Impacts of Home Visits on Students in District of Columbia Public Schools

Title:	Impacts of Home Visits on Students in District of Columbia Public Schools
Description:	This study examined the impacts of structured relationship-building teacher home visits conducted in grades 1–5 as part of a family engagement program in the District of Columbia Public Schools. Using a matched comparison group research design, the study measured the impacts of the home visits on student disciplinary incidents and attendance. The study found that a home visit before the start of the school year reduced the likelihood of a student having a disciplinary incident in that school year. During the school year following a home visit, 9.27 percent of visited students had a disciplinary incident compared with 12.22 percent of nonvisited comparison students. The study also found that, on average, a home visit slightly improved student attendance. The attendance rate averaged 95.28 percent for visited students and 94.93 percent for nonvisited comparison students.
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Cover Date:	November 2021
Web Release:	November 23, 2021
Publication #:	REL 2022128
Center/Program:	REL
Associated Centers:	NCEE
Authors:	Allison McKie, Jeffrey Terziev, and Brian Gill
Type of Product:	Impact Study
Keywords:	Impact Evaluation Public Schools School Districts Schools • in urban locations
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Impact Study, please contact: Amy Johnson.