,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #fij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ah1 #bjaf ,mr4
 ,honda submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m             
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ & celebrat+    
,april z ,national ,bil+ual_/,multil+ual
 ,le>n] ,advocacy ,mon?4  ,:]eas !      
,national ,association = ,bil+ual       
,education has made invaluable          
contributions to ! ef=ts nationally to  
advance educational equity & excell5ce =
 bil+ual_/multil+ual /ud5ts1 & z "p (   
?is ef=t has initiat$ ! recognition (   
,april #bjaf z ! fir/ ,national         
,bil+ual_/,multil+ual ,le>n] ,advocacy  
,mon?2 ,:]eas ,national                 
,bil+ual_/,multil+ual ,le>n] ,advocacy  
,mon? recognizes t bil+ual_/multil+ual  
le>n]s are "o ( ! fa/e/ gr[+ /ud5t      
populations 9 ,u4,s4 s*ools1 t ?is gr\p 
( /ud5ts br+s multiple assets to s*ools 
& adds to ! ri* div]sity among /ud5ts2  
,:]eas ,national ,bil+ual_/,multil+ual  

,le>n] ,advocacy ,mon? is an opportunity
 to draw att5tion to ! p]si/5t gap      
betwe5 bil+ual_/multil+ual le>n]s &     
native ,engli%-speak+ /ud5ts2 ,:]eas    
,national ,bil+ual_/,multil+ual ,le>n]  
,advocacy ,mon? calls on /akehold]s at  
all levels to exam9e ! div]se ne$s (    
bil+ual_/multil+ual le>n]s & to build an
 inclusive & respectful culture2 ,:]eas 
,national ,bil+ual_/,multil+ual ,le>n]  
,advocacy ,mon? highlights a commitm5t  
to ensure educational equity & access   
lead+ ^! le>n]s to ?rive academically & 
become productive                       
bilit]ate_/multilit]ate global citiz5s2 
,:]eas ,national ,bil+ual_/,multil+ual  
,le>n] ,advocacy ,mon? enc\rages        
in/itutions to adopt policies &         
practices su* z dual language           
in/ructional programs t value & use     
/ud5ts' languages & cultural assets to  
le>n high academic cont5t1 promote      
long-t]m academic a*ievem5t1 & increase 
graduation rates2 ,:]eas ,national      
,bil+ual_/,multil+ual ,le>n] ,advocacy  

,mon? calls = ! ne$ to prep>e highly    
qualifi$ bil+ual tea*]s 9 all discipl9es
 to address ! unique ne$s (             
bil+ual_/multil+ual le>n]s 9 div]se     
sett+s2 ,:]eas ,national                
,bil+ual_/,multil+ual ,le>n] ,advocacy  
,mon? calls = ! ne$ to engage p>5ts &   
gu>dians ( bil+ual_/multil+ual le>n]s 9 
_! /ud5t's educational j\rney2 & ,:]eas 
! ,national ,association = ,bil+ual     
,education recognizes ! significant     
languages & cultural assets t           
bil+ual_/multil+ual le>n]s br+ to       
s*ools3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives recognizes & celebrates 
,national ,bil+ual_/,multil+ual ,le>n]  
,advocacy ,mon?4