Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell has proclaimed February 20th, 2013, as Texas School Social Work Day, in a welcoming gesture to the more than 500 attendees to theĀ 22nd Annual Texas School Social Work Conference, āEmpowering Student Success,āĀ to be held February 20th-22th at the Double Tree Hotel.
The Conference, organized by the Schoolās Office of Professional Development, is designed to provide school-based social service providers with a wide array of effective techniques, strategies, and tools to empower students, parents, and school personnel.
In theĀ proclamation (PDF), Mayor Leffingwell emphasizes āthe fine work that school social workers do on behalf of children and familiesā in Texas, and extends best wishes that all attendees āenjoy a productive and educational exchange.ā