BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA 
 
A PROCLAMATION 
 
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY WEEK 
 
WHEREAS: 
 
School psychologists are among the most highly trained educators , wor.king directly with students, teachers, and parents to meet the special learning needs of our children; and 
 
WHEREAS: 
 
School psychologists perform evaluations and comprehensive assessments that help identify children's educational strengths and weaknesses and make effective recommendations that will address individual requirements; and 
 
WHEREAS: 
 
Teachers consult with school psychologists in planning for the instructional needs of individual students in regular and special classrooms and for information concerning learning principles, social behavior, classroom management, and academic behavior; and 
 
WHEREAS: 
 
School psychologists provide family counseling and help facilitate relationships between students , parents , teachers , and school administrators, thereby fostering a better understanding of a child ' s problems and special educational needs ; and 
 
THEREFORE: 
 
I, NATHAN DEAL, Governor of the State of Georgia, do hereby proclaim November 1418 , 2016, as SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY WEEK in Georgia and encourage our citizens to join in recognizi~g psychologists and the important contributions they make to the education of our children. 
 
In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Executive Department to be affixed this 3rd day of October in the year of our Lord two thousand sixteen . 
 
ATTEST 
 
GOVERNOR 
 
CHIEF OF STAFF