Lessons from Community Organizing PTHV was born from community organizing. For some, community organizing conjures up images of big marches, charismatic leaders making compelling speeches, and messages that challenge the status quo. No doubt, these are some of the more public-facing aspects of community organizing. But behind the public demonstrations are the day-to-day actions that […]
PTHV and the Power of Trusting Relationships: 25 Years of Impact Twenty-five years ago, parent and community organizers joined forces with educators to pilot a relational home visit model, Parent Teacher Home Visits (PTHV), at eight Sacramento, California, schools to counter deeply held mistrust and disrupt the cycle of blame between home and school. Success and […]
Hopes and Dreams Certificates for PTHV Week As a core practice of PTHV’s model, discussing hopes and dreams for the student during the home visit is critical. It centers the conversation around the student, grounds the relationship between educators and families, and creates a mutual goal for both to work together. As we near our […]
Join Us for a #LearningTuesdays Webinar During PTHV Week Parent Teacher Home Visits & the Power of Trusting Relationships: 25 Years of Impact September 20, 2022 | 3-4:30 PM ET Presented by The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Twenty-five years ago, parent and community organizers joined forces with educators to pilot a relational home visit model, Parent […]
PTHV Week is a special observance for which we’re inviting our partnering schools and districts from across the country to celebrate 25 years of authentic trust-building home visits with us.
Schools and districts across the country share our excitement to celebrate the inaugural National PTHV Week celebration. As interest grows and planning gets underway, frequently asked questions are being generated.
Drop in to Our Virtual Office for PTHV Week Planning Support Has planning your PTHV Week got you feeling overwhelmed? In need of a thought partner as you develop your plan to celebrate? We’ve got you covered! Beginning May 12, 2022, PTHV’s Program Director Rachel Brice will host virtual office hours on a bi-weekly basis […]
PTHV Week Communications and Evaluation Strategies This week, we hosted the second of four planned sessions to help schools design their very first PTHV Week. Running September 19 – 24, 2022, this special observance will be filled with celebration and intensified efforts to conduct Parent Teacher Home Visits. In this session, we covered communications planning […]
The PTHV Week Mini-Grant Application Window Is Open To commemorate our 25th Anniversary, Parent Teacher Home Visits is launching our inaugural National PTHV Week from September 19-24, 2022. To support the planning and implementation of local celebrations, we will award five (5) schools/districts with up to $1,000 each in grant funding. For this grant application, […]
PTHV Week in Denver – A Case Study Trevon Brandhorst is the senior manager for family empowerment and academic partnerships for Denver Public Schools. Denver is a notable partner in that they were the very first to adopt a Parent Teacher Home Visits Week. They’ve really served as our model for what national PTHV is […]
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.
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.
