It’s fall and that means that parent conferences are just around the corner. Wouldn’t it be fabulous if you could go into each student’s parent conference feeling prepared and confident?

I know how hard you work and how much you care about each of your students. Take the time to prepare a bit for parent conferences so your families will have no doubt about your hard work and caring heart as well.

So what do we need to do to have successful conferences? Prepare an overall plan, prep student details, rehearse and understand parents' expectations. Think of conferences as an opportunity to build relationships, share information and create a plan for moving forward.

FIVE THINGS EVERY TEACHER NEEDS TO DO TO BE READY FOR CONFERENCES. 

1. Decide: What are you hoping to accomplish? What is the purpose of your conferences?

2. Create a data form for each child - partially filled out (testing data, class time observations...)

3. Collect work samples and behavior...