Dear Parents:

Dear Parent/Guardians:

       Manalapan High School will hold its Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences on the evenings of Wednesday, October 15, 2008, and Thursday, November 13, 2008 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.  This program is designed for parents to meet with teachers and for parents to discuss the performance of their child.  Therefore, we ask for your cooperation and understanding when requesting a conference with a teacher.  If you are unable to schedule a conference, please contact your child’s counselor or teacher directly.  To schedule a conference, please inform your son or daughter to use the form on the back of this letter.  Your son or daughter will indicate your desire for a conference with the teacher who, in turn, will use the form to indicate the time and location of the conference.  All conferences should be scheduled by October 10th.

       Please be advised that Wednesday, October 15th and Thursday, November 13th will be a partial day for students with dismissal at 12:03 p.m.

       At past conferences, some parents who "dropped-in" without an appointment prompted disputes with teachers and parents who had properly scheduled appointments.  To avoid this problem, teachers will announce the names of parents for whom they have an appointment.  If there is no response, the teacher will wait a minute and call the name again.  If there is still no response, the teacher will call the name of any parent who was not present for an earlier scheduled conference, or the next parent on the teacher's list.

       As educators, we recognize the importance of parent/teacher communication and we encourage parents to try and schedule an appointment to meet their child’s teachers during the October and November conferences.  However, our current student enrollment makes it difficult to schedule a conference for every child.  If you are unable to schedule an appointment on conference night, you may call the school any day (792-7200 ext. 8320) to speak with your child’s teacher or to arrange a different meeting time for a report of your child’s progress.  Your cooperation is appreciated.

       I hope you take advantage of the varied opportunities to monitor your child’s progress.

                                            Jeff Simon, Principal