Parent Conference - and other - sign up sheets

We have tried for several years to determine the best way to schedule parent conferences. Should the parents pass around a form during Curriculum Night? (too disruptive) Maybe have them sign up in the hall after the meeting? (traffic jams) Perhaps the teacher should just assign the time? (too unfriendly) This year we are going to try www.signupgenius.com across the grade levels. It allows teachers to build their schedules of time, keep all other names private, and have reminder emails sent a day or two earlier. Our counselor even implemented it today for the teachers to use as they signed up for classroom guidance lessons. Hopefully this will make the logistics of parent conference sign up run smoothly!

A, B, C, D... A Little More Alphabet Soup

I am going to go ahead and admit right now that I sometimes have "beagle on the bunny" syndrome. (I'm not sure if that is a real term, or if it is in my vocabulary simply because I am from the country...). I tend to lock on to an idea, and it is occasionally hard to get me off it...

So, that is what is going on with my Alphabet Soup idea: (1) ABCD - staff monthly recognition; (2) ABCD - staff word of the week and fun treats; (3) ABCD - next phase... enter the Above and Beyond the Call of Duty award. This will allow parents to submit the name of a staff member that has gone over and above to help their child (or the parent) with a problem/concern, etc...

I'm attaching the form that we are going to add to each of our newsletters (below). I have to admit that I am so excited to have figured out how to insert fields into an Adobe document (yeah, me!). Parents can return the form, and we will honor staff members throughout the month. I have ordered some cute pins from www.baudville.com and will provide them with a certificate as well.

I think this will be a great way to recognize my fabulous staff and involve our community in the process!

ABCD Parent Referral