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Teacher Home Visit Program (THVP)

Explore the impact of the Teacher Home Visit Program on academic achievement, discipline, attendance, parental involvement, and more. Learn about the model, implementation, and participant feedback from SLPS schools.

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Teacher Home Visit Program (THVP)

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  1. Teacher Home Visit Program (THVP) Status Report January 2010

  2. Teacher Home Visit Program: Goals Through relationships developed through two teacher home visits each year to students’ homes, the program aims to: • improve academic achievement and test scores, • decrease discipline referrals, • increase student attendance, • increase parental involvement, • (including parent/teacher conferences) • increase homework completion, and • improve behavior and attitudes about school.

  3. Teacher Home Visit Program Model Two teacher trainings Two home visits conducted by pairs of teachers Two family events at school Teacher participation in the Teacher Home Visit Program is voluntary.

  4. Teacher Home Visit Program: Implementation Currently implemented at four SLPS schools: Buder, Dunbar, and Henry Elementary Schools, and Stix Early Childhood Center. The first home visit (first semester) establishes a relationship between the teacher and family. The second home visit (second semester) focuses on academics and school-related behaviors.

  5. Number of Participants

  6. Comparisons of Group Enrollment / FRL / Attendance St. Louis Public Schools

  7. Comparisons of Group Discipline

  8. Project Evaluation • Teachers • completed forms after the first home visit documenting the results of the visit. • will complete an on-line survey in February assessing their impression of the program and perceived impact. • Parents • completed 153 surveys assessing their satisfaction with the visits, current relationship with the school, and current practices at home related to academics.

  9. Project Evaluation (cont’d) • Students • will complete a survey in the Spring to obtain their perspective on the effects of the program. • School-level Data • including grades, standardized test scores, disciplinary referrals and attendance will be collected and analyzed.

  10. Parent Comments • “It was exceptional; I love knowing that staff and teachers care as much about my daughter’s education as I do.” • “The visit gave my child the opportunity to have her voice heard in her own daily environment; this also gave the teachers a chance to get to know her.” • “I appreciate the home visit program …this is a wonderful step by the St. Louis School District.”

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