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Support Elmhurst D205 Parent-Teacher Conferences

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Shelley Muisenga
9 years ago

This is ridiculous!! The parent-teacher is a crucial one in the rearing, education and development of our children!!

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Dianne Schiltz
9 years ago

The student-led conferences were very disappointing. Parent-teacher conferences are the one time a year when I can meet with my child's teachers and get face to face feedback on how they are doing in school. It's also a time I could be responding with questions and offer my own feedback. During the student-led conference I only received my child's reflection on her performance, while valuable, not the only information I am looking for at this time of year. I left the conference feeling this could have been done at home as I received nothing from the teachers.

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Anonymous
9 years ago

I receive great insight from the quick one on one meeting - whether my child is mastering or struggling in a class. It would be impractical to try to schedule this myself. We need a personal connection between parents and teachers!

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Stephanie Nurczyk
9 years ago

I would like to keep parent/teacher conferences in district 205 schools. The conferences are so important for parents to get a full report on their child's academic progress. I would even prefer the conferences were twice a year in order to get a better idea of a child's growth over the whole school year.

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Jim Devine
9 years ago

Student led conferences are not an adequate substitute.

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Wes Simpson
9 years ago

When I was in middle school, knowing that my parents were going to talk to my teachers was a big motivator to keep my attitude and grades up. Keep the parent teacher conferences in all 205 schools!

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Stephanie wieczorek-Hoang
9 years ago

That is outrageous!

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Jenifer Zacharias
9 years ago

Parent/teacher conferences are a critical communication tool that directly impacts student success.

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Denise Langosch
9 years ago

Bring back parent/teacher conferences at ALL District 205 schools.

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Cora von Holst
9 years ago

I have two children in preschool who will attend 205 schools. This needs to change asap. We even have parent teacher conferences in pre3!!

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Edward James
9 years ago

Agree that the PTA meetings are important.

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Anonymous
9 years ago

We need to hear from teachers regarding student progress, achievements and areas needing attention. Students can't be objective and are not trained to evaluated educational milestones!

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Anonymous
9 years ago

The opportunity to meet a teacher one-on-one is important for parents. Please bring back parent-teacher conferences.

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Michele Moskal
9 years ago

Even though they are short at the middle and HS level, the PT conferences give us a chance to spend some time with the very important people our kids spend time with every day, to learn about their impressions of our students and their abilities, to come away with a few tips for improvement, and to open the door for more active communication if needed. And it puts a human face to the "parent" for the teacher, and vice versa. We shouldn't give up this important step in our processes. Paired with Curriculum Night, PT conferences build a stronger bond between parents and teachers in the development of our children.

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William Kling
9 years ago

As a Sandburg parent, strongly support bringing back parent-teacher conferences.

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Shao Yu Lee
9 years ago

Please continue parent teacher conferences. I have a 7th grader now and another 4th grader joining Sandburg in 2 years. Please continue the conferences to show that the school cares about the relationship with the parents. Thanks.

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Lisa Quinlivan
9 years ago

Please bring back parent teacher conferences!

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James Quinlivan
9 years ago

I agree to bring back teacher parent conferences

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Natalie SHaw
9 years ago

parent teach conference help parents know what is going on and help their kids to better

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Gina Tess
9 years ago

Parent teacher conferences are crucial to students success. The relationship between the teacher and parent is essential for all involved.