SKILL/TREE

Conference outlines that build trust, not defensiveness.

Drop in your raw observations on a student — grades, behavior, anecdotes. Get a structured, warm conference outline with strengths spotlight, growth framing, school + home action items, and a clipboard-ready Quick-Reference Card.

$3.99
Works in Claude (Pro/Max/Team) or ChatGPT (Plus/Team) · paid AI plan required
Both Claude + ChatGPT packages included — you can't pick the wrong one.
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Included
01Turns 5 bullet points into a full 15-minute conference outline: Opening, Strengths, Growth Areas, School-Side, Home-Side, Close.
02Reframes deficit language ('lazy', 'doesn't try', 'bad attitude') into specific, observable, growth-oriented phrasing.
03Flags and removes sensitive content (IEP/ADHD speculation, custody/CPS, mental health) with clear routing notes — keeps you out of legal exposure.
04Calibrates tone to grade band: K-2 emphasizes joy and connection; 9-12 emphasizes specific recovery pathways and student agency.
05Includes a detachable Quick-Reference Card (lead strength, key growth area, #1 home ask) you can tape to a clipboard.
06Batch mode: paste notes for 10 students separated by --- and get individual outlines with page breaks for printing.

What it does

A parent-teacher conference notes structurer for K-12 teachers prepping 15-20 conferences per quarter. Paste your raw observations — bullets, grade summaries, behavior incidents, attendance notes — and get back a polished conference outline structured into Opening, Strengths Spotlight, Growth Areas, School-Side Action Items, Home-Side Action Items, and Questions/Close. Plus a detachable Quick-Reference Card for the clipboard. It does the language work for you. The bundled strength-forward language guide swaps 'she's lazy' for 'she's inconsistent — strongest when topics connect to her interests', 'he doesn't listen' for 'he's working on sustained attention; we've seen progress with 10-minute chunks'. The sensitive-content protocol catches IEP/ADHD speculation, custody flags, and mental-health language and removes them from the family-facing outline with a clear note routing them to your special-ed coordinator or school counselor where they belong. Tone calibrates to grade band: K-2 conferences emphasize joy and connection; middle school conferences treat families as partners scaffolding a young adult; high school conferences emphasize concrete recovery pathways. Outputs as a print-ready HTML artifact plus a plain-text version you can paste into email or Google Docs. Batch mode handles up to 10 students at once.

Frequently asked

How do I write parent-teacher conference notes that don't sound critical?
Lead with one specific strength (with a real example), describe growth areas in observable terms with a 'not yet' frame, and pair every growth area with what the class is already doing. This skill applies that pattern automatically and includes a bundled language guide that swaps deficit phrasing for accurate, growth-oriented alternatives.
Can I use this if I have IEP or ADHD information in my notes?
Yes — and the skill will actively remove that language from the family-facing outline with a callout box explaining why. Diagnostic and eligibility topics belong in a separate meeting with your special ed coordinator, not a general parent conference. The skill protects you from the legal exposure of informally diagnosing in a 15-minute meeting.
Does it work for batch prep before conference week?
Yes. Paste notes for up to 10 students separated by '---' and the skill processes each independently — individual outlines with page breaks for printing, a cover page listing all students, and Quick-Reference Cards on the same page as each Close section.
Will it work for a high school student vs. a kindergartener?
Yes — the tone and action items calibrate to grade band. K-2 outlines emphasize joy, foundational literacy, and short connection-based home asks. 9-12 outlines emphasize GPA, credit recovery pathways, and student-driven action items. Middle school sits in between with explicit executive-function focus.
What if my notes are really short — just 'doesn't try, missing assignments'?
It still produces a usable scaffold. Sparse sections get flagged with [Assumed — add your own example] and a note at the top tells you to fill those before the conference. The deficit language gets reframed regardless of how brief the input is.

Install — no Terminal required

After checkout you land on a page with a one-click download and a pre-built install prompt. Pick the AI you already pay for — both packages are included, so you can't pick wrong.

What you'll see the second your payment clears
Your license key
ST-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX · permanent
Pre-built install prompt⧉ Copy
ChatGPT package (ZIP)⬇ Download

No setup work before you buy — copy, paste, done.

Have Claude Pro, Max, or Team?
Copy the prompt, paste into Claude

Copy the pre-built install prompt from the success page, paste it into any Claude Code chat, and Claude installs the skill itself — about 10 seconds. Using the app instead? Drop the downloaded folder into a Claude Project's knowledge and ask Claude to use it.

Have ChatGPT Plus or Team?
Build a Custom GPT — ~2 minutes
  1. Click Download ChatGPT package (included with every purchase).
  2. Unzip it — inside is a SETUP.md and a knowledge/ folder.
  3. Go to chatgpt.com → your profile → My GPTs → Create a GPT → Configure.
  4. Paste the Name, Description, and Instructions from SETUP.md into the matching fields.
  5. Under Knowledge, upload every file in the knowledge/ folder.
  6. Click Create/Save, open your GPT, and describe your task in plain English.

A paid plan on either platform is required — Claude (Pro, Max, or Team) or ChatGPT (Plus or Team). Comfortable with Terminal? A one-line npx skilltree-network install path is available too.

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