1900474500 P.01/01 TRANSACTION REPORT FEB/26/2014/WED 10:36 AM FAX(TX) # DATE STARTT. RECEIVER COM.TIME PAGE TYPE/NOTE 001 FEB/26 10:35AM 7585366 0:00:47 5 MEMORY OK FILE SG3 0328 Office of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas DATE: TO: FROM: ,i1M1/ G , -e One Union National Plaza 124 West Capitol, Suite 975 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 376-6200 Fax (501) 371-0100 NUMBER OF PAGES INCLUDING COVER SHEET '-( MESSAGE ~ f-zzo1.,1 i 7a,/,. !SO f ~ Margie Powell From: Date: To: <ecf_support@ared.uscourts.gov> Tuesday, February 25, 2014 4:41 PM <ared ecf@ared.uscourts.gov> Page 1 of 4 Subject: Activity in Case 4:82-cv-00866-DPM Little Rock School et al v. Pulaski Cty School et al Response to Motion This is an automatic e-mail message generated by the CM/ECF system. Please DO NOT RESPOND to this e-mail because the mail box is unattended. ***NOTE TO PUBLIC ACCESS USERS*** Judicial Conference of the United States policy permits attorneys of record and parties in a case (including pro se litigants) to receive one free electronic copy of all documents filed electronically, if receipt is required by law or directed by the filer. PACER access fees apply to all other users. To avoid later charges, download a copy of each document during this first viewing. However, if the referenced document is a transcript, the free copy and 30 page limit do not apply. U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Notice of Electronic Filing The following transaction was entered by Heller, Christopher on 2/25/2014 at 4:41 PM CST and filed on 2/25/2014 Case Name: Little Rock School et al v. Pulaski Cty School et al Case Number: 4:82-cv-00866-DPM Filer: Little Rock School District WARNING: CASE CLOSED on 01/26/1998 Document Number:4994 Docket Text: RESPONSE to Motion re [4993] MOTION to Clarify regarding the Magnet Review Committee filed by Little Rock School District. (Heller, Christopher) 4:82-cv-00866-DPM Notice has been electronically mailed to: Office of Desegregation Monitoring mqpowell@odmemail.com, lfbryant@odmemail.com, paramer@odmemail.com Ali Noland ali.noland@arkansasag.gov, civillitigationcal@arkansasag.gov, lorraine.ferguson@arkansasag.gov 2/26/2014 Case 4:82-cv-00866-DPM Document 4994 Filed 02/25/14 Page 1 of 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT v. No. 4:82-cv-866 DPM/HDY PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, et al. MRS. LORENE JOSHUA, et al. KA THERINE KNIGHT, et al. PLAINTIFF DEFENDANTS INTERVENORS INTERVENORS RESPONSE TO MOTION FOR CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE MAGNET REVIEW COMMITTEE Paragraph F of the 2013 Settlement Agreement sets forth the Little Rock School District's obligations related to the Stipulation Magnet schools. It does not provide for the continued operation of the Magnet Review Committee pursuant to the Magnet Stipulation
rather, it makes clear that LRSD has no further obligations under the Magnet Stipulation. Subparagraph 4 states, "Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, any and all of the Parties' obligations imposed pursuant to, under the guise of, or related to this litigation or the 1989 Settlement Agreement shall forever cease as of the District Court's approval of this Agreement." DN 4935, p. 6. Therefore, the 2013 Settlement Agreement unambiguously returned to LRSD authority to operate the Stipulation Magnet schools in accordance with state law. 1 Case 4:82-cv-00866-DPM Document 4994 Filed 02/25/14 Page 2 of 3 Accordingly, Joshua's Motion for Clarification Regarding the Magnet Review Committee should be denied. WHEREFORE, LRSD prays that Joshua's Motion for Clarification regarding the Magnet Review Committee be denied, and that LRSD be granted all other just and proper relief to which it may be entitled. Respectfully submitted, LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT Friday, Eldredge & Clark Christopher Heller ( #81083) 400 West Capitol, Suite 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493 (501)370-1506 heller@fridayfirm.com By: /s/ Christopher Heller 2 Christopher Heller and Clay Fendley (#92182) John C. Fendley, Jr., P.A. 51 Wingate Drive Little Rock, AR 7220 5 (501) 907-9797 clayfendley@comcast.net Case 4:82-cv-00866-DPM Document 4994 Filed 02/25/14 Page 3 of 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on February 25, 2014, I have electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which shall send notification of such filing to the parties of record. 3 Isl Christopher Heller Christopher Heller Case 4:82-cv-00866-DPM Document 4993 Filed 02/20/14 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DMSION LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. Case No. 4:82cv00866DPM PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL PLAINTIFF SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL. DEFENDANTS MRS. LORENE JOSHUA, ET AL. KATHERINE W. KNIGHT, ET AL. INTERVENORS INTERVENORS MOTION FOR CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE MAGNET REVIEW COMMITTEE When the court entered its Order approving the comprehensive settlement between the parties regarding ending the flow of payments from the State of Arkansas to the three districts, the court noted that the magnet schools would remain for the next four years. The court also approved a budget for the continued operation of the Magnet Review Committee on January 14, 2014. The Magnet Review Committee has been meeting. The LRSD has apparently determined that the Magnet Review Committee should no longer exist although it did not oppose the continued budget for its operation. Joshua and the students need clarification as to the role, if any, of the Magnet Review Committee and the scope of its authority. 1 ,. . Case 4:82-cv-00866-DPM Document 4993 Filed 02120114 Page 2 of 2 Respectfully submitted, Isl John W. Walker JOHN W. WALKER, P.A. 1723 Broadway Little Rock, Arkansas 72206 501-374-3758 501-374-4187 (facsimile) email: iohnwalkeratty@aol.com CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I do hereby state that a copy of the foregoing has been served on all counsel of record wherein a copy was sent by utilizing the CMIECF system on this 20th day of February, 2014. Isl John W. Walker 2 MAGNET REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA February 18, 2014 I. Call to Order II. Reading of the Minutes of December 1 7, 2013 III. General Report A. Correspondence B. Financial Transactions C. Newspaper Articles D. Recruitment Update 1. Principals' Recruitment Reports 2. MRC Office Recruitment Report E. LRSD Original Magnet Schools Personnel - Vacancies and New Hires IV. Business and/or Action Items A. Discussion of Approved Desegregation Agreement - Update B. Discussion of Approved Stipulation Magnet Schools Budget C. Set Next Meeting Date V. Adjournment llRAFT DRAFT MAGNET REVIEW COMMITTEE MINUTES December 1 7, 2013 The regularly scheduled meeting of the Magnet Review Committee was held in the Magnet Review Committee Office, 1920 North Main, Suite 101, North Little Rock, Arkansas on Tuesday, December 17, 2013. Members Present: Dr. Sadie Mitchell, Chairperson - LRSD Dr. Robert Clowers, PCSSD Oliver Dillingham, ADE Joy Springer, Joshua Intervenors Micheal Stone, NLRSD Member Absent: Danny Reed, ADE Guest: Margie Powell, ODM The meeting was called to order at 8:50 a.m. by Chairperson Dr. Sadie Mitchell. She immediately called for a reading of the minutes of November 12, 2013. Micheal Stone made a motion to accept the minutes as presented, and Oliver Dillingham seconded the motion The motion passed unanimously to accept the minutes as presented. Copies of the Court Order for preliminary approval of the Stipulation Magnet Schools Budget were given to MRC members. No action was required by MRC members, and the Order gave all parties until 20 December 2013 to voice any objections. Bills in the amount of $3,111.60 were presented for payment. Dr. Robert Clowers made a motion to pay the bills, and Micheal Stone seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. With regard to newspaper articles since the previous MRC meeting, Sandy Luehrs, MRC Office Administrative Assistant, provided a brief recap. Dr. Sadie Mitchell reported in the Recruitment Update agenda item that Pam Smith, Communications Director for Little Rock School District, will be picking up the recruitment efforts for the six Stipulation magnet schools. LRSD will be making a new brochure and will be pursuing other efforts with regard to recruitment. The schools will continue to share their recruitment information with the MRC. Joy Springer noted that racial ratios at the magnet schools should be brought to MRC's attention. Dr. Mitchell replied that in order to meet the MSAP grant qualifications, LRSD will need to show evidence of being able to show diversity in all magnet schools. The next round of magnet school monies is coming up in 1-1/2 years, and LRSD is starting to write right now. The MRC Office reported that all advertising for both Magnet Fair and early application has been canceled. Ms. Springer said the Joshua Intervenors still want an evaluation. The MRC needs to make sure the schools are not becoming more Black. During the Business and/or Action Items of the agenda, MRC members held a discussion of the Tentative Desegregation Agreement and how it will affect the MRC itself and the MRC Office. Nothing definitive came of the discussion, but Ms. Springer noted that during the negotiation discussions, no talks included closing the MRC Office or dismantling the MRC itself. She will check into this and keep the MRC updated. She did, however, say that the State is desiring to have the $70 million per year desegregation money stopped, so the districts should be preparing for the end. She also noted that the agreement covers a four-year period. -2- Both Dr. Mitchell and Mr. Dillingham requested that the MRC determine how the agreement, when approved, will apply to the MRC and the MRC Office. Dr. Mitchell further stated the request that, based on conversations that may take place with parties, what is the future status of the MRC? When no further business was brought before the Committee, Dr. Clowers made a motion to adjourn the meeting, and Micheal Stone seconded it. The motion carried unanimously, and the meeting was adjourned at 9:55 a.m. -3- Magnet Review From: Sent: To: Cc: Mitchell, Sadie [Sadie.Mitchell@lrsd.org] Wednesday, February 05, 2014 12:03 PM Barksdale, Mary Magnet Review Subject: RE: STEM Program for Carver I am so proud of the Carver staff. From: Barksdale, Mary Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 11:30 AM To: Suggs, Dexter
Mitchell, Sadie
Richardson, Shoutell
Smith, Pamela
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Glasgow, Dennis Subject: Fwd: STEM Program for carver FYI Celebrate with us! Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Williams Jr, Orven" <0rven.Wi1liams.Jr@lrsd.org> Date: February 5, 2014, 7:53:03 AM CST To: Carver <Carver@lrsd.org> Subject: STEM Program for Carver Carver Magnet Elementary School News Orven Williams and Charlotte Cook from Carver Magnet Elementary were chosen to coordinate a pilot program call Super Science Sleuths. Out of all the schools that applied, Carver Magnet Elementary was one of six schools in the nation chosen to pilot the Super Science Sleuths STEM after school program. The program is designed to develop students' STEM skills and knowledge using realworld examples related to infectious diseases. The project is funded by a grant by the Center for Educational Outreach at Baylor College of Medicine with funding from the National Institutes of Health. " Super Science Sleuths offers an after-school curricular program of informal, engaging content developed to improve young students' knowledge of infectious diseases and the immune system. Using examples from human body systems and current research, Super Science Sleuths is designed to enhance elementary students' science skills, learning experiences and career awareness." For more information on the program, visit: http://www. bi oedonlin e. org/1e ssons-and-more/ stem-after-schoo 1/s uper-sciencesl euths 1 / Orven Williams K-5 Science Lab Instructor Carver Magnet Elementary 2100 E. 6th Street Little Rock, AR 72202 501-447-4065 * * * * * Email confidentiality notice * * * * * This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this email from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. No virus found in this message. Checked by A VG - www.avg.com Version: 2013 .0.3462 / Virus Database: 3684/7048 - Release Date: 01/31 /14 2 Ma net Review From: S
}nt: To: Subj<>-:t: Sandra, Magnet Review Thursday, February 13, 2014 12:35 PM 'Caligonesouth@aol.com' RE: (no 51_,h
o~t) Little Rock's early enrollment process ended February 10th . However, you may still apply for Mann Magnet by going to the LRSD Student Registration Office at 501 Sherman Street. You will not be able to be included in the random selection through the computer, but you will be added to the waiting list for Mann Magnet after you go through the registration process. Be sure to bring some proof of your address, your child's birth certificate, and your child's Social Security Number when you do register. Since the assignment letters will be mailed the first part of March, and your daughter is currently enrolled in Otter Creek, you will receive a letter assigning her to her zoned middle school. And, after you apply at the Student Registration Office for Mann, you will be on the waiting list. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. I will be happy to assist you in any way I can. Sandy From: Caligonesouth@aol.com [mailto:Caligonesouth@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 12:21 PM To: Magnet Review Subject: Re: (no subject) I live in Little Rock, ... my daughter currently attends Otter Creek In a message dated 2/13/2014 11 :08:56 A.M. Central Standard Time, magnet@magnetschool.com writes: Sandra, What school district do you live in ..... Little Rock, North Little Rock, or Pulaski County Special School District? As soon as you tell me where you live, I will be happy to help. Looking forward to hearing from you. Sandy Luehrs Administrative Assistant ' . Magnet Review Committee 501-758-0156 From: Caligonesouth@aol.com [mailto:Caligonesouth@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 10:56 AM To: Magnet Review Subject: ( no subject) Hello, I would like more information on applying for Horace Mann. I have tried the links listed on your website but received an error page each time . Thanks for your help. Sandra No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3462 / Virus Database: 3697/7088 - Release Date: 02/12/14 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG -www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3462 / Virus Database: 3697/7088 - Release Date: 02/12/14 2 MAGNET REVIEW COMMITTEE BILLS TO BE PAID February 18, 2014 1. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 60.00 (Subscription Renewal for 3 months) 2. Kid's Directory 335.00 (Advertising in December, 2013) 3. Staples Advantage 122.65 (Supplies for the MRC Office) 4. CompSys 48.33 (Services Rendered to Act as MRC's Website and e-Mail Host) 5. AY Magazine 670.00 (Advertising in December, 2013) 6. American Home Life 825.00 (MRC's Office Rent for December, 2013) 7. American Home Life 182.50 (MRC's Communications Expense for November, 2013) 8. Capital Business Machines 78.12 (December Monthly Billing for MRC's Copier Contract) 9. Mass Enthusiasm 500.00 (December Billing for Services Rendered to Provide Maintenance and Updates for MRC's Website and Social Media) 10. Kid's Directory 45.00 (Services Rendered for Graphic Design) 11. Mass Enthusiasm 500.00 (January Billing to Provide Maintenance and Updates for MRC's Website and Social Media) 12. CompSys 48.33 (January Billing for Services to Act as MRC's Website and e-Mail Host) 13. American Home Life 825.00 (MRC's Rent for January, 2014) 14. American Home Life 182.50 (MRC's Communications Expense for December, 2013) 15. Sam's Club 45.00 (Membership Renewal for One Year) 16. Capital Business Machines 88.97 (Monthly Billing for MRC's Copier Maintenance Contract) 17. Central Arkansas Newspapers 585.00 (Advertising in December in the NLR Times, Sherwood Voice, Jacksonville Patriot, and the Maumelle Monitor) 18. Staples Advantage 96.51 (Supplies for the MRC Office) 19. American Home Life 825.00 (MRC's Office Rent for February, 2014) 20. American Home Life 182.50 (MRC's Communications Expense for January, 2014) 21. Mass Enthusiasm 500.00 (February Billing to Provide Maintenance and Updates for MRC's Website and Social Media) 22. CompSys 48.33 (February Billing for Services Rendered to Act as MRC's Website and e-Mail Host) TOTAL BILLS TO BE PAID $6,793.74 Magnet Review From: Sent: Subject: Attachments: Gibbs, Leslie E.[leslie.welch-gibbs@hoganlovells.com] Tuesday, January 14, 2014 4:23 PM Hogan Lovells Memorandum Client Advisory -- DCL on School Discipline.pdf Attached is a memorandum prepared by Maree Sneed and Michelle Tellock. If you have any questions regarding this memorandum, please contact the attorneys listed on the last page. If you have a new e-mail address or would like to be removed from the mailing list, please let me know. Leslie Gibbs Assistant Hogan Lovells US LLP Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 Tel +1 202 637 5600 Direct: +1 202 637 7121 Fax +1 202 637 5910 Email: leslie.welch-gibbs@hoganlovells.com wwwhoganlovells.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail About Hogan Lovells Hogan Lovells is an international legal practice that includes Hogan Lovells US LLP and Hogan Lovells International LLP. For more information, see www.hoganlovells.com. CONFIDENTIALITY. This email and any attachments are confidential, except where the email states it can be disclosed
it may also be privileged. If received in error, please do not disclose the contents to anyone, but notify the sender by return email and delete this email (and any attachments) from your system. No virus found in this message. Checked by A VG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3462 / Virus Database: 3658/6997 - Release Date: 01/12/14 Hogan Lovells To School District Clients and Friends FROM Maree Sneed Michelle Tellock DATE January 14, 2014 MEMORANDUM Hogan Lovells US LLP Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 T +1 202 637 5600 F +1 202 637 5910 www.hoganlovells.com SUBJECT Office for Civil Rights and Department of Justice Issue Dear Colleague Letter on Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline On January 8, the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice ("DOJ") (jointly, the "Departments") issued a five-part Guidance Package to assist schools in meeting their obligations under Federal law to administer student discipline without discriminating on the basis of race, color, or national origin. See School Climate and Discipline Guidance Package, available at http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/school-discipline/index.html. The Departments noted that their guidance was issued in response to findings that students of certain racial or ethnic groups tend to be disciplined more often and more harshly than their peers, often resulting in a loss of instructional time due to exclusionary disciplinary sanctions. This memorandum summarizes the key points addressed by the guidance package and, in particular, the Dear Colleague Letter contained therein. See Dear Colleague Letter on the Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline (Jan. 8, 2014) ("Dear Colleague Letter"), available at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201401-title-vi.pdf. While the Departments recognize that schools may use disciplinary measures as part of a comprehensive program to promote safe and orderly educational environments, Federal law prohibits public school districts from discriminating in the administration of student discipline based on certain persona,! characteristics: Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title IV") prohibits discrimination in public elementary and secondary schools based on race, color, or national origin, among other bases, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VI") and its implementing regulations prohibit discrimination based on race, color, or national origin by recipients of Federal financial assistance. DOJ is responsible for enforcing Title IV, and OCR and the DOJ are responsible for enforcing Title VI. OCR has found that African-American students without disabilities are more than three times as likely as their white peers without disabilities to be suspected or expelled. The Departments believe "racial discrimination in school discipline is a real problem." See Dear Colleague Letter at 4. The Dear Colleague Letter explains the nondiscrimination requirements of Titles IV and VI and reminds schools of their legal obligations to administer student discipline without discriminating on the basis of race, color, or national origin. Schools should note: Titles IV and VI apply to the actions of school officials and everyone school officials exercise some control over, whether through contract or other arrangements, including school resource officers, school district police officers, contract or private security companies, security guards or other contractors, or law enforcement personnel. Therefore, the Departments may hold schools accountable for discriminatory actions taken by those parties. The Departments emphasize that Title IV and VI apply to the entire course of the disciplinary process. Based on past investigations, the Departments have focused on initial referral of a student to the principal's office for misconduct as "a decision point that can raise concerns" about possible discriminatory conduct because the referral process entails the subjective exercise of discretion in which racial biases or stereotypes may be involved. See Dear Colleague Letter at 6. Administration of student discipline can result in unlawful discrimination in two ways. First, a student could be subjected to "different treatment" based on her race. The Departments also describe this as "intentional discrimination," although the category of "different treatment" is broader than the category of policies that are discriminatory on their face. For example, similar situated students of different races could be disciplined differently for the same offense
a facially neutral policy could be selectively enforced against students of one race
a school could adopt a facially neutral policy with the intent of targeting students of a particular race for invidious reasons
or teachers or administrators could act based on racially discriminatory motives. Whether the Departments find that a school has engaged in intentional discrimination is based on an analysis of the facts and circumstances surrounding the particular event. The Departments ask whether a student or group of students was treated differently in the disciplinary process, whether the school can articulate a legitimate nondiscriminatory reason for the treatment, and whether the reason articulated is a pretext for discrimination. See Dear Colleague Letter Illustration 1 at page 10. Second, schools violate Federal law if they implement facially neutral policies and practices that have an unjustified effect of discriminating against students on the basis of race, even if they were not adopted with the intent to discriminate. The resulting discrimination is referred to as "disparate impact." In determining whether a facially neutral policy has an unlawful disparate impact, the Departments engage in a three-party inquiry that asks whether the policy has had an adverse impact, whether the policy is necessary to meet an important educational goal, and whether alternative policies or practices could meet the stated educational goal with less of a burden or adverse impact. See Dear Colleague Letter Illustration 2 at page 13. During an investigation, the Departments will examine various facts and information. See Dear Colleague Letter at 19-20. The Departments expect schools to "establish[] a system for monitoring all disciplinary referrals," to have a system in place to ensure that staff with the authority to refer students for discipline are properly trained to administer discipline in a 2 nondiscriminatory manner, and to "take steps to monitor and evaluate the impact of disciplinary practices to detect patterns that bear further investigation." Id. at 20. Schools should note that if the Departments determine that a school does not collect accurate and complete data sufficient to resolve an investigation, the Departments may conclude that a school's record-keeping process presents concerns necessitating the imposition of particular data-related remedies. The Dear Colleague Letter also provides examples of the types of remedies that the Departments may seek if they conclude that a school is in violation of Title IV or Title VI in the administration of student discipline. See id. at 21-22. In the Appendix to the Dear Colleague Letter, the Departments provide a set of recommendations to assist schools in developing and implementing policies and practices in a manner consistent with their legal obligations. Other documents in the Guidance Package include a "Guiding Principles" document that describes three key principles and related action steps to guide efforts to improve school discipline
a "Directory of Federal School Climate and Discipline Resources" that indexes a variety of resources addressing school climate and school discipline
an online tool called the "Compendium of School Discipline Laws and Regulations" for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
and an "Overview of the Supportive School Discipline Initiative" that outlines ongoing and completed Federal efforts to address issues of school climate and school discipline. We note that the Guidance Package components do not constitute new regulations, nor do they add requirements to applicable law. However, as a "significant guidance document" designed to provide information and examples about how the Departments evaluate whether covered entities are complying with their legal obligations, courts would likely show deference to the Departments' interpretations and guidance contained in the Dear Colleague Letter. Therefore, we recommend that schools review their discipline policies and code of conduct in light of the information contained in the Guidance Package. We also recommend that schools consider what training may be necessary to ensure that staff members administering student discipline do so in a nondiscriminatory manner. Finally, we recommend that schools engage in appropriate communications with various constituents, including students and parents, regarding the school's approach to student discipline. We hope this information is useful to you as you consider your schools' discipline policies and practices to ensure that they are fair and applied equally to all students, regardless of race, color, or national origin. For your information, we will be participating in an AASA webinar on the Guidance Package on Friday, January 24 at 2:00pm EST. You may register at https://knowledgecenter. webex.corn/mw04011/mywebex/default.do ?siteurl=knowledgecenter. If you have questions about the guidance or Titles IV and VI more generally, please contact Maree Sneed at 202-637-6416 or maree.sneed@hoganlovells.com. 3 New student registration nears for PCSSD - KATY - Breaking News, Weather and Razor... Page 1 of 2 New student registration nears for PCSSD Posted: Jan 08, 2014 12:18 PM CST Updated: Jan 08, 2014 12: 18 PM CST By Rusty Mizell - bio I email Little Rock - New student registration for the Pulaski County Special School District is January 27 through February 7, 2014. Students who must register are pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students and those new to the district. This year, due to desegregation requirement changes, there will be no magnet school or Majority-to-Minority (M-to-M) applications accepted. Students currently attending a school on a magnet or M-to-M permit will be able to remain at that school. To register a student, parents or guardians need to present proper identification, which includes a birth certificate or a registrar statement, baptismal certificate, passport, affidavit or military identification, along with immunization records and social security card. Proof of residence is also necessary, which requires a current utility bill (gas, water or electric), a Little Rock Air Force Base housing verification form, home purchase closing papers or lease agreement. (Pre-k requires additional documentation for enrollment. Please contact Adkins Pre-k School at 501-982-3117 for more information.) For more information about PCSSD schools, you may call the Division of Equity and Pupil Services at 501-234- 2020 or 501-234-2021. Home Sports Video About Us Newslinks Community Games --i=i"logs ~/FCCPutilici',1e Follow Us Fun and htto://www.katv.com/storv/24396418/new-stmlent-rP.P-istr::itinn-nP::irc:-for-nrc:c:rl 1 /Q/')()1 Ll Magnet Review From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Importance: Good morning, everyone, Magnet Review Wednesday, February 05, 2014 8:16 AM 'Carson, Cheryl'
'Barksdale, Mary'
'felicia.hobbs@lrsd.org'
'Brown, Lori'
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'dexter.booth@lrsd.org' 'Mitchell, Sadie' MAGNET SCHOOL RECRUITMENT UPDATE .... High The Magnet Review Committee is meeting next Tuesday, February 11, 2014, and Dr. Mitchell has requested that I ask for an update of recruitment activities each magnet school has either ongoing or scheduled for the rest of the year. Would you please forward me the information by FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2014, so I may incorporate it into our meeting packet? Also, if you have any information about your school that you would like posted on MRC's Facebook page, please let me know. We are trying to keep our website updated with any activities, awards, etc. that are going on in our magnet programs. Thanks for your help. I will be looking forward to hearing from you. Sandy Luehrs Administrative Assistant Magnet Review Committee Date 1-9-14 1-16-14 1-17-14 1-17-14 1-24-14 1-25-14 1-29-14 1-30-14 January through June, 2014 2-3-14 STIPULATIOMNA GNETS CHOOL RECRUITMENATC TIVITYR EPORT School Booker Arts Magnet School Activity Grade Level Person Responsible Distributiono f Flyerst o Chicot,F airP ark,a nd CherylC arson,P rincipal WoodruffP re-KindergarteSnt udents Arts Samplerto RecruitL RSDP re-KS tudents K-5 CherylC arson,P rincipal to Kindergartenin 2014-2015 BookerA rts MagnetS choolH ealthF air K-5 UvitaS cott,N ursea ndT amaraR ingler, Counselor FamilyM ovieN ight-Bring a Friend K-5 CherieA bston,P TA Presidenat nd Cheryl Carson,P rincipal GoodM orningA rkansasA ppearanceo n CherylC arson,P rincipal Channe7l MagnetF air 2-5 CherylC arson,P rincipal MailO ut of Flyerst o all LRSDP re- CharlotteC orniceA, ssistantP rincipal KindergartenS tudentsr esidingi n LRSD AttendanceZ ones BookerA rts MagnetS chool'sS cienceF air 5 HeatherT heodoreG TS pecialistR, achel MorrisG TS pecialist,a nd DebbieH ipps TechnoloavS pecialist ConductT oursa s Requested K-5 CherylA . CarsonP, rincipal PTAM eeting K-5 CherieA bston,P TA President 2-7-14 MagicM omentsw ith MomL uncheon K-5 CherieA bston,P TAP residenat nd Hazel Porter, Child Nutrition Manager 3-3-14 PTA Meeting K-5 Cherie Abston, PTA President 4-7-14 PTA Meeting K-5 Cherie Abston, PTA President 4-23-14 Artistry in the Rock K-5 Cheryl Carson, Principal through 4-25-14 PTA Meeting K-5 Cherie Abston, PTA President 5-5-14 5-14-14 SpringF estival-Orchestraa nd Music K-5 MaryL oftona nd ChrisP arker,M usic Performance Specialists 6-2-14 PTA K-5 CherieA bston,P TA President Magnet Review From: Sent: Barksdale, Mary [Mary.Barksdale@lrsd.org] Friday, February 07, 2014 2:10 PM To: Magnet Review Subject: RE: MAGNET SCHOOL RECRUITMENT UPDATE .... Recruitment: 1. Discover Carver Window stickers for Staff cars 2. Carver Courier (newsletter) Attendance Edition to all parents and staff and community volunteers 3. Visit to Fair Park four year old (9 classes) by principal, science specialist and young astronaut specialist for presentations and recruitment materials were sent home to each parent 4. Child Development Center four year old field trip to Carver---materials sent home to parents 5. Book Fair, Health Fair, Chili Supper, Silent Auction Bring a Friend Night 6. I Love Carver Musical Presentation continues on educational channel 7. Publicity from STEM Grant after school program in cooperation with Baylor University (one of 6 schools in the US chosen) From: Magnet Review [mailto:magnet@magnetschool.com) Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 8:16 AM To: carson, Cheryl
Barksdale, Mary
Hobbs, Felicia
Brown, Lori
Mcgee, Keith
Booth, Dexter Cc: Mitchell, Sadie Subject: MAGNETS CHOOLR ECRUITMENTU PDATE.. .. Importance: High Good morning, everyone, The Magnet Review Committee is meeting next Tuesday, February 11, 2014, and Dr. Mitchell has requested that I ask for an update of recruitment activities each magnet school has either ongoing or scheduled for the rest of the year. Would you please forward me the information by FRIDAY,F EBRUARY7 , 2014, so I may incorporate it into our meeting packet? Also, if you have any information about your school that you would like posted on MRC's Facebook page, please let me know. We are trying to keep our website updated with any activities, awards, etc. that are going on in our magnet programs. Thanks for your help. I will be looking forward to hearing from you. Sandy Luehrs Administrative Assistant Magnet Review Committee ***** Email confidentiality notice***** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this email from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. 1 Recruitment Activities for Gibbs Magnet School of International Studies & Foreign Languages February 7, 2014 1. Publicity in the local news media and LRSD website A. Gibbs has been in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette newspaper three times already this year: (1) AUGUST-First Day of Scho.o l with Fathers -B-ringing Students to School ~ Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/MELISSA SUE GERRITS 08/19/13 - Amy Nicholas embraces daughter Avery Nicholas, 7, at Gibbs Magnet Elementary School August 19, 2013 while they wait to hear which classroom Avery will be in for her first year of school at Gibbs. (2) AUGUST - Japanese Students at Gibbs --.-..._ (3) OCTOBER - Gibbs was included in the news article about the One-toOne Laptop Initiative. B. Gibbs has been featured in the Spanish Speakers newspaper, "Hispanic," once so far this year on October 3, with a photo at WorldFest and a mention in the article. (See next page) na vez mas la ciudad de l.t!tf U Rock Ofganizo el World fa I en al que i
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,on se oxponen ~uestras h1st6ricas y culturales de doversos paises de los cuales son orlg1nano~ d.ferentes grupos de personas qua hab tan Arkansas Central. Los representados ,t>an dosdo loS ,ndios amencanos hasta Ghana en Afnca y Pakistan entre otras cullurns. El evento sa realiz6 a un costado def Zoolog:co de la c1udad y abno con un desfi.e de Jos alumnos de la escuela Magnet Giobs de Estud,os lnternac,o. nalos e rd,omas, qu,enes portaban banderas de d,versos paises y se realrzaron los honores a la bandera de Est.ados Uni dos. Esta ocas16n el juramento se realiz:6 en ,ogles. aleman. frances y en es1>'3i\ol, este ultimo d,ng,cto por Neyla Palac,os de North Little Rock y estudiante def quinto graao de la escuela Gibbs Como representante de la cultura h1$pana estaba Bongo Wil11e que como ya es lrad,cion en el festival comparti6 sus percusiones con los nines y adolescentes que se dieron cita para conocer mtis de la gr-dn d1versidad de la que esta formada la ciudad. Po, Laura Mart.11'16 ae Gut,errez C. Gibbs has been featured on local television eight times this year: (1) AUGUST - Japanese Students and Teacher from Niigata, Japan at Gibbs (2) SEPTEBMER - 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance with Firefighter Ceremony (3) SEPTEMBER - Ozark Water Project (4) SEPTEMBER 27 -Benefit and Swab Party for Teecumpsy Wiggins (4th grader with leukemia) at Dunbar Community Garden (5) NOVEMBER 8 - "Feel Good Friday" segment on Fox 16 featured Gibbs Annual Breakfast Cereal Drive sponsored by the Mini United Nations. (6) NOVEMBER 12 - KARI( Ch 4 had news story about the Gibbs Annual Breakfast Cereal Drive sponsored by the Mini United Nations. Elementary School Fights Hunger 1 Cereal Box at a Time ~ by Drew Petrimoulx 11/07/2013 LITTLE ROCK, AR -- Every night, many children across the state go to sleep hungry. Some of the kids at Gibbs Elementary are trying to change that in their school. As children at Gibbs stood with cereal boxes in hand, they explained their feelings, knowing some kids at their school don't have enough food. "(It) makes me sad that they don't have enough food and then they need some," Nina Millender said. "It's unfair that we are like eating and eating the night away while others don't even have food at all," Simon Nuckle said. To help make a difference, the children are encouraging their classmates to bring in boxes of cereal, and they're getting help organizing from their international studies teacher Vicki Gonterman. "They think maybe that it's going to go out and feed the hungry in Little Rock somewhere, but what it does is it stays right here in the school community, because we all have hunger very close to us," Gonterman said. Nearly half of the students at Gibbs qualify for free or reduced lunch. The cereal boxes collected go home with those most in need each weekend. "It makes me feel good that we're doing the food drive because we're helping them," Millender said. Their teacher calls it a service-learning project. The kids are serving their peers in need while at the same time learning how close to home the problem of hunger can hit. (7) CHANNEL 11 Parent Interview - Gibbs Parent Meeting over One-to-One Initiative {8) KARK live at 5:00-7:00 a.m. KARK Outstanding Teacher of the Year Awards - two in LRSD both at Gibbs - Ms. Jennifer White and Coach Nancy Passini D. Gibbs has been featured on LRSD website multiple times: (1) Gibbs Educator Selected for Global Conference in NYC Gibbs Educator Participates in Japan Society's Global Conference in NYC In May, Ms. Vicki Stroud Gonterman, International Studies Specialist at Gibbs International Magnet School, received a select invitation to participate in the Third Annual Going Global: International Student Social Networking Conference for Educators organized by the Japan Society. Gonterman, one of only ten US-based educators invited, attended the three day conference, August 7-9 in New York, with educators from Japan and Pakistan. The all-expenses paid conference was sponsored in part by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership and the Toshiba International Foundation. The U.S.Japan Foundation submitted Gonterman's name for inclusion in the conference as she was their 2006 Elgin Heinz Humanities Educator of the Year. Gonterman now has a Japanese "Kamishibai" lesson published online with the Japan Society on their educator's website! Click here to view the lesson. Also, as a result of participation in the conference, Gonterman is currently establishing a new partnership with an international elementary school in Japan. Photo: Gonterman is sitting on the far right of the first table with educators from Japan and Pakistan. (2) Two LRSD Teachers Win Competitive Study Opportunity at the Truman Library Chris Gonterman, Physical Education Teacher at Hall High School, and Vicki Stroud Gonterman, International Studies Specialist at Gibbs International Magnet Elementary School, have both been selected as winners of the Summer Teachers Seminar entitled, "U.S. Presidents and the Middle East: Truman to Obama," offered by the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri this July. The two will attend the weeklong conference, along with teachers selected from across the United States, attend lectures, and utilize the Truman Library's primary source documents on Presidential Policy Making in the Middle East to create lesson plans. The competitive application process included a personal essay explaining the content and pedagogy that would be utilized in their classroom along with an application and resume. (3) Reading Quiz Bowl Results Results for Gibbs Magnet's First Reading Bowl! Gibbs International Magnet School has just concluded its first Reading Bowl of the year! Students in grades 3-5 had an assigned book over the summer. Upon their return to school in August, the children anticipated involvement in a quiz bowl competition around their book. The competition was conducted in each classroom. The winning team in each classroom faced off against the winning team in the opposing grade level homeroom! Homeroom winners were: Third Grade - Mrs. Jennifer White's students
4th Grade - Mrs. Julie Davis's students
and Fifth Grade - Ms. Jennifer Gillespie's students! Each student on the winning teams received a certificate with their team photo. A trophy is also displayed outside each classroom! These children exhibited great sportsmanship! They are looking forward to the next Reading Quiz Bowl at Gibbs! Pictured above are (1) fourth graders and (2) third grade students competing in the first-ever Gibbs Reading Quiz Bowl! (4) LRSD Launches One-to-One Laptop Initiative The Little Rock School District announced an exciting new 11 (one-to-one) technology initiative Tuesday to be piloted at four elementary schools. The 1nitiat1vew ill put laptops in the hands of 4-Sth grade students at Gibbs. Forest Park, Otter Creek and Roberts Elementary schools starting in January, 2014 (Gibbs featured in photo top row, center) LRSD Is launching the initiative first to teachers, with an ex1ensive Professional Development push. then to students and parents in a three-phase process The three phases will occur over two years and include Four schools - Phase One Eight-ten schools - Phase Two All elementary schools - Phase Three Students will be able to take the laptops home with them every day, providing them with a 24-7 learning opportunity. The devices wrll be used to prepare students for college and career in a digital wo~d incorporating National Educatronal Technology Standards {NETS) These standards are used to provide the experiences students should routinely encounter as well as the skills and knowledge they need to acquire - a few are listed below. Creativity and Innovation Communication and Collaboration Research and Information fluency Critical Thinking
Problem-solving and Decision making
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and Technology Operations and Concepts "The laptops will help to better engage students in the learning process, increase academic achievement and help students to become independent learners," said LRSD Superintendent Dr. Dexter Suggs. "Providing the 1:1 computing opportunity to our students sends a definitrve message that access to technology can be transforrnative " LRSD Director of Instructional Technology Barbara Williams added, "The 1 :1 initiative is just what we need as we prepare our teachers and students with twenty-first century technology teaching and learning skills." The district will provrde one bag and charging accessory for the laptop. The goal is to eventually replace textbooks with laptops. Parent information meetings will begin in January, 2014 for students who receive devices. (5) Twitter/ lrsd: Congratulations to Gibbs Head ... https://twitter.com/lrsd/status/403894029483380737 Nov 22, 2013 - Congratulations to Gibbs Head Custodian Carl Shumate who is celebrating 40 years at Gibbs! He started working at. .. http://fb.me/2xDcUKK2s. (6) Little Rock School District - Little Rock, AR - Public School I Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mylrsd?ref=stream&viewer_id=0 ... 3 The Gibbs Mini United Nations is supporting this fundraiser as this year's Change for Peace for Victims of Typhoon Haiyan. (7) Facebook Little Rock School District - Little Rock, AR - Public School I https://www.facebook.com/myl rsd?rf=187111201326948 GIBBS MAGNET STUDENTS COMMEMORATE VETERAN'S DAY ... grades 3-5 at Gibbs International Magnet School made and assembled red poppy wreaths to commemorate Veteran's Day in French foreign language classes ... 8 New Gibbs Brochure on Twitter https://www.google.com/search?q=saudi+arabia+coloring+pages&rlz=1 C2 _ enUS420US456&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=vCz1 Ur3TO pCvkAfCl4DIDA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1159&bih=695#q=Gibbs%20 LRSD%20Twitter&tbm=isch&facrc= _&imgdii= _&imgrc=Whly2hWveZwFM% 253A%3BJaWOdguEm9k6jM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.lrsd.o rg%252Fdrupal%252Fsites%252Fdefault%252Ffiles%252Fnews%252F20 14%252FMagnet_a 117.j pg%3Bhttp%253A %252F%252Fwww .lrsd.org%252 F%3B835%3B1080 In order to promote global citizenship, students learn about other nations,c ultures,a nd world issuest hrough the study of geography, the universalso f culture,a nd current events In socials tudiesa nd/ or international studies classes. An international studies specialist coordinates the international program and encourages students to think globally and act locally through service learning projects. The school community is united annually by a cultural theme which culminates In May with International Fest To become globally competitive students have a daily foreign languagec lassf n French,G erman.o r Sp
mishb eginning se<ond semester of kindergarten. After an application for foreign language placement is made, a committee makes the final selection for placement. Foreignl anguagee xJ')'!rlenceasn d festivalsa nnually allow students to actively participate In the culture of other nations. Cko..lLelt\9tv\9 Currtculo.. Ali academically-challenginga micula helpss tudentst o achieve high academic standards. A Reading Recovery Program and a Literacy Lab Model including a literacy coach has been implemented for a comprehensive approach to literacy. A mathematics coach works directly with teachers and students to better facilitate Cognitively Guided Instruction in math. A STEM Lab enhances science,m athematicsa, nd technology. Studentsp articipatem onthly in the Dunbar Community Garden for earth and life sciences. Gibbs's participation in the LRSD's":l1 Laptop lnitiative"better prepares students for their technological future. St,ecto..l .=-e.o..rle:us ~mpetltions/el<hibltlonsi n speninga, rt. music.p hysicale ducation, and foreign language
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ad ScientistsE xpo,a nd Gifteda nd TalentedP rogram'sD estination lmaginatlon, National History Day, Quiz Bowl, and Fifth Grade ChaDengep rovidea dditional incentivesf or studenta chievement. Gibbs lnternallonal Magnet School is part of a learning community located near downtown Little Rock that includes Dunbar Magnet MtddleS chool DunbarR ecreationC entera nd GymnasiumG, ibbs Dunbar Community Garden, Dunbar Field, and the Sue Cowan Williams Public Library. G-tbbs Mo.91-\e.~S chool of 11-\~<c.r\.\o.~tol-\oS.L~ ud.t<c.so .kcl F"ore.t9\,\ l.a..k9UA9e.s Principal Or. Felicia Hobbs 111S W. 16th Street 447-4900 (9) KARK Awarded two LRSD teachers their Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, both from Gibbs! (I was lucky to be interviewed live on behalf of both teachers as I nominated one of the them and have worked with the other for 27 years at Gibbs.) (1 0)?? We should have a 1 oth story as a Gibbs 4th grader, Breck Mosley, just won the LRSD Elementary Science Fair last Saturday, February 1. E. Gibbs is currently featured on the LRSD Access Channel with two programs: (1) Gibbs "9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance" which included First Lady of Arkansas, Ginger Beebe, reading to a Kindergarten class and many other service volunteers reading in grades K-3 (Filmed September 11) and ( continued) (2) Gibbs Third and Fourth Grades Musical Program "Music, Arts, and Play-The Gibbs Way" (Filmed October 7) 2. Community Involvement: (1) SEPTEMBER 27 - Gibbs fifth graders perform at Opening Ceremony ofWorldFest annually for school and community relations (City of Little Rock and LR Racial and Cultural Diversity Commission). Photos to appear on LRRCDC Website. (2) Saturday, January 25 - LRSD Magnet Schools Fair Gibbs students perform - "Explore the World with Gibbs through Music and Language" (3) Other community events such as with the Clinton Foundation, the Sister Cities Commission, Heifer International, etc. as requested during the year. 3. Weekly newsletter (every Wednesday) 1st Quarter - The newsletter is called El Mundo, Spanish for The World. 2nd Quarter -The newsletter is called Le Monde, French for The World. See separate attachments. 3rd Quarter - The newsletter is called Die Welt, German for The World. See separate attachments. 4. Special Days at School for Families ( 1) SEPTEMBER 6 - Grandparents Day Luncheon (2) OCTOBER 25 - Dads Day Luncheon (3) Moms Day Luncheon (May 9) (4) Coffee Cafe (monthly on a Friday) for parents and staff before school in media center September 13, October 4, November 8, December 6, January 17 5. Special Evenings at Gibbs: (1) AUGUST - New Student/Family Orientation (2) SEPTEMBER - Open House (3) MONTHLY - Scouting Nights (4) QUARTERLY - PTA Meetings SEPTEMBER 12- 1st PTA Meeting NOVEMBER 14-2 nd PTA Meeting (5) OCTOBER 22 - Family Math and Literacy Night (6) November 22 Family Movie Night (7) International Fest (May 2) (8) Science Fair Family Meeting (grades 3-5) (9) Musicals each year performed by students OCTOBER 7 - "The Arts, Music, and Play: The Gibbs Way" Musical by 3rd and 4th graders (two performances, 1 :00 and 6:00 p.m.) DECEMBER 16 - "Winter Fun and Games" Musical by 1st and 2nd graders (two performances, 1:00 and 6:00 p.m.) 6. Recruitment Invitations, Brochures, and CD's (1) (2) (3) We sent invitations to the parents of P4 (Pre-K) students in LRSD Pre-K Schools to visit Gibbs during the two weeks of Open Enrollment for the 2014-15 school year. We identified and sent out invitations to over 40 Day Cares/Nursery Schools located in the Little Rock School District to tour Gibbs during open enrollment. We also alerted our current Gibbs families and staff to talk with friends, church/work acquaintances, new neighbors to the LR area, etc. that have young children to invite them to Gibbs for a tour. 7. Magnet Schools Fair, Saturday, January 25, 2014 (1) Information booth worked by teachers and parents with a tour sign-up sheet, brochures, and CD's to be given away to prospective magnet families (Dr. Hobbs and I worked the booth the entire time.) (2) Music and Language Performances by Gibbs students 8. Tours of the School (1) Scheduled Tours - International Studies Specialist gives scheduled tours of the school. (2) NOVEMBER 11-15 - "Check Us Out" Week- (including Check Us Out Days - November 12-14). We offer a week of tours guided by parent volunteers or the International Studies Specialist and distribute informational brochures to prospective families. (3) JANUARY 27-FEBRUARY 7 - Open Enrollment Period. We offered tours with volunteers and IS Specialist for the two week period and distributed handouts and CD's of our magnet program to prospective families. ( 4) I called every person who signed in at our Magnet Fair information booth to schedule a personal tour of Gibbs. I have given several tours during these two weeks. Compiled and submitted by Vicki Stroud Gonterman Date 1/16/2014 1/21/2014 1/25/2014 1/27- PRESENT STIPULATIOMNA GNETS CHOOL RECRUITMENATC TIVITYR EPORT School_WILLIAMSM AGNET_ _______________ _ Activity Grade Level Person Responsible FLIERA NNOUNCEMENFOT R K MAGNETR EVIEWC OMMITTEE KINDERGARTERNO UNDU P K MAGNETR EVIEWC OMMITTEE ,KINDERGARTETNEA CHERSP,T A MAGNETF AIRP ARTICIPATION K-5 K-5S TAFF& PARENTS SCHEDULINTGO URS/PROVIDIFNOGL LOW MARGOR OWE UP CALLS Date 9/19/13 10/02/13 10/15& 10/16/13 10/29/13 11/7/13 11/9/13 11/11/13 11/12/13- 11/14/13 11/14/13 12/16- 20/13 01/20- 24/14 STIPULATIOMNA GNETS CHOOL RECRUITMENATC TIVITYR EPORT SchoolH: oraceM annA rts/S cienceM agneMt iddleS chool Activity GradeL evel PersonR esponsible Performanc-eO penH oused: anceb, and,& piano Middle MarcusJ ohnsonB, eckyW ebb&, TraciP resley Casto f Wicked Middle TraciP resleyH, ollyW hite&, OlympiaS mith RecruitmenTto ur:W illiamsM agnetG, ibbsF, orresPt ark, Elementary TraciP resleyH, ollyW hiteM, arcusJ ohnsonK, asey RobertsJ,e fferson&, Fulbright Neal,T eresaH arrisL, isaW alker-WheelTeor,m McDonaldB,e ckyW ebb, MannM agneFt allF estival Elementary TraciP resleyH, ollyW hiteM, arcusJ ohnson, YvonneB oldenL, isaW alker-WheelTeor,m McDonaldS,u sanC hambersB,e ckyW ebbL, auren MarlinK, imW ashinQtoWn,e ndyW elch RecruitmenOtp enH ouse Elementary All Anti-BullyinRga llya t ClintonP residentiCale nter Elementar&y LisaW alker-Whee&le Hr ollyW hite Middle Channe7l EarlyM orningS howw ithB alleAt rkansas Elementar&y TraciP resley& KeithM cGeeS, r. Middle CheckU sO ut Elementary WelchW endyK, imW ashingtoYn,v onneB olden, SusanC hambersL,a urenM arlinL, isaK indrick, KeithM cGeeS, r. BalleAt rkansaSs tudioL ecture Elementar&y TraciP resley& OlympiaS mith Middle ChoirD, anceP, ianoC hristmaast theC apitol Elementary LisaW alker-WheelTera, ciP resleyO, lympiaS mith, Willt ourp roductiotno elementarsyc hools & BeckyW ebb CommunitFyo rum":C urriculumat MannM agnet" Elementary TraciP resleyH, ollyW hiteM, arcusJ ohnson, YvonneB oldenL, isaW alker-WheelTeor,m McDonaldS,u sanC hambersB,e ckyW ebbL, auren MarlinK, imW ashingtoWn, endyW elchK, eith McGeeS, r. 01/25/14 MagneFt air Elementar&y TraciP resleyH, ollyW hiteM, arcusJ ohnsonK, asey Middle Neal,T eresaH arrisL, isaW alker-WheelTero,m McDonaldB,e ckyW ebbO, lympiaS mithK, eith McGeeS, r. 02/06/14 BlackH istoryP rogram Elementary TraciP resleyH, ollyW hiteM, arcusJ ohnsonL, isa (Fulbriqht) Walker-WheelTeor,m M cDonaldB,e ckyW ebb, 02/10- BlackH istoryP roduction Elementary TraciP resleyH, ollyW hiteM, arcusJ ohnsonK, asey 14/14 Neal,T eresaH arrisL, isaW alker-WheelTero,m McDonaldB,e ckyW ebbO, lympiaS mith 04/07/14 DramaP roduction Elementary HollyW hite 05/01/14 BandC oncert Elementar&y MarcusJ ohnson Middle 05/08/14 ChoirC oncert Elementar&y LisaW alker-Wheeler Middle 05/15/14 DanceC oncert Elementar&y TraciP resley& OlympiaS mith Middle 05/20/14 OrchestrCa oncert Elementar&y TomM cDonald Middle 05/16,19- PianoC oncerts Elementar&y BeckyW ebb 22/14 Middle Magnet Review From: Holloway, Natasha [Natasha.Holloway@lrsd.org] Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 12:00 PM To: Magnet Review Cc: Booth, Dexter Subject: Parkview Recruitment Update Importance: High Recruitment letters were sent to the parents/guardians of every 8th grade family enrolled in LRSD. The families were invited to the recruitment open house on Nov. 12. We set up an "interest counter form" on the website to catalog and count the interested parents. Letters were also sent to Pulaski County, Maumelle, North Little Rock, and Sherwood, however, the district will only offer 30 seats for county and North Little Rock districts for all of LRSD. Students were encouraged to "shadow" students for interested 8th graders. In November, students shadowed four days
in December and January students shadowed another six days each month. This was very popular with students and parents. We prepared departmental brochures, power points, photos, and information for the Magnet Fair at Park Plaza on January 25th . We also had entertainment from the magnet programs such as the mimes from drama, choir, and orchestra. Teachers volunteered to be there and talk to students and prospective parents about Parkview. Band directors Alan Ball and Devonna Whited held concerts, had 40 students to visit the school, and went out to the middle schools to visit with prospective students. The choir department had some 200 students interested in choir to attend an all day event at Parkview to get them interested in coming here. Several plays, including the spring musical "The Wizard of Oz" will bring middle schoolers to Parkview to see the drama department in action and for recruiting. We placed information on our school website detailing when open enrollment was and how they could get in. The website also contains a plethora of information for prospective parents. Each teacher was told about the recruitment efforts and given answers for parents who called. The music program did a workshop for middle school students and the mimes attended theatre classes at Mann Middle. Mr. Ball and Mrs. Foreman have also gone into the middle schools talking about the program. Parkview Theatre will present The Wizard of Oz-April 11th -13th at Metcalf Auditorium on the Parkview Campus Regular admission $7 (students & children) $10 (adults) There will be a special matinee performance on April 14th at 9:30am for groups of 10 or more. The cost will be $5 per person. Magnet Review From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Importance: Good afternoon members, Joy Springer LJspringer@gabrielmail.com] Wednesday, December 18, 2013 3:02 PM Magnet Review
Sadie.Mitchell@lrsd.org
'CLOWERS ROBERT L.'
'Oliver Dillingham (ADE)'
'Danny Reed (ADE)'
stonem@nlrsd.org 'Margie Powell'
jspringer@gabrielmail.com RE: MRC MEETING 2013 SETTLEMENT - LRSD V PCSSD.pdf High Please find attached a copy of the Settlement Agreement. I asked Mr. Walker his understanding regarding whether the MRC would continue and he stated that as long as the State continued to make payments to the districts. The Agreement states that the STATE will the districts until the 2017-2018 school year. Joy Springer From: Magnet Review [mailto:magnet@magnetschool.com] Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 8:31 AM To: Sadie.Mitchell@lrsd.org
CLOWERS ROBERT L.
Oliver Dillingham (ADE)
Danny Reed (ADE)
Joy Springer
stonem@nlrsd.org Cc: Margie Powell Subject: MRC MEETING REMINDER.. ..O ur last MRC meeting of 2013 is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, December 17th , at 8:30 a.m., in the MRC Office. I am looking forward to seeing you then. Have a great day. Sandy ----- ----------- No virus found in this message. Checked by A VG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3462 / Virus Database: 3658/6924 - Release Date: 12/16/13 TIIlS SE'ITLEMENf AGREEMENT (" Agreement") is entered into as of this __ day of N ovemher, 2013, by and between Little Rock School District ("LRSD"), Pulaski County Special School District ("PCSSD")N, orth Little Rock School District ("NLRSD")t,h e Joshua Intervenors,t he Knight Intervenors ("Knight''),a nd the State of Arkansas (the "State") (at times hereinafter referred to coUectively as the "Parties"). At times hereinafter, NLRSD, LRSD and PCSSD are referred to collectively as the "Districts." At times hereinafter the existing settlement agreements and consent decrees among the Parties related to Little Rock School District v. Pulaski County School District
et al. USDC No. 4:82-CV-866 and cases consolidated therein (this "Litigation") are referred to as the "19 89 Settlement Agreement." This Agreement shall be effective immediately upon the execution of this Agreement by the Parties (''Effective Date"), subject only to the approval of the Federal District Court. A. Unitary Status: I. The unitary status of PCS SD will be the subject of a separate agreement between the Joshua Intervenors and PCSSD. The Joshua Intervenors have concerns about some areas of PCSSD's unitary status, but the Joshua Intervenors believe that PCS SD is operating in good faith to resolve those concerns. The Joshua lntervenors agree that no State assistance or support beyond that specifically set forth in this Agreement is needed for PCSSD to address the Joshua Intervenors' concerns. Therefore, the Joshua Intervenors agree that acceptance of this Agreement and release of the State on the terms set forth herein is in the best interests of the Joshua Intervenors. B. Dismissal of Parties 1. Upon approval of this Agreement by the Court: l) the State, LRSD, and NLRSD will be dismissed with prejudice from this Litigation and 2) LRSD and the Joshua Intervenors will voluntarily dismiss with prejudice the current appeal to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding charter school issues. C. State's Payments Under this Agreement: I. The State and Districts will make all payments currently scheduled for the 2013~14 school year. Any and all payment obligations of all Parties not pertaining to the 2013-14 school year, to or with all other Parties, under the 1989 Settlement Agreement, prior agreements and orders in this Litigation will cease as of June 30, 2014. 2. Thereafter, the State shall make payments to the Districts each school year in eleven equal installments on a schedule to be determined, which total the following amounts: 1 2014-2015: Year 1 2015-2016: Year2 2016-2017: Year3 LRSD = $37,347,429 NLRSD $7,642,338 PCSSD ==$ 20,804,500 LRSD = $37,347,429 NLRSD = $7,642,338 PCSSD = $20,804,500 LRSD = $37,347,429 NLRSD = $7,642,338 PCSSD = $20,804,500 3. In Year 4 (the 2017-2018 school year), the State shall make payments to the Districts that shall only be used for academic facilities construction projects as defined in Arkansas Code Annotated 6-20-2502(2) (Repl. 2013). These payments will be made in the 2017-18 school year in eleven equal installments on a schedule to be determined and will total the following amounts: 2017-2018: Year4 LRSD = $37,347,429 NLRSD = $7,642,338 PCSSD = $20,804,500 4. The restriction on the use of the Year 4 payments shall not apply to the extent that the Districts have certified to the Arkansas Department of Education the expenditures for academic facilities construction projects that were paid from District funds provided by paragraph C.2. of this Agreement in Years 1-3 (2014-2017). 5. The payments made pursuant to this Agreement will not be considered in determining the State's share of financial participation in local academic facilities projects eligible for State financial participation in any Academic Facilities Partnership Program projects that the Districts may apply for during the tenn of this Agreement. 6. M to M student transition: The ADE and the Districts will develop a roster of all students enrolled in the M to M program as of January 6, 2014, (excluding students who are 12th graders in 2013-14) according to their host District. Each district's roster will rank students in descending order beginning with students in grade eleven. Each district's roster will then be divided into three equal groups. Group 1 will consist of those students whose names appear in the top one-third of the overall list Group 2 will consist of those students whose names appear in the second third of the overall list. Group 3 will consist of those students whose names appear in the final third of the overall list. In subsequent years the number of students transitioned into the host District's student counts for purposes of determining regular State aid (currently foundation and categorical funding) will be the number of M to M students remaining in the groupings calculated in 2014. In the 2014-I 5 school year, the students remaining in the first group in each District's roster will be transitioned into their respective host District's student counts for the purpose of detennining regular State aid in the 2015-16 school year. In the 2 2015-16 school year, the students remaining in the next group in each District's roster will be transitioned into their respective host District's student counts for the purpose of determining regular State aid in the 2016-17 school year. In the 2016~17 school year, the students remaining in each District's roster will be transitioned into their respective host District's student cowits for the purpose of determining regular State aid in the 20 l 7-18 school year. The transition ofM to M students to ADM shall be completed by December 1 of each respective year. In no event will the State be responsible for paying the Districts either declining enrollment or growth funding because of the tmnsition of the students remaining on the rosters. 7. Magnet student transition: The ADE and the Districts will develop rosters of all PCSSD and NLRSD students enrolled in the magnet program as of January 6, 2014, (excluding students who are 12th graders in 2013-14) according to their host District. Each district's roster will rank students in descending order beginning with students in grade eleven. Each district's roster will then be divided into three equal groups. Group 1 will consist of those students whose names appear in the top one-third of the overall list. Group 2 will consist of those students whose names appear in the second third of the overall list. Group 3 will consist of those students whose names appear in the final third of the overall list. For any magnet students for which PCSSD or NLRSD is receiving regular State aid (currently foundation and categorical funding), these Districts will continue to pay one half of the cost of educating the magnet students from their respective Districts to LRSD. In the 2014-15 school year, the students remaining in the first group in PCSSD and NLRSD's rosters will be transitioned into LRSD's student counts for the purpose of determining regular State aid in the 2015-16 school year. In the 2015-16 school year, the students remaining in the next group in PCSSD and NLRSD's rosters will be transitioned into LRSD's student counts for the purpose of determining regular State aid in the 2016-17 school year. In the 2016-17 school year, the students remaining in PCSSD and NLRSD's rosters will be transitioned into LRSD's student counts for the purpose of detcnnining regular State aid in the 2017- 18 school year. In no event will the State be responsible for paying the Districts either declining enrollment or growth funding because of the transition of the students remaining on the rosters. 8. In no event shall the State have any obligation to disburse any funding under this Agreement except as described herein. 9. LRSD, NLRSD, and PCSSD shall each receive $250,000 for reimbursement of legal fees within ninety days of this Agreement being approved by the District Cowt. The State stipulates that Joshua lntervenors and the Knight Intervenors are prevailing parties as to the State with regard to certain motions filed subsequent to the 1989 Settlement Agreement that Joshua joined and which were successful against the State and are entitled to reasonable attorney's fees, in the amount of$500,000 for the Joshua Intervenors and in the amount of$75,000 for the Knight Intervenors unless contested, in which event the Court may award a reasonable fee unless otherwise agreed upon. 3 IO. Within ninety clays of this Agreement being approved by the District Court, the State will transfer title to buses used for Magnet and M to M transportation to the respective operating District of each respective bus. D. State's Obligations to Terminate: I. Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, any and all of the State's obligations imposed pursuant to, under the guise of, or in any way related to this Litigation shall forever cease upon execution of this Agreement. As of the last payment under this Agreement, any and all of the State's obligations under this Agreement shall forever cease. 2. The Parties to this Litigation hereby with the execution of this Agreement waive, release, relinquish, and forever discharge the State of Arkansas from any and all federal or state claims, liens, or causes of action, obligation, or liability, known or unknown arising prior to the date of this Agreement, that they have or may have against the State of Arkansas arising out of any claims that were or could have been made in connection with this Litigation or the 1989 Settlement Agreement. The released claims shall specifically include, but not be limited to, any claims for damages, injunctive relief, declaratory relief, attorneys' fees, costs or recovery of any type, against the State of Arkansas including any officers, officials, employees and agents of the State of Arkansas, in their official or individual capacities. In no event shall any party to this Agreement be entitled to any desegregation related payments from the State of Arkansas in excess of those provided for in this Agreement. 3. The jurisdiction of the District Court over the State, LRSD, NLRSD, and Knight is terminated upon the District Court's approval of this Agreement. The only matter over which the U.S. District Court shall have remaining jurisdiction over the State with regard to this Litigation and/or this Agreement after the Effective Date of this Agreement would be in the event that the State fails to pay any amount due under this Agreement. 4. The Parties shall support the District Court's approval of this Agreement, the entry of a Consent Judgment consistent with this Agreement, and the entry of any and all orders necessary to effectuate this Agreement. 5. This Agreement is subject to the review of the Governor, the Legislative Council, the School Boards, and the District Court. If for any reason this Agreement is not approved by the Governor, the Legislative Council, the Districts' Boards, or the District Court, this Agreement will become null and void in its entirety and the Parties agree that this Agreement and all offers, promises, statements and conduct made during negotiation of this Agreement shall be inadmissible as evidence pursuant to Fed. R. Evid. 408. 4 6. This Agreement was prepared by the joint efforts of the Parties, and it shall be construed without consideration as to which party actually drafted the Agreement. E. Jacksonville/North Pulaski Area School District 1. The State and the Districts agree that the State may immediately authorize the creation of a Jacksonville/North Pulaski area school district consistent with state law. Any successor district or newly created school district in Pulaski County shall be considered a party to and bound by this Agreement. The State and the Districts do not object to the creation of a Jacksonville/North Pulaski area school district. The State will oppose the creation of any other school dis1ricts from PCSSD's territory until PCSSD is declared fully unitary and is released from federal court supervision. F. School District Obligations 1. Students assigned pursuant to the Magnet or M to M program as of the Effective Date of this Agreement may remain in their assigned schools and assigned District. No new applications will be accepted under the Magnet or M to M Stipulations after the effective date of this Agreement, but students may enroll in the Magnet schools as legal transfers in accordance with paragraph F.3 of this Agreement. 2. Each District shall continue to provide transportation to remaining Magnet or M to M students residing in their District up to and through the 2016-17 school year. Nothing shall prevent the Districts from agreeing to provide transportation to any remaining such students in the 2017-18 school year or thereafter. 3. In addition to the students assigned to Magnet and M to M programs as of the Effective Date of this Agreement, the Districts agree to allow a certain number of legal transfers between the Districts for five consecutive years, beginning in 2014-15, as follows. PCS SD agrees to approve the legal transfers of up to 30 students per year to NLRSD and 30 students per year to LRSD for each of the five years. Siblings of transferred students will be given first priority. If necessary to accommodate siblings of transferred students, PCSSD shall pennit the transfer of the affected siblings, but the number of students in excess of the 30 transfers per year limit shall be deducted from the next year's 30 student transfer limit for that District. In no event shall the number of legal transfers from PCSSD exceed 150 students for NLRSD and 150 students for LRSD during the five year period. During this period, PCSSD may consider but is not required to approve legal transfers from NLRSD or LRSD. NLRSD and LRSD agree to approve legal transfers ofup to 30 students per year each to the other for each of the five years with the same exception for sibling transfers outlined above. During the five year period, the Districts agree to abide by the terms of Act 1227 of 2013. the Arkansas Public School Choice Act of 2013, including the exemption provisions contained in Ark. Code Ann. 6- 18-1906(a) and (b). For students transferred under this provision, the Districts further agree to waive the transfer review at the end of four years, referenced in Ark. Code Ann. 6-18-316(g), and allow the students who have transferred pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. 6- 5 18-316 to remain in the District to which they have transferred for the remainder of their kindergarten through twelfth grade education if the students so choose. The State and the Districts agree that the transfers allowed in this paragraph will not negatively affect the racial balance of the Districts as referenced in Ark. Code Ann. 6-18-317. If necessary, ADE will provide a waiver of prohibition. 4. Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, any and all of the Parties' obligations imposed pursuant to, under the guise of, or related to this Litigation or the 1989 Settlement Agreement shall forever cease as of the District Court's approval of this Agreement. 5. After any required payment for the 2013-14 school year, LRSD shall have no further obligation to make payments to PCSSD pursuant to Section II, Paragraph 0, subparagraphs 3 and 4 of the 1989 Settlement Agreement, or any related orders or agreements. 6. The Court will maintain jurisdiction over Joshua and PCS SD as provided in the separate agreement between Joshua and PCSSD. II .,..l'I /1,. Date JI-JJ,.. J:!) Date Oat )J/21 /2,3 Date 6 N~1~2013 Date 1 Knight Intcrvenors 7 Magnet Review From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Magnet Review Monday, January 06, 2014 10:54 AM 'CLOWERS ROBERT L.'
'Oliver Dillingham (ADE)'
'Danny Reed (ADE)'
'Joy Springer'
'stonem@nlrsd.org' Mitchell, Sadie Emailing: COURT ORDER ASKING FOR MORE BUDGET INFORMATION.jpeg COURT ORDER ASKING FOR MORE BUDGET INFORMATION.jpeg Attached is a Court Order from Judge Marshall asking for more information with regard to the Stipulation Magnet Schools Budget submission. Dr. Mitchell is working with Little Rock School District (Kelsey Bailey) to provide this to Judge Marshall by January 1 ih as he requested. Sandy .. ' _....._.._,,_ ---r'-'"- _,,, .._,,,_.,.._, __ ....,, 1Yo ._,.._,,....,\.AIIIVltl. ""TVf - , IIVU ..LL..IV..LI..L"-' I I.A.~\.., ..L VIL.. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al. v. No. 4:82-cv-866-DPM PLAINTIFFS NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al. LORENE JOSHUA, et al. DEFENDANTS INTER VEN ORS ORDER No party has objected to the interdistrict magnet schools' final 2012- 2013 budget and proposed 2013-2014 budget, NQ 4958. The time to do so has expired. The Court would nonetheless appreciate a supplement from the MRC. Why were 2012-2013 expenditures for some line items (travel, dues and fees, indirect costs) over budget? The Court also needs information about what each of these categories covers. Supplement due by 17 January 2014. The Court directs the Clerk to mail a copy of this Order to Sadie Mitchell, Magnet Review Committee Chairperson, 1920 North Main Street, Suite 101, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72114. Magnet Review From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Bailey, Kelsey [Kelsey.Bailey@lrsd.org) Monday, January 06, 2014 11 :45 AM Mitchell, Sadie
'Christopher Heller'
Magnet Review Ring, Jean FW: MRC Please see comments from Mrs. Ring below. In addition, each school is given a Total Budget Allocation based on the previous year 3 quarters Average Daily Membership. Each school has the autonomy to reallocate among the various budget categories as the need arises or priorities are amended up to their original allocation. Kelsey Bailey Chief Financial Q!Jicer Lillie Rock School District 810 W. Markham Little Rock, AR 7220/ Phone: (501) ././7-1010 Fax: (501) ././7-1159 From: Ring, Jean Sent: Monday, January 06, 2014 10:47 AM To: Bailey, Kelsey Subject: RE: MRC Kelsey, I looked at these and this is what I have on these over budgets. Travel - Parkview had a teacher at a conference who got stranded due to Hurricane Sandy so we had to pay for her additional time and expense which was approximately $5,000.00. Mann didn't budget any funds for travel nor did Gibbs and Parkview didn't budget enough. Dues and Fees - Most of the over budget here is due to Carver and Gibbs and their Destination Imagination fees. (They had more teams qualify this year) Indirect Costs - Due to the fact that the state doesn't publish the rate for indirect costs for the current school year until the end of the year and the budget is based on prior year data. We had an increase in what we were allowed to charge from .0125 (1.25%) to .0429 (4.29%). Let me know if we need to look deeper. Jean From: Bailey, Kelsey Sent: Monday, January 06, 2014 10:07 AM To: Mitchell, Sadie Cc: 'Magnet Review'
'Christopher Heller'
Ring, Jean Subject: RE: MRC We will prepare a justification/explanation on this matter. Kelsey Bailey Chief Financial Officer Lillle Rock School District 810 W. Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone: (501) -1-17-/0/0 Fax. (50 I) -1-17-I 59 From: Mitchell, Sadie Sent: Monday, January 06, 2014 9:24 AM To: Bailey, Kelsey Cc: 'Magnet Review' Subject: FW: MRC Mr. Bailey, Please assist us with Mr. Heller's request. I have copied Sandy in the MRC Office also. From: Christopher Heller [mailto:Heller@fridayfirm.com) Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 10:56 AM To: Mitchell, Sadie Subject: MRC Sadie - Judge Marshall has requested some additional information about the MRC budget. A response is due January 17 (see attached). Let me know if I can help. CH CHRISTOPHER HELLER I ATTORNEY FHI I) \YI ELl>H El>
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Checked by A VG - \\\\\\.a\ 12.com Version: 2013.0.3462 / Virus Database: 3658/6943 - Release Date: 12/23/13 Internal Virus Database is out of date. 2 Magn'et 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} January 8, 2014 The Honorable D. P. Marshall, Jr. Judge, U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas 600 West Capitol Avenue Chambers B-149 Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Judge Marshall: On behalf of the Magnet Review Committee, Dr. Sadie Mitchell, Chairperson, had a meeting with Mr. Kelsey Bailey, Chief Executive Officer, Little Rock School District, to discuss the Court's request for additional information with regard to the Stipulation Magnet School's budget. A copy of that Order is attached. Also, attached is a letter created by Mr. Bailey providing a detailed explanation of reasons for the submission of certain line item costs. If the Court desires more information, please do not hesitate to contact the Magnet Review Committee Office. We will continue to work with the host district to continue supporting our role in oversight of the magnet school's budget. Sincerely, ~~ Dr. Sadie Mitchell, Chairperson Magnet Review Committee SM:sl Enclosures cc: Office of Desegregation Monitoring Magnet Review Committee "Pursue the Possibilities of Magnet School Enrollment" Case 4:82-cv-00866-DPM Document 4970 Filed 12/31/13 Page 1. of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al. v. No. 4:82-cv-866-DPM PLAINTIFFS NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al. LORENE JOSHUA, et al. DEFENDANTS INTERVENORS ORDER No party has objected to the interdistrict magnet schools' final 2012- 2013 budget and proposed 2013-2014 budget, NQ 4958. The time to do so has expired. The Court would nonetheless appreciate a supplement from the MRC. Why were 2012-2013 expenditures for some line items (travel, dues and fees, indirect costs) over budget? The Court also needs information about what each of these categories covers. Supplement due by 17 January 2014. The Court directs the Clerk to mail a copy of this Order to Sadie Mitchell, Magnet Review Committee Chairperson, 1920 North Main Street, Suite 101, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72114. Case 4:82-cv-008656-DPM Document 4970 Filed 12/31/13 Page 2 of 2 So Ordered. I_., t . / D.P. Marshall Jr. United States District Judge -2- 'J4.n Individual Approach to a World ef Knowledge" January 7, 2014 The Honorable D.P. Marshall, Jr. Judge, U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas 501 West Capitol Room B-149 Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Judge Marshall: This letter is in response for explanation as to the overages in certain categories of the 2012-13 Stipulation Magnet Schools budget. Please see the following explanations. Each of the six Stipulated Magnet schools is given a budget allocation based on the previous year 3 quarters Average Daily Membership. Each school has the autonomy to allocate funds across categories as they see appropriate, with the exception of utilities and indirect costs. Schools are also allowed to reallocate among the various budget categories during the year as needs arise as long as they do not exceed their total original budget allocation. After reviewing the school budgets, the following has been determined: Travel (Flights, Hotels, Meals, Mileage) A Parkview teacher was stranded at a national conference due to Hurricane Sandy. The school had to pay for the additional time and expense which was approximately $5,000. Mann did not initially allocate travel funds in their budget. Gibbs and Parkview did not initially allocate enough travel funds in their budgets. Dues and Fees (Registration & Professional Membership) The majority of the overage at Carver and Gibbs is because they had more teams to qualify for Destination Imagination Global competition which caused an increase in the fees. 810 W. Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 www.lrsd.org 501-447-1000 fax: 501-447-1001 Indirect Costs The budget was based on the State indirect rate from the previous year due to the fact that the State doesn't publish the current rates for indirect costs until almost the end of the fiscal year. The District had an increase in what was allowed to charge from .0125 (1.25%) to .0429 (4.29%). This change in percentage is the main reason for the overage in actual expenditures compared to the original budget. Hopefully, this information provides the more clarity on why certain categories were exceeded for the 2012-13 school year. Please feel free to contact me at (501) 447-1010 or kelsey.bailey@lrsd.org if any additional information is needed. ~L~ Kelsey Bail:
? Little Rock School District cc: Office of Desegregation Monitoring Magnet Review Committee Case 4:82-cv-00866-DPM Document 4981 Filed 01/14/14 Page 1 of 1 IN THE UNITED ST ATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al. v. No. 4:82-cv-866-DPM PLAINTIFFS NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al. LORENE JOSHUA, et al. DEFENDANTS INTERVENORS ORDER The Court notes and appreciates the supplemental budget information from the Magnet Review Committee. Ng 4979. The final 2012-2013 budget and the proposed 2013-2014 budget are approved. So Ordered. D.P. Marshall Jr. United States District Judge
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