Dallas ISD expands home visitation program to select Oak Cliff schools
The Home2Home Visit Initiative now includes five local elementary and middle schools.
Dallas ISD s Zumwalt Middle School. (Courtesy photo/DISD)
In an effort to help students overcome educational barriers, Dallas ISD is expanding its home visitation program to serve five additional schools with predominantly Black student populations.
The district’s Home2Home Visit Initiative now includes Birdie Alexander Elementary along with Boude Storey, Kennedy-Curry, O. W. Holmes and Zumwalt middle schools. Because of the pandemic, all home visits are virtual.
“We specifically invited schools with a predominant Black student population, so that we can enhance family engagement at those campuses,” said Liliana Valadez, executive director of Dallas ISD’s Parent Advocacy and Support Services Department. “In alignment with the racial equity plan, we will continue to invite schools with predominantly Black and Engli