Objective+20


 * Objective 20: Review how the school involves constituents in managerial or instructional operations and create a plan to increase involvement.**

teacher program, Virginia Intermont student observers program, BVU tour and guest speakers, Alpha Natural tour and guest speakers, law day - lawyers from Bristol and Abingdon speak to seniors about turning 18 and the responsibilities that go along with it, courthouse tour for government students, and a soft skills program that brings business owners from the community to discuss work related skills with high school seniors.
 * Date || Time started || Time ended || Number of hours || Description of activities ||
 * 08/17/12 ||= 9:00 ||= 4:00 ||= 7 || Attended a student teacher mentor program session at Emory & Henry College ||
 * 08/28/12 ||= 7:30 ||= 8:00 ||= .5 || Met with student teachers from Emory & Henry College. ||
 * 09/01/12 ||= 4:00 ||= 6:00 ||= 2 || Compiled information on how to increase involvement between the school and constituents. ||
 * 09/02/12 ||= 2:30 ||= 3:30 ||= 1 || Finished editing reflections and learning. ||
 * Reflections and learning |||||||| The following constituents and programs are in partnership with John S. Battle High School: PTA, Trojan Football Club, Emory & Henry student

Some of the school partnerships are more effective than others. John Battle's PTA membership numbers has been very low throughout the years. JSB does not have a community with enough supportive families to make the PTA effective. The Trojan Football Club, BVU, Alpha Natural, and the soft skills program have been successful. Several parents participate in the football boosters program by preparing meals for the team before games and selling apparel during games as a fundraiser event. BVU and Alpha Natural are two companies that are close in proximity to the school which allows students to tour their facilities. Students will also have the opportunity to listen to personnel from human resources which gives them insight into what it takes to get employed by the companies. Emory and Henry and Virginia Intermont send numerous students from their education programs into John Battle each semesters as observers and student teachers. This partnership has been very effective. The student observers and student teachers get the opportunity to intern in a controlled environment. The student teachers are monitored by cooperating teachers from John Battle as well as supervisors through the college. The supervisors and the cooperating teachers monitor the progress of the student teachers throughout the experience.

In an effort to increase involvement a survey will be created for student teachers and observers to fill out which will be used to rate their experience. This is beneficial for the college students since they can avoid being placed with teachers that are not providing learning opportunities. The surveys reveal which teachers are better to work with so that the student teachers and observers are receiving the best experience possible. ||
 * Reading(s) |||||||| Strike, K. A. (2007). //Ethical leadership in schools: Creating community in an environment of accountability//. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press. ||