Welcome to O.H. Anderson Winter Conferences

Winter conference time for O.H. Anderson Elementary is fast approaching, and we wanted to share with you our plans for our winter conferences. Our Instructional Leadership Team reflected on the results from the family survey this Fall and we want to make improvements on how we can continue to partner with you in your child’s education and make conferences valuable to you.

Our goals at conferences are to:

• Share strengths of the child both academically and social emotionally
• Share goals or areas for growth both academically and social emotionally
• Share your students work with you
• Discuss plans to support your child both at school and home
• Answer any other questions you may have

We will be holding conferences on the following dates:

• Feb. 16, 2023- (4-8PM) In Person
• Feb. 17, 2023- (8AM-4PM) In Person (Google Meets are available on Fri. Feb. 17 only  if families request it with the teachers, and schedules allow for this)
• Feb. 23, 2023- (4-8PM) In Person

This is an opportunity for you to sign up with all teachers your child works with.  This may include:

• Homeroom Teacher
• Partner Teacher (if applicable)
• Specialist Teachers (Phy-Ed, Music, Art, Media, Spanish)
• Special Educators
• Interventionists
• Counselors and SEL Specialists 

I am available to attend any conferences as well.  Just let the teacher know that you would like me to join you.

During these winter conferences, we want to invite all students to the conferences so they can share their perspective about school.  Our goal is to include more student voice during these conferences.  Families or teachers may request them to step out in the hallway for the last 5-10 minutes to have a private conversation with the teacher if needed.

All conferences need to be scheduled as it is difficult to accommodate drop ins.   We will be using our conference scheduling system PTCFast to facilitate appointments. 

To schedule an appointment please use the following link:  PTC Fast-OHA

1. Once you have logged in, choose the teacher(s) you want to meet with, and click submit, complete the sign up form and submit. You will need to repeat this process for each student you are requesting a conference for.. After completing the registration process, you will see the following message;
2. Thank you for registering. Please check your email at the address you provided. You will find an email with the subject header "Select Date/Time for Teacher Conference Now". Just press the link in the email and you will be able to pick a time slot for the conference.
3. Note: Email sometimes does not get delivered immediately, please allow up to 15 minutes. You might also check your Spam folder.
4. Use the link in the email you receive and simply choose the time for your conference meeting. 
5. At the bottom of the form, you can choose to register for additional classes, if you will be meeting more than one teacher, or you can confirm and exit. Scheduling of conferences will open on Jan. 26, 2023 and close one day prior to the scheduled conference day.
6. You will receive a confirmation to the email of record to let you know that the appointment was scheduled. If you have any issues or questions please contact Beth Hennen-O.H. Anderson 651-407-2333, beth.hennen@isd832.net for support. 

Our staff look forward to connecting with you.

Take care of yourselves, your family, and each other, 

Ms. Prather, O.H. Anderson Principal susan.prather@isd832.net