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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The observance of Texas Whole Child Month in April |
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2017 provides a fitting opportunity to reflect on how to best |
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address the needs of the Lone Star State's youngest residents; and |
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WHEREAS, Recognizing that true student success entails more |
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than just academic achievement, the nonprofit organization ASCD |
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launched the Whole Child Initiative in 2007; this comprehensive |
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approach to education seeks to adequately prepare today's young |
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Texans for the demands of college, the job market, and good |
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citizenship; and |
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WHEREAS, The initiative highlights five key elements that |
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children need to become happy, productive members of society: |
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support from qualified and caring adults, rigorous academic |
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standards, school environments that foster engagement in both the |
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learning process and the wider community, training in how to lead |
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healthy lifestyles, and physical and emotional safety; and |
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WHEREAS, The continued prosperity and vitality of our state |
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depends on our children's achieving their full potential, which in |
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turn requires educational policies that ensure young Texans are |
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healthy, safe, and successful; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 2017 as Texas Whole Child Month |
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and encourage parents, educators, and community members to support |
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a whole-child approach to education. |