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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION S. RES. 161 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 7 through April |
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| 6 | 6 | | 11, 2025, as ‘‘National Assistant Principals Week’’. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES |
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| 8 | 8 | | APRIL7, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. D |
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| 10 | 10 | | URBIN(for himself and Mr. HEINRICH) submitted the following resolu- |
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| 11 | 11 | | tion; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, |
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| 12 | 12 | | and Pensions |
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| 13 | 13 | | RESOLUTION |
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| 14 | 14 | | Expressing support for the designation of the week of April |
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| 15 | 15 | | 7 through April 11, 2025, as ‘‘National Assistant Prin- |
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| 16 | 16 | | cipals Week’’. |
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| 17 | 17 | | Whereas the National Association of Secondary School Prin- |
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| 18 | 18 | | cipals (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘NASSP’’), the |
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| 19 | 19 | | National Association of Elementary School Principals, |
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| 20 | 20 | | and the American Federation of School Administrators |
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| 21 | 21 | | have designated the week of April 7 through April 11, |
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| 22 | 22 | | 2025, as ‘‘National Assistant Principals Week’’; |
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| 23 | 23 | | Whereas an assistant principal, as a member of the school |
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| 24 | 24 | | administration, interacts with many sectors of the school |
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| 25 | 25 | | community, including support staff, instructional staff, |
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| 26 | 26 | | students, and parents; |
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| 29 | 29 | | •SRES 161 IS |
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| 30 | 30 | | Whereas assistant principals are responsible for establishing |
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| 31 | 31 | | a positive learning environment and building strong rela- |
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| 32 | 32 | | tionships between school and community; |
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| 33 | 33 | | Whereas assistant principals play a pivotal role in the in- |
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| 34 | 34 | | structional leadership of their schools by supervising stu- |
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| 35 | 35 | | dent instruction, mentoring teachers, recognizing the |
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| 36 | 36 | | achievements of staff, encouraging collaboration among |
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| 37 | 37 | | staff, ensuring the implementation of best practices, mon- |
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| 38 | 38 | | itoring student achievement and progress, facilitating and |
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| 39 | 39 | | modeling data-driven decision making to inform instruc- |
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| 40 | 40 | | tion, and guiding the direction of targeted intervention |
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| 41 | 41 | | and school improvement; |
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| 42 | 42 | | Whereas the day-to-day logistical operations of schools re- |
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| 43 | 43 | | quire assistant principals to monitor and address facility |
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| 44 | 44 | | needs, attendance, transportation issues, and scheduling |
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| 45 | 45 | | challenges, as well as to supervise extra- and co-cur- |
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| 46 | 46 | | ricular events; |
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| 47 | 47 | | Whereas assistant principals are entrusted with maintaining |
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| 48 | 48 | | an inviting, safe, and orderly school environment that |
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| 49 | 49 | | supports the growth and achievement of each and every |
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| 50 | 50 | | student by nurturing positive peer relationships, recog- |
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| 51 | 51 | | nizing student achievement, mediating conflicts, ana- |
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| 52 | 52 | | lyzing behavior patterns, providing interventions, and, |
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| 53 | 53 | | when necessary, taking disciplinary actions; |
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| 54 | 54 | | Whereas, since its establishment in 2004, the NASSP Na- |
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| 55 | 55 | | tional Assistant Principal of the Year Program has recog- |
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| 56 | 56 | | nized outstanding middle and high school assistant prin- |
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| 57 | 57 | | cipals who demonstrate success in leadership, curriculum, |
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| 58 | 58 | | and personalization; and |
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| 61 | 61 | | •SRES 161 IS |
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| 62 | 62 | | Whereas the week of April 7 through April 11, 2025, is an |
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| 63 | 63 | | appropriate week to designate as ‘‘National Assistant |
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| 64 | 64 | | Principals Week’’: Now, therefore, be it |
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| 65 | 65 | | Resolved, That the Senate— 1 |
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| 66 | 66 | | (1) supports the designation of ‘‘National As-2 |
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| 67 | 67 | | sistant Principals Week’’; 3 |
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| 68 | 68 | | (2) honors the contributions of assistant prin-4 |
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| 69 | 69 | | cipals to the success of students in the United 5 |
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| 70 | 70 | | States; and 6 |
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| 71 | 71 | | (3) encourages the people of the United States 7 |
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| 72 | 72 | | to observe National Assistant Principals Week with 8 |
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| 73 | 73 | | appropriate ceremonies and activities that promote 9 |
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| 74 | 74 | | awareness of the role played by assistant principals 10 |
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| 75 | 75 | | in school leadership and ensuring that every child 11 |
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| 76 | 76 | | has access to a high-quality education. 12 |
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