Agenda Item
a. Proclamation: National School Counseling Week
Summary: Presented by: Ms. Whitney McGinniss, Board Member, District 2
Request: It is requested that the DeKalb County Board of Education recognizes February 2-6, 2026, as National School Counseling Week.
Why: Recognition of National School Counseling Week, February 2-6, 2026, for the DeKalb County School District.
Details: National School Counseling Week 2026, themed "School Counselors Amplify Student Success," will be celebrated February 2-6, 2026. Sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), this week highlights the essential role school counselors play in supporting student achievement and career readiness.
This observance honors professional school counselors who deliver comprehensive programs that support student success and career readiness in the 21st century.
Financial impact: No Financial Impact
Contact: Dr. Kishia K. Towns, Chief of Wrap Around Services, Division of Wrap Around Services, (678) 676-1811
Mr. Christopher Key, Executive Director, Student Advancement, Division of Wrap Around Services, (678) 485-9544
Dr. Shannon Crosslin, Senior Coordinator, Department of School Counseling, Division of Wrap Around Services, (404) 808-8942
Status: Approval by the Office of Legal Affairs Not Required
PROCLAMATION
National School Counselors Week, February 2-6, 2025
WHEREAS: School Counselors are employed in public and private schools to help students reach their full
potential. 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 also help families focus on ways to further the academic, career and social/
emotional development 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. School Counselors seek to identify and utilize community
resources that enhance and complement comprehensive school counseling programs and help
students become productive members of society;
WHEREAS: Comprehensive school counseling programs are considered an integral part of the educational
process that enables all students to achieve success in school;
THEREFORE: The Board of DeKalb County School District do hereby proclaim February 2-6, 2026, as National School
Counseling Week.