DPS Parent Teacher Home Visit Week

What is a home visit?

Home visits are meetings between school staff and families focused on building positive relationships. They are:

• 20-30 minutes long
• Voluntary for both staff and families
• Hosted somewhere outside of school (home, park, library, etc.)
• Based around the question – what are your hopes and dreams for your child?

Why home visits?

Home visits are a research-based approach correlated with improvements in

• Student achievement
• Attendance
• Behavior

Last year’s highlights

• 34 schools participated
• 17 members of the district’s Senior Leadership Team, including Acting Superintendent Susana Cordova, joined staff on visits
• In all, staff visited 1,079 students and families in just one week!