Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
Purpose
The purpose of the Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children is to remove barriers to educational success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and deployment of their parents
Term
Pleasure of the Governor
Composition
The Virginia Council shall consist of one member of the House of Delegates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; one member of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; seven nonlegislative citizen members, including the Superintendent of Public Instruction, one parent of a military child, and one representative from a military installation in Virginia, to be appointed by the Governor; the superintendent of a school district with a high concentration of military children and one military spouse who serves on the Department of Education's Military Student Support Process Action Team, to be appointed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction; and also the Governor, or his designee. The Department of Education shall employ a military family education liaison to provide staff support to the Virginia Council and to assist military families and the state in facilitating the implementation of this compact.
Vacant Seats
| Representative of a Military Installation | 1 seat |
| Total seats available: 1 | |
Current Board Members

Dr. Daniel W. Smith
Superintendent of a school district with a high concentration of military children Membership expires at the pleasure of the Governor
Michelle D. Norman
Military Spouse who serves on Military Student Support Process Action Team Membership expires at the pleasure of the Governor
Tian Olson
Parent of a Military Child Membership expires at the pleasure of the Governor
Shawne Edwards-Zollar
Member of the General Public Membership expires at the pleasure of the Governor
Raul D. Vargas
Member of the General Public Membership expires at the pleasure of the Governor