{"id":1731,"date":"2012-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-01T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/new-year-brings-new-military-classification-for-online-high-school-graduates\/"},"modified":"2019-12-16T12:53:50","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T17:53:50","slug":"new-year-brings-new-military-classification-for-online-high-school-graduates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/new-year-brings-new-military-classification-for-online-high-school-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year Brings New Military Classification for Online High School Graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year, iNACOL colleagues and friends! As online learning continues to grow for K-12 students\u00a0across the globe in 2012, a new resolution was signed into law by the President that benefits high school\u00a0graduates of full-time online learning programs in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, seniors graduating from full-time online high schools have faced obstacles in their efforts to\u00a0join the U.S. military. With the Department of Defense classifying an online high school graduate\u2019s\u00a0diplomas as \u201cnon-traditional,\u201d the graduate is given a different recruitment rank, or tier, than a graduate of\u00a0a traditional, brick and mortar high school, who would be classified as \u201cTier I\u201d military recruit, compared to\u00a0the \u201cTier II\u201d title given to a graduate with an online learning diploma. Based on the Defense Department\u2019s\u00a0policies, the military is limited to the number of recruits it will admit\u00a0each year from the Tier II division,\u00a0accepting up to 10 percent for the Army and the National Guard, 5\u00a0percent for the Navy and the Marine Corps,\u00a0and 1 percent for the Air Force.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the House Armed Services Committee this outdated policy has changed, as the committee\u00a0inserted new language into the National Defense Authorization Act, the 2012 defense spending bill, which\u00a0was passed by both the House and Senate mid-December and was delivered to President Obama\u2019s desk\u00a0\u2013 with the coming of the New Year, the President signed the change into law.<\/p>\n<p>Under the House Armed Services Committee\u2019s provision, <a href=\"http:\/\/thomas.loc.gov\/cgi-bin\/bdquery\/z?d112:SN01867:@@@L&amp;summ2=m&amp;\">the bill:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRequires the Secretary concerned, for the purposes of recruitment or enlistment, to treat a graduate who\u00a0receives a diploma from a legally operating secondary school or otherwise completes a program of\u00a0secondary education in compliance with that state\u2019s education laws as a graduate of a secondary school\u00a0as defined under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Directs the Secretary of Defense\u00a0to prescribe a policy that incorporates means for identifying such graduates who are qualified for\u00a0recruitment and enlistment. Requires each Secretary concerned to: (1) develop a recruitment plan and\u00a0strategy for targeting various segments of potential recruits with all types of secondary education\u00a0credentials, and (2) develop a communication plan to ensure that the policy and plan are understood by\u00a0military recruiters.\u201d (Sec. 526)<\/p>\n<p>Having online high school graduates recognized for military recruitment under the same guidelines as\u00a0their peers who hold traditional diplomas is a great step forward for K-12 online learning.<\/p>\n<p>To gather another perspective, Patty MacIntyre, Principal of the San Diego Unified School District\u2019s<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandi.net\/ihigh\"> iHigh<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandi.net\/ihigh\">Virtual Academy<\/a>, shared what it means for graduates of the SDUSD program:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe military\u2019s Tier II policy presented a serious obstacle for iHigh Virtual Academy students. We are the\u00a0only online high school in San Diego Unified, a district in which military students comprised 12% of the\u00a0district\u2019s population in 2010-11. Under Tier II, we literally had to advise our military-bound seniors to\u00a0transfer back to their schools of residence in order to ensure their eligibility for enlistment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne Class of 2011 iHigh graduate decided to enlist in the Army later that summer. The student was an\u00a0exceptional young man who had graduated Salutatorian with a 3.65 GPA, yet the Army sergeant who\u00a0came to speak with me that summer regarding the student\u2019s enlistment was only focused on how much of\u00a0the iHigh program was classroom-based. The student\u2019s significant qualifications were essentially\u00a0neutralized by the outdated regulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIronically, the Department of Defense Education Activity released applications for their Virtual Learning\u00a0grant that same summer. iHigh was a significant partner in developing the San Diego Unified proposal,\u00a0which was funded in September 2011 ($2.9 million over three years). The grant will expand iHigh\u2019s fulltime\u00a0and part-time online enrollments across the district, serving 65% military students. The removal of\u00a0Tier II restrictions will mean that these students can take advantage of the flexibility and opportunities\u00a0provided by online courses, while still remaining eligible to enlist in the armed forces following graduation.\u00a0Happy Holidays, indeed!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the New Year, iNACOL thanks President Obama for his signature on the National Defense Authorization\u00a0Act, and we remain dedicated to ensuring that all students have access to world-class education and\u00a0opportunities that prepare them for a lifetime of success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year, iNACOL colleagues and friends! 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