,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #bb1 #bjbj,mr4 ,brown 7for himself1    
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 and   
,mr4 ,durbin7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,designating the week of  
,september #ba through ,september #be1  
#bjbj1 as ,community ,school            
,coordinators ,appreciation ,week4      
,whereas community schools marshal1     
align1 and unite the assets1 resources1 
and capacity of schools and communities 
for the success of students1 families1  
and communities2 ,whereas community     
schools are an effective1               
evidence-based1 and equity-driven       
strategy for school improvement included
 under section #dfbe of the ,elementary 
and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gbge71 as added by      
section #dfja of the ,every ,student    
,succeeds ,act 7,public ,law #aad-ie2   

#abi ,stat4 #bjbi72 ,whereas community  
schools that provide integrated student 
supports1 well-designed and expanded    
learning opportunities1 and active      
family and community engagement and that
 use collaborative leadership and       
practices have positive academic and    
nonacademic outcomes1 including         
improvements in student attendance1     
behavior1 academic achievement1 school  
readiness1 and mental and physical      
health1 high school graduation rates1   
and school climate and reduced racial   
and economic achievement gaps2 ,whereas 
community schools have the potential for
 closing racial and economic achievement
 gaps1 as indicated in a #bjag report2  
,whereas a #bjbj study found that ,new  
,york ,city's community schools had a   
positive impact on student attendance1  
on-time grade progression1 and credit   
accumulation for high school students2  
,whereas community schools provide a    
strong social return on investment1 with
 one study citing a social return of    

between #aj to #ae for every dollar     
invested over a #c-year period2 ,whereas
 community school coordinators are      
essential to building successful        
community schools and creating1         
strengthening1 and maintaining          
partnerships between community schools  
and their communities2 ,whereas         
community school coordinators facilitate
 and provide leadership for the         
collaborative process and development of
 a continuum of supports and            
opportunities for children1 families1   
and others within a school's community  
that allow all students to learn and the
 community to thrive2 ,whereas the      
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai 7referred to
 in this preamble as ,,covid-#ai7       
pandemic poses additional academic1     
social1 emotional1 and health challenges
 for students1 educators1 and staff at  
community schools2 ,whereas community   
school coordinators have proven to be   
innovative and resourceful in response  
to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 including  

through organizing volunteers for mobile
 food pantries1 hosting virtual parent  
hangouts and student lunch groups1      
continuing to support onsite behavioral 
health programs through an online       
platform1 and participating in advocacy 
efforts to halt eviction orders in their
 communities2 ,whereas community school 
coordinators1 through their role1       
deliver a strong monetary return on     
investment for community schools and    
their communities1 with one study citing
 a return of #g4aa for every dollar     
invested in the salary of a community   
school coordinator2 and ,whereas        
,community ,school ,coordinators        
,appreciation ,week1 celebrated from    
,september #ba through ,september #be1  
#bjbj1 recognizes1 raises awareness of1 
and celebrates the thousands of         
community school coordinators across the
 country and the critical role of       
community school coordinators in the    
success of students3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates 

the week of ,september #ba through      
,september #be1 #bjbj1 as ,community    
,school ,coordinators ,appreciation     
,week2  7#b7 thanks community school    
coordinators for the work they do to    
serve students1 families1 and           
communities1 especially as communities  
continue to respond to the ,coronavirus 
,disease #bjai pandemic2 and  7#c7      
encourages students1 parents1 school    
administrators1 and public officials to 
participate in virtual events that      
celebrate ,community ,school            
,coordinators ,appreciation ,week4