N.Y. Education Law § 3301: Purpose

§ 3301. Purpose. It is the purpose of this compact to remove barriers

to educational success imposed on children of military families because

of frequent moves and deployment of their parents by:

1. Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military families

and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to

difficulty in the transfer of education records from the previous school

district or districts or variations in entrance/age requirements.

2. Facilitating the student placement process through which children

of military families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance

requirements, scheduling, sequencing, grading, course content or

assessment.

3. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for enrollment,

educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic,

athletic, and social activities.

4. Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military

families.

5. Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of administrative

rules implementing the provisions of this compact.

6. Providing for the uniform collection and sharing of information

between and among member states, schools and military families under

this compact.

7. Promoting coordination between this compact and other compacts

affecting military children.

8. Promoting flexibility and cooperation between the educational

system, parents and the student in order to achieve educational success

for the student.