According to Jim Gomes, he highlighted a list of what Parents want to know during conference based on his personal experience of teaching full time for 35 years and conducting in excess of 1,000 parent-teacher conferences. Please see list below:
current grade and most recently t results;
behavior—positive or negative;
homework completion;
participation, including how students relate to their peers;
areas for improvement, both academic and behavioral;
upcoming evaluations; and
action plan to improve student grades and resolve other issues.
Being able to address each of the above items accurately will require some record keeping in the form of checklists and anecdotal comments.
Hint: Don’t be surprised that the majority of parents who show up for conferences are the parents of high achievers. Therefore, it is a good idea to either send a note home or call the parents you need to see the most to set up a conference..
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