[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 340 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 340

  Designating the week of September 23 through September 27, 2019, as 
          ``Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 25, 2019

Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mrs. Capito) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Designating the week of September 23 through September 27, 2019, as 
          ``Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week''.

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 well-designed, expanded learning 
        opportunities have positive academic and nonacademic outcomes, including 
        improvements in student attendance, behavior, and academic achievement;
Whereas community schools have the potential for closing racial and economic 
        achievement gaps, as indicated in a 2017 report;
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 the 
        bridges 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 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 23 through September 27, 2019, 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 23 through September 
        27, 2019, as ``Community School Coordinators Appreciation 
        Week'';
            (2) thanks community school coordinators for the work they 
        do to serve students, families, and communities; and
            (3) encourages students, parents, school administrators, 
        and public officials to participate in events that celebrate 
        Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week.
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