Subject: 9th Grade Parent Conference Day Nov 20
From: "Diane Scattergood" <[email-masked]>
Date: 7 Nov 2015 12:28:08 -0500

Dear Parents/Guardians of 9th Graders,

As you know, the first quarter has ended and grade reports will be posted for all students on November 13.  At this point in the year, we invite ninth grade parents and guardians to meet with up to three of their child’s teachers.  These meetings, just ten minutes in length, are brief in order to enable as many parents as possible to avail themselves of this opportunity.  Even so, these conversations help establish greater partnerships between parents and teachers; parents can gain clearer understandings about our classes and our classrooms; teachers can supplement their knowledge of a student’s life beyond school, including anything you might like to share about your child’s home context or learning style.  We do ask that you read the quarter comments before you arrive.  Teachers will be carefully crafting these reports to provide as complete a sense as possible of each student’s progress over the last weeks.

This year’s conferences will take place on Friday, November 20 between 8 am and 2 pm.  Sign ups will be done on line through the parent portal beginning at 9:00 am on Wednesday, November 11 (you will not be able to access the sign-up system until that time) – instructions are attached.  Please be aware that you may not be able to meet with your first three choices; each teacher has just 19 slots.  Once you click on “Add to Schedule,” you cannot undo it, so you may want to click through the availability of all your child’s teachers before you lock in any choices.  As you think about which teachers you might like to sit with, please rest assured that all of our faculty welcome individual communications throughout the year – and longer meetings as necessary.

Should you have any technical problems with the sign up process, please contact Jane Lenherr, who manages the parent portal.  Her office phone is 202/537-8169; her email is [email-masked].  If you have any questions about the day itself, please feel free to be in touch with me or Ms. Kim.

Looking forward to seeing you soon,

Diane Scattergood

Ninth Grade Dean

202/537-8106

[email-masked]