[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 712 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 712

  Designating the week of September 21 through September 25, 2020, as 
          ``Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 22, 2020

 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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Designating the week of September 21 through September 25, 2020, 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 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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