Military Children Parents, Teachers and Students Association - Town Hall Meeting

The Military Children Parents, Teachers and Students Association (MCPTSA) jointlywill be hosting a Town Hall meeting to discuss Purple Star School (PSS) designation for the District of Columbia schools. Military-connected students have distinct educational experiences. They are three times more likely to move than their civilian peers, which means they are continuously adapting to new academic and social environment. Many also have to deal with the absence of a parent due to deployment, which can cause tremendous stress for them and their families.

The Purple Star School program, an initiative adopted in numerous states that set standards to designate military-friendly schools, is designed to help mitigate the unique academic and socioemotional challenges faced by military-connected students and their families.