A parent-teacher conference is a short meeting between you and your child’s teacher to talk about your child’s academic performance and experience at school.
These meetings help you understand what your child is learning at school, their progress both academically and social-emotionally, and what you can do to support them. If your child is having particular difficulties, parent-teacher conferences also give you and the teacher time to plan how you can both help them best. As in the past school year, all parent-teacher conferences will be conducted remotely for the 2021-22 school year via Google Meet or telephone.
The guidance below is designed to help you understand how to schedule your conferences and what to expect.


How Do I Schedule a Conference with my Child’s Teachers?
Step 1: Use the link below or the attached list of email addresses to email your child’s teachers to request a conference by October 29, 2021. Each family will be allotted 10 minutes with each teacher. Time slots for Wednesday, November 10 are 4:30-4:40 pm, 4:40-4:50 pm, and so on. The same concept applies to Friday, November 12, starting at 12:30 pm. Please indicate if you would like to meet via Google Meet or telephone.
Staff Email 2021-2022
Step 2:Teachers will confirm your appointment and send you the Goggle Meeting link, if applicable.


Preparing for the PTC
●Ask your child what their strongest and weakest subjects are, and which ones they like most and least.
●Review your child’s academic progress, test scores, and attendance on Pupil Path.
●Make a list of questions you have, and topics that you want to discuss with the teacher. Include things that might help them understand your child’s challenges, strengths, and interests. Describe what you see as your child’s strengths and explain where you think your child needs more help.
●Think about what you can tell teachers that will help them understand your child better, such as your child's favorite subjects, special interests or hobbies, medical conditions, family situation, or any problem that might affect learning, attendance, or behavior.


Conversation Guide for Parents
Below are some suggested questions for you to use in conversation/reflection:
●How is my child doing? Is there anything you would like to share with me about what you have observed regarding my child’s adjustment to all of the recent changes?
●What is my child expected to learn, know, and do by the end of this grade, and is my child on target?
●How will my child’s final grade be calculated?
●Does my child have any outstanding assignments, and if so, can you please provide me a list of those assignments and a timeline of when they need to be submitted?
●What does my child do well, and what does my child struggle with? Can you give me examples?
● How do you know when my child is making progress and when they need additional help?
●What can I do to support my child?