Parent Teacher Conferences
October 13th and 14th
OPTION FOR K-6 PARENTS: VIRTUAL OR IN-PERSON
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, October 13: 5:00pm - 8:00pm IN-PERSON CONFERENCES
Wednesday, October 14: 1:00pm - 2:30pm IN-PERSON CONFERENCES
Wednesday, October 14: 2:30pm - 4:00pm VIRTUAL CONFERENCES
Wednesday, October 14: 4:00pm - 8:00pm VIRTUAL CONFERENCES
*Sign-Up Begins Wednesday, September 30th at 9:00am and ends Monday, October 12 at 5:00pm.
It may be hard to believe, but we are nearing the end of our first card marking period. Since the start of school, we have celebrated real successes of the connections being made between teachers and our students. It is now our opportunity to schedule Parent-Teacher Conferences. Conferences are an important part of our partnership to make sure students are meeting our shared expectations. We are looking forward to 100% participation!
Again, this year, parents will be using SchoolSoft to schedule conferences, with the option for K-6 parents to choose either an in-person or virtual conference with your child's teacher. The system will allow you to check teachers’ conference schedules and book an appointment on-line. If you select a virtual conference, you will use the same system for you and your child’s teacher to have a virtual conversation about their academic progress. Each child will be allotted one time slot for the family to converse with their teacher.
Many of you have used the SchoolSoft Conference Manager before, and already have an account set up (if you joined us online for a conference last year). The first time you use the Conference Manager you will be required to register and create a parent account. This only takes a minute or two. You will continue to use this same account for the duration of the time you have children in the school, so please record your password where you can reference it later.
Please note: once the registration window opens, you can register at any time. The appointment window will not open until 9:00am on September 30th, and the appointment window will close at 5:00pm on Monday, October 12th.
To create an account, please use the following steps.
1. Go to the following website https://utica.schoolsoft.com
2. Register for a parent account. To register click the REGISTER NOW button and complete the registration page. Once registered you will be able to immediately log in to the Conference Manager. An email will also be sent to the address you specified. This email restates your username and password and should be saved, as you will use the same username and password when booking future rounds of Parent-Teacher Conferences. If you forget your password, you can reset it using the FORGOT PASSWORD link under the login button.
When registering, if you have multiple students, you should enter all of them at the same time.
Once registered you can log in to the Conference Manager any time.
3. Click the BOOK NOW button and select a conference date in the date drop-down that appears. Then, select the teacher(s) you wish to meet with and click the NEXT button. To coordinate bookings involving multiple teachers select all the teachers applicable to your child(ren) with whom you wish to meet.
4. Click on an available time slot for each teacher you selected and complete the booking form that appears. You should see the booking appear in the summary list on the right-hand side of the screen. A confirmation email is sent for each booking you made or subsequently cancel. You will also receive a reminder and conference itinerary by email.
5. Confirm your appointments have been booked by looking at the “CURRENTLY BOOKED CONFERENCES” box on the right of the screen or click on the MY CONFERENCES tab. Only appointments that appear in the CURRENTLY BOOKED CONFERENCES box or on the MY CONFERENCES page are confirmed bookings.
6. When finished booking, click the log off button located at the top right of the browser window. You will have the opportunity to provide feedback regarding the use of the Conference Manager to the school administration through a user survey before completely exiting. We appreciate you completing the survey as this helps guide our decision-making regarding how conferences are booked in the future.
7. For virtual conferences: Just prior to your scheduled conference time, you will receive a link to your video conference. At the appropriate time, click on the link and the teacher will admit you to the room. Please note, our K-5 conferences are scheduled for 15 minutes per student.
If you are unable to book your own appointment using this system, please contact the school office at: mailto:officecrissman@uticak12.org
6TH GRADE PARENTS ONLY
Your sign up is a bit different
Because sixth-grade students see all four teachers for various content areas, we are asking that you please sign up with each teacher for a 5 minute conference so you can discuss your child's academic progress across all subject areas. You will see a separate sign up in school soft for 6th grade to accommodate this. The conference windows will remain the same, however your individual conference times will be 5 minutes rather than 15 minutes. If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's homeroom teacher.
You will sign up for each of the teachers:
Mrs. Atreo - ELA
Mrs. Bartlett - Math
Mrs. Peters - Science
Mrs. Tocco - Social Studies