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MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The City of Merced is honoring its schoolhouse psychologists by dedicating a afloat schoolhouse week to them.
Mayor Matthew Serratto announced connected Monday that Nov. 11 done Nov. 15 volition beryllium celebrated arsenic School Psychologist Week successful Merced.
"School psychologists play a cardinal relation successful helping our children thrive — supporting them academically, socially, and emotionally," the City of Merced said. "Their enactment is indispensable successful creating safe, inclusive schoolhouse environments that code the intelligence wellness and learning needs of each students."
According to the American Psychologists Association, schoolhouse psychologists, are historically understaffed successful the States, and play a important and sometimes life-saving role, supporting students and moving to minimize the fig of preventable tragedies.
The CDC reports that successful 2023, 39.7% of students experienced persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness and 28.5% experienced mediocre intelligence health.
The pursuing representatives were recognized by the City of Merced for their dedication to uplifting their students' lives:
- Merced Union High School District representatives
- Donna Hoffart
- Angelica Navarrette Perez
- Antonio Rodriguez
- Merced City School District representatives
- Christopher Bruening
- Diane Taylor
- Andrea Hoffman
- Jelsyn Pritchard
- Murial Banda
- Danielle Sotelo
- Janette Ramirez
- Merced County Office of Education representatives
- Ashley Bateman
- Kathere Williams
- Denisse Gonzalez
- Jason Whisenhunt
- Arlette Magallon
- Katherine Long
- Arianna Ramirez
- Cailan Gaede
- Shawnelle Brunger
- Weaver Union School District typical
- Stephanie Martinez-Piuser
- Atwater Elementary School District representatives
- Cristina Rubalcava
- Krushenka Salazar
- Miriam Andrade
- Alyssa Chavez
- Jasmine Clark
- April De La Cruz (CVA-CASP Board Member)
- Karina Flores
