Parent-Teacher Conference Information

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Teachers will be available in FEBRUARY for your choice of in-person OR video conferences on the following dates and times:

• Thursday, February 16th from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m
• Friday, February 17th from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Online registration for February conferences opens on Monday, February 6th at 7:00 a.m. and closes on Monday, February 13th at 3:00 p.m.

Please note the following NEW FEATURES for February conferences:

McCracken Parent-Teacher Conference Sign Up Process. Due to the number of students that McCracken teachers serve, the conference day time constraints do not allow enough appointment slots to schedule every family. As part of our work to improve and create systems to increase equity of access, the Systems strand of our District Equity Leadership Team (DELT) reviewed conference registration across the district. In an effort to distribute appointments equitably among middle school families, McCracken will pilot a new registration process in February to increase access to conferences with middle school teachers:

• Families may schedule up to three appointments with McCracken teachers when registration opens at 7:00 a.m. on February 6th.
• On February 9th, the appointment limit will be removed. Families may sign up for additional conferences with available teachers until registration closes on February 13th.

Teacher Contact Requests. If a teacher's schedule is full or does not meet your availability, you can request to be contacted by the teacher by clicking the "Request to be contacted" button. The Contact Request will show up on your PowerPTC dashboard and the teacher’s PowerPTC dashboard. You will not be able to schedule an appointment while the request is active. You can remove the request at any time by clicking the red ❌ and then schedule an appointment if one is available.

Comments or Questions for the Teacher. You can now add a comment or a question after you schedule an appointment by clicking the "talk bubble." This will let the teacher know that you have questions or specific concerns that you wish to discuss during conferences.

Get ready for opening day! Sign in to your PowerSchool Parent Portal account NOW to make sure you can connect to PowerPTC before registration opens on Monday morning. Visit our Parent-Teacher Conference Information web page for step-by-step sign-in instructions and more information.