With ASCD's support, it successfully introduced
whole child resolutions in both the Illinois House (HR 0781) and Senate (SR 0545).
Four additional states have passed
whole child resolutions since.
Start now by asking your representative to cosponsor
the Whole Child Resolution.
Through ASCD's Action Center, you can ask your representative to cosponsor the federal
Whole Child Resolution (PDF).
And they can use
the Whole Child Resolution Tool Kit to ask their school boards, town councils, and other policymakers in their communities to support a local resolution that addresses the needs of the whole child.
Given the district's
Whole Child resolution and new board policies on discipline and positive schoolwide climate, SEL is a critical part of restorative practices (RP) and positive behavior intervention and support (PBIS) approaches to school climate.
Not exact matches
Isolation can also result in
children learning fewer negotiation and conflict
resolution skills, which are so necessary to successfully navigate within society as a
whole.
As efforts to implement the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and
Resolutions have made it harder for companies to directly advertise infant formula in many countries, companies have stretched the brands and invented a
whole range of formula for older babies and young
children.
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Deb Delisle, ASCD Executive Director and CEO, issued the following statement following the passage of House
Resolution 521, Recognizing April 2017 as Texas
Whole Child Month on February 23, 2017, in the Texas House of Representatives:
They have made the
whole child approach a core pillar of their professional learning and advocacy activities, and passage of the
resolution is the latest example of these efforts and of their growing influence in the great state of Texas.»
Earlier this month, Rhode Island passed a joint
resolution (PDF) supporting a
whole child approach.
Recently introduced by Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D - OR) and Rodney Davis (R - IL), the
resolution supports the
whole child approach to education — ensuring that each student is healthy, safe, supported, engaged, and challenged — and sets the stage for further
whole child work at the national level.
While the
Whole Child philosophy is based on a broad concept, the
Resolution asked that Texas parents, educators and community members support the
Whole Child approach and recognize what is truly necessary for a holistic education.
Texas ASCD Board of Directors and guests at the Texas Capitol were honored by Representative Donna Howard (D - 48) last month as she declared April «Texas
Whole Child Month» before the 85th Texas Legislature in House
Resolution 521.
In 2009, it became the first state to formally support
whole child education through a
resolution.
«I am proud to introduce this
resolution to designate March as «National
Whole Child Month,»» said Senator Hagan.
This year, Rhode Island's General Assembly similarly affirmed the importance of
whole child education by passing a
resolution that expresses the assembly's intent to model
whole child concepts in its own work and to join with other stakeholders who support the
whole child.
Additionally, Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D - OR) and Rodney Davis (R - IL) introduced a bipartisan
resolution that supports the
whole child approach to education, setting the stage for further Whole Child work at the congressional l
whole child approach to education, setting the stage for further Whole Child work at the congressional l
child approach to education, setting the stage for further
Whole Child work at the congressional l
Whole Child work at the congressional l
Child work at the congressional level.
If Illinois approves the
resolution, it would become the second state to officially declare support for a
whole child approach to education.
The
resolution would officially recognize that ensuring that all
children are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged is a national priority and would designate the month of March as «National
Whole Child Month.»
Upon joining the
Whole Child Network of Schools, PS 9 first aimed to improve student health and safety during recess by initiating a partnership with Playworks to train staff in conflict
resolution and safe and healthy play.