Parent Teacher Conferences
Mid-winter 2021 parent teacher Conferences
Parents and Teachers have different reasons for initiating a conversation regarding student progress, but the ultimate goal is the same for both; and that is to support student success leading to high school graduation and college and career readiness! Summit High School recognizes the following formal opportunities where parents, teachers, and students can have conversations regarding academic progress and student well-being.
STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH TIERS OF CONFERENCE INTERVENTIONS
|
Tier |
Length of Conference |
Purpose |
SHS Event |
|
1 |
5 minutes |
Meet and Greet Introductions and general orientation to parent and teacher expectations. |
Back to School Night Open House (September) |
|
2 |
7-10 minutes |
Check In for brief update or exchange of ideas. |
Designated PT Conference – Arena Style (October/March) |
|
3 |
15-30 minutes |
Conversation addressing specific issues and formulation of a plan supporting student success in class. |
Conference by appointment at designated event or any time need arises. Requested by parent or teacher. |
|
4 |
30-60 minutes |
Conversation involving parents, student, counselor and all student’s teachers to determine common strategies that will support student success in all classes and throughout the school day. |
SST – Student Study Team: Meeting scheduled by parent or counselor as the need arises when student is struggling in multiple classes, seeks more opportunities to extend/enrich learning, or to better meet behavioral expectations. Appointment scheduled as need arises. Not part of designated event. |
Specific conference nights are not the only opportunity to have important conversations surrounding student success. Check student progress regularly in Power School. Review with your student, assignments and scores earned and do contact a teacher by e-mail or phone whenever you identify a need to schedule a brief conference.
· Advance preparation is expected.
· A list of potential questions parents could ask can be found HERE.
· Students have responsibility to monitor their own grades, track progress and be involved in conferences.
Summit High School invites your active participation in supporting consistently strong academic student performance through an on-going teacher/student/family partnership, timely conversation and action. Pro-active and immediate action can make a world of difference in students seeing greater academic success!