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From Hesitant Hellos to Lasting Trust: How Home Visits Changed My Teaching Career When I first stepped into a student’s home as a kindergarten teacher years ago, I had no idea I was embarking on a journey that would fundamentally change how I understood education. Today, as the district coordinator for Parent Teacher Home Visits […] The post From Hesitant Hellos to Lasting Trust: How Home Visits Changed My Teaching Career first appeared on Parent Teacher Home Visits.| Parent Teacher Home Visits
Hope, Heart, and Home Visits: The Journey of Anne Arundel County Public Schools As I reflect on our first steps bringing Parent Teacher Home Visits (PTHV) to Anne Arundel County Public Schools, I feel a swell of pride and hope for what’s to come.Our journey, although new, is grounded in decades of both personal and […] The post Hope, Heart, and Home Visits: The Journey of Anne Arundel County Public Schools first appeared on Parent Teacher Home Visits.| Parent Teacher Home Visits
The Power of Welcoming Every Family: How Home Visits Create Lasting Connections in Framingham When we first brought the idea of Parent Teacher Home Visits (PTHV) to Framingham back in 2016, we were responding to a simple but powerful need: to build lasting, meaningful partnerships between our schools and the families we serve. At that […] The post The Power of Welcoming Every Family: How Home Visits Create Lasting Connections in Framingham first appeared on Parent Teacher Home Visits.| Parent Teacher Home Visits
The Power of Allies in Family Engagement Leadership Family engagement leaders know that their work cannot succeed in isolation. Building authentic partnerships with families requires shifting long-held narratives, removing systemic barriers, and creating spaces where every voice matters. But just as important as the message we carry is who stands beside us as we carry| Parent Teacher Home Visits | A Home Visit for Every Learner
What We All Can Learn About Mindsets, Trust, and the First Call Home Yesterday, our family experienced something that left my heart unsettled—and brought back memories of why I’ve spent my career at Parent Teacher Home Visits fighting for trusting, affirming relationships between families and schools. My grandson started middle school this week. He is| Parent Teacher Home Visits | A Home Visit for Every Learner
Emily Garcia Joins the PTHV Board Today we officially welcome Emily Garcia, Executive Director of the DC Office at Flamboyan Foundation to the Parent Teacher Home Visits Board of Directors. Emily brings nearly two decades of experience in education leadership, with a strong commitment to advancing equity and authentic family engagement. At Flamboyan, she has| Parent Teacher Home Visits | A Home Visit for Every Learner
From Day One: Why Family Engagement Must Start in Preservice Teacher Training For too many new teachers, the first years in the classroom are a crash course in realities that weren’t covered in their credential programs. One of the most glaring gaps is learning how to meaningfully engage families as partners in their children’s education.| Parent Teacher Home Visits | A Home Visit for Every Learner
When Fear Comes to School: Supporting Immigrant Families in this Moment When ICE vans begin circling neighborhoods, it doesn’t just harm families—it erodes the foundation of our schools. Students can’t learn when they’re afraid. Teachers can’t teach when they’re unsure how to help. And schools can’t thrive if families feel invisible or unsafe. As the| Parent Teacher Home Visits | A Home Visit for Every Learner
Real Relationships, Real Results: Why Family Partnership Is the Future of Learning Building meaningful partnerships between families and schools isn’t a one-time initiative—it’s an ongoing process that calls for reflection, adaptation, and continuous learning. As the educational landscape evolves and the needs of students and families shift, so too must our approaches to family engagement.| Parent Teacher Home Visits | A Home Visit for Every Learner
See Every Student. Hear Every Family. Elevate Every Lesson. What if every teacher truly understood the world their students come from? What if families felt like genuine partners in their child's education? At Parent Teacher Home Visits, we believe the answer lies in connection, in building bridges between educators and the communities they serve. Our| Parent Teacher Home Visits | A Home Visit for Every Learner
Introducing The PTHV Podcast Join us on this journey to explore the incredible power of home visits in transforming education. In this occasional series, we'll dive deep into the stories, insights, and research that highlight the positive impact of building strong relationships between families and schools. From educators sharing their experiences to experts discussing the latest| Parent Teacher Home Visits | A Home Visit for Every Learner