119-sres161

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 161 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 161

 Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 7 through 
 April 11, 2025, as ``National Assistant Principals Week''.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 April 7, 2025

 Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
 Labor, and Pensions

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 RESOLUTION

 Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 7 through 
 April 11, 2025, as ``National Assistant Principals Week''.

Whereas the National Association of Secondary School Principals (referred to in 
 this preamble as ``NASSP''), the National Association of Elementary 
 School Principals, and the American Federation of School Administrators 
 have designated the week of April 7 through April 11, 2025, as 
 ``National Assistant Principals Week'';
Whereas an assistant principal, as a member of the school administration, 
 interacts with many sectors of the school community, including support 
 staff, instructional staff, students, and parents;
Whereas assistant principals are responsible for establishing a positive 
 learning environment and building strong relationships between school 
 and community;
Whereas assistant principals play a pivotal role in the instructional leadership 
 of their schools by supervising student instruction, mentoring teachers, 
 recognizing the achievements of staff, encouraging collaboration among 
 staff, ensuring the implementation of best practices, monitoring student 
 achievement and progress, facilitating and modeling data-driven decision 
 making to inform instruction, and guiding the direction of targeted 
 intervention and school improvement;
Whereas the day-to-day logistical operations of schools require assistant 
 principals to monitor and address facility needs, attendance, 
 transportation issues, and scheduling challenges, as well as to 
 supervise extra- and co-curricular events;
Whereas assistant principals are entrusted with maintaining an inviting, safe, 
 and orderly school environment that supports the growth and achievement 
 of each and every student by nurturing positive peer relationships, 
 recognizing student achievement, mediating conflicts, analyzing behavior 
 patterns, providing interventions, and, when necessary, taking 
 disciplinary actions;
Whereas, since its establishment in 2004, the NASSP National Assistant Principal 
 of the Year Program has recognized outstanding middle and high school 
 assistant principals who demonstrate success in leadership, curriculum, 
 and personalization; and
Whereas the week of April 7 through April 11, 2025, is an appropriate week to 
 designate as ``National Assistant Principals Week'': Now, therefore, be 
 it
 Resolved, That the Senate--

    (1) supports the designation of ``National Assistant 
 Principals Week'';

    (2) honors the contributions of assistant principals to the 
 success of students in the United States; and

    (3) encourages the people of the United States to observe 
 National Assistant Principals Week with appropriate ceremonies 
 and activities that promote awareness of the role played by 
 assistant principals in school leadership and ensuring that 
 every child has access to a high-quality education.
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