General School Choice information for Bay District Schools may be found here. The School Choice/Open Enrollment Application is in your FOCUS Parent Portal. Once you are in your portal, select the student that you want to apply for School Choice. A School Choice Application must be completed for each child wishing to go to a school other than zoned. Next, select "School Choice Application." Once you are in the application you will see the first section with your name and address information. You can select up to three schools. 

Submitting a transfer request application does not guarantee automatic admission into the requested school. Contact the School Liaison for additional support. 

Navy families may visit www.militarychildcare.com to find comprehensive information on child care programs worldwide, conduct a customized search for the care you need and submit a request for care at any time and from any location. Additionally, many school districts offers a fee-based Extended Day/After School Care Program. You should visit your child's school website to learn of your district options.  

Each state has different Kindergarten entrance age requirements. Below is the date by which a student must be five years old in order to attend kindergarten: 

Jul. 31– Hawaii, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota 

Aug. 1– Arkansas, Indiana 

Aug. 15– Tennessee  

Aug. 31– Arizona, Delaware, Kansas, New Mexico, North Carolina, Washington 

Sept. 1– Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin  

Sept. 10– Montana 

Sept. 15– Iowa, Wyoming 

Sept. 30– District of Columbia, Louisiana, Nevada, Virginia 

Oct. 1– Colorado, Kentucky, Michigan 

Oct. 15– Maine 

Jan. 1 (of the school year)– Connecticut 

Local education agencies decide (the state may set a date range) – Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont 

If you child does not meet the age requirement by the state's determined date, they will not be eligible to enroll. Exceptions are made, under MIC3, for Kindergarten students who have made a mid-year school move due to a Permanent Change of Station AND were already enrolled in Kindergarten at a U.S. public or DoDEA school. Contact your School Liaison to learn more about MIC3 provisions in place to support transitioning military students.  

In the Navy, your School Liaison can help you with the special needs navigation of the school or district that you are planning to send your child(ren) to. You should also contact the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) to ensure that you are enrolled and that you have all information and resources that they offer.  

Most military housing areas and school districts within school boundaries of military housing are familiar with this situation. We recommend that you request a DD1747 from the Navy Housing Service Center stating that you have been approved for base housing. Most times this is all the schools need to proceed with registration. If you have questions or issues, please contact your SL. 

The School Liaison (SL) helps by providing you with educational information on your new area (based on residence) and connects you with a SL in your next duty station if you are leaving NRSE. SLs also offer resources on deployment support, are the liaison between command, schools and military families, work with commands and schools on the Partnership in Education program, can help families navigate the special needs programs in districts, and offer information and support for Homeschool and Post-Secondary preparation. 

The Interstate Compact seeks to make transitions easier for the children of military families so that they are afforded the same opportunities for educational success as other children and are not penalized or delayed in achieving their educational goals. More information can be found at: www.mic3.net. The School Liaison is a parent's first line of support in solving Interstate Compact issues at the lowest level. In the majority of cases, the School Liaison can help solve the problem. In the few instances that they cannot, there are higher levels of support for families through the MIC3 State Commissioner. Families should always start with contacting the School Liaison. 

The Military Student Identifier (MSI) is a datapoint established as part of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015. The stated purpose of ESSA is to “improve academic achievement of the disadvantaged.” This starts by identifying students from vulnerable segments of the population. Military children were identified, due to their struggles with disrupted learning and social-emotional struggles as a result of frequent moves. 

This MSI data relies upon military-connected families to self-report military directly to their schools annually. 

Now that states are required to collect and report assessment data for military-connected students teachers, administrators and schools will finally have a better, clearer picture of these students’ challenges and where they might need additional supports. Through identification, schools can better serve and support the needs of military-connected students. 

You must first contact the Student Services Department at your neighborhood School District. There are five basic steps to become familiar with in the special education process: 

1. Referral or request for evaluation, 
2. Evaluation, 
3. Eligibility determination, 
4. Individualized Educational Program (IEP) development, and 
5. Progress Monitoring and IEP review. 

You must request information on Child Find and schedule an appointment to partake in the evaluation. If the child meets eligibility requirements, the school district will provide early intervention services.