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Mike Curry JROTC Director MS Department of Education Office of Healthy Schools Implementation of Mississippi Code § 37-

House Education Committee Briefing 3 March 2010. Mike Curry JROTC Director MS Department of Education Office of Healthy Schools Implementation of Mississippi Code § 37-3-95. Personal Background. Retired Navy Commander Taught Algebra II one year and Special Education one year

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Mike Curry JROTC Director MS Department of Education Office of Healthy Schools Implementation of Mississippi Code § 37-

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  1. House Education Committee Briefing 3 March 2010 Mike Curry JROTC Director MS Department of Education Office of Healthy Schools Implementation of Mississippi Code § 37-3-95

  2. Personal Background • Retired Navy Commander • Taught Algebra II one year and Special Education one year • NJROTC Instructor 10 ½ years • Licensed for JROTC, Math, Business, Economics, and School Administrator

  3. Purpose of JROTC • To instill in students of United States secondary educational institutions: • the values of citizenship, • service to the United States, • personal responsibility, and • a sense of accomplishment.

  4. Goals of JROTC • Promote citizenship • Develop leadership and critical/creative thinking • Teach to communicate effectively • Improve physical fitness • Provide incentive to live drug-free • Strengthen positive self-motivation • Provide global awareness and military perspective • Train to work as a team member • Inspire to graduate from high school, and continue education

  5. JROTC Curriculum • Physical activity / education • Health • First aid • Life skills • Leadership and character development • Military history and traditions • Government, Geography, and Science

  6. JROTC Activities • Military drill competitions • Athletic competitions • Marksmanship competitions • Orienteering competitions • Academic competitions • Color Guard events and competitions • Community Service • Field trips

  7. JROTC Outcomes • Better attendance rate • Higher graduation rate • Less discipline infractions • Lower drop out rate • Higher grade point average

  8. Mississippi JROTC Units Service Units Students Army 51 7,586 Air Force 18 2,277 Navy 12 1,557 Marine Corps 3 649 Total 84 12,069 (In addition, Piney Woods School also has an Army JROTC unit.)

  9. Mississippi JROTC Climate • JROTC highly valued / supported • JROTC teacher license • JROTC substitutes for physical education graduation requirement

  10. Recent JROTC Successes • Hattiesburg HS attended 2009 Presidential Inauguration in Washington, DC • New units at Bay Springs, Clarksdale, Horn Lake, and West Harrison • Callaway, Gulfport, McLaurin competed in the 2009 National JROTC Drill Championships • Brandon, New Albany, Moss Point to compete at 2010 National Marksmanship Competition • Summer training at Ft. Knox, Camp Shelby, NAS Meridian, Keesler AFB

  11. JROTC Director Accomplishments • Mississippi JROTC web site • Advisory Committee • Membership in MHSAA • MSU & USM to host competitions • JROTC Publicity • Liaison with military services

  12. JROTC Director Goals • Additional JROTC units • Minimize instructor vacancies • Additional course substitution • Improve data reporting

  13. Contact Information Mike Curry Phone: (601) 359-1816 mcurry@mde.k12.ms.us www.healthyschoolsms.org/jrotc

  14. www.healthyschoolsms.org/jrotc

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