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Davis County School District outlines supports for military families, cites 46 Purple Star Schools
Summary
Superintendent Dan Linford and district staff described programs and resources for military-connected students, including licensed clinical social workers, teen centers in every high school, the Catalyst Center career programs and a district phone line for assistance.
Superintendent Dan Linford of the Davis County School District welcomed incoming military families and summarized the district’s academic and social supports, saying, “Hello, and welcome to Davis School District. I'm superintendent Dan Linford, and we are thrilled to welcome you to our community.”
The message, delivered as a district welcome to new military-connected households, stressed programs intended to ease transitions and provide mental-health and educational advocacy. The district highlighted specialized staff, immersive language courses, career-technical offerings at its Catalyst Center and internal resources aimed at military families.
Dan Linford said the district recognizes “the unique challenges that our military families face as they serve our country, and we are here to support you every step of the way.” He listed broad offerings in secondary schools and described the district’s approach as focused on helping students thrive academically, socially and emotionally.
A member of the district’s military support team described direct services available to military-connected students and families, including assistance for families affected by deployments, resource facilitation for basic needs and mental-health referrals, and advocacy during special-education processes. The speaker said, “My team has been there. Our military support team is dedicated to assisting you with your transition and your PCS and ensure that your children have the most positive experience they can.”
The support team said the district employs two military educational therapists — named in the welcome as Jen Rupp and Jordan Dye — who are licensed clinical social workers providing one-on-one therapeutic sessions while students are at school. Services listed by the team include supports for deployment and reintegration, friendship and empowerment groups, and social-emotional skills programming.
The district noted it currently has 46 Purple Star Schools, a designation intended to recognize schools that demonstrate a commitment to supporting military-connected students. The presenter said the Purple Star Schools program “supports our military connected students and their families, ensuring that their needs are met and increasing their sense of belonging while they're here in Davis School District.”
Additional offerings mentioned included the Catalyst Center’s hands-on courses in medical fields, computer science and culinary arts, immersive language programs in Chinese, Spanish and French, and teen centers with teen coordinators in every high school intended to provide safe, supportive spaces for older students.
For families seeking assistance, the district provided a telephone contact for its military support team at (801) 402-5421 and directed listeners to the district website for more information. No specific funding sources, program budgets or formal policy actions were cited in the welcome message.
