IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 182 
Expressing support for designation of the week of March 1 through March 
8, 2009, as ‘‘School Social Work Week’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 23, 2009 
Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. VAN 
HOLLEN, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HARE, Mr. CONYERS, and Mr. 
LOEBSACK) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of the week of March 
1 through March 8, 2009, as ‘‘School Social Work Week’’. 
Whereas the importance of school social work through the in-
clusion of school social work programs has been recog-
nized in the current authorizations of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 
et seq.) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); 
Whereas school social workers serve as vital members of a 
school’s educational team, playing a central role in cre-
ating partnerships between the home, school, and com-
munity to ensure student academic success; 
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•HRES 182 IH 
Whereas school social workers are especially skilled in pro-
viding services to students who face serious challenges to 
school success, including poverty, disability, discrimina-
tion, abuse, addiction, bullying, divorce of parents, loss of 
a loved one, and other barriers to learning; 
Whereas there is a growing need for local educational agen-
cies to offer the mental health services that school social 
workers provide when working with families, teachers, 
principals, community agencies, and other entities to ad-
dress students’ emotional, physical, and environmental 
needs so that students may achieve behavioral and aca-
demic success; 
Whereas to achieve the goal of the No Child Left Behind Act 
of 2001 (Public Law 107–110) of helping all children 
reach their optimal levels of potential and achievement, 
including children with serious emotional disturbances, 
schools must work to remove the emotional, behavioral, 
and academic barriers that interfere with student success 
in school; 
Whereas fewer than 1 in 5 of the 17,500,000 children in need 
of mental health services actually receive these services, 
and research indicates that school mental health pro-
grams improve educational outcomes by decreasing ab-
sences, decreasing discipline referrals, and improving aca-
demic achievement; 
Whereas school mental health programs are critical to early 
identification of mental health problems and in the provi-
sion of appropriate services when needed; 
Whereas the national average ratio of students to school so-
cial workers recommended by the School Social Work As-
sociation of America is 400 to 1; and 
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•HRES 182 IH 
Whereas the celebration and of ‘‘School Social Work Week’’ 
during the week of March 1 through March 8, 2009, 
highlights the vital role school social workers play in the 
lives of students in the United States: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘School Social 
Work Week’’; 
(2) honors and recognizes the contributions of 
school social workers to the successes of students in 
schools across the Nation; and 
(3) encourages the people of the United States 
to observe ‘‘School Social Work Week’’ with appro-
priate ceremonies and activities that promote aware-
ness of the vital role of school social workers, in 
schools and in the community as a whole, in helping 
students prepare for their futures as productive citi-
zens. 
Æ 
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