H. H. Poole Middle School

  H.H. Poole is proud to be the first school in Stafford County to partner with the Anchored4Life!

Anchored4Life has teamed up with Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) to bring the youth of our nation a comprehensive transition and resiliency club in accordance with School Based Programming standards and Youth Sponsorship. This club will make a significant difference in military and civilian children's’ lives by offering positive support, teaching life skills, and providing resources as they face many unique challenges. Anchored4Life will provide transition and resiliency life skills to schools, home school groups, and Child and Youth Programs. To meet the current and future needs of military families, Child and Youth Program Education Services states, “We need a consistent internationally known brand. Anchored4Life, who will provide skills, tools, and resources so that a child who is leaving Key West, Florida and arriving in Naples, Italy will be able to make a quick and smooth transition into the new school and/or community”

A4L has what researchers call the “Big Three” features of effective youth-serving programs:

1. Positive and sustained relationships between youth and adults.
2. Activities that build important life skills.
3. Opportunities for youth to use these life skills as both participants in and as leaders of valued community activities.

These “Big Three” features are intertwined in our Club features. Anchored4Life Club features offer Team Leaders a safe environment to practice and develop leadership skills. Team Leaders work with the A4L Reps to share the Club features with the entire location. The peer to peer connection enhances the environment for youth who are transitioning and in need of enhancing or adding life skills.

The School Liaison Program (SLP) builds community capacity by creating an installation-community network of military families, pre-kindergarten through 12^th grade schools, commanders, installation programs and community services. The SLP supports children during transitions related to the mobile-military lifestyle by providing information and assistance to all service members and their families.

At Military OneSource, we have one mission — to connect you to your best MilLife.

The Military Child Education Coalition is a professional coalition with a diverse community consisting of public school districts, private schools, colleges and universities, small businesses and corporations, organizations, military commands and installations, military families, and caring individuals from local communities across our Nation ... all for the sake of child.

The Parent Teacher Resource Center (PTRC) is another resource of information for Stafford County famoilies and other concerned with the education and care of children with disabilities.

 Military Child Education Coalition

The MCEC delivers programs, services, and professional development to meet the needs of military-connected students, parents, and professionals. They are a professional coalition with a diverse community consisting of public school districts, private schools, colleges and universities, small businesses and corporations, organizations, military commands and installations, military families, and caring individuals from local communities across our Nation ... all for the sake of child. The MCEC also offers a military student transition consultant to support the transition needs of students.

Military Student Transition Consultant Program Netwrk Support Includes:

• Shared expertise for military-connected student and family populations.
• Nationally recognized research and resources.
• Virtual professional learning community of leaders and peers.
• Weekly updates with exclusive access to MCEC resources.
• Solution-driven discussion boards facilitated by MCEC Program Manager.

Information on the Compact Rules and their application