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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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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
Casimiro

     Date Introduced: January 31, 2019

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, School Counselors across the United States, in both public and private

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schools, work tirelessly to help students reach their full potential; and

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     WHEREAS, In consultation with parents and teachers, School Counselors work with

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students and assist them as they explore their strengths and weaknesses, their talents, ideas,

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values and interests, and as they chart a path towards a successful and prosperous future; and

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     WHEREAS, School Counselors also identify and seek out school and community

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resources that will assist students in their endeavor to discover who they are and who they desire

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to become as adults; and

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     WHEREAS, A 2013 study by the College Board calculated that adding just one

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counselor to a high school staff produces a ten percent increase in the school's college enrollment

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numbers. A report by the National Association for College Admission Counseling determined

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that meeting one-on-one with a counselor to discuss financial aid for college tripled a student's

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chances of attending college, and made it significantly more likely that they would actually apply

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for financial aid; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby proclaims the week of February 4-8, 2019, to be "National School

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Counseling Week" in the State of Rhode Island; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Cory Notestine, Chair, American School

 

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Counselor Association.

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