• The purpose of the Purple Star School of Distinction Designation is to recognize schools

    that support the unique needs of military families, help military-connected students

    navigate critical challenges and provide resources for military-connected students when

    transitioning to a new school environment.

     

    MILITARY FAMILES

    Welcome to Freedom Elementary School! We are happy to have you as a part of our family, and honor and thank you for your service.

    Please reach out to Freedom’s Point of Contact for Military Families. Adrienne Noll is a 5th grade teacher at Freedom Elementary who also lives in the Freedom district. Please leave a detailed message if you reach a voicemail including your name, your child’s name and grade, and phone number, but email will probably be a faster mode of communication.

    Email: nolla@manateeschools.net

    Phone: 941-708-4990 extension 59027

     

    Military – School Liaison Information

    Please click this link to find great information from MacDill AFB Liaison Office. You can find pk-12 resources, services, counselors, deployment-related excused absences (mic3), advocacy in schools and so much more.

     

    Moving Info 

    Click the following link to find information relating to your move, helping with

    deployment challenges and other support links such as nonmedical counseling and

    predeployment planning.

     

    The Freedom Team

    Freedom Elementary offers a variety of support for your child, be it in a general education setting or exceptional student support. We have an administrative and instructional team designed to communicate with you and work with you to meet your child’s individual needs. 

    When you enter Freedom as a military family, you will be greeted by our military family transition team consisting of students on the Student Council and teachers eagerly awaiting you! Helping you and your child become a part of our Freedom family, this team will lead you through our S.O.A.R values of Self Control, On Task, Attitude and Respect. We take pride in honoring our Freedom staff and students’ military family several ways throughout the year.

    Every Friday is Freedom spirit day – we wear as much red white and blue and patriotic garb as we can to get in the spirit together. During Veteran’s Day week in November we honor our military families and community with a ceremony deeply rooted in Freedom’s history. Our flagpoles out front have their own special ceremony as part of this, where we welcome military branch designees and first responders to join in our flag raising part of the ceremony. Veteran’s in our community and beyond are invited to the ceremony as well as a tour of our school, which they will find bedecked in patriotism, love, support and appreciation for those who serve and have served our nation. In December, our holiday tree is decorated with stars with the names of Freedom staff and student family members who are past or present military members. In April, we celebrate the Month of the Military Child and Purple Up day. Our school identity exists to support our students, families and community with open arms and warm hearts.