,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #if  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,march #d1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,moore submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,,resolution  ,expressing   
support for designation of the week of  
,march #c through #i1 #bjac1 as ,school 
,social ,work ,week4  ,whereas the      
importance of school social work through
 the inclusion of school social work    
programs has been recognized in the     
current authorizations of the           
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et   
seq47 and the ,individuals with         
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adjj et seq472 ,whereas      
school social workers serve as vital    
members of a school's educational team1 
playing a central role in creating a    
positive school climate and vital       
partnerships between the home1 school1  
and community to ensure student academic

 success2 ,whereas school social workers
 are especially skilled in providing    
services to students who face serious   
challenges to school success1 including 
poverty1 disability1 discrimination1    
abuse1 addiction1 bullying1 divorce of  
parents1 loss of a loved one1 and other 
barriers to learning2 ,whereas there is 
a growing need for local educational    
agencies to offer the mental health     
services that school social workers     
provide when working with families1     
teachers1 principals1 community         
agencies1 and other entities to address 
students' emotional1 physical1 and      
environmental needs so that students may
 achieve behavioral and academic        
success2 ,whereas to achieve the goal of
 helping all children reach their       
optimal levels of potential and         
achievement schools must work to remove 
the emotional1 behavioral1 and academic 
barriers that interfere with student    
success in school2 ,whereas fewer than  
#a in #e of the children in need of     

mental health services actually receive 
these services1 and research indicates  
that school mental health programs      
improve educational outcomes by         
decreasing absences1 decreasing         
discipline referrals1 and improving     
academic achievement2 ,whereas school   
mental health programs are critical to  
early identification of mental health   
problems and in the provision of        
appropriate services when needed2 and   
,whereas the celebration of ,school     
,social ,work ,week during the week of  
,march #c through #i1 #bjac1 highlights 
the vital role school social workers    
play in the lives of students in the    
,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 supports the designation of ,school
 ,social ,work ,week2  7#b7 honors and  
recognizes the contributions of school  
social workers to the successes of      
students in schools across the ,nation2 
and  7#c7 encourages the people of the  
,united ,states to observe ,school      

,social ,work ,week with appropriate    
ceremonies and activities that promote  
awareness of the vital role of school   
social workers1 in schools and in the   
community as a whole1 in helping        
students prepare for their futures as   
productive citizens4