05-R
053
2005 -- H 5454
Enacted 02/09/05
H O U S E R E
S O L U T I O N
PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 7-11,
2005 AS "SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK" IN THE
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
Introduced By:
Representatives Lewiss, Handy, Melo, Crowley, and Picard
Date
Introduced: February 09, 2005
WHEREAS,
School counselors are employed in public and private schools to help
students reach their full
potential; and
WHEREAS,
School counselors are actively committed to helping students explore their
abilities, strengths,
interests, and talents as these traits relate to career awareness and
development; and
WHEREAS,
School counselors help parents focus on ways to further the educational,
personal and social growth of
their children; and
WHEREAS,
School counselors work with teachers and other educators to help students
explore their potential and set
realistic goals for themselves; and
WHEREAS,
School counselors seek to identify and utilize community resources that can
enhance and compliment
comprehensive school counseling programs and help students become
productive members of society;
and
WHEREAS,
Comprehensive developmental school counseling programs are considered
an integral part of the
educational process that enables all students to achieve success in school;
now, therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations hereby
proclaims February 7-11, 2005 to be "School Counseling Week"
in the State of Rhode Island.
We urge the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education
and all the citizens of Rhode
Island to continue to appreciate, promote, and advocate for school
counseling and the myriad of
benefits counseling bestows on the children of our state; and be it
further
RESOLVED,
That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to
transmit duly certified copies
of this resolution to the Commissioner of Elementary and
Secondary Education and the
Rhode Island School Counselor Association.
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