PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES
Annual Parent/Teacher Conferences for all students in grades K-5 are held near the end of the 1st Trimester. Parent/Teacher Conferences for grades 6-8 will be held at the request of either the parents or teachers at anytime throughout the school year. Parents and teachers should communicate with each other as often as it is necessary to eliminate difficulties or to explain and clarify matters. Children are best helped when the school and home work together. Additional Parent/Teacher Conferences, requests for recommendations, release to speak to professionals, etc. are scheduled through the school office.
Appointments or telephone calls with teachers are to be arranged by phone call to the office or by sending a note to the teacher that states the purpose for the meeting. Notes should be in a sealed envelope. It is the policy of St. Mel Parish Elementary School that all notes and phone calls from parents to faculty should be responded to within a 24-hour period.
No teacher is available for a conference without a prior appointment and teachers are not available for conferences during recess, lunch, or during before and after schoolyard duty. During these times, the teacher's primary responsibility is to monitor the safety of the children. Therefore, parents are asked to refrain from engaging teachers in conversation when a teacher is on duty in or outside of the classroom. At no time should a parent speak with a teacher if he/she is on schoolyard duty or teaching in the classroom.
The principal is available for appointments by calling the school office.
