Parent/Teacher Conference Participation Summary 2001-2002

School	Total # of Students Enrolled	Estimated # of Parents Attending	Estimated % of Parents Attending
Rock Island High School	1649	618	37%
Thurgood Marshall Learning Center	88	33	38%
High School Total	1737	651	37
Edison Junior High School	449	159	35%
Washington Junior High School	522	300	57%
Junior High Total	971	459	47%
Audubon Elementary	230	205	89%
Denkmann Elementary	362	342	94%
Earl Hanson Elementary	386	356	92%
Eugene Field Elementary	226	222	98%
Frances Willard Elementary	271	243	90%
Grant Intensive Basic School	230	113	49%
Hawthorne-Irving Elementary	304	241	79%
Horace Mann Choice School	372	369	99%
Lincoln Elementary	329	301	91%
Longfellow Elementary	154	148	96%
Ridgewood Elementary	261	240	92%
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	381	378	99%
Elementary Total	3506	3144	90%
S.K.I.P.	40	23	58%

Describe the plan of action that addresses those parents who did not attend parent/teacher conferences.

Rock Island High School

Teachers were asked to contact parents of students who were doing less than average work.

Thurgood Marshall Learning Center

All parents of Thurgood Marshall students were contacted by phone and mail to encourage them to attend parent/teacher conferences. There was a substantial increase in attendance over the previous year. During the 2000-2001 school year there were 106 students that were represented by 7 parents at conferences. Approximately 80% of the students at Thurgood Marshall are on probation or parole and are therefore wards of the state. If I encourage probation and parole officers to attend conferences in the future, this would easily raise or attendance to 100%.

Edison Junior High

Grade reports will be mailed with a letter expressing our disappointment at not being able to meet with them. We will also reinforce our invitation to set up a private conference as soon as possible. In the future, we will be discussing piloting student led conferences to encourage more participation.

Washington Junior High

Report cards unclaimed are mailed to the student/parent. Some teams sent home a note to those not attending that should they want to schedule a conference to contact the school. In addition, some teams also sent “thank you” notes to the parents who did attend. In the November newsletter that is sent home, parents unable to attend conferences are asked to contact the office to schedule one if desired.

Audubon

All missed conferences are rescheduled twice. If that fails, a conference by phone is attempted. Typically, 100% Parent/Teacher conferences are accomplished in this manner.

Denkmann

Staff will call parents who did not attend their scheduled conference and reschedule. Many have been contacted by phone and the conference will be held this week or at a time that is more convenient for the family.

Earl Hanson

All missed conferences are rescheduled twice. If that fails, a conference by phone is attempted.

Eugene Field

To receive their child’s progress report, they must conference with the teacher in person or on the phone.

Frances Willard

The teachers will continue to try to schedule conferences this week by making phone calls and/or sending notes home. Several conferences that were missed have already been rescheduled, so the percentage will actually go up.

Grant

We called or attempted to visit each parent that did not attend.

Hawthorne-Irving

Continue to try and contact parents (phone, home visits, conferences at school, or have parent/community resource coordinator follow-up) to discuss student progress.

Horace Mann

The final conferences have been scheduled and will be completed.

Lincoln

Of the conferences not held, teachers will be calling home and sending notes to reschedule. There were parents who did not make it on Thursday and the rescheduling already occurred on Friday. There will even be a few home visits in order to share information. We typically get almost all parents contacted in one way or another.

Longfellow

Teachers contact parents to reschedule conferences. After three “no shows” for face-to-face conference, a phone conference is held. If teachers are unable to reach parents by phone, the principal mails a letter requesting that the parent contact the teacher.

Ridgewood

For conferences that did not show, many have been rescheduled for later this quarter. Others have been contacted by phone and progress has been discussed. Out of the 21 conferences that were not here, 16 of them have been contacted or rescheduled. The last 5, which one family of 3 and the other 2, never show.

Thomas Jefferson

Most missing conferences are already rescheduled and will be made up our first week back. Last year we made three home visits in order to get resistors to conferences.

S.K.I.P

Several teachers made phone calls to discuss information. Information was sent home in written format. November 6 is an evening Transition meeting for families of graduates and that will provide an opportunity to share information.