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    Country Meadows Elementary is excited to announce our designation as an Arizona Purple Star School by the Arizona Department of Education, joining a list of only 14 other schools in central Arizona with the Purple Star School designation! A Purple Star School designation highlights our commitment to our military families and their children’s academic careers. Through legislative action (A.R.S. 15-249.01) Arizona, alongside over 40 other states, recognizes schools with a commitment to the overall wellness of highly mobile, military-connected students and their families through school-based support systems, recognition, and resources.

    The Purple Star School designation will result in the following at Country Meadows Elementary:

    • At least 70 percent of school staff, including administration, participating in professional development covering the unique needs that highly mobile, military-connected students experience;
    • The development of a peer-mentorship program consisting of students selected by the administration to bring military and students together to ease transitions and support newly arriving students;
    • The continued offerings of patriotic events to recognize the service and commitment of military members and their families while educating attendees about military service in the United States and in Arizona.

    Military families looking to enroll at Country Meadows or those seeking more information on the Arizona Purple Star School Peer Mentorship Program at Country Meadows Elementary can contact Timothy Reid at TReid@pusd11.net.

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