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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, School counselors are employed in public and
3private schools to help students reach their full potential;
4and
 
5    WHEREAS, School counselors are actively committed to
6helping students explore their abilities, strengths,
7interests, and talents as these traits relate to career
8awareness and development; and
 
9    WHEREAS, School counselors help parents focus on ways to
10further the educational, personal, and social growth of their
11children; and
 
12    WHEREAS, School counselors work with teachers and other
13educators to help students explore their potential and set
14realistic goals for themselves; and
 
15    WHEREAS, School counselors seek to identify and utilize
16community resources that can enhance and complement
17comprehensive school counseling programs and help students
18become productive members of society; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Comprehensive developmental school counseling
20programs are considered an integral part of the educational

 

 

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1process that enable students to achieve success in school;
2therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
4HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5we declare February 5 through February 9, 2024 as School
6Counseling Week in the State of Illinois; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That we encourage all Illinoisans to join us in
8recognizing our school counselors who have worked diligently
9to ensure all students in the State are afforded more equal
10opportunities in their education and personal growth; and be
11it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13presented to the Illinois School Counselor Association as a
14symbol of our respect and esteem.