Bill Text: IL SR0896 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Declares March 2020 as "Illinois Whole Child Month". Urges parents, educators, and community members to support a whole child approach to education for each student. Urges every school in Illinois to celebrate Whole Child Month by adopting at least one of the whole child tenets to promote and encourage throughout the month.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-02-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR0896 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR0896-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The demands of the 21st century require a new
approach to education to fully prepare our State's youth for
college, career, and citizenship; a whole child approach to
education addresses students' comprehensive needs through the
shared responsibility of students, families, schools, and
communities; the goal of such an approach is to ensure each
child is challenged, supported, healthy, safe, and engaged; and
WHEREAS, The children of Illinois are our future and will
provide the leadership, creativity, and productivity to
sustain and strengthen the quality of life in our State; and
WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has the responsibility to
ensure that our children have every possible opportunity for a
quality education and future success; and
WHEREAS, Each student in Illinois deserves to be challenged
academically and prepared for college, meaningful employment
in our global economy, and lifelong success; and
WHEREAS, Each student in Illinois deserves to be supported
by qualified, caring adults and receive access to personalized
learning; and

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WHEREAS, Each student in Illinois deserves to learn about
and practice a healthy lifestyle; and
WHEREAS, Each student in Illinois deserves to learn in an
environment that is physically and emotionally safe; and
WHEREAS, Each student in Illinois deserves to be actively
engaged in learning and connected to the school and broader
community; and
WHEREAS, The consequences of not ensuring that our young
people are challenged, supported, healthy, safe, and engaged
are clear; and
WHEREAS, The current high school graduation rate is 86%;
and
WHEREAS, SAT Math scores for 11th graders who achieve
"meets or exceeds" are at only 35%; and
WHEREAS, SAT English/Language Arts scores for 11th graders
who achieve "meets or exceeds" are at only 37%; and
WHEREAS, In science, only 49% of all students in all grades
are testing at the proficient level; and

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WHEREAS, Only 73% of high school seniors enroll in a
college program within 12 months of graduation; therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare March 2020
as "Illinois Whole Child Month" to recognize the value of
assuring that each student is challenged, supported, healthy,
safe, and engaged; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we urge parents, educators, and community
members to support a whole child approach to education for each
student; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we urge every school in Illinois to
celebrate Whole Child Month by adopting at least one of the
whole child tenets to promote and encourage throughout the
month; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the Illinois Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development as a symbol of our respect and esteem.