Military Family Support

Mr. Romel Hanna
440-576-4731 ext. 1301

Romel Hanna is the military support liaison and serves as the point of contact between families and their child's school. He will help military families with any  special considerations needed when they enroll and attend our schools. He will also identify and inform staff of the military connected students in their buildings.

If you are a current or former member of the military and the parent or legal guardian of a current Jefferson Area Local Schools student, please fill out our military affiliation form so we are aware of your eligibility.

Students and families can use the following links to learn more about ways Ohio supports military-connected students:  

• Collegiate Purple Star is an award program recognizing military-friendly colleges and universities in Ohio. 

• Enrollment Options for Students from Active Duty Military Families lists the options that military families have with respect to enrollment when transitioning to Ohio.  

• Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children assists military-connected students with enrollment, placement, eligibility, and graduation when transitioning to a new school. 

• Military Signing Day is an annual celebration of students from across the state that commit themselves to serving in the United States military. 

• Ohio Military Kids 

• Ohio Veterans Education Council

Transition Resources

A military-connected student can move six to nine times over the course of a military career. The School Liaison Office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base serves all military families in Ohio, no matter their service status. Below are other resources to assist families during transitions from one school to another: 

• Military OneSource: Changing Schools

• Military OneSource: Education Directory for Children with Special Needs 

• Military Interstate Children's Compact Commission 

• Military Student Consultant - Military Child Education Coalition

• ​​​SchoolQuest - Military Child Education Coalition

Related Resources  

• Ohio Military-Friendly Guide 

• Ohio Cares: Behavioral Health Support for Service Members, Veterans, and Families

• Military Child Education Coalition 

• Blue Star Families: Ohio Chapter 

• Reserve Organization of America Stars in Schools

• National Military Family Association 

• Bloom: Empowering Military Teens 

• Inter-Service Family Assistance Committee | Ohio.gov 

• Our Military Kids 

• Folds of Honor: Scholarships for Military and First Responder Families

• SAFE is Strong: Strengthening the Health and Safety of Military Families

Assistance for Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses Wanting to Start a Career in Education

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce understands the value that military individuals bring to Ohio’s PK-12 classrooms. The Ohio Military Veteran Educators program assists service members, veterans, and their spouses in starting a career in education.  

This page contains information about:

• Pathways to become an educator in Ohio

• License fees and waivers

• Information for existing licensed educators

• Junior ROTC Instructors