Anglophone group

Parent conferences are coming up soon (or maybe you’re already in the middle of them!). How are you feeling about them?

You know better than anyone that these meetings can be both rewarding and exhausting. You get the chance to celebrate student progress and strengthen partnerships with families, but you may also find yourself facing difficult conversations and very long days.

What about you?

• How do you prepare so that parents walk away feeling heard and supported?

• Do you have strategies for handling challenging conversations with parents?

• What’s one positive experience you’ve had during a parent conference?

  
  

A few years ago, my son brought home a note:

“Parent-Teacher Meeting this Friday.”

He looked at me and said, “I guess I’ll wait outside again?”

That simple sentence stopped me.

Why was the person the meeting was about not even allowed in?

So that time, I asked if he could join us. The teacher agreed.