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All teachers are required to hold a minimum of two conferences with the parents of all students they teach. There must be a record of at least two attempts to contact parents who fail to attend the conferences. Teachers in departmentalized assignments must record at least one effort to contact parents. |
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- Special programs may require teachers to have conferences in excess of the number of conferences listed above.
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- In the absence of face-to-face conferences, other qualifying contacts include telephone conferences, group conferences and copies of letters and notes. Documentation of these contacts is required. The format of the documentation is an individual school decision.
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Parent conferences should be scheduled on district-wide conference days and at other times during the year as the need arises. |
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Conferences should be carefully structured and planned. Generally, a conference should last from 20 to 30 minutes. Helpful material to have available at a conference includes: |
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- Student’s folder
- Anecdotal records
- Samples of student work
- Test results
- Cumulative records (health, attendance, etc.)
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Teachers are required to follow the conference requirements and timetable listed in the Promotion/Retention Policy (IKE-R) for students in grades K-5who are being considered for retention. |
