HINESVILLE, Ga. — Bradwell Institute and Midway Middle were recently selected by the Georgia Department of Education as two of six schools in the state to be named Military Flagship Schools for 2021–22.
The Military Flagship School Award recognizes schools that go above and beyond to provide a supportive environment for military students and their families. These schools provide specific outreach services to military families and recognize and accommodate their unique needs. Midway Middle maintains positive working relationships with the on-post feeder school, and counselors visit classrooms to help prepare students for the transition. Bradwell Institute hosts a webpage tailored to military families, with links for needed services and to help students get acclimated. New students at both schools are partnered with student ambassadors who are trained through a joint venture with Fort Stewart’s school liaison. These ambassadors provide tours and introduce teachers to help newcomers acclimate to their new school culture.
Both schools also have military family life counselors (MFLC), who help with school adjustment, behavioral and emotional concerns, deployment adjustments, and communication. Additionally, the district-level military coordinator and school social workers assist families with unusual circumstances or more complex needs.
“Military students and families are an integral part of our school district and it is our mission to reach every student,” said Dr. Franklin Perry, superintendent of Liberty County Schools. “The addition of these two schools brings our total to four Military Flagship Schools out of only 19 total Flagship Schools named in the state of Georgia. We are very proud of these newly named schools and everything they do to help their military students and families.”
Both schools will receive a special visit from Georgia state school Superintendent Richard Woods, along with other officials, and will receive a banner to display in their school advertising their status as Military Flagship Schools.