Maquoketa Community Schools will be hosting Parent-Teacher Conferences on Wednesday, March 5th from 2:00-6:00 pm and Thursday, March 6th from 2:00-8:00 pm. This is an important time for you to connect with your child(ren)’s teacher and discuss how their learning has progressed this school year.
Conferences this year will be offered virtually and in-person. As in the past, we will use an online scheduling system, Meet the Teacher, to schedule conferences. You will receive an email confirming your appointments, which will include a link if you choose to have a video conference. We continue to use “Meet the Teacher'' as our data has shown that by having a virtual option for our families the attendance and participation rate is higher than having primarily in-person conferences.
Cardinal and Briggs Elementary will have 20 minute conference time slots. Both buildings encourage in-person conferences to build early school connections with families, and at times it is easier for parents to see the learning artifacts of younger students in person. Briggs Spring Conferences will be student-led and the goal is to have 100% in-person conferences. There will be an option for virtual but in-person would be easier to share all that your student is doing.
For Middle School and High School, the format will be as follows for each day-
Wednesday, March 5th- will be virtual only. You will sign up through Meet the Teacher and only have the option for online conferences. Each conference will be for 10 minute time slots.
Thursday, March 6th- will be in-person conference only. Please come to the HS West Gym or MS Gym for open house conferences. All teachers will be located in the gyms and parents can come and go as teachers become available. All teachers will be blocked off on Meet the Teacher so you will not have the option to schedule on Thursday, March 6th. There will be a supper break for the teachers at each building from 4:20-5:00.
Also the following teachers that are shared between buildings will be available in person at the following buildings on each day.
Jenna Spain- Cardinal both Wednesday and Thursday (available virtual both days)
Sara Shearer- Briggs on Wednesday and Cardinal on Thursday (available virtual both days)
Elizabeth Wright- Cardinal on Wednesday and Briggs on Thursday (available virtual both days)
Sam Schlegel- Briggs both Wednesday and Thursday (available virtual both days)
Beth Wold- Middle School both Wednesday and Thursday night
Zara Lyons- MIddle School both Wednesday and Thursday night
Please visit https://maquoketaschools.meettheteacher.com/ to book your child’s conference appointment. You will need your students’ name(s) and birth dates. In addition, here is a short guide with step by step directions on how to book your appointment using “Meet the Teacher.”
If you have challenges in scheduling your conferences please contact the office at your child’s building, and they will be happy to add appointments on your behalf. We look forward to meeting with you to talk about your child’s learning experience.