CSS Student-Led Conferences

November 12, 2009

An Overview of Student Led Conferences...

Student-led conferences serve an important role in the assessment of student progress. They
provide an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of our students through the first term
of the year, as well as to permit feedback on student learning as well as set goals for the next
term and beyond.
Digital Portfolios authentic
 means
 of
 reporting
 on
 student

W e
 h a v e
 achievement.
communicated
 to

t h e
 s c h o o l
 Performing & Visual Arts (PVA)
community
 in
 the
 and Physical Education
p a s t
 c o u p l e
 o f
 Of
course,
physical
education
and
the
arts
are

months
 that
 there
 very
important
parts
of
our
 program,
but
the

w o n ’ t
 b e
 a n y
 role
 they
 play
 in
 student‐led
 conferences
 is

m a r k s
 o n
 t h e
 changing.
 In
 order
 to
 help
 parents
 see
 all

report
 cards
 for
 performing
 and
 visual
 arts.
 parts
 of
 their
 child’s
 program,
 but
 still

Instead,
we
are
moving
 to
digital
portfolios
as
 maintain
 a
 reasonable
 time
 commitment
 for

t h e
 m e a n s
 o f
 re p o r t i n g
 o n
 s t u d e n t
 the
 student‐led

achievement
 in
 these
 curricular
 areas.
 We
 conferences,
 we

have
only
recently
begun
in
earnest
to
use
this
 will
 be
 hosting

means
 of
 sharing
 student
 work
 and
 we
 are
 these
 subjects
 in

looking
 forward
 to
 having
 students
 highlight
 the
 gym
 rather

their
 work
 on
 their
 portfolios
 and
 this
 t h a n
 h a v i n g

becoming
 a
 regular
 part
 of
 student
 parents
 go
 to
 3
 or

assessment
 in
the
performing
 and
visual
arts.
 4
 d i f f e r e n t

We
will
provide
an
opportunity
for
parents
to
 classrooms
 to
 see

see
 how
 we
 have
 begun
 using
 digital
 students’
 work
 in
 each
 of
 these
 subjects.

portfolios
 for
 students
 to
 share
 their
 Teachers
 will
 be
 available
 to
 help
 parents

achievements
 in
 performing
 and
 visual
 arts,
 understand
 the
 shift
 in
 assessment
 toward

and
 also
 as
 a
 means
 of
 supplementing
 the
 digital
portfolios.
Students
should
bring
 their

physical
education
marks
on
the
report
 cards.
 laptops
to
the
gym
so
that
they
can
show
their

The
 shift
 toward
 digital
 portfolios
 is
 a
 portfolios
and
 explain
 how
we
 have
 begun
 to

substantial
 one
 and
 provides
 us
 with
 many
 use
 this
 powerful
 digital
 tool
 to
 document

opportunities
 to
 learn
 and
 explore
 this
more
 student
 learning
 and
 celebrate
 their

achievements.
Scheduling an Interview
We encourage parents to contact teachers to schedule an interview when it is required. Teachers are
available during the student-led conferences if parents wish to touch base or ask a couple of quick
questions. If there is something more substantive or of a confidential nature that needs to be discussed,
parents should arrange an interview with the teacher. Forms will be available in each classroom for
parents to request a follow-up interview and also provide some feedback on the student-led conferences.

Grade 4-8 Student Led Conferences

Student‐led
 conferences
at
the
 grade
 4
 to
8
level
have
changed

slightly
from
years
past.
 
A
pre‐conference
 component,
to
take

place
 between
 November
 16
 and19,
 will
 afford
 parents
 and

students
 the
 opportunity
 to
 review
 projects,
 tasks,
 and

assignments
that
have
contributed
to
the
marks
and
comments

recorded
on
the
student’s
report
card.


The
 student‐led
 conferences
 at
 school
 will
 take
 place
 on

Thursday
 November
 19th
 from
 4‐8
 pm
 and
 Friday
 November

20th
 from
 8
 am
 –
 1
 pm.
 
 Students
 will
 guide
 parents
 through
 their
 projects
 and
 assignments,

explaining
the
assessment
process
and
discussing
possible
goals
for
the
second
term.
Following
the
student‐led
conference,
there
 will
be
 an
expectation
that
parents
and
students
will

reOlect
 on
 the
learning
that
 has
taken
place
in
Term
1
and
 further
develop
manageable
 goals
for

Term
2
 that
 will
enhance
 the
 learning
 experience.
 
These
 goals
will
be
 shared
with
subject
 area

teachers
through
a
format
determined
by
the
teaching
team.
Should
 a
 further
 parent‐teacher‐student
 interview
 be
 required,
 forms
 will
 be
 available
 in

classrooms
during
the
student‐led
conferences
to
make
such
a
request.

Teachers
will
contact
you

to
conOirm
a
date
and
time
to
meet.

Grade 9 Student Led Interviews

Grade
 9
 students
 will
 be
 engaging
 in
 a
 signiOicantly
 different

format
 to
 discuss
 and
 evaluate
 progress
 this
 year.
 
 Fifteen‐
minute
 interviews
will
be
 scheduled
 for
 each
 grade
 9
student

and
 parent(s),
 taking
 place
 from
 1
 –
 8
 pm
 on
 Thursday

November
 19th
 and
 8
 am
 to
 1
 pm
 on
 Friday
 November
 20th.


Interviews
will
be
scheduled
directly
with
the
teachers
and
will

serve
to
address
key
areas
of
success
and
any
challenges
being

encountered
by
the
 student
at
this
time.

SpeciOic
goals
will
be

set
at
this
time
to
guide
student
progress
in
the
second
term.

A Note About Younger Children:

Younger siblings of students are welcome to attend student-led conferences, however no child care
service is available and children must be in the control of a parent at all times.