High quality, evidence-based resources are publicly available online from many organizations. The Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State identified some of the most relevant, useful, and accessible resources across multiple topics, such as military culture, deployments, parental injury, student grief, and reintegration. Please click on each topic area to view the identified resources that may be helpful to you as you work with military-connected students and families.
| Title | Category | Audience | Grade Level | Tier | hf:tax:taxonomy_resources | hf:tax:taxonomy_modules_audience | hf:tax:taxonomy_modules_grade | hf:tax:taxonomy_modules_tier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advocating for Military Children: A Resource Guide for Educators and Community Partners Child & Youth Program | Deployment and Parental Absence | Administrators, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | deployment-and-parental-absence | administrators school-counselors school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| Answering Teacher’s Questions About the Military | Military Child | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | military-child | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| Assessment Opt-Out Policies: State Responses to Parent Pushback | Academics | Administrators | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | academics | administrators | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| Assistance to Local Educational Agencies for Defense Dependents’ Education (Update) | Military Child | Administrators, School Counselors, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | military-child | administrators school-counselors school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| Behavior Management Tips for Talking Out | Behavior | Administrators, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted) | View | behavior | administrators school-counselors school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 |
| Changing Families: Parental Injury | Parental Injury | School Counselors, School Psychologists | (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted) | View | parental-injury | school-counselors school-psychologists | lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 |
| College, Career and Life Readiness for Military and Veteran Children | Academics | School Counselors, School Psychologists | (9-12) High | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | academics | school-counselors school-psychologists | high | tier-1 |
| Color Coding Data Decisions | Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) | Administrators, School Counselors, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | multi-tiered-systems-of-support | administrators school-counselors school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| Coping with Service Member Injury – Sesame Street for Military Families | Parental Injury | School Counselors, School Psychologists | (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | parental-injury | school-counselors school-psychologists | lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 tier-3 |
| Department of Defense School Liaison Program – Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) | Military Supports and Services | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | military-supports-and-services | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| Educator’s Guide to Social Media | Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) | Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | social-and-emotional-learning | teachers | upper-elementary middle high | tier-1 |
| Foundations of Motivational Interviewing | Behavior | School Counselors, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | behavior | school-counselors school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high | tier-1 |
| Grief and Loss- Strategies for Children (with Sesame Street) | Student Grief | School Counselors, School Psychologists | (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted) | View | student-grief | school-counselors school-psychologists | lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 |
| Helping Children Cope With Grief | Student Grief | School Counselors, School Psychologists | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | student-grief | school-counselors school-psychologists | tier-2 tier-3 | ||
| Helping Military Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Educators | Student Grief | School Counselors, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | student-grief | school-counselors school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 tier-3 |
| Helping Military Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Parents | Student Grief | School Counselors, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | student-grief | school-counselors school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 tier-3 |
| Helping Teens Deal With Deployment | Behavior, Deployment and Parental Absence | (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High | Tier 2 (targeted) | View | behavior deployment-and-parental-absence | middle high | tier-2 | ||
| Home-School Note Fidelity Checklist | Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) | School Counselors, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | multi-tiered-systems-of-support | school-counselors school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| How the Interstate Compact and the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill Affect Military-Connected Students | Academics | Administrators, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | academics | administrators school-counselors school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| How to Help Military & Veteran Families (For Teachers) | Deployment and Parental Absence | Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | deployment-and-parental-absence | teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| How to Talk to a Child About a Parent’s Severe Injury | Parental Injury | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | parental-injury | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 | ||
| Improving your High-Schooler’s Communication Skills | Behavior | (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted) | View | behavior | middle high | tier-1 tier-2 | ||
| Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children Fact Sheet | Interstate Compact | Administrators, School Counselors, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | interstate-compact | administrators school-counselors school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| Interstate Compact: Guide for Parents, School Officials, and Public Administrators | Interstate Compact | Administrators, School Counselors, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | interstate-compact | administrators school-counselors school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| Levels of Intervention and Evidence | Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) | Administrators, School Counselors, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted) | View | multi-tiered-systems-of-support | administrators school-counselors school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 |
| Listen, Protect, Connect – Model & Teach, Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Students and Teachers | Trauma | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | trauma | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 |
| Make a Plan to Stay in Touch With Your Service Member | Military Culture | School Counselors, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | military-culture | school-counselors school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| Managing Stress | Behavior | School Counselors, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted) | View | behavior | school-counselors school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 |
| MIC3 Training Toolkit for Schools | Interstate Compact | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | interstate-compact | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| Military Cultural Competence Training | Military Culture | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | military-culture | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| Military Homecoming: Things to Consider as a Family Member or Friend | Reintegration | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted) | View | reintegration | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 | ||
| NASP School Violence Prevention | School Violence | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted) | View | school-violence | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 |
| National Center for PTSD: Children Coping with Deployment | Deployment and Parental Absence, Reintegration | School Counselors, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | deployment-and-parental-absence reintegration | school-counselors school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 |
| Navigating Individualized Education Programs (IEPs): Your Roadmap to Equitable Access | Special Education | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | special-education | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 tier-3 |
| Parental Injury- Coming Home (with Sesame Street) | Parental Injury | School Counselors, School Psychologists | (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted) | View | parental-injury | school-counselors school-psychologists | lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 |
| Planning for Homecoming | Reintegration | School Counselors, School Psychologists | (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted) | View | reintegration | school-counselors school-psychologists | lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 |
| Preparing Children for Parental Deployment | Deployment and Parental Absence | School Counselors, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted) | View | deployment-and-parental-absence | school-counselors school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 |
| Protecting Student Privacy – U.S. Department of Education | Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | multi-tiered-systems-of-support | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| Providing Psychological First Aid: Principals and Administrators | Trauma | Administrators | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | trauma | administrators | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 |
| Providing Psychological First Aid: Teachers | Trauma | Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | trauma | teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 |
| Reducing Problem Behaviors in the Elementary School Classroom | Behavior | School Counselors, School Psychologists, Teachers | (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | behavior | school-counselors school-psychologists teachers | lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 tier-3 |
| Reducing Problem Behaviors in the High School Classroom | Behavior | School Counselors, School Psychologists, Teachers | (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted) | View | behavior | school-counselors school-psychologists teachers | middle high | tier-1 tier-2 |
| School Nurse Care Toolkit to Increase Awareness & Support to Military Children | Deployment and Parental Absence | School Nurses | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | deployment-and-parental-absence | school-nurses | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| School-Wide Evaluation Tool (SET) | Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | multi-tiered-systems-of-support | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 tier-3 |
| Self-Expression (with Sesame Street) | Behavior | School Counselors, School Psychologists | (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | behavior | school-counselors school-psychologists | lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| SMART Goals, SMART Schools | Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), Special Education | School Counselors, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | multi-tiered-systems-of-support special-education | school-counselors school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| Stage-Based Implementation Checklist | Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) | Administrators, School Counselors, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | multi-tiered-systems-of-support | administrators school-counselors school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| Staying Strong: Classroom Activities to Support Student Resilience | Deployment and Parental Absence | School Counselors, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | deployment-and-parental-absence | school-counselors school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| Staying Strong: Educator Toolkit to Increase Awareness & Support to Military Children in Schools | Military Child | Administrators, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | military-child | administrators school-counselors school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| Student Interest Inventory | Behavior | School Counselors, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted) | View | behavior | school-counselors school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 |
| Suicide Prevention Resource Center | Student Suicide | Administrators, School Counselors, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | student-suicide | administrators school-counselors school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 tier-3 |
| Supporting Your Military Children Through the Deployment Cycle | Deployment and Parental Absence | School Counselors, School Psychologists | (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted) | View | deployment-and-parental-absence | school-counselors school-psychologists | lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 |
| Talking With Children About Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) | Parental Injury | School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | parental-injury | school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 |
| Teaching Social-Emotional Competencies within a PBIS Framework | Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | social-and-emotional-learning | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| Team Initiated Problem Solving Fidelity Checklist (TIPS) | Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | multi-tiered-systems-of-support | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 tier-3 |
| Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI) | Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | multi-tiered-systems-of-support | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 tier-3 |
| Types of Stressors for Children | Behavior | School Counselors, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted) | View | behavior | school-counselors school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 tier-2 |
| Understanding PTSD and PTSD Treatment | Parental Injury, Trauma | Administrators, School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | parental-injury trauma | administrators school-counselors school-nurses school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 |
| Universal Screening Data Tracking | Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) | Administrators, School Counselors, School Psychologists | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | multi-tiered-systems-of-support | administrators school-counselors school-psychologists | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| Using Outcome Data to Implement Multi-Tiered Behavior Support in High Schools | Behavior, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) | Administrators, School Counselors, School Psychologists | (9-12) High | Tier 1 (preventative), Tier 2 (targeted) | View | behavior multi-tiered-systems-of-support | administrators school-counselors school-psychologists | high | tier-1 tier-2 |
| Working Through Your Values – Reinforcement | Behavior, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) | Administrators, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Teachers | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 1 (preventative) | View | behavior multi-tiered-systems-of-support | administrators school-counselors school-psychologists teachers | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-1 |
| Youth Programs for Children Grieving the Loss of a Parent | Student Grief | (3-5) Upper Elementary, (6-8) Middle, (9-12) High, (K-2) Lower Elementary | Tier 2 (targeted), Tier 3 (intensive) | View | student-grief | upper-elementary middle high lower-elementary | tier-2 tier-3 |