Welcome from Hezie Rhee, School Psychologist
Welcome to Lake Washington Girls Middle School's Student Services Department! Our goal is to provide students with a brave space to be themselves, promote agency, and build advocacy skills for healthy development. Our students' thoughts and feelings are valid, and we want students to know they are safe to bring their full selves to this space. We meet our learners where they are and rally around our students to support their needs. In the Student Services Center, we practice problem-solving, independence, and goal setting. We also provide educational opportunities and discussions for parents & caregivers.
We Support Students By:
- Developing learning and social-emotional strategies that enhance student learning and wellbeing
- Assisting in developing learning environments (teaching and curriculum) that support academic achievement and social-emotional needs of students
- Providing assessment and interventions for students that focus on improving educational and developmental outcomes
- Targeting delivery of individual services to those who require specialized academic or social-emotional support
- Fostering positive relationships with students and between faculty and students
- Building partnerships with families and community services to meet the needs of the students and the school
I look forward to supporting you, your student, and your family!
In Partnership,
Hezie Rhee
School Psychologist
Middle school is a time of great change for adolescents: physically, emotionally, and socially. The social and emotional well-being of students is a crucial part of Lake Washington Girls Middle School’s mission. To this end, a concerted effort is made to help students mediate and resolve conflicts; discuss developmental issues openly, safely, and productively; proactively respond to negative interpersonal dynamics and/or behavior swiftly and efficiently; and celebrate successes.
Fall term all students meet one-to-one with Student Support staff to set specific measurable academic, social, and personal goals, and create trackable strategies in their effort to achieve these goals. During Winter and Spring Term, students reflect on their progress. They reassess the goals and strategies of the previous term, analyze the factors connected to successes, and challenges of each, and write new goals and strategies or modify old ones as needed.
The Student Services Department provides Learning and Life Skills instruction to all 6th graders and to 7th and 8th graders upon request. Learning and Life Skills instruction focuses on all aspects of learning, from organization and time-management to the impact of self-regulation and mindset on long-term success.
ARC is an after-school study center that provides a quiet work space, allows for access to school materials, is staffed by academic support staff, and facilitates faculty consultations. ARC staff is familiar with the school culture and curriculum and works closely with Student Services staff to best support students in attendance.