Ohio Military Family Spirit Week 2024!
3rd Annual Purple Star USA national convening
Find the Purple Star Schools in each Ohio County!
Questions about Purple Star Point of Contacts in School? Send us an email and we can help!
PurpleStar@education.ohio.gov
Questions about the Purple Star Application Process? Check out Ohio Department of Education's Purple Star Application Webinar.
The following link above will take you to a list of ideas to celebrate and honor the Military Families in your schools! These ideas encourage collaboration between schools, military, community, and local educators.
The Purple Star Award for military-friendly schools recognizes schools that show a major commitment to students and families connected to our nation’s military.
Purple star town hall meetings
Please use the following links to access all four, 2022, Ohio Purple Star Town Hall Meetings.
Ohio Purple Star Town Hall / Jan 31, 2022 - Health & Wellness of Military Connected Youth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rChhabtaeCU
Ohio Purple Star Town Hall / Feb 1, 2022 - Identifying & Connecting with Military Connected Youth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-jn8NahRP4
Ohio Purple Star Town Hall / Feb 2, 2022 - Purple Star School Best Practices & Challenges
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy2n3ruR2pY&t=85s
Ohio Purple Star Town Hall / Feb 3, 2022 - Round Table with the First Purple Star Schools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCadnb3-BGc&t=4s
Purple Star Town Halls / Oct 26, 2021 - High School, Career Tech & College youtu.be/25k6odHWFWY
Purple Star Virtual Town Hall / Oct 27, 2021 - Middle School & Community Outreach
Purple Star Virtual Town Hall / Oct 28, 2021 - Elementary School, Early Learning, & Family Engagement youtu.be/izFDKLy-OI0
Purple Star Town Halls / Oct 29, 2021 - Purple Star States & Where We Are Today https://youtu.be/VqbEnbrXf7A
Ohio Purple Star Schools
Please click on the logo to continue on to the Ohio Purple Star Schools website!
Columbia University
A Study of the Purple Star School Program
www.militarychild.org/upload/files/purple%20star/MCEC_Purple_Star_Report_Final_20.04.pdf