SENATE RESOLUTION 712--DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 25, 2020, AS ``COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATORS APPRECIATION WEEK''; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 164
(Senate - September 22, 2020)
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SENATE RESOLUTION 712--DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21 THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020, AS ``COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATORS APPRECIATION
WEEK''
Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Durbin)
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary:
S. Res. 712
Whereas community schools marshal, align, and unite the
assets, resources, and capacity of schools and communities
for the success of students, families, and communities;
Whereas community schools are an effective, evidence-based,
and equity-driven strategy for school improvement included
under section 4625 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7275), as added by section 4601 of the
Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95; 129 Stat.
2029);
Whereas community schools that provide integrated student
supports, well-designed and expanded learning opportunities,
and active family and community engagement and that use
collaborative leadership and practices have positive academic
and nonacademic outcomes, including improvements in student
attendance, behavior, academic achievement, school readiness,
and mental and physical health, high school graduation rates,
and school climate and reduced racial and economic
achievement gaps;
Whereas community schools have the potential for closing
racial and economic achievement gaps, as indicated in a 2017
report;
Whereas a 2020 study found that New York City's community
schools had a positive impact on student attendance, on-time
grade progression, and credit accumulation for high school
students;
Whereas community schools provide a strong social return on
investment, with one study citing a social return of between
$10 to $15 for every dollar invested over a 3-year period;
Whereas community school coordinators are essential to
building successful community schools and creating,
strengthening, and maintaining partnerships between community
schools and their communities;
Whereas community school coordinators facilitate and
provide leadership for the collaborative process and
development of a continuum of supports and opportunities for
children, families, and others within a school's community
that allow all students to learn and the community to thrive;
Whereas the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (referred to in this
preamble as ``COVID-19'') pandemic poses additional academic,
social, emotional, and health challenges for students,
educators, and staff at community schools;
Whereas community school coordinators have proven to be
innovative and resourceful in response to the COVID-19
pandemic, including through organizing volunteers for mobile
food pantries, hosting virtual parent hangouts and student
lunch groups, continuing to support onsite behavioral health
programs through an online platform, and participating in
advocacy efforts to halt eviction orders in their
communities;
Whereas community school coordinators, through their role,
deliver a strong monetary return on investment for community
schools and their communities, with one study citing a return
of $7.11 for every dollar invested in the salary of a
community school coordinator; and
Whereas Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week,
celebrated from September 21 through September 25, 2020,
recognizes, raises awareness of, and celebrates the thousands
of community school coordinators across the country and the
critical role of community school coordinators in the success
of students: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) designates the week of September 21 through September
25, 2020, as ``Community School Coordinators Appreciation
Week'';
(2) thanks community school coordinators for the work they
do to serve students, families, and communities, especially
as communities continue to respond to the Coronavirus Disease
2019 pandemic; and
(3) encourages students, parents, school administrators,
and public officials to participate in virtual events that
celebrate Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week.
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