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Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children

The Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (Virginia Council) was formed to assist in easing the transition of the children of military families into school as a result of frequent moves and deployment of their parents. Created by the 2009 General Assembly, Virginia joins other states participating in the compact.

Virginia Council Members

According to the legislation, the Virginia Council is composed of one member of the House of Delegates; one member of the Senate; four nonlegislative citizen members, including the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the superintendent of a school district with a high concentration of military children; and the governor or his designee. The current Virginia Council consists of the following:

• Senator John Miller of Newport News – Chairman
• Delegate M. Kirkland Cox of Colonial Heights
• Dr. Patricia I. Wright, superintendent of public instruction
• Dr. William C. Bosher Jr., distinguished professor of public policy at the Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs of Virginia Commonwealth University
• Dr. James G. Merrill, superintendent of Virginia Beach Public Schools
• Dr. Bobby R. Browder, superintendent of Prince George County Public Schools
• Professor Marlena E. Bremseth, military spouse and mother, Purcellville

 

Council Meetings
All meetings are held from 2-4 p.m. in the Jefferson Conference Room (22nd Floor) of the James Monroe Building – 101 N. 14th Street, Richmond VA 23219
December 12, 2013		Video: view live streaming video Download FREE Windows & Macintosh media players
September 19, 2013
April 10, 2013	Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF) Meeting Materials Video
December 6, 2012	Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF) Meeting Materials Video
July 18, 2012	Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF) Meeting Materials Video
May 3, 2012	Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF) Meeting Materials
December 8, 2011	Agenda (Word) Minutes (PDF) Meeting Materials
August 22, 2011	Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF) Meeting Materials
May 4, 2011	Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF) Meeting Materials
January 5, 2011	Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
November 10, 2010	Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF) Meeting Materials
May 25, 2010	Minutes (PDF) Meeting Materials

Resources

• 2012 Executive Summary Report (PDF)
• 2011 Executive Summary Report (PDF)
• 2010 Executive Summary Report (PDF)
• § 22.1-360. Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
• § 22.1-361. Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
• Military Interstate Children's Compact Commission (MIC3)

 

For more information, contact:
Melissa Luchau
Virginia Department of Education
P. O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA   23218-2120
(804) 225-2924

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