Teachers make house calls to forge stronger partnerships - JSOnline:
"Maplewood, Mo. — She pulls up in an orange Mini Cooper. Bold glasses, big smile.
But there are no spaces left in front of the Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District office, where Karen Kalish works to improve student achievement by way of parental involvement.
So she drives right up over a shallow curb, tucks her tiny car alongside the building and steps out into the summer humidity.
Kalish is here to train teachers in this St. Louis County district to act with similar boldness. She will help them leave their classrooms and enter the homes of their students, the place where parents and families hold the most authority."
"Maplewood, Mo. — She pulls up in an orange Mini Cooper. Bold glasses, big smile.
But there are no spaces left in front of the Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District office, where Karen Kalish works to improve student achievement by way of parental involvement.
So she drives right up over a shallow curb, tucks her tiny car alongside the building and steps out into the summer humidity.
Kalish is here to train teachers in this St. Louis County district to act with similar boldness. She will help them leave their classrooms and enter the homes of their students, the place where parents and families hold the most authority."