Court records regarding Pulaski County Special School District's (PCSSD's) motion for approval of middle school site in Maumelle, PCSSD's motion for portable building at Sylvan Hills Middle School, and the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) project management tool.

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<dcterms_description>District Court, supplement to Pulaski County Special School District (PCSSD) motion of October 22, 2002, for approval of middle school site; District Court, plaintiff's response to the Court's letter regarding Pulaski County Special School District's (PCSSD's) motion for approval of middle school site; District Court, North Little Rock School District (NLRSD) statement in support of middle school in Maumelle; District Court, Pulaski County Special School District's (PCSSD's) motion re: portable building at Sylvan Hills Middle School; District Court, Joshua intervenors' response to Pulaski County Special School District's (PCSSD's) motion regarding portable building at Sylvan Hills Middle School; 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. EDWARD L . WRIGHT (1903- 1977) ROBERT S. LINDSEY (1913-1991) WRIGHT, LINDSEY &amp; JENNINGS LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW KIMBERLY WOOD TUCKER RAY F . COX . JR . TROY A . PRICE PATRICIA SI EVERS HARRIS ISAAC A . SCOTT, JR . KATHRYN A . PRYOR JOHN G. LILE 200 WEST CAPITOL AVENUE SU ITE 2300 GORDON S. RATHER , JR . TERRY L . MATHEWS ROGER A . GLASGOW C. DOUGLAS BUFORD. JR . PATRICK J. GOSS LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201 - 3699 ALSTON JENNINGS . JR . JOHN R. TISDALE KATHLYN GRAVES M. SAMUEL JONES Ill JOHN WILLIAM SPIVEY Ill LEE J. MULDROW N.M. NORTON CHARLES C. PRICE CHARLEST . COLEMAN JAMES J. GLOVER EDWIN L . LOWTHER , JR. CHARLESL . SCHLUMBERGER WALTER E. MAY GREGORY T . JONES H. KEITH MORRISON (501) 371-0808 FAX (501) 376-9442 www . wlj . com OF COUNSEL ALSTON JENNINGS RONALD A. MAY BRUCE R. LINDSEY JAMES R. VAN DOVER BETTINA E. BROWNSTEIN WALTER McSPADDEN ROb6R D. ROWE Writ er ' s Direct Dial No . 501 -212 - 1273 mjoncs@wlj . com JOHN D . DAVIS JUDY SIMMONS HENRY VIA HAND DELIVERY The Honorable Wm. R. Wilson, Jr. U.S. District Courthouse 600 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 360 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 February 4, 2003 J, MARK DAVIS CLAIRE SHOWS HAN COCK KEVIN W. KENNEDY JERRY J. SALLIN GS WI LLIAM STUART JACK SON MICHAEL 0 . BARNES STEPHEN R. LAN CAST ER JUDY ROB INSON WILBER KYLER . WILSON C. TAO BOHANNON KRISTI M . MOODY J. CHARLES DOUGHERTY M . SEAN HATCH J. ANDREW VINES JUSTIN T . ALL EN CIIRI STIN E J. DA l.i (jllEK T , rt1 I&gt; MI CHELLE M KA F.MMER LIN(.; ERIKA ROS S SCOTT ANDREW I RB Y MICHELLE HARGI S DILLARD PATRICK 0 . WILSON lii.:cmsr:d co pl7f,tic:t: ht:10~ tht: Unirt:d Stares Patt:nt and Trad~marJ.: O!1h-r: RECEIVED FEB - 5 2003 OFFICE OF DESEGREGATION MONITORING Re: Little Rock School District v. Pulaski County Special School District; et al. USDC Docket No. : 4:82CV00866WRW Dear Judge Wilson: In response to the Court's letter of January 28 , 2003 , I enclose a courtesy copy of the supplement to PCSSD motion of October 22, 2002 for approval of middle school site. The original has been filed and the parties served. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. MSJ:ao Encl. cc/w/encl.: Honorable J. Thomas Ray All Counsel of Record Cordially yours, WRIGHT, LINDSEY &amp; JENNINGS LLP ~ IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT V. NO. 4:82CV00866WRW ):&gt;ULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, ET AL. MRS. LORENE JOSHUA, ET AL. KATHERINE KNIGHT, ET AL. SUPPLEMENT TO PCSSD MOTION OF OCTOBER 22, 2002 FOR APPROVAL OF MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE The PCS SD for: its supplement to motion, states: RECEIVED FEB - 5 2003 OFFICE OF DESEGREGATION MONITORING PLAINTIFF DEFENDANTS INTERVENORS INTERVENORS The Court has posed certain questions to the parties in this case regarding issues associated with the proposed new middle school. The numbered paragraphs set forth below correspond to the Court's letter of January 28, 2003. At the outset, it is instructive to note that what the District's desegregation plan states with respect to a middle school in Maumelle is simply that: An elementary school, located around 145th Street, and a middle school or junior high school in the Crystal Hill\Maumelle area will be built. Exhibit A reflects updated student population data gleaned both from census data and enrollment record. 395608-vl 1. As a starting point, it should be recalled that the M-to-M stipulation, adopted as an order of this Court, presumes that transferring children entering the receiving district at one organizational level will continue their education at the next available organizational level and will be encouraged to do so. Hence, pursuant to the M-to-M stipulation, it is presumed that LRSD transferring students who have elected to attend Crystal Hill, Pine Forrest and Oak Grove elementary schools will continue their education in the receiving district at the next organizational level, particularly when interdistrict schools are available to them. Accordingly, as explained in its October motion, the PCSSD looks first to the number of transferring LRSD students currently attending the three elementary schools in PCSSD which would feed the Maumelle middle school. 79 of those students currently attend Oak Grove Junior High, a rather significant number given that the new middle school was - conceived to replace the overcrowded Oak Grove facility which offers no special inducements for interdistrict transfer. It should also be noted that Sylvan Hills Middle School no longer has the capacity to accommodate all 6th grade M-to-M students who attended Clinton lnterdistrict School through the 5th grade. The seats proposed for reservation at the new Maumelle school are not limited to Little Rock students but include eligible students from North Little Rock as well. For instance, of the 79 students referred to in Paragraph 1, 26 of those students are from North Little Rock. Further, the principal junior high magnet school in Little Rock, Mann, is both being rebuilt and historically has never had sufficient room to house all Little Rock black students seeking education at a magnet junior high or middle school. 395608-vl 2 2. Both. Little Rock currently takes the laboring oar in educating students in the LRSD about the opportunities at Crystal Hill. Most of the student body from Little Rock at Crystal Hill represents those students who were unable to gain entry to Gibbs, Booker, Williams or Rockefeller and who elected to come to Crystal Hill. Obviously, since the PCSSD hosts those students for several years, including some who currently enter as pre-K students and leave currently as sixth grade students, the PCSSD has a daily audience of 400 Little Rock M-to-M students and frequent contact with their parents and guardians sufficient to sustain "on-going" recruitment for the middle school from the time these children enter Crystal Hill. Thus, while the PCSSD will continue to rely upon the LRSD to initially encourage children to attend Crystal Hill, the PCSSD will assume principal responsibility for convincing those children to continue, consistent with the M-to-M stipulation, their education at the Maumelle - middle school. 3. Please see response to question no. 2. Also, efforts will be made to recruit M-to- M students attending Crystal Hill, Oak Grove, Pine Forest, Clinton elementary schools, and Oak Grove Junior High School (7m grade). Parents of 4m, sm, and 6m grade LRSD M-to-M students attending Crystal Hill, Oak Grove, and Pine Forest, 4m and 5m grade Clinton M-to-M students, and 7m grade M-to-M students attending Oak Grove Junior High School will be informed of the District's intent to build a middle school at the proposed Maumelle site. The District's website will provide information to parents from the three Districts about the plans and progress of the proposed middle school. Parents and teachers will be surveyed to identify needs, concerns, and expectations. Data from the parent and teacher surveys will allow input from the District's internal and external publics into the planning and implementation process 395608-vl 3 at the proposed middle school. Parents of 4 m and 5m grade African American students in LRSD and NLRSD will also receive information about the proposed middle school in the Maumelle area. The Magnet Review Committee will also assist with recruitment. 4. The LRSD personnel primarily responsible for recruitment and assignment to stipulation magnet schools will continue to be those persons principally responsible for educating LRSD children regarding Crystal Hill. Once the children reach Crystal Hill (as well as Pine Forrest and Oak Grove elementaries), the teachers and counselors who work in those buildings will have principal responsibility for discussing the middle school with children and their parents and guardians. The Department of Equity and Pupil Services and the Student Assignment Office will work with LRSD, NLRSD, and Magnet Review Committee personnel to recruit African American students for the proposed middle school. 5. Yes. 6. Yes. 7. A parent/teacher committee drawn from the existing Maumelle middle school facility committee has been formed to evaluate and recommend unique and attractive programs to attract M-to-M students. A representative from Joshua will be invited to participate. This Committee will be asked to evaluate and recommend unique and attractive programs with, as a starting point, evaluating whether the current program at Crystal Hill Elementary School should be extended to the middle school. This program emphasizes communications with an emphasis upon technology and basic skills. 8. The PCSSD will essentially follow the middle school plan previously developed and presented to Judge Wright with appropriate refinements and additions. The final middle 395608-vl 4 school plan was approved by this Court on June 4, 2001. It had previously approved the conversion of the Jacksonville Junior High Schools to middle schools. By 2003-2004, the PCSSD will be in its 5th year of operating middle schools and Maumelle would be the last to be implemented. 395608-vl Respectfully submitted, WRIGHT, LINDSEY &amp; JENNINGS LLP 200 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 2300 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808 FAX: (501) 376-9442 ue~ Jones III (76060) A~neys for Pulaski Cou~ S ool Districy - ------- 5 pecial CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE On February 4, 2003 , a copy of the foregoing was served via U.S. mail on each of the following: Mr. John W. Walker John W. Walker, P.A. 1723 Broadway Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. Christopher Heller Friday, Eldredge &amp; Clark 2000 Regions Center 400 West Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Ms. Ann Brown Marshall ODM One Union National Plaza 124 West Capitol, Suite 1895 Little Rock, AR 72201 395608-vl 6 Mr. Dennis R. Hansen Arkansas Attorney General 's Office 323 Center Street, Suite 200 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. Stephen W. Jones 3400 TCBY Tower 425 West Capitol Avenue Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. Richard Roachell Roachell Law Firm Plaza West -Building 415 N. McKinley, Suite 465 Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 CENSUS DATA FOR PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPOSED CRYSTAL HILL/MAUMELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL 2004-2005 The U.S. Census Bureau reported **2,246 children between the ages of 4 to 18 years old residing in the Maumelle Urban Cluster area for the year 2000. Data for school aged children ** 11 to 15 was reported at 749 for the same year. Age groupings **4 to 15 were listed at 1,880. Refer to Table 1 for individual age numbers. Table 1: Single Age Numbers for Maumelle Urban Cluster 2000 Census 4 156 5 142 6 151 7 161 8 169 9 175 10 177 11 141 12 166 13 139 14 150 15 153 16 132 17 133 18 101 EXHIBIT A Based on the 2002-2003 first quarter PCSSD enrollment figures ***1,643 elem~ntary students - attend PCSSD schools in the Crystal Hill/Maumelle area. This total is comprised of ***581 (34%) elementary age black students and ***1062 (66%) white students. The projected rate of enrollment growth for the proposed Crystal Hill/Maumelle area middle school for 2004-2005 is estimated to be ***662 students (Based on 2000 U.S. Census of *4.6% growth projections). Tables 2, 3 and 4 depict middle school growth projections . . Table 2: 6th Grade Crystal Hill/Maumelle Area Middle School Enrollment Projections School Year # Black Students Percent # White Students Percent Total 2002-2003 66 34 126 66 192 2003-2004 85 34 162 66 247 2004-2005 85 44 109 56 194 Table 3: 7th Grade Crystal Hill/Maumelle Area Middle School Enrollment Projections School Year # Black Students Percent # White Students Percent Total 2002-2003 57 41 81 59 138 2003-2004 69 34 132 66 201 2004-2005 89 34 169 34 258 Table 4: 8th Grade Crystal Hill/Maumelle Area Middle School Enrollment Projections School Year # Black Students Percent # White Students 2002-2003 38 31 2003-2004 60 49 2004-2005 72 34 Sources: *Census State Data Center UALR Institute for Economic Advancement **U.S. Census Bureau Profile of Demographic Characteristics: 2000 Geographic Area: Maumelle, AR Urban Cluster ***First Quarter 2002-2003 Student Enrollment Pulaski County Special School District 83 85 138 Percent Total 69 121 59 145 69 210 IN THE UN1TED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DNISION LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT V. No. 4:82CV00866 WRW/JTR PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, ET AL MRS. LORENE JOSHUA, ET AL KATHERINE KNIGHT, ET AL RECE FEB - 5 2003 OFFICE OF DESEGREGATION MONITORING PLAINTIFF DEFENDANTS INTER VEN ORS INTERVENORS PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE TO THE COURT'S LETTER REGARDING PCSSD'S MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE Plaintiff Little Rock School District ("LRSD") hereby responds in tum to each numbered question in the Court's letter of January 28, 2003 regarding the PCSSD's Motion for Approval of Middle School Site: Question: Is interest in M-to-M transfers within LRSD's African-American communities sufficient to justify reserving a certain number of seats for M-to-M students at the Maumelle school? How do LRSD and PCS SD propose to ascertain that level of interest? 1. Yes. The LRSD agrees with PCS SD that it is reasonable to judge the prospective interest of its students in transferring to a new Maumelle Middle School based on the number of LRSD students currently attending the elementary schools that will feed the new Maumelle Middle School, the number of those students that traditionally continue in the PCS SD system following elementary school and attend Oak Grove Junior High and the number ofLRSD students who choose for the first time to transfer to the PCSSD for junior high/middle school. Question: Will PCSSD, LRSD, or both school districts assume responsibility for student recruitment? 2. Both. The LRSD has traditionally initiated most M-to-M transfers of LRSD students to the PCSSD. Once they are in the PCSSD system, the PCSSD has assumed responsibility for keeping them as they move to the next organizational level. The LRSD does - not intend to in any way to guarantee to fill any number of seats reserved for M-to-M transfers by the PCSSD. Question: What are the details of and timeline for the recruitment plan? 3. LRSD students are provided information annually about M-to-M transfer opportunities. The LRSD's two parent recruiters provide parents with their M-to-M options when LRSD parents are seeking information at the LRSD's Student Registration Office. They may also take LRSD parents on tours of PCS SD schools eligible to accept an M-to-M transfer. Question: What persons and resources will be assigned to M-to-M recruitment? 4. See Response to Question No. 3. The LRSD expends these resources promoting M-to-M transfers by LRSD students even though the "Pooling Agreement" (Settlement Agreement, Section II, paragraph 0) as interpreted by the District Court creates a financial disincentive for the LRSD to undertake these activities. Question: Will LRSD give PCS SD recruiters full access to students and parents through - LRSD schools? 5. Yes. Question: Will transportation provided by LRSD be adequate to facilitate the transfer of students? 6. Yes, for as long as it is paid for by the State of Arkansas. Question: What unique, attractive programs will PCSSD put in place at the Maumelle school to attract M-to-M students from LRSD? 7. The LRSD defers to the PCSSD's response to this question. Question: What steps will PCSSD take to ensure that the Maumelle school reflects the "middle school concept" in terms of facility design, academic programs, and staffing? 8. The LRSD defers to the PCSSD's response to this question. 2 Respectfully Submitted, LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT FRIDAY, ELDREDGE &amp; CLARK Christopher Heller (#81083) John C. Fendley, Jr. (#92182) 2000 Regions Center 400 West Capitol Little Rock, AR 72201-3493 (501) 376-2011 6 -----.. lf2e__ _:::&gt; / // BY: ' . ___ .. . ---~ / ChristopherHeller CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a copy of the foregoing has been served on the following people by depositing a copy of same in the United States mail on February 4, 2003: Mr. John W. Walker JOHN W. WALKER, P.A. 1723 Broadway Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. Sam Jones Wright, Lindsey &amp; Jennings 2200 Nations Bank Bldg. 200 West Capitol Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. Steve Jones JACK, LYON &amp; JONES, P.A. 425 W. Capitol, Suite 3400 Little Rock, AR 72201-3472 Mr. Richard Roachell Roachell Law Firm Plaza West Building 415 N. McKinley, Suite 465 Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 Ms. Ann Marshall Desegregation Monitor I Union National Plaza 124 W. Capitol, Suite 1895 Little Rock, AR 72201 Collette D. Honorable Assistant Attorney General 323 Center Street, Suite 1100 Little Rock, AR 72201 ------- ~ ~ / / ./ -&gt; '/ __. ,. t Af4i --. -~ Christophe~ 3 r ~' 'f/.1 rv- I"' ! 1 , ,::-.) A31(-,f;_'. ht.j !J, '' I-, ~..:. 'J , .. ; r A, .".i''r Fr:: u &lt;Iv-JV&lt;/.\ -~-P,. 0 "' s .1 .. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COU[ 1M.s vv "' i00J EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS r.___ 1 "-CO/ WESTERN DIVISION - - - ---~ _. ~ r::.i.:??:,: LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT V. No. 4:82CV00866WRW PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DEFENDANTS DISTRICT NO. 1, ET AL MRS. LORENE JOSHUA, ET AL KA THERINE KNIGHT, ET AL RE&amp;itW=ED .:,.:-:-:.~, . FEB - 5 2003 OFFICE OF DESEGREGATION MONITORING INTERVENORS INTERVENORS NLRSD STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF MIDDLE SCHOOL IN MAUMELLE The North Little Rock School District has a significant number of African-American students attending school in the Pulaski County School District, particularly at the Oak Grove Junior and Senior High Schools. It is our understanding that, upon completion of a middle school in Maumelle, the Oak Grove facility will be reconfigured as a grade 9 - 12 high school and that the middle school will replace the remaining grades currently in the Oak Grove Junior High School. The creation of a middle school in Maumelle will extend the educational opportunities and choices presently available to the North Little Rock School District African-American children through majority-to-minority transfers. Past experience has shown that a new facility is a substantial factor in attracting students. We would expect this to hold true in this instance as well. Therefore, the North Little Rock School District believes the construction of a new middle school in Maumelle would enhance the attractiveness of the PCSSD District attractive to North Little Rock School District African American students. By: -, -ste en W. Jones 3400 TCBY Towe"'- 425 West Capitol Avenue Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 375-1122 JACK, LYON &amp; JONES, P.A. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Stephen W. Jones, hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing pleading was served on all counsel of record as listed below this 4th day of February, 2003 Christopher J. Heller, Esq. Friday, Eldredge &amp; Clark 2000 Regions Center 400 West Capitol Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. John W. Walker JOHN W. WALKER, P.A. 1723 Broadway Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. Sam Jones Wright, Lindsey &amp; Jennings 2200 Nations Bank Bldg . 200 West Capitol Little Rock, AR 72201 2 - Mr. Richard Roachell Roachell Law Firm Plaza West Building 415 N. McKinley, Suite 465 Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 Ms. Ann Marshall Desegregation Monitor 1 Union National Plaza 124 W. Capitol, Suite 1895 Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. Dennis R. Hansen Office of the Attorney General 323 Center Street 200 Tower Building Little Rock, AR 72201 I \North Linlc Rock School Oistric1 0001\0cscgrcgation Mauers 0002\PLEADING\NLRSD S1a~m:111 or Suppon :-..11ddlc School r.. taunidlc 02 03 03 wpd C, ; ~ ILCt.,. ~ -&lt; ...,.,._ /J.A..._ IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION 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. PCSSD'S MOTION RE PORTABLE BUILDING AT SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL The PCS SD for its motion, states: RECEIVED FEB 1 2 2003 OFFICE OF DESEGREGATION MONITORING PLAINTIFF DEFENDANTS INTERVENORS INTERVENORS 1. The band room at Sylvan Hills Middle School is periodically plagued with standing water. The PCSSD believes that this problem can be remedied during the summer when school is out. 2. In the meantime, the PCSSD desires permission to lease a portable building for use as a temporary band room until the end of the current school year. 3. The PCS SD does not believe there is actually anything within the four comers of Plan 2000 requiring that this matter be presented to the Court. However, under the predecessor plan, the PCSSD pledged to eliminate portable buildings and to replace them with permanent construction. It did so. 4. Accordingly, lest any person question the current motives of the PCSSD, it seeks an order of this Court granting it permission to lease a portable building for use as a 397582-v1 band room until the end of this school year. Such a lease will not constitute an expansion of the capacity of Sylvan Hills Middle School. 5. Personnel from the PCS SD have made contact with representatives of the other parties in this case and undersigned counsel is therefore authorized to state that no party has voiced an objection to the relief sought in this motion. WHEREFORE, PCSSD prays for an order granting it permission to lease a portable building at Sylvan Hills Middle School for use as a temporary band room until the conclusion of the current school year and for all proper relief. 397582-vl Respectfully submitted, WRIGHT, LINDSEY &amp; JENNINGS LLP 200 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 2300 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808 FAX: (501) 376-9442 Special 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE On February 12, 2003, a copy of the foregoing was served via U.S. mail on each of the following: Mr. John W. Walker John W. Walker, P.A. 1723 Broadway Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. Christopher Heller Friday, Eldredge &amp; Clark 2000 Regions Center 400 West Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Ms. Ann Brown Marshall ODM One Union National Plaza 124 West Capitol, Suite 1895 Little Rock, AR 72201 397582-vl Mr. Dennis R. Hansen Arkansas Attorney General's Office 323 Center Street, Suite 200 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. Stephen W. Jones 3400 TCBY Tower 425 West Capitol Avenue Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. Richard Roachell Roachell Law Firm Plaza West Building 415 N. McKinley, Suite 465 Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 M.Samu~~( 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT V. CASE NO. 82:CV00866 WRW PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL DISTRICT, ET AL. MRS. LORENE JOSHUA, ET AL. KATHERINE W. KNIGHT, ET AL. JOSHUA INTERVENORS' RESPONSE TO PCSSD'S MOTION REGARDING PORTABLE BUILDING AT SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL RECEIVED FEB 2 5 2003 DESEGRE GjjfbiE OF MONITORING PLAINTIFF DEFENDANTS INTER VENO RS INTER VENO RS Joshua resolved this matter with school district officials on or about February 10, 2003 . Therefore, the Joshua Intervenors do not oppose the Motion of the PCSSD. Respectfully submitted, John W. Walker, P,A. 1723 Broadway Little Rock, AR 72206 50 58 50 CERTIFI I do hereby state that a copy oft record on this24th day of February, 2003 . IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION -.1 .::..:,_' -::- - - .. -~ ~S.:--- LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL PLAINTIF1~-=-=--~-~-------.:::::-~:'" V. NO. LR-C-82-866 PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL DEFENDANTS MRS. LORENE JOSHUA, ET AL INTERVENORS KATHERINE 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 C 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 February 28, 2003 . ~~-t:~;~~itn~ JG~~~;~~-~-;::~~~t~bjbrti1,~t,i;~gr~ri!r J8;fig ~~fcui~tedu,e 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. RECEIVED MAR - 3 20D3 OFFICE OF DESEGREGATION MONITOR/NG UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION 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 AD E's Project Management - Tool for February 2003. RECEIVED MAR - 3 2003 OFFICE OF DESEGREGATION MONITORING Respectfully Submitted, MIKE BEEBE Attorney General ~ 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 February 27, 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, III 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 ~z Colette D. 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