Scholar-Led Conferences

Families are critical partners in each scholar’s learning.

A Scholar-Led Conference (SLC) is different from a traditional parent/teacher conference. The purpose of a Scholar-Led Conference is for children to summarize their strengths and next steps for learning based on their individual work and achievement data. Scholars and families should leave the conference on the same page about individual strengths and areas of focus.

Parents and Guardians, use the following HOW TO guide and video for the step-by-step instructions to schedule your scholar's conference in ParentVUE. Also, review the At-A-Glance document prior to Scholar-Led Conferences to provide helpful questions to get the most of out of your child’s conference.

HOW TO Schedule a Scholar-Led Conference in ParentVUE
At-A-Glance Information

Multilingual Support for the Following Languages

Arabic
Russian

Dari
Somali

Korean
Spanish

Pashto
Ukrainian

Punjabi
Vietnamese

How to Change Video Closed Captioning (Subtitles) to your Preferred Language - CLICK HERE

To change Closed Captioning (subtitle) to your preferred language:

STEP 1: Click the Settings icon on the Video Player menu.

STEP 2: The Settings menu will then appear. Click on Subtitles/CC.

STEP 3: The Subtitle menu will appear. Choose your preferred language from the menu (You can scroll down the list of available languages).

STEP 4: Click out of the menu once you have chosen your preferred language. Then click the CC button on the Video Player menu.

STEP 5: Finally, click the Play button to watch the video.

How to Schedule a Scholar-Led Conference in ParentVUE

Step-by-step guides available in PDF form for download:

English Computer Mobile app

Arabic العربية الموبايل کمپیوټرتطبيق

Dari دری کمپیوتراپلیکیشن موبایل

Korean 한국어 컴퓨터 모바일 앱

Pashto پښتوکمپیوټر د موبایل اپلیکیشن

Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕੰਪਿਊਟਰ ਮੋਬਾਈਲ ਐਪ

Russian Русский Компьютер Мобильное приложение

Somali Soomaalida Kombiyuutar APP ka taleefanka

Spanish EspañolComputador Aplicación móvil

Ukrainian Українські Комп'ютер Мобільний додаток

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt Máy Tính Ứng dụng điện thoại

At-A-Glance

Scholar-Led Conferences

What all families should know in order to make the conference powerful and successful!

A scholar-led conference is different from a traditional parent/teacher conference.

During scholar-led conferences, the child leads the conference and does the majority of the talking. Teachers work with scholars ahead of time so they are prepared to lead conversations about their current achievement and next steps. The teacher’s role is to be nearby to answer questions, but the teacher does not lead the conference.

The purpose of a scholar-led conference is for children to summarize their strengths and next steps for learning based on their individual work and achievement data. Scholars and families should leave the conference on the same page about individual strengths and areas of focus.

During the conference, your child will walk you through his/her most current achievement data as well as examples of his/her work that represent some of the most important learning for the grade level and subject area. This approach is intentional. Achievement increases when children are able to explain to others what they have already learned, as well as what the next steps are in their learning as they relate to grade-level standards.

You can schedule a separate meeting with the teacher if you have concerns or questions after the conference.

While your child and the teacher(s) should be able to answer most questions and explain how you can provide support for learning at home, some families will have questions or concerns that require a follow up meeting with a teacher. Every family is welcome to schedule a separate meeting with a teacher if there are concerns or questions at the conclusion of the conference.

You can play a powerful role in your scholar’s achievement if you continue the conversation about strengths and next steps at home throughout the school year.

What you learn about your child’s individual strengths and next steps in learning during the conference can shift the questions you ask your child about school from “How was school today?” to specific questions about he/she is growing as a learner. This is a powerful motivator for children and creates excitement about school!

We welcome your questions and ideas about scholar-led conferences.

All of our work is a work in progress, and we count on families to provide us with ideas and feedback about how we can improve. If you have questions about scholar-led conferences, or ideas about how we can improve the process, we would love to hear from you! Please reach out to your building principal if you would like to know more about scholar-led conferences, or have suggestions about how to improve the process.

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Scholar-Led Conferences

HOW TO Schedule a Scholar-Led Conference in ParentVUE

Multilingual Support for the Following Languages

How to Change Video Closed Captioning (Subtitles) to your Preferred Language - CLICK HERE

To change Closed Captioning (subtitle) to your preferred language:

How to Schedule a Scholar-Led Conference in ParentVUE

English Computer Mobile app

Arabic العربية الموبايل کمپیوټرتطبيق

Dari دری کمپیوتراپلیکیشن موبایل

Korean 한국어 컴퓨터 모바일 앱

Pashto پښتوکمپیوټر د موبایل اپلیکیشن

Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕੰਪਿਊਟਰ ਮੋਬਾਈਲ ਐਪ

Russian Русский Компьютер Мобильное приложение

Somali Soomaalida Kombiyuutar APP ka taleefanka

Spanish EspañolComputador Aplicación móvil

Ukrainian Українські Комп'ютер Мобільний додаток

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt Máy Tính Ứng dụng điện thoại

At-A-Glance Information

At-A-Glance

Scholar-Led Conferences

A scholar-led conference is different from a traditional parent/teacher conference.

The purpose of a scholar-led conference is for children to summarize their strengths and next steps for learning based on their individual work and achievement data. Scholars and families should leave the conference on the same page about individual strengths and areas of focus.

You can schedule a separate meeting with the teacher if you have concerns or questions after the conference.

You can play a powerful role in your scholar’s achievement if you continue the conversation about strengths and next steps at home throughout the school year.

We welcome your questions and ideas about scholar-led conferences.

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Scholar-Led Conferences

English ComputerMobile app

Arabic العربية الموبايل کمپیوټرتطبيق

Dari دری کمپیوتراپلیکیشن موبایل

Korean 한국어 컴퓨터모바일 앱

Pashto پښتوکمپیوټر د موبایل اپلیکیشن

Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕੰਪਿਊਟਰ ਮੋਬਾਈਲ ਐਪ

Russian Русский Компьютер Мобильное приложение

Somali Soomaalida Kombiyuutar APP ka taleefanka

Spanish EspañolComputadorAplicación móvil

Ukrainian Українські Комп'ютер Мобільний додаток

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt Máy TínhỨng dụng điện thoại

English Computer Mobile app

Korean 한국어 컴퓨터 모바일 앱

Spanish EspañolComputador Aplicación móvil

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt Máy Tính Ứng dụng điện thoại