Notice of appeal and notice of filing Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) project management tool and court order regarding Office of Desegregation Monitoring budget from 2002-2003.

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<dcterms_description>District Court, notice of filing, Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) project management tool; District Court, order; District Court, notice of appeal; District Court, two orders; District Court, notice of filing, Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) project management tool This transcript was create using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and may contain some errors. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION RECEIVED JAN - 3 200!' OFFICE OF DESEGREGATION MONITORING LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT PLAINTIFF v. No. LR-C-82-866 PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, et al. DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF FILING In accordance with the Court's Order of December 10, 1993, the Arkansas Department of Education hereby gives notice of the filing of ADE's Project Management Tool for December 2002. Respectfully Submitted, MARK PRYOR Attorney General DENNIS R. HANSEN, # 97225 Chief Deputy Attorney General 323 Center Street, Suite 1100 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 682-2081 Attorney for Arkansas Department of Education CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Dennis R. Hansen, certify that on December 30, 2002, I caused the foregoing document to be served by depositing a copy in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each of the following: Mr.M. SamuelJones,ill Wright, Lindsey &amp; Jennings 200 W. Capitol, Suite 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. John W. Walker John Walker, P.A. 1723 Broadway Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. Richard Roachell Attorney at Law P.O. Box 17388 Little Rock, AR 72222-7388 Mr. Christopher Heller Friday, Eldredge &amp; Clark 400 W. Capitol, Suite 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493 Mr. Stephen W. Jones Jack, Lyon &amp; Jones 425 W. Capitol, Suite 3400 Little Rock, AR 72201 Ms. Ann Marshall One Union National Plaza 124 West Capitol, Suite 1895 Little Rock, AR 72201 Dennis R. Hansen IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL PLAINTIFFS V. NO. LR-C-82-866 PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL DEFENDANTS MRS. LORENE JOSHUA, ET AL INTERVENORS KA THERINE W. KNIGHT, ET AL INTERVENORS AD~SPROJECTMANAGEMENTTOOL In compliance with the Court's Order of December 10, 1993, the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) submits the following Project Management Tool to the parties and the Court. This document describes the progress the ADE has made since March 15, 1994, in complying with provisions of the Implementation Plan and itemizes the ADE's progress against timelines presented in the Plan. - IMPLEMENTATION PHASE ACTIVITY I. FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS A. Use the previous year's three quarter average daily membership to calculate MFPA (State Equalization) for the current school year. 1. Projected Ending Date Last day of each month, August - June. 2. Actual as of December 31 , 2002 i1~i~:~~11~~~~tiil{f~1l~il~~;~~:~r~i~,r.~'1g:~~~l.iV~~:f jif~~~;~icW~tg~ ' B. Include all Magnet students in the resident District's average daily membership for calculation. 1. Projected Ending Date Last day of each month, August - June. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. 4:82CV00866 WRW/JTR PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, et al. MRS. LORENE JOSHUA, et al. KATHERINE KNIGHT, et al. RECEIVED JAN -8 2003 OFACEOF DESEGREGATION MONITORING ORDER ru .... c:u U.S. DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT ARKNJSAS JAN - 7 20G3 ~~:MES \N. McCORMAC:(, CLER:-': PLAINTIFF DEFENDANTS INTER VEN ORS INTERVENORS Before the Court is the proposed 2002-2003 budget for the Office of Desegregation Monitoring. Though both LRSD and the Joshua Intervenors filed "Responses" which aired concerns about the budget, no specific objections were made by either party. 'I hereby approve the proposed budget as submitted. I am mindful that there may be a motion to adjust OD M's final budget for 2002-2003 following determination of the appeal of my order granting LRSD partial unitary status. ODM's goal should be to submit a proposed budget for 2003-2004 by May 1, 2003, so that I may approve the budget before the 2003-2004 budget cycle begins. If my Order on unitary status is affirmed on appeal, ODM should work with all parties, prior to submission of the proposed 2003 -2004 budget, to develop a more equitable means of apportioning LRSD's share of the cost ofODM. ft; IT IS SO ORDERED this day of January, 2003. "i 7 2 FILED EAsTMR\ g,srn,cT COURT ISTR/CT ARKANSAS JAN 0 7 2003 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT coUR; EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS B~:MES W. McCORMACK, CLERK WESTERN DIVISION DEP CLERK LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT PLAINTIFF V. CASE NO. 4:82CV00866 WRW/JTR PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, ET AL. MRS. LORENE JOSHUA, ET AL. KATHERINE KNIGHT, ET AL. RECEIVED DEFENDANTS JAN - 9 2003 INTER VENO RS OFFICE OF INTER VENO RS DESEGREGATION MONITORING NOTICE OF APPEAL The Joshua Intervenors give notice of appeal pursuant to Rule 3(a) of the Rules of Appellate Procedure with respect to Honorable William R. Wilson Jr.' s order and the corresponding judgment, both entered herein on December 20, 2002. t.~ll-~ Robert Pressman 22 Locust Avenue Lexington, MA 02421 781-862-1955 Respectfully submitted, /Jh.101~ John W. Walker, P.A. 1723 Broadway Little Rock, Arkansas 72206 501-374-3758 501-374-4187 Rickey H. Hicks Attorney At Law 1100 North University, Suite 240 Little Rock, AR 72207 501-663-9900 CF CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I do hereby state that a copy of the foregoing Notice of Appeal has been forwarded to all counsel of record via United States mail, postage prepaid on this 7th day ofJ anuary, 2002. JliJiJu.~ FILED IN THE UNITED ST A TES DISTRJCT COURT EASTERN DISTRJCT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION U.S. DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT ARKANSAS JAN 2 3 2003 LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRJCT JAMES W. McCORMACK, CLERK By: PLAINTIFF DEP CLERK VS. 4:82CV00866 WRW / JTR PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRJCT NO. 1, et al. .MRS. LORENE JOSHUA, et al. KATHERINE KNIGHT, et al. RECEIVED JAN 2 8 2003 OFACE OF DESEGREGATION MONITORING ORDER DEFENDANTS INTER VEN ORS INTER VEN ORS Joshua's request for an extension of the deadline for filing a supplemental pleading on the issues raised in their Response to Motion Regarding Site Selection at Maumelle is granted, and Joshua has until noon Monday, January 27, 2003, within which to file this response (or the potential agreed order referenced in Joshua's letter of this date). (\c\ IT IS SO ORDERED this ]Zday of January, 2003. - UNITED STATES DISTRJCT JUDGE THIS DOCUMENT ENTERED ON DOCKET SHEET IN COMPLIANCE o~;J..J~Sj," Am~ ~:~p 728 RECEIVED :~- FILED U S DISTRICT COURT JAN 3 0 2003 ': a: EASTERN DISTRICT ARKANSAS OFFICE OF DESEGREGATION MONITORING IN THE UNITED STATES'OISTRICT COURT JAN 18 2003 EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION JAMES W. McCORMACK, CLERK ,By: DEP CLERK '-, LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT V. NO. 4:82CV00866WRW PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, ET AL. MRS. LORENE JOSHUA, ET AL. KATHERINE KNIGHT, ET AL. ORDER PLAINTIFF DEFENDANTS INTERVENORS INTERVENORS The Court is hereby informed that counsel for Pulaski County Special School District (PCSSD) and the Joshua lntervenors submit the following agreement with - respect to the Harris Redesign and Sherwood Rezoning: 1. The parties agree that the redesign of Harris Elementary School is consistent with the School District's plan and commitment not to close schools that are located in predominately African American areas. 2. The PCSSD Enrollment Count for October 1, 2001-2002 indicates a decline of 484 students. According to the First Quarter 2002-2003 Enrollment Report student enrollment declined from the first quarter of 2002-2003 to the second quarter of 2002-2003 by 209 students. Harris is a predominately African American School with a declining enrollment. Its racial percentage for the 2002-2003 school year is approximately 69% African American and 31% Caucasian. The proposed reassignment of African American students will increase the African American student enrollment from 394491 -v1 1 69% to 78%. African American students fron, Brushy Island will not be reassigned to Harris but will continue to attend Cato Elementary. Cato Elementary student enrollment will remain 75% Caucasian (white) and 25% African American (black). 3. The parties agree that working toward a racially balanced student body is an appropriate goal for Harris Elementary School, and is consistent with Plan 2000. 4. These parties agree that PCSSO shall vigorously recruit minority students (white) from North of the river for placement in the Harris Elementary School. The Director of Equity and Multicultural Education who will report to the Assistant Superintendent of Equity and Pupil Services shall direct this intensification of effort. Timely reports regarding monitoring activities will be sent to Joshua lntervenors and the Office of Desegregation Monitoring. 5. The parties agree to the establishment for the Harris Elementary School of a standing "recruitment committee". The committee will provide documentation of their efforts to the Director of Equity and Multicultural Education. One of the recruitment activities efforts will be to partner Harris with Sherwood schools for exchange activities and to provide desegregative experiences for students attending Harris Elementary. 6. PCSSD will vigorously recruit white students North of the river to attend Harris Elementary School. Recruitment will include but not be limited to the following: transportation will be provided, approximately 50 percent of the seats for the four year old, and before and after school programs will be allocated for white students electing to attend Harris. The recruiters explain the educational advantages of attending Harris to parents who are being recruited. 394491-v1 2 7. The Director of Equity and Multicultural Education will closely work with Real Estate Agents, government and community organizations, PTA and PTO's to recruit and provide information about the Harris Specialty Program. 8. PCSSD will locate staff development offerings to showcase the Harris program. 9. It is the objective of the redesign and rezoning plan to a) maintain educational presence in the affected area; b) improve the educational quality of offerings made available in that area; c) help racially balance the other schools in the Northern section of Pulaski County; d) reduce the disparate transportation burdens upon African American students; and e) attract students from home schooling and private schools back to District schools in the Sherwood area. It is expected that these - enrollment percentages will not substantially affect Clinton Elementary School in part because it is an interdistrict school where the ratios are substantially fixed. 10. The projected enrollment at Harris Elementary School will be a minimum of 200 students for the 2003-2004 school year and thereafter; and that present plans will allow a substantially greater enrollment if student demand, after appropriate recruitment efforts, increases. It is the objective of the parties to continue to review the racial balances within the school to maintain racial balances within Harris Elementary School. A primary method for achieving this objective will be to promote the rich and challenging curriculum that the district intends for this school will set it apart from the other schools similarly situated. 11. The parties agree that some faculty changes will be required. A concerted - and sustained effort will be made to provide the students with a racially diverse staff. 394491 -v1 3 12. The parties commit, in the manner provided by the Revised Desegregation Plan, to resolve their matters to the extent possible before either party seeks court review of any differences they have between them regarding Harris Elementary School issues. With these considerations in mind, it is the recommendation of the parties by their counsel that the Court enter this proposal as an order of the Court. Accordingly, having concluded a hearing, the Court approves the PCSSD motion dated December 16, 2002 (doc. no. 3719), as amended and supplemented by the foregoing paragraphs numbered 1 through 12. THIS DOCUMENT ENTERED ON DOCKET SHEET IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 58 AN~~CP ON/:-J..K-03 B &lt;) 394491-v1 ,___ ___ - --- - UNITED STATES DI RICT JUDGE , .--i,9-1)3 DATE 4 I:,,\ t: :; 'i&gt; !r.,.U,- f; S1f..J..:(' / h ' ! ,. , '7-l_)e. ..,. . ..'),j ., .. . &lt;:u._,,)r JAN .,_, ,v,11;,)~SA.s JAA 3 0 2DOJ 8 ,v,Es l'V ' IN THE Y: fv,ccc RMAc UNITED ST ATES DISTRICT COURT f(, CLERK EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT PLAINTIFF v. No. LR-C-82-866 PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I, et al. DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF FILING In accordance with the Court's Order of December 10, 1993, the Arkansas Department of Education hereby gives notice of the filing of AD E's Project Management - Tool for January 2003. RECEIVED JAN 3 1 2003 OFFICE OF DESEGREGATION MONITORING Respectfully Submitted, MIKE BEEBE Attorney General G~ COLETTE D. HONORABLE #96016 Assistant Attorney General 323 Center Street, Suite 1100 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 682-8123 Attorney for Arkansas Department of Education CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Colette D. Honorable, certify that on January 30, 2003, I caused the foregoing document to be served by depositing a copy in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each of the following: Mr. M. Samuel Jones, ill Wright, Lindsey &amp; Jennings 200 W. Capitol, Suite 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. John W. Walker John Walker, P.A. 1 723 Broadway Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. Richard Roachell Attorney at Law P.O. Box 17388 Little Rock, AR 72222-7388 Mr. Christopher Heller Friday, Eldredge &amp; Clark 400 W. Capitol, Suite 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493 Mr. Stephen W. Jones Jack, Lyon &amp; Jones 425 W. Capitol, Suite 3400 Little Rock, AR 72201 Ms. Ann Marshall One Union National Plaza 124 West Capitol, Suite 1895 Little Rock, AR 72201 ~~{Q_ Colette D. Honorable IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION - LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL PLAINTIFFS V. NO. LR-C-82-866 PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL DEFENDANTS MRS. LORENE JOSHUA, ET AL INTERVENORS KA THERINE W. KNIGHT, ET AL INTERVENORS ADE'S PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOL In compliance with the Court's Order of December 10, 1993, the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) submits the following Project Management Tool to the parties and the Court. This document describes the progress the ADE has made since March 15, 1994, in complying with provisions of the Implementation Plan and itemizes the ADE's progress against timelines presented in the Plan. IMPLEMENTATION PHASE ACTIVITY I. FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS A. Use the previous year's three quarter average daily membership to calculate MFPA (State Equalization) for the current school year. 1. Projected Ending Date Last day of each month, August - June. 2. Actual as of January 31, 2003 1111~- . ~~~iflt~m~;;~~i11111~;;.i~k,i.&amp;1'.1~~r.im~q~l~!.tj B. Include all Magnet students in the resident District's average daily membership for calculation. 1. Projected Ending Date Last day of each month, August - June. This project was supported in part by a Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives project grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Council on Library and Information Resources.</dcterms_description>

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