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Military-Connected Family Support School Liaisons:

Please contact us with any questions or concerns as your military child transitions to Mount Olive Intermediate School.

Candace Blackwood, School Counselor, (334) 468-5002 Ext. 40903. 

Click on the link for Mrs. Blackwood's email:  blackwoodc@russellcsd.net

Mrs. Dephenia Blount, 4th Grade Teacher, (334) 468-5002.  Click on the link for Mrs. Blount's email:  blountd@russellcsd.net

Registration is available online at the Russell County School District's website under the enroll tab.

For assistance with transitions associated with military life, please contact Jasponica Florence, School Liaison Officer.

Click on the link for Ms. Florence's email:  jasponica.florence@militarychild.org

 
  • Facilitates understanding of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children and liaisons between the parent and the school as needed to ensure compliance and develop solutions
  • Provides information about post-secondary opportunities from college and vocational school applications to scholarships and career choice
  • Youth Sponsorship facilitates the transition from installation to installation and school to school by providing information, a sense of belonging, and the opportunity to make friends in both youth centers and schools.
  • Delivering the Army Ready and Resilient program for teens is aligned, through experiential and outreach activities, with the training soldiers and Army Spouses receive, creating a common language around resilience between parents, youth, and educators
  • Facilitates the Partnerships in Education program, fostering relationships between units and local schools and encouraging parent involvement
  • The In/Out Processing Protocol provides soldiers with an overview of available CYS options and educational support.
  • Army High School Senior Stabilization supports college and career readiness by allowing soldiers to delay PCS so students can complete their senior year of high school.


Likitca Ligon | Alabama State Coordinator 

Military Child Education Coalition, MCEC

Click on the link for Mrs. Ligon's email:  Likitca.Ligon@militarychild.org

334.614.5306 

Jasponica Florence, Community Coordinator

Military Child Education Coalition, MCEC

Click on the link for Ms. Florence's email:  jasponica.florence@militarychild.org