Seasons of My Military Student - by Amanda Trimillos & Stacy Allsbrook-Huisman (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

"... an absolute must-have for the parents and teachers of mil-kids, and a comprehensive tool in helping our military students thrive throughout transition ..."-Military Spouse magazine

"... outstandingly warm, perceptive, and practical suggestions for making transitions as rewarding as possible for our military kids ..."-Military Spouse Book Review

Military-connected students move frequently, changing schools as many as nine times from preschool to high school graduation. With each move, they adjust to a different curriculum, meet new teachers and coaches, adapt to a new learning environment, and develop new friendships-all amid other military life challenges, such as a parent's deployment.

Seasons of My Military Student helps parents and teachers:
- Understand the Seasons of Transition(TM) and the storms of military life that impact a student's education
- Employ key provisions of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
- Create an effective portable Seasons Education Binder
- Work together as a team to support a student from grade to grade and school to school

Multiple-Award-Winning Book
IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Gold-Best Education Book
Military Writers Society of America Gold-Best Education Book
Midwest Book Awards Finalist

Review Quotes

"This book is an absolute must-have for the parents and teachers of mil-kids, and a comprehensive tool in helping our military students thrive throughout transition ... Seasons of My Military Student comes complete with conversation starters, tips and solutions aimed at educating and equipping parents, teachers, counselors ... to work together in setting our kids up for success at their new schools." -- MJ Boice, Military Spouse magazine

"Seasons of My Military Student ... from that big-hearted powerhouse of a press, Elva Resa, publisher of many military-family-focused books ... aims to provide parents with tools to help their children through multiple moves and life changes, acknowledging the hardships of this lifestyle while also celebrating the unique resiliency of the military child. ... Seasons doesn't claim that any of this will be easy, but it does offer outstandingly warm, perceptive, and practical suggestions for making transitions as rewarding as possible for our military kids." -- Andria Williams, Military Spouse Book Review

About the Author

AMANDA TRIMILLOS, EdD, is an Air Force spouse, mother, and National Board Certified Teacher with extensive experience teaching military students. A professional development designer in the NBC Teacher Leadership program at National University, she has served as a mentor for the US Department of Education's Teach to Lead trainings. Amanda holds her doctorate in Teacher Leadership with research focus on the professional development of teachers working with military-connected students.

STACY ALLSBROOK-HUISMAN is an Air Force spouse, mother, and advocate for military spouses and families. She leads workshops and seminars on many topics related to the education of military-connected students. Her writing has appeared in national military family publications.