Four Canutillo ISD schools earn Purple Star designation for service to military families

Four Canutillo Independent School Districts earned the prestigious Purple Star Designation from the Texas Education Agency honoring their commitment and service to military-connected students and their families. The announcement made last week added two new CISD campuses to the list of honored schools.

 

Reyes Elementary School and Childress Elementary School renewed their Purple Star designation this year, while Davenport Elementary and Alderete Middle School earned the honor for the first time.

 

Superintendent Dr. Pedro Galaviz said the designations showcase the work the District’s campuses make to make sure military-connected students are served in the most effective manner.

 

“We are proud of our long-standing history of serving military families, and as our membership of families with ties to Fort Bliss continues to grow we are redoubling our efforts to guarantee the success of the children who move into our community,” Galaviz said. “And while we are proud of Reyes, Childress, Davenport and Alderete for earning this recognition, we know that each and every campus in our district has made a commitment to serve military children and work with their families to ease the transition into our schools, district and community.”

 

The Purple Star Campus Designation recognizes Texas schools that show their support and commitment to meeting the unique needs of military-connected students and their families.

 

To be considered, schools must meet a strict set of criteria and demonstrate extraordinary commitment to service to military-connected students and their families. The set of criteria includes the establishment of a military liaison staff member in the school, the opportunity for staff members to receive training on serving military families and students, establishing a campus transition program for incoming military students and posting information for families with services available to them as they move into the District.

 

Purple Star campuses receive special recognition from the state and are eligible to display the official Purple Star School insignia at their school and on their webpage.