Compliance hearing exhibits, 48-64

Partial List of Communication Mailed to John Walker DATE 2-10-98 ITEM 3-17-98 4-21-98 5-12-98 5-22-98 6-09-98 6-10-98 7-07-98 Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua Intervenors (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was ______________in attendance)______________ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in _______________attendance)_______________ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in _______________attendance)_______________ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua Invitation to 6-3-98 meeting for purpose of discussing process or standard for assessing the equitable allocation of resources Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in ________________attendance)_______________ Notification that Terrance Roberts! Steven Ross have verbally agreed to serve as LRSD desegregation experts _____ Invitation / Reminder of weekly meetings to discuss equitable distribution of resources with date ! time ! location FROM Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Brady Gadberry Sadie Mitchell Dr. Gamine Brady Gadberry 9^-0 17-23-98 7-24-98 8-06-98 8-26-98 9-15-98 9-21-98 10-14-98 10-22-98 11-4-98 Response to 7-22-98 memo concerning __________selection of principals___________ Provide Information regarding process/timelines anticipated within restructuring of student assignment Revised Desegregation and Education Plan Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in _______________attendance)_______________ Schedule / Review of School Board Policy Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in _______________attendance)_______________ Invitation! Reminder to Mr. Walker / or staff to meet with LRSD committee working on equitable distribution of resources_ To Joy Springer Communication regarding Ombudsman Position Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in _______________attendance)_______________ To Joy Springer Communication regarding not receiving her application for Ombudsman Sadie Mitchell Dr. Gamine Sadie Mitchell Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Brady Gadberry Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Junious Babbs I11-10-98 12-01-98 12-11-98 12-15-98 2-09-99 2-25-99 3-23-99 3-30-99 4-14-99 Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) __ Special Called Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in ______________attendance)______________ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in ______________attendance)______________ Magnet Review Committee Agenda (Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua) To Joy Springer Response to 2-23-99 letter requesting LRSD response on compliance issues in question Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) Response to 3-29-99 fax regarding concerns of Ms. Harris / Mrs. Thomas - Hall High Response to request for a meeting regarding Hall High Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Junious Babbs Dr. Gamine4-20-99 4-20-99 4-20-99 4-26-99 4-26-99 5-6-99 5-06-99 5-14-99 6-01-99 6-15-99 6-17-99 6-18-99 Magnet Review Gommittee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in _______________attendance)_______________ Response to request for scholastic information Response to 4-14-99 fax requesting correspondence from Dr. Terrence Roberts Response to 4-22-99 FOIA request regarding ______________Board Policies______________ Response to 4-23-99 request Guidance ________________Program________________ Response to FOIA Request 5-3-99 - Hall High Guidance Plan 4-29-99 - Griteria used Gum Laude Design. 4-27-99 / 4-29-99 - School computer / scholarship files ________4-12-99 Gompliance Issues________ Response to FOIA request regarding Policies Response to 4-12-99 letter regarding Fair ________________Principal________________ Magnet Review Gommittee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in _______________attendance)_______________ Response to Hall High Information Request Magnet Review Gommittee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua Response to reorganization of Division of Instruction Sadie Mitchell Dr. Gamine Junious Babbs Dr. Gamine Dr. Gamine Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Ghris Heller Sadie Mitchell Dr. Bonnie Lesley6-21-99 6-28-99 7-1-99 7-1-99 7-8-99 7-8-99 7-13-99 7-23-99 7-27-99 7-29-99 8-2-99 8-3-99 8-6-99 8-11-99 Special Galled Magnet Review Gommittee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua Draft of Reorganization for Division of _______________Instruction________________ Provided Gopy of Orange LRSD Gompliance _______________Handbook________________ Response to rumor - Hall High Gounseling ______________Dept. Director______________ Response to 7-7-99 regarding disciplining of _______________an employee_______________ Response to 7-6-99 FOIA request- __________Safety/Security Issues__________ Response to 7-6-99 FOIA request Glass Drops Provided documentation that Dr. Terrence Roberts presented during 7-22-99 LRSD ________________Inservice________________ Response to request regarding information on __________LRSDs Title I Program_________ Response to 7-22-99 request for correspondence received from Dr. Terrence Roberts ________ Letter regarding Komo Davis - Hall High _________________Student_________________ Response to 7-19-99 FOIA request regarding class rankings at Gentral! Parkview Response to 8-5-99 communication regarding Jasmine Graig - (Four-Year Program) Response to FOIA request - Hall High Sadie Mitchell Dr. Bonnie Lesley Junious Babbs Dr. Gamine Dr. Bonnie Lesley Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Dr. Bonnie Lesley Junious Babbs Dr. Gamine Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Junious Babbs8-12-99 8-12-99 8-13-99 8-17-99 8-23-99 8-24-99 8-25-99 8-25-99 8-25-99 8-26-99 8-27-99 CERTIFIED 8-27-99 CERTIFIED 8-30-99 8-31-99 Response to 8-11-99 FOIA - personnel files Response to placement of Gayle Bradford Response to fax/letter regarding accusations concerning Mona Briggs Review of Proposed Policies / Administrative _______________Regulations_______________ Request for review / input in the development and procedures implemented in accordance ____________with revised plan.____________ Response to Walkers complaint of not ___________responding to FOIA___________ DRAFT ADM. REGULATIONS KF-R and KLG-R 8-20-99 Operations Division Compliance Plan Draft Procedures ________________8-23-99________________ Purple Compliance Plan ________________6-10-99________________ Guidelines for School Improvement Planning Draft Policies - Section G (RETURNED - NEVER CLAIMED) Transportation Issues Response to 8-25-99 requesting information on LRSDs compliance handbook To Joy Springer Response to 8-30-99 request for information about LRSDs committee regarding equitable allocation of resources Dr. Richard Hurley Dr. Camine Dr. Camine Dr. Bonnie Lesley Junious Babbs Dr. Richard Hurley Dr. Vic Anderson Dr. Vic Anderson LRSD Dr. Bonnie Lesley LRSD - Babbs Junious Babbs / Martello Junious Babbs Brady Gadberry8-31-99 CERTIFIED 9-1-99 9-1-99 9-2-99 9-2-99 CERTIFIED 9-3-99 SR&R Handbooks Compliance Handbook ________Policy - Visitors to Schools Response to 8-24-99 request regarding assistance and direction provided by _______________Ombudsman 1999-2000 Title I Plan Memo stating changes made in LRSDs Title I _________________program Response to request for meeting on _______________Ombudsman Copies of Proposed Policies and request for ________________feedback ______ Response to 8-31-99 requesting transportation of M-to-M student to Alpha Academy (PCSSD) LRSD - Babbs Junious Babbs Dr. Bonnie Lesley Dr. Gamine Junious Babbs Junious Babbs 9-8-99 CERTIFIED 9-14-99 9-14-99 9-15-99 9-17-99 9-17-99 Response to 8-30-99 requesting information __________on Incentive Schools__________ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in ____________attendance)______________ Response to 9-13-99 allegation by Lillian __________Glass regarding Dodd__________ Response to 9-14-99 regarding quality of education at Wakefield Elementary Response to alleged acts of inappropriate teacher behavior at PH Middle School ?? Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Faith Donovan Sadie Mitchell Junious Babbs Response to no book bag policy Junious Babbs9-17-99 9-20-99 9-23-99 9-28-99 9-28-99 9-28-99 8-31-99 10-6-99 10-11-99 10-25-99 10-26-99 Response to request for documents/ communication between consultants_ Response to 9-13-99 letter regarding FOIA ________________requests_________________ Meeting with John Walker ! Joy Springer - ______Draft - Magnet School Proposal______ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in _______________attendance)_______________ Request for review of Lab School Project _________________papers__________________ Response 9-28-99 regarding LRSD _______________Ombudsman_______________ To Joy Springer Response to 8-30-99 letter requesting info about LRSDs committee regarding equitable __________allocation of resources__________ To Joy Springer Invitation to serve on Governing Board for LR CPMSA Response to 10-6-99 request regarding staff ______________compliance______________ Invitation for Public Presentation! Question/Answer Session at Mitchell Elem. Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Phale Hale, Dr. Gamine, Sadie Mitchell __________& Linda Austin__________ Sadie Mitchell Linda Austin Junious Babbs Brady Gadberry Vanessa Cleaver Junious Babbs Dr. Gamine Sadie Mitchell10-27-99 Response to 10-27-99 for information from Dr. Lesley Anita Gilliam 11-1-99 11-3-99 11-5-99 Response to 10-29-99 FOIA request regarding _________________Mitchell_________________ Request for information on consulting services ! implementation of educational programs Response to 11-4-99 request - acknowledges receipt of FOIA request Junious Babbs Dr. Bonnie Lesley Junious Babbs 11-8-99 11-10-99 11-17-99 11-18-99 11-23-99 12-7-99 12-7-99 & 12-9-99 12-15-99 1-6-00 Response to 11-4-99 FOIA request - Mitchell _________________School ________________ Response to 11-5-99 FOIA request - Mitchell Request for review and feedback of drafts proposing new policy / regulations governing _____________Title I programs __________ Parent / Family Support and Community Partnerships Mtg. Agenda / Sign-in (Joy Springer in attendance) Response to request for Mitchell School ________________directory Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) __ Kim Lockharts senior class placement __________Instructional Standards__________ Community / Parent Involvement Agenda (Joy Springer in attendance)_______ Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Dr. Bonnie Lesley Vanessa Cleaver Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Dr. Marian Lacey Dr. Bonnie Lesley Vanessa Cleaver1-11-00 1-14-00 1-18-00 1-20-00 2-8-00 2-21-00 2-22-00 Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in _______________attendance)_______________ Position notice - Elem. Charter School Director Copy of email message from Hurley to Katherine Snyder Copy of letter from K. Snyder to Hurley Position notice - Director of Secondary _______English and Foreign Language_______ To Joy Springer Reminder for LR CPMSA Meeting for 2-8-00 _________________meeting________________ To Joy Springer LR CPMSA Sub-Committee Report Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in _______________attendance)_______________ Recent LRSD publications for review - requesting questions / suggestions for ______________improvement______________ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) Sadie Mitchell Dr. Camine Vanessa Cleaver Vanessa Cleaver Sadie Mitchell Dr. Bonnie Lesley Sadie Mitchell2-28-00 3-21-00 4-25-00 5-9-00 5-22-00 5-23-00 7-14-00 7-27-00 9-7-00 9-7-00 To Joy Springer Follow up on communication with PCSSD on complaints and/or alleged raced based mistreatment. Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in _______________attendance)_______________ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua Response to 5-9-00 request on transfers from ____________Dodd Elementary____________ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in _______________attendance)_______________ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in _______________attendance)_______________ Request for Information for Joshua representative for LRSD Biracial __ To Joshua Intervenors Magnet Schools Assistance Program Grant Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell9-12-00 9-20-00 9-28-00 10-05-00 10-9-00 10-10-00 10-23-00 10-24-00 Magnet Review Gommittee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in _______________attendance)_______________ To Joy Springer
Letter regarding information from Ray __________Gillespie / Dr. Gamine__________ To Joy Springer: Request asking for her to refer parent complaints about school related problems to him.____________________________________ Response to complaints that district officials failed to provide the Ombudsman with ___________necessary information__________ Response to 10-3-00 letter regarding ________cooperation of Ombudsman________ Magnet Review Gommittee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in ________________attendance)_______________ Response to 10-19-00 request regarding oversight of principals relationships between ____________parents and students___________ Magnet Review Gommittee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) Sadie Mitchell James Washington James Washingtion Dr. Gamine James Washington Sadie Mitchell Dr. Gamine Sadie Mitchell11-7-00 11-16-00 11-21-00 11-23-00 11-28-00 12-11-00 12-14-00 1-9-01 1-23-01 1-24-01 1-29-01 Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in ______________attendance)_______________ To Joy Springer ______Response to CICs questions_______ To Joy Springer Response to Cloverdale Middle School ____________Discipline Issues____________ Provided copy of LRSD Safe Schools Grant _________submission_______________ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in ______________attendance)_______________ Provided copy of Draft Covenant _________Carnegie Grant Proposal_________ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in ______________attendance)______________ Members of WLR School Committee Request for presence at 2-5-01 meeting of WLR School Site Committee Notification / Invitation to 2-5-01 Research ___________Committee Meeting___________ Provided Copy of Covenant approved by LRSD Board Sadie Mitchell Junious Babbs James Washington Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Baker Kurrus Dr. Kathy Lease Junious Babbs1-30-01 2-5-01 2-8-01 2-13-01 2-19-01 2-22-01 3-01-01 3-02-01 3-06-01 3-14-01 3-22-01 Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in _______________attendance)_______________ Sign -In Sheet for Research Committee Meeting ________Joy Springer - in attendance________ Members of WLR School Committee Information regarding tour times/dates of sites _________________in WLR_________________ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua Notification! Invitation to 2-26-01 Research ____________Committee Meeting___________ Request for attendance at Safe Schools/ Healthy Students Steering Committee Meeting ________________on 3-14-01________________ Members of WLR School Committee Notes on 2-23-01 driving tour of WLR sites Providing copies of Middle / High School Curriculum Catalogs and Middle! High _____School Student / Parent Handbooks Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in _________attendance)_______________ Steering Committee Meeting Safe Schools / Healthy Students Meeting Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua Sadie Mitchell Dr. Kathy Lease Baker Kurrus Sadie Mitchell Dr. Kathy Lease Diane Vibhakar Baker Kurrus Dr. Bonnie Lesley Sadie Mitchell Diane Vibhakar Sadie Mitchell4-12-01 4-16-01 4-24-01 5-03-01 5-25-01 6-7-01 6-7-01 6-27-01 Monthly Every 2 months Yearly To Joy Springer Copies of Four Year Old Assignment Letters ______in response to telephone request______ To Joy Springer Copy of Four Year Old Application in _______response to telephone request_______ Invitation to attend two informal mtgs. - high school study groups Response to 4-24-01 allegations at Pulaski __________Heights Middle School__________ Athletic Task Force Report Findings To Joy Springer Response to request for desegregation files To Joy Springer Response to request for SRO Information To Joy Springer 2** Copy of 3-15-01 LRSD Compliance _________________Report_________________ Reminder of LRSD Biracial Meeting - __________Monthly________________ Provided copy of LRSD SRO Waiting List Provided copy of LRSD SRO Handbook Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Dr. Bonnie Lesley James Washington Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Julie Wiedower Julie Wiedower> LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 501 SHERMAN STREET LITTLE ROCK, AR 72202 OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Junious C. Babbs, Associate Superintendent Phone: (501) 324-2272 E-Mail: icbabbs@stuasn.lrsd.kl2.ar.us TO: Mr. Clay Fendley FROM: Junious Babbs SUBJECT: LRSD ! John Walker Communication DATE: April 25, 2001 Please find an attached communication log of items compiled that address ongoing correspondence with Mr. John Walker / Joshua Intervenors since inception of the Revised Desegregation Education Plan. Items recorded help to note specific documents on file, however, it is importaiit to also be mindful of an array of informal communication that lends itself to day-to-day inquity, response concerns posed. Additional communication via scheduled timeframes covered the following or areas that may include Joshua representation: 1. LRSD Board Agendas 2. Magnet Review Committee Meetings 3. LRSD Biracial Committee Meetings 4. Educational Management Team Meetings LRSD expectations have been that Joshua representatives provide and maintain updated report information to the attention of Mr. Walker. Joshuas insight and participation is recognized and appreciated. Information provided helps to support LRSD efforts and affirm continued connections. Additional division sources may be provided but for now, I will remain in a holding state and ask that upon your review, to get back if questions come up or additional information is needed. cc: Dr. Carnine Brady Gadberry Dr. Bonnie Lesley Sadie Mitchell Don Stewart Communication Mailed to John Walker DATE 2-10-98 * ITEM 3-17-98 4-21-98 5-12-98 6-09-98 7-23-98 7-24-98 Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua Intervenors (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance)_ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) ,_ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance)_____________ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) Response to 7-22-98 memo concerning selection of principals Provide Information regarding process/timelines anticipated within restructuring of student assignment Revised Desegregation and Education Plan FROM Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Dr. Gamine8-06-98 8-26-98 9-15-98 10-14-98 10-22-98 11-4-98 11-10-98 Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) Schedule! Review of School Board Policy Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) _____________ To Joy Springer Communication regarding Ombudsman Position _____________ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance)_ To Joy Springer Communication regarding not receiving her application for Ombudsman_ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) Sadie Mitchell Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell12-01-98 12-11-98 12-15-98 2-09-99 2-25-99 3-23-99 3-30-99 4-14-99 4-20-99 .. Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in __attendance)_______________ Special Called Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance)__ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance)_ Magnet Review Committee Agenda (Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua) To Joy Springer Response to 2-23-99 letter requesting LRSD response on compliance issues in question Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) Response to 3-29-99 fax regarding concerns of Ms. Harris! Mrs. Thomas - Hall High Response to request for a meeting regarding Hall High ___________ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Junious Babbs Dr. Camine Sadie Mitchell4-20-99 4-20-99 4-26-99 4-26-99 5-6-99 5-06-99 5-14-99 6-01-99 6-15-99 6-17-99 6-18-99 6-21-99 6-28-99 Response to request for scholastic information Response to 4-14-99 fax requesting correspondence from Dr. Terrence Roberts Response to 4-22-99 FOIA request regarding Board Policies_____________ Response to 4-23-99 request Guidance Program_ Response to FOIA Request 5-3-99 _ Hall High Guidance Plan 4-29-99 - Griteria used Gum Laude Design. 4-27-99! 4-29-99 - School computer / scholarship files 4-12-99 Gompliance Issues Response to FOIA request regarding Polices" Response to 4-12-99 letter regarding Fair Principal_______________ Magnet Review Gommittee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance)__ Response to Hall High Information Request Magnet Review Gommittee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson Joshua Response to reorganization of Division of Instmction______________ Special Galled Magnet Review Gommittee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua Draft of Reorganization for Division of Instmction Dr. Gamine Junious Babbs Dr. Gamine Dr. Gamine Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Ghris Heller Sadie Mitchell Dr. Bonnie Lesley Sadie Mitchell Dr. Bonnie Lesley7-1-99 7-1-99 7-8-99 7-8-99 7-13-99 7-23-99 7-27-99 7-29-99 8-2-99 8-3-99 8-6-99 8-11-99 8-12-99 8-12-99 8-13-99 8-17-99 Provided Gopy of Orange LRSD Gompliance Handbook_ Response to rumor - Hall High Gounseling Dept. Director_____ Response to 7-7-99 regarding disciplining of an employee______________ Response to 7-6-99 FOIA request- Safety/Security Issues Response to 7-6-99 FOIA request Glass Drops Provided documentation that Dr. Terrence Roberts presented during 7-22-99 LRSD Inservice Response to request regarding information on ________LRSDs Title I Program__________ Response to 7-22-99 request for correspondence received from Dr. Terrence Roberts___________ Letter regarding Komo Davis - Hall High _____________Student_________________ Response to 7-19-99 FOIA request regarding class rankings at Gentral! Parkview Response to 8-5-99 communication regarding Jasmine Graig - (Four-Year Program) Response to FOIA request - Hall High Response to 8-11-99 FOIA - personnel files Response to placement of Gayle Bradford Response to fax/letter regarding accusations concerning Mona Briggs_ Review of Proposed Policies! Administrative Regulations Junious Babbs Dr, Gamine Dr. Bonnie Lesley Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Dr. Bonnie Lesley Junious Babbs Dr. Gamine Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Dr. Richard Hurley Dr. Gamine Dr. Gamine Dr. Bonnie Lesley8-23-99 8-24-99 8-25-99 Request for review ! input in the development and procedures implemented in accordance with revised plan._ Response to Walkers complaint of not responding to FOIA_ draft ADM. REGULATIONS KF-R and KLG-R 8-20-99 Junious Babbs Dr. Richard Hurley Dr. Vic Anderson 8-25-99 Operations Division Compliance Plan Draft Procedures 8-23-99 Dr. Vic Anderson 8-25-99 Purple Compliance Plan 6-10-99 LRSD 8-26-99 8-27-99 CERTIFIED 8-27-99 CERTIFIED 8-30-99 Guidelines for School Improvement Planning Draft Policies - Section G (RETURNED - NEVER CLAIMED) Transportation Issues Response to 8-25-99 requesting information on LRSDs compliance handbook 8-31-99 8-31-99 CERTIFIED 9-1-99 To Joy Springer Response to 8-30-99 request for information about LRSDs committee regarding equitable allocation of resources_ SR&R Handbooks Compliance Handbook Policy - Visitors to Schools_______ Response to 8-24-99 request regarding assistance and direction provided by Ombudsman Dr. Bonnie Lesley LRSD - Babbs Junious Babbs / Martello Junious Babbs Brady Gadberry LRSD - Babbs Junious Babbs9-2-99 9-2-99 CERTIFIED 9-3-99 Response to request for meeting on Ombudsman_ Copies of Proposed Policies and request for feedback Response to 8-31-99 requesting transportation of M-to-M student to Alpha Academy (PCSSD)__ Dr. Camine Junious Babbs Junious Babbs 9-8-99 CERTIFIED 9-14-99 9-14-99 9-15-99 9-17-99 Response to 8-30-99 requesting information on Incentive Schools_________ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) Response to 9-13-99 allegation by Lillian Glass regarding Dodd_ Response to 9-14-99 regarding quality of education at Wakefield Elementary Response to alleged acts of inappropriate teacher behavior at PH Middle School Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Faith Donovan Sadie Mitchell Jiuiious Babbs 9-17-99 9-17-99 59 Response to no book bag policy' 9-20-99 9-23-99 9-28-99 Response to request for documents/ communication between consultants Response to 9-13-99 letter regarding FOIA requests____________ Meeting with John Walker! Joy Springer - Draft - Magnet School Proposal Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Phale Hale, Dr. Camine, Sadie Mitchell & Linda Austin_ Sadie Mitchell9-28-99 9-28-99 10-6-99 Request for review of Lab School Project papers__ Response 9-28-99 regarding LRSD Ombudsman ___________ To Joy Springer Invitation to serve on Governing Board for LR CPMSA Linda Austin Junious Babbs Vanessa Cleaver 10-11-99 10-25-99 10-26-99 10-27-99 11-1-99 11-3-99 11-5-99 11-8-99 11-10-99 11-18-99 Response to 10-6-99 request regarding staff compliance ____________ Invitation for Public Presentation! Question/Answer Session at Mitchell Elem. Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance)_______________ Response to 10-27-99 for information from Dr. Lesley________ Response to 10-29-99 FOIA request regarding __ Mitchell_____ Request for information on consulting services ! implementation of educational programs Response to 11-4-99 request - acknowledges receipt of FOIA request_ Response to 11-4-99 FOIA request - Mitchell School_ Response to 11-5-99 FOIA request - Mitchell Parent / Family Support and Community Partnerships Mtg. Agenda! Sign-in (Joy Springer in attendance)_ Junious Babbs Dr. Gamine Sadie Mitchell Anita Gilliam Junious Babbs Dr. Bonnie Lesley Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Vanessa Cleaver11-23-99 12-7-99 12-7-99 & 12-9-99 12-15-99 1-6-00 1-11-00 1-14-00 1-18-00 1-20-00 2-8-00 Response to request for Mitchell School directory___ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) Kim Lockharts senior class placement Instructional Standards____ Community ! Parent Involvement Agenda (Joy Springer in attendance)__ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance)__ Position notice - Elem. Charter School Director Copy of email message &om Hurley to Katherine Snyder Copy of letter from K. Snyder to Hurley Position notice - Director of Secondary English and Foreign Language To Joy Springer Reminder for LR CPMSA Meeting for 2-8-00 meeting_ To Joy Springer LR CPMSA Sub-Committee Report Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Dr. Marian Lacey Dr. Bonnie Lesley Vanessa Cleaver Sadie Mitchell Dr. Gamine Vanessa Cleaver Vanessa Cleaver Sadie Mitchell2-21-00 2-22-00 2-28-00 3-21-00 4-25-00 5-9-00 5-22-00 5-23-00 7-14-00 Recent LRSD publications for review - requesting questions / suggestions for improvement ___________ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance)__ To Joy Springer Follow up on communication with PCSSD on complaints and/or alleged raced based mistreatment._ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance)_______________ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua Response to 5-9-00 request on transfers from Dodd Elementary_ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was m attendance) Dr. Bonnie Lesley Sadie Mitchell Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell7-27-00 9-7-00 9-7-00 9-12-00 10-05-00 10-9-00 10-10-00 10-23-00 10-24-00 Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance)__ Request for Information for Joshua representative for LRSD Biracial To Joshua Intervenors Magnet Schools Assistance Program Grant Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in _____attendance)_____ Response to complaints that district officials failed to provide the Ombudsman with necessary information Response tol0-3-00 letter regarding cooperation of Ombudsman____ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance)_ Response to 10-19-00 request regarding oversight of principals relationships between parents and students_ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) Sadie Mitchell Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Sadie Mitchell Dr. Camine James Washington Sadie Mitchell Dr. Camine Sadie Mitchell11-7-00 11-16-00 11-21-00 11-23-00 11-28-00 12-11-00 12-14-00 1-9-01 1-23-01 1-24-01 1-29-01 Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) To Joy Springer Response to CICs questions_______ To Joy Springer Response to Cloverdale Middle School Discipline Issues___ Provided copy of LRSD Safe Schools Grant submission_ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance) Provided copy of Draft Covenant Carnegie Grant Proposal Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance)__ Members of WLR School Committee Request for presence at 2-5-01 meeting of WLR School Site Committee_ Notification / Invitation to 2-5-01 Research __Committee Meeting___________ Provided Copy of Covenant approved by LRSD Board Sadie Mitchell Junious Babbs James Washington Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Sadie Mitchell Baker Kurrus Dr. Kathy Lease Junious Babbs1-30-01 2-5-01 2-8-01 2-13-01 2-19-01 2-22-01 3-01-01 3-06-01 3-14-01 3-22-01 4-12-01 Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance)___ Sign -In Sheet for Research Committee Meeting Joy Springer - in attendance ______ Members of WLR School Committee Information regarding tour times/dates of sites ________________in WLR_________________ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua Notification! Invitation to 2-26-01 Research Committee Meeting Request for attendance at Safe Schools/ Healthy Students Steering Committee Meeting on 3-14-01 Members of WLR School Committee Notes on 2-23-01 driving tour of WLR sites Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson Joshua (minutes indicate Ms. Jackson was in attendance)_ Steering Committee Meeting Safe Schools / Healthy Students Meeting_________ Magnet Review Committee Meeting Notification to Evelyn Jackson - Joshua To Joy Springer Copies of Four Year Old Assignment Letters in response to telephone request_ Sadie Mitchell Dr. Kathy Lease Baker Kurrus Sadie Mitchell Dr. Kathy Lease Diane Vibhakar Baker Kurrus Sadie Mitchell Diane Vibhakar Sadie Mitchell Junious Babbs4-16-01 Monthly Every 2 months Yearly To Joy Springer Copy of Four Year Old Application in response to telephone request__ Reminder of LRSD Biracial Meeting - Monthly_ Provided copy of LRSD SRO Waiting List Provided copy of LRSD SRO Handbook Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Julie Wiedower Julie Wiedower4-12-01 4-16-01 4-24-01 5-03-01 5-25-01 6-7-01 6-7-01 Monthly Every 2 months Yearly ~ To Joy Springer Copies of Four Year Old Assignment Letters in response to telephone request To Joy Springer Copy of Four Year Old Application in response to telephone request_ Invitation to attend two informal mtgs. - high school study groups___________ Response to 4-24-01 allegations at Pulaski Heights Middle School_________ Athletic Task Force Report Findings To Joy Springer Response to request for desegregation files To Joy Springer Response to request for SRO Information Reminder of LRSD Biracial Meeting Monthly______________ Provided copy of LRSD SRO Waiting List Provided copy of LRSD SRO Handbook Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Dr. Bonnie Lesley James Washington Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Junious Babbs Julie Wiedower Julie WiedowerSubtest Letter Identification Word Test_________ Concepts about Print Writing Vocabulary Hearing/Recording DRA Subtest Letter Identification Word Test_________ Concepts about Print Writing Vocabulary Hearing/Recording DRA Observation Survey, 1999-2000 and 2000-01 Table 1: Kindergarten, 1999-2000 Fall to Spring Black and Non-Black Performance Black Students Non-Black Students BAV Ratio Fall 1999 27.59 1.75 6.54 2.93 3.58 .95 Fall 2000 27.43 1.38 5.95 1.96 2.16 0.35 Spring 2000 48.48 11.33 14.30 14.50 17.02 3.09 Change 20.90 9 59 7 76 11 58 13.44 2 13 Fall 1999 34.08 3.05 9.50 4.70 6.66 2.72 Spring 2000 50.30 14.91 17.56 22.13 24.37 7.12 Change 16 22 11 85 8.06 47:43
17 71 4.39 Fall 1999 81% 57% 69% 62% 54% 35% Table 2: Kindergarten, 2000-01 Fall to Spring Black and Non-Black Performance Black Students Non-Biack Students Spring 2000 96% 76% 81% 70% 70% 43% BAV Ratio Change 129% 81% 96% 76% 76% 46% Spring 2001 49.38 13.41 16.02 18.82 19.59 3.56 Change 21.94 12 03 10 07 16.86 17 43 3.21 Fall 2000 33.02 2.59 8.30 3.36 4.66 0.85 Spring 2001 51.06 16.32 18.41 26.42 25.69 7.47 Change 18 04 iB
73^ 10 11 23.07 21.03 6.62 Fall 2000 83% 53% 72% 58% 46% 41% Spring 2001 97% 82% 87% 71% 76% 48% Change 122% 88% 100% ^73%
83%- 48% Subtest Letter Identification Word Test_________ Concepts about Print Writing Vocabulary Hearing/Recording DRA Subtest Letter Identification Word Test Concepts about Print Writing Vocabulary Hearing/Recording DRA Table 3: Grade 1,1999-2000 Fall to Spring Black and Non-Black Performance Black Students Non-Black Students B/W Ratio Fall 1999 47.44 5.75 13.81 13.54 17.25 4.29 Spring 2000 52.80 16.87 19.46 37.11 30.87 16.67 Change 5 36 11.11 5.64 23 57 13 62 12.38 Fall 1999 49.54 7.89 15.70 15.65 21.98 6.68 Spring 2000 52.96 18.34 20.91 44.04 34.11 24.37 Change 3.42 10.46 5 21 28 40 12.13 17 69 Fall 1999 96% 73% 88% 87% 78% 64% Table 4
Grade 1, 2000-01 Fall to Spring Black and Non-Black Performance Black Students Non-Black Students Spring 2000 100% 92% 93% 84% 91% 68% B/W Ratio Change 157% 106% 108% 83% 112% 70% Fall 2000 48.95 5.81 13.51 12.94 17.49 3.72 Spring 2001 53.01 17.33 19.76 40.16 31.70 17.94 Change 4.06 11.53 6 26 27 21 14.21 14 23 Fall 2000 49.66 8.49 16.11 16.15 23.55 7.95 Spring 2001 53.08 18.53 21.22 45.44 34.40 25.41 Change 3 42 10.05 5.12 29 29 10 85 17
4e Fall 2000 99% 68% 84% 80% 74% 47% Spring 2001 100% 94% 93% 88% 92% 71% Change 119% 115% 122% 93% 131% 82% Table 5: Grade 2,1999-2000 Fall to Spring Black and Non-Black Performance Black Students Non-Black Students BAV Ratio Subtest Fall 1999 Spring 2000 Change Fall 1999 Spring 2000 Change Fall 1999 Spring 2000 Change Lett^ Identification Word Test Concepts about Print Writing Vocabulary Hearing/Recording DRA Subtest Letter Identification Word Test_________ Concepts about Print Writing Vocabulary Hearing/Recording DRA 16.11 18.97 2.87 18.07 19.82 89% 96% 164% 35.09 42.16 17.81 Fall 2000 50.27 50.34 27.92 15.18 8 18 10.11 36.91 48.96 24.21 60.99 57.17 36.00 24.08 821 11.79 95% 86% 74% Table 6: Grade 2, 2000-01 Fall to Spring Black and Non-Black Performance Black Students Non-Black Students 16.00 29.80 45.50 18.20 Spring 2001 18.65 55.76 51.60 28.75 Change Fall 2000 Spring 2001 Change Fall 2000 2 64 17.60 19.05 1.45 91% 82% 88% 78% BAV Ratio Spring 2001 98% 25.96 6 10 10 54 35.43 52.44 26.01 63.97 56.78 35.88 28.55 4.34 9 87 84% 87% 70% 87% 91% 80% 63% 100% 86% Change 182% 91% 141% 107% Subtest Table 7: Cohort 1 Kindergarten, Fall 1999-2000 and Grade 1, Spring 2000-01 BAV Ratio Black Students Noil-Black Students Letter Identification Word Test_________ Concepts about Print Writing Vocabulary Hearing/Recording DRA Fall 1999 81% 57% 69% 62% 54% 35% Spring 2001 100% 94% 93% 88% 92% 71% Change 134% 99% 113% 91% 191% 75% Fall 1999 27.59 1.75 6.54 2.93 3.58 .95 Spring 2001 53.01 17.33 19.76 40.16 31.70 17.94 Table 8: Cohort 2 Grade 1, Fall 1999-2000 and Grade 2, Spring 2000-01 BAV Ratio Change 25 42 15.58 13.22 37 23 28.12 16.99 Black Students Letter Identification Word Test_________ Concepts about Print Writing Vocabulary Hearing/Recording DRA Fall 1999 96% 73% 88% 87% 78% 64% Spring 2001 98% 87% 91% 80% Change N/A 116% N/A 87% 99% 84% Fall 1999 47.44 5.75 13.81 13.54 17.25 4.29 Spring 2001 Change 18.65 55.76 51.60 28.75 12.90 N/A 42,22 34.35 24.46 Fall 1999 34.08 3.05 9.50 4.70 6.66 2.72 Spring 2001 53.08 18.53 21.22 45.44 34.40 25.41 Change 19 00 15 78 11 72 40 74 27 74 22 69 Noil-Black Students Fall 1999 49.54 7.89 15.70 15.65 21.98 6.68 Spring 2001 19.05 63.97 56.78 35.88 Change SMt 11.16 N/A 48,32 34.80 29.20Subtest Letter Identification Word Test_________ Concepts about Print Writing Vocabulary Hearing/Recording DRA Subtest Letter Identification Word Test_________ Concepts about Print Writing Vocabulary Hearing/Recording DRA Table 9: Grades K-2,1999-2000 Fall to Spring Performance, All Students Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Fall 1999 29.72 2.18 7.52 3.51 4.59 1.52 Fall 2000 29.05 1.81 6.67 2.42 3.00 0.52 Spring 2000 49.05 12.48 15.37 16.99 19.41 4.40 Change 19 33 10.29 7.84 13 48 14,82 2.88 Fall 1999 48.11 6.43 14/41 14.20 18.75 5.05 Spring 2000 52.86 17.34 19.91 39.30 31.89 19.11 Change 4 74 10 90 lSiSII 25.10 13 14 14 06 Table 10: Grades K-2, 2000-01 Fall to Spring Performance, All Students Kindergarten Spring Change 2001 49.79 14.29 16.75 21.07 21.42 4.80 20 74 12 48 10.08 18.65 18 42 4 28 Fall 2000 49.07 6.68 14.29 14.02 19.46 5.10 Grade 1 Spring 2001 53.02 17.67 20.21 41/72 32.48 20.24 Change 3.95 10.98 5.92 27,70^ 13.03 15.14 Fall 1999 16.76 35.71 44.34 19.85 Fall 2000 16.48 31.59 47.53 20.56 Spring 2000 19.27 53.80 52.51 30.50 Grade 2 Spring 2001 18.79 58.35 53.07 30.93 Change 2.50 1 18 09 8 16 10.65 Change 2 30 26,76 5 54 10 37 Table 11: Cohort 1AU Students Kindergarten, Fall 1999-2000 and Grade 1, Spring 2000-01 Subtest Fall 1999 Letter Identification Word Test Concepts about Print Writing Vocabulary Hearing/Recording DRA Subtest 29.72 2.18 7.52 3.51 4.59 1.52 Spring 2001 Change 53.02 17.67 20.21 41.72 32.48 20.24 23.30 15.49 12.69 38.21 27.89 18.72 Table 12: Cohort 2All Students Grade 1, Fall 1999-2000 and Grade 2, Spring 2001 Fall 1999 Spring 2001 Change Letter Identification Word Test Concepts about Print Writing Vocabulary Hearing/Recording DRA 48.11. 6.43 14/41 14.20 18.75 5.05 18.79 58.35 53.07 30.93 N/A 12.36 N/A 44.15 34.32 25.88Little Rock ool District SCHOOL Districtwide Badgett Elementary Bale Elementary Baseline Elementary Booker Arts Magnet Elementary SY 99-2000 BenchMark Data General Population Math and Literacy Strands by Free and Reduced Lunch Enrollment as of 11-8-2000 Receiving FAR Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Below Basic 633 71.5% 286 36.4% 68.9% 31.1% 919 55.0% 9 50.0% 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 9 42.9% 8 34.8% 2 15.4% 80.0% 20.0% 10 27.8% 12 50.0% 2 25.0% 85.7% 14.3% 14 43.8% 18 41.9% 9 18.4% 66.7% 33.3% 27 29.3% Literacy Strand Basic 140 15.8% 120 15.3% 53.8% 46.2% 260 15.6% 5 27.8% 1 33.3% 83.3% 16.7% 6 28.6% 8 34.8% 6 46.2% 57.1% 42.9% 14 38.9% 9 37.5% 5 62.5% 64.3% 35.7% 14 43.8% 15 34.9% 17 34.7% 46.9% 53.1% 32 34.8% Proficient 71 8.0% 157 20.0% 31.1% 68.9% 228 13.7% 4 22.2% 2 66.7% 66.7% 33.3% 6 28.6% 7 30.4% 5 38.5% 58.3% 41.7% 12 33.3% 3 12.5% 1 12.5% 75.0% 25.0% 4 12.5% 10 23.3% 23 46.9% 30.3% 69.7% 33 35.9% Advanced 41 4.6% 222 28.3% 15.6% 84.4% 263 15.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Total 885 785 1670 18 3 21 23 13 36 24 8 32 43 49 92 Page 1 of 8 DR311_01 Strands by FAR (Revised).xIs SCHOOL Brady Elementary Carver Magnet Elementary Chicot Elementary Cloverdale Elementary David O'Dodd Elementary Little Rock ool District SY 99-2000 Bench Mark Data General Population Math and Literacy Strands by Free and Reduced Lunch Enrollment as of 11-8-2000 Receiving FAR Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Below Basic 9 39.1% 7 31.8% 56.3% 43.8% 16 35.6% 12 42.9% 6 12.0% 66.7% 33.3% 18 23.1% 17 48.6% 7 58.3% 70.8% 29.2% 24 51.1% 26 63.4% 9 56.3% 74.3% 25.7% 35 61.4% 6 27.3% 5 50.0% 54.5% 45.5% 11 34.4% Literacy Strand Basic 11 47.8% 9 40.9% 55.0% 45.0% 20 44.4% 8 28.6% 12 24.0% 40.0% 60.0% 20 25.6% 15 42.9% 3 25.0% 83.3% 16.7% 18 38.3% 10 24.4% 3 18.8% 76.9% 23.1% 13 22.8% 12 54.5% 1 10.0% 92.3% 7.7% 13 40.6% Proficient 3 13.0% 6 27.3% 33.3% 66.7% 9 20.0% 8 28.6% 27 54.0% 22.9% 77.1% 35 44.9% 3 8.6% 2 16.7% 60.0% 40.0% 5 10.6% 5 12.2% 4 25.0% 55.6% 44.4% 9 15.8% 4 18.2% 3 30.0% 57.1% 42.9% 7 21.9% Advanced 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 10.0% 0.0% 100.0% 5 6.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 10.0% 0.0% 100.0% 1 3.1% Page 2 of 8 Total 23 22 45 28 50 78 35 12 47 41 16 57 22 10 32 DR311_01 Strands by FAR (Revisedj rls SCHOOL Fair Park Elementary Forest Park Elementary Franklin Incentive Elementary Fulbright Elementary Garland Incentive Elementary Little Rock ool District SY 99-2000 BenchMark Data General Population Math and Literacy Strands by Free and Reduced Lunch Enrollment as of 11-8-2000 Receiving FAR Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Below Basic 4 50.0% 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 4 28.6% 3 15.0% 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 3 5.3% 22 44.0% 2 20.0% 91.7% 8.3% 24 40.0% 6 40.0% 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 6 10.2% 16 55.2% 1 50.0% 94.1% 5.9% 17 54.8% Literacy Strand Basic 3 37.5% 4 66.7% 42.9% 57.1% 7 50.0% 8 40.0% 4 10.8% 66.7% 33.3% 12 21.1% 14 28.0% 2 20.0% 87.5% 12.5% 16 26.7% 4 26.7% 9 20.5% 30.8% 69.2% 13 22.0% 10 34.5% 1 50.0% 90.9% 9.1% 11 35.5% Proficient 1 12.5% 2 33.3% 33.3% 66.7% 3 21.4% 8 40.0% 25 67.6% 24.2% 75.8% 33 57.9% 14 28.0% 6 60.0% 70.0% 30.0% 20 33.3% 4 26.7% 26 59.1% 13.3% 86.7% 30 50.8% 3 10.3% 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 3 9.7% Advanced 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 5.0% 8 21.6% 11.1% 88.9% 9 15.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 6.7% 9 20.5% 10.0% 90.0% 10 16.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Total 8 6 14 20 37 57 50 10 60 15 44 59 29 2 31 Page 3 of 8 DR311_p1 Strands by FAR (Revised).xIs SCHOOL Geyer Springs Elementary Gibbs Magnet Elementary Jefferson Elementary M.L. King Magnet Elementary Mabelvale Elementary Little Rock <ol District SY 99-2000 Bench Mark Data General Population Math and Literacy Strands by Free and Reduced Lunch Enrollment as of 11 -8-2000 Receiving FAR Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Below Basic 9 26.5% 2 25.0% 81.8% 18.2% 11 26.2% 2 14.3% 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 2 4.9% 4 40.0% 4 8.5% 50.0% 50.0% 8 14.0% 8 36.4% 4 10.3% 66.7% 33.3% 12 19.7% 21 65.6% 6 35.3% 77.8% 22.2% 27 55.1% Literacy Strand Basic 16 47.1% 2 25.0% 88.9% 11.1% 18 42.9% 9 64.3% 4 14.8% 69.2% 30.8% 13 31.7% 4 40.0% 5 10.6% 44.4% 55.6% 9 15.8% 5 22.7% 19 48.7% 20.8% 79.2% 24 39.3% 7 21.9% 5 29.4% 58.3% 41.7% 12 24.5% Proficient 9 26.5% 3 37.5% 75.0% 25.0% 12 28.6% 3 21.4% 21 77.8% 12.5% 87.5% 24 58.5% 2 20.0% 33 70.2% 5.7% 94.3% 35 61.4% 9 40.9% 16 41.0% 36.0% 64.0% 25 41.0% 4 12.5% 5 29.4% 44.4% 55.6% 9 18.4% Advanced 0 0.0% 1 12.5% 0.0% 100.0% 1 2.4% 0 0.0% 2 7.4% 0.0% 100.0% 2 4.9% 0 0.0% 5 10.6% 0.0% 100.0% 5 8.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 5.9% 0.0% 100.0% 1 2.0% Total 34 8 42 14 27 41 10 47 57 22 39 61 32 17 49 Page 4 of 8 DR311_01 Strands by FAR (Revised).xlsSCHOOL McDermott Elementary Meadowcliff Elementary Mitchell Incentive Elementary Otter Creek Elementary Pulaski Heights Elementary Little Rock ool District SY 99-2000 BenchMark Data General Population Math and Literacy Strands by Free and Reduced Lunch Enrollment as of 11-8-2000 Receiving FAR Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Below Basic 4 22.2% 2 8.3% 66.7% 33.3% 6 14.3% 7 25.0% 2 25.0% 77.8% 22.2% 9 25.0% 18 56.3% 5 45.5% 78.3% 21.7< 23 53.5% 3 25.0% 1 2.9% 75.0% 25.0% 4 8.5% 4 20.0% 1 3.1% 80.0% 20.0% 5 9.6% Literacy Strand Basic 7 38.9% 5 20.8% 58.3% 41.7% 12 28.6% 11 39.3% 4 50.0% 73.3% 26.7% 15 41.7% 13 40.6% 1 9.1% 92.9% 7.1% 14 32.6% 7 58.3% 12 34.3% 36.8% 63.2% 19 40.4% 6 30.0% 3 9.4% 66.7% 33.3% 9 17.3% Proficient 7 38.9% 16 66.7% 30.4% 69.6% 23 54.8% 10 35.7% 2 25.0% 83.3% 16.7% 12 33.3% 1 3.1% 4 36.4% 20.0% 80.0% 5 11.6% 2 16.7% 19 54.3% 9.5% 90.5% 21 44.7% 10 50.0% 27 84.4% 27.0% 73.0% 37 71.2% Advanced 0 0.0% 1 4.2% 0.0% 100.0% 1 2.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 9.1% 0.0% 100.0% 1 2.3% 0 0.0% 3 8.6% 0.0% 100.0% 3 6.4% 0 0.0% 1 3.1% 0.0% 100.0% 1 1.9% Page 5 of 8 Total 18 24 42 28 8 36 32 11 43 12 35 47 20 32 52 DR311_01 Strands by FAR (Revisedj xls SCHOOL Rightsell Incentive Elementary Rockefeller Incentive Elementary Romine Interdistrict Elementary Terry Elementary Wakefield Elementary Little Rock ool District SY 99-2000 BenchMark Data General Population Math and Literacy Strands by Free and Reduced Lunch Enrollment as of 11-8-2000 Receiving FAR Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Below Basic 3 15.0% 1 7.1% 75.0% 25.0% 4 11.8% 7 22.6% 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 7 14.3% 4 28.6% 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 4 16.7% 5 35.7% 5 8.3% 50.0% 50.0% 10 13.5% 18 72.0% 5 62.5% 78.3% 21.7% 23 69.7% Literacy Strand Basic 10 50.0% 6 42.9% 62.5% 37.5% 16 47.1% 9 29.0% 3 16.7% 75.0% 25.0% 12 24.5% 7 50.0% 3 30.0% 70.0% 30.0% 10 41.7% 3 21.4% 17 28.3% 15.0% 85.0% 20 27.0% 5 20.0% 1 12.5% 83.3% 16.7% 6 18.2% Proficient 7 35.0% 7 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 14 41.2% 15 48.4% 15 83.3% 50.0% 50.0% 30 61.2% 3 21.4% 6 60.0% 33.3% 66.7% 9 37.5% 6 42.9% 37 61.7% 14.0% 86.0% 43 58.1% 2 8.0% 2 25.0% 50.0% 50.0% 4 12.1% Advanced 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 10.0% 0.0% 100.0% 1 4.2% 0 0.0% 1 1.7% 0.0% 100.0% 1 1.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Total 20 14 34 31 18 49 14 10 24 14 60 74 25 8 33 Page 6 of 8 DR311^01 Strands by FAR (Revised).xIs SCHOOL Washington Magnet Elementary Watson Elementary Western Hills Elementary Williams Magnet Elementary Wilson Elementary Little Rock <0! District SY 99-2000 BenchMark Data General Population Math and Literacy Strands by Free and Reduced Lunch Enrollment as of 11-8-2000 Receiving FAR Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Yes No Total Below Basic 15 34.1% 9 26.5% 62.5% 37.5% 24 30.8% 16 45.7% 4 28.6% 80.0% 20.0% 20 40.8% 9 36.0% 2 13.3% 81.8% 18.2% 11 27.5% 8 29.6% 2 3.2% 80.0% 20.0% 10 11.2% 15 62.5% 4 30.8% 78.9% 21.1% 19 51.4% Literacy Strand Basic 16 36.4% 9 26.5% 64.0% 36.0% 25 32.1% 11 31.4% 3 21.4% 78.6% 21.4% 14 28.6% 5 20.0% 3 20.0% 62.5% 37.5% 8 20.0% 14 51.9% 14 22.6% 50.0% 50.0% 28 31.5% 4 16.7% 4 30.8% 50.0% 50.0% 8 21.6% Proficient 13 29.5% 16 47.1% 44.8% 55.2% 29 37.2% 8 22.9% 7 50.0% 53.3% 46.7% 15 30.6% 11 44.0% 10 66.7% 52.4% 47.6% 21 52.5% 4 14.8% 45 72.6% 8.2% 91.8% 49 55.1% 5 20.8% 5 38.5% 50.0% 50.0% 10 27.0% Advanced 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.7% 1 1.6% 50.0% 50.0% 2 2.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Total 44 34 78 35 14 49 25 15 40 27 62 89 24 13 37 Page 7 of 8 DR311_01 Strands by FAR (Revised).xIsLittle Rock School District SY 99-2000 Bench Mark Data General Population Math and Literacy Strands by Free and Reduced Lunch Enrollment as of 11-8-2000 SCHOOL Receiving FAR Yes Below Basic Literacy Strand Basic Proficient Advanced Total Woodruff Elementary No 8 32.0% 3 42.9% 72.7% 27.3% 7 28.0% 3 42,9% 70.0% 30.0% 10 40.0% 1 14.3% 90.9% 9.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 25 7 Total 11 34.4% 10 31.3% 11 34.4% 0 0.0% 32 Page 8 of 8 DR311_01 Strands by FAR (Revised).xlsLRSD VIDEO PRESENTATIONS ON PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNEL (NOTE
all of these videos ran many times. Each one was advertised in advance.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. "A Status Report: Student Achievement in Little Rock and a Design for Improved Performance" - Public Hearing (1 hour, 30 minutes - 1997) "Living The Vision" - Dr. Camine reviews LRSD priorities of the Revised Desegregation and Education Plan for the staff and community. Topics covered include Technology, Campus Leadership, Financial plans. Academic Indicators and Results. (30 minutes - 1997) "Revised Desegregation and Education Plan" - The entire transcript was aired. (25 minutes - 1998) "Brown Bag Meetings" - Middle School Parent Update meetings. Three separate meetings were taped and aired. (1998) "Ninth Grade High School Transition Meeting" - for students and parents. (1998) "A Positive Learning Environment" - An in-depth documentary which looked at all aspects of the LRSD Desegregation and Education Plan as it effected students, parents and the community. (32 minutes - 1999) "Total Quality Schools" - An information video about the exciting educational climate within the Little Rock School District. Topics included Campus Leadership, Smart Start, Campus Accountability, Community/Business involvement and the plan's relationship to our children. (15 minutes - 1999) The New LRSD Comprehensive Assessment Plan" - A complete look at LRSDs new assessment program that is measuring the district's increasing student achievement. (1 hour - 2000) "LRSD Board Workshop on Capital Needs" - (March, 2000) "Covenant For the Future: Affirming the Covenant" - A study of the Revised Desegregation and Education Plan. Aimed at both staff and the community. Features interviews with Dr. Terrance Roberts and Dr. Steven Ross, consultants for the LRSD. (20 minutes - 2001) "Little Rock Comprehensive Partnership for Mathematics and Science Achievement" - Highlights the changes in LRSD's science and math studies based on the National Science Foundation grant that provides opportunity for all students. (10 minutes - 2001)13. Math Family Night" - Parent information meeting on changes in LRSD's mathematics program. (One hour, 30 minutes - 2001) 14. "School-Community Partnerships: Making Them Work for Youth" - Public workshop featuring Karen Pittman. (One hour, 45 minutes - 2001) 15. Numerous video bulletin board announcements and news announcements. 16. Calendar announcements. M 17. 18. LRSD-TV airs videos daily on a multitude of district events. Past videos have included student, teacher and volunteer award programs, choir and dance performances, educational guests speakers, African-American history programs, bus information videos, registration information videos, student handbook information video, anti-drug and smoking programs, peer mediation videos, videos featuring aspects of the Gifted and Talented program such as Quiz Bowl competition and the Fifth Grade Challenge, videos highlighting magnet school programs such as the Piano education program and foreign language, LRSD news conferences, the Vital Links program. Employee Convocation meetings since 1997, PTA Luncheon since 1998, Sydney Moncrief video on the importance of staying in school. Superintendents meeting with youth on gun violence, holiday programs, the University School college credit program at Hall High School, Cultural Fairs, Science Fairs, an in-depth look at the ESL "Newcomers" program, LRSD Reading programs, the Central High School Commemoration Ceremony, the Stephen's Elementary Groundbreaking and Dedication Ceremonies, National Merit Scholarship presentations, and "live" Little Rock School District Board Meetings. LRSD-TV also airs many national satellite staff" development programs such as advanced training for Exceptional Children teachers. Other examples of satellite programs include educational programs on science from HEB Televentures, Shamu-TV, the Prince William School District education series, Kennedy Center Arts Series and Department of Education teleconferences on subjects such as Spanish Speaking Families in Your Community, Federal Student Aid and Preschools as well as the monthly Satellite Town Meeting which covers a variety of education topics. We also are licensed to air NASA- TV and we offer their daily education feed for teachers and air live coverage of Space Shuttle missions and other NASA events. F
\HOME\FENDLEY\LRSD 2001\des-unitary-videos-suniinary.wpd Page 2 of 2Clay Fendley - RE: Compliance Mtg. request Page 1 From: To: Date: Subject: "BABBS, JUNIOUS" <JCBABBS@STUASN.LRSD.K12.AR.US> "VANN, SUELLEN" <sevann@lrsdadm.lrsd.k12.ar.us> 7/16/01 1:55PM RE: Compliance Mtg. request We appear to look good here. . . THANKS for your timely response Junious C. Babbs, Jr jcbabbs@stuasn.lrsd.k12.ar.us Little Rock School District > > From: > Sent: > To: Original Message- > Subject: VANN, SUELLEN Monday, July 16, 2001 1:44 PM BABBS, JUNIOUS FW: Compliance Mtg. request > > Here is Dennis' list of videos that may relate to the areas in which you > are interested: > > Suellen > > > From: > Sent: >To: Original Message- > Subject: WALKER, DENNIS Monday, July 16, 2001 11:45 AM VANN, SUELLEN Compliance Mtg. request > > Here's what I came up with this morning. > > Dennis Walker > LRSD-TV > > LRSD video presentations relating to LRSD desegregation and education > plans, staff development, community information and "good news" events: > > (NOTE - All of these videos ran many times. Each one was advertised in > advance.) > > * "A Status Report: Student Achievement in Little Rock and a Design > for Improved Performance" - Public Hearing (1 hour, 30 minutes - 1997) "Living The Vision" - Dr. Carnine reviews LRSD priorities of the > Revised Desegregation and Education Plan for the staff and community. > Topics covered include Technology, Campus Leadership, Financial plans, > Academic Indicators and Results. (30 minutes - 1997) "Revised Desegregation and Education Plan" - The entire transcript > was aired. (25 minutes - 1998) > * "Brown Bag Meetings" - Middle School Parent Update meetings. 3 > separate meetings were taped and aired. (1998) > * "Ninth Grade High School Transition Meeting" - for students and > parents. (1998) > * "A Positive Learning Environment" - An in-depth documentary which > looked at all aspects of the LRSD Desegregation and Education Plan as it > effected students, parents and the community. (32 minutes - 1999) > * "Total Quality Schools" - An information video about the excitingClay Fendley - RE: Compliance Mtg. request < Ik Page 21 > educational climate within the Little Rock School District. Topics > included Campus Leadership, Smart Start, Campus Accountability, > Community/Business involvement and the plan's relationship to our > children. (15 minutes - 1999) > * "The New LRSD Comprehensive Assessment Plan" - A complete look at > LRSDs new assessment program that is measuring the districts increasing > student achievement. (1 hour - 2000) > * > * "LRSD Board Workshop on Capital Needs" - (March, 2000) "Covenant For the Future: Affirming the Covenant" - A study of the > Revised Desegregation and Education Plan. Aimed at both staff and the > community. Features interviews with Dr. Terrance Roberts and Dr. Steven > Ross, consultants for the LRSD. (20 minutes - 2001) > * "Little Rock Comprehensive Partnership for Mathematics and Science > Achievement" - Highlights the changes in LRSDs science and math studies > based on the National Science Foundation grant that provides opportunity > for all students. (10 minutes - 2001) > * "Math Family Night" - Parent information meeting on changes in > LRSDs mathematics program. (One hour, 30 minutes - 2001) > * "School-Community Partnerships: Making Them Work for Youth" - Public > workshop featuring Karen Pittman. (One hour, 45 minutes - 2001) Numerous video bulletin board announcements and news announcements. > Calendar announcements. > * LRSD-TV airs videos daily on a multitude of district events. Past > videos have included student, teacher and volunteer award programs, choir > and dance performances, educational guests speakers, African-American > history programs, bus information videos, registration information videos, > student handbook information video, anti-drug and smoking programs, peer > mediation videos, videos featuring aspects of the Gifted and Talented > program such as Quiz Bowl competition and the Fifth Grade Challenge, > videos highlighting magnet school programs such as the Piano education > program and foreign language, LRSD news conferences, the Vital Links > program. Employee Convocation meetings since 1997, PTA Luncheon since > 1998, Sydney Moncrief video on the importance of staying in school, > Superintendents meeting with youth on gun violence, holiday programs, the > University School college credit program at Hall High School, Cultural > Fairs, Science Fairs, an in-depth look at the ESL "Newcomers" program, > LRSD Reading programs, the Central High School Commemoration Ceremony, the > Stephen's Elementary Groundbreaking and Dedication Ceremonies, National > Merit Scholarship presentations, and "live" Little Rock School District > Board Meetings. > * LRSD-TV also airs many national satellite staff development programs > such as advanced training for Exceptional Children teachers. Other > examples of satellite programs include educational programs on science > from HEB Televentures, Shamu-TV, the Prince William School District > education series, Kennedy Center Arts Series and Department of Education > teleconferences on subjects such as Spanish Speaking Families in Your > Community, Federal Student Aid and Preschools as well as the monthly > Satellite Town Meeting which covers a variety of education topics. We > also are licensed to air NASA-TV and we offer their daily education feed > for teachers and air live coverage of Space Shuttle missions and other > NASA events. CC: "LESLEY, BONNIE" <BALESLE@IRC.LRSD.K12.AR.US>, "GADBERRY, BRADY L" <blgadbe@lrsdadm.lrsd.k12.ar.us>, "STEWART, DONALD M." <DMSTEWA@lrsdadm.lrsd.k12.ar.us>, "MITCHELL, SADIE" <SMMitch@lrsdadm.lrsd.k12.ar.us>, "'fendley@fec.net"' <fendley@fec.net>Little Rock School District Wednesday, September 15, 1999 Advertising Supplement Arkansas Democrat Gazette Pagel HELPmG STUDErfTS SUCCEED /I Progress Report on the little Rock School District Lf 1998-99 School Year /1 Superintendent's Message to the Community INSIDE: tudent Achievement... Page 2 \ssessment........... \ccompllshments . ....... Page 3 .. Pages 4-5 pd/cafors of Success .... Page 6 afe Schools -.. ooking Ahead Page 7 Pages The Little Rock School District is different! Were on the cutting edge of the nations education reform movement, and our teaching/learning model has the potential to revolutionize elementary and secondary education. Educators in Little Rock School District schools are making major efforts to ensure that we produce graduates who are not only technically skilled, but are also adaptable, systematic thinkers who possess critical-reasoning and information-handling skills. The factors that make the difference in Little Rock are the vision of academic excellence, a commitment to quality, infusion of technology, a global perspective and a dynamic learning environment. Successful,students are the result of the right mix of involved and supportive parents, challenging classes, caring faculty, staff and principals, and a positive learning environment. Were changing the way education operates because we know the educational process rnust be responsive to the ever-changing needs of society. We are working closely with business and industry as well as institutions of higher education to ensure that our students are fully prepared for the present as well as for the future. Our ultimate goal is student success! - Les Carnine Wednesday, September 15, 1999. Advertising Supplement to the Arkansas Democrat (J^azette Little Rock School District Wednesday, September 15, 1999 Advertising Supplement Arkansas Democrat Gazette Page 2 Student Achievement Where the rubber meets the road Is my child learning? That is one of the most important questions that a parent can ask. In the Little Rock School District (LRSD) we focus on student achievement. The three major elements to a sound education are curriculum, instruction and assessment. During the 1998-99 school year the LRSD began the process of strengthening the curriculum, improving professional development for teachers, and revising its assessment program. Factors Guiding LRSD Changes I State Law-Act 999 was enacted L this year which establishes the > I Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, I Assessment and Accountability , p Prograin fACTAAP). Tins law * requires each school to develop ' academic improvernent plans, with special emphasis in elementary schools on reading, writing and mathematics. Act 769 requires a report on each schools performance to be sent to all parents. Strategic Plan Parents may wonder why the district is making these changes. Teachers, administrators, parents and other community residents spent thousands of hours studying the districts schools, academic programs and test results. That intensive review led to the development of the LRSD Strategic Plan which guides all aspects of the districts operations. Revised Desegregation Plan Additionally, the district prepared and received court approval of a Revised Desegregation and Education Plan which allows more flexibility in making changes to improve educational programs and makes schools more accountable for student performance. TT i Curriculum-the acor J detnic lessotts that we teach , [ children. Hye state reqidres 9 I i certain courses, and the district has additional requirements. IntStrtiClion-ibe manner . in wbtcfo the turrtcUlum is ^-4 tatight. Ibis includes teadi- L ing techniques and relies * heavily on ongoing profes- sional development for teachers. LRSD Revised Desegregation and Education Plan- Approved in the spring of1998, tifis plan outlines specific obligations related to such practices as hiring, discipline, academic progress and allocation of resources. 4 I State Law The Arkansas Legislature passed several laws relating to school improvement which specifically require that each school be held accountable for student achievement. These laws t 1 I Asscsstnant-iests and other petformance mea-^ sures used to determine'"^ ------------------- J. - whether students are learn- ' infr the academic lessons LRSD Strategic Plan^fhis blueprint addresses all aspects of district/school operations including technology, instruction, hiring, finances and parent and community involvement. require each school to report its performance to parents and the community. Science and Matbematics Grant The $3.2 million National Science Foundation Grant that the LRSD received provides funds to initiate a new mathematics and science curriculum. The grant provides strict guidelines on student performance and assessment which fit well with the curriculum and assessment changes the district has adopted. AU of these developments have guided the changes that we are making, said Les Camine, LRSD superintendent. Were determined that we will increase student achievement by refocusing all of our efforts toward proven, research-based programs.Little Rock SchooLDistrict Wednesday, September 15, 1999 Advertising Supplement Arkansas Democrat Gazette Page 3 Assessment is one yardstick... The following graph illustrates that the growth rate in lathematics from third grade through tenth grade losely mirrors the national growth rate. The same is :ue for reading growth. Growth in Math Scaled Scores, 1998-99 Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition B 700 600 500 I 400 S 300 200 100 0 M ^5 gfeb Grades: scores National scores 3 566.6 580 5 624.4 637 7 652.6 667 LRSD = 8 662.9 675 National = 10 685.9 686 Growth in Reading Scaled Scores, 1998-99 Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition (A 700 600 500 o 6^ 400 o qj a 300 200 100 0 Grades: LRSD scores National scores 1 3 584.5 592 5 639.4 649 7 661.1 674 LRSD= i^yaswMTO 8 675.2 689 National = 10 689.3 703 Through the 1998-99 school year the LRSD used the Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition (SAT-9), as its primary tool to measure student performance and to determine how our students are doing compared with other students around the nation who took the same test. The Arkansas Department of Education requires students to take this test during September each year. Assistant Superintendent Kathy Lease says, We use the scaled scores from the SAT-9 across grades to see whether our students are learning at the same rate as students elsewhere. The good news is that our students are learning at a pace similar to that of students around the country. Unfortunately, many of our students begin school already behind their counterparts. Some students arrive for kindergarten without having had much previous instructionsuch as learning colors, shapes and letters. This means we must create positive ways for these students to catch up to their peers. W Changes in .elssessmenl This year the LSSD began to an ' improved assessment program-Benchmark exams, end-of-coufse exams and the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-^. am, required by the Arkansas Depart- meat of Education. In addition to these assessment tools, the LRSD will test students using ctiterion-refereuced tests, or GRTsi A GRT i designed to measure whether students are attaining the state and district standards. Hw does tiie ORT differ from the SAT-9? The SAT- 9 compares our students to what is called a norm- referenced group of Students across the nation who have taken the same tesp It does not take into ac- . count differing academic requirements between districts and states. By using both criteriQn-referenced tests and norm-referenced testsj. we can ensure.that students are learning what we pect them to learn based on district and state standards, but also measure their progress compared to students elsewhere. ILittle Rock School District Wednesday, S^tember 15, 1999 Mvertising Supplement Arkansas DemocratJ3azeHe _^ Paae_4 Accomplishments are another Individual Recognition ERSD Science Specialist Receives Presidential Award Science Specialist Rene Carson was selected as a Presidential Awardee for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in Secondary Education. Carsons exceptional talent, leadership abilities and dedication as a teacher were recognized by this prestigious award which included a National Science Foundation grant of $7,500. Caruth Wins Advanced Placement Award Phyllis Caruth, Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics teacher at Central, won the 1999 Advanced Placement Special Recognition Award. The program is sponsored by The College Board and recognizes outstanding contributions to institutional excellence through the AP Program. Caruth was one of 14 regional recipients from the states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. Caruth was lauded for having started the statistics class at Central and for the ongoing student success on the AP exams as a result of her instruction. Phillips Receives Prudential Certificate of Excellence Kyle Phillips, a student at Henderson Health Sciences Magnet Junior High, recently received a state-level Certificate of Excellence from the 1999 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. Phillips was one of a small number of young people across the country to be recognized with this honor. The award is presented annually by the Prudential Insurance Company of America in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals to honor young people for outstanding community service. 2 Central Seniors Named 99 Presidential Scholars Seniors Ross Glotzbach and Maribeth Mock of Central High School were selected by the Commission on Presidential Scholars as 1999 Presidential Scholars. This is the first time that both state scholars were selected from the same district or school. The Scholars were invited to National Recognition Week in Washington in June. A high point of the week was the presentation of ^e Presidential Scholars medallion to each Scholar, commemorating their designation. The selected Scholars all demonstrated leadership, scholarship, contribution to school and community, and exceptional accomplishments in the arts, sciences and other fields of interest. Teachers, Students Named Stephens Award Winners Four Little Rock students and six teachers received the 1999 Stephens Award, which provides $5,000 scholarships to outstanding students and similar cash awards to selected instructors. Teacher winners were Mary Cameron Becker, English teacher. Central High
Nancy L. Wilson, art teacher, Central High
Robert Langford Palmer, social studies teacher, J.A. Fair High
Christine Green, U.S. History teacher. Hall High
Patricia A. Bilbrey, mathematics teacher, McClellan High
Debbie Howell, drama teacher. Parkview Arts and Sciences Magnet High. Student winners were Thomas Deere, Central High
Ross Glotzbach, Central High
Brandy M. Gray, McClellan High
and Paul Mendoza, Parkview Arts and Sciences Magnet High School. The scholarships and awards are provided by The City Education Trust, formed in 1985 by Jackson T. Stephens and the late W.R. Witt Stephens. 'I- I Counselor of the Year Kay Coleman, a counselor at Henderson, was selected as the Counselor of the Year by the Central Region of the Arkansas School Counselors Association. was named the top business education the M-cCkUan High School BusinasiMarketing Department program in the nation bj the American Vocational Association, the onlj secondary school to be a repeat winner. Dyson, Purvis Receive State Art Educators Awards Carol Dyson, Art Specialist at Williams Basic Skills Magnet Elementary, was recently selected Elementary Art Educator of the Year by the Arkansas Art Education Association. Dyson has taught in Little Rock for 25 years. Susan Turner Purvis recently received the Governors Arts in Education Award for Excellence. Purvis has served as Arts Specialist at Gibbs Foreign Languages/International Studies Magnet Elementary for 12 years. She also is a past recipient of the State Elementary Art Teacher of the Year award. 1999 Duke Talent Search Recognition Twelve seventh grade students from the LRSD were recognized by the Duke Talent Search Program at state and grand ceremonies this summer. The students and their schools were: Anna Miller, Sunny Patel, Joel Simon, Abigail Wheeler, and Ke Xu of Dunbar Magnet Jr. High
William Barlow and Braden Cato from Forest Heights Jr. High
Melissa Allen of Mabelvale Jr. High
and Tyler Simpson, Emily Soderberg, Raksha Soora and John Spivey from Mann Magnet Jr. High. Donaldson Named GiftediTalented Administrator of the Year Mable Donaldson, LRSD Gifted Programs Supervisor, was selected as the Gifted/Talented Administrator of the Year by the Arkansas Association of Gifted Education Administrators. With apologies to the countless othet students and staff ipho excelled in 199d-99, space limitations prevent the listing of everyone who deserves recognition^ We: tnke pride in the success... and achievements of the entire family. ,Little Rock School District * Wednesday, September 15,1999 * Advertising Supplement Ari<ansas^Democrat Gazette, 5 24 LRSD Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
7 Named National Achievement Semiflnalists Twenty-four LRSD students were named National Merit SemifinaL ists during the 19.98-99 school year. Seven LRSD students were named .. Invention Competition for 1998 sponsored by the U.S. Patent Model National Achievement Semifinalists. These students competed for scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation and its business sponsors. The National Merit Semifinalists were Sarah Argue, Lauren Autrey, Laura Beaton, Lauren Carter. John Chamberlin, Thomas Deere, Amanda Dees, Evin Demirel, Ross Glotzbach, Elizabeth Holland, Shannon Keith, Patrick Kennedy, Katherine Laning, Maribeth Mock, Cynthia Nance, Courtney Nosari, Catherine Oswald, Carter Price, Kelli Roark, Elayna Wells and Christopher Wheat frpm Central High School
and Mark Burling, Jami Harrison and Mark Thiedeman from Parkview Magnet High School. The National Achievement-Semifinalists were John Biddle, Kelsey Bobo, Kellie Hughes, Christopher Wheat and Victona Wilder from Central High school
Baraka Smith from Hall High .School
and Kasey Miller ftoracParkview Magnet High-School. Carver Student Named National Invention Winner Rebecca Ruth Stanley, a student at Carver Elementary, was named Fourth Grade National Winner in the National invent America! Student Foundation. Stanley received a U.S. Savings Bond and a certificate. Stanley's invention was a special bar code reader designed to be used by the visually impaired in grocery stores to determine product types and prices
it can also be used in the home to determine ingredients as well as nutritional information. LRSD Odyssey of the Mind Teams State Champs Dunbars RatiOMetric Structure and Horace Manns Environmental Challenge Odyssey of the Mind (OM) teams took first place in state competition and travelled to Knoicville for world competition. Dunbars team members were coaches Julie Western and Joe Hodges and students Melissa Clark, Kate Donahue, Kristine Philips, Lex Sullivan, Whitney Tidwell, Ben Wells, and Blake Wicker. Manns team members were coach Donna Duerr and students Melissa Bandy, Ted Fleming, Sarah Hundley, Molly McGowan, Frederick McKindra, Rachel Seidenschnur and Sara Beth Wyatt. Competition SibbsArt Students Featured in Pentel Art Exhibition Seven students from Gibbs Magnet Elementary placed in the top 10 in the recent International Childrens Art Exhibition sponsored by entel. The students were among 800 U.S. youths who were honored n the competition for young artisans. The Gibbs students are
First place Third place Third place Fourth place Fourth place Fourth place Sixth place Pentel Award Bronze Award Bronze Award Pentel Award Silver Award Gold Award Pentel Award Casey Wilson Rian Harper Nathan Kinne Christina Garrett Nicholas Jones Dustyn Wilson Carlea Angeles Speech/Debate Winners Little Rock Central captured top honors this year at the Arkansas Speech and Communication Association state tournament with five arst place awards. Central senior Clarke Tucker was voted championship speaker. Tucker and Central senior Chris Wheat also won the debate championship. Other first place winners were Sarah Tucker, Novice Speaker
Candice Smith, Oratory
Josh Rateliff and David Martinous, Duet Improvisational Acting. Dunbar Math Counts Team Places First in State The Dunbar MathCounts team won first place in the State MathCounts Competition held in March. The team members were teacher/coach Lenora Murray and students Toby Huang, Daniel Liu (captain), Ben Wells and Ke Xu. Huang, who came in second overall, made the national team, and Murray served as the official coach for the national team that competed in Washington. Athletics I State Championships LRSD schools showed they can compete athletically as well as academically in 1998-99. Three high school teams brought home state trophies as the LRSD established dominance in sports. Top-ranked teams were: J.A. Fair Track Team J.A. Fair Football Team Central High Basketball Team C&tral Student \Pins 1999 Speedo:High Point Award Central High Junior Neka Mabry won the prestigious Speedo southeast Junior Championships High Point Award in Match. Mabrys time of 56.03 seconds in the backstroke race set a new national Speedo championship record, and she qualified for the 1999 Phillips 66 National Championships. At the Arkansas High School Swimming and Diving Championship Meet in February, Mabry set a State Record, a Pool Record, made All State, and was named an All American. McClellan Student Named Gatorade Athlete of the Year Tiffany Gunn of McClellan High School was featured by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as super at 16 for her success in track and field competition. Tiffany was Gatorade Athlete of the Year in 1998, Arkansas Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year, featured in Sports Illustrated's October issue and aspires to participate'in the 2004 Olympics. She has maintained a 4.00 grade point average since first grade.Little Rock School District * Wednesday, Septemberl 5,1999 * Advertising Supplement * Arkansas Democrat Gazette * Page 6 I Indicators of Success... what are the measures of school success in addition to the use of test scores? There are many indicators that provide evidence of the success of our teachers and students. Among them are graduation rates, the number of scholarships accepted (as opposed to offered, which would increase the illustrated figures), and participation in activities. These statistics help to paint the picture of success among the Little Rock public schools. ^00% ^9/0,5 58%, s' & 9B% f 5*%/ f rfi I 6' 90% ^996-97 s A ^998.9g i Flash: Community and Busitiess Suppoi^ Increa^ts Volunteer hotti'S in schools inct'eas4d'-:'27%'4n 199S-99, itp fMn 187i590 tit 1997-08 fh23Z5llt'J- At saMe tinte, the nuntherof Phrtnei's in Education shoieed a 21% * increase, from ISO hi 1997-98 to 204 til 199^-90. In addition to classroom lessons, students benefit greatly from exposure to extracurricular activities. Students who are active in athletics and clubs feel more a part of the student body and generally reach higher levels of academic achievement. During the past year greater numbers of LRSD students have participated in athletic activities, with participation growing 28% in just one year. The transition to middle schools in 1999-2000 includes the encouragement of students to join their peers in such activities. Little Rock School Disirict Wednesday, September 15,1999 Advertising Supplement Arkansas Democrat Gazette Page? crnd of Safe Schools V 1000 o _ 900 800 Dropout Comparison 3 o "S -o E 2 Q 700 600 500 h H One of the tremendous success stories in the LRSD during the 1998-99 school year w'as the opening of the Accelerated Learning Center. This program allows high school students who are close to completion of their graduation requirements to attend a high- tech, self-paced classroom. They are able to move through the required material at a pace with which they are comfortable. Many 1997-98 1998-99 students who completed their graduation requirements at the Accelerated Learning Center said they probably would have dropped out of school had it not been for this program. The district dropout rate dechned 24.5% in 1998-99. Some of this reduction can be credited to the Alternative Learning Centers and intervention programs the district has established. Principals, counselors and teachers have made reduction of the dropout rate a high priority. Reportable Discipline Sanctions Students wi h Bji State /aut, schools are required to report specified offenses. These include acts involving drugs, assaults, alcohol, weapons or gangs. Only 2.4% of our students were involved in these types of offenses
this means, of course, that almost 93% of our students did not have a reportable offense. reportable discipline sanctions Students with no reportable discipline sanctions 0 25% ________ 50% % erf Students 75% 100% I fe How is the district maintaining safe schools? Teachers receive classroom management training. Securi^ officers provide a presence in oil secondarj) batldings. H, Student handbook provides rules and sanctions
teachers review this with students the first week - ' ' ' ^1-- ** of school and during the scpoolyear. * School resource ojficers who are certified police officers work with secondary students and provide classroom education. Alternative learningCenters provide a nontraditional setting for students with behavior problems. j?*- :-O>Little Rock School District Wednesday, September 15, 1999 Advertising Supplement Arkansas Democrat Gazette Page 8 Looking Ahead I Parents, teachers, administrators, volunteers and business partners recognize the accom- : plishments of the past year, but there is much left to do. Some of the major areas the district will continue to address are: Revised Desegregation & Education Plan Campus Leadership Review and revise administrative regulations Refine and continue to implement compliance plan Technology Develop collective responsibility and incentive system : Provide training arid technical assistance Organize school cluster coordinating committee Revise principals evaluation system it Provide staff training Continue support and utilization of secondary labs Secondary direct grade entry/grade book Upgrade instructional/assessment software Operations Review management study recommendations Seek approval of millage campaign Review constmction, maintenance and housekeeping Consider uses for Mitchell and Garland schools Prepare for opening of new Stephens School Special thanks to all the LRSD staff, students, parents and volunteers who made 1998-99 a wonderful school yeah. Instruction Implement K-12 curriculum standards and benchmarks Adopt/implement an instructional framework Provide new English-as-a-Second language services/programs Deliver professional development Prepafe/implement new program evaluation plan Enhance parent involvement programs Implement new assessment program 1998-99 LRSD Fast Facts Student population: 24,886 More than half the certified staff hold masters degrees More than half of our students qualify for the free/reduced lunch program The LRSD 1998-99 budget was more than $170 millionr J1EW5 ViEW5 novEinsE? 2000 For and about employees of the Little Rock School District K
, itP.' itSs' S IS 1 ( * * , A LRSD Wins Quality Award The Little Rock School District received the Arkansas Quality Commitment Award at the sixth annual Arkansas Quality Award banquet which was held at the Statehouse Convention Center on October 26. Governor Mike Huckabee hosted the awards ceremony which was attended by approximately 500 business and civic leaders from throughout the !: is^ r tsi? al <'t j t. [WijS.! -a state. The Arkansas Quality Awards are presented annually to Arkansas organizations that are committed to implementing and maintaining a high standard of quality in their business operations. During the ceremony Governor Huckabee recognized 33 organizations in four levels, listed in order of qualifications: the Governor's Quality Award, the Quality Achievement Award, the Quality Commitment Award and the Quality Interest Award. LRSD received the Quality Interest Award in 1999. The Arkansas Quality Award program was created through a special partnership between the State of Arkansas and the private business community. I Ml ^1i Deputy Commissioner William Halter of the U. S. Social Security Administration visited Little Rock on October 6 and announced that the local Disability Administration Office would donate computers to several LRSD schools. Students from Rightsell Academy, Wilson Elementary and Mabelvale Middle School attended the press conference at which Commissioner Halter made the donation to the district. School board president Dr. Katherine Mitchell accepts the Quality Commitment Award from Governor Mike Huckabee. giw Wh<f-s 8 <5^ 0 Online pre-calculus ^^pi^lmic^^^ila^l a 'vi'-''' ^iW
. 2 o Ef Public school hero at Bale Wb District Receives Carnegie Corporation Grant New Futures for Youth, Inc., in partnership with the Little Rock School District, has been named one often winners of the first phase of Carnegie Corporation of New York's Schools for a New Society Competition, a $40 million long-term initiative focused on urban high schools. The aim of Schools for a New Society is to support urban school district/community partnerships committed to citywide reform in secondary schools. The nine other winning cities are Boston, Chattanooga, Houston, Indianapolis, Portland (OR), Providence, Sacramento, San Diego and Worcester (MA). A team representing LRSD, New Futures for Youth and the Little Rock business community traveled to Washington, DC, to meet with other Carnegie grantees. The team members who represented Little Rock were Dr. Leslie Carnine, Dr. Marian Lacey, Linda Austin, Rudolph Howard, Robert Palmer, Xavier Heard, Bobby Roberts, Don Crary and Paulette Mabry. Ms. Mabry has been named project coordinator, and she will (Carnegie, page 3) Si'.....v..... 0 ^ales ofjhe Crypt" ^-AlsGoniyyiisitsilbcalischools 'ii'w- if'-S' # W
5^i? ^li SsOnline Instruction Available at Fair About 25 students at J.A. Fair igh School are beta testing a web-based pre-calculus program that has been developed by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. At a recent press conference UALR Chancellor Charles Hathaway described how the Instructor Lee Wilder helps students with their online studies. District to Pairticipate In \ ijAr'V 'I 'kJ A < Cun^calam Dev^opment .. -------------- 1,1 . ---------. cpmmittee''lf^4f' ritenion- Several,LRSD employees havetbeen-.invited to participate as metf^dri'fiirthe^developmenbofrthi^,A. rJk, ansas curriculum an().cr/teiaonyififj __________ _ Tk__________ S' A 1 ref^dp^d^sessipent Those enjplp^^es and th^aommittees pnWhi^s^hQY^ ^^i^Beth^rnold^ Pulaski He^ghS^EIemeni^ School, Social S^u^ies ,'' ^Mion ^Easter, Central High Seboolf 'Endtof Course' Reading 'I* j '^.^iohette Finney, IRC, Science Te)(tbookSelectionl'^ j, '^antisbeh, Chicot Elementar^i^hobl, Fourth Crack'Re^ing I^Le^l^nnedy Central High Schdol, Plannmg A^vrsory,Comrnittee'^^,^^^ kaiherjne Wright Knight, I jl^awrfili^od^ Bias Review 'll. !W on-line, individualized course was developed by the College of Information Science and Systems Engineering and the College of Science and Mathematics, with input from science teachers from the central Arkansas area. Dr. Hathaway emphasized the importance of students entering college ready for calculus instruction. Studies show that only one-third of high school students nationwide take a pre-calculus course (1998 figures). Instructor Lee Wilder is available to assist students who need help as they tackle real-world problems on the computer. This project was grant funded and is expected to expand beyond the pilot high schools. ( 54W Parkvi^w High En^^f^urse^-iRe^^^'^. McDermott Principal Is a Real Sweetie What our principals won't do for their kids! McDermott Elementary principal Virginia Ashley was so proud of the efforts of her students that it didn't matter to her if they didn't quite make their goal of $10,000 during a school fundraiser. When the final figure turned out to be $9,250, she honored her promise and let the kids turn her into an ice cream sundae anyway! And honor her promise she didtwice. Once was for the younger students, pre-k through 2nd grade, and the second time was for 3rd through Sth grade students. Amid chants of "Ashley! Ashley!", the intrepid principal emerged from her office ready for anything. Messy and gooey it was, with all that whipped cream and chocolate syrup, but Mrs. Ashley didn't seem to mind. She even applauded the students' efforts after the crowning glorya cherrywas placed on her head. This is not your average schoolbus... A The C-Span Schoolbus recently visited M. L. King Magnet Elementary School, and King students eagerly waited their turn to take a guided tour through the custom-made vehicle that travels all across the country. The bus, one of two the cable network operates, contains a full television studio capable of broadcasting live programs via satellite. The bus was in Little Rock for coverage of political campaigns and rallies. Your Information Source LRSD's web address has changed! www.lrsd.org Also, don't forget to check out our newly redesigned cable channel on Comcast Channel 4! You can continue to watch special events and get information such as announcements, school events and programs, class reunions and more. J page 2 News & Views www.Irsd.org Supenntendents Message by Dr. Leslie Carnine Enrollment haS grown for the third cbnsecUtive year: in the Little Rock School District. This is an indicator that the,community < . supports what we are doing in our
schools. At the same time'we have t test results from both the state , AH ethnic groups improved on this benchmark exams and the Stanford 9 which indicate that our curriculum changes and intensive professional < development are paying off. \ The grade 4 literacy results show that 25 of 35 elementary schools, improved in the numbers of-students who scored in the Proficient and Advanced categories
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In 12 schools at least 50% of the students were ' in the Proficient and Advanced Xt categories. All ethnic groups improved 'i on this assessment .Sixteen schools had double-digit gains in student? in the Proficient/AdVanced levels. The grade 4 math results were past year and the degree to which V elementary schools that improved in curricula and new the numbers ooff students who ssccoorreedd instructional in the Proficient and Advanced categories. Inifour schools at least
6O%:of thestudents were in the. Proficient and Advanced categories. assessment -Twelve schools .had . , double-digitgains in students in the 'Proficient/Advanced levels On both the hteracy and math exams at grade -^.ohr oyerall growth ' in students who were m the Proficient/ Advanced categories outpaced the i. states growth in these categories I encourage schools to celebrate gams that studSiits made and 1
o use these .results to Continue.to improve There is a correlation between fJiose schoofs that improved anif the amount of professional-development thattheir teachers participated in'during the strategies.:
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Weareupdat-mg the technology plan m collaboration with the schools and.our technology consultants. -We will, soon begin to see new mvestments of technology in the schools. We .j.. , also have awarded several contracts for architects, to begin working with Campus Leadership Teams on scopes of work for buildmg renovations^ and repairs. This work will be phased with the most critical needs addressed first. The communitys approval of the millage mcrease will soon .translate into real assets at the schools. . ?
' ' /Please enjoy a safe and Joyous holiday season also positive. There were 23 of 35 teachers have implemented the new Newly elected school board member Tony Rose (Zone 6J ivas sivorn in at the September board meeting. Also sworn in were reelected board members Carnegie Grant, continued from page 1 ludy Magness (Zone 3) and Sue Strickland (Zone 7). The Board also elected officers for the year
Dr. Katherine Mitchell was chosen as president, Baker Kurrus as vice president and ludy Magness as secretary. 1 ' coordinate community forums and small group discussions as well as provide support to the high school planning teams. Little Rock and the other nine cities are each awarded a 15-month planning grant of up to $250,000. Upon completion of their school reform plans, five of the 10 cities will be invited into the second phase of the initiative that will fund implementation of the plans. The Carnegie Corporation anticipates committing $40 million over five years for this endeavor. The momentum for high school reform in Little Rock is grounded in the district's recent successful middle school changes undertaken as a partnership between the school district and New Futures for Youth, a non-profit organization that works to improve outcomes for youth. "Every student in America is entitled to attend a good high school in order to be prepared for the world of the 21st century," says Vartan Gregorian, president of Carnegie Corporation of New York. "No student can be written off." Study circle groups will meet beginning early in 2001. Locations will be announced in December and will be posted on the district's web page (www.lrsd.org) and on Comcast Channel 4, LRSD's cable channel. If you are interested in participating or would like additional information, contact Diane Vibhakar at 372-1415. page 3 News & Views www.lrsd.org United Way Contributions Increase Over 1999 Twenty district schools and departments achieved 80% or better participation in the 2000-2001 United Way fundraising campaign. The total amount of money raised was $59,067, an 8% increase from last year's total of $54,615. The total number of donors also increased from 1,442 last year to 1,852 this year. The amount of the contributions averaged out to $31.89 per donor, but when averaged among all district employees, the number drops down to $15.30. Our United Way campaign chairman Dr. Richard Hurley expresses his thanks and gratitude to all who contributed, especially to those areas that showed an increase in participation or Highest $ Amount - Secondary Highest $ Amount - Elementary . Highest $ per Donor - Secondary Highest $ per Donor - Elementary Highest $ per Employee - Secondary Highest $ per Employee - Elementary Greatest Increase in # of Donors - Secondary Greatest Increase in # of Donors - Elementary Greatest Increase in # of Donors - Non-School, Greatest Increase in $ Amount - Secondary Greatest Increase'in $ Amount - Elementary Greatest Increase in $ Amount - Non-School Central Franklin Eehttal Dodd Central Dodd Dunbar Chicot , Annex Central , Dodd Annex contribution from the previous year. The schools/departments listed in the box above received special recognition at the October school board meeting for their exceptional United Way drive efforts. In addition, the following schools and departments were recognized for achieving 100% participation in the United Way campaign: Badgett, Baseline, Brady, Chicot, Cloverdale, Franklin, McDermott, Meadowcliff, Stephens, Western Hills, Wilson, Woodruff, Administration Annex, IRC and Elementary Charter School. Race for the Cure a Success for All LRSD Staff Involved A record 440 entrants from the Little Rock School District (the largest entry from any school district in the state) ran or walked in the 2000 Race for the Cure, the annual event that has become synonymous with breast cancer awareness and research. The October 14 event marked LRSD's 3"^ year of participation, and it was the district's best year yet: 440 participants and nearly $7,000 raised for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. y-w aai TO' &' w <vwrr . :L'.* he,, "It's already become a tradition that we participate in this event,'/ y said Mary Lou Kahler, co-chair of LRSD's team, "and the numbers get bigger every year." Ms. Kahler and Katherine Snyder did an extraordinary job of organizing the participants for this year's race. All race participants received a commemorative T-shirt, and the men who participated by cheering received hats and megaphones. "The one thing we would wish for next year is that more men would ) hl S-fl come forward and cheer everyone on from the sidelines," said Ms. Kahler, who is already looking forward to next year's event. Teacher to Be A Charter Member of ISSA Vicki Stroud Gonterman, International Studies Specialist at Gibbs Foreign Languages/ International Studies Magnet Elementary, has been invited to be a charter member of the Advisory Council of the International Studies School Association (ISSA). The ISSA's first-ever Advisory Summit was held at the Center for Teaching International Relations (CTIR) at the University of Denver in October. Ms. Gonterman received her international studies training from CTIR and was one of the first 10 Arkansas teachers to be qualified to teach a global studies course. Gibbs was the first international studies school in the state and has utilized CTIR resources since it became an international magnet school 14 years ago. page 4 News & Views www.lrsd.org 4 the setwofs Students Qualify for Duke University Program Twenty-five seventh grade students at Forest Heights Middle School have been invited to participate in the annual Talent Search conducted by Duke University. These students will be given the opportunity to complete the SAT 1 Reasoning Test or the ACT Assessment, tests designed for collegebound juniors and seniors. While far too difficult for the average seventh grader, these tests have proven to be helpful in discerning the abilities of seventh graders who are already scoring at or above the 95* percentile on other standardized achievement or aptitude tests. The goal of the Duke Talent Identification Program is to assist young people who have excellent Art Class Goes Global How is art shaped by different world cultures? Check out Francine Skotko's International Studies class at Dunbar International Studies Middle School to learn the answer. Ms. Skotko's Crafts of the World class is an electric, hands-on learning situation where students take a global look at art, often page 5 mathematical, verbal or general intellectual ability by providing them with information about their ability and about educational options that may be beneficial to them. The students are: Zachary Barlow, Jeffery Bemberg, Tyler Bjornson, Mary Chilcote, Michelle Drilling, Benjamin Elliott, Kelsey Gadberry, Michael Garland, Lauren Hickman, Richard Holthoff, Andrew King, Reid Mason, Megan McQueen, Spencer Myatt, Pamela Palmer, Taylor Pennington, Kendall Polansky, David Polett, Armando Prather, Molly Robertson, Kayla Schatzman, Renee Sniegocki, Melissa Thoma, Allen Thomas and Anthony D. White. through the eyes of special guests. One such guest was Dr. K. Ito from Japan who taught students the fundamentals of the ancient art of calligraphy during her visit. The class's next project was making onionskin paper by hand. Students were thrilled to create and then show off their handmade works of art. News & Views Bale Teacher Is a Hero Lisa Cunningham, a second grade teacher at Bale, has been chosen as one of four Arkansas Public School Heroes by Arkansas Times and the Arkansas Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association. Mrs. Cunningham is a Great Expectations trainer each year for the Summer Institutes, and she was nominated for this honor by a fellow Bale teacher. The October 27 issue of the Times featured all four heroes. The Times reported that Mrs. Cunningham is "the walking ideal of Great Expectations, which holds that you have to demonstrate a belief in kids' ability to learn?ft Southwest Parent Serves on National Council Versie Burgess, parent of two students at Southwest Middle School, is Vice Chair for Region VI of the National Title 1 Parent Advisory Council, a federally funded program geared toward providing resources to children who are performing below expected levels in math and reading. The region includes Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana and Texas. "As a committed parent volunteer in the district I have spent many, many hours working for the benefit of all our children," she said. "My plans are to always represent our district in a manner that uplifts us as committed to parent participation." www.lrsd.org Al Gore Visits Jefferson Mr. Core shakes hands outside Jefferson Elementary. a It's not every day that you get personal visit from the Vice President of the United States. But that's just what happened to Bob and Mollie Goza on October 24 when Al Gore made a campaign stop in Little Rock. Vice President Gore paid a visit to the Goza family that morning and accompanied them as they took their children Ian, 6, and Olivia, 8, to school at Jefferson Elementary. Mr. Gore stopped to talk to parents, neighbors, teachers and schoolchildren outside Jefferson Elementary before being whisked away to prepare for a campaign rally at Riverfront Park later in the morning. Efhanks Economics Cwrriculum at Terry Is a Winner Three teachers at Terry Elementary have been recognized for their outstanding economics curriculum. Terry teachers Yvette Thompson (Sth grade), Beth Samler (2nd grade) and Katie Leavitt (3rd grade) were selected to receive second place honors in the open category of the Fifth Annual Bessie B. Moore Arkansas Awards Program, operated through the Arkansas Council on Economic Education. The teachers' program, called Tiger Paws for Economics, teaches students at Terry the basic economics concepts, principles and understandings. An awards ceremony is planned for December 1. Ghosts Come Alive at Mt Holly Cemetery For the sixth year students at Parkview Arts & Science Magnet High School managed to bring the dead to life. Not literally, of course, but in spirit. These students were part of Tales of the Crypt, a dramatic performance at Little Rock's historic Mt. Holly Cemetery, where actual inhabitants of the cemetery come back to lifeif only for the length of the performance. Tales of the Ii 2^ Parkview students Ben Carson and Heather Sayre portray historical figures Jeff and Ina Davis. Crypt originated with the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage) when they approached Susan Taylor, the head of Parkview's English Department, about doing a program similar to one in Mississippi. With collaboration from Fred Boosey and Judy Goss of the Drama Department, the program has been an astounding success: the first year, about 400 people were expected to attend and over 1,000 showed up. This year over 2,100 visitors went to Mt. Holly to hear the stories of long-departed Arkansans buried at the cemetery. For this project each drama student chose a person, researched his or her life, and wrote a dramatic monologue that was true to that person's life and character. The "inhabitants' of the cemetery appeared in period costume by their gravesites and told their life stories to visitors guided by student ushers. Debbie Manire, a parent of Parkview graduates, did costumes. The Parkview students who portrayed Mt. Holly's Mt. Holly inhabitant David O. Dodd, portrayed by Dustin Alford, relates his life story to visitors. residents were: Sean Addington, Dustin Alford, Chris Bonner, Collin Brunner, Ben Carson, Lindsey Clark, Rani Cooksey, Brock Elliott, Gillian Glasco, Rance Hairston, Corneshea Halton, Katie Holland, Dylan Jackson, Christie Kirtman, Tashana Lewis, Robert McCain, Haley Mote, Rachael Motley, Marianne Price, Rachel Ringlaben, Heather Sayre, Dori Scallet, Justin Scheider, Ryan Stone, Byron Thomas and Natalie Toon. page 6 News & Views www.lrsd.org NEWS & VIEWS O ND ABOUT LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEESS June 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Voters say Yes for kids LRSD schools to be renovated and updated and computers upgraded Where will the money go? Its full steam ahead now that voters approved a five-mill tax increase for the Little Rock School District May 9. Plans have already begun to secure architects and construction managers to start work on the many improvements and additions to school buildings throughout the district. Accountability is an important issue with the passage of the tax increase. LRSD superintendent Les Camine said the public will know where every cent of their tax money is going for renovations. A system is leing put into place to track the cost if building repairs and renovations for each school, said Camine. Final approval was given to a plan that fired up oivJd6. " '^Groundhog Job Shadow Day 2000 set Little Rook, School District students labiate with ideas about the future This spring, studentsAroughput Ae district vi^ted job sites of their Partners luBducationob other businesses tl^t agreed to yidw'Students to observ^ professionals in the workplace? Obe of. the stops on the rareer tour for ^estem Hills Elementary was the % w Y-MocaTOiii Grill chefA^nn ''a. demonstration of hL\ .iii gives Western Hilbi smdents, establishes a timetable for reporting to the board and the public on how the tax revenue is spent on specific projects at each school later this month. We pledge to work hard to justify the publics trust in the Little Rock School District. We plan to provide learning opportunities and environments of which our entire community can be proud, Camine stated. A grassroots effort helped to get the word out to voters about the millage. A Yes for Kids campaign headed by Senator John Riggs IV, Bishop Steven Arnold and Board President Sue Strickland took the issues of building improvements and technology requirements to the Macaroni GrilL Western Hills principal Scott 1 Morgan and peer helper k sponsor Barbara Blame 11, t:ook(12 studepts to-lhe IfMacaroni GnlLkitchento ' Watch employees prepare klneals and qbs^ryehow' kthey ^edlairick yewfor l^coolahg.Ac the end.othe tjtour students enjoyed a ' deifcious lunch preparedly uiclxa fiery siiiik'r distilny. iW^sk& _e \M /_ac_a_roLn i GtiUJcLh efe, voters. One of the points stressed throughout the campaign was that for the cost of a value meal at a fast' food restaurant, Little Rock families could help improve technology and building facilities at LRSD schools. We pledge to work hard to justify the publics trust in the Little Rock School District. We plan to provide learning opportunities and environments of which our entire community can be proud." - LRSD superintendent Leslie Camine Early polling sites around the city also helped voter turnout. Ballots could be cast as early as April 24 at seven District schools. Voters were not required to live in the areas of the school in order to vote. Continued - Millage, Page 3 Inside Teacher of the Year Awards Banquet Page 2 Superintendents Message Page 3 J. C. Penney Golden Rule Award Winners Page 5 Page 2 www.lrsd.kl 2.ar.us Teachers shine at annual banquet The LRSD held its second annual Teacher of the Year Banquet May 2. Teachers from every school in the district were recognized by their peers for displaying outstanding educational achievements at their schools and demonstrating a strong dedication to teaching. Superintendent Les Carnine bestowed 69 teachers with specially designed awards that featured a crystal apple mounted on a plaque that denoted their selection as teachers of the year. Eva Maeweather, a second grade teacher at Pulaski Heights Elementary, was chosen as the LRSD Teacher of the Year. Her name will be sent to the Arkansas Department of Education to be included in the state ceremony of the same name. Teachers of the Year and their schools are: News & Views LRSD Teacher of the Year Eva Moeweather Billy Watson 0/ P ulashi Heights Elem. Kathy Holladay Eula Willis Gracie Mays Susan Flowers Judith Pickering Sue Maddison Christine Green Gladystine Watson Ann Neely Linda Soderling Fred Boosey Michael Tidwell Christy Jackson Walter Marshaleck Barbara Brandon Tina Jones Karisa Nichols Lisa Fore Dianne Taylor Carolyn Slater Antoinette Turner Rosalie Patton Dee Ann Holt Lorraine Johnson Treia Cook Jacqueline Hogg Colleen Ferguson Carol Overton Ann McLennan Carthoria Johnson Brenda Thomas Janice Wolfe Mayrean Johnson Becky Dugan Central Central Central Central J. A. Fair J. A. Fair Hall Hall Hall McClellan Metropolitan Parkview Parkview Parkview ACC Cloverdale Middle Dunbar Dunbar Forest Heights Forest Heights Henderson Henderson Mabelvale Middle Mann Mann Pulaski Heights Middle Pulaski Heights Middle Southwest ALC Badgett Bale Baseline Booker Magnet Booker Magnet Brady Betty Glenn Holly House Jeannie Wells Nanette Galyean Willie Vinson Barbara Kennedy Margaret Isum Marietta Hunt Sherry Campbell Olivia Caddie Sabra Shelby Najmah Muhammad Susan Branch Sandra Hoff Mary Zies Ira Betton Becky Rucker Emogene James Kathy Goodwin Gladys Anthony Debbie Flore Eva Maeweather Barbara Fincher Peggy Tucker Louise Phillips Margo Rowe Hazel Hick Darrick W illiams Cleon Staggers Mary Lawson Shirley Thomas Lynn Haney Kimberly Reeves LanaTygart Carver Carver Chicot Chicot Cloverdale Elem. Dodd Fair Park Forest Park Franklin Fulbright Garland Geyer Springs Gibbs Jefferson King King Mabelvale Elem. McDermott Meadowcliff Mitchell Otter Creek Pulaski Heights Elem. Rightsell Rockefeller Romine Terry Wakefield Washington Washington Watson Western Hills Williams Wilson Woodruff News & Views www.lrsd.k12.ar.us Page 3 ^uperisitendents Message IT r eal1l1y-. hUava/eJ nrvoito nhva d many mIooEamUez nf/-ts lVait/e'lVy K tqo^ Vk iQcTki db tahciknV annKdni tihtink about our year together. I suspect most of you could echo the same thought, and deservedly so. We set a course which many thought to be unachievable. I think most staff members recognized that we had to reach two goals very quickly for the District to be successful over time. First, we needed to make major improvement in the learning climate, and we have made major inroads in this area. We continue to be committed to moving to the next level which, I think, is attainable during the next year. All the numbers on student behavior and dropouts are headed in the right direction, and you should take great pride in what has been accomplished. The annual report will be dedicated to you and your efforts to succeed beyond anyones reasonable expectations. Second, it is hard to improve the learning climate when some of the physical conditions in which we work leave a lot to be desired. In some instances it has been antiquated heating and cooling systems, while in others its just the general appearance of neglect
but that should be changing noticeably over the next several months. The improvements will cause some logistical nightmares for all of us, and for that I apologize
but the end really will be in sight as we start this work. Your efforts this year have been very much appreciated, and special thanks to those who put in extra work on the campus leadership teams to establish a grassroots foundation for success. Finally, I am energized by what I am hearing and seeing that teachers are accomplishing. I know that this has been difficult year with assessment and particularly with the States accountability plan of assessment. I am convinced the efforts we are making now will be important ingredients of the recipe for instructional success. As you know, we have had a good measure of individual success, but universal student success has been elusive. We believe we are poised to see major learning improvement throughout the city, and that is the bottom line for this district. Please take the next few weeks to get some much deserved relaxation with friends and family. I know for some individuals that your schedules will make relaxation difficult. Knowing that, I hope you will take pride in your efforts and a those of your colleagues. yj' -A, lift uled'as a^ LRSD^T^ con Stanford.-,^
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d-nuference day,fbrthe {n^annoUnc&jdate < SimthbcumculurIte: spectalwrat Ca^epMagnet ElMeh tarybas^bee^amed'prmcipyat ' Righteelli Aw^^ke school yeaTi^$l^ynlLreplace^HaTon BrooWwh^^eran^S^nncip^I of the new Staph&s,Elbmentarj ScipSl Millage (yjnnnued from page 1 The $115 million school improvement bonds will provide: parking lot repair and additional parking spaces
more than 100 new classrooms
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roof replacements
additional restrooms and restroom renovations
heating and air condition replacement
expansion to libraries, gymnasiums and computer labs
additional math and science labs
Americans with Disabilities Act improvements
technology labs
increased technology knowledge for teacher and student usage
and asbestos removal where required. The millage applies to both real and personal property and to assessments of cats and homes. The average cost of the millage to property owners wiU be approximately $6 per month or $72 a year. L ffil & Si I It passed! MiHage wacA pam guests in the LRSD Board Room react to news that voters approved the five-mill tax increase. NEWS & VIEWS Weiys & Views IS published for the faculty and staff of the Little Rock School Distdct.:A/Givs (S Wews
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^OTisly taughFaFRi41tse41>^demY S^OV^. Markham .S Little Rock, AR 72201 (501)324^2020 .^i iX' ?! K Page 4 ^satight squeeze at LRSD high schools Before the millage goes into effect, huge growth spurts within the Little Rock School District prompted the School Board to take action. Last month the Board authorized the sale of $6.37 million in second-lien bonds to pay for alterations at seven schools and to complete payments on Stephens Elementary School, still under construction. Amost $3.3 million will be used to complete Stephens, which is scheduled to open inJanuary. The second-lien bonds -will fond design work, the purchase and installation of security cameras and land clearing for expanded parking at ^^Parlo/iew Magnet High School. www.lrs(i.k12.ar.us I, ^n.rr.rw.n.^^-.rrm
!^. -tt.. All LRSD high schools experienced increases in enrollment when they started to house ninth grade in addition to its tenth through 12th grade population. Conditions are especially cramped in the school cafeterias. Part of the estimated $2.9 million cost of the campus projects will expand Central, Hall and Parkview high schools eating areas to ease overcrowding. As it stands today, Central High will receive $592,000
J. A Fair $88,000
Hall $295,000
McClellan $812,000
Parkview $280,000
and Cloverdale Middle School $50,000. Repairs district-wide will require another $160,000. Contingency funds totalling more than $621,000 will be utilized to cover other short term needs that may develop before funding from the millage campaign starts. ViPS announces partners The Volunteers in Public Schools program depends heavily upon the cooperation and input of local businesses. ViPS officially recognizes and salutes the following businesses for being Partners In Education during the months of February, March, April and May: ! Mkgpet Middle King ]t Johnson Controls Inc - Bank of tBie Ozarks pS I B s News & Views CONGRATtlLATIONS^ to received specia^H recognitiort^i . -SANdV BECKER!
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itRSD "Auditor - . Y AppointedRegio^li-Vice President-Elect, for the South Central Region fof the Associationrbf Government Accountants jSs h??i LENORA MURRAY Dunbar Magnet MidSle School Selected by the Arkanas Council of Teachers of Matheniatics as its > , r T ^r ' Junior High Teacher af the Year LAURA BETH ARNOLD Pulaski H^t^ts E!eTneTitar)i Received the Outstanding Educators v Award at the state AGATE Conference " SUZANNE DAVIS Middle School Reading Specialist Promoted to Director of English, V Language Arts and Foreign Language iw 'W BARBA^ BRANDON Cloverdale Middle School Promoted to Middle School Teacher leader for Reading/Wnting Workshop iW 'luffiet King Jr 'S , " Kidsporg'^Fun. &. Fitness * Si'l-.iClub jCPiP ColnmunrcatiOns, Iifc WnAWw C^teif-.^'-.d ^enuinaA^to-Parts'(NA^A- College,/ t laylM 't. ^^^x^{O^fe}4?f^*'TT?\elfl5ia<^y^i!|5:ATcademy4i ll^S^'Gareer Getifer I'&^Eastem CoUj^eof* Health Vocations A-rkm'! is r'l 'Uv lla'^-\er- Vb. liir A'^n.iin n I
-F !7*a ^Wel W^O-4 }< i ) fl -M ELEANOR COLEMAN NEA 'Director forArkansas: ei w H r iC Recijjient of the National Associfltidn..^, for Equal Opportiinity Higher Educations Distinguished^Alujnni ' Award A'?. - ty. -.'A V" >.'i ,i DONT FORGET THAT CONVOCATION WILL BE AT 8 A.M. ON AUGUST 14 AT THE STATEHOUSE CONVENTION CENTER! V i
^ iro^ K Iff ^laaatutw j , 18&(&CjawULaM3l/!*kMMuS^__ The ViPS office is always on the lookout for volunteers throughout the District to assist as tutors, clerical help, male mentors and bilingual tutor/ GBw v- Sriff fi tiSsuj translators. Call ViPS today at 324-2297 for more information or to volunteer. rPage 5 www.lrsd.k12.ar.iis News & Views TA names Carnine states best Getting parents involved in their childrens schools is a top priority for Dr. Leslie Carnine. In his role as u. Dr. Leslie V. Carnine t superintendent for the Little Rock School District, Carnine makes it his business to create and maintain a uuser friendly environment at the schools. Because of his personal efforts to establish a strong, nurturing bond among schools, parents and their children, the Arkansas Parent Teacher Associa- ^^ion (ARPTA) selected Carnine as the ^Administrator of the Year. Carnine lOccepted the award during the 75* Annual PTA Convention held recently in Fort Smith. The award is the highest honor that can be given to an administrator, in part because parents must nominate the recipient. Some of the reasons listed by parents who participated in the nominating process were Carnines implementation of the return to neighborhood schools
establishment of LRSD middle schools
and his implementation of the Campus Leadership School Management Teams. This award belongs to the citizens of Little Rock, Carnine said. I am accepting it on their behalf. Carnine also said Little Rock is on the move to be a leader in student achievement by involving parents and the community. The Little Rock School District received more than 38 percent of all the awards presented during the convention. Jefferson Elementary accepted the Outstanding Local PTA administrator Unit Award for their Students Targeted to Achieve Reading Successfully (STARS) program. As recipient of the award, Jefferson Elementary will represent Arkansas at the National PTA Convention in Chicago in June. Central High School won one of ARPTAs three One Thousand Members Plaques. Cloverdale Elementary was awarded the Oak Leaf Award for being the local PTA unit with the largest increase in membership. Essie Middleton, a parent recruiter for the LRSD, received an anniversary plaque in honor of her work with children statewide. More than 500 PTA leaders met over a two-day period to discuss issues affecting public education and the welfare of children. PTA delegates also had the opportunity to attend workshops and gather ideas to take back to their respective communities throughout the state. J. C. Penney Golden Rule Award Winners I Anne Mangan (left), principal at Rockefeller Elementary, poses with (center) Vivian Mangan, Rockefeller's PTA president and J. C. Penney Golden Rule Award Winner, and Beth Foti, a teacher of 4-year-olds at Rockefeller. Rockefeller, Booker and Woodruff elementary schools recently :cepted honors at the Golden Rule ards recognition ceremony in Little Rock. Vivian Mangan, Rockefellers PTA president, accepted the Crystal Award and a $1,000 check for the school for her volunteer efforts. Rebecca Merin, PTA president for Woodruff Elementary School, was selected as a finalist in the recognition and received $250 for the school. Booker Arts Magnet also received $250. Mangans win of the Crystal Award at the local level makes her automatically eligible for the j. C. Penney National Golden Rule Award. A win at the national event could mean a $10,000 contribution for the school. The annual award, which recognizes, honors and rewards volunteer service, is sponsored by J. C. Penney and the United Way Volunteer Center. A panel of community leaders selected five adult winners (group or individual), one youth winner 18 years or younger and one education award for an individual or group involved in K-12 education. fe life IpJj 1 iS Woodruff Elementary princ
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