Teachers and Parents as Partners

Building real connections. Helping students reach their potential — together.

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Nationally Recognized

TAPP has earned national recognition as a featured program in Family Engagement Solutions, an online tool developed by the National PTA and Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University. Family Engagement Solutions is a trusted resource to help district and school leaders, educators and advocates find evidence-based family engagement programs.

What is TAPP?

Teachers and Parents as Partners (TAPP) is a nationally recognized, proven, research-based intervention that promotes student success and strengthens relationships between home and school.

Three primary goals drive TAPP’s approach:

  • Promote students’ academic and behavioral success.
  • Enhance parents’ and teachers’ abilities to support students.
  • Strengthen family–school relationships.
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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

For decades, researchers have documented significant benefits for students, parents and teachers who use the TAPP intervention.

Students
  • Improved school engagement, including academic behaviors and compliance.
  • Improved social behaviors, including social skills and self-control.
  • Reduction in problem behaviors, including defiance, disengagement and talking back.
  • Consistency between home and school environments.
Parents
  • Improved communication and relationships with children and teachers.
  • Enhanced parenting strategies and problem-solving abilities.
  • Meaningful input on child’s education.
  • Opportunities to use TAPP-inspired strategies with other children.
Teachers
  • Improved strategies for managing behavior challenges.
  • Better problem-solving skills.
  • Improved relationships and communication with parents.
  • Lasting improvements in classroom management.

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I enjoyed working together with parents and communicating between home and school.

—Alexis, Teacher

We worked much more closely with my son’s teacher than we ever would have without TAPP.

—Stacy, Parent

I thought the consultations were well facilitated. The discussions generated positive ideas and strategies that were easy to implement.

—Richard, Teacher

It taught me some great new strategies for managing challenging behaviors in the classroom.

—Marianne, Teacher

We want to provide life-long skills that our students can use when they leave school and enter the working world. By partnering with parents we feel we will be more successful in accomplishing this common goal.

—Morgan, Preschool Teacher

TAPP gave me extra time in the class with other students because I wasn’t always addressing student behaviors. TAPP is worth the time and effort to build communication with parents.

—Teacher

TAPP is super flexible, breaks everything down, and gives you the tools at home and school to make your child successful. Parenting is hard sometimes, and it’s great to know you have someone in your corner!

—Parent