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2019 -- H 5264 Enacted 01/31/2019 |
H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 4-8, 2019, TO BE "NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
Introduced By: Representatives Vella-Wilkinson, Almeida, Solomon, Williams, and |
Date Introduced: January 31, 2019 |
WHEREAS, School Counselors across the United States, in both public and private |
schools, work tirelessly to help students reach their full potential; and |
WHEREAS, In consultation with parents and teachers, School Counselors work with |
students and assist them as they explore their strengths and weaknesses, their talents, ideas, |
values and interests, and as they chart a path towards a successful and prosperous future; and |
WHEREAS, School Counselors also identify and seek out school and community |
resources that will assist students in their endeavor to discover who they are and who they desire |
to become as adults; and |
WHEREAS, A 2013 study by the College Board calculated that adding just one |
counselor to a high school staff produces a ten percent increase in the school's college enrollment |
numbers. A report by the National Association for College Admission Counseling determined |
that meeting one-on-one with a counselor to discuss financial aid for college tripled a student's |
chances of attending college, and made it significantly more likely that they would actually apply |
for financial aid; now, therefore be it |
RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
Providence Plantations hereby proclaims the week of February 4-8, 2019, to be "National School |
Counseling Week" in the State of Rhode Island; and be it further |
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Cory Notestine, Chair, American School |
Counselor Association. |
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