Maquoketa Community Schools will be hosting Parent-Teacher Conferences on Wednesday, October 16th from 2:00-6:00 pm and Thursday, October 17th 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 again will be offered virtually and in-person. An online scheduling system, Meet the Teacher, will be used to schedule your students’ conferences. When you go to schedule through Meet the Teacher, you will have an option to choose in-person or video call as well as choose your own appointment times with teachers. 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. However, parents can choose to have a virtual conference through Meet the Teacher if it works better for them. The following shared teachers will be at the following buildings each night-
Jenna Spain- Cardinal both Wednesday and Thursday
Sara Shearer- Briggs on Wednesday and Cardinal on Thursday
Elizabeth Wright- Briggs on Wednesday and Cardinal on Thursday
Sam Schlegel- Briggs both Wednesday and Thursday
Beth Wold- Middle School both Wednesday and Thursday night
Zara Lyons- MIddle School both Wednesday and Thursday night
For Middle School and High School, the format will be as follows for each day-
Wednesday, October 16th- 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, October 17th- 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 will 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, October 17th on Meet the Teacher. Please attend in person to visit with each teacher as they become available.
Shared teachers will be located at the following locations on Thursday:
Beth Wold- MS
Zara Lyons- MS
Sam Schlegel- Briggs
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.