Full Text of HR0517 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE 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 the learning environment | 10 | | provides an optimal context to promote good mental health | 11 | | through connectedness within the school and community; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Sound psychological principles are integral to | 13 | | instruction and learning, school safety, social and emotional | 14 | | development, prevention, early intervention, and support of | 15 | | culturally diverse student populations; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, School psychology has more than 60 years of well | 17 | | established, widely recognized, and highly effective practices | 18 | | and standards that are clearly articulated in the Model for | 19 | | Comprehensive and Integrated School Psychological Services by | 20 | | the National Association of School Psychologists; 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, The State of Illinois should recognize the vital | 14 | | role that school psychologists play in the personal and | 15 | | academic development of our State's children; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we declare November 8 to November 12, 2021 as School | 19 | | Psychology Awareness Week in the State of Illinois; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the Illinois School Psychologists Association | 2 | | with our sincere appreciation for their efforts.
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