Military Support Team
Supporting Military Connected Students to succeed in school and life!
The average military connected student will move 6-9 times throughout their school aged years, which is three times more than their non-military counterparts. According to Blue Star Families one of the top 5 concerns of military connected families is that the unique understanding of military life is not fully understood at school.
The Davis School District recognizes this need for support to military connected families and has partnered with the Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs to provide much needed supports to all military connected students in the district through Military Educational Therapists and Military Family Advocates. Members of the team have received training to support military children and families including the Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission.
Services
Military Educational Therapists provide clinical interventions and supportive services to military connected students across the district all in an effort to help the student succeed in their social, emotional, and educational pursuits. These services include:
Brief individual therapy
Group therapy in the schools
Crisis intervention and safety planning
Outreach
Military Family Advocates work with military families and students to remove educational barriers in the student’s life through:
Connecting military families with the resources they need to support themselves and thrive.
Helping military families identify physical and emotional self-care and stress-coping mechanisms
Advocating for their needs
Assisting in coordinating 504 and IEPs
As a team we can support schools in their efforts of supporting military connected students through:
Staff trainings
Assisting in achieving the Purple Star Award
Assisting in planning Purple Up, Month of the Military Child events in April.
Other individualized things to help schools help military connected students and Families.