CLARKSVILLE, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System is proud to announce 11 schools in the district have been awarded the Tennessee Purple Star School Award.
CMCSS had three schools that earned the Purple Star School Award a year ago – Ringgold Elementary, Rossview Middle and Rossview High. The Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission (MIC3) in Tennessee selected just 18 institutions across the state for this honor.
The Tennessee Purple Star School Award was designed to highlight military-friendly schools that show a major commitment to serving students and families connected to our nation’s military. Military-connected families make up 30-percent of the CMCSS population.
To earn the Purple Star designation, schools must have a point of contact within the school that has completed a professional development component specific to the needs of military-connected students. The school website must also contain a page that provides resources for military families.
The school then chooses an additional activity that aligns with the school’s population and goals. To maintain the designation, the school must reapply every two years. The following schools were recognized in 2021:
- Glenellen Elementary
- Hazelwood Elementary
- Kenwood Middle
- Moore Magnet
- New Providence Middle
- Oakland Elementary
- Rossview Elementary
- West Creek Elementary
- West Creek High
- West Creek Middle
- Woodlawn Elementary
Children in military families experience many challenges: transfers to multiple schools, adapting to new environments or a parent deployed to a war zone. This program provides families a sense of relief that their child’s unique needs will be recognized.