Metzger Elementary School
10350 SW Lincoln St.
Tigard, OR. 97223
(503) 431-4600
Tigard, OR. 97223
(503) 431-4600
I completed my minor internship at Metzger Elementary School located in Tigard OR. I gained invaluable experience in all areas of school counseling and developed a comprehensive view of the school counselor role within the elementary school setting. The following are a list of the various duties I performed while at Metzger:
- Worked with students individually on behavior plans and day to day counseling needs.
- Created behavior plans for students with clear behavior expectations and goals so that students understood what earned them a reward.
- Created and facilitated student Lunch Bunch groups designed to provide students with social learning opportunities and develop social skills.
- Facilitated a kindergarten friendship group.
- Taught classroom guidance lessons to various grade levels using the Second Steps curriculum.
- Collaborated with teachers and staff to assess student needs and develop comprehensive and united efforts to support students.
- Connected parents and families with community resources for clothing, food and other services.
- Worked with community agencies to provide 67 students with new shoes.
- Participated in the school wide behavior team.
- Conduced student classroom observations to help inform next steps for student interventions.