07-R064
2007
-- H 5400
Enacted
02/08/07
H O
U S E R E S O L U T I O N
PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 5-9, 2007
AS "SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK" IN THE
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
Introduced By:
Representatives Serpa, McNamara, Fellela, Melo, and Vaudreuil
Date
Introduced: February 08, 2007
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 5-9, 2007 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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