Lenoir City Elementary School’s

Family Friendly Schools Plan

2005-2006

Goal 1: The elementary school will provide a safe,

nurturing environment.

• A new outside door has been added to provide access to the office area without being admitted into the building.

Evaluation: Data will be collected as parents sign in appropriately.

• A new drop off system for car drivers has been developed to make student drop off safer and more consistent.

Evaluation: Data will be collected as parents respond to the system.

• Mr. Overstreet and Mr. Maloney, along with assigned staff members, coordinate students entering and leaving the building in an orderly fashion. Bus riders are accounted for daily.

Evaluation: Data will be collected as parents respond to the system, and bus rosters will be maintained.

• A fence has been added to facilitate car drop off and to designate appropriate crossing areas.

Evaluation: Data will be collected as parents respond to the new system.

• A Pre-K playground has been remodeled to make the surface safer for children.

Evaluation: Data will be collected as students are injured during recess, 2005-2006.

• Paraprofessionals are riding all bus routes.

Evaluation: Data will be collected, 2005-2006, reporting incidences on busses.

• All visitors must sign in and receive a name tag.

Evaluation: The Family Resource Center director is logging and

maintaining volunteers and visitors. An online sign-in has been added.

• Daily announcements are made at a specified time which indicates that all parents are to exit the building for classes to begin.

Evaluation: Teaching time has been extended.

• Teachers make two positive phone calls to parents annually.

Evaluation: Telephone logs are maintained.

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Goal 2: The school will be accessible to parents.

• Parking places will be provided for parents at Bring Your Parents to School nights and at other meetings.

Evaluation: The number of parents present indicates success in parking at the school.

August 16-- 382 parents

August 30-- 150 parents

• Mr. Overstreet will initiate coffee with the principal on a monthly basis.

Evaluation: Sign in sheets will be maintained.

• Child care will be provided during parents’ meetings.

Evaluation: Records will be kept to document the number of

students served.

• The Hispanic liaison’s hours have been changed to address the needs of the elementary school to translate and to contact parents.

Evaluation: Records will be kept as he/she serves the Hispanic population.

• Mr. Overstreet and Mr. Maloney greet students and parents daily as they approach the school.

Evaluation: Data will be collected as parents and students respond to the daily routine.

• Grade level Parent Nights

Evaluation: The teachers will keep sign-in sheets for parents who participate in the individual grade parent nights.

• Bring a Loved One to School, a Spring activity

Evaluation: Sign-in sheets will be maintained.

• Grandparent’s Day, September

Evaluation: Sign-in sheets recorded 160 participants.

• Book Fair Family Night, September

Evaluation: The librarian kept sign-in sheets for parents.

• Holiday Bazaar, December --Family games and activities

Evaluation: Grade levels will maintain sign-in sheets.

• Monthly newsletters sent home to parents

Evaluation: Each home receives a letter.

• Parents are serving on the planning committees for Parent Nights.

Evaluation: Sign in sheets and minutes are maintained.

• Each teacher sends home a newsletter with items of interest forparents.

Evaluation: The principal will collect samples of the newsletters.

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