IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1445 
Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 15 through 
September 21, 2024, as ‘‘Community School Coordinators Appreciation 
Week’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 
Ms. CHU (for herself, Mr. TRONE, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. PINGREE, 
and Ms. MENG) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of the week of Sep-
tember 15 through September 21, 2024, as ‘‘Community 
School Coordinators Appreciation Week’’. 
Whereas community schools marshal, align, and unite the as-
sets, 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 in-
cluded under section 4625 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary 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); 
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•HRES 1445 IH 
Whereas community schools that provide integrated student 
support, and well-designed and expanded learning oppor-
tunities informed by rigorous community-connected class-
room instruction, promote a culture of belonging and 
safety and active family and community engagement that 
use collaborative leadership and practices have positive 
academic and nonacademic outcomes, including improve-
ments in student attendance, behavior, academic achieve-
ment, school readiness, mental and physical health, high 
school graduation rates, and school climate, and reduc-
tions in racial and economic achievement gaps; 
Whereas community schools have the potential to close racial 
and economic achievement gaps, as indicated in a 2024 
report, ‘‘How Community Schools are Transforming Pub-
lic Education’’; 
Whereas a 2023 study, ‘‘Addressing Health Disparities 
Through School-Based Health Services’’, found that men-
tal health care provided through community schools ad-
dresses disparities through school-provided service and 
shows improved academic performance and student con-
duct, including reducing the number of school suspen-
sions and disciplinary referrals; 
Whereas a 2022 report, ‘‘Why local leaders should champion 
‘community schools’ to improve student, family, and 
neighborhood well-being’’, found that community schools 
and the community as a whole produce a positive impact 
on student attendance, on-time grade progression, and 
credit accumulation for high school students, with invest-
ment in these schools being important to underprivileged 
areas; 
Whereas community schools have a positive impact on meet-
ing students’ basic needs, including nutritional services 
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•HRES 1445 IH 
and access to comprehensive health services, as indicated 
in a 2024 report, ‘‘California Community Schools in Ac-
tion: Exploring the Influence of Community Schools on 
Whole Child and Family Supports’’; 
Whereas community schools provide a strong social return on 
investment, with one study citing a social return of be-
tween $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 partnerships between 
community schools and the communities served by such 
schools; 
Whereas community school coordinators facilitate and provide 
leadership for the collaborative process and development 
of a system 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 roles 
as such coordinators, deliver a strong monetary return on 
investment for community schools and the communities 
served by such schools, with one study citing a return of 
$7.11 for every dollar invested in the salary of a commu-
nity school coordinator; and 
Whereas Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week, 
celebrated from September 15 through September 21, 
2024, recognizes, raises awareness of, and celebrates the 
thousands of community school coordinators across the 
country and the critical role of community school coordi-
nators in the success of elementary and secondary stu-
dents: Now, therefore, be it 
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•HRES 1445 IH 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses support for the designation of 
‘‘Community 
School 
Coordinators 
Appreciation 
Week’’; 
(2) thanks community school coordinators for 
the work such coordinators do to serve students, 
families, and communities; and 
(3) encourages students, parents, school admin-
istrators, and public officials to participate in events 
that celebrate Community School Coordinators Ap-
preciation Week. 
Æ 
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