APTT

Academic Parent-Teacher Teams (APTT) is a model of family engagement that is grounded in the notion that schools can thrive when families and teachers work together, as genuine partners, to maximize student learning inside and outside of school. The model is research-based and aligns grade-level learning concepts, student performance data, and family-teacher communication and collaboration. (West Ed)

The Road Map Project piloted APTT in Highline and Seattle Public Schools from 2019 to 2022. Building on lessons learned from the pilot of the APTT program in six schools, CCER launched the Readiness Initiative in 2022 to expand the scope and scale of this work with efforts to bolster the broader family engagement system in each district. As outlined in the theory of action (see appendix A in the latest report) the Readiness Initiative intends to strengthen partnerships with BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) families by building capacity at both the district and school level to adopt, implement, and sustain equitable family engagement practices such as APTT.