Positive Connections to Start the Year
Overview
Positive interactions, such as open houses, individual meetings and/or home visits, and workshops early in the year, lay the foundation for working and communicating with families yearlong and have been shown to increase student attendance and success.
Example: Use This Strategy In in the Classroom
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Use It in the Classroom
Watch how these elementary teachers engage families through home visits. By establishing connections early, teachers and families better understand each other’s expectations and are able to build deeper, more personal relationships in support of the learners.
Design It into Your Product
Learn how products such as Bloomz can support communication between teachers and families. By providing updates through notifications or emails, parents are informed, involved, and engaged in what is going on in the classroom and with their children.
Learn More
- Explore the Early Intervention Programs subtopic on Digital Promise's Research Map.
- Explore the Family Resources & Relationships subtopic on Digital Promise's Research Map.
- Explore the Parent Involvement subtopic on Digital Promise's Research Map.
Additional Resources
Additional examples, research, and professional development. These resources are possible representations of this strategy, not endorsements.
Factors Supported by this Strategy
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Students are more likely to come to school when families feel like a valued part of the community.
Consistent, clear policies help families understand attendance and behavioral expectations and build trust in their enforcement.
