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Parent Teacher Home Visit Project

Parent Teacher Home Visit Project  Trains teachers to make  Pays teachers for their home visits to families time and participation is voluntary  Addresses low school performance and the  Emphasizes a shared cycle of blame between vision and values for school staff and success that parents and community members educators have for students  Builds relationships to improve student  Creates a respectful achievement partnership between families and educators

Results  Increased parental  Enhanced communication involvement with between home and school  Improved attendance  Positive attitudinal shifts  Fewer suspensions and among students and expulsions parents about school  Shared accountability and the future  Improved student  Improved job achievement satisfaction for educators

Video from Romulus, Michigan

How does this work in real life? DeAnn Covert, Teacher, Romulus Middle School

For More Information Contact: Barbara Hicks bhicks@nea.org Christopher Johnson cjohnson@nea.org Brenda Vincent bvincent@nea.org