IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 580 
Supporting the designation of the week of September 23 through September 
27, 2019, as ‘‘Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 
Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself and Ms. MENG) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the designation of the week of September 23 
through September 27, 2019, 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); 
Whereas community schools that provide well-designed, ex-
panded learning opportunities have positive academic and 
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nonacademic outcomes, including improvements in stu-
dent attendance, behavior, and academic achievement; 
Whereas community schools have the potential for closing ra-
cial 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 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 the bridges between com-
munity 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 chil-
dren, 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 com-
munity schools and their communities, with one study cit-
ing a return of $7.11 for every dollar invested in the sal-
ary of a community school coordinator; and 
Whereas ‘‘Community School Coordinators Appreciation 
Week’’, celebrated from September 23 through Sep-
tember 27, 2019, recognizes, raises awareness of, and 
celebrates the thousands of community school coordina-
tors across the country and the critical role of community 
school coordinators in the success of students: Now, 
therefore, be it 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘Community 
School Coordinators Appreciation Week’’; 
(2) thanks community school coordinators for 
the work they do to serve students, families, and 
communities; and 
(3) encourages students, parents, school admin-
istrators, and public officials to participate in events 
to celebrate ‘‘Community School Coordinators Ap-
preciation Week’’. 
Æ 
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