Mary Magnet Elementary School seeks to build strong partnerships and relationships through communication between home, school and community to ensure that students students achieve a positive outcome in their educational experience. It is the desire of all educators to help Mary Magnet Elementary School students reach their full potential in all areas by providing a safe and welcoming environment, supporting them, encouraging them to take risks and welcoming opportunities to share new ideas. We hope to instill a love of learning in all students by sharing our own passion for learning with them. “Children have enormous potential for success if they receive the same support and guidance (Hjalmarson, 2011). » Mary Magnet Elementary School is creating this engagement plan to include parents in all aspects of the school. “The goal is a strong homeschool partnership with teachers, principals, other staff, and the community that will help all students in the district succeed (Rapides Parish Schools Title I ESEA District Family and Community Engagement Policy, n.d. ) » It is important to involve parents/guardians and the community from the start to provide students, teachers and schools with the support needed to achieve positive outcomes. “Given the research, community members are advised to come out and volunteer at different school events and donate resources such as money, food and supplies. Collaborating with different organizations in the community is a great way to teach students to care about their community and want to give back to their community. “There are many reasons to develop partnerships between school, family and community. They can improve school programs and school climate, provide services and support to families, increase parent skills and leadership, connect families with others at school and in the community, and help teachers in their work (Epstein,