Contact Us
Mrs. De Young is our school counselor that is available to help with military students transitioning to LES.
Email: deyoungt@russellcsd.net
For Registration please contact Ms. L. Jones in the front office.
Call: (334) 468-5805
For assistance with transitions associated with military life, please contact:
Likitca Ligon | Alabama State Coordinator,
Military Child Education Coalition, MCEC
Click on the link for Mrs. Ligon's email: Likitca.Ligon@
334.614.5306
Jasponica Florence, Community Coordinator
Military Child Education Coalition, MCEC
Military Child Education Coalition, MCEC
- Facilitates understanding of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children and liaisons between the parent and the school as needed to ensure compliance and develop solutions
- Provides information about post-secondary opportunities from college and vocational school applications to scholarships and career choice
- Youth Sponsorship facilitates the transition from installation to installation and school to school by providing information, a sense of belonging, and the opportunity to make friends in both youth centers and schools.
- Delivering the Army Ready and Resilient program for teens is aligned, through experiential and outreach activities, with the training soldiers and Army Spouses receive, creating a common language around resilience between parents, youth, and educators
- Facilitates the Partnerships in Education program, fostering relationships between units and local schools and encouraging parent involvement
- The In/Out Processing Protocol provides soldiers with an overview of available CYS options and educational support.
- Army High School Senior Stabilization supports college and career readiness by allowing soldiers to delay PCS so students can complete their senior year of high school.