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Parent Conferences <br /> *Monday, Nov. 30th remote <br /> *Vision is to have teachers set up time for kids who really need it first <br /> -encourage kids to participate <br /> -then open up remaining spots to rest of students <br /> -so many more students are struggling and those kids really need that time <br /> -email works well to communicate <br /> -teachers are stretched very thin right now <br /> -if your child is RLA you must feel isolated to parents may want more contact with <br /> teachers this year <br /> -there are just not enough spots to accommodate everyone <br /> -this is not the time to check in and hear how great your child is doing <br /> -if there aren't any issues, leave that spot for someone else <br /> *Now that conferences are remote, can we improve the system? <br /> -easier for more parents to participate <br /> -zoom opens up process to parents who have been cut out in the past <br /> -could parents ask questions in advance? <br /> -if questions are answered, open up that spot <br /> -one teacher has a system that any parent who sign up for one has to fill out a google f <br /> form about what they want to discuss <br /> -helpful for teachers to know in advance <br /> *Will see how it goes and will get feedback in December <br /> Feedback <br /> *Lots of tensions going on in world with presidential election, Covid cases rising, etc and it <br /> is difficult trying to educate kids right now <br /> -in March, never thought we'd be here and am worried about next year <br /> *Cannot continue this way <br /> -bigger conversation with community <br /> -not sustainable or fair <br /> *Are there other formats the would work better? <br /> *Teacher thoughts <br /> -when you don't see a class for 2 weeks and then see them again, it is like starting <br /> from scratch <br /> -we are creating a divide between the kids who can do this and the ones who can't <br /> -can't help kids who are struggling <br /> -miss I-Block <br /> -by the end of the week, teachers would now who needs help but now they can't <br /> get to them <br /> -kids are too passive in their learning <br /> -teachers have to create all the energy and it is depleting them <br /> -many kids don't have camera on so teachers feel like they are talking to no one <br /> - situation is overwhelming and feels unhealthy <br /> -what could we do next year t have a different model to build in things we re missing <br /> -everything we do comes at a cost to something else <br /> -we have designed a schedule that makes it easier for kids to move around but the <br /> implementation of it is putting the most burden on the teachers to carry the system <br /> -is there any room for change or is this how it is going to be? <br /> -85 teachers are doing remote coverage and we have to cover 220 classes a week <br />