Summary
Allow at least 10 minutes between each session; generally, each session should last no longer than 30 minutes. * Give yourself time to cool down before contacting parents about student behavior that still has you feeling angry or upset. * Discuss no more than three topics. * Send home a school map and make sure your name is on the door so parents can easily find your classroom. * Request an interpreter if parents are not conversant in English. * Display student work and, for multiple conferences, set up a waiting area with snacks and toys. FOLLOW-UP * Take a few minutes to record notes from your meetings, and put them in each child's folder. * Keep parents updated on the status of the agreed-upon action plan. * Use multiple modes of communication.
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* Face-to-face meetings with parents have lots going for them. They give you an ongoing conversation, a sense of trust and shared information that will help you help students.
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