I. Call to Order MAGNET REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA MAY 14, 2013 II. Reading of the Minutes of April 9, 2013 Ill. Executive Director's Report A. Correspondence B. Financial Transactions C. Newspaper Articles D. Recruitment Update E. LRSD Original Magnet Schools Personnel - Vacancies and New Hires IV. Business and/or Action Items Schedule of Magnet Principals Annual Report 8:45 a.m. 9:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 11:15 a.m. V. Adjournment CARVER MAGNET - Diane Barksdale BOOKER MAGNET - Dr. Cheryl Carson GIBBS MAGNET - Dr. Felicia Hobbs WILLIAMS MAGNET - Lori Brown MANN MAGNET- Patricia Boykin PARKVIEW MAGNET - Dr. Dexter Booth MAGNET REVIEW COMMITTEE MINUTES APRIL 9, 2013 The regularly scheduled meeting of the Magnet Review Committee was held in the Magnet Review Committee Office on April 9, 2013, 1920 North Main Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas. Members Present: Bobby Acklin, NLRSD Oliver Dillingham, ADE Danny Reed, ADE Members Absent: Dr. Sadie Mitchell, LRSD Dr. Robert Clowers, PCSSD Joy Springer, Joshua lntervenors Guest: Margie Powell, ODM The meeting was called to order by Acting Chairperson Oliver Dillingham. He immediately called for a reading of the minutes of February 12, 2013. Bobby Acklin made a motion to accept the minutes as presented, and Danny Reed seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. Donna Grady Creer provided the Executive Director's report. She noted there were no items in correspondence but several contacts were made via telephone and email. Bills in the amount of $2,559.90 were presented for payment. Ms. Creer provided a brief recap of the expenses. Danny Reed made a motion to pay the bills, and Bobby Acklin seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. Newspaper articles since the previous MRC meeting were given to MRC members for their information. Ms. Creer noted that most of these articles were regarding the desegregation case schedule as outlined by the judge. With regard to a recruitment update, Ms. Creer reported that the first round of early enrollment has been completed. Parents have been in contact with the MRC office regarding their placement. Our main concern is losing one class at Booker and one at Carver. Mr. Dillingham asked if it would be feasible to advertise that seats are still available. Donna Creer explained that the MRC Office already does that and informed the Committee members how it is done. The Realtors Table Top is another opportunity to advertise our magnet schools, and Ms. Creer is participating in that event. A discussion was held as to what could be done to get more students to come to magnet schools. Mr. Dillingham wants to make sure that nothing is done to discourage students from applying for magnet schools. Mr. Acklin agrees with Mr. Dillingham for promoting magnet schools, and wants everyone on the waiting list to be able to obtain a seat. Ms. Creer reminded the Committee that Roberts Elementary is not able to have pre-school anymore. She suggested that we might consider allowing students from outside the district to attend Carver and Gibbs and, possibly, initiate a Pre-K program at Williams. There are several end-of-the-school-year programs going on, and Ms. Creer has requested that the schools make an announcement at these events that applications for enrollment are available. MRC members received an invitation to Parkview's art exhibit. Ms. Creer hoped that all would be able to attend. Artistry in the Rock is coming up soon, and there will be an auction to raise funds for scholarships for art students. With regard to vacancies and new hires, there are none to report at the time. -2- Ms. Creer reported that she has been in contact with Dr. _DeJarnette and Dr. Dreyfus with regard to the final edition of the report. The MRC members were reminded that a vote was taken to add the provision for magnet school enrollment to cover sibling preference at the middle school level. This will take place for the 2014-2015 school year. With regard to a schedule for the annual principal's report, May 14, 2013 was selected as the date. All principals will be presenting that day. When no further business was brought before the committee Bobby Acklin made a motion to adjourn. Oliver Dillingham seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned at 9:10 am. -3- From: Crawford, Andreia Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 4:57 PM To: Price, Deborah Subject: FW: URGENT.. .. CHANGE IN VENUE FOR MRC MEETING TOMORROW Dr. Price 1. The number of African American students assigned to Orchestra at Parkview for the 2012-13 school year (4) from the scramble 2. A total of 12 African American Students applied for Orchestra as their 1st choice, and only 4 were assigned (I only received 7 seats for school year 2012-13 school year) 3. For the 2013-14 projected enrollment for the school year is as follow 9th grade (4-African Americans) (3-Non African American Seats) 10th grade (no seats) 11th grade (no seats) lih grade (no seats) For the 10th -lih grade shows no vacancies, because of the following reasons, 9th through 11th grade rolls up each year to the next grade level, which do not allow placement are any movement. We also have to take in consideration the students that are being retained for the upcoming school year. Thank you Magnet Review From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Oliver Dillingham (ADE) [Oliver.Dillingham@arkansas.gov] Thursday, May 09, 2013 4:12 PM Mitchell, Sadie (Sadie.Mitchell@lrsd.org)
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Donna Creer Oliver Dillingham (ADE) FW: Concern with Parkview Enrollment I have not had a chance or time to read this but wanted you to see it. Oliver Dillingham, Program Manager Arkansas Department of Education Equity Assistance Center Four Capitol Mall, Suite 405-B Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 phone: (501)682-4213 fax: (501)682-5177 From: Evelyn Elizabeth James [mailto:deswamee@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 3:23 PM To: evelyn james Subject: Concern with Parkview Enrollment Hello, My name is Evelyn James and I spoke with you about 2 weeks ago about my concerns with my daughter's ( Emani Archie 3183 31) assignment to Central High School, althought she requested Parkview for 3 different areas. This is the email followup you requested. I've been under the weather My concerns are as follows: 1. My child has been at Mann in the orchestra for 3 years and at King in the orchestra for 5 years and this is her second year playing in the Arkansas Youth Symphony Orchestra's Prelude orchestra. Her being assigned to central, makes her go from developing her talent and being offered more exposure to musical opportunities as well as scholarship opportunites, to taking orchestra as a zero hour class 5 days a week at 7:30 in the morning with 9-12 graders. 2. Very few if any African American Students in orchestral programs in LRSD middle school orchestra programs were assigned to orchestra at Parkview. 3. My child is tagged gifted and Central is not her least restrictive environment nor will allow her to develop her natural talent. She also is mortified of the size of Central and had a panic attack when she went to shadow. 4. Parkview is not at capacity for enrollment, nor at capacity within individual programs. 5. It is odd that the majority of students taking Algebra I in the 8th grade ( accelerated) were assigned to Central. 6. My child has excellent test scores, a high aptitude, is a double minority and gifted. It seems as though going to Central is to help boost their numbers, not what is best for my child. 7. There is no audition process, exception process for kids to get open seats. 8. Kids that were recruited for Parkview did not get in. Perhaps there may be some cherry picking going on from Central administration to get their test scores up, since Parkview's are higher than theirs? I am a single parent. I need my child to thrive in high school to get scholarships for college. I need her to be happy, comfortable and successful. Please advise Evelyn E. James o virus found in this message. Checked by A VG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2904 I Virus Database: 3162/6310 - Release Date: 05/09/13 2 Magnet Review From: Sent: To: Subject: Donna Creer Friday, May 10, 2013 8:43 AM Magnet Review FW: CONGRATULATIONS ON GRANT! From: Barksdale, Mary [Mary.Barksdale@lrsd.org] Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 6:39 PM To: Lorrie Barr Cc: Mitchell, Sadie
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Celebrating 60 years of formalized giving. 3M and the 3M Foundation have invested more than $1 2 billion in cash and products to education and charitable organizations These donations were bolstered by thousands of employee and retiree volunteers In 2012, 3M awarded $56.6 million to non-profit organizations For more information, visit www.3Mg1vingc om and follow on Twitter @3Mgiv1ng 3M is a trademark of 3M. http://cts businesswirec om/cVCT?1d=bwnews&sty=201305080065r51&7 s1d= cmtx4&distro=nx SOURCE: 3M "' Copyright Business Wire 2013 COMTEX/ Page 2 of 5 Log In Portfolio Alerts Garne:s htto://www.marketwatch.com/storv/3m-foundation-awards-20l3-ingenuitv-grants-2013-05... 5/10/2013 Magnet Review Committee 1920 North Main Street, Suite 1 01 North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114 (501) 758-0156 {Phone} (501) 758-5366 {Fax} magnet@magnetschool.com {E-mail} TO: FROM: THRU: SUBJ: DATE: Dr. Cheryl Carson, Principal - Booker Magnet Diane Barksdale, Principal - Carver Magnet Dr. Felicia Hobbs, Principal - Gibbs Magnet Lori Brown, Principal - Williams Magnet Patricia Boykin, Principal - Mann Magnet Dr. Dexter Booth, Principal - Parkview Magnet ,BGC-- Donna Grady Creer, Executive Director Magnet Review Committee Dr. Sadie Mitchell, MRC Chairperson Associate Superintendent, LRSD Stipulation Magnet Schools Report to the MRC April 18, 2013 Thank you for clearing your calendar and preparing to attend the May 14th MRC meeting. As is customary, this is the meeting during which Stipulation magnet school principals report to the MRC. We look forward to your 20-minute (or less) report, with ten minutes allocated for Questions and Answers. Adhering to this timeline will allow all magnet schools to report during one meeting. For your information, we have attached a REPORT FORM delineating questions to be addressed. In the interest of clarity and brevity, the MRC members have requested that some report items be presented via PowerPoint and some be included as a part of your written report (see attached template for your PowerPoint format). The schedule for time slots will begin at 8:45 a.m. and continue at 30-minute increments. Please let the MRC Office know your preferred time to report, and we will try to fulfill your request as closely as possible. Remember, this is on a first-come/first-serve basis. Thanks again for compiling the information that gives us a glimpse of the current "STATE OF THE MAGNETS." The data in your report is used by our office, MRC members, and their parties, as a quick reference for magnet school information. We appreciate you and your hard work. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. DGC:sl Enclosures: 1) Stipulation Magnet Schools Annual Report Form 2) Template for PowerPoint "Pursue the Possibilities of Magnet School Enrollment" SCHOOL: STIPULATION MAGNET SCHOOLS ANNUAL REPORT FORM 2013 PRJNCIPAL'S NAME: e-mail: OTHER ADMINISTRATORS (Asterisk if new): NAME: e-mail: NAME: e-mail: SCHOOL SECRETARY: direct phone: phone: phone: phone: ......................................................................... CURRENT ENROLLMENT: RACIAL COMPOSITION: LAST YEAR'S ENROLLMENT: __ % B % NB 1. PLEASE BE SPECIFIC AND LIST ANY REQUESTS FOR BUDGET INCREASES. Justify additional staff, reinstatement of staff, programmatic thrusts, etc. 2. SHARE WITH US WHAT YOU HAVE FOCUSED ON IN YOUR ACSIP. A. Please recap how the five-year and two-year improvement plans your school received from the MRC were used to improve your school. Include past, current or planned improvements. 3. PROVIDE STRUCTURAL CHANGES/IMPROVEMENTS (planned, inprogress or completed). 4. REPORT ON CURRICULUM/COURSE OFFERINGS (planned, proposed, or added). 5. DID YOUR SCHOOL MEET A YP? If not, please discuss subpopulations and interventions put in place to address student deficiencies. 6. LIST OUTSTANDING OR NEW RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES. 7. SHARE A RECAP OF HONORS AND/OR AW ARDS WON (staff, school, student). 8. RECAP PARTICIPATION AT NATIONAL, REGIONAL, OR LOCAL CONFERENCES OR INSERVICES. 9. PROVIDE INFORMATION AS TO NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO HA VE WITHDRAWN OR EXITED YOUR SCHOOL'S PROGRAM AND THE REASONS FOR DOING SO. 10. SUPPLY ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU WISH TO INCLUDE. Stipulation Magnet Principals ANNUAL REPORT to the MAGNET REVIEW COMMITTEE 2012-2013 (LIST YOUR NAME HERE) (name of school) School website: F acebook/twitter: Principal's Name: E-Mail: Direct Phone Line: Asst. Principal's Name: E-Mail: Direct Phone Line: (Area of responsibility, if applicable): School Secretary: Direct Phone: Counselor: Direct Phone: PT A President: E-Mail: Phone: SCHOOL COMPOSITION Race/ Native African Hispanic/ Multi-ethnicity American Asian American Latino White Ethnic (complete (complete (complete (complete (complete (complete Number your your your your your your of numbers numbers numbers numbers numbers numbers children here) here) here) here) here) here) (complete (complete (complete (complete (complete (complete your your your your your your Number numbers numbers numbers numbers numbers numbers of staff here) here) here) here) here) here) SCHOOL COMPOSITION cont. Grade Configuration: (List total number of students per grade level, by race/ethnicity.) REQUESTS FOR BUDGET INCREASES Faculty /Staff: Curriculum Related Materials: Equipment/Facility: Other (please list): (NOTE: List "none" in each category where you are not requesting an increase.) RECAP ONLY ON POWERPOINT Detailed information should be provided in written report. CURRENT ACSIP FOCUS (Please provide a copy of your current ACSIP report to each MRC member in your written report.) RECAP ONLY ON POWERPOINT SCHOOL STRUCTURAL CHANGES/IMPROVEMENTS (If any occurred during 2012-13 or are proposed for 2013-14. Do not include any prior to 2012-13.) RECAP ONLY ON POWERPOINT Detailed information should be provided in written report. CURRICULUM/COURSE OFFERINGS Changes in 2012-13 or Proposed Changes for 2013-14: (NOTE: ONLY changes this year or needed changes next year, not the entire curriculum offered.) RECAP ONLY ON POWERPOINT Detailed information should be provided in written report ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS (AYP) Achieved/Not Achieved: Overall: Math/Literacy Areas Individually: Subpopulation info: Provide data for the past three years showing achievement gap in math and literacy, in particular, on African-American student achievement. (Provide by grade, race and gender.) LRSD's STRATEGIC PLANNING GOALS Achieved/Not Achieved: (Show evidence for Benchmark performance by grade, race and gender) INTERVENTION OR SUPPORT SERVICES Provided by your school (to students or teachers) to enhance academics, test taking skills or to raise test scores. RECAP ONLY ON POWERPOINT Detailed information should be provided in written report. RECRUITMENT Outstanding/New Recruitment Activities. RECAP ONLY ON POWERPOINT Detailed information should be provided in written report. SCHOOLHONORS~WARDS School/Staff /Student Recognitions. Participation at National/Regional/Local Conferences. RECAP ONLY ON POWERPOINT Detailed information should be provided in written report. WITHDRAWALS Provide number of students who have withdrawn or exited your school's program and the reasons for doing so (by grade, race and gender). DISCIPLINE REPORT Provide report which includes suspensions, expulsions and in-school discipline efforts (by grade, race and gender). ~ MISCELLANEOUS Information you may wish to include but not covered in previous slides) RECAP ONLY ON POWERPOINT Detailed information should be provided in written report.
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