WHY Parent Teacher Home Visits?

The Framingham Public Schools is resuming the home visits program in partnership with Parent Teacher Home Visits, a non-profit, grassroots network, in an effort to build stronger relationships with our families. Consistent with Framingham Public Schools mission, vision, and Strategic Plan objectives, District leadership and the Framingham Teachers Association (FTA) are proud to partner in this important community outreach effort.

The Parent Teacher Home Visits program is voluntary (both on the part of trained FPS educators and families wishing to participate) and aims to create relationships between the Framingham Public Schools and our families. The program is about raising awareness of hopes and dreams for our students and how we, together as a school community, can realize that vision together.

Experiences with Parent Teacher Home Visits have proven that this program has increased student academic achievement and improved family engagement in schools. It has brought educators and families closer together and created opportunities for better communication between home and school.

Families may be contacted by their child’s teacher to participate in a voluntary, brief (30-40 minute) home visit. This is a time for educators to get to know our families so that those expressed hopes and dreams can become a reality. Educators will visit in teams of two and interpreters can be provided, if necessary.