SJLES Virtual Parent Teacher Conference Overview: Fall 2020
Conference Structure
Fall Conferences can be scheduled with your child's English Language Arts teacher.
GT Math Teachers are available for conferencing with the families of their 4th graders.
Related Arts teachers have a limited number of conference times available in comparison to the large number of students they teach. We encourage you to schedule a conference only if you have a concern or if there are assignments you would like to discuss with the teacher. Parents of students making satisfactory progress should not feel as though they need to schedule a related arts conference.
Conference blocks are scheduled in 20 minute windows...
15 minutes dedicated to the parent teacher conference.
5 minute buffer for teachers to thoughtfully conclude their conference and prepare for their next conference.
Conferences will need to begin and end on time.
Scheduling a Virtual Parent Conference
Conference scheduling will open on Friday 11/13 and close on Thursday 11/19 so that teachers will have an appropriate amount of time to prepare for their conferences.
Any additional conferences beyond the times offered must be scheduled after the window has closed through direct contact with your child’s teacher.
To sign up for an ELA, 4th Grade GT Math, or Related Arts conference, please login to HCPSS Connect and click on "Conferences" in the navigation pane.
Refer to the Quick Reference Guide for more information and detailed steps to sign up for a conference.
Virtual Parent Conference Schedule
Monday, 11/23 from 1:20-7:20 p.m.
Tuesday, 11/24 from 1:20-7:20 p.m.
Wednesday, 11/25 from 8:20 a.m.-3:40 p.m.
Most teachers will host conferences on the evenings of 11/23 and 11/24.
Teachers who do not host evening conferences will offer conferences on 11/25.
There is no school for students on 11/25.
Logging onto Google Meet for your Conference
You will use your child’s HCPSS credentials to join the conference.
Google Meet Codes: You will see the meeting code for your conference in Synergy when you sign up for a conference. You will receive a reminder email with the room code from the Synergy system a few days before your conference.
To prevent “overlap” of conferences, teachers will be using Google Meet room joining security features.
You may have to wait to be admitted into the Google Meet room.
Quarter One Report Cards
Quarter one report cards will be available online via Synergy beginning at 4 p.m. on Monday November 16. Printed report cards will not be issued.
Parents/guardians may view/download report cards by taking the following steps:
Select More Options from the left panel
Select Report Cards from the middle
Select the report card you wish to access
HCPSS Grading Updates
Learning Behaviors will not be graded for SY20-21.
Related Arts courses will be graded only twice per year, during Quarter 2 and Quarter 4.
Health will be graded only twice per year, during Quarter 2 and Quarter 4.
Students in primary grades will earn an I (Independent) or W (With assistance) if they have engaged in synchronous instruction. Students in intermediate grades will receive A, B or C grades if they have engaged in synchronous instruction. As a result, Canvas grades may not align with quarter 1 report card grades.
These changes are in place for 1st quarter report card grades only. Asynchronous assignments complement and support synchronous learning, please support your child with task completion and with attending support sessions as needed.
Parents of students receiving special education services can expect to receive their child's IEP progress report no later than Friday, November 20 through email. If you have any questions about your child's progress or what to expect as we fulfill requirements for progress reporting, you may contact your child's case manager.