Parent teacher conferences will be held on February 14th and 15th.  Preschool, PreK and Kindergarten will be holding traditional conferences with teachers and parents. Students in Grades 1-5 will be having student led conferences with their homeroom teacher.   We are very excited to have students in Grades 1-5 share their reading and math learning with their parents, with the support of their teachers.

The student-led conference process empowers your child to direct and report on his/her progress at school. It is a research-based practice used nationwide in many exemplary schools. During the conference process students will show their classroom space, articulate goals, share work samples, and report on assessment data.

There are many learning experiences and benefits for your child that accompany this format including the following: active participation in the learning process, increased self-confidence, development of leadership skills, organization, responsibility for their learning, communication and critical thinking skills.

The student-led conference process is much different from the traditional parent teacher conference in which the teacher does most of the talking and the parent does the listening. Often in such conferences, the student is not even present. The role of the teacher in a student-led conference is one of coach, mentor, and advocate.  During your child’s conference, the homeroom teacher will be available to you and your child for 15 minutes.  There will be time beyond the 15 minutes for you and your child to continue reviewing goals, student work and displays in the classroom.  If there is a private topic you want to discuss with the teacher, the teacher will be happy to talk to you on the phone or arrange another time for the conversation.  Please contact your child's related arts teachers and GT teachers directly if you would like to meet with them.

Click on the links below to view two videos about student-led conferences.

Student Led Conferences

Student Led Conferences--Edutopia

Go to Family Connect to sign up for your conference with your child's homeroom teacher.  Click here for directions for registering for a conference.