Blueprint: Successful schools make it a family affair News OnlineAthens.com:
"In once failing Sacramento public schools, for example, teacher turnover was at an all-time high before an outside community group encouraged the teachers' union and superintendent to work together to give teachers stipends. The extra pay allowed teachers to work longer hours making weekly home visits to get to know students and their families outside school.
In roughly a year, teacher turnover dropped, and the program became so effective that the California Department of Education has considered implementing the program statewide, Henderson said.
'In some cases, there is no other way to reach out and build a relationship with some of our most fragile families,' Henderson said.
Still, schools can only do so much to help, she said."
"In once failing Sacramento public schools, for example, teacher turnover was at an all-time high before an outside community group encouraged the teachers' union and superintendent to work together to give teachers stipends. The extra pay allowed teachers to work longer hours making weekly home visits to get to know students and their families outside school.
In roughly a year, teacher turnover dropped, and the program became so effective that the California Department of Education has considered implementing the program statewide, Henderson said.
'In some cases, there is no other way to reach out and build a relationship with some of our most fragile families,' Henderson said.
Still, schools can only do so much to help, she said."
