HR 735 — Commending Claudia McDowell.

SPECIAL SESSION I INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22208281D I HOUSE OfferedRESOLUTION JuneNO. 15, 2022 N Commending Claudia McDowell.

––––––––––735 TE Patron––TranCommending R –––––––––– O WHEREAS, Claudia McDowell,McDowell. an outstanding social worker at Lynbrook Elementary School in Springfield, was selected as the National School Social Worker of the Year by the School SocialDWork AssWHEREAS, a native of Fairfax County, Claudia McDowell learned the importance of education and a commitment to community service from her parents, who immigrated to the area from Peru and Cuba;

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ands and support the WHEREAS, as a memberTitle ofI school, Lynbrook Elementary School's attendancestudent program,body experiences high levels of poverty, and Claudia McDowell chronichas absenteeism;gone above and beyond to help students and their families addWHEREAS, in addition to providing a safe haven for students during the school day, Claudia McDowell often delivers supplies and gift cards to students' homes after hours, and as part of a locHl medical screening committee, she has helped students in need schedule appointments for treatment;

andaccountability,an7 and a sense of belonging among students that has helpedRreduce WHEREAS, afteras a firemember atof aLynbrook localElementary apartmentSchool's complex,attendance program, Claudia McDowell launched5 achronic crisisabsenteeism; team 3ith fellow teachers and staff members, in coordination with the Red Cross and Fairfax County officials, to assist students and their families displaced by the disaster;

andaccountability, and a sense of belonging among students that has helped reduRe WHEREAS, after a fire at a local apartment complex, Claudia McDowell launched a crisis team with fellow teachers and staff members, in coordination with the Red Cross and Fairfax County officials, to assWHEREAS, Claudia McDowell is a trusted mentor and friend to her colleagues, and she was nominated by her peers for the National School Social Worker of the Year Award in recognition of her bepositive itive impact on the lives of students, their families, and members of the community;

now, therefore, be RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Claudia McDowell hereby be commended on her selection as the 2022 National School Social Worker of the Year;

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution 34 for presentation to Claudia McDowell as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for her 35 achievements in service to students and their families in Springfield.Springfield.Delegates' admiration for her