The Purple Star designation recognizes schools that demonstrate a major commitment to serving students and families connected to the United States Armed Forces. Many of our elementary students have family members who are, or were, serving in the United States Military, so our goal is to honor and recognize those families in our district. Springboro Schools recognizes that Military Families face unique challenges, and our district strives to do all that is possible to help our students and their families throughout the school year. We want to make sure that they feel welcomed, appreciated, and comfortable here at Five Points Elementary School.

• Military children move approximately three times (3x) more than their peer counterparts.

• One third of school-age military children show psychosocial behaviors such as being anxious, worrying often, and crying more frequently.

• Approximately two (2) million military children have experienced a parental deployment since 2001.

• A positive school environment, built upon caring relationships among all participants— students, teachers, staff, administrators, parents and community members—has been shown to impact not only academic performance but also positively influence emotions and behaviors of students.