,,iv  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #eba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #e1 #bjae 
,mr4 ,loebsack 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,lee1 
,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,ms4     
,moore1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mrs4          
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 and ,mr4   
,hastings7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,,resolution  ,expressing   
support for designation of the week     
beginning on ,november #i1 #bjae1 as    
,national ,school ,psychology ,week4    
,whereas all children and youth learn   
best when they are healthy1 supported1  
and receive an education that meets     
their individual needs2 ,whereas schools
 can more effectively ensure that all   
students are ready and able to learn if 
schools meet all the needs of each      
student2 ,whereas learning and          
development are directly linked to the  
mental health of children1 and a        
supportive learning environment is an   

optimal place to promote mental health2 
,whereas sound psychological principles 
are critical to proper instruction and  
learning1 social and emotional          
development1 prevention and early       
intervention1 and support for a         
culturally diverse student population2  
,whereas school psychologists are       
specially trained to deliver mental     
health services and academic support    
that lowers barriers to learning and    
allows teachers to teach more           
effectively2 ,whereas school            
psychologists facilitate collaboration  
that helps parents and educators        
identify and reduce risk factors1       
promote protective factors1 create safe 
schools1 and access community resources2
 ,whereas school psychologists are      
trained to assess barriers to learning1 
utilize data-based decisionmaking1      
implement research driven prevention and
 intervention strategies1 evaluate      
outcomes1 and improve accountability2   
,whereas ,state educational agencies and

 other ,state entities credential more  
than #ce1jjj school psychologists who   
practice in schools in the ,united      
,states as key professionals that       
promote the learning and mental health  
of all children2 ,whereas the ,national 
,association of ,school ,psychologists  
establishes and maintains high standards
 for training1 practice1 and school     
psychologist credentialing1 in          
collaboration with organizations such as
 the ,american ,psychological           
,association1 that promote effective and
 ethical services by school             
psychologists to children1 families1 and
 schools2 ,whereas the ,national        
,association of ,school ,psychologists  
has a ,model for ,comprehensive and     
,integrated ,school ,psychological      
,services that promotes standards for   
the consistent delivery of school       
psychological services to all students  
in need2 ,whereas the people of the     
,united ,states should recognize the    
vital role school psychologists play in 

the personal and academic development of
 the ,nation's children2 and ,whereas   
the week beginning on ,november #i1     
#bjae1 would be an appropriate week to  
designate as ,national ,school          
,psychology ,week3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  ,that the ,house of                 
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
designation of ,national ,school        
,psychology ,week2  7#b7 honors and     
recognizes the contributions of school  
psychologists to the success of students
 in schools across the ,united ,states2 
and  7#c7 encourages the people of the  
,united ,states to observe the week with
 appropriate ceremonies and activities  
that promote awareness of the vital role
 school psychologists play in schools1  
in the community1 and in helping        
students develop into successful and    
productive members of society4