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School Liaison Program
The School Liaison Program helps level the playing field for transitioning students, prepares schools and installations to respond confidently to the complexities of transition and deployment while providing families the assurance that their children's academic well being is a Navy priority by providing: School Transition Services Deployment Support Special Needs K-12 Navigation System Installation, School and Community Communications Partnerships in Education Home School Linkage, Support Post-secondary Preparation Opportunities.
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The seven (7) core functions of a School Liaison Officer (SLO):
- School Transition Services
- Deployment Support
- Special Education System Navigation
- Installation, School, Community Communications
- Partnerships in Education
- Home School Linkage, Support
- Post-Secondary Preparation
The School Liaison Officer’s (SLO) primary responsibilities are:
- Provide Information
- Make referrals.
- Educate families.
- Advocate for children.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Serve as the installation point-of-contact for local Child and Youth Service matters.
- Facilitate communication between local school authorities and senior leadership.
- Advocate for the educational needs of military children.
- Provide information regarding all schools in the area.
- Ensure a communication link with inbound and outbound families on educational issues.
- Maintain contact information pertaining to the Exceptional Family Member Program and other local resources for students with special needs.
- Engage with school leaders, installation leadership and families on items of interest such as understanding required state testing, school exit exams, high school seniors applying for financial aid, student transition, Individual Education Plan (IEP) etc.
- Serve as a liaison between organizations providing services to students, school personnel and community to foster partnerships between schools, families, and military and civilian organizations.
- Educate teachers, counselors, and administrators on unique issues affecting military families.
- Command a working knowledge of federal, state and local laws applicable to military child education.
Mid-Atlantic Region School Liaison Contact List
| SLO Contact Information |
District Coverage |
| Marian Leverette Regional SLO marian.leverette@navy.mil Naval Station Norfolk 1682 Piersey St. Bldg. KN, room 143 Norfolk, VA 23511 Office: (757) 322-2679 Cell: (757) 438-3661 Fax: (757) 444-0446 |
Regional |
| John Hammer NAS Oceana/Dam Neck SLO john.w.hammer@navy.mil 875 D Ave. Virginia Beach, VA 23460 Office: (757) 433-2496 Work cell: (757) 438-3670 Fax: (757) 433-2443 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
| Debbie Patch JEB Little Creek SLO deborah.patch@navy.mil Mid-Atlantic Region Library 1481 D Street Bldg. 3016 Virginia Beach, VA 23459 Office: (757) 462-4483 DSN: 253-4483 Fax: (757) 462-4950 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
| Ms. Vernell B. Kilpatrick JEB Fort Story SLO Vernell.Kilpatrick@navy.mil JEB Fort Story SLO HQ Building 300 Room 112 Fort Story, Virginia 23459 Office: (757) 422-7101, ext. 238 Fax : (757) 422-7348 DSN 438-7348 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
| Dr. Allison Foster NSA Hampton Roads Allison.foster@navy.mil Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads 7928 14th St., Suite 102 Room 240 Norfolk, 23505-1219 Office: (757) 836-1908 |
Norfolk, VA Hampton, VA Poquoson, VA |
| Asha Williams Naval Station Norfolk asha.williams@navy.mil Naval Station Norfolk 1682 Piersey St. Building KN Norfolk, VA 23511 Offic: (757) 322-2316 |
Norfolk, VA |
| Katrina Patterson NWS Yorktown SLO katrina.patterson@navy.mil Building 1949, Room 209 1949 Von Steuben Dr. Newport News, VA 23603 Office: (757) 887-7757 Cell: (757) 268-6242 Fax: (757) 887-4142 |
York, VA Newport News, VA Williamsburg/James City, VA Isle of Wight, VA |
| Sharon Black NNSY/NMCP SLO Sharon.black@med.navy.mil Norfolk Naval Shipyard/NMCP Attn: School Liaison Officer Scott Center Annex, Bldg 1559 Portsmouth, VA 23709 Office: (757) 953-5096 Cell: (757) 438-3638 Fax: (757) 396-4943 |
Portsmouth, VA Suffolk, VA Chesapeake, VA |
| Miranda Chapman New London SUBASE SLO Miranda.chapman@navy.mil Morale, Welfare & Recreation Box 14 NAVSUBASE NLON Groton, CT 06349-5014 Office: (860) 694-3772 DSN: 694-3772 Fax: (860) 694-5056 |
New London, CT (Groton) |
| Dr. Maryann Minard Portsmouth Naval Shipyard SLO maryann.minard@navy.mil Morale, Welfare and Recreation Bldg. H-10, MWR Code 821 Kittery, Maine 03904-5000 Office: (207) 438-2466 Cell: (207)239-0858 DSN: 684-2466 Fax: (207) 438-1821-3661 |
Kittery, Maine (PNSY) |
| Janet K. McCarthy NSA Newport SLO Janet.mccarthy@navy.mil Naval Support Activity Newport John F. Kennedy CDC 1376 Bushnell St. Middletown, RI 02842 Office: (401) 841-7126 DSN: 948-7126 Cell: (401)338-0638 |
Newport, RI Middletown, RI Portsmouth, RI |
Elizabeth Kettl |
Sugar Grove, WV |
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