The Purple Star Award is a state-sponsored recognition for individual schools’ dedication and support of military-connected youth. The program started in 2017 in Ohio as a result of conversations with service members, veterans, educators, military family members, students and others about ways schools can better serve military students and their families and has spread to other states throughout the country.
The Purple Star Award designation lets military parents know, whether they are on active duty or in the National Guard or Reserves, that the school is dedicated to helping their child gain the education necessary to succeed. The program is supported by the US Department of Defense, Military Child Education Coalition, and the Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission, and currently, 34 states implement the program in their schools and school districts.
https://www.kypurplestar.org/
The Purple Star Advisory Board, formed by the Kentucky departments of Education, Higher Education, Veterans Services and Behavioral Health, reviews the applications twice a year in the spring and fall. Purple Star awardees receive a special recognition to display at their school along with statewide recognition for their achievement.