Some schools are taking parental-involvement to a whole new level.  In a new strategy targeted towards increasing student performance, teachers are making scheduled visits to student homes to discuss progress with parents, share ideas and encourage engagement. 

Administrators in the Denver, CO school district have already allocated more than $100,000 toward home-visits for more than 20 of the district’s schools.

In capitalizing on individual identification with parents, similar to a parent-teacher conference, schools are running with the idea that parents are more likely to be engaged in their children’s education when such a relationship is formed.  Other goals of the meetings are to identify factors that may affect student learning, as well as to learn about the child’s dreams and aspirations.

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