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Supt. Tom Boasberg
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Dear Team DPS,
Joy. Fulfillment. A sense of belonging. A successful career. Happiness.
These are just some of the answers shared with our teachers after they asked parents one simple but powerful question: What are your hopes and dreams for your child?
Across Denver, DPS teachers are stepping out to visit students and their families outside of the classroom during our
Parent Teacher Home Visits. These visits -- which can take place at a family's home, park, library or wherever they're most comfortable -- aim to build strong and positive relationships between families and educators, to set a foundation of success for our kids both in and outside of school.
More than 120 DPS schools are currently participating in our home visit program, with nearly 800 already completed so far this year. On Wednesday, I had the pleasure of meeting with
Columbian Elementary students Tatianna and Analia, and their mother Melissa Chavez, when they were visited by teachers Leo Andrade and Danielle Morris-Hesse.
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Supt. Tom Boasberg joins teachers Leo Andrade and Danielle Morris-Hesse in their parent teacher home visit with the Chavez family.
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"You get a chance to meet each other out of the school and build new relationships," said Melissa. "I learn new things from them too. They teach me new strategies on how to do math. ... Now I know what to do when we go home and what we can work on."
We know our students' learning and growing doesn't stop when they leave the classroom, and parents are our most important partners in our kids' success. By building personal relationships with families, teachers and parents can partner to help our students grow as learners and as people.
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encourage our teachers to make the most of these opportunities to further connect with our students outside of the classroom and build stronger relationships with their families, who we know are key to our students' success. If you have questions about the home visit program, reach out to your principal or [email protected] with our Family and Community Engagement team for more information.
It will take all of us together
-- parents, educators and the community -- to reach our vision, Every Child Succeeds, and these visits are an important step in getting us there. Because we know every parent has big hopes and dreams for their child that, together, we can make a reality. As Melissa put it:
"I want them to keep striving to be the best human beings that they can be. As long as they keep learning and keep pushing themselves, they're going to be great."