Welcome to our Military Connected Family Support Resource page! Here, we offer resources and guidance to help military families thrive in our school community, ensuring every child feels supported and connected. Military-connected students are official dependents of a Military Service member. A military-connected student has one degree of separation from their military sponsor; the connection may be biological, because of an adoption, through foster parenting, or with in loco parentis authorization.
Point of Contact
Ms. Marjorie Bias-Jones – Navy School Liaison (SL) (619)705-5919
marjorie.l.jones-bias.naf@us.navy.mil
Navy School Liaison (SL) Program
SLs support and assist the unique lifestyle of the military. As the primary points of contact, SLs serve as the link between school districts, military installations and military families. SLs are a great resource to help military families understand school district policy/procedures and will refer to the appropriate resources to further assist the military family. Learn more about SLs at https://www.navylifesw.com/slo.
Navy School Liaisons provide 7 Core Services:
- School Transition Services – SLs assist families with understanding Inter/Intra-District Transfers as well as, connecting the military family to their next duty station SL if PCSing.
- Deployment Support – Providing educators with training/knowledge regarding the deployment support system to be better equipped to support the military family.
- Command, School, Community Communications – SLs serve as subject-matter experts for installation commanders on PreK-12th grade issues and connection with school and community resources.
- Home School Linkage and Support – SLs provide home school information, policies, legislation and local school district options allowing military parents resources and support if homeschooling is their preferred choice to educate their child.
- Partnerships In Education (PIE) – SLs collaborate with a volunteer network to support community members and school districts with a shared interest in the success of all youth.
- Post-Secondary Preparations – SLs provide graduating military students with scholarship, vocational and other opportunities available.
- Special Needs System Navigation – SLs support the military family by assisting them navigate the local school district special education process. In addition, SLs refer military families to appropriate resources for further support.
LUSD’s Student Support Services Department
Dr. Patricia Fernandez – Director of Student Support Services (619) 390-2600
Military & Family Life Counseling
Naval Base San Diego (619) 540-9140
Anchored-4-Life (School Site Youth Sponsorship Program)
A4L provides peer-to-peer youth sponsorship allowing new students to be instantly connected and welcomed by an A4L Team Leader. A4L Team Leaders are existing students trained to provide a variety of support to all students at their designated campus.
School Site A4L Locations
Lakeside Farms Elementary
Purple Star Schools
LUSD is proud to celebrate and support our schools that have earned the Purple Star School (PSS) designation from the State of California. This special recognition highlights schools that go above and beyond to meet the unique educational and social-emotional needs of military-connected students and their families. We are grateful for the care and commitment shown by our Purple Star Schools—and look forward to welcoming more schools to this list each year.
Purple Star Schools
Lakeside Farms Elementary
For additional resource information available to military connected families, please review the following document: Military Family Resources
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