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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 340 

Designating the week of September 23 through September 27, 2019, as 

‘‘Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 

Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mrs. CAPITO) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Designating the week of September 23 through September 

27, 2019, as ‘‘Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week’’. 

Whereas community schools marshal, align, and unite the assets, resources, and capacity of schools and communities 

for the success of students, families, and communities; 

Whereas community schools are an effective, evidence-based, 

and equity-driven strategy for school improvement included under section 4625 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7275), as 

added by section 4601 of the Every Student Succeeds 

Act (Public Law 114–95; 129 Stat. 2029); 

Whereas community schools that provide well-designed, expanded learning opportunities have positive academic and 


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nonacademic outcomes, including improvements in student attendance, behavior, and academic achievement; 

Whereas community schools have the potential for closing racial and economic achievement gaps, as indicated in a 

2017 report; 

Whereas community schools provide a strong social return on 

investment, with one study citing a social return of between $10 to $15 for every dollar invested over a 3-year 

period; 

Whereas community school coordinators are essential to 

building successful community schools and creating, 

strengthening, and maintaining the bridges between community schools and their communities; 

Whereas community school coordinators facilitate and provide 

leadership for the collaborative process and development 

of a continuum of supports and opportunities for children, families, and others within a school’s community 

that allow all students to learn and the community to 

thrive; 

Whereas community school coordinators, through their role, 

deliver a strong monetary return on investment for community schools and their communities, with one study citing a return of $7.11 for every dollar invested in the salary of a community school coordinator; and 

Whereas Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week, 

celebrated from September 23 through September 27, 

2019, recognizes, raises awareness of, and celebrates the 

thousands of community school coordinators across the 

country and the critical role of community school coordinators in the success of students: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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1 (1) designates the week of September 23 

2 through September 27, 2019, as ‘‘Community 

3 School Coordinators Appreciation Week’’; 

4 (2) thanks community school coordinators for 

5 the work they do to serve students, families, and 

6 communities; and 

7 (3) encourages students, parents, school admin8 istrators, and public officials to participate in events 

9 that celebrate Community School Coordinators Ap10 preciation Week. 

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