Now that teachers are reporting back to work and school is getting ready to start across the country, at VolunteerSpot, we're already thinking ahead to all the great ways parents can get involved with their childrens' school year. Volunteering at school is one important way to participate, attending parent-teacher conferences is another critical time for parents to partner with teachers. Typically, it works like this: kids bring home a flier in their backpack with scheduling options, parents circle their desired meeting times and send it back, and then teachers stay late juggling emails and a spreadsheet to get all the parents in a spot that works. Inevitably, some parents get missed, forget their meeting, or just aren't prepared.
We cut this entire days-long process down to about 15 minutes! Here's a quick SlideShare presentation that shows how VolunteerSpot works to save time and streamline parent-teacher conference scheduling. It also includes tips for successful parent-teacher conferences -- for both parents and teachers. With our new co-organizer feature, both the room parent and teacher may access the same calendar to schedule parents without email addresses and print daily meeting schedules. Our automated reminders save time and help everyone keep their commitments.
Please take a look and share us with your teachers and school parent organization. Visit VolunteerSpot today to take a live or video tour. Let's do away with the backpack flier brigade this school year and make it easy to participate in parent-teacher conferences!!