Parent Teacher Student Conferences
Information for Families
Our Term 1 Parent Teacher Student Conferences will beheld on:
- Day 1: Thursday 23rd March, 10:30am – 7:30pm (Online)
- Day 2: Tuesday 28th March, 9:00am – 3:30pm (Face to face)
We are conducting our Day 1 PTSCs online via WEBEX, and there is information at the end of this article on how to connect to WEBEX for your conferences. The Day 2 conferences will conducted face to face onsite at school.
Bookings are via Compass (see instructions below).
Bookings open 9am, Thursday 9 March and close 4pm, Monday 20 March.
What you need to know
- There will be no classes on the scheduled PTSC days. Students should continue with existing tasks and are encouraged to participate in the conversations
- Teachers will not be available to answer emails/other communications on those days, as they will be occupied with the PTSC.
Supporting keeping to time
To help ensure Teachers can be available on time, each conversation will last 7 minutes. Teachers will let you know that they are setting an audible alarm at the start of the conversation. When it goes off, this is the signal that the allotted time is up. The teacher will then need to finish the conference so that they can prepare for their next appointment. Please be understanding of this and support our teachers in keeping appointments running smoothly. If a longer conversation is necessary, please ask the teacher if you can arrange a time at a later date.
How to book
1. Log in to Compass. On the welcome page click the 'Book Parent Teacher Interviews' button available next to the student photo, or click the Dashboard Alert at the top of the Newsfeed.
2. You will see “Semester 1 PTSC Thursday 23 March” and “Semester 1 PTSC Tuesday 28 March”. Click on your preferred day for PTSC.
3. A panel will come up, as shown.
4. To book by timeslot, click the timeslot and then select the teacher from the right who you would like to book with for this specific time. The teachers who are available during this timeslot will be shown in white.
5. To book by teacher, click the teacher's name in the list at the far right. The schedule to the left will display only the timeslots that the teacher is still available to be booked with. All timeslots that the teacher is already booked out for will be greyed out. Just click an available timeslot on the left to make a booking.
6. You will receive a confirmation popup to confirm the details
of the booking.
Click the OK button. (If you don’t click the confirmation button it won’t save your bookings).
Tips
- It’s a good idea to print or copy down your bookings! We do not keep a copy for you at school.
- The booking portal will close on Monday 20 March at 4pm
Who to see
Student-Parent-Teacher Conversations are always well supported at Northcote High School. However, if you are new to the process, here is some advice:
- Select teachers to see based on need. For example, if you are concerned about how your child is going in a particular subject, contact with that staff-member should be a priority. If you miss out on seeing a teacher but need to see them, please contact them for another appointment via Compass.
- Appointments book out quickly for some staff. Please don’t delay making your appointments.
- Part time staff may have limited availability on both days. Look for availability when you log on to Compass. If the teacher’s name does not come up as an option when you look on Compass, it means they don’t work that day. Please contact these teachers by Compass if required.
- There may be other reasons that teachers are not available for one or both of the student-parent-teacher conversation dates. They will be blocked out on their schedules.
- Please check Compass on the day for any unexpected absence announcements.
WEBEX conferences
The infographic below outlines how to connect with teachers via their online WEBEX rooms.
