Parent Teacher Conferences

Teachers are available for five-minute conferences each fall.

To register for conferences, please follow this link to Parent-Teacher Conference Registration and create or log into your PowerPTC account. To set up an account, parents/guardians will need to provide an activation code for a new student. New codes needed for this school year will be sent to the email address that you have provided to the school.

Please see detailed instructions below. Final Parent Teacher Conference schedules are emailed prior to the conference day.

If you need assistance with the registration process, please contact your school:

Niles North: Tracy Hunt, 847-626-2054
Niles West: Angela Johnson, 847-626-2954

PowerPTC Parent/Guardian Instructions

If you have previously used PowerPTC for conferences at District 219 or another district, you can log in with your existing account. Skip to "Adding an Activation Code to an Existing Account" below.

Activating a New Account

Check your email. You will receive an email from noreply@powerptc.net with your activation code.
- Families with more than one D219 student will receive one code that applies to all students.
- If you did not receive an activation email and do not already have a PowerPTC account, contact your school.

Go to PowerPTC
- Select “Set Up Your Account Now” in the email or visit www.powerptc.net.
Enter your activation code
- In the Account Activation section, enter your code. If the code is already filled in, select Create New Account.
Create your account
- Enter your email address, first name, last name, and password. Passwords must:
  - Be at least 7 characters
  - Include upper- and lowercase letters
  - Include at least one number
Verify your email
- Check your email and select the verification link to complete setup.

Adding an Activation Code to an Existing Account

Go to www.powerptc.net
Log in to your existing account
Select My Settings
Enter your activation code under Add New Activation Code
Select Apply Activation Code

Scheduling Your Conferences

Go to www.powerptc.net and log in
Select Conference Schedule

Scheduling options

Auto Schedule

Select the conference date
Choose a starting time
Uncheck any teachers you do not wish to meet with
Select Build Your Schedule Now

Manual Scheduling

Select Manually schedule appointments
Choose Not Scheduled next to a teacher
Select Request Appointment for an available time

If a Conference Is Not Available
If no time is available, you may request to be contacted by the teacher or counselor. The teacher or counselor will receive your request along with your email address.

Scheduling for Multiple Students
If you have more than one student, you can switch between students by selecting Select a Student from the left-hand menu.

You can:

Print your schedule (PDF download)
Email your schedule to the email used to create your account
Add your schedule to a calendar (Google or Yahoo)
Delete your schedule

Attending Conferences Virtually

Conferences are held using Google Meet.
The meeting link will be available:
- In your PowerPTC account under Conference Schedule after scheduling closes
- On the PDF version of your schedule
When joining:
- Enter your name (as used in PowerPTC) and your student’s ID number(s)
- You will wait in the virtual waiting room until the teacher admits you

Schools/Locations