CCSB Resolution Supporting Military Families

During yesterday’s Citrus County School board meeting it was an honor for the board to unanimously approve a Resolution Supporting Military Families. (please read the resolution below)  This act coincides with Citrus County School Board becoming a “Purple Star” distinction school district.

Supporting military families and honoring our great Veterans is not new in Cirus County Schools. Citrus (per capita) has one of the largest Veteran in the Classroom programs in the country. This program brings our country’s Veterans into our classrooms to directly share with students and teachers. Further, in May 2014, Citrus County Schools became the first “Purple Heart School District” in the nation. Our school district strongly supports and fosters pride in our nation and our veterans. (CLICK HERE to Read the blog from May 5, 2014 on Dedication of School District’s Purple Heart Wall of Fallen Heroes.)

Thank you to Commander Richard Hunt, Aaron A. Weaver Chapter 776 Military Order of the Purple Heart, for speaking in support of the school district, Purple Star distinction, Purple Heart School District and the Veteran in the Classroom program. Commander Hunt also shared about the recent loss of a great Patriot of former MOPH Commander Richard “Bud” Allen who was so supportive of all of these great programs.

Thank you to all our schools, teachers, volunteers, and administrators for supporting this work so that we may continue to serve our military families. Special thanks to Al Balk, District Specialist for Social Studies K-12 for all his personal work on Veteran in the Classroom and Purple Star distinction.

Citrus County School Board Resolution Supporting Military Families

Whereas, there are currently more than 1.4 million Americans currently serving the United States and its interests at home and abroad in one of the United States Armed Services. More than 76,000 Floridians are currently serving on active duty and almost 60,000 are in the National Guard and reserves; and

Whereas, there are approximately 60,000 school aged children of active-duty service members and 40,000 school aged children of National Guard and reservist members in the state of Florida; and

Whereas, students that have parents that serve in the armed\ forces may be enrolled in many different schools during the course of their K-12 educational experience; and

Whereas, frequent moves, family separations because of deployments and reintegration issues present obstacles that are unique to military families; and

Whereas, Citrus County Schools is committed to supporting the needs of all students, but especially those unique needs of students from military families, be it

Resolved, Citrus County Schools is grateful for the service and sacrifices of all our veterans, and current military personnel and the sacrifices made by them and their families;

Resolved, Citrus County Schools will establish a point of contact at each school site to help support military families and ease in their transition into our school district;

Resolved, Citrus County Schools will make a concerted effort to connect military families with the resources that they require.

Adopted by the Citrus County School Board in Regular Session at Inverness, Florida on the 11th day of October, 2022.

BY:

Virginia Bryant, Chairperson

Douglas A. Dodd, Vice Hair

Thomas Kennedy, Board Member

Sandra Counts, Board Member

Linda B. Powers, Board Member

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