School Transition Check List Europe OUTBOUND
Passport / birth certificate Immunization Record
Health Records / Sports Physical Legal Documents ( i . e . custody papers if applicable )
Sponsor ’ s Orders ( OR Verification of Employment Letter , Contract , or Personnel Action )
Proof of Command Sponsorship Copy of Transcripts / Cumulative Folder - hand carry Current Schedule if during school year Report Card Withdrawal Grades / Progress Report Test Scores & Formal Assessments
Up-to-date Individualized Education Plan ( IEP ), 504 Plan , IFSP , ESL & testing records as applicable
HS teachers ’ letters of recommendation for future college applications
JROTC or other activity records
Housing assignment letter , off post lease agreement or lodging receipt to determine school zone . ( Be aware that if attending school when in lodging / hotel , you attend the school zoned for the hotel ) Ask the
SLO for more information
Contact information for your current / previous school
Contact information for two local “ emergency contacts .” You may need to identify someone in your new command to be emergency contacts until you make new local friends to list as contacts .
Free or reduced meal status documentation ( if applicable ) Your eligibility can travel with you during current school year . Housing allowance is not included in total income overseas , so you may qualify in Europe when you wouldn ’ t normally in the USA . Eligibility is lasts the entire school year no matter where you are . Bring your documentation to the USA ! ( Note : Doesn ’ t apply when all students are deemed free due to COVID 19 . )
Notify your current school registrar and child ’ s teacher of upcoming PCS . ( Minimum 2 weeks prior )
Complete withdrawal paperwork with current school
Request copy of current official records / transcripts and hand carry them .
Contact your current
School Liaison Officer ( SLO ) for information & assistance with this transition & and put in contact with a SLO at your new location .
If possible , identify the school where your child will attend . In some locations , there are multiple elementary / middle schools so you may have to wait until you know where you will live . Your SLO can provide zoning information .
Research schooling options in your new location . Ask SLO for info . |
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Public School Review
Neighborhood Scout
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Request appointment with new school ’ s guidance counselor . ( Especially important for HS and special needs students )
Sign up for before / after school care , youth sports , & other activities through CYS . You can have registration transferred to your new post ! See
CYS Parent Central Services for details . Get on any waitlistsnow at
MCC . com
Ask school for any work your child can do during the move if they will be missing school .
Return equipment , texts , or library books to the school . Close out your current school meal account .
If due items such as yearbooks , you may need to leave the old school with cost of postage for S / H .
Ask the
SLO about extra-curricular and sports try-out information . Request a youth sponsor by contacting the
SLO