This year’s Student Led Conferences are scheduled for November 5, 2024 and April 24, 2025.
There will be afternoon sessions from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm and evening sessions from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Conferences are booked online in 5 minute blocks with your student’s classroom teachers.
Please note that teachers will be in classrooms. It is important that appointments are not booked back to back to allow for travel time between rooms. At the event, a detailed map and chart will outline each teachers location.
Please be sure to only book appointments with your student’s teachers.
The appointment booking system is a part of the parent portal, please be sure that you have access to the parent portal. If you do not have access to the Parent Portal please contact the school immediately to have this set up as it takes 24 hours before being active.
Sign-up for the conferences can now be done through the parent portal via these steps:
1) Log on to the Parent Portal at parents.sd42.ca
2) Select the Student Led Conferences Tab along the top
3) Select your student and click Show Calendar
4) On the left side select the date (November 5th ) by clicking on the date.
5) Your student’s teachers will be listed across the top. Scroll down to the desired time and click on that time slot. Click Yes to confirm that slot with that particular teacher. You can scroll along the bottom to see all teachers. Repeat this process for all of your child’s teachers you want to meet.
Students are expected to attend with their parent / guardian.
The portal (https://parents.sd42.ca/Parents/ParentLoginPage.aspx) includes an instructional video.
Appointment booking will open one week before the event.
Tips for a successful Student Led Conference:
1. Prepare specific questions for each Teacher / Subject in advance; take notes.
2. Teachers will typically schedule 5-minute time limit. This allows for all parents and students to meet with teachers within the allotted time frames. Allow for travel time by not booking back to back. Dropping in impacts other scheduled appointments and will not be “allowed” in general.
3. Should you require additional time, please arrange a mutually convenient time for you and the teacher to meet.
4. Ensure the teacher has your correct contact information such as email or preferred phone number.
5. Ask about teacher websites, MS Teams posting or additional contact plans.
6. Follow up with your child after the conference.
7. Teacher email addresses are listed on the school webpage.