Military Families
GBES supports our Military Families!
This school year, we are proud to continue supporting our military families with our Military and Family Life Counselor.
Please contact 757-812-4188 for more information on how our MFLC supports our military families and students.
- Military Families: Planning your Arrival to Grafton Bethel Elementary School
Contact the office at 757-898-0350 to inform us of your move and request records.
Academic Planning for Military Families
- Special Education
- Gifted Education
- Preschool Program
- Program of Studies
- Home Instruction
- Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunities for Military Families
- Grafton Bethel PTA and Volunteer Website
Resources
- Military Impacted Schools Association Military Impacted Schools Association (MISA) is a national organization representing school districts that serve high concentrations of military children.
- Department of Defense Education (DODEA Schools Worldwide) Teaching the children of Department of Defense military and civilian families worldwide.
- Military Child Education Coalition The Military Child Education Coalition is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, world-wide organization that identifies the challenges facing the highly mobile military child, increases awareness of these challenges in military and educational communities, and initiates and implements programs to meet the challenges.
- School Transfer Checklist Checklist for transferring military students
- http://www.militaryonesource.mil/ Military OneSource offers a wide range of individualized consultations, coaching and counseling for many aspects of Military Life.
- http://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/student_family/military/ Virginia Department of Education’s Military Families webpage
School-Based Military Student Point of Contact
Name: Jennifer Humble
Position: Principal
School: Grafton Bethel Elementary
Email
Central Office Point of Contact for School-Based Military Student Support Staff Member and for Military Families
Name: Cheryl Parr
Position: Assoc. Director of School Administration
School: York County School Division
Email
School-Based Student Transition Team Coordinator
Name: Kristen Wickre
Position: School Counselor
School: Grafton Bethel Elementary
Email
YCSD School Liaison Officers:
Joint Base Langley Eustis
Air Force
Terrilyn Williams
Office: 757-764-2628
Cell: 757-778-5019
Email
Army
Christine Stiefel
Office: 757-878-1149
Cell: 757-503-7301
Email
Yorktown Naval Weapons Station
Navy
Jami O'Connor, M.Ed.
Office: 757-887-7311
Cell: 757-373-0946
Email