HIGH SCHOOL OF AMERICAN STUDIES LEHMAN COLLEGE 2925 Goulden Avenue Bronx, New York 10468 AT Alessandro Weiss Principal Tel.: (718) 329-2144 Fax: (718) 329-0792 PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES Wednesday, October 22, 5:30 – 8:00 PM Friday, October 24, 1:00 – 3:00 PM Welcome! Please read the information on the reverse of this sheet. Teacher Department Room Mr. Blitz Ms. de Béthune Mr. Elinson Ms. Erickson Mr. Evans Ms. Fiore Ms. Genao Ms. Gorman Mr. Halabi Mr. Holmes Mr. Iurato Ms. Kumaraswamy Mr. Mansdorf Ms. Mosco Mr. Murphy Mr. Olivieri Ms. Peterson Ms. Rendon Ms. Rice Ms. Ridge Mr. Sacchini Mr. Schulman Ms. Suh Ms. Taylor Mr. Thoman Mr. Uziel Ms. Walsh Mr. Weiss Ms. Wise Ms. Wong Physical Education and Health Art History Spanish and Music History Parent Coordinator Spanish Mathematics Mathematics Science History Science History English English Assistant Principal History Spanish History English Mathematics Physical Education Guidance Mathematics History Science Science Principal Guidance English 106 Art Room* 104 125 127 Lobby 127 124 104 124 133 117 126 134 134 100 125 128 119 117 133 106 122 128 119 120 120 Lobby 122 108 *Ms. de Béthune will meet parents in the Art Room, located in the lower cafeteria. Please take a moment to walk across the street and view the artwork created by our students! PROCEDURES FOR CONFERENCES A number of similar schools have decided to limit the number of teachers that each parent may see. Although we have not decided to take this course of action, we ask that you keep the following in mind: • Please understand that it may not be possible to see all of your child’s teachers; instead we suggest you choose three or four teachers to visit. Students will be given a copy of their mid-term interim progress reports (or have access using Jupiter Grades) during the week of October 6. You should ask your child to see these prior to parent-teacher conferences. We encourage you to study the interim reports and prioritize which teachers to visit. • Conferences will be limited in duration to three minutes. Please do not take umbrage if, after three minutes, the teacher concludes the conference. • In managing sign-in sheets, teachers will follow a “Rule of Three.” If, when it is your turn for a conference, you are not present at the teacher’s door, he or she will call the next parent on the list. After two further unsuccessful attempts to meet with you, your name will be crossed off. Please note that teachers will not place sign-up sheets outside their rooms until 5:30 PM (or 1:00 PM on Friday). • Please be kind to student volunteers and members of the faculty and staff. Some teachers will ask student volunteers to help manage the sign-in sheets. Please be kind to them! In the past, students and staff members have been driven to tears by parents who were frustrated at having to wait or at having their names crossed out. • We will try to place teachers in rooms based on the grade(s) that they teach. However, since nearly all of our teachers instruct more than one grade, it will likely still be necessary to visit some rooms at opposite ends of the building. • We encourage you to bring your child with you to the conferences. We believe that this communicates to students our expectation that they take responsibility for their academic performance and participate in discussions about how to improve their work. If, during the course of the conference, you or the teacher wishes to share something that is inappropriate for your child to hear, then he or she will be asked to step out of the classroom briefly. • If you are able, please make some time for a brief visit to your child’s counselor. Obviously, Ms. Suh and Ms. Wise will be unable to conduct a “complete” college or academic guidance session at the conferences. However, if there is the need to schedule a follow-up meeting in order to review your child’s overall progress, they will be glad to do so.