The Importance of Parent-Teacher Conferences

Superintendent Viramontez shares her fall community message.

Parent-teacher conferences begin the week of October 6, 2025. This is a wonderful opportunity for parents/guardians/caregivers to sit down with your  student and the student’s teacher to engage in goal setting, to better understand your child’s learning journey, and to gather feedback regarding your student.

Participating in parent-teacher conferences is an opportunity to deepen the connection between home and classroom. The conferences provide an opportunity to engage in the continuous improvement work that your student is participating in. Ask your student about their goal setting, their learning journals, and have them explain to you how they learn best and what strategies work best for them and then dialogue with your student’s teacher and your student.

Conferences will run from October 6 through October 10, 2025 and students will be on a shortened day schedule. Bell schedules are available on each school site website.

A few tips to help prepare for a smooth conference:

• Ask your student how they learn best.
• Ask your students if they are having any challenges - academically, socially, etc.
• Ask your student if there is anything they would like brought up during the conference.
• Prepare a list of questions for the teacher - questions should be focused on how to strengthen the home-school partnership and/or on how to best support your student.
• Be fully engaged in the conference - silence cell phones, etc.

We look forward to deepening our partnership with you.