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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
To qualify as a Purple Star School, a school administrative unit must:
1. Military liaison. Designate a staff member as a military liaison, whose duties include:
A. Identifying military-connected students enrolled at the school administrative unit;
B. Serving as the point of contact between the school administrative unit and military-connected students and their families;
C. Determining appropriate school administrative unit services available to military-connected students; and
D. Assisting in coordinating school administrative unit programs relevant to military-connected students;
2. Website. Maintain on the school administrative unit's publicly accessible website an easily accessible web page that includes resources for military-connected students and their families, including information regarding:
A. Relocation to, enrollment in and transferring records to the school administrative unit;
B. Academic planning, course sequences and advanced classes available at the school administrative unit; and
C. Counseling and other support services available for military-connected students enrolled in the school administrative unit;
3. Transition program. Maintain a transition program led by students, when appropriate, that assists military-connected students in transitioning into the school administrative unit;
4. Professional development. Offer professional development for staff members on issues related to military-connected students; and
5. Initiatives. Initiate one of the following:
A. A resolution showing support for military-connected students and their families;
B. Recognition of the month of the military child or military family month with relevant events hosted by the school administrative unit; or
C. A partnership with a local military installation, as defined in section 20102, that provides opportunities for active duty military members to volunteer at the school administrative unit, speak at an assembly or host a field trip.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A. Education § 6993. Program requirements - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-20-a-education/me-rev-st-tit-20-a-sect-6993/
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