So to me, it sounds like the majority of you who are unhappy with student led conferences have never experienced the leadership model in your schools.
We've had them for four years BUT I think what the problem is that ours (and probably many schools) just give lip-service to the concept but don't really use them effectively. They are nothing like what you describe Kelly! That's the problem I have: that they're 'pretending' to give the kids some control but really they have none. It's probably doing more harm than good! The 'goals' are chosen by the kids (probably randomly) from a set list of suggestions, there is no intention that anything in the classroom would change because of these goals, there is no followup to them at any stage … pointless.
In fact, the school year ends here in about 7 weeks, you've just given me the idea to ask about those goals and whether anyone has even looked at them since they were set
