To Proficency and Beyond Items Added to School Counselor Blog Store

I added some To Proficiency... and BEYOND! items to the School Counselor Blog Store. These items were inspired by the rocket-themed bulletin board I created with my co-school counselor for state testing.



The To Proficiency... and BEYOND! bulletin board was a great way to share test-taking tips with students while using a fun rocket/outer-space theme!

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