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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Exactly- they do this effectively. I haven’t heard of many DC charters doing it well and consistently. In some larger schools there are even group (meaning multiple family) parent/guardian-teacher conferences due to time constraints. I appreciate that Sela is able to spend time with each family and meet student needs. [/quote]

The group conferences we have had have been great. An hour or more to dig into data and understand [b]how our kid is doing relative to the whole class[/b] and how we can support her. Much more effective than shorter individual conferences. [/quote]

That part of the discussion would last 45 seconds with me. I don't care how other kids are doing relative to my kid. There is not universe where I'm comforted that my kid is not on grade level, but better than some kids who are even worse off. It is the same reason most parents don't look at data for entire schools, they look at data for demographic that match their own. [/quote]

Interesting. I do find it worthwhile to know how my kid is doing relative to others -- are they struggling with concepts that other kids easily get or are there concepts that are much easier for them? More than that though, I'd want my kid to have academic peers in their class and be on or above grade level. I'd also want to know if my kid is behind others. IMO, the group discussions are worthwhile though there are times that individual discussions with the teacher are needed. [/quote]

Agree, I want to know whether my kid has peers. The (anonymized) data are helpful for that. I also think that getting an in-depth understanding of what they are doing in school and how we can support at home is very helpful. Our ES does a mix of individual and group conferences, and we can always reach out to the teacher with questions, but I would not want to move to all individual conferences because overall I find the group conferences more helpful.[/quote]

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