National School Psychology Week

                 PROCLAMATION    National School Psychology Week
WHEREAS:     All children and youth learn best when they are healthy, supported, and receive an education that
             helps to develop their sense of belonging to a team at home and school; and

WHEREAS:     Schools can more effectively ensure that all students are able to learn and invest in their learning
             when they meet the needs of the whole child and to encourage and provide opportunities to be a
             part of a team; and

WHEREAS:     Children’s mental health is directly linked to their learning and development, and the learning
             environment provides an optimal context to promote good mental health; and

WHEREAS:     Sound psychological principles are integral to instruction and learning, social and emotional
             development, prevention, early intervention, school safety, and supporting culturally diverse student
             populations; and

WHEREAS:     School psychology has over 60 years of well established, widely recognized and highly effective
             practices and standards that are clearly articulated in NASP’s Model for Comprehensive and
             Integrated School Psychology Services; and

WHEREAS:     School psychologists are specially trained to deliver a continuum of mental health services and
             academic support that lowers barriers to teaching and learning; and

WHEREAS:     School psychologists are trained to assess student and school-based barriers to learning as well as
             individual strengths, utilize data-based decision-making, implement research-driven prevention and
             intervention strategies, and evaluate outcomes and improve accountability; and

WHEREAS:     Citizens of DeKalb County School District should recognize the vital role that school psychologists play
             in the personal and academic development of our District’s children,

THEREFORE:   We, the DeKalb County Board of Education, do hereby proclaim November 3-7, 2025 as National
             School Psychology Week in DeKalb County School District.