Lawndale board proclaims School Social Work Week, recognizes district social workers
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Summary
The Lawndale Elementary School District Board approved a resolution recognizing National School Social Work Week and invited district social workers to the dais for certificates and photographs. The board’s vote was unanimous.
The Lawndale Elementary School District Board of Trustees on an amended agenda unanimously approved a resolution recognizing National School Social Work Week and invited the district’s school social workers to the dais for certificates and photographs.
Director of Student Support Services Alberto Paredes told the board, “Tonight, you will be recognizing our amazing, school social workers,” and summarized their role as helping students’ “social, emotional, and academic success,” citing services such as mental‑health support, crisis intervention, attendance work and family resource referrals. Paredes named the social workers present and thanked them; he also presented a small handcrafted gift to the team.
The recognition was recorded as Superintendent Action Item 8.03 (resolution for School Social Work Week). The board approved the resolution by hand vote; the clerk announced the motion “carries 4 0.” Following the vote, board President Bonnie J. Coronado invited the social workers to stand behind the trustees for a group photo and thanked them for “unwavering commitment in fostering mental health, providing support and advocating for student well‑being.”
Named social workers mentioned in the meeting included Claudia Godoy, Bianca Vicendis, Kiesel Michael (noted in the transcript as “Kiesel and Michael”), Vanessa Clark, Jessica Duarte, Cindy Rivera, Alondra Villafang Gill, Alicia Monson, Wandy Chu, Martika Tucker, and Maria Ruelas. Several were identified by site (for example, Maria Ruelas at the district office and Claudia Godoy associated with a middle school site). The resolution text and the docket entry list the item as Superintendent Action Item 8.03; the resolution number shown in the meeting materials was not specified clearly in the transcript.
The board’s recognition was ceremonial and did not create a new program or funding commitment. Paredes asked the board to continue support and investment in social work services; the board’s action was a formal acknowledgment of the staff’s work.
The meeting also noted the district will provide certificates and a subsequent recognition after the closed session for staff who could not stay for the public portion of the ceremony.
