Goal Statement: Foster positive and effective school and community relations.

Objective 1: Provide a continuous flow of information about the school, curriculum, discipline codes, school progorams, and methods of assessment.

Action Plan:
         1. A montly calendar will be sent home to all parents to provide information of upcoming events and an overview of what is happening at Blythe Bower.
           2. The Blythe Bower Bits 'O New will be sent weelky for internal communications.
           3. Hold Open House and Grade Level Nights early inthe school year to inform parents about school procedures, cuuriculum, and student work.
           4. Inform parents about importanat events and announcements through the Conncect Ed Phone messages at least once a month
           5. Maintain a school web page.
           6. Provide a Students Parent Handbook for all families that explains school rules, procedures, discipline code, and other pertinent information.
           7. Students will be provided with planning agendas to list homework assignments and provide a way to communicate between parents and teachers.
           8. Teachers and staff will log all contact with school community.
           9. Teachers and sstaff will make home visits on an as needed basis.
           10. Blythe-Bower will offer flexible meeting times for parents.

Objective 2: Encourage families to support schools by volunteering for tutoring, clerical duties, field trips, and school activities and events.

Action Plan:
            1. School will sponsor a PTO and hold meetings according to guidelines.
            2. The School Parent Coordinator will secure volunteers for tutoring, clerical duties, reading to students, and other needs as requested by staff.
            3. A parnet Volunteer Policy will be developed and implemented.
            4. Volunteers will be required to sign in so that the school can monitor.

Objective 3: Teachers provide opportunities for home activities that are coordinated with the curriculum to enable parents to share in their child's learning.

Action Plan:
            1. A montly newsletter will be sent to parents called the "Home School Connection" that provides learning activities for parents to do with their children.
            2. Teachers will send books home periodically with students to read with their parents.
            3. School Counselor will continue the "Book in a Bag Program".
            4. School will maintain a "Parent Center" at the school with materials, books, adn computers.

Ojective 4: Parents adn the community are provided with opportunities to share in assessing school needs adn developing goals related to students' learning.

Action Plan:
            1. The Parent Advisory Board will serve to sdvise the principal and staff.
            2. Parents will serve on the school Improvement Teams for collaborative decision-making.
            3. A random sampling of parents will be asked to complete a drug and alcohol survey.
            4. Parents will be involved in developing a School-Parent Compact.

Ojective 5: Schools wok with community organizations to help provide opportunities for service learning for students and to help provide essential services such as physical and mental health care, food and clothing or whatever is needed.

Action Plan:
            1. Counseling Department works ithe Hiwassee Mental Health Services and Department of Human Services to meet the needs of Blythe bower studens.
            2. School will maintain a positive working relationship wht BEST parnters: AmSouth and Maytag.
            3. School will maintain a positive working relationship with its faith-bases parnters - Big Springs Baptist Church, East Cleveland Church of God, & Big Springs Methodist Church.
            4. School will participate in the Creating Christmas Memories Program.
            5. School staff and students will participate on a volunteer basis in Creating Christmas Memories and the Southern Heritage Food Drive.
            6. Parent Involvement Center serves as a resource to provide information for parents.

Evalutaion: Evaluation will be bases on tehcompletion of each activity in the Action plan listed above. A survey will also be sdistributed to parents each eyar to determine effectiveness of Community Engagement Programs.