOOL LIAISON
NEW HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
The 2005 Harford County Public Schools Comprehensive Secondary School Reform Plan will require students that graduate in June 2009 and later to earn 26 graduation credits. The new flexible eight-period day, also called the block schedule, allows students 32 credit opportunities. Prior to this, students graduated with only 21 credits. The five additional credits include one more mathematics credit and four credits in the Career Pathways system. Beginning in ninth grade, all students complete the Living in a Contemporary World course, which will be followed by career cluster courses to help them better understand their interests and aptitudes. "The ultimate goal of the Comprehensive Secondary School Reform Plan is to promote student success, as measured by increased scores on high school assessments, an increased attendance rate, an increased graduation rate, a decreased drop-out rate, and issues related to a safe and secure learning environment."
See the Student Education Planning Guide at:
http://www.hcps.org/students/docs/2008-09_coursebook_front_end.pdf
and courses at:
http://www.hcps.org/students/docs/2008-09_coursebook_courses.pdf
Students must earn passing scores on the following Maryland High School Assessments: English (396), Algebra/Data Analysis (412), Biology (400), and Government (394); or meet the total combined score option (1,602).
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GAINS IN THE EDUCATION OF
MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE
Looking for Local Student Applicants
(http://www.usaeop.com/programs/GEMS/)
Students in 8th to 12th grades spend one to four weeks in an Army lab performing experiments. Advanced courses in subsequent years build upon prior years' experience.
Senior high school and college students, with the help of a full-time program administrator and a resident teacher for the summer, establish novel one- to four-week programs for each summer, wherein younger junior / senior high students perform short experiments illustrating basic scientific principles.
In the 2008 GEMS Program, students will work on making samples, using samples in applications (amplifiers, batteries, coatings on panels) and using instrumentation to examine the interaction of radiation and matter as well as other phenomena. Students will do hands-on experiments, including the preparation of samples (conjugated polymers, coatings, etc). In subsequent sessions during the week, students will use instrumentation (FTIR, UV-Vis, calorimetry, etc) to analyze the materials they prepared. Students will work with scientists from ARLs Weapons & Materials Research Directorate and Computational and Information Sciences Directorate.
The Army Research Lab at Aberdeen Proving Ground GEMS program weeks will be:
Week 1: June 23 - 27, 2008
Week 2: July 7 - 11, 2008
Week 3: July 21 - 25, 2008
Week 4: August 4 - 8, 2008
Students age 12 and up will be considered for participation (All students currently in grades 6 through 10 will be considered for the program. Students currently in grades 11 & 12 will be considered only if they have NOT previously participated in GEMS).
Registration will close on 21 March 2008. Letters of acceptance will be sent out by 25 April 2008.
Program hours are weekdays from 8:15 am until approximately 3:30 pm daily for a period of one week.
The GEMS Program takes place in the Rodman Building of the US Army Research Laboratory, 4600 Deer Creek Loop, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5069. Students must have their own transportation to / from the program building each day.
Students receive a stipend of $100 for participation in the 1-week program*
To receive a stipend student must fulfill program requirements. Stipend is dependent on:
1. Perfect attendance
2. Level/Extent of participation
3. Enthusiasm
* Stipends will be mailed approximately one month after class completion
More information about the GEMS program is available on-line at http://www.usaeop.com/programs/GEMS/. Student applications for the program are available (and must be submitted) on-line at https://usaeop.com/Application/student1.aspx. Students should make sure that they apply for the 'GEMS Student Program' and that the site that they select is 'APG'.
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Public Schools
Cecil County is located just north of Harford County and the Susquehanna River, and includes the North East section of Maryland at the head of the Chesapeake Bay. It is located in the mid-Atlantic region halfway between Baltimore and Philadelphia along the I-95 and Rt. 40 corridor. See map at http://www.marylandready.com/.
Cecil County Public Schools educated almost 16,500 students in the 2007-2008 school year in 30 schools. Cecil County Schools web site: http://www.ccps.org/.
Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) serves almost 40,000 students in 54 schools throughout the county.
Soldiers' children living on the installation at Aberdeen Proving Ground North will attend Roye-Williams Elementary, Aberdeen Middle, or Aberdeen High School.
Soldiers' children living on Aberdeen Proving Ground South or Edgewood Area will attend Edgewood Elementary, Edgewood Middle or Edgewood High School.
Registration Information. Please bring the following documents to the registration appointment: Birth Certificate, Social Security Card, Proof of Residence, Immunization Records, and Meal Benefit Form. Additionally, if applicable, bring these documents: Prior School Name, Address and Phone Number, Report Card, Individual Education Plan (IEP), Transcripts, Maryland Transfer Form, Student Schedule, Custody Papers, and Lead Testing Form. Additional information is at http://www.hcps.org/Parents/
registeringforSchool.aspx.
The School Liaison Office has HCPS Parent-Student Handbooks, or find a copy at http://www.hcps.org/students/docs/
ParentStudentHandbook.pdf. It includes the school calendar (http://www.hcps.org/HCPS_
Calendar/index.aspx), school system rules and regulations, and a map of the county with school locations.
Elementary and Secondary School Back to School Night Schedules can be found at http://www.hcps.org/Students/docs/
ElementaryBacktoSchoolNight.pdf and http://www.hcps.org/Students/docs/
SecondaryBacktoSchoolNight.pdf.
Private Schools
To obtain a copy of our listing of private schools, contact the School Liaison Office. Also contact the Non-Public School
Council at 443-512-8200 or email Nonpublicschoolcouncil@
comcast.net. Additional information can be obtained at Harford/Cecil County Non-Public School Guide, and NPSC BRAC Book.
Home School
The APG Home School Co-Op meets every Wednesday, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Aberdeen Youth Center, building 2522. For more information, contact the School Liaison Office.
The LIONS Home School Co-op offers parent-involved classes for Learning in One's Natural Style in a structured setting. Call 443 655-0271 for more information, or the school liaison officer at 410 278-2857
Home Schooling Legal Defense Association is at http://www.hslda.org/.
Scholarships, Financial Aid, SAT/ACT information
Link to http://www.hcps.org/school
counseling/images/finaid.pdf for the HCPS brochure, "How Do I Pay for My Education: A Guide to Financial Aid", or pick one up at the School Liaison Office.
For more information about financial aid, scholarships and SAT/ACT visit your high school guidance counselor, or contact the Maryland Higher Education Commission (800-974-0203 or www.mhec.state.md.us).
The following websites can also be helpful in providing assistance:
www.finaid.org
www.fastweb.com
www.collegeboard.org
www.guarenteed-scholarships.com
www.collegeparents.org
www.students.gov
www.studentaid.ed.gov
www.collegesavingsmd.org
www.scholarships.com
www.salliemae.com
www.fafsa.ed.gov
www.act.org
Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC)
MCEC is a national organization that provides support for the military family-students during transition and deployment. Please find the following information at this site:
Space Camp Scholarship program
Student 2 Student program
the Memorandum of Agreement signatories
Transition Counselor Institute
Interactive Counseling Center (ICC)
Annual Conference
Special Educators Leaders Institute
the Partnership of Excellence Award
Special Needs
To contact the Child and Youth Services Community Health Nurse, call 410-278-1772.
To contact the Exceptional Family Member Program Coordinator, call 410 278-4372.
Also see Army Community Service at http://www.apgmwr.com/community/acs.html.
In/Out Processing Internet Resources
Military One Source - http://www.militaryonesource.com/skins/MOS/home.aspx
MyArmyLifeToo - http://www.myarmylifetoo.com/skins/malt/home.aspx?AllowSSL=true
Military Student - http:www//Military Student.org/
Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) - http://MilitaryChild.org/
Military Impacted Schools Association - http://militaryimpactedschoolsassociation.org/
Army MWR - http://www.armymwr.biz/
Military Child Initiatives- http://www.jhsph.edu/mci/
Military Teens on the Move - http://www.MTOM.com/
Super Sight for ages 5-12 - http://www.MilitaryKidz.Com/
For more information and assistance on school liaison issues, please contact the School Liaison office at:
School Liaison Officer
US Army Garrison Aberdeen Proving Ground
IMNE-APG-MWY
Rodman Road Bldg 2752, Room 111
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5001
Or call 410-278-2857, fax 410 278-4658, or email School Liaison.
Office Location: Child & Youth Services, Bldg 2752, off Rodman Road, Rm 111.
Hours of operation: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Central Registration/Outreach Services:
410-278-7571/7479
Youth Sports and Fitness: 410-306-2297
School Liaison: 410-278-2857
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