Preparing for Student-Led Conferences

Hi Parents,

We hope that you and your families are doing well.  We are looking forward to seeing you this week.

During the student-led conferences, you will be asked to share some positive insights regarding the growth that you have seen in your adolescence during Cycle 2. In order for you to respond in a thoughtful and positive manner we have included a list of sentence starters that we would like for you to complete before the conference as you think about what to share.

Here are the sentence starters for you. We ask that each of the parental figures share during this time:

  1. An area of growth that I have seen in you is…..
  2. I am proud of your ability to…
  3. An area I would like to see you continue to grow in is…

Thank you for taking the time to prepare these insights to share with your student. Remember this is a time to celebrate the success of your adolescent and so we ask that all of your comments are encouraging and positive. 

Look forward to seeing  you on Thursday or Friday,

Pearl and Hannah

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