11.+Communicates+and+advocacy+with+parents

**b. conducts conferences with parents in accordance with local policy.**
 * a. initates communication with parents as appropriate.**
 * [|Parent Welcome Letter.docx]
 * Weekly 'Friday' Slips
 * Weekly Newsletters-See [|newsletters on professional website].
 * Quarterly Report Cards
 * Homework Posted to website
 * Scheduled Parent Teacher Conferences
 * Hosted Parent-Teacher Conferences on Tuesday November 15, 2011, Thursday November 17, 2011, and Friday November 18, 2011, and February
 * Attended all IEP meetings and child study meetings for homeroom students.

**c. reports student progress to parents** **d. maintains confidentiality**
 * Friday Slips
 * Phone calls to parents as needed
 * Notes in assignment notebooks as needed
 * Report cards
 * Email communication with parents
 * Member of child study and IEP teams