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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, A Purple Star School is a public school that is |
| 3 | | committed to supporting the unique educational and |
| 4 | | social-emotional needs of military-connected children; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Purple Star Schools recognize that |
| 6 | | military-connected students must move whenever their |
| 7 | | active-duty parent receives a relocation order and will uproot |
| 8 | | and change schools far more often than their civilian peers; |
| 9 | | and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, A military-connected child can expect to move six |
| 11 | | to nine times between kindergarten and their high school |
| 12 | | graduation; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Purple Star Schools acknowledge that every |
| 14 | | military-connected child has left behind friends and support |
| 15 | | networks and may be dealing with a parent who is away from home |
| 16 | | on deployment; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Several states have begun to recognize Purple |
| 18 | | Star Schools, including Indiana and Ohio; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, It is important that Illinois schools share this |
| 20 | | commitment to military-connected children when they are |
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| 1 | | relocated into a new school district; therefore, be it
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 3 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
| 4 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the Illinois State |
| 5 | | Board of Education to establish and manage a program |
| 6 | | designating Purple Star Schools in Illinois; and be it further
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| 7 | | RESOLVED, That we urge the State Board of Education to |
| 8 | | ensure a school meets, at a minimum, the following |
| 9 | | requirements prior to being designated a Purple Star School: |
| 10 | | (1)Designate a staff point of contact for military |
| 11 | | students and families; |
| 12 | | (2)Establish and maintain a dedicated page on its |
| 13 | | Internet website or a location in the school's |
| 14 | | administrative office featuring information and resources |
| 15 | | for military families; |
| 16 | | (3)Maintain a student-led transition program to |
| 17 | | include a student transition team coordinator; and |
| 18 | | (4)Provide professional development for additional |
| 19 | | staff on special considerations for military students and |
| 20 | | families; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That we urge the State Board of Education to |
| 22 | | utilize the Military Child Education Coalition for resources |
| 23 | | and information regarding establishing and managing a Purple |
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| 1 | | Star School program in Illinois; and be it further
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, |
| 3 | | we urge the State Board of Education to begin submitting an |
| 4 | | annual report by December 31 of each year to the General |
| 5 | | Assembly on which schools have been designated a Purple Star |
| 6 | | School; and be it further
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| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 8 | | delivered to State Superintendent Dr. Carmen Ayala.
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