Common use of PARENT CONFERENCING Clause in Contracts

PARENT CONFERENCING. 1. There shall be five (5) minimum student instructional days at all elementary and middle schools for the purpose of providing teacher time for Fall parent conferencing for two (2) hours after the student instructional day ends provided that the last scheduled parent conference for that day has been completed. The dates for the Fall parent conferences shall be determined and scheduled at the time that the school year calendar is adopted. Per Section O.1. of this Article, if Fall Night Conferences is mutually selected by the teachers and principal as one of the two (2) required night events, the following shall apply: The Evening Parent Conference shall be determined by a vote of the certificated staff. Elementary and middle school teachers shall be allowed to end their workday at the same time as the minimum student instructional day ends on the final day of parent conferences, provided that the last scheduled parent conference for that day has been completed. All elementary and middle school teachers shall be available at their respective school sites, in a centralized location with appropriate security, to conference with parents for two (2) consecutive hours during the 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. window. A teacher may leave the night conference at the conclusion of his/her last conference. Conferences can be held virtually or in person. The teacher will schedule a conference with the parent on a mutually agreed option. Teachers at each elementary and middle school shall be allowed to end their Fall night conferencing instructional workday at the same time as the minimum student instructional day ends. There shall be five minimum student instructional days at all elementary and middle schools for the purpose of providing teacher time for Spring parent conferencing for two (2) hours after the student instructional day ends. The dates for spring parent conferences shall be determined and scheduled at the time in which the school year calendar is adopted. Elementary and middle school teachers shall be allowed to end their workday at the same time as the minimum student instructional day ends on the final day of parent conferences, provided that the last scheduled parent conference for that day has been completed. Elementary and middle school teachers shall be available to conference with parents on an as- needed basis during spring parent conferences. “As-needed” shall be defined as one or more of the following: (a) teacher request; (b) parent request; (c) student entered school after the first reporting period; (d) student is receiving an academic performance descriptor level of one or two on the elementary report card or D or F on the middle school report card and the student is not making adequate progress as determined by recent teacher assessment. Students who meet the criteria of possible retention or failure as described in Board Policy and Procedures shall be scheduled for the Student Study Team, or Retention Committee, and teachers will not be required to schedule these students for an additional Spring parent conference. There shall be no mandated evening conferencing in the Spring. If during, or two weeks prior to, the spring conference period, a parent, through the parent’s own volition, requests and subsequently participates in a telephone parent conference with the teacher, the phone conference may be credited as a “spring parent conference.” Teachers shall record each telephone parent conference on a log or folder as approved by the Principal.

PARENT CONFERENCING. 1. There shall be five (5) minimum student instructional days at all elementary and middle schools for the purpose of providing teacher time for Fall parent conferencing for two (2) hours after the student instructional day ends provided that the last scheduled parent conference for that day has been completed. The dates for the Fall parent conferences shall be determined and scheduled at the time that the school year calendar is adopted. Per Section O.1. of this Article, if Fall Night Conferences is mutually selected by the teachers and principal as one of the two (2) required night events, the following shall apply: The Evening Parent Conference shall be determined by a vote of the certificated staff. Elementary and middle school teachers shall be allowed to end their workday work day at the same time as the minimum student instructional day ends on the final day of parent conferences, provided that the last scheduled parent conference for that day has been completed. All elementary and middle school teachers shall be available at their respective school sites, in a centralized location with appropriate security, to conference with parents for two (2) consecutive hours during the 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. window. A teacher may leave the night conference at the conclusion of his/her last conference. Conferences can be held virtually or in person. The teacher will schedule a conference with the parent on a mutually agreed option. Teachers at each elementary and middle school shall be allowed to end their Fall night conferencing instructional workday at the same time as the minimum student instructional day ends. There shall be five minimum student instructional days at all elementary and middle schools for the purpose of providing teacher time for Spring parent conferencing for two (2) hours after the student instructional day ends. The dates for spring parent conferences shall be determined and scheduled at the time in which the school year calendar is adopted. Elementary and middle school teachers shall be allowed to end their workday work day at the same time as the minimum student instructional day ends on the final day of parent conferences, provided that the last scheduled parent conference for that day has been completed. Elementary and middle school teachers shall be available to conference with parents on an as- as‐ needed basis during spring parent conferences. “As-neededAs‐needed” shall be defined as one or more of the following: (a) teacher request; (b) parent request; (c) student entered school after the first reporting period; (d) student is receiving an academic performance descriptor level of one or two on the elementary report card or D or F on the middle school report card and the student is not making adequate progress as determined by recent teacher assessment. Students who meet the criteria of possible retention or failure as described in Board Policy and Procedures shall be scheduled for the Student Study Team, or Retention Committee, and teachers will not be required to schedule these students for an additional Spring parent conference. There shall be no mandated evening conferencing in the Spring. If during, or two weeks prior to, the spring conference period, a parent, through the parent’s own volition, requests and subsequently participates in a telephone parent conference with the teacher, the phone conference may be credited as a “spring parent conference.” Teachers A phone conference log containing date of call, time of call, name of student, name of parent contacted, phone number, and comments shall record each telephone be submitted to the principal for the purpose of verifying phone parent conference on a log or folder as approved by the Principalconferences.

PARENT CONFERENCING. 1. There shall be five (5) minimum student instructional days at all elementary and middle schools for the purpose of providing teacher time for Fall parent conferencing for two (2) hours after the student instructional day ends provided that the last scheduled parent conference for that day has been completed. The dates for the Fall parent conferences shall be determined and scheduled at the time that the school year calendar is adopted. Per Section O.1. of this Article, if Fall Night Conferences is mutually selected by the teachers and principal as one of the two (2) required night events, the following shall apply: The Evening Parent Conference shall be determined by a vote of the certificated staff. Elementary and middle school teachers shall be allowed to end their workday at the same time as the minimum student instructional day ends on the final day of parent conferences, provided that the last scheduled parent conference for that day has been completed. All elementary and middle school teachers shall be available at their respective school sites, in a centralized location with appropriate security, to conference with parents for two (2) consecutive hours during the 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. window. A teacher may leave the night conference at the conclusion of his/her last conference. Conferences can be held virtually or in person. The teacher will schedule a conference with the parent on a mutually agreed option. Teachers at each elementary and middle school shall be allowed to end their Fall night conferencing instructional workday at the same time as the minimum student instructional day ends. There shall be five minimum student instructional days at all elementary and middle schools for the purpose of providing teacher time for Spring parent conferencing for two (2) hours after the student instructional day ends. The dates for spring parent conferences shall be determined and scheduled at the time in which the school year calendar is adopted. Elementary and middle school teachers shall be allowed to end their workday at the same time as the minimum student instructional day ends on the final day of parent conferences, provided that the last scheduled parent conference for that day has been completed. Elementary and middle school teachers shall be available to conference with parents on an as- as‐ needed basis during spring parent conferences. “As-neededAs‐needed” shall be defined as one or more of the following: (a) teacher request; (b) parent request; (c) student entered school after the first reporting period; (d) student is receiving an academic performance descriptor level of one or two on the elementary report card or D or F on the middle school report card and the student is not making adequate progress as determined by recent teacher assessment. Students who meet the criteria of possible retention or failure as described in Board Policy and Procedures shall be scheduled for the Student Study Team, or Retention Committee, and teachers will not be required to schedule these students for an additional Spring parent conference. There shall be no mandated evening conferencing in the Spring. If during, or two weeks prior to, the spring conference period, a parent, through the parent’s own volition, requests and subsequently participates in a telephone parent conference with the teacher, the phone conference may be credited as a “spring parent conference.” Teachers shall record each telephone parent conference on a log or folder as approved by the Principal.