Parent Teacher Conferences

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Please communicate your expectations for parent teacher conferences with your staff. Set aside designated times for conferences. Below you will find the resources for supporting your work.

  • Conferences may be held before, after, and during school hours throughout the window.
  • Parent conferences may be scheduled on PowerUp Asynchronous Learning Days if needed.
  • K-8 teachers are expected to conference with all parents during this conference window; high school teachers should schedule conferences as needed.
  • Each school must submit a summary of conference participation (# scheduled, # attended, # cancelled, # no shows) no later than on eweek after the window closes (October 13, 2023 and March 15, 2024). Please use this link to report your Fall Conference Statistics: Conference Numbers - 2023-2024 Links to an external site.. 
  • OPTIONAL: Feel free to duplicate this school-based RCSS Fall Conference Statistics Links to an external site. form to gather your school data.

Per RCBOE IHE-R1, for students in K-8 “a parent conference should be held to discuss strengths and weaknesses and offer suggestions for student improvement. A parent conference shall be scheduled to develop an educational plan for each student experiencing difficulties.” Appendix B Links to an external site. documents are linked for your communication purposes. Additionally, K-8th grade teachers are encouraged to share the iReady BOY diagnostic results with parents at this time. Reminder: The BOY iReady scores are printed on the Report Cards. Teachers in all grades should notify parents of concerns related to student failures following your school’s communication protocol.

As you prepare for parent conferences, here are a few resources you may find helpful. Please share these resources with your staff.