Conferences

Spring conferences were tonight. That made me think of this list of from Scholastic. It is their five ground rules for successful conferences with parents.

  1. Begin the year by explaining how and when you’ll keep in touch with them. 
  2. Never feel pressured to make an important decision, evaluation, or assessment during a parent conference or conversation. 
  3. Let parents know they can trust you. Be discrete: Avoid discussing students with other parents or engaging in any negative faculty-room talk. I also make this a rule for par
  4. Assure parents that you will inform them immediately about any concerns you might have with regard to their child. 
  5. When presenting a concern to parents, ALWAYS be ready to explain what strategies you’ve already used to address the issue and what new strategies you are considering. 

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