That headshrinker hadn't lasted long, not past the first "parent conference."

"The parent conferences are not as demanding," she said.

Nongraded but written evaluations and parent conferences at end of session.

"They'd been at every parent conference, every play," said Virginia Connor, the head of the school.

For one boy who can't read and is failing, she sent home 17 notes requesting a parent conference - with no response.

Possible consequences for truancy include parent conferences and admonishment by a staff member.

It's the teachers' convention, followed by a week of early dismissals for parent conferences.

A parent conference was convened to talk about getting me back on track.

She wound up passing, but only after extensive test preparation, parent conferences and bouts of anxiety.

School, city and union officials said then that teachers would instead use that time for parent conferences, professional development and tutoring of individual students.