Our Mission

Of the many factors that shape student outcomes, authentic family engagement remains a critical piece of the puzzle. But school systems struggle to do it well, and mindsets toward family-school engagement reflect persistent and harmful biases. Our work is to equip educators with the training needed to develop trusting relationships with families in service of student success and school improvement.



The PTHV Model

While the model is adapted in a wide variety of setting across the United States and Canada, we all follow the following five non-negotiable core practices.

  • Visits are voluntary.
  • Educators are trained and compensated.
  • We share hopes and dreams.
  • We do not target students.
  • Educators go in pairs and reflect.



Training

Through uniquely tailored sessions, teachers emerge with increased understanding of families and respect for their role as children’s first educators. They learn how to build trust with families, and they increase their capacity to better engage students in the classroom. PTHV trainings are interactive, dynamic, and essential to the start of an evidence-based home visit practice.

Growing & Scaling

From Eight Schools to an International Network

Parent Teacher Home Visits has grown from a local effort at eight schools in Sacramento in 1998 to a national network of hundreds of school sites in 29 states; Washington, D.C.; and Saskatchewan. And we continue to grow.

  • 393 Sites in 2023
  • 29 States +DC +SK
  • 2,746 Educators Trained

32,915

Home Visits in 2022-23

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Our Training Options

Home Visit Training Options

Training Options

We offer a number of professional learning opportunities to introduce, deepen, and refresh your school's home visit practice.

Implementation Support

Put PTHV into Practice

Learn more about our coaching, consultation and professional learning for leaders looking to launch, grow, and sustain a thriving home visit practice.

Accredited Partnerships

Training of Trainers

Get in touch to learn more about eligibility requirements and details about how to start a local PTHV training team.

Our Why

A Video Introduction to Parent Teacher Home Visits

  • Building Trust & Community

    At the center of a first Parent Teacher Home Visit is a conversation about hopes and dreams. That's where deep trust begins.

  • PTHV Works

    The core practices that undergird our model are supported by research. And evaluations show that students do better academically and socioemotionally when they attend schools with a Parent Teacher Home Visits practice.

Frequently Asked Questions

About Home Visits

What's involved in training?

We offer multiple types of sessions to suit districts’ needs. Each covers the model we use, the research that supports it, a step-by-step guide to implementing an effective home visit practice, and more.

How do you know it works?

We’ve conducted rigorous evaluations of our model with world-class research institutions. Each has demonstrated the effectiveness of the PTHV Model. See our research page for more.

Is it safe?

Remember home visits are always voluntary. Teachers go in pairs, and visits are set up in advance. We delve more deeply into safety and other potential barriers in our introductory training session.

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Our Funders

PTHV advances student success and school improvement by leveraging relationships, research, and a national network of partners to advance evidence-based practices in relational home visits within a comprehensive family engagement strategy.

Contact

P.O. Box 189084, Sacramento, CA, 95818

Support

PTHV is a nonprofit grassroots network that must raise its operating budget every year. Like the local home visit projects we help, our network is sustained by collaboration.

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