MAGNET REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA March 11, 2014 I. Call to Order II. Reading of the Minutes of February 18, 2014 Ill. General Report A. Correspondence B. Financial Transactions C. Communications D. Recruitment Update E. LRSD Original Magnet Schools Personnel - Vacancies and New Hires IV. Business and/or Action Items A. Discussion of Approved Desegregation Agreement and Status of the MRC-Update B. Set Next Meeting Date V. Adjournment 17RAFT MAGNET REVIEW COMMITTEE MINUTES February 18, 2014 The regularly scheduled meeting of the Magnet Review Committee was held in the Magnet Review Committee Office, 1920 North Main Street, Suite 101, North Little Rock, Arkansas, on Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Members Present: Dr. Sadie Mitchell, Chairperson - LRSD Terri Rogers, PCSSD Alternate Oliver Dillingham, ADE Danny Reed, ADE Joy Springer, Joshua lntervenors Micheal Stone, NLRSD Member Absent: Dr. Robert Clowers, PCSSD Guest: Margie Powell, ODM The meeting was called to order at 8:45 a.m. by Chairperson Dr. Sadie Mitchell. She immediately called for a reading of the minutes of December 17, 2013. Joy Springer requested one correction to the minutes to reflect the Joshua lntervenors' concern that an evaluation is still needed for magnet schools to reflect the racial and student achievement effectiveness in the schools. Oliver Dillingham made a motion to accept the minutes as corrected, and Danny Reed seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously to accept the minutes as corrected. Sandy Luehrs, MRC Administrative Assistant, called the Committee's attention to items in correspondence. She noted an e-mail from Carver Magnet Principal, DRAFT flAFT Diane Barksdale, congratulating Carver staff for coordinating a pilot program at the national level called Super Science Sleuths. Carver was one of six schools in the nation chosen to pilot the Super Science Sleuths STEM after-school program. A copy of this e-mail was given to MRC members for perusal. Another e-mail provided MRC members with a sample of mail received from parents about applying for magnet schools, particularly if they reside in North Little Rock or Pulaski County Special School Districts. Copies of both the question and the response from the MRC Office were given to MRC members for their information. Bills in the amount of $6,793.74 were presented for payment. It was noted that this amount covered all bills since the previous MRC meeting on December 17, 2013. Oliver Dillingham made a motion to pay the bills, and Danny Reed seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. With regard to newspaper articles, the only information provided to MRC members was an e-mail from Hogan Lovells about School Discipline. Ms. Luehrs reminded MRC members that most of the articles on the desegregation case are sent to MRC members via e-mail from the MRC Office. Dr. Mitchell then suggested that the Agenda item be entitled "Communications," rather that "Newspaper Articles," from this time forward. With regard to a recruitment update, information received from all six Stipulation Magnet Schools about their recruitment activities was provided to MRC members for their information. Ms. Springer then asked Dr. Mitchell to provide an update. Dr. Mitchell reported that Little Rock School District held Magnet Fair this year for LRSD students. It was well attended, and a lot of attention was drawn to the registration table. LRSD has a brand new brochure which Pam Smith, Director of Communications at LRSD, has designed. Dr. Mitchell also informed the MRC about the new feeder plan that relates to the Student Registration Office. Students from Booker and Carver will matriculate to Mann, while students from Williams and Gibbs will be assigned to Dunbar. All Mann students will go to -2- 17llAFT DRAFT Parkview, and all 8th grade students will go to Central from Dunbar. Ms. Springer wants to see the new assignment plan so MRC will be aware of what is going on. The feeder pattern for Mann has been very appealing to those who want to get to Parkview. However, the feeling for going on to Dunbar and Central is not as great. There are some problems with the Gifted and Talented program at Dunbar that needs some attention. LRSD needs to ensure that they have all certified teachers at Dunbar, according to State standards. Dr. Mitchell also reported that Geyer Springs High Ability Academy was recommended to become a Gifted and Talented school for grades 3-5, and students will go forward to Dunbar. The recruitment time at Geyer Springs starts on Monday, March 24, 2014. Ms. Springer asked if there were any initial statistics for magnet schools available yet for next year. Dr. Mitchell will get the information for Ms. Springer. With regard to Vacancies and New Hires in the Stipulation magnet schools, Dr. Mitchell reported that she is not aware of any at this time. This should hold true through the end of the year. The Teacher Excellence Support System (TESS) program was discussed. Ms. Springer asked the purpose of this program. Terri Rogers, representing PCSSD, said that it is an evaluation program mandated by the State to determine that all teachers are trained on the evaluation tool. Dr. Mitchell noted that all Stipulation magnet school principals passed. Ms. Springer provided a copy of the Settlement Agreement of 2013 to MRC members. She noted that Mr. Walker said his understanding regarding whether the MRC would continue is that, as long as the State continued to make payments to the districts-the 2017-18 school year- the MRC should be in existence. Ms. Springer also said we should not cut the budget allotted to the MRC as this is -3- where money could be found for the evaluation of the Stipulation magnet schools. Oliver Dillingham said that all these items should remain as concerns of the MRC. Micheal Stone, NLRSD, discussed the legal transfer process and how it transpired. He notes that North Little Rock agreed that each district will handle their application and then take the application to Little Rock School District. The same process will occur for students transferring from NLRSD to PCSSD. Mr. Dillingham noted that it is important to understand the Legal Transfer process. Ms. Springer says that the Superintendents agreed to limit the number of student Legal Transfers to 30 per school year. Joshua objected as the Court did not make that decision. Mr. Stone said that he would provide copies of the Legal Transfer applications to the MRC Office for transmittal to MRC members. The Court has approved the final Stipulation Magnet Schools Budget for 2012- 2013, as well as the proposed budget for 2013-14. All correspondence leading to this Court Order was given to MRC members for their information. It was agreed by consensus to schedule the next MRC meeting for March 11, 2014, in the MRC Office, at 8:30 a.m. When no further business was brought to the table, Joy Springer made a motion to adjourn the meeting, and Oliver Dillingham seconded it. The meeting was adjourned at 9:50 a.m. -4- DRAFT Magnet Review From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Johnson, Norma [Norma.Johnson@lrsd.org] Thursday, February 27, 2014 6:22 AM Gonterman,V icki
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sander.becker@lrsd.org RE: Die Welt O22614.docx I am impressed with the way Gibbs is promoting Computer power day. What are other schools doing? From: Gonterman, Vicki Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 2:13 PM To: Adams, Greg
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Walker, Dennis Subject: Die Welt 022614.docx Please enjoy this edition of Die Welt, the weekly newsletter of Gibbs International Magnet School. Thank you. Vicki Stroud Gonterman ***** 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 e-mail 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 AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3462 / Virus Database: 3705/7126 - Release Date: 02/26/14 MAGNET REVIEW COMMITTEE BILLS TO BE PAID March 11, 2014 1. Central Arkansas Newspapers 107.00 (Advertising in the North Little Rock Times, Sherwood Voice, Jacksonville Patriot and Maumelle Monitor) 2. Capital Business Machines 88.97 (Monthly Billing for MRC's Copier Maintenance Contract) 3. Mass Enthusiasm 500.00 (Services Rendered to Maintain MRC's Website, Facebook and Twitter Accounts) 4. American Home Life 825.00 (MRC's Office Rent for March, 2014) 5. American Home Life 182.50 (MRC's Communications Expense for February, 2014) TOTAL BILLS TO BE PAID $1,703.47 Magnet Review From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Good Afternoon, Curtis, Kimberly D.H. [kimberly.curtis@hoganlovells.com] Wednesday, February 26, 2014 11 :38 AM Curtis, Kimberly D.H. Class Action Lawsuit Seeks to Require High Schools to Take Broad Measures to Address Concussions in High School Football DOC010.PDF The attached document is being sent on behalf of John Borkowski and Chris Lott. Please direct any responses to Mr. Borkowski at john.borkowski@hoganlovells.com and Mr. Lott at christopher.lott@hoganlovells.com. Thank you, Kimberly Curtis Assistant to John Borkowski, Partner Hogan Lovells US LLP 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 byAVG-www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3462 I Virus Database: 3705/7124 - Release Date: 02/25/14 Magnet Review From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Good Afternoon, Curtis, Kimberly D.H. [kimberly.curtis@hoganlovells.com] Wednesday, February 26, 2014 11:19 AM Curtis, Kimberly D.H. FW: Class Action Lawsuit Seeks to Require High Schools to Take Broad Measures to Address Concussions in High School Football DOC010.PDF The attached document is being sent on behalf of John Borkowski and Joel Buckman. Please direct any responses to Mr. Borkowski at john.borkowski@hoganlovells.com and Mr. Buckman at joel.buckman@hoganlovells.com. Thank you, Kimberly Curtis Assistant to John Borkowski, Partner Hogan Lovells US LLP 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
ii 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: 3705/7124 - Release Date: 02/25/14 Hogan Lovells To School District Clients and Friends FROM John W. Borkowski Chris Lott DATE February 26, 2014 MEMORANDUM Hogan Lovells US LLP Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, t-m Washington, DC 20004 T +1 202 637 5600 F +1 202 637 5910 www.hoganlovells.com SUBJECT Class Action Lawsuit Seeks to Require High Schools to Take Broad Measures to Address Concussions in High School Football In December 2013, a putative class action lawsuit was filed in Mississippi. The litigation seeks to require school districts across the country to take a more proactive role in addressing concussions in high school football. See Jobe v. National Collegiate Athletic Association ("NCAA") and National Federation of High School Associations ("NFHSA "), No. 3:13-cv- 00799 (S.D. Miss.). Filed by a Mississippi high school football player and his father against the NCAA and NFHSA, the lawsuit asks the court, among other things, to order the NCAA and NFHSA to require that high school football programs implement concussion management plans and provide medical personnel or trainers at all games and practices. The case remains in its early stages, but is noteworthy because it is part of a larger trend of cases addressing concussions in athletics and is the first to target high school football on such a broad scale. The plaintiffs' legal theory is that the NCAA, the primary membership association for collegiate sports, and NFHSA, a membership association for high school sports, have a legal duty to protect high school football players from the adverse effects of concussions. Plaintiffs claim that NFHSA and the NCAA have such a duty because they generally have taken a leadership role in establishing rules and standards around student-athlete safety. Plaintiffs argue that that neither association has been proactive enough in requiring high schools to implement aggressive policies and procedures to prevent, manage, and treat concussions. As a result, plaintiffs request that the court order the associations to require: The presence of (or immediate access to) a medical doctor or athletic trainer trained in concussion recognition and management at football game and practices
Implementation of required return-to-play guidelines for concussed players
Proper medical evaluations and follow up for concussed players
and An insurance coverage of "last resort", provided by the NFSHA and NCAA, for those concussed players who require medical treatment but are not adequately insured. Plaintiffs posit that these new standards and procedures would provide necessary safeguards to high school football players, who they argue are especially susceptible to concussions and the resulting adverse medical impacts. The complaint, for example, refers to studies indicating that high school football players suffer concussions at two times the rate of college football players and that 15% of high school football players suffer a concussion each season. To date, neither the NFHSA nor the NCAA has filed a response in the case, so the legal merit of plaintiffs' theories has not yet been tested. Regardless, the suit is notable because it is part of a larger trend in which football players have attempted to hold football associations and teams legally responsible for the adverse effects of concussions. For example, the National Football League (''NFL") is a defendant in a lawsuit brought by retired NFL players who seek money damages to cover the medical costs from concussions suffered while in the league. A federal judge recently blocked a $765 million settlement proposal from the NFL, reasoning that the settlement amount was too small to cover the potential medical expenses. See http://www.cnbc.com/id/101377597. Further, college or former college football players reportedly have filed eight different pending concussion-related lawsuits against the NCAA. See http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/ 12/football concussion lawsuits r.html. * * * In light of the increasing attention to the issue of sports-related concussions, school districts would be prudent to review their safety policies and procedures for student athletes. If you have any questions about this emerging area of law or any other issues facing you school district, please do not hesitate to contact John W. Borkowski (574-239-70 I 0, john.borkowski@hoganlovells.com) or Chris Lott (202-637-5877, christopher.lott@.hoganlovells.com). 2 Magnet Review From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Good Afternoon, Curtis, KimberlyD .H.[ kimberly.curtis@hoganlovells.com] Tuesday, February 18, 2014 11:49 AM Curtis, KimberlyD .H. Certain Federal Charter Schools Program Recipients May Now Use Weighted Lotteries to BenefitE ducationallyD isadvantageS tudents DOC038.PDF The attached document is being sent on behalf of John Borkowski and Joel Buckman. Please direct any responses to Mr. Borkowski at john.borkowski@hoganlovells.com and Mr. Buckman at joel.buckman@hoganlovells.com. Thank you, Kimberly Curtis Assistant to John Borkowski, Partner Hogan Lovells US LLP 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. CONFIDENTIALITYTh. is 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 AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3462 / Virus Database: 3705/7100 - Release Date: 02/17/14 1 MEMORANDUM Hogan Lovells US LLP Columbia Square Hogan Lovells 555 Thirteenth Street, NV\/ Washington, DC 20004 T +1 202 637 5600 F +1 202 637 5910 www.hoganlovells.com To FROM DATE School District Clients and Friends John W. Borkowski Joel D. Buckman February 18, 2014 SUBJECT Certain Federal Charter Schools Program Recipients May Now Use Weighted Lotteries to Benefit Educationally Disadvantage Students First authorized in 1994, the federal Charter Schools Program ("CSP") provides start-up funding to eligible entities to support the planning, program, design, and initial implementation of charter schools. On January 29, 2014, the U.S. Department of Education ("ED") announced that certain CSP-supported schools will be allowed to weight lotteries to give educationally disadvantaged students a greater chance at admission. The memorandum describes key takeaways from the revised guidance, both for CSP-supported charter schools as well as for school districts who are authorizers of such schools. What prompted the change? o By statute, when a CSP-supported school has more applicants than seats, it must admit students by lottery.1/ The prior guidance generally prohibited "weighted lotteries" (increasing chances of admission for subsets of students), except when necessary under federal or state civil rights laws or under the public choice provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act ("ESEA"). 'l,_/ As a practical matter, CSP-supported schools often used unweighted lotteries, which sometimes resulted in overrepresentation of successful, middle class students. Under what circumstances does the new guidance permit weighted lotteries? 11 '1:_/ 2011 ). JI 2014). 1/ o Under the new guidance, oversubscribed CSP-supported schools may weight lotteries to give "slightly better chances for admission to all or a subset of educationally disadvantaged students if [s]tate law permits the use of weighted lotteries in favor of such students." JI However, weighted lotteries may not be used for the purpose of creating schools to serve any subset of students exclusively. 1/ 20 U.S.C. 7221i(1)(H). Charter School Program, Title V, Part B of the ESEA, Nonregulatory Guidance, Q-E.3 (April Charter Schools Program, Title V, Part B of the ESEA, Nonregulatory Guidance, Q-E-3 (Jan. Id. Hogan Lovells US LLP is a llmtted liabihty partnership registered 1n the Olstnct of Columbia. "Hogan Lovells" is an mtemallooal legal practice that includes Hogan Lovells US LLP and Hogan Lovells International LLP, with offices 1n: Alicante Amsterdam Baltimore Beijing Brussels Caracas Colorado Springs Denver Dubai Dusseldorl Frankfurt Hamburg Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City Hong Kong Houston Johannesburg London Los Angeles Luxembourg Madnd Miami Milan Moscow Munich New York Northern Virginia Pans Philadelphia Prague Rio de Janeiro Rome San Francisco Shanghai Silicon Valley Singapore Tokyo Ulaanbaatar WarstM Washington DC Associated offices Budapest Jakarta Jeddah Riyadh Zagreb For more information see www hoganlovells com School District Clients and Friends - 2 - February 18, 2014 The guidance does not define "slightly better chances for admission." However, it offers as an example giving a student "two or more chances to win the lottery, while all other students would have only one chance to win."/ "Educationally disadvantaged students" means the categories of students described in section 1115(b)(2) of the ESEA. _/ This includes, without limitation, children who are economically disadvantaged, children with disabilities, migrant children, limited English proficient children, children in local institutions for neglected or delinquent children, and homeless children. "State law pennits the use of weighted lotteries" when state statute, regulations, or a written state policy consistent with its statute/regulations expressly provides for such lotteries. ED will also accept written confirmation of permissibility from a state's attorney general. II Is action required before CSP grantees may begin to use weighted lotteries? o Yes. Existing CSP grantees (whether state education agencies or individual schools) must first seek approval from ED by amending their grant application. Such requests should be submitted to ED and include: (i) information as to the circumstances in which weighted lotteries would be used (including the specific categories of students favored)
(ii) evidence that state law permits the contemplated lotteries
(iii) information as to lottery oversight (including establishment of weights)
(iv) information as to how use of a weighted lottery is within the scope and objectives of the approved project
and (v) information concerning the amount or range of lottery weights and the supporting rationale. New CSP grantees wishing to use weighted lotteries must provide the above information in their grant applications. _I For school districts that are charter authorizers, it is important to know that CSP-supported charters have the opportunity to use weighted lotteries if they or the relevant state education agencies take the requisite steps. If a school district encourages charter schools to seek diverse student enrollments, such weighted lotteries can be an effective tool for achieving that goal. Likewise, districts which encourage charters to focus on disadvantaged students may want to promote the use of weighted lotteries in certain circumstances. If you have any questions regarding the new guidance, the use of weighted lotteries or other CSP issues, please do not hesitate john. borkowski@hoganlovells.com joel.buckman@hoganlovells.com. / Id. / 20 U.S.C. 6315(b). to or contact John Joel W. Borkowski Buckman at at 574-239-7010, 202-637-6408, II Charter Schools Program, Title V, Part B of the ESEA, Nonregulatory Guidance, Q-E-3a (Jan. 2014). _/ Id. Magnet Review From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Magnet Review Tuesday, February 18, 2014 10:41 AM 'Mitchell, Sadie'
'CLOWERS ROBERT L.'
'Oliver Dillingham (ADE)'
'Danny Reed (ADE)'
'Joy Springer' 'Micheal Stone'
'ROGERS TERRI L' FW: Documents I promised 2014 01 28 NLRSD, NLRSD and PCSSD Proposed Agreement Revised.docx
PETITION OF FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS NLRSD to LRSD.docx Attached are the documents Mr. Stone promised during our MRC meeting this morning. We will keep everyone informed as to a schedule for a conference call as we discussed. Thanks, Sandy From: Micheal Stone [mai1to:stonem@nlrsd.org1 Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 10:02 AM To: Magnet Review Subject: Documents I promised T he agreement and a copy of the application Micheal Stone, EDS Executive Director of Student and Equity Services North Little Rock School District Office (501) 771-8050 Fax (501) 771-8097 Education is for all, our charge is to give our best in all we do for the success of the children and families we serve! No virus found in this message. Checked by A VG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3462 / Virus Database: 3705/7100 - Release Date: 02/17/14 LRSD, NLRSD, AND PCSSD PROPOSED AGREEMENT 1. Students requesting transfers pursuant to the 2013 Desegregation Settlement Agreement shall submit their application to their district of residence and a copy to the host district. 2. Each district shall review and accept or reject requests for transfers in a manner consistent with the terms of the 2013 Desegregation Settlement Agreement, federal and state law. 3. Each receiving district may develop a policy regarding preferences for consideration in transfer applications. (NLRSD would like preference given to receiving: (1) siblings of students ofNLRSD who attended NLRSD the previous year through the School Choice or M to M Programs
(2) students who presently attend NLRSD but moved outside NLRSD and wish to continue to attend NLRSD
and (3) siblings of students accepted to NLRSD as legal transfers pursuant to the 2013 Desegregation Settlement Agreement) 4. Applications will be accepted during the designated registration period set by each district. Students will be accepted based on preferences set by the host district. Subject to the preferences established by each district in order of date/time stamp, all students applying for transfer shall be sent to the host district. 5. A district may reject a nonresident's application for admission if its acceptance would necessitate the addition of staff or classrooms
exceed the capacity of a program, class, grade level, or school building
or cause the district to provide educational services not currently provided in the affected school. The district shall reject applications that would cause it to be out of compliance with applicable laws, regulations and agreements regarding desegregation. The districts may consider the attendance or discipline history of a student requesting to be transferred pursuant to the 2013 Desegregation Settlement Agreement
however, the districts shall not fail to provide a free appropriate public education to any student with a disability as required by federal and state law. 6. The term "sibling" shall include foster children residing in the same home with another child. In any one year, siblings must request legal transfers as a group, not as separate individuals. 7. Any student transferring from a school accredited by the Department of Education to a school in the District shall be placed into the same grade the student would have been in had the student remained at the former school. Any student transferring from home school or a school that is not accredited by the Department of Education to a District school shall be evaluated by District staff to determine the student's appropriate grade placement. 8. Except as otherwise required or permitted by law, the responsibility for transportation of any nomesident student admitted to a school in this District shall be borne by the student or the student's parents. The District and the resident district may enter into a written agreement with the student or student's parents to provide transportation to or from the District, or both. PETITION FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS STATE OF ARKANSAS COUNTY OF __________ _ TO THE BOARDO F DIR ECTORSO F THE -------'-N=o"-'-rt---"'h'-'----='Li=tt=l=e--'--R=o_-_=_c_=_k_-=_S=_c_h '"'"o=--o=lc...:D:c_. ..:i=st=r..:..:(RESIDENTS CHOOLD ISTRICT} I, _________________ ___p, etition that my children or wards, as listed below, now residing in the ----'--N=o""'r~th'-'--"'L.:..
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tl_=_e_~ R..:..:o::...:c=Skc'-h-ool District in Pulaski County, Arkansas, be transferred to the Little Rock School District in Pulaski , County, Arkansas, for educational purposes under the provisions of Ark.Code Ann. 6-18-316 and 2013 Desegregation Settlement Agreement authorizing such a transfer, effective the ____ day of ___ ~ 20 __ . Current Address: __________________ _ Phone#: ___________ _ Name of Student Grade School Requested Name of Student Grade School Requested Last school attended in the 2013-14 school year ____________ _ (Signature of Petitioner) CONSENT OF RESIDENT DISTRICT The Board of Di rectors of ____ N_o_rt_h_L_i_tt_l_e_R_o_c_k_S___c___h _o_oSchl_oDol_ Di_issttri~crt _oifc ~_t P_u_la~_s _k_i County, consents to have the student(s) listed above transferred from said school district. Date Board Authorized Transfer President of School Board CONSENTO F RECEIVINGD ISTRICT The Board of Directors of ____ --=L"-'it:...:.tl=_e_:._.._.
_R_: ...:.o=ckS~c hoolD istrict of_----'P'-"u=l=a=sk=i'----- County, consents to have the student(s) listed above transferred from said school district. Date Board Authorized Transfer President of School Board File approved copies with: (I) resident district, (2) servicing district, (3) county clerk and (4) Arkansas Department of Education, State LEA Funding, Four Capitol Mall, Room 105-C, Little Rock, AR 72201. If the school districts are in different counties, copies should be filled with both county clerks. *If you do not receive a Legal Transfer, you may be considered under the School Choice Act. TRANSER OF STUDENTS AFFIDAVIT Whereas, the Board of Directors of North Little Rock SchoolD istrict School District, __ P_u~l~_a___s k_i ~ County (resident district), and the Board of Directors of Little Rock School District, in Pulaski County (receiving district), have agreed to have the student (s) listed below transferred _________ ___2, 0_ _ _ Name of Student Grade School Requested Name of Student Grade School Requested Resident District School Board Members signatures Receiving District School Board Members signatures Rx Date/Time FEB-20-2014(TH0U9): 45 F,eb2.0 . 20141 1:29AM To the Parent(s)/Guardian(s)o f: LITTLER OCKS CHOOLD ISTRICT STUDENTR EGISTRATIOON FFICE 2/11/2014 ATTN: CurrentP CSSDa nd NLRSDm agnet schools tudents Dear Parent: No.0 151 P. 1 PulaskiC ountyS pecialS choolD istrict (PCSSDa) nd North Little RockS choolD istrict (NLRSDS) tudentsw ho are currently enrolled in our magnets choolsa re NOW ellgible to remain in LRSDu ntil graduation,a s long as they follow the LRSDe stablishedfe eder pattern, The pattern is as follows: [ Carver J I Bookec , ..... Mann , ..... I Parkvlew ..__w_,_ui_am.._..s. __.l Gibbs I Dunbar , ..... ._I _c_en_t_.r.a.._..l P,001 Rx Date/Time FEB-20-2014(TH0U9): 45 hb. 20. 2014 11:29AM To the Parent(s)/Guardlan(so) f: Dear Parent: LITTLER OCKS CHOOLD ISTRICT STUDENTR EGISTRATIOONF FICE 2/11/2014 No0. 151 P. 2 A seat Is available for your child at HORACE MANN MAGNET for the fir~t semester of the 2014-2015 school year. Please check the box in.dicating which area of concentration you would like you child to attend. m MannArts D Mann Science This letter must be returned IN PERSON to the Student Registration Office located at 501 Sherman Street on or before February 21, 2014 to confirm your students' seat and placement. If this form is not completed and returned by the aforementioned date, LRSD will drop the student from our data base and they must retyrn to their home district. PLEASEN OTE TRANSPORTA TON WILL ONLY BE PROVIDEDF ORT HREEY'. EARS. Parent Signature P. 002 To the Parent(s)/Guardian(s) of: Dear Parent: LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENT REGISTRATION OFFICE 2/11/2014 A seat is available for your child at Parkview High School for the first semester of the 2014-2015 school year. Please check the box indicating which area of concentration you would like you child to attend. Parkview Arts Band Dance Drama Orchestra Visual Arts Vocal Music This letter must be returned IN PERSON to the Student Registration Office located at 501 Sherman Street on or before February 21, 2014 to confirm your students' seat and placement. If this form is not completed and returned by the aforementioned date, LRSD will drop the student from our data base and they must return to their home district. PLEASE NOTETRANSPORTATON WILL ONLY BE PROVIDED FOR THREE YEARS. _________ .,_~ t----. ---------------------- Parent Signature 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: johnwalkeratty@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 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Joy Springer Uspringer@gabrielmail.com] Monday, February 24, 2014 1 :37 PM Magnet Review
'Mitchell, Sadie'
'CLOWERS ROBERT L.'
'Oliver Dillingham (ADE)'
'Danny Reed (ADE)'
'Micheal Stone'
'ROGERS TERRI L' jspringer@gabrielmail.com FW: Magnet School Assignments 2014-15 Hello, see below email that was sent by Chris Heller, Counsel for LRSD, regarding his understanding of Magnet School Assignments for 2014-15. Joy Springer From: Christopher Heller [mailto:Heller@fridayfirm.com] Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 4:45 PM To: sadie.mitchell@lrsd.org
Frederick.Fields@lrsd.org
jspringer@gabrielmail.com
allen@aprobertslaw.com
Whitney Moore (wmoore@fc-lawyers.com)
sjones@jacknelsonjones.com
dlinton@jacknelsonjones.com
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johnwalkeratty@aol.com Subject: Magnet School Assignments 2014-15 Everyone - In order to try to clear up any confusion that may exist and to continue the conversation about interdistrict assignments for next year, I'm setting out below my understanding of where we are right now with respect to PCSSD and NLRSD students attending LRSD magnet schools. LRSD and NLRSD argued in the recent settlement negotiations for allowing more interdistrict movement of students, particularly to magnet schools, but PCSSDin sisted on fairly strict limits on the number of students they would allow to leave that district - 30 per year each to LRSD and NLRSD with a maximum of 150 each to LRSD and NLRSD over 5 years. We now have an understanding with PCSSDh, owever, that will keep a greater number of interdistrict transfers in place at least for next year. Our situation with respect to NLRSD, because of their willingness to be open, will be different (at least for the next five years) than our situation with PCSSDb, ecause of the restrictive language in the new settlement agreement. Our understanding with PCSSDa bout the application of the 2013 Settlement Agreement to current 5th and 8th grade students from PCSSD attending LRSD magnet schools is that those students in 5th grade will be allowed to move on to a magnet middle school next year and those students in 8th grade will be allowed to move on to a magnet high school next year, in accordance with the grade progression for magnet schools recently adopted by LRSD (i.e. Williams and Gibbs students move to Dunbar Middle School and then to the Central High School magnet program
Carver and Booker students move to Mann Middle School and then to Parkview High School). To continue in the LRSD magnet program, these students will have to be legal transfers in accordance with the 2013 Settlement Agreement but PCSSDw ill waive the 30 student annual limit to accommodate these students and they will be given first priority in the legal transfer selection process. This agreement is for one year only and will be reviewed by LRSD and PCSSD during the 2014-15 school year to determine whether this agreement should be renewed, modified or abandoned. PCSSD has not agreed to waive the 150 student overall limit on legal transfers to LRSD contained in the 2013 Settlement Agreement, but that can be negotiated after we see how this first group of transfers works out. Nevertheless, as legal transfers, the PCSSD students who elect to remain in the LRSD magnet schools next year pursuant to this agreement will be allowed to remain in the LRSD magnet school system until high school graduation. NLRSD does not claim an exemption from Arkansas' school choice law. LRSD was exempt last year because we had a court supervised interdistrict plan in place which conflicted with that law. Now that the court involvement is over, Dr. Suggs, Dr. Fields and I believe that we should participate in school choice. In order to do that, we must notify the ADE by April 1 that we intend to participate. We need to make a decision as soon as possible, however, in order to give NLRSD (and other districts except PCSSD)s tudents a fair opportunity to select LRSDs chools and to give our students the opportunity to select schools in other districts for the 2014-15 school year. I told the LRSD Board at our agenda meeting last week that there is no longer a good legal argument to avoid participating in school choice. I expect that the Board will vote next week to notify ADE that we will participate in school choice. This would result in a fairly free flow of students between LRSD and NLRSD, and provide a way for greater numbers of NLRSD students to remain in LRSD magnet schools. In sum, all PCSSD5 th and 8th grade magnet students will have the opportunity to remain in LRSDm agnet schools. I expect that after Thursday all NLRSD magnet students will have that option as well. I've tried to stay away from the "process" issues, but my general view is that we should make this as simple as possible for the parents who want to make transfers. CH CHRISTOPHER HELLER I ATTORNEY FHI DAY 1 :L9HEn~~E '-'{ ( . L.-\ R K LU' C ~ent focused ewry day Heller@fridayfirm.com I Direct: (501) 370-1506 I Fax (501) 244-5344 400 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 2000 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3522 I www.FridayFirm.com This e-mail message and any attachments contain confidential information that may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient. you must not review. retransmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this e-mail or any attachments to it. If you have received this e-mail in error. please immediately notify us by return e-mail or by telephone at 501-370-1506 and delete this e-mail. Please note that if this e-mail contains a forwarded message or is a reply to a prior message, some or all of the contents of this message or any attachments may not have been produced by Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP. Receipt of e-mail does not establish an attorney-client relationship. No virus found in this message. Checked by A VG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3462 / Virus Database: 3705/7110 - Release Date: 02/20/14 2 Rx Date/Time FEB-26-2014(WE0O8:)3 1 FEB/26/2014/1W0:E3D5A M FAXN o. P.0 03 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 P.003 Rx Date/Time FEB-26-2014(WE0D8:)3 1 FEB/26/20!4/W!0E:3D5A M FAXN o. P.0 04 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 aJl 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 72201-34 93 (501)370-1506 heller@fridayfirm.com By: Isl Christopher Heller 2 Christopher Heller and Clay Fendley (#92182) John C. Fendley, Jr., P.A. 51 Wingate Drive Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 907-9797 clayfendley@comcast.net P. 004 RxD ate/Time FEB-26-2014(WE0D8:)3 1 FEB/16/2014/1W0:E3D5A M FAXN o. P.0 05 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. 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