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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Children and youth learn best when they are | ||||||
| 3 | healthy, supported, and receive an education that enables them | ||||||
| 4 | to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Schools can more effectively ensure that all | ||||||
| 6 | students are able to learn when they meet the needs of the | ||||||
| 7 | whole child and provide integrated, multitiered supports; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Children's mental health is directly linked to | ||||||
| 9 | their learning and development and benefits when the learning | ||||||
| 10 | environment provides an optimal context to promote good mental | ||||||
| 11 | health through connectedness within the school and community; | ||||||
| 12 | and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Sound psychological principles are integral to | ||||||
| 14 | instruction and learning, school safety, social and emotional | ||||||
| 15 | development, prevention, early intervention, and the support | ||||||
| 16 | of culturally diverse student populations; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, School psychology has more than 60 years of well | ||||||
| 18 | established, widely recognized, and highly effective practice | ||||||
| 19 | and standards that are clearly articulated in the National | ||||||
| 20 | Association of School Psychologists' Model for Comprehensive | ||||||
| 21 | and Integrated School Psychological Services; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, School psychologists are specially trained to | ||||||
| 2 | foster and deliver, in the school and community, a continuum | ||||||
| 3 | of mental health services and academic supports that lower | ||||||
| 4 | barriers to teaching and learning; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, School psychologists help children thrive by | ||||||
| 6 | nurturing their individual strengths across both personal and | ||||||
| 7 | academic endeavors; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, School psychologists are trained to assess | ||||||
| 9 | student and school-based barriers to learning and individual | ||||||
| 10 | strengths, utilize data-based decision-making, implement | ||||||
| 11 | research-driven prevention and intervention strategies, and | ||||||
| 12 | evaluate outcomes and improve accountability; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, It is imperative that the State of Illinois | ||||||
| 14 | recognize the vital role that school psychologists play in the | ||||||
| 15 | personal and academic development of our state's children; | ||||||
| 16 | therefore, be it | ||||||
| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 18 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare November 11 | ||||||
| 19 | through November 15, 2024 as School Psychology Week in the | ||||||
| 20 | State of Illinois and commend observance of this week to all of | ||||||
| 21 | our citizens. | ||||||