HS Parent/Teacher Conferences

I had never had to do this before but this school year I had to. Several of our newcomers (1-2 years in the US) are failing my Math I inclusion course so I had to do something about it.
After watching my co-teacher implementing strategies and methods to make content accessible and using home language to access content, our newcomers were still failing the course.  So, I decided to call our students' parents and bringing into the plan to ensure students' success. 
I called all our newcomers' parents who were failing and scheduled a patent/teacher conference. Of course, not all were able to come to campus to meet with me, so I scheduled a few home visits. 

Before meeting with family, I created a folder for each student and it included a "parents in the web" form (see below) with students' strengths's and grades per course taking during school year 2024-2025. We celebrated courses passed during Fall semester and analyzed current grades during Semester 2.  

Meetings:
Shoutout to Dr. Anderson for sharing this awesome handout I modified & translated. This Reflections & Goal Settings handout is amazing (see below)!

•  Each meeting started by sharing students’ strengths & what I love about them.

I also praised their semester 1 and counted the number of credits earned based of passed courses.

•  We discussed areas of growth based on current performance in each course.
•  We looked at the student’s HS journey & how many credits will each grade level need for promotion AND graduation.
•  We analyzed each course and discussed reasons for failures (if any) & discussed consequences if they fail 2nd semester

TOGETHER we drafted a plan & actions moving forward — LOVED hearing caregivers input & actions to collaborate with us!!
I cannot wait to complete these conferences & continue seeing our students grow linguistically, socially, culturally, emotionally, personally, AND academically!

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If you like this form and is something you'd like to use with your students' parents, HERE is link that allows you to make a copy and use as you like.

I'd love to hear from you if you decide having these conferences and using this form. We're in this togethers! This is why I'm sharing not only my experiences but also my resources.

Thank you for reading!