North Star Elementary is committed to serving our military families and ensuring a smooth and worthwhile educational experience for your children. We are honored to welcome your children to our campus.

Our support for military-connected children and families includes:

• A Student Ambassador Program “Smiles for Bridget” designed to help new military families acclimate to our school and staff

• Planning and coordinating activities that highlight our military students, families, and veterans

• Hosting the April Month of the Military Child with school-wide events to celebrate our military families

• Priority status in the school’s enrollment process for children of active-duty families

Danelle White
School Counselor/Military Liaison
(915)434-6706
dwhite5@yisd.net

 The campus-based military liaison supports military-connected students and their families by:

• serving as the point of contact and working collaboratively between military connected students and their families and the campus

• maintaining familiarity with enrollment processes, records transfer, existing community resources, and student supports

• ensuring military-connected students are identified and properly coded through the Texas Student Data System Public Education Information Management System (TSDS PEIMS)

• determining campus-based supports and services available to military-connected students based on their unique needs, including their high mobility

• assisting in coordinating campus-based programs relevant to military-connected students

• attending professional development or training annually to learn and understand topics related to the transition of military-connected students and their families

• offering professional development opportunities for staff members on issues related to military-connected students

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