Thursday, October 07, 2010

Student-Led Conferences
Tuesday, November 16 from 3:00 – 6:30 pm & Thursday, November 18 from 3:00 -6:15 pm

Conference Times by Last Names Informational Meetings about Grading and Assessment
Tuesday, November 16 Location: Gymnasium Presenter: Mr. Greg Stickel
A-I 3:00 – 4:05 pm A-I 4:05-4:20 pm
J-R 4:10 – 5:15 pm J-R 5:15-5:30 pm
S-Z 5:20 – 6:30 pm S-Z 6:30-6:45 pm

Thursday, November 18
S-Z 3:00 – 4:00 pm S-Z 4:00-4:15 pm
A-I 4:05 – 5:05 pm A-I 5:05-5:20 pm
J-R 5:10 – 6:15 pm J-R 6:15-6:30 pm

This is a time for you to review with your son/daughter the items in his/her class portfolios (if available), a time for your student to share what is happening in his/her classes, and a time to set achievable academic goals for the next nine weeks of school. You may have a brief opportunity (3-5 minutes) to speak with your student’s teachers. There will be other parents and students in the room for their conferences; therefore, teachers are available for a very brief consultation. Longer conferences with individual teachers may be scheduled for a later date, if necessary. In addition, if you have confidential information to discuss and you would feel more comfortable scheduling a meeting, please feel free to contact the school counselor, Kim Wolverton, in order to set up a time (653-1441).

Please choose the day that works best for you, Tuesday or Thursday, to attend your student’s conference. Begin the conference by picking up a copy of your son/daughter’s current grades for the 2nd nine weeks at the table located in front of the main office. When you pick up the sheets, please step away from the table to allow your student some privacy as you review the grades. You and your student will follow your student’s schedule for each graded subject area (skip lunch and study hall). You may visit the classes you feel are necessary to attend and this may or may not include all of your student’s core academic classes. You will have one hour and five minutes on Tuesday or one hour on Thursday to conduct all of your student-led conferences. If the above time schedule does not work with your schedule, please try to come to the cycle that works for you. The purpose of the schedule is to stagger the number of parents and students in a classroom at one time. If there are too many parents and students in a room, please feel free to move on to the next class on your student’s schedule and return to the class that was too full at a later time.

Note: Conferences will end promptly at 6:30 pm on Tuesday and 6:15 pm on Thursday. Also, if your student has Mrs. Morgan, Mr. Lammers, Mr. O’Kane, Mrs. Padilla, Mrs. Seigel, Mr. Sapp, or Mr. Myers, these teachers will only be available on Thursday from 4:05 – 6:15 pm. Mrs. Morgan, Mr. Lammers, Mr. O’Kane, Mrs. Padilla, and Mrs. Seigel will be located in the library. Mr. Sapp and Mr. Myers will be located in the band and choir rooms.

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