As schools across the nation strive to eliminate student achievement gaps, it has become more crucial than ever for parents to be involved, especially parents of children achieving below grade level. In Maryland's Howard County Public Schools, a parent-teacher conferencing program called SMART, focused on Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results-oriented, and Targeted goals, was created to accelerate the achievement of academically at-risk students by engaging parents in home interventions designed to address the specific needs of individual students.