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What is the purpose of the conference at the beginning of the year?

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  • Lee Dorman

    President of the Arlington Education Association, Member of the Board of DIrectors of the National Education Association and the Virginia Education Association, Arlington, Virginia
     
    703-379-1650

    I am a middle school science teacher in Arlington, Virginia with over 35 years of teaching experience.  I have taught in elementary, middle and high school and have experience teaching and endorsements in special education and gifted and talented. Currently I am serving on both the National Education and Virginia Education Associations Boards of Directors as well as president of the Arlington Education Association.

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    Lee Dorman: Conferences at the beginning of the year are generally get-to-know-you introductory conferences. Most elementary schools and many middle schools conduct conferences at the beginning of the year. This is because they want to get to know the teacher, want to get to know the family, the teacher wants to get to know the parents and wants information about the child before the school year begins.

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