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Fort Gordon School Liaison

School Liaison Services would like to welcome you to Fort Gordon! Fort Gordon is located in Augusta, the second largest city in the state of Georgia.

We realize that while preparing for your transition to such a large city you may have several concerns. It is the job of our office to help make your transition from your present school system to our local systems a smooth one.

What Is….

Each school year, military and federally connected parents are asked to complete and return an Impact Aid Survey.  While many parents do complete the survey, there are still possibly hundreds of parents who do not complete the survey for various reasons:  unsure of how the information collected will be used, lack of confidence in the how the funding will be used, or simply forgot to complete and return the survey.
The information below is intended to provide answers to frequently asked questions surrounding Impact Aid.  If there is a question you have that is not listed, please do not hesitate to contact your School Liaison Officer at (706) 791-7270 or (706) 791-4168 or submit your question to Fort Gordon SLO.

1. What is Impact Aid?  Impact Aid was designed to assist local school districts that have lost property tax revenue due to the presence of tax-exempt Federal property, or that have experienced increased expenditures due to the enrollment of federally connected children, including children living on Indian lands.
   
   DoD Impact Aid Funding for military children began in 1990. The funding was established as a quality of life program for military families and to help with the recruitment and retention in an all-volunteer service. In reality, it has become a readiness issue. Congress has funded this program to help school districts with high concentrations of military students.


2. Why is Impact Aid funding important to my child’s school?  Funding offsets the loss of property tax on federal property.


3. My occupation is no one’s business so why is it important that I turn in my survey?  The amount of funds the school district receives is based on the number of Impact Aid Surveys returned.


4. How do school districts use Impact Aid funding?  Most Impact Aid funds, except for the additional payments for children with disabilities and construction payments, are considered general aid to the recipient school districts; these districts may use the funds in whatever manner they choose in accordance with their local and State requirements. Most recipients use these funds for current expenditures, but recipients may use the funds for other purposes such as capital expenditures. Some Impact Aid funds must be used for specific purposes. All payments are distributed by wire transfer directly to the bank accounts of school districts.
   
   School districts use Impact Aid for a wide variety of expenses, including the salaries of teachers and teacher aides; purchasing textbooks, computers, and other equipment; after-school programs and remedial tutoring; advanced placement classes; and special enrichment programs.


5. Who should turn in Impact Aid Surveys to the school?  Parents and Guardians of Children of Military and Department of Defense (DA) Civilians need to turn in the surveys to their school.  Surveys are generally distributed during the fall.

For More Information:
Visit the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
or the Military Impacted Schools Association