Dear High School Families,

Parent Teacher Conferences are an important part of the educational process. Meeting with your child’s teachers can highlight academic growth and determine areas for improvement. Teachers welcome communication at any time during the school year, and conferences offer specific opportunities to discuss your child’s progress.

The New Albany High School 1st Semester Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, September 27, and Tuesday, October 3, from 3:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. As in the past, the school will use the on-line scheduling service pickAtime to schedule Parent Teacher Conferences. Scheduling on pickAtime opens Wednesday, September 20 at 7:00 p.m.

Parents will have the option to schedule their conferences in person or virtually with a drop down arrow when scheduling each appointment. If choosing vitural meetings, the Google Meet links will be provided soon after the time of scheduling. Teachers will be provided the same link.

The instructions for scheduling your appointment(s) can be found below. If you have questions about scheduling procedures, or if you do not have access to a computer to schedule appointments, please call Beth Johnston at 614-413-8303.

REGISTER (FOR NEW USERS)

1. Go to the scheduling website at http://www.pickatime.com/client?ven=11604434
2. Enter your email address and click "Login/Create Account".
3. Fill in the required fields to register.
4. For each child, create a student ID and enter student’s birth date using this format: 99/99/99.
5. Scheduling opens on Wednesday, September 20, at 7:00 pm.

SIGN IN (FOR RETURNING USERS)

1. Go to the scheduling website at https://pickatime.com/client?ven=11604434
2. If you have previously registered, all you need to do is enter your email and password.
3. If you forgot your password, click on "Forgot Password" and reset your password.

SCHEDULING

1. Each colored square represents an available meeting time. The legend shows you which teacher corresponds to which color, and the times increase as you go down the page. (Note: you will not see all of the teachers at our school, just your child’s teachers). Click on a square to book that time.
2. You will have the choice of setting a time when you would like a reminder email delivered.
3. Click "Create Appointment. Repeat until you have scheduled a time with each teacher with whom you'd like to meet. Choose Virtual or In-Person.
4. There will be an individual Google Meet link for each teacher with whom you create an appointment and you will receive a confirmation email with these links.

• At any time you can click on "printable schedule" and print the resulting web page to get a hard copy of your schedule. You will also have the option to receive a copy of your schedule by email which will include the Google Meet links for each meeting you schedule.
• If you want to make changes to your schedule, you can log in at any time with the email address and password you used to create your account.
• Click on “Your Schedule” to display and hide your appointments. There will be links to change the time or cancel the appointment.
• If you wish to meet with a teacher that doesn't have availability, please contact the teacher directly via email which can be found on their classroom portal.
• Please be mindful of the 15 minute time frame for each appointment.

Sincerely,

Ken Kraemer
Principal
New Albany High School