Duties of the Campus Military Liaison

• Serves as the point of contact and works collaboratively between military-connected students and their families and the campus

• Maintains familiarity with enrollment processes, records transfer, existing community resources, and student supports

• Ensures military-connected students are identified and properly coded through the Texas Student Data System Public Education Information Management System (TSDS PEIMS) 

• Determines campus-based supports and services available to military-connected students based on their unique needs, including their high mobility

• Assists in coordinating campus-based programs relevant to military-connected students

• Attends professional development or training annually to learn and understand topics related to the transition of military-connected students and their families

• Offers professional development opportunities for staff members on issues related to military-connected students

Ms. Sherrie Walker is the School Liaison Specialist for JBSA-Lackland, San Antonio, TX. She connects schools, families and communities to meet the unique needs of PreK-12 military connected students by serving as the installation point of contact for all local military child education matters. Ms. Walker cultivates communication pathways between families, schools, community stakeholders, and the military by maintaining a working relationship with local schools and other agencies. She also customizes real-time solutions for military connected students facing transitional barriers and educational gaps by staying connected with agencies that provide education services to our military connected families.