Supporting the designation of the week of April 27 through May 1, 2026, as "National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week".

Specialized instructional support personnel are the focus of a resolution that would designate April 27 through May 1, 2026 as National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week and formally recognize their role in schools. The bill notes that more than 1,000,000 such professionals serve in U.S. schools, including school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, school nurses, occupational and physical therapists, art, music, and dance/movement therapists, speech-language pathologists, and audiologists, and it encourages sharing best practices and policy coordination to support student mental health, safety, and learning.