In preparation for the student-led conferences this year, our teachers have put together several helpful documents so that our students and parents understand how these conferences are structured.
If you are interested in a snapshot of what our student-led conferences look like, please watch this video which is a great example of how a student walks his/her parents through the conference to showcase strengths and weaknesses throughout the grading period.
For our second student-led conferences, the focus will be on transitioning to the next grade level. Students will complete a transition and reflection goal sheet prior to the conferences to provide them a guide for talking about their progress this marking period as well as goals as they transition to the next grade level. Additionally, on the night of conferences, they will utilize a student-led conference checklist to make sure they do not miss anything that needs to be discussed with parents. Finally, included in the student-led folders will be top ten lists for 8th grade and Freshman year to prepare for success in the next grade level.
This year, we have also created parent preparation documents to help all of our parents better understand their role in the conferences, and to help prepare for how they can support students as they walk parents through their work. We ask that parents review the parent checklist for student-led conferences prior to April 12th to better prepare for how to help your child with the student-led conference process.
We are once again excited to partner with parents and students throughout the rest of the year, and hope that you enjoy the process of student-led conferences as we begin to talk about transitioning to the next grade level. If you have any questions in regards to the conferences please contact Mrs. Wulff at wulffr@freelandschools.net or 989-692-4032.
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