SR-8,MICHIGAN As Adopted by Senate, February 5, 2025 SENATE RESOLUTIONSenate NO.Resolution No.

8 Offered by Senators Polehanki, Bayer, Geiss, Klinefelt, Chang, Shink, McCann, Cavanagh, Wojno, McMorrow and Santana offeredRESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE FEBRUARY 3-7, 2025 , AS SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK WHEREAS, The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) has designated the followingweek resolution:of February 3-7, 2025, as “National School Counseling Week”;

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and Whereas, School counselors can encourage students to pursue challenging academic courses to prepare them for college majors and careers in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields;

and School Counseling Week_SR8_AA_1 jd4vcn 1 Whereas, In order to ensure that students are college or career ready and aware of financial aid and college opportunities, school counselors play a vital role.

and Whereas,WHEREAS, Students are able to explore their abilities, strengths, interests, and talents because of school counselors who are committed to them.

and Whereas,WHEREAS, School counselors work with parents, guardians, teachers, and other educators to help students explore their potential and set realistic goals for themselves, while also seeking to identify and utilize community resources that can enhance comprehensivecompre- hensive school counseling programs and ultimately help students become productive members of society;

and Whereas,WHEREAS, The importance of personal and social development in contributing to academic achievement have long been emphasized by school counselors.

and Whereas,WHEREAS, The average student-to-counselor ratio in Michigan’s public schools is 598-to-1,598- to-1, compared to the 250-to-1 ratio recommended by the ASCA and the National Association for College Admission;

and Whereas,WHEREAS, The celebration of National School Counseling Week increases awareness about the important and necessary role school School Counseling Week_SR8_AA_1 jd4vcn counselors play in the lives of students in Michigan and the United States;

now, therefore, be it ResolvedRESOLVED byBY theTHE Senate,SENATE, That the members of this legislative body recognize February 3-7, 2025, as School Counseling Week.

SchoolAdopted Counselingby Week_SR8_AA_1the jd4vcnSenate, February 5, 2025.

Secretary of the Senate