Hello! My name is Lexi Ward and I am so honored to be the school counselor at Meridian Elementary School! I am lucky to be a part of such an amazing team and work with staff members that are so dedicated to ensuring the success of every student at our school. 

I was born and raised in Boise, Idaho. I graduated from Liberty University with my Master's Degree in School Counseling in 2024 and earned my Bachelor's Degree in both Business Administration and Management at Northwest Nazarene University in 2020. In my free time I enjoy teaching classes at the yoga studio, walking and hiking with my dog, and reading a good book at a local coffee shop.

I am extremely passionate about working alongside students to assist in their social-emotional, academic, and career development. I am able to do this by providing classroom guidance lessons, small group counseling, and through short-term, individual counseling.  I am able to support our Meridian Elementary families by providing direction to community resources and community counseling services. 

Please reach out to me with any questions or concerns. I look forward to working with you and your family this year!

School counselors work with students, teachers, staff, and parents to prepare students for their future. School counselors assist students with academic issues, personal/social challenges, and help students build career and college readiness skills. 

School counseling services include: classroom guidance lessons, short term individual counseling, small group counseling, parent consultation, parent education, and community resource referrals. 

Please Note: School counselors do not provide on-going individual counseling or therapy in the school setting. Referrals to outside agencies and services are available for your child upon request for a wide range of mental health or situational concerns.

Statement of Confidentiality:  The counseling relationship between students and their school counselor requires an atmosphere of trust and confidence. Students will be informed that exceptions to confidentiality exist in which counselors must inform others of information they obtained in the counseling relationship in order to prevent serious and foreseeable harm to students themselves or others, or if the information is legally required to be shared.

Please ask your student about their tools and how they can use them in everyday situations!

If you have questions, please call me at 208-855-4338, or visit https://toolboxproject.com/
Ethan Snell, School Counselor

Documents

• Toolbox Overview Letter

• 12 Tools Poster