Parent Teacher Home Visits
Project Title
For support of a series of events designed to support districts in (re-)building practices, communications, and community-building activities for families
Date
Sep. 15, 2022
Duration
12 months
Description
While research has shown that families are essential to student and school success, too few schools embrace effective family engagement practices that build relationships and capacity that are linked to student learning. Parent-Teacher Home Visits (PTHV) address a critical gap in K-12 education practice by equipping educators with the training needed to develop trusting relationships with families in service of student success and school improvement. PTHV will strategically leverage its 25th anniversary to not only celebrate its history and success but also to deepen and broaden the impact of its model across the country. This approach is particularly timely as schools navigate the ongoing uncertainties, outcomes, and traumas of the coronavirus pandemic. With support from the Corporation, PTHV will support districts in (re-)building enthusiasm and motivation for their home visit practices via special events, communications, and community-building activities.
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Project Title
For support for a strategic plan
Date
Mar. 05, 2020
Duration
12 months
Description
A growing body of research shows that meaningful family engagement supports greater student achievement and relationships between educators and parents is critical to this engagement. However, schools are often disconnected from their students’ families, while families often feel uncomfortable engaging with schools. Started by a group of parents in 1998, Parent Teacher Home Visits (PTHV) has been supporting teachers and parents in developing productive relationships for sharing information that in turn supports student growth. Based on decades of experience developing their relational model of home visits, PTHV commissioned Johns Hopkins University to conduct a three-part evaluation of their work in four school districts across the nation. This research provided compelling evidence on the powerful impact of PTHV’s model. With support from the Corporation, PTHV will develop a clear strategic plan with priorities and goals to scale PTHV’s impact into more school districts across the U.S.
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Project Title
For support of a national evaluation communications campaign on parent-teacher home visits
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
9 months
Description
A growing body of research shows that meaningful family engagement supports greater student achievement and that relationships between educators and parents is critical to this engagement. Nonetheless, schools are often disconnected from their students’ families, while families often feel uncomfortable engaging with schools. Parent Teacher Home Visits (PTHV), a non-profit organization, has been supporting teachers and parents in developing productive relationships for sharing information that in turn supports student growth. Based on twenty years of experience developing their relational model of home visits, PTHV commissioned Johns Hopkins University to conduct a three-part evaluation of their work in four school districts across the nation. This research provided compelling evidence on the powerful impact of PTHV’s model. With support from the Corporation, PTHV will develop a communications strategy to increase knowledge and awareness among policy makers, thought leaders, and practitioners about the impact of the PTHV model on students, families, and teachers, in order to scale their model of family engagement.