By Greg Kottcamp, Assistant Principal When many of us were growing-up conferences were called Parent-Teacher Conferences. We would be waiting at home, hoping the news from our teachers was mostly good. Our parents would come home and either tell us the good news or tell us what we needed to do to improve. Sometimes we would understand the teacher feedback, and sometimes we would make an excuse to explain away the bad news. We now call it Parent-Teacher-Student conferences because we want to encourage the idea of conferences being a partnership between all three groups. It is easier to diagnose a problem and develop workable solutions if everyone has a voice in the process. Conferences are an important opportunity for students and their families to connect individually with teachers. We do encourage students to attend conferences to engage in conversations with teachers. D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences will be held in the gym on Thursday, February 20 from 3:00 – 6:00 pm. The D’Evelyn Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences are held in an arena format. This means that there are no appointments or set schedules for meetings; rather, parents and students will have an opportunity to meet with teachers on a first-come, first-served basis throughout the evening. Please bring your student’s schedule to conferences, as we will not be providing/printing schedules. You can access your child's schedule on Infinite Campus by selecting your student and then selecting "schedule". Additionally, your student’s progress report for the first six weeks of the semester will be available in Infinite Campus by Wednesday, February 19th. The purpose of the Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences is to allow parents and students the opportunity to connect individually with their teachers. There are a variety of opportunities for conversation points presented by the conferences, including but not limited to:
We hope that you and your student(s) will capitalize on this valuable opportunity to meet with teachers. In order to allow all families an opportunity to meet with teachers, we ask that conferences are kept to a maximum of five minutes per teacher. In the event that you need more than five minutes of meeting time with the teacher, please set up an appointment for a future date and time. During conferences, counselors and administrators will also be available to meet with parents and students. Parents and families play a vital role in the success of D’Evelyn students. We appreciate and rely upon your support in order to maintain high academic and behavioral expectations for our students. Thank you for your continued support of your child(ren) in their educational experience at D’Evelyn. Comments are closed.
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