Become a Purple Star School!
Applications Are Now Being Accepted.

There are more than 525 Purple Star Schools in Ohio – a statewide coalition for Military families & PreK-12 students, and the local educators whom support these frontline, hero families.  In 5 years, more than 40 States have joined in replicating Ohio’s model framework of Purple Star – a nationwide network now exists to exchange best practices and new ideas with local educators.

The Purple Star Award recognizes schools that display a major and purposeful commitment to PreK-12 students & families connected to our nation’s Military here in the Buckeye state.  The Purple Star Schools Advisory Board, formed by the Ohio departments of Education, Higher Education, Veterans Services, and the Adjutant General (Ohio’s Army and Air National Guard) in 2016-2017, helps decide a school’s eligibility for the award.

To apply, please click here.

Applications for this upcoming Class of Purple Star Schools will be accepted from November 1 to December 15, 2023.  If you have questions about the application process, or your school’s status as an Purple Star School, please email PurpleStar@education.ohio.gov.