Causes: Education, Educational Services, Parent & Teacher Groups
Mission: HOME WORKS! partners with underserved schools to build their capacity to engage families and communities for students’ success.
Results: Results from the 2020-2021 school year show: Outcome 1.More than 75% of staff trained report feeling “confident” in their ability to conduct virtual visits with families. Result: 100% of staff reported feeling “very confident” in their ability to conduct virtual visits with families. Outcome 2.More than 90% of teacher logs completed after first virtual home visits show teachers “strongly agreed” that virtual home visits improved their relationship with families. Result: 98% of teacher logs completed showed teachers “strongly agreed” that virtual home visits improved their relationships with families. Outcome 3.More than 30% of families who received virtual home visits also attend at least one virtual parent-teacher workshop. Result: 36% of families who received virtual home visits also attended at least one parent-teacher workshop. Outcome 4.More than 50% of teachers observe improvements in student success. Result: 91% of teachers at strongly agree/agree that students in the HW! program saw improvements in overall academic performance.
Target demographics: All teachers prioritize those students who are performing below grade level; have attendance, tardiness, and/or behavior issues; are ELL (English language learners); are in kindergarten or first grade and did not attend pre-kindergarten; and/or are new to school. Many teachers aim to visit all of their students either in-person or virtually.
Direct beneficiaries per year: Over 3,000 students, parents and teachers in six early childhood, and elementary schools.
Geographic areas served: We work in the following school districts: Boonville, Eagle College Prep, Mehlville, and St. Louis Public Schools.
Programs: HOME WORKS! (HW!) partners with underserved schools to build their capacity to engage families in children’s education. HW! trains, supports, and pays teachers to make home visits to students and their families and works with teachers to implement parent engagement strategies to positively impact parent, teacher, and student mindsets and improve student attendance, classroom behavior, and academics. Research consistently confirms that family engagement in education is a powerful predictor of children’s success in school and life. HW! has three programs this school year: Teacher Home Visits/Parent-Teacher Workshops, The Fellowship Program, and The Learning Lab at Patrick Henry.
Mission: HOME WORKS! partners with underserved schools to build their capacity to engage families and communities for students’ success.
Results: Results from the 2020-2021 school year show: Outcome 1.More than 75% of staff trained report feeling “confident” in their ability to conduct virtual visits with families. Result: 100% of staff reported feeling “very confident” in their ability to conduct virtual visits with families. Outcome 2.More than 90% of teacher logs completed after first virtual home visits show teachers “strongly agreed” that virtual home visits improved their relationship with families. Result: 98% of teacher logs completed showed teachers “strongly agreed” that virtual home visits improved their relationships with families. Outcome 3.More than 30% of families who received virtual home visits also attend at least one virtual parent-teacher workshop. Result: 36% of families who received virtual home visits also attended at least one parent-teacher workshop. Outcome 4.More than 50% of teachers observe improvements in student success. Result: 91% of teachers at strongly agree/agree that students in the HW! program saw improvements in overall academic performance.
Target demographics: All teachers prioritize those students who are performing below grade level; have attendance, tardiness, and/or behavior issues; are ELL (English language learners); are in kindergarten or first grade and did not attend pre-kindergarten; and/or are new to school. Many teachers aim to visit all of their students either in-person or virtually.
Direct beneficiaries per year: Over 3,000 students, parents and teachers in six early childhood, and elementary schools.
Geographic areas served: We work in the following school districts: Boonville, Eagle College Prep, Mehlville, and St. Louis Public Schools.
Programs: HOME WORKS! (HW!) partners with underserved schools to build their capacity to engage families in children’s education. HW! trains, supports, and pays teachers to make home visits to students and their families and works with teachers to implement parent engagement strategies to positively impact parent, teacher, and student mindsets and improve student attendance, classroom behavior, and academics. Research consistently confirms that family engagement in education is a powerful predictor of children’s success in school and life. HW! has three programs this school year: Teacher Home Visits/Parent-Teacher Workshops, The Fellowship Program, and The Learning Lab at Patrick Henry.
5501 Delmar Blvd. Suite A530, St. Louis, MO 63112
314-325-9901
Education
St. Louis
