As word gets out that we are a Purple Star School, I wanted to share some amazing things that are happening in our school as well as the district!
To start, I will explain what it means to be a Purple Star School. Purple represents the combining of all the branches' colors. Each school who is designated as a Purple Star School has shown major commitment to serving students and families connected to our Nation's Armed Forces. With frequent duty station changes, deployments, Temporary Duty (TDY), etc. students face many ups and downs. They truly are adaptable, but that does not mean meeting new students at a new school or having a parent/guardian deployed for 6+ months doesn't impact their schooling.
Being a Purple Star school means that we are training our staff to meet the needs of our military-connected students, we are celebrating them and their families through military specific events, and we are recognizing their uniqueness while being in awe at their experiences. This is how we are putting our actions into words.
A few weeks ago, Bluff Ridge's own Dr. Scott Rogers participated in the Purple Star School's Back to School Night.
You can check the article on the district's website here!
Secondly, we have begun not just recognizing current students of Active Duty Military members from their registration forms, but also those students who might be a child of a retiree or a veteran. We need your help identifying those students so we can put that information into the system.
Why is that important to be designated in the system? So we can offer better understanding of the student's needs and connect them to military specific resources at the district level.
Check out the District's Military Support Team here!
We have a form that you can access through the following QR code or by clicking THIS LINK to take you to the google form. You do not have to fill out multiple forms for multiple students. If you have any questions or concerns, please call the front office or send an email to Dr. Scott Rogers at scrogers@dsdmail.net.