Ohio Purple Star Award

Eaton Community Schools is pursuing the Ohio Purple Star Award, a designation recognizing schools that demonstrate an exceptional commitment to supporting military-connected students and families. We are reaching out to our wonderful school community, families, and friends for your help! We want to learn more about the connections our school community has to military service, including active-duty service members, veterans, National Guard members, and military families.

Military-connected families can experience unique challenges, including frequent moves, family separations during deployments, and transitions related to military service. Our goal is to better understand the needs and experiences of these families, identify resources within our community, and find meaningful ways to recognize veterans and support our military-connected students and families.

How can you help?

If you or someone in your family has a connection to military service, we would greatly appreciate you taking a few minutes to complete our survey: Purple Star Survey

Your participation will help us:

• Better understand our school community's military connections.
• Identify resources and support available to military-connected families.
• Recognize and honor the veterans and service members in our community.
• Create meaningful opportunities for students to learn from those who have served.

Please complete the survey by December 4, 2026.

We will continue accepting responses after December 4th, but we would love to gather as much information as possible before beginning our application process.

Every response matters, and even if you aren't personally connected to military service, please consider sharing this with family members or friends who may be!

Thank you for helping Eaton Community Schools become an even more welcoming, understanding, and supportive place for our military-connected students and families.

Together, we can show our military families that they are seen, valued, and supported!