Communication Hours

Communication Hours:

Office Hours are the way we will be conducting conference-like, face-to-face meetings with parents (and students, if desired) throughout the school year. During a meeting with a teacher at Office Hours, parents can expect conversations regarding a student's academic and social growth. Topics you can expect to discuss include:

      • The recent skills that have been taught
      • Specific targets that indicate mastery of those skills
      • Discussion of how the student performed
      • Next steps for the student

Please see below for office hour dates and times throughout the upcoming school year, to sign up for a specific night, please use the "conferences" tab in ParentVUE:

All dates are from 4:00 to 7:00pm

    • October 3rd, 2019
    • October 15th, 2019*
    • November 14th, 2019
    • February 4th, 2020 (4:00 - 6:00pm)
    • March 5th, 2020
    • April 23rd, 2020


Website:

I will be updating my website weekly as needed. The Calendar and Social Studies Links portions of the webpage will be updated the most frequently.


ParentVUE:

I do my best to keep ParentVUE updated as much as possible with a minimum update of once a week as needed. In my classroom this year we will be focusing more on growth than grades; therefore, we may go several days without a graded assignment. Late Work grading will be done as soon as possible but may take longer than a week to update in the grade book.


Phone Calls/Emails:

I do my best to return emails and phone calls within 24 hours. Please note that emails or phone calls received near the end of the day, may be returned on the following work day. I will also be at Irondale High School until 11am every day. When leaving a phone message, please clearly identify a good time period for me to call back as well as a number where you can be reached.


Group Email:

Throughout the year there will be times when I send blanket emails to you with important reminders and due dates. I use the email provided to the school at the time of class registration. Please take the time to make sure you have provided an updated and correct email address to the Highview Student Services Clerk, Karen Porath.