We release figures from our annual network census each year, tallying the growth and scale of our home visiting model nationwide. We’ve been delighted to report continuous growth in the number of home visits conducted, even throughout the pandemic. This year’s home visit total is 9 percent greater than the previous school year.

As we see it, this growth represents a real hunger for connection and a commitment by school and district leaders to building relationships of trust with families in service of student success.

Today’s schools have a much more profound understanding of families’ critical role in education. In the coming school year, schools will continue to rely on families to tackle the challenges around learning recovery. And yet we also know that families are always essential partners, whether in a crisis or not.

We also conduct this annual tally to celebrate the educators and families committed to building relationships of trust with one another. And we also want to highlight the bold leadership of unions, community organizations, advocates and policymakers, and others who enable this practice. We see all of you, and we applaud your remarkable results.

Visit our training page to learn more about how you can bring Parent Teacher Home Visits to your school community, and if you’re so inclined, forward this to a school leader who’s seeking an evidence-based family engagement solution.