Posted on 06.02.2015, Tuesday

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Recently, Durham’s Transition to Kindergarten (TTK) Initiative was featured in the Harvard Family Research Project! The TTK Initiative, a collaborative project of the Partnership and Durham Public Schools, prepares children, families and schools for a successful entrance into kindergarten from formal pre-school programs or home settings. We are honored to be recognized by such a prestigious organization!

TTK is featured as a resource for other organizations who are hoping to build a Successful Family Engagement System:

“What we know is that a system of family engagement can only be possible through partnerships-between federal and state agencies, across public and private sectors, and among families, schools, and communities. Effective partnerships can result in innovative strategies to reach more families, create meaningful conversations, and influence family engagement practices.”

To read the full article, please click here.

Thanks to the hard work of our staff and community partners, the TTK Initiative has been able to reach a large number of rising kindergartners and their families in Durham. Here are a few exciting outcomes of our work so far this year:

• Hundreds of volunteers from Durham Tech, Fidelity, Windsor Circle, Watts Street Baptist Church, and our Early Childhood Bus Tours have assembled a total of 1,705 Blast Off to Kindergarten Kits that have been distributed to children by schools and community organizations
• We expanded to coordinate Transition Teams in 6 elementary schools, each of which hosts a series of transition events before the start of the school year. The 6 schools combined will serve approximately 630 kindergartners this year, and up to this point, 32% of rising kindergarteners have attended at least one transition event at each school.
• We partnered with 13 community sites and engaged 60 volunteers in more than 140 hours of service during Kindergarten Registration Week. We delivered a total of nearly 2,000 registration packets to rising kindergartners in Durham through volunteers, child care centers, elementary schools, and partner agencies in the community.

There are more TTK events coming up in July and August at all 6 Transition Team schools. Check back soon for information about how to volunteer for these fun events, and visit www.durhamgoestokindergarten.com for a list of all upcoming events.