This year DS threw a fit and refused to cooperate and read his goals. Our school calls PT conferences, Goal Setting conference and the student attends. His Sp Ed teacher always attends as does his teachers in both languages, immersion language charter school. We have been doing this since prek4, now in 3rd grade but this was the worst conference ever.

We have similar goals in the IEP and goal setting conference since they both highlight what he needs to work on like participation and behavior - more risk taking, make more mistakes which we formalize into his daily behavior chart.

IEP meetings are Scheduled separately. All teachers including his Sp Ed teacher and service providers attends.

I personally like two separate conferences. The IEP meeting is so formal and there are so many people. The conference is much more relaxed and I get to talk to the teacher more casually.

I usually ask to combine both meetings into one. I am a single parent, this way I only take off work once.

At our first parent-teacher conference post-IEP, I was surprised to find out that day that our case manager came. She hasn't come in the two since (I think my son prefers it this way. At our school, the student goes to these meetings.)

Anyway, the PT meeting has the same agenda as usual. The IEP meeting is about his IEP goals, progress on his IEP, etc.

Parent Teacher conferences

What's a PT conference meeting?

PT conference will cover the academic stuff - how your child is making progress in the regular classroom. IEP team would usually won't be there.

At most schools you will get IEP report cards - a separate document - with your other report cards.

This is our first year with an IEP. We had an IEP meeting a few weeks ago to go over the services, what was working, what was not. How do you then spend the PT conference meeting. I assume the IEP team is not there. DO you focus on other things? TIA