Suggestions for How to Have a Positive Parent-Teacher Confernce

• Communicate clearly about your concerns or questions.Take a positive approach.
• Actively listen, ask questions, and offer suggestions.
• Take notes during the conference so that you can discuss relevant information with your student at home.
• Identify successes as well as struggles.
• Participate in problem-solving.
• Establish attainable, short–term goals.

GOALS that we would like to achieve by the end of our Conferences…

• Teachers and parents/guardians will have established a partnership that will support the academic success of students.
• Teachers and parents/guardians will be more aware of each student’s areas of strength and challenges.
• Teachers and parents/guardians will be better able to communicate with each other about student progress.