Correspondence

LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE 810 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 Date: May 2, 1995 To: Ann Brown, Federal Monitor I I From: Re: ODM Correspondence In response to your memorandum of April 24, I would like to provide the following comment. No one is asking you to do any "funnelling." Ail I asked was for a courtesy copy of correspondence (such as you have forwarded to select board members) that is forwarded to my staff. What is wrong with that? My communications problem is not with my staff, but rather with those who seek to manage and not monitor. Henry P. Williams, Superintendent1 IS I Little Rock School District OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT J
-^v i, May 4, 1995 ^JAY3 1995 On'iSS Gf D: 1 'V!Ci':iiiv Ms. Ann Brown, Federal Monitor Office of Desegregation Monitoring 201 East Markham, Suite 501 Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Ms. Brown: The following letter has been sent to members of the boards of directors of the three Pulaski County school districts. This invitation, of course, is also extended to you. On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Little Rock School District I would like to invite you to attend a joint meeting of the Boards of Directors of Little Rock, North Little Rock, and Pulaski County Special School Districts. This meeting has been scheduled for Monday, May 22, 1995, 5:00 p.m., in the Governors Conference Room of the Arkansas State Capitol. We do not expect this meeting to last more than an hour or so, but we are hopeful that the initial meeting will lead to progressively productive dialogue in the future. Of course, school consolidation is a topic which not only our school districts, but all districts in Arkansas have an interest. If your board has items that you would like to include on the agenda for this meeting, please feel free to contact Mrs. Griffin at 324-2012. I look forward to seeing you. Sincerely, Henry P. Williams Superintendent of Schools bjg 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 324-2000 / Office of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown. Federal Monitor 201 East Markham. Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock. Arkansas 72201 (501)376.6200 Fax (501) 371-0100 May 9, 1995 Mrs. Rene Carson LRSD Instructional Resource Center 600 South Ringo Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Rene: 1 was so pleased to read about the 1995 Catalyst Award you've received from the Chemical Manufacturers Association. Congratulations! You richly deserve the recognition. I've always known you were catalytic, and so does everyone else who is fortunate enough to work with you. You never fail to be inspiring and energizing, not only to young students, but to us older folks too. As a monitor and a Mom, many thanks for all you continue to do for children and their teachers. You're such a treasure, and we're all very proud to claim you as a colleague. Sincerely yours. inn S. Brown I Sl'j iVtsi Mftrkhatn Streel Lntle Rock. .Vkansas 74801 (.501 )rta4 4000May 11, 1995 Little Rock School District MAY 1 2 1995 Office of Desegregation Monitoring Dear Public School Supporter, We've been asked by members of the business community to set up an exploratory meeting with a national nonprofit, "Parents for Public S" ch ools." A national representative will be in Little Rock on Thursday, May 18. You are invited to attend an informational meeting. We're asking you to come because we value your opinion. We'd like to have your input and feedback on this group and what, if anything, they can offer public education in our county. We are hosting three meetings: 9:00 a.n., 12:00 noon and 5:30 p.m. Meetings are expected to last about one hour. Choose the time that is most convenient for you. All meetings will be held in the Little Rock School District board room at 810 West Markham Street. Please RSVP to 324-2290 by May 16 so that we'll have a count for refreshments. others to attend. These are open meetings
you are welcome to invite We have enclosed a copy of the group's brochure for your perusal. We hope to see you on the 18th. Sincerely, Debbie Milam VIPS Coordinator Becky Parent Recruiter Coordinator 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)374-3361 PARENTS PUBLIC SCHOOLS What exactly is Parents for Public Schools ? Parents for Public Schools is a non-profit, grass-roots volunteer organization comprised primarily of parents who telieve their children receive the best available education in public schools, and who actively" recruit other parents to enroll their children into public schools. Parents for Public Schools seeks through its media campaigns to inform prospective school parents about the benefits of the diverse, high quality education available in e public schools. Parents for Public Schools has no official connection with any public school system. Do you have to be a parent to be a member of Parents for Public Schools ? Absolutely not. Membersliip is open to any person who supports our goals. While it is our experience that contact and testimony from a public school parent is the most powerful lobbying tool in convincing other parents to place their children in the public schools, all of our members mission is to encourage broad-based enrollment and support. How is Parents for Public Schools different from the PTA. or PTSA? Parents for Public Schools serves a very different purpose from the PTA. L'Itimately. the two oiganizations complement each other in significant ways. The primaiy function of Parents for Public .Schools is to recruit public .school students. Once those parents and students are in the public schixils. Parents for Public ScIkxiIs encour.iges atlivc participation in the PT/\ or IWSA. .A great . number of Parents for Public Schools parents are leaders in their children's school's PTA chapters. PTA is a child adx'ocac)' association in the local school dial is also affiliated on the state and national level. PTA seeks to influence legislation, school policies and parental involvement. If your school does not have a PTA or PTSA, we want to encourage you to start one. Why form a chapter of Parents for Public Schools Chapters have been founded in different communities for different reasons. In our founding city of Jackson, Mississippi, Parents for Public Schools was formed to help reverse 20 years of white flight from the public schools and to demonstrate and publicize the economic, social and business development benefits that came to cities with strong public schools. In other cities. Parents for Public Schools was organized to counter social or economic .stigmas placed upon families whose children attend public schools. While there are important advantages to public school education which are common to all public schools, every community has its own reasons to support its public school system. No matter what those reasons may be in your community, our staff can help get your chapter started and organized to reach your specific goals.What are the benefits to my community of forming a Parents for Public Schools chapter? It is hard indeed to summarize all the benefiLs that flow from increa.sed community commitment to public education. Quality public schools ensure economic growth by attracting industry and businesses to our cities. Another benefit which results from broad-based enrollment is an ethnic, social and economic cohesivenes,s in our communities, and a better place for all of us to live and work. Increased broad-based public school enrollment results in greater public involvement in school programs, increased corporate funding for schools, and increased voter support for school bond issues. What benefits does a Parents for Public Schools Chapter receive from the National office? First, affiliation with the national organization saves your chapter the considerable time, expense, and worry of applying for tax-exempt status. This makes raising money for your Parents for Public Schools programs much easier. We will provide you with the Parents for Public Schools Chapter Manual which contains all the information and documents you will need to create and sustain your own chapter. We will provide continuing support with ideas for fundraising, successful organizational events, advertising, and a world of other ways to get your group going and growing. What does it take to organize a Parents for Public Schools chapter? It takes a group of people with a commitment ' and a desire to work toward a common goal. It takes a willingness to talk to your friends and neighlxirs, and the ability- to get them to talk to their friends and neightors. It takes a willingness to go to business and community leaders to get their support and funding for Parents for Public Schools public awareness and media programs. In 1989 in Jackson, Mississippi, Parents for Public Schools was started with 26 parents. Two years later, we passed 700. It takes personal time and patience to build your chapter in your community, but the return to public schools is an idea whose time lias come. How is a Parents for Public Schools chapter structured? A chapter is formed by the incorporation of a non-profit corporation, election of directors and officers, adoption of bylaws and affiliation with Parents for Public Schools National. The national office will provide you with the necessary forms for your use, as well as bylaws for your adoption. Once a chapter is officially formed, there are plenty of tasks and committee assignments for eveiyone who wants to lend a hand. Among these are: School Networks Business Network Meetings/Progranis Data Bank Realtor Relations Fundraising/Grant.s Research Special Events .Media Publicity Newsletter .Membership l.'kimatcly, a succe.ssful Parents for Public .Sch(X)l.s chapter is organized to maximize the talents of each of its volunteer memlx'rs. Once you decide to organize a chapter, we'll provide all the infoniiation, documents, and technical advice you will need. Our chapters do everything ey possibly can to spread the good word about the excellent education.s their children are receiving in public schools. How do we get started? Simple. Talk to parents and other interested people in your community who share your commitment to public education, and ask them to join you in forming a Parents for Public Schools chapter. Then just fill out the attached form and drop it in the mail. We'll be back in touch with you soon with precise information on how to get your group organized into a Parents for Public Schools chapter. Thank you for learning more about Parents for Public Schools, and for your interest in public education. NATIONAL OFFICE P.O. Box 1280' lackson. MS W236-2807 (6011 982-1222 F.AX (601) 982-0002 Thomas S. Howorth President Jo.shua J. Wiener Vice President Renee S. Jone- Secrelaiy Macy B. Han Treasurer SanJrj K. .Murley Execniire Director Ashley Watters Assisltiiil III Ihe DirectorOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 {501)376-6200 Fax (501) 371-0100 May 17, 1995 Mr. Duane Barbour Pulaski Heights Junior High School 401 North Pine Street Little Rock, AR 72205 Dear Mr. Barbour: Congratulations to you and the members of the Pulaski Heights Junior High Beginning Band, Advanced Band, and Saxophone Quartet for the splendid concert last Monday night! 1 dont think Ive ever heard a finer performance by such young musicians. The entire program was presented with poise and professionalism, and with careful attention to intonation, phrasing, ensemble, and over all musicality that resulted in a beautiful performance. 1 am so impressed with the tremendous progress these groups have in the short time youve been their director. Their growth attests to your superior skill both in instruction and in motivating your students to work hard and reach for their best. Im also impressed with the well-rounded and sophisticated musical education youre offering your students, as demonstrated by the carefully selected concert program, which featured a well-chosen balance of classical, traditional, and contemporary pieces. My opinion is also the result of being a parent of one of your students. From listening to my sons comments and practice at home. Im very much aware that youre providing a high quality musical education for your classes. Tlie only negative note last Monday evening for both the performers and the audience was the lack of air conditioning. As a fellow musician, 1 know how profoundly temperature and humidity affect both instruments and players. Nonetheless, you kept your professional cool, and sweated through tlie program with no less grace, composure, and good humor. My sincere thanks and commendations to both you and your students for your remarkable achievements and a most enjoyable musical evening. 1 hope you will convey my congratulations and appreciation to your classes. Sincerely yours, .. Ann S. Brown CC: Mona Briggs1^* 0 6 / 2 0 / 1 5 15:29 FROM JOHN Id.WALKER P.A. 3U-^ -urr iwC TO 3710100 P. 02. KOBng Lettle Rock School District OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT May 18, 1995 Mr. Jerry Malone, Attorney at Law Friday, Eldredge & Clark. P,A. First Commercial Bank Building. 20th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Jerry: pe date(s) you have asked me to block off on mv calendar fnr hearing have been blocked for a previously schedui<.d , . . ' a court a previously scheduled comminnent. I have ^=rl, aLd conference for Urban Superintendents. This event has been planned * fit an event over The dates scheduled for the hearing fall at the start of r^uir. that I toto da of a flX an organized forum to discuss issues and problems that compound the role of superintendents and make schools unbearable to serve. the urban many of the children we I would not want to miss out on this opportunity. Therefore, I ask that sk to schedule dto hearing h. the hearing be held to in your letter of May 16, at a later date. Sincerely, Henry P. Iliams Superintendent of Schools06x20/1995 15:29 FROM JOHN U.UflLKER P . fl. TO 0 1 0 0 P. 01 JOHN W. WALKER, P.A. ATTORNEY AT LAW 1723 Broadway Little Rock. Arkansas 72206 Telephone (501) 374-3758 FAX (501) 3744187 1 JOHN W. walker RALRH WASHINGTON MARK BURNETTE,^ AUSTIN PORTER, JR. TO
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y - '1.. DujP MX J * LnTLE Rock School District OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT May 31, 1995 b 7^ d Ms. Ann Brown Office of Desegregation Monitoring 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, AR 72201 iVtCi" Dear Ms. Brown: In response to a letter we received from Charity Smith please find enclosed for your review the Spring 1994 School Climate/Human Relations Survey results for schools which are using the perceptual data to develop school improvement plans (from all cycle five schools), along with blank photo copies of the parent, student and teacher survey forms. The cycle five schools are listed below
Hall High Dunbar Jr. High Southwest Jr. High Henderson Jr. High Carver Elementary Badgett Elementary Geyer Springs Elementary Mabelvale Elementary M.L. King Elementary Gibbs Magnet Elementary Meadowcliff Elementary Rockefeller Elementary If you have any questions please call. Sincerely, Henry P. Williams Superintendent of Schools Enclosure cc: Charity Smith, Education Lead Planner Desegregation Monitoring Frank Anthony, Administrative/Resource Team ^7 LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT Planning, Research and Evaluation 810 West Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 I'
Li MEMORANDUM !i 5 ?995 TO: Charity Smith, Lead Education Planner, Desegregation Monitoring OihCS vf Ds
:3' r/sCjiuCl Jiiy FROM: RE: T. Robert Glowers, Director Request for School Climate/Human Relations Survey Results DATE: June 2, 1995 The School Climate/Human Relations survey results that you requested to be sent to the Office of Desegregation Monitoring in your letter of May 16, 1995 to Dr. Henry Williams were forwarded by my office to Ms. Ann Brown, Office of Desegregation Monitoring. It was brought to my attention this morning that those survey results were intended to go to the Office of Desegregation Monitoring unit at the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). I apologize for the misinterpretation on my part and for any inconvenience this may have caused. The requested information is being redirected to ADE per this memorandum. Please find enclosed the School Climate/Human Relations survey results from spring 1994 for the following cycle five schools listed below: HaUHigh Dunbar Jr. High Southwest Jr. High Henderson Jr. High Carver Elementary Badgett Elementary Geyer Springs Elementary Mabelvale Elementary M.L. King Elementary Gibbs Magnet Elementary Meadowcliff Elementary Rockefeller Elementary Also enclosed are photocopies of the teacher, student, and parent survey instruments Please contact me if you have questions or need additional information. Enclosures cc: Dr. Henry P. Williams, Superintendent of Schools Ms. Ann Brown, Office of Desegregation Monitoring Mr. Frank Anthony, ADE, Administrative/Resource Team ade odnidocOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown. Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)376.6200 Fax (501) 371.0100 June 2, 1995 Dr. Henry P. Williams Little Rock School District 810 W. Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Hank
Today I received a package which contained a number of 1994 LRSD School Climate/Human Relations Surveys. Your cover letter, which was copied to Charity Smith and Frank Anthony, indicated that these forms had been requested by Ms. Smith. However, Ms. Smith is not an employee of ODM. Rather, she works for the Arkansas Department of Education, where she monitors desegregation for the State. Therefore, 1 am returning tliese forms so you may forward them to Ms. Smith. Sincerely yours. in S. Brown Enc. cc: Charity Smith Frank AnthonyOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 376.6200 Fax (501) 371 -0100 June 2, 1995 Dr. Henry P. Williams Little Rock School District 810 W. Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Hank: Today 1 received a package which contained a number of 1994 LRSD School Climate/Human Relations Surveys. Your cover letter, which was copied to Charity Smith and Frank Anthony, indicated that these forms had been requested by Ms. Smith. However, Ms. Smith is not an employee of ODM. Rather, she works for the Arkansas Department of Education, where she monitors desegregation for the State. Therefore, 1 am returning these forms so you may forward them to Ms. Smith. Sincerely yours. n S. Brown Enc. cc: Charity Smith Frank Anthony'S3 '* I b 1 it LnTLE Rock School District OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT May 31, 1995 G ' 3 Ms. Ann Brown OflBce of Desegregation Monitoring 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, AR 72201 3/ 'G-j,CEv
''cniiofjng Dear Ms. Brown: In response to a letter we received from Chanty Smith please find enclosed for your review the Spring 1994 School Climate/Human Relations Survey results for schools which are using the perceptual data to develop school improvement plans (from all cycle five schools), along with blank photo copies of the parent, student and teacher survey forms. The cycle five schools are listed below
Hall High Dunbar Jr. High Southwest Jr. High Henderson Jr. High Carver Elementary Badgett Elementary Geyer Springs Elementary Mabelvale Elementary M.L. King Elementary Gibbs Magnet Elementary Meadowcliff Elementary Rockefeller Elementary If you have any questions please call. Sincerely, Henry P. Williams Superintendent of Schools Enclosure cc
Charity Smith, Education Lead Planner Desegregation Monitoring Frank Anthony, Administrative/Resource Team 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)334-2000 fl LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT Planning, Research and Evaluation 810 West Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 D' MEMORANDUM Ju'j 2 !995 TO: Charity Smith, Lead Education Planner, Desegregation Monitoring OfiiCS Qf DsSv0i wiCiiikviiiiy FROM: RE: 'r. Robert Glowers, Director Request for School Climate/Human Relations Survey Results DATE: June 2, 1995 The School Climate/Human Relations survey results that you requested to be sent to the Office of Desegregation Monitoring in your letter of May 16, 1995 to Dr. Henry Williams were forwarded by my office to Ms. Ann Brown, Office of Desegregation Monitoring. It was brought to my attention this morning that those survey results were intended to go to the Office of Desegregation Monitoring unit at the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). I apologize for the misinterpretation on my part and for any inconvenience this may have caused. The requested information is being redirected to ADE per this memorandum. Please find enclosed the School Climate/Human Relations survey results from spring 1994 for the following cycle five schools listed below: Hall High Dunbar Jr. High Southwest Jr. High Henderson Jr. High Carver Elementory Badgett Elementary Geyer Springs Elementary Mabelvale Elementary M.L. King Elementary Gibbs Magnet Elementary Meadowcliff Elementary Rockefeller Elementary Also enclosed are photocopies of the teacher, student, and parent survey instruments Please contact me if you have questions or need additional information. Enclosures cc: Dr. Henry P. Williams, Superintendent of Schools Ms. Ann Brown, Office of Desegregation Monitoring Mr. Frank Anthony, ADE, Administrative/Resource Team ade odmdocex,: RECEIVED June 29, 1995 JUL 5 1995 Dr. Henry Williams, Superintendent LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 W. Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 Office of Desegregation Monitoring REFERENCE: SELECTION OF PRINCIPAL CARVER MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Dear Dr. Williams: As PTA Co-Presidents of Carver Magnet Elementary School for the 1995-1996 School Year, Dewey Fitzhugh and myself, on behalf of the Carver Magnet Elementary PTA, would like to thank you for your support and selection of Mrs. Diane Barksdale as the permanent principal at Carver Magnet Elementary School. We believe that, with Mrs. Barksdale's proven record of success and the energized momentum, the upcoming school year at Carver will be great! We are looking ahead to another exciting and fun filled year of working together with the teachers and students, as well as with the Little Rock School District to achieve the objectives and goals that we have set for the 1995-1996 year. Again, thank you for believing in Mrs. Barksdale, the Carver Magnet Teachers and Staff, PTA, Students and Supporters. Sincerely, W^i Caradine, Co-President r^pwpv PitTbiiffb r'r_PrAC'ir1<>nt Dewey Fitzhugh, Co-President cc: Magnet Review Committee Ann Brown OFFICE OF DESEGREGA'TION MONITORING Margaret Gremillion ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT - ELEMENTARY Sadie Mitchell ASSISTANT SUPERIN'TENDENT - ELEMENTARY Dick Hurley LRSD HUMAN RESOURCES LRSD Board MembersLITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS 810 WEST MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201 RECEIVKO July 5, 1995 TO: All Principals and Supervisors FROM: Ntorgaret Grenuliii THROUGH: SUBJECT: JUL 1 0 1995 Offiw of Dssegrsgaiiof) isistant Superintendent - ^T^Sadie Mitchell, Assistmt Superintendent e: fWiUi T^perintendent Principals Institute: "Pathway to ExceUence - 1995-96" All Principals^' Pl^: Date: Little Rock Hilton, 925 University Avenue Monday, July 17 ~ 8:30-4:30 Tuesday, July 18 -- 8:30-4:30 -Lunch win be provided- Eleineniary Principals Only Place: Date: IRC Friday, July 21 - 9:00-2:00 Lunch win be provided All Principals Place: Date: Parkview High School Monday, July 31 (1:00-4:30) Thursday, August 3 (8:00-3:30) - Lunch on your own. Friday, August 4 (8:00-12:00) Monitoring We want to welcome you back and express our sincere pleasure in having the opportunity to work together in getting a new school year started. A listing of the dates and places for the Principals Institute has been provided for you in order to have your calendar cleared for the Institute. The programs will be ready for you at registration on July 17. Dr. Williams has requested that principals contact their assistant principal(s) and invite them to attend the Institute and luncheon on both days. AU supervisors and department heads are also requested to attend both sessions and the luncheons. AU of the instructional and support personnel along with some of our principals have worked hard to make this Institute both motivational and informative to everyone. We are looking forward to seeing all of you at the EUlton.(J LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE 810 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 (501)324-2012 Date
July II, 1995 To: Mr. John Walker Mr. Richard Roachell Mr. Chris Heller Mr. Jerry Malone Mrs. Ann Brown A**" ' i \ From: LiniwTondexter Re: Initial Meeting As agreed in our meetings last week, I am attempting to schedule a mutuafly convenient date ^d fime for the first joint meeting of the parties to the desegregation lawsuit At the initial meeting we will select a time for all future regularly scheduled meetings. Please check your calendar to fovorable Call Beverly Griffin a X*^ch of the following dates would be most 24-2012 to advise ofyounpreference. Wednesday, July 12 Thursday, July 13 Friday, July 14 / 9:00 ajn. 2:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 1 feel strongly that we should meet thia week. \ suggest an alternative date foi attention to this request. that is not possible for you, please week. Thank you for your prompt leetingr I I I f I I Little Rock School District OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT RECBVEd Jill I 7 W5 July 12, 1995 Office of Desegregaiion Monitoring Ms. Ann Brown Office of Desegregation Mon. 201 E. Markham, Suite 510 Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Ms. Brown: I would like to extend to you an invitation to attend an exciting community briefing on Wednesday, July 19 at 5:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Little Rock School District at 810 West Markham. The focus of this briefing is to provide a special report to community leaders regarding the progress of the strategic planning process and the current status of the desegregation plan. Following the special report to the community, a question and answer session will be held. This briefing session will be broadcast five on Channel 4 Cable TV. Thank you for your continued support of the Little Rock School District. Looking forward to seeing you on July 19th. Sincerely, (? Henry P. Williams Superintendent of Schools 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 324-2000 RECE^iD Jill I 7 1995 LnTLE Rock School District OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT J 1 J ORice of Desegregation Moniioring July 12, 1995 Ms. Melissa Guildin, Assoc. Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Ms. Guildin: I would like to extend to you an invitation to attend an exciting community briefing on Wednesday, July 19 at 5:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Little Rock School District at 810 West Markham. The focus of this briefing is to provide a special report to community leaders regarding the progress of the strategic planning process and the current status of the desegregation plan. Following the special report to the community, a question and answer session will be held. This briefing session will be broadcast live on Channel 4 Cable TV. Thank you for your continued support of the Little Rock School District. Looking forward to seeing you on July 19th. Sincerely, Henry P. Williams Superintendent of Schools 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 73201 (501) 324-2000 F. Y. I. Date: Ann I'-JI [J* Bill Bob 3 ^^^Gene 8 Horace I Margie Melissa Polly Return to: Linda t I I e ..W K7 i<c'^ '^e>/y) /L of' A ''zi J jt. Jk I \ A r^Sr<. r ^,4-4^.2x 'h c 7l O'July 24, 1995 Office of Desegregation Monitoring Ann Brown, Chairman 201 East Markham Street, #510 Little Rock, AR 72201 JUL 2 6 1995 Dear Ms. Brown: Office of Desegregation Monitoring Please accept my apology for not signing this letter. I am a teacher in the Little Rock School District who happens to be an African American, and I have two children in district schools. one of them at Hall High and another one bound for Hall. Neither my children nor I are trusting enough at this point for our names to be given and possibly passed around. We will come forth if we need to, however, as will others I have recently spoken with. My concern is this. Last year the only African American counselor at Hall resigned in the middle of the year and was replaced with a white counselor. We understood the need for filling the position for the rest of the year, so we did not voice our concern that this made Hall the only secondary school in Little Rock with no African American counselor. We assumed it was temporary. Now we learn that no change was made over the summer and that as it stands now. Hall will open the year STILL being the only secondary school with an all-white counseling staff. Ms. Brown, this is not acceptable, is totally unfair to the African American students at Hall, and shows an insensitivity on Dr. Anderson's part. Now that he has left Hall, rumors are that he will be replaced with another white person since replacing him with an African American would make all Little Rock District principals black. Frankly we would be much better served by having both an African American principal (Hall has never had one, you know) and at least one African American counselor, but the latter is a must. As I said before, it is hard to understand why it was even considered as an option beyond the temporary until the end of the year situation. Can you imagine this being allowed to occur at ANY other Little Rock School District high school? any everybody knows it. It wouldn't have, not for one minute. Please intervene while there is still time to make a change. We are not asking for much and are not asking for ANYTHING all other secondary schools already have, which is to give us at least one African American counselor. If we have to petition Judge Wright, we will. though, we dread doing this. Thank you for your time. As I said. We would rather it be handled professionally. cc: Ms. Jo Evelyn Elston, counseling supervisor Mr. John Walker3^ <k) --A Arkansas DEPARTMENT of EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL- LITTLE ROCK. ARKANSAS 72201-1071 (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director. General Education Division July 28, 1995 TO
Gene Wilhoit, Director Arkansas Department of Education Henry williams. Superintendent Little Rock School District FROM: Gayle Potter, Lead Planner, Design Team SUBJECT: Recommendations from the Variables Committee The Variables Committee began meeting on May 13, 1994, and concluded with recommendations on July 27, 1995. Members of the committee include Robert Glowers, Gene Parker, and Sterling Ingram from the Little Rock School District, as well as Vicki Gray, Bob Kerr, and Gayle Potter from the Arkansas Department of Education. The committee was joined at times by others: Russ Mayo of the Little Rock School District and Gene Jones of the Office of Desegregation Monitoring. The Variables Committee provides within this document a description of the problem around which it was convened. a definition of important intervening variables which affect student achievement, a brief discussion of the assessment or testing instrument, and attachments with expert opinion. Problem Statement: There is a perception of a student achievement gap that is racially based, as evidenced by results on large-scale assessments. Considerations for Problem.- Large scale assessment data analysis has been limited to Data should be reviewed in the context of race and gender alone. the following four critical variables which intervene to affect achievement .- socio-economic status, family structure, parent education level, and early childhood education.12:19 07/28/95' SU INTEC' SF-121(J PfiGE-ac Definitions of Variables: Socio-Economic Status: As determined by free and reduced lunch eligibility Collect SSS data from free and reduced lunch information
also make use of the family link identifier Family Structure: Household where student lives most of the time (both parents, father only, mother only, father and stepmother*, mother and stepfather. foster parents, legal guardian, other) Collect family structure data from the Pupil Information Form Parent Education Level: Highest level of education comoleted by mother/father/legal guardian (e.g., elementary school, junior high, high school graduate. college, college graduate, school, other) some trade Collect parent education level by adding to the Pupil Information Form Early Childhood Education: Any of a variety of organized pre-kindergarten experiences, such as Headstart, hippy, 4-year old programs, other pre-school Collect this data from the Pupil Information Form ASSESSMENT OR TESTING INSTRUMENT: The language of the settlement requires the composite scores of Little Rock School District black students (excluding special education students) to be 90% or greater of the"" composite scores of Little Rock School District white students (excluding special education students) on a standardized test agreed upon by the State and the Little Rock School District, This may occur at any date between the settlement agreement and December 31, 2000. -2-i
2007. Sz 05 SU INTEC SF-1210 PhGE 03 Committee discussions around "standardized testing" included criterion-referenced tests, performance assessments, portfolios, and norm-referenced tests. The Minimum Performance Test has been abandoned, the new criterion-referenced tests based on the Curriculum Frameworks are under development, and no statewide criterion-referenced testing instrument is currently available. The Arkansas Direct Writing Assessment is not comprehensive enough for the settlement purposes. Mathematic English Language Arts and Portfolios are under development, but it will take several years of professional development with teachers before reliable scores could be produced for settlement purposes. The only standardized test currently in use in the State and District is the state-adopted norm referenced test. However, based on our research and the expert opinions from psychometricians, we have formed the opinion that a norm-referenced testing instrument has a different purpose than the ettlement purpose and uses metrics which are not well suited to the requirements of the settlement agreement. A norm-refarenced testing instrument is intended to compare the achievement of students within the District to the achievement : student within the standardization group. Therefore, it would be appropriate to compare the achievement of black students Little Rock to the achievement of black students in the standardization group and to compare the achievement of whit in students in Little Rock to the achievement of white students in the standardization group. standard outlined in the settlement. But that comparison is not the Nevertheless, if a norm-referenced test is used to determine the achievement levels of black students white students in the Little Rock School District for settlement purposes, scaled scores or raw scores would appear to be the better metrics to use. according to expert opinion. (See attachments.) However, we have been informed that "outside of the settlement mandate, such calculations would have little relevance." (See Phillips' attachment.) If a norm-referenced testing instrument is used. the committee consensus is that the state-mandated grade levels for testing should be the focus of the application of the 90% rule. The two attachments are opinions from Joanne Lenke, Executive vice President and psychometrician at Psychological Corporation and an independent response by Susan Phillips, psychometrician. lawyer and faculty member of Michigan State University. Also I have included a folder of working papers from the committee for your perusal. Please contact me if you would like to meet with the Variable Committee for discussion. a time convenient to both your schedules. We shall be happy to do so at -3-12:21- 0' 8/ 95' SU INTEC SF-1210 PAGE 04 Pr5m r' 5.E. PHILLIPS PHONE No. : 517 349 7874 Jul.23 1395 1:34Ri PHILLIPS, OONSOLTANT 9991 I r I A k < A R * 1 t 0OVI OfHQJ OX M I r 1 ft r Ntohlft I t 9>iT*rBltT pHeaft ( O I . I . >>>->(>< N r 4 ft 1 4 0 k ft 0 , < 1 T I > X r I t. < 11 ( < TOf MSNORANDaX Onyic* Pottor^ XK Dapt of Bdufl. moMt Ruonn Phill <-p DATS I July 21, 1995 RXl Raaponoa to Raoommandat ton trom JOAfin* I hftva ravlawod tho you forwardod to wo. momo and auppoirbtng daauiflantatlon from Joanna Lanka that Dr. Lanka Ruwfflarlzed the losuea involved in choosing hae provided uaaful data and nuoetnctly
a metric for the mandats of ths Little asttlement. Before commenting specifically on the 90% reguirament and teat acoro alternatives, I offer a few general comments regarding my interpretation of the language of the settlement. Rook test acorn I specifIcRlly Offer on The Litt la Rock Sett lament Aggewimant y phraeee in the portion of the Little Rook settlement shared with me which must bo defined in order to Implamont its tarmfl. the portion The following are aoma thoughta about theae definitiona. tiino" indicotea that the event need happen -- ---------any time period during the echool and can be measured at only ones year. ~ the scanrord is a nationally normed, standardized achievement toot of high payohometric quality, If Liluin instrument, it would bo a logical choice "atandardlted teat" the scajiford ia a If Little for the settlement mandate. 3. H oompoaite acorea" intent that the uas of mm termuioiogy auggsata an the maaauremant be a total Bcote or one that aggregatea academic subject areas. With reapect to the uas be a thin terminology auggeata performance across acaaemio aubject areas. With respect atnnfard, this suggests that either the Basic Battery or Coojplato be used. The choice may bo affected by wording in of sattloment. ' Battery sooren other parts that the For example, if inequity in baoic ^ho basic battery score may bo most appropriate. Alternatively, if sweeping statemonte have been made about equalizing the totality of education, score may be more appropriate. nkilla ie alluded to, if Btatemonta the broader complete battery-----------1: 1' 07. 2S/?' ' SWINTEC SF-i210 PAGE 05 Little Rock Settlement . . , p. 2 4 . aduoafcion otudnntn" thin probably ofcudonta in tho I-Ittlo Rook eohooln who have *n ISP refers at the to all time of hnnh1 ng, plaead Praaumablyr studenta in aduoation opoolsl ahudanta aduoation would referrod for evaluation but not yat ba taatad. SCO olaarly Although apaoial exempted by the language ot the eattlomant, what about othor groups such as vocational students, abaantaas, or atudenta with qualifying dtsabilitloo under flootion 6047 oe aa What aooomfflodatiouB will ba available for nonqualifying atudenta with dioabilitioe (e.g,, a non-npacial education atudant with dyoloxia viaually impairod atudont in tho regular ith limited Kngliah profioionoy be teated? olaaaroora^ 7 or a Will atudantn 5. "White students" only those of Buropeen ancestry? does this include all Which gradaa are to What non-blftck students or about hiapanic Americans? ba Included, must all grades be tested? results for different grades to ba combined? How are 6. "90% or greater" the asttlament language aeams to indicate an intent for the mean score of blacks to he at Imm- p'- mean score for whites. be least nine tenths of ths tims frame and This may be obstacles to an unrealistic expectation given be overcome. Little Rock has approximately five years to overcome learning deficits and the affects of povorty which have developed over students' ItfetimsB. City, which has desegregation spent orders. has millionB I bean Achievement test scores. on unable the public Sven Kansas schools under to significantly increase In defining a presumption of discrimination tho foderal does not refer government has supported an in the employment arena, applicants hired. to heat Thus, scores but to 80% rule. under thia the Howovor, the 80% percent of available applicants are hired, at least 58% must also be hired to avoid Moreover, if an employer fails this a rule, if 70* of qualified white of qualified minority applicants presumption of discrimination. opportunity to demonstrate actions. a test, the employer still has an compelling interest to Justify its In cases such as between minority Dobra P-, at issue. and majority large differentials tn passing rates adminlBtrators to In such cases, the insure that earn a high school diploma. atudenta on graduation tests have been courts have imposed duties on tost minority students had a fair chance to minority scores to ba a certain However, these courts have not required req\irement seems to suggest an percentage of majority scores. entitlement to Such n rather than an equal opportunity to achieve. a specified outcome ChPQBinq a Type of Score I agreo with Dr, Lanka that none of the major types of standardised teat ooteo are well ouited to the requlremonta the Little Rock settlomont. Beoauoo no longitudinal oomparlsons none of a simple interpratstion of raw score are required, tho language lends itself to diffarencas. One might, for example,Office of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor Date: August 9, 1995 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 376-6200 Fax (501) 371 -0100 To: Hank Williams From: in Brown Subject: School Principals, Assistant Principals, and Selection Process The new school year is just around the corner. 1 understand that the district conducted pre-school registration this week on August 7 and 8, school staff will be reporting for duty next Monday, August 14, and the children will begin classes a week later on August 21. 1 need a current listing of principals and assistant principals. 1 also want some information pursuant to ODMs 1994 monitoring report on involvement in the principal selection process. Please send me the following information: 1. A current listing by school of each principal and assistant principal. Include each individuals name, race, gender, and number of years in the position at the school to which he or she is currently assigned. If the individual has been assigned to the position this year for the first time, indicate the number of years as "new." 1 need this list no later than 4:00 p.m. by the end of the day tomorrow. August 10. 2. Describe the process the district followed in interviewing and selecting each principal. By school, indicate when interview teams were used, and list the composition of the committee by name, race, gender, and affiliation (e.g. parent, Joshua representative,, teacher, etc.). Please provide this information as soon as possible, no later than August 15, 1995. 3. Describe the participation of the Incentive School Staffing Committees and representatives from the Magnet Review Committee, naming the individuals who took part in the interviews by name, race, gender, and affiliation. Please provide this information as soon as possible, no later that August 15, 1995. 4. Indicate the date(s) each interview committee met, and whether or not the candidates recommended by the committee were actually selected for the principalship for which the candidate interviewed. Please provide this information as soon as possible, no later that August 15, 1995. Thank you very much. CC: Chris Heller jerry MaloneOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor Date: August 9, 1995 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)376-6200 Fax (501) 371-0100 To: Hank Williams From: in Brown Subject: School Principals, Assistant Principals, and Selection Process The new school year is just around the comer. 1 understand that the district conducted pre-school registration this week on August 7 and 8, school staff will be reporting for duty next Monday, August 14, and the children will begin classes a week later on August 21. I need a current listing of principals and assistant principals. I also want some information pursuant to ODMs 1994 monitoring report on involvement in the principal selection process. Please send me the following information: 1. A current listing by school of each principal and assistant principal. Include each individuals name, race, gender, and number of years in the position at the school to which he or she is currently assigned. If the individual has been assigned to the position this year for the first time, indicate the number of years as "new." 1 need this list no later than 4:00 p.m. by the end of the day tomorrow, August 10. 2. Describe the process the district followed in interviewing and selecting each principal. By school, indicate when interview teams were used, and list the composition of the committee by name, race, gender, and affiliation (e.g. parent, Joshua representative,, teacher, etc.). Please provide this information as soon as possible, no later than August 15, 1995. 3. Describe the participation of the Incentive School Staffing Committees and representatives from the Magnet Review Committee, naming the individuals who took part in the interviews by name, race, gender, and affiliation. Please provide this information as soon as possible, no later that August 15, 1995. 4. Indicate the date(s) each interview committee met, and whether or not the candidates recommended by the committee were actually selected for the principalship for which the candidate interviewed. Please provide this information as soon as possible, no later that August 15, 1995. Thank you very much. CC: Chris Heller jerry Malone >< 4 ^7 Office of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 376.6200 Fax (SOI) 371 <1100 Date: August 9, 1995 To: Russ Mayo From: Brown Subject: McClellan Community School As Im sure you know, the McClellan Community School program was incorporated into the current LRSD desegregation plan at the behest of the Little Rock School District Board of Directors, with the concurrence of the parties and the approval of the Court. As such, it is an important aspect of desegregation in the district. 111 appreciate the following current information about McClellan: 1. Please explain the statement, which appears in your July 13, 1994 memorandum to Dr. Williams, that "McClellan was a reduction which does not require a plan change." 1 am puzzled by this assertion, because the desegregation plan clearly establishes McClellan as a community school, and court orders (for example, those of August 4, 1992 and December 30, 1992) have reemphasized the importance of the community school, the Advisoiy Council, and an adequate budget for the program. 2. Page 94 of the LRSD desegregation plan promises that ODM and other groups will regularly receive reports on the progress of the community school and any recommendations for changes. Please forward to me the school districts report on the status and progress of the McClellan Community School for the 1994-95 school year. 3. 1 note that the McClellan Community School is among those desegregation obligations that does not appear in your listing of "Obligations from the Pulaski County Desegregation Case" dated August 1995. Because the community school has been prominently featured in both the desegregation plan and court orders, please explain why it was omitted from your listing. Tlianks for your assistance. S-U.' ? J J WSSSJSJS^ Little Rock School District - OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT RPp^^ August 10, 1995 4UG / ] Office Of Oesesregafo iVfcniioMnj Ann Brown, Federal Monitor Office of Desegregation Monitoring 201 East Markliam, Suite 510 Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Ms. Brown: We received your fax yesterday in the District office after District hours. The information you have requested is not available at this time and will not be available until sometime Monday. Given the fact that we are currently involved with preparing for the Board meeting tonight, a court appearance tomorow, and opening of school in one week, your request seems to me unreasonable and comes at a time when district staff are extremely pressed for time. For me to pull someone off their assigned task to fill your request would delay the District in our preparations for the opening of school. Sincerely, Superintendent of Schools 810 West Markham street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)324-2000 Little Rock School District MEMORANDUM AUG 1 5^ 1995 To: From: Date: Ann Brown, Federal Monitor Russ Mayo, Associate Superintendent jijtL August 15, 1995 Office of Dose: if'-. Subject: Response to memorandum of August 9, 1995 The following is a response to your memorandum of August 9, 1995. My response to each of the three items is as follows: 1. We did not feel it necessary to do a plan modification for the McClellan Community School because all components of the program are being offered. We could find no reference to a minimum amount of money that must be budgeted for the program. Some money will come from other sources for this next school year. That which appears in our plan is more an historical account than specific action to be taken. The only exception is on page 94 as you have noted
2. We have reviewed page 94 of the desegregation plan relating to the McClellan Community School. The appropriate items from that page have been added to our list of obligations. I have requested a report of the status and progress of the McClellan Community School. When I receive it, I will forward it to you
and, 3. As noted in item 1 above, obligations relating to McClellan Community School have been added to the list. It now appears as a listing. If you have other questions, please let me know. C: Dr. Henry P. Williams, Superintendent Chris Heller, LRSD Attorney Jerry Malone, LRSD Attorney M.UCCU1.00C3 c 'r. Little Rock School District Q August 16, 1995 AUG 2 j J995 TO: Dr. Henry Williams, Superintendent OffiCQ of DeSS'^fg
Jaiion /'vicniicrspy FROM: Dr. Rid iirector-Human Resources SUBJECT: Ms. Ann Browns Request for Information (dated 8-9-95) I have, at your request, put together the information as requested, by item number. Item #1: Current Listing of Principals/Assist Principals by name, race, gender, and length of time in current position. Response - Provided as Attachment I Item #2: Interview and Selection Process Response - Provided as Attachment II Item #3: Involvement of Staffing Committees and Magnet Review Committee. Response - The Incentive School Staffing Committees were not utilized, per se. There may/may not have been members of the Committee on the team as appointed per Item #2. The Magnet Review Committee was involved to the extend that the Executive Director was apprised of each interview schedule and Ms. Sadie Mitchell, who participated on several of the teams, is a member of the Committee. Item #4: Days committee met, recommendations, and person selected. Response - Provided as Attachment III If you require additional information, please dont hesitate to let me know. 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)824-2000 ADMIN3.EXC SCHOOL CENTRAL HALL HIGH METROPOLITAN JAFAIR PARKVIEW McClellan ALT. LEARN CTR HENDERSON CLOVERDALE JR mabelvale JR. DUNBAR MAGNET MANN MAGNET FOREST HEIGHTS PULASKI HEIGHTS TITLE PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. ASST, PRINC. ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC DIRECTOR VOV. TECH VOC. ADMIN. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. NAME R. HOWARD B. JAMES VACANT N. ROUSSEAU W. MORRIS G. BRADFORD M. BREWSTER J. POWELL L. WATSON C. GREEN C. SPRINGER M. PETERSON W. BROADNAX A. FINCH B. BURR V. SMITH, JR. J. BABBS D. BOOTH A. HANSEN M. WOODS J. CARTER B. GRAHAM E. HAWKS C. WALKER W.MARSHALAK J. WASHINGTON J. MOSBY V. LINDBERG G. PITTS C. MASON D. DUERR D. PATTERSON J. FULLERTON M. GREEN R. WILLIAMS L.BROWN E. HUDSON D. JAMES M. LACEY VACANT J. MATTHIS W. WOODS D. BENAGE P. MCMURRAY D. WHITEHORN M. BRIGGS R. KNIGHTEN D. BERRY RACE BL BL CAU BL CAU CAU BL BL BL BL BL BL CAU CAU BL BL BL CAU BL BL BL CA CA CA CA BL CA CA BL CA BL CA BL CA CA BL BL BL BL BL CA BL CA CA BL CA GENDER M F F M F F M F F M M M F F M M M F F M F M F M M M F F F F M M F M F F M F M M M F M F M F Page 1 YRS IN POSITION TWO TWO FOUR NEW NEW SEVEN FIVE NEW TWO TWO NEW ONE ONE NEW THREE TEN THREE SIX THIRTEEN FIVE ONE THREE FIVE ONE NEW NEW ONE SIX ONE FOUR EIGHT ACTING EIGHT EIGHT NEW FOUR THREE SEVEN FIFTEEN EIGHT ONE THREE SEVEN ONE NEW NEWSOUTHWEST BADGETT BALE BASELINE BOOKER MAGNET BRADY CARVER MAGNET CHICOT CLOVERDALE EL. DODD FAIR PARK FOREST PARK FRANKLIN FULBRIGHT GARLAND GEYER SPRINGS GIBBS MAGNET JEFFERSON M.L. KING MABELVALE ELEM MCDERMOTT MEADOWCLIFF MITCHELL OTTER CREEK P. HEIGHTS EL RIGHTSELL ROCKEFELLER ROMINE TERRY WAKEFIELD WASHINGTON WATSON PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL J. NEELEY A. MUNNS D. SMITH M. GOLSTON B. ANDERSON E.COX C. SIMMONS D. HALL A. KEOWN M.BARKSDALE Y. SCOTT O. PRESLAR E. CLEVELAND F. FIELDS F. DONOVAN S. BRANCH V. ASHLEY E. DUNBAR VACANT M. HUFFMAN B. JONES L. WARD J. DAVENPORT B. RAPER F. HOBBS F. CAWTHON H. HARRIS J. HARKEY VACANT N. WILLIAMS M. OLIVER f<. SMITH J. WORM M.BASSA C. TEETER L. CARTER S. BROOKS A. MANGAN B. BANKS S. DAVIS K. GREENLEE G. ZEIGLER T. PHILLIPS L. WILSON K. BUCHANAN S. BEARD T. COURTNEY ASST. PRINC. V. ROBINSON ADM1N3.EXC CA BL BL BL CA BL CA BL BL CA BL CA BL BL CA BL BL BL CA BL BL CA CA BL CA BL BL CA BL CA BL CA BL CA BL BL CA BL BL CA BL CA BL BL CA CA BL M F M F F F F F F F F M F M F M F F M F M F F F F F M F F M F M F F F F F F F F F F F F F F Page 2 ONE ONE NEW EIGHT ONE NEW FOUR NEW NEW NEW ONE EIGHT TWO TWO NEW TWO EIGHT NEW THIRTEEN SEVEN NEW NEW NEW NEW SIX ONE NEW ONE NEW SEVEN ONE EIGHT NEW FIVE TWO ONE EIGHT ONE ONE ONE NEW NEW NEW NEW ONE TWO ONEADMIN3.EXC WESTERN HILLS WILLIAMS MAGNET WILSON WOODRUFF PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL S. MORGAN M. MENKING D. MITCHELL F. DAVIS_________ P. HIGGINBOTHAM CA CA BL BL CA M F F M F FIVE ONE EIGHT ONE SEVEN Page 3ec. iNbtKrtu XN AGENDA FOR AUGUST 25, 1994 Atac/miekjt Ti LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT EPS CODE
GCDA - Regulation SELECTION OF APPLICANTS SCHOOL PRINCIPALS 1. employed with Uttl Rock ^cJmI DisSfSt , District.) 2. ?o?'"Sc:StSu!t??^ SU *.? "PPllcents and references. 3. Superintendent and/or the A^<s^e^-a+. Superintendent (s) will nreoare a Hc-h Assistant 4. The Human Resources Director will TZZd issues (ie
E.E.O., Affirmative Action, ^ericans with Disability Act, etc.) 5. An interview committee will be follows: selected/appointed, as Three Two Three (3) Parents/patrons (2) - Teachers (3) Adainistratioa Representatives Mote:i Hote:2 Mote:3 1. 2. 3. representatives will be selected by of^SS president of the or tne affected school. ^e toacher(s) representatives shall be from the ThZschool and appointed by the Administration. The Deputy Superintendent f --------- appropriate staff - Assistant Supervisors, and Principals) t, Administration representatives. NOTE: (in consultation with Superintendents, may designate the The committee's composition shall be balanced, as nearly as possible, by race and gender. ppppr-./rn SEP IS 1334 4...( LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT EPS CODE
GCDA Regulation 6. The interview committee shall recommend candidates, be provided folders 1) 2) 3) 4) meet to interview and The interview committee will containing the following
An interview schedule The approved interview questions An approved candidate rating form The applicant's application materials 7. The interview committee shall interview complete the ratings sheet, r recommendation of the top three 3) candidates to the Superintendent. ^ated, the ratings are basis^ffr fiJ,IV 7 consensus and need not be thl sole nasis for selecting the recommended candidates.) the applicants and The committee, through consensus. 8. Interview Committee and select the for Board approval. racomendatlons oi r. .J , applicant to be submitted JSeS 2ch oVSi* his/her option, three (3) applicants and committee reconvene to determine require that the new reconunendations. 9. Once the Superintendent has selected he/she will submit that individual^ Directors for approval. an acceptable applicant, s name to the Board of If the applicant is currently serving superintendent niay reassi^ Sxe ^riSSal and advise the Board of the lateral transfer. ^^incipal 10. candidate shall receive a contract which ?=ation? pertinent his salary, grade, and othern A'nACHMPWT U? P LE. LeTTf^?. May 18, 1995 Little Rock School District To
Carver Magnet Interview team members (listed below) From: Dr. Director - Human Resources Subject: Interview process First, I wish to express my sincere personal thanks to you for agreeing to participate as a member of the interview team for Principalship of Carver Magnet elementary school. As you might imagine, this team is charged with the extremely important responsibility of interviewing the applicants and, as a team, to recommend three top candidates to the Superintendent, who will then make a recommendation to the School Board. To assist you in the interview process, you will be provided the following items: 1. An interview schedule 2. A list of interview questions 3. A candidate rating form 4. The applicant's application materials (ie: application, letter, etc.) These items will be provided to you on the day of the interviews. I will attempt to schedule the interviews on a one-hour-per-applicant schedule. This will allow for the interview time as well as follow-up discussion among the team to reach consensus about the candidate. If you have any questions about this very important process, please don't hesitate to contact me at 324-2088. I will advise you as quickly as possible the date and times of the interviews. cc: Dr. Henry Williams, Superintendent Donna Creer, Executive Director - Magnet Review Committee Team Members: Vai Henry, Parent/Patron representative Dewey Fitzhugh, Parent/Patron representative Roz Newton, Parent/Patron representative Joy Thomas, Teacher representative Kim Washington, Teacher representative Patty Kohler, Administration representative Leon Modeste, Administration representative Dick Hurley, Administration representative 810 West .Markham Street Little Roek, Arkansas 72201 (501)324-2000Sheetl At/K^Haj&kzt TTT DATE OF INTERVIEW MAY/22/1995 MAY/25/1995 MAY/26/1995 JUNE/29/1995 JUNE/30/1995 JULY/19/1995 JULY/25/1995 AUGUST/3/1995 AUGUST/4/1995 AUGUST/7/1995 SCHOOL CARVER HENDERSON JR. M. L. KING GIBBS MAGNET TERRY ELEMENTARY GEYER SPRINGS BRADY ELEMENTARY HALL HIGH SCHOOL FRANKLIN INCENTIVE DUNBAR JR. MAGNET RECOMMENDED CANDIDATES DIANE BARKSDALE JERRY WORM GWEN ZEIGLER JAMES WASHINGTON JAMES FULLERTON RON AUSTIN________ TYRONE HARRIS GWEN ZEIGLER ETHEL DUNBAR KAREN GREENLEE ADA KEOWN BETTY RAPER______ ETHEL DUNBAR DEBORAH MITCHELL GWEN ZEIGLER JULIE DAVENPORT ADA KEOWN ETHEL DUNBAR DEBORAH MITCHELL J.J.LACEY KAREN GREENLEE BEVERLY JONES ADA KEOWN GAYLE BRADFORD LINDA BROWN JIM MOSBY KAREN GREENLEE ETHEL DUNBAR JEFF CARR_________ LINDA BROWN DANIEL WHITEHORN PATRICIA McMurray Page 1 CANDIDATE SELECTED DIANE BARKSDALE JAMES WASHINGTON TYRONE HARRIS BETTY RAPER GWEN ZEIGLER JULIE DAVENPORT ADA KEOWN GAYLE BRADFORD ETHEL DUNBAR LINDA BROWNOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)376-6200 Fax (501) 371-0100 To: From: Subject: Date: Dr. Richard Hurley, Director of Human Resources, Little Rock School District Horace R. Smith, Associate Monitor, Office of Desegregation Monitoring Request for Staffing Data August 17, 1995 As you are aware, ODM is in the process of publishing a series of reports focusing on staffing in all three of the Pulaski County school districts. We really appreciate the cooperation we received from your office during the process of gathering data for our initial report on the elementary school teaching force. In order to complete subsequent reports, we need the data listed below by Friday, September 1, 1995. If you have questions or concerns regarding this request, please call us at 376-6200. Thank you for your continued cooperation. Data Requested: All secondary school teachers by school, race, sex, and primary subject area for each school year from 1990-91 through 1994-95 All central office administrators by race, sex, department, and position for each school year from 1990-91 through 1994-95 Building administrators (principals and assistant principals) by school, race, and sex for each school year from 1990-91 through 1994-95 Non-certified personnel by location (school building, central office, etc.), position, race, and sex for each school year from 1990-91 through 1994-95Cf CF- LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANNING, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION Date
September 8, 1995 To: Principals SEP 1 I 1995 From: Dr. Ed Jackson, Director JbMi' Planning, Research and Evaluation Office of Desegregatiwi Momionna RE: Local School Biracial Committee According to the Little Rock School District (LRSD) Desegregation plan (pages 224, 225), biracial committees of parents will be formed at each school to assist in monitoring educational equity. Site visits will be conducted by the Planning, Research and Evaluation (PRE) staff with the assistance of local biracial committees consisting of parents/patrons. Attached is a list by school with the PRE Specialists name who drew the school for monitoring. If you have not already been contacted by the PRE Specialist for a monitoring date, you will soon be receiving a phone call for a discussion about a convenient date for program monitoring. All parent/patron committee members will be expected: 1. To complete inservice education related to program monitoring techniques and the desegregation plan. This inservice will be conducted by the PRE Staff prior to the first school monitoring visit. We expect to complete the inservice for the parents by October 5. The monitoring process will essentially be the same as that of the last two school years. Parents/patrons who have previously received training regarding the monitoring process will not be required to attend another inservice. However, they are welcome to attend, if they wish. Principals may wish to select some of the same parents/patrons who have previously served as monitors, since they would already be familiar with the process. 2. To complete one monitoring visit each semester. Parents/patrons should be advised that monitoring is a major function for the current school year and that the monitoring process could take a full school day to complete. During the monitoring visits, checklists will be used to record and gather data regarding the conditions and events at the school. Monitors will record and report findings only. Mediation of conditions and events are inappropriate during the site visit. The committee should be composed of six persons, comprised of two teachers and four parents/patrons, balanced by race (two black and two white parents). Like last school year the teachers on your committee will not monitor the programs for equity. However, if you add others to the committee, you may do so without a ratio being required. When you call the committee together to review the monitoring summary report2 and to give suggestions for program improvement, this is the time to involve the teachers and others on the committee. Efforts should be made to extend the selection process beyond a traditional parent structure to ensure broad representation. Please refrain from using parents/patrons who are Little Rock School District employees as program monitors. Please forward the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the four parents/patrons who will serve on your local school biracial committee to the PRE Department NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 20, 1995. Inservice for biracial committee monitoring will be held at the Administration Building at 810 West Markham. Principals are requested to notify biracial committee parents of the inservice as soon as possible. Inservices are scheduled as follows: Elementary Area and Magnet Schools: October 3, 1995 Meet in the LRSD Board Room, 810 W. Markham, 6:30 pm Secondary and Incentive Schools: October 5, 1995 Meet in the LRSD Board Room, 810 W. Markham, 6:30 pm Site visits for the first semester are tentatively scheduled to be conducted between October 23 and December 15, 1995. Principals will be contacted to establish monitoring dates. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Paul J. Smith in the PRE office at 324-2120. Your prompt attention and cooperation in this effort is greatly appreciated. cc: Dr. Henry P. Williams Mrs. Anne E. Brown, Director Office of Desegregation Monitoring Dr. Russell Mayo, Associate Superintendent for Desegregation Ms. Margaret Gremillion, Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Ms. Sadie Mitchell, Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Dr. Victor Anderson, Assistant Superintendent, Secondary EnclosureLITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT PRE SPECIALIST ASSIGNMENT BY SCHOOL 1995-96 School PRE Specialist School PRE Specialist Central Fair Hall Selma Hobby Paul J. Smith Kathy Penn-Norman McClellan Parkview Metropolitan J.J. Lacey Selma Hobby K Penn-Norman Cloverdale JHS Dunbar JHS Forest Heights Henderson Mabelvale JHS Selma Hobby Paul J. Smith Paul J. Smith Paul J. Smith Selma Hobby Mann Magnet Pulaski Heights JHS Southwest ALC K. Penn-Norman K. Penn-Norman J.J. Lacey J. J. Lacey Badgett Bale Baseline Booker Magnet Brady Carver Magnet Chicot Cloverdale Elem. Dodd Fair Park Forest Park Franklin Fulbright Garland Geyer Springs Gibbs Magnet Jefferson King Magnet Kathy Penn-Norman Kathy Penn-Norman J. J. Lacey Kathy Penn-Norman Kathy Penn-Norman Paul J. Smith J.J. Lacey Selma Hobby Selma Hobby Paul J. Smith Selma Hobby Paul J. Smith Paul J. Smith Paul J. Smith Selma Hobby Kathy Penn-Norman Selma Hobby Kathy Penn-Norman Mabelvale Elem. McDermott Meadowcliff Mitchell Otter Creek Pulaski Heights Elem. Rightsell Rockefeller Romine Interdistrict Terry Wakefield Washington Watson Western Hills Williams Magnet Wilson Woodruff J.J. Lacey Selma Hobby J.J. Lacey K. Penn-Norman Paul J. Smith Paul J. Smith J.J. Lacey Selma Hobby Paul J. Smith Paul J. Smith J.J. Lacey Paul J. Smith J.J. Lacey K. Penn-Norman Selma Hobby K. Penn-Norman Selma HobbyOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)376-6200 Fax (501) 371-0100 Date: September 12, 1995 To: Hank Williams From: Subject: Brown New administrative position In reviewing the latest LRSD organizational structure chart for 1995-96, which is dated August 22, 1995, 1 notice a new position for Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum Support. Please send me a copy of the business case which sets forth the decision-making rationale for this new position. 1 also want to know the job description, the proposed associated costs, the date of Board approval (or anticipate approval), and the target date for filling this position. Tliank you very much for your assistance.LRSD - PROGRAM PLANNING AND BUDGETING Page 13 U 0) o Q 3 "5 n ATTACHMENT 1 Organizational Chart O O g* ca T a> c o> Cf) O 2 33 - o co o .i C C OT =? 3 c cn O T O g Q 4> s O *0 o 0 < C s = H X 3 o tM hl "'5 ii d e <3 5 1 ? 3 s* IL - sH I3 -I 1 I I I I I I I s 1 i I 2 Ij iJi I Id Ji J 0 IJ ,1 fa JI Si kaU 'J 11 |d h "d nl ai u 2 ? r J 1 s 1 Jl 2L- I d si 3 c 4 U J? Hi w IL 2^^ $ c H 3 3 ad Ii J a Id . s i J 1 b. 4 = J H -2 H <5 -S ^3 o I J S <3? I = d p ir -5 3 < 11 t = 1 jil
ri s? ii .TTiHf p ill W __ I_ . . _ JRECEIVE^ SEP 1 5 1995 VOLUNTEERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 501 SHERMAN STREET LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72202 Office of Desegregation Monitonn^ MEMORANDUM September 13, 1995 TO: Administrative Departments FROM: Debbie Milam, VIPS Coordinator SUBJECT: Empty Copy Paper Boxes and Broken Appliances and Machinery A volunteer at the Alternative Learning Center needs copy paper boxes for a project he is working on with the students. We can be a part of this hands-on art project by collecting boxes and lids. He also needs broken appliances and machinery, i.e., fans, toasters, lawn mowers, coffee makers, clocks, condensers, etc. to use in helping the students leam to use tools. Please call Bill AUsop at 666-6367 (or 666-2030 answering machine) when you have two or more empty boxes or appliances and hell come by to get them. Thanks for your help.Z LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT Planning, Research, and Evaluation 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 SEP 2 0 1995 MEMORANDUM Office of Dssegrsgation Mcrawnng DATE: September 19, 1995 TO: Districtwide Biracial Committee Members Committee Members of Incentive School Monitoring Instrument Review Jerry Malone, LRSD Attorney Richard Rochelle, Knight Intervenors Attorney John Walker, Joshua Intervenors Attorney FROM: Dr. Ed Jackson, Director RE: Incentive School Monitoring Instrument for 1995-96 Please find enclosed the Incentive School Monitoring Instrument to be used by the Districtwide Biracial Committee during the 1995-96 school year. Also enclosed are the 1994-95 Districtwide Biracial Committee Monitoring Report on Incentive Schools and the Spring 1995 Incentivi School Survey Report. If you have questions, please call me at 324-2120. Enclosures cc: LRSD Board of Directors Henry P. Williams, Superintendent of SchoolsOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 376.6200 Fax (501 >371-0100 September 26, 1995 Mrs. Sue Strickland 19 Peartree Place Little Rock, AR 72209 Dear Sue: Congratulations on your election to the Uttle Rock School District Board of Directors. Your experiences with teachers, administrators, parents, and children give you insights that will be invaluable as the district makes decisions that affect the lives of so many. Im looking forward to getting to know you, and hope well find a time to begin that process soon. Please give me a call at your convenience and lets arrange a time to get together. 1 hope you will also feel free to drop by ODM at any time to meet my colleagues and tour our offices. Under separate cover to your LRSD mail box, Im sending you some of our recent monitoring reports. I know that as a new board member youll be inundated with all sorts of paper, and I dont want to add too much to the pile. Well routinely send you and other members of the board our new reports as we issue them. Please feel free to call on me or any member of my staff whenever we can answer a question or furnish information. We keep an open door and a pot of coffee on at all times, and well always be pleased to see you. Best wishes on your new venture. I know youre going to do a fine job. Sincerely yours, Ann S. Brown 4 LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE 810 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 Date: September 29, 1995 To: Board Members From: Re: Desegregation Representation For the past two years Ive watched with interest and concern the court proceedings related to our 12 year old desegregation case. As I have watched and been involved in what goes on in court, and observed the relationship between the attorneys, as well as the judge in this case, I have- become increasingly concerned and frustrated. The concern is essentially with the informality, the comfort, and the accommodating behavior exhibited by all the attorneys in the case. So much so, I believe, that very little is being accomplished in the way of moving the District away from federal monitoring, from settling any major issues, and not at all moving this District or any of the other Districts away from court supervision. Based on what has happened or not happened over the past two years, my thinking is that what is needed is a more aggressive approach by attorneys who represent the District who can and will focus on the major issues contained in the Plan by assuming a more aggressive professional posture and looking at the real issues in the settlement and not the "nitpicking" surface issues that prevent movement in the case. I believe that we can move forward. But we cannot as long as we are held to historic and undocumented elements of the Plan by Mr. Walker. Pieces of the Plan that at one time were important, but are no longer as significant as they__ once were, because of changing conditions and circumstances in the Little Rock Community. In order to move forward and become further enured in the rhetoric of the case, a determination and decision has to be made and agreed upon that we either follow the settlement agreement or modify what exists. I4 Page 2 Mr. Walker has cleverly, through legal maneuvering, delayed decisions, stalled proceedings, and in general slowed the process by using the threats of contempt of court against the District because he feels we want to change too quickly and without regard to black children. This is absolutely not true. The time has long passed for these kinds of delays, and the need to settle certain aspects of the case is of paramount importance because of changing conditions and circumstances. Little Rock is not the same city that it was in 1958, nor is it the same city that it was in 1993. It is now a city with greater potential for economic growth and development. Development and growth, however, that will not be realized until the LRSD has cleaned up its image, changed the Plan, and is free from federal supervision. I The LRSD cannot afford the current plan and if it has been followed according to the letter of the law, it carries with it serious financial implications and consequences. LR must do like-so many other cities and school districts across the country. Kansas City, Dallas, and Denver have recognized that changing social and economic issues have put a serious strain on their ability to operate without additional revenues, and they have moved aggressively to gain relief from federal court. We in LR must do the same thing and we must do it with legal representation that is both well-schooled in desegregation law and who share the same sense of urgency that we do to be released from federal supervision. With that in mind, 1 am suggesting that we look at other law firms in Little Rock, such as the Mitchell firm, the Kaplan firm, or the Hogan and Hartsen firm out of Washington. D.C. to assist the District with our desegregation case. I recognize that the Friday. Eldredge & Clark Law Firm has represented the LRSD for many years and has provided the major portion, if not all, of the legal battles and done a capable job. However, with the change of conditions in LR and what is happening with school districts across the country it is time for a change.4 I Page 3 I do not advocate that we discontinue our association with the Friday firm on other legal matters, only that we consider moving the desegregation portion to another firm. Until such time that we are represented by counsel who are willing to enforce the conditions and agreements of the settlement we will continue to "spin our wheels" in an attempt to reach a solid footing that will allow us to move forward or in the direction of getting out of court. 1 would respectfully request that the Board consider the need for representation from another firm with regard to the desegregation case. Consideration of this matter would be appreciated at the October 12, Board Agenda session. It is clear to me and to others who have followed this case that we are no further along the road to reduced court supervision than we were four years ago. We are bogged down by the notion that the intent of the Plan is more significant than the actual component parts of the Plan. The Board will recall that last year I proposed that we put into place an inhouse staff attorney. One that would deal very specifically with desegregation issues and keep the Friday firm focused. This position was not funded. However, by restructuring the work of the Friday firm to deal with problems other than desegregation, it is quite possible that we will salvage enough resources to support this proposal. I would like your support in this area and I am prepared to discuss the issue with you at your convenience. IOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 {501)376.6200 Fax (SOI) 3710100 Date: October 3, 1994 To: Russ Mayo From: Subject: , ^V/\nn Brown Districtwide Recruitment Plan 1 was pleased to receive a copy of the districts newsletter News & Views, the first such publication in a long time. It was a newsy and interesting edition, and 1 look forward to reading the coming issues. The "Desegregation Update" section on the first page of e newsletter states that a districtwide recruitment plan has been written, and that the individual schools have put together strategies for action at the school level. The section goes on to say that the district and parent recruiters will work toward improving the image of the public schools to encourage voluntary student transfers. 1 was also glad to read that ODMs Incentive School Monitoring Report has provided further direction for recruitment efforts. Because recruitment and public relations are areas critical to desegregation, 1 salute you for having completed the plans that will support implementation of the activities referenced in the Update. Its a credit to you and your colleagues that the district has started the school year well prepared with road maps. Please help us get a head start on monitoring this years recruitment activities by sending me a copy of the revised districtwide recruitment plan that will be guiding you. In conjunction with that plan, 1 would also appreciate the information listed below. Brief answers, summaries, or copies of materials will do fine at this point. 1. Point out how this years districtwide recruitment plan differs from that of the previous year. 2. State the districtwide goal of the recruitment plan in quantitative terms by race, i.e., the percentage increase in enrollment and the total number of students that percentage represents. 3. State the school-based recruitment goal in quantitative terms by race for each school, i.e., the percentage increase by school and the target number of students you hope to recruit to each school according to the racial balance needs of each.October 3, 1994 Page Two 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Forward the results of the evaluation (fast-track or otherwise) you did on the previous recruitment plan that enabled you to determine what changes needed to be made in the current plan based on the successes or failures of last years plan. The Court long ago required the LRSD to establish a tracldng system that would enable the district to determine which recruitment efforts are successful and which are not. Indicate the status of the tracking system, when it was established, who is responsible for it, and how it works. Summarize what youve learned from the system, and also how youve used that Icnowledge to modify the elements of your new recruitment plan. Summarize the recruitment strategies that each school has put together for this year. Or, if it will be easier, just include copies of the school-based plans. The desegregation plans state that parents and Parent Recruiters, along with such groups as the PTA, recruitment teams. Incentive School Parent Recruitment Committees, speakers bureaus, and the Biracial Committee, will assist with recruitment. Indicate the role envisioned for such individuals and groups in the current districtwide and school-based recruitment plans. Include the timeline of the current districtwide recruitment plan. Indicate who is responsible for the major events on that timeline. Describe the plans of the district and parent recruiters for improving the image of the schools, the timeline of the plans, and the responsible personnel. Indicate how you factored in the elements of the Public Relations sections of the Interdistrict Desegregation Plan. Describe or list those elements of ODMs Incentive School Monitoring Report that the district will be using in recruitment. Or, in other words, how has the district modified its current recruitment plan to incorporate elements of the incentive school report?JOHN W. WALKER RALPH WASHINGTON MARK BURNETTE AUSTIN PORTER. JR. JOHN w. Walker, P.A. Attorney At Law 1723 Broadway Little Rock, Arkansas 72206 Telephone (501) 374-3758 FAX (501) 374-4187 onr Office of Desegregaacfi 'nr- 5 1^95 Via Facsimile - 324-2146 October 4, 1995 Dr. Henry P. Williams Superintendent of Schools Little Rock School District 810 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Dr. Williams: I would be remiss if I did not request that you require the administrative staff under the aegis of Dr. Russ Mayo to be fully desegregated and integrated. I am also requesting that Dr. Mayo be reprimanded for his actions. I remain, Sincerely yours, John W. Walker JWW:js cc: Ms. Ann BrownS! 4 11 Little Rock School District October 5, 1995 To: Area School Advisory Linittee Representatives From: Leon Modeste, U Special Assistant tothe Superintendent Subject: Reminder of next meeting of the Area School Advisory Committee Please mark your calendars for Monday, October 9, 1995 at 6:30 p.m. for the meeting of the Area School Advisory Committee. The meeting will be held in the LRSD Board Room, with Fred Smith, Manager of Support Services, Little Rock School District giving the latest report on the Districts Facilities Study. We look forward to seeing you there. LEM/dge 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72301 (501)321-2000SHULTS, BAY & KUBKUS ATTORNEYS AT LAW 1600 boatmens bank BUILDING SOO WEST CAPITOL AVENUE BITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72SO1-3637 ROBERT SHULTS THOMAS RAY H. BAKER KUBRUS STEVEN SHULTS DEBORAH K. TRUBY TEI^EPHONE <CO1) 375-S3O1 FACSIMILE (501) 3Z5-6861 October 6, 1995 Ms. Ann Brown Office of Desegregation Monitoring 201 East Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. John W. Walker Attorney at Law 1723 Broadway Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72206 OCT 1 0 1995 Office oi Desegregauon Monnoiiug Dr. Henry Williams Superintendent Little Rock School District 810 West Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Dear Ann, John and Hank: Based on present enrollment and demographic trends, we are failing in our efforts to promote quality desegregated education in Little Rock. I know that Little Rock School District students generally achieve at higher levels on standardized tests than students in surrounding geographic areas, and we have some other bright spots. Nevertheless, it is clear that the District is continuing to lose far too many students to private schools. The ramifications of these losses can no longer be ignored. As "advantaged" students leave the District, the District becomes more segregated, and the remaining students have more intense needs. Community sunnort wanes. We are at a critical time when the District must reverse the support wnen tne uibiricb mu&b levciac current enrollment trend, or we will become an all black "have not" district. We must not allow this to happen because it will ultimately result in a resegregated district incapable of educating its students. In order to see this point, you need only review the enrollment statistics for our elementary schools. These schools indicate future enrollment trends and demographic patterns for junior and senior highs, as well as demonstrate the immediate problems associated with elementary schools. This year it appears that Little Rock will have 14 elementary schools which are over 75% black and which have declining white enrollments. In essence, these schools will be one race schoolsSHTJBTS, SAY & KUREUS Ms. Ann Brown Mr. John W. Walker Dr. Henry Williams October 6, 1995 Page 2 with one race attendance zones. Other elementary schools are also experiencing severe declines in white enrollment. As late as 1992, white enrollment was on the increase, especially in the area elementary schools. In 1995, for the first time in several years, we see that several of the desegregated area schools are having declining white enrollments, even though the demographic patterns in their attendance zones have not substantially changed. These declining white enrollments will translate into substantial decreases in white enrollment in the junior and senior high schools. Unless we are willing to have a one race district which will have a much harder time maintaining community support, we must take dramatic action. If enrollment trends are not reversed for next year, the District will become a typical urban district with limited community support and with no real prospect of success for its students. This is not fair and this is not what I would like, but I can now clearly see that this is what will occur unless major steps are taken to change the trends. Continuation of the current plan will result tn resegregation. This was not the purpose of the plan, this is not what a lot of us want, and I want to work aggressively to see that it does not occur. I believe that continued acrimonious litigation will actually accelerate the resegregation of the Little Rock School District. I think it is up to the parties to the settlement to change it to achieve the goals and objectives which the parties share. In order to cooperate to make the changes necessary for success, the parties themselves will have to change the way they interact publicly and privately. Public interaction will have to be positive, cooperative, and cordial. Otherwise, the perception is that the District is unstable, mismanaged, and beseiged. The following actions need to be taken in order for the Little Rock School District to survive: 1. 1. The concept of incentive schools (characterized by better than 80% black enrollment) needs to be reconsidered because a great many more schools will have these same enrollment characteristics in the next several years. Rather than II "incentivise" all of these schools with programs which are designed to attract whites, we should recognize that these schools will not be desegregated withSHUKTS, RAY & KURRUS Ms. Ann Brown Mr. John W. Walker Dr. Henry Williams October 6, 1995 Page 3 enhanced programs. We should concentrate on providing smaller classes, incentive compensation to teachers and administrators in these schools, and enhanced special opportunities (Reading Recovery, Junior Great Books) designed to improve the skills of the students in these schools. It is not possible to desegregate these schools under current conditions, and the best approach is to simplify the program so that the schools work for the students who are there. 2. We need to consolidate some of the small schools in the central core of the city. At the same time, we need to build at least two new schools - one to serve the students in the central city and a new school to meet the growth in west Little Rock. Even though the west Little Rock school would be essentially all white, if we do not provide a school for the students in these areas, they will continue to go into the private system and will not be available to assist in desegregating area junior highs and high schools. The Little Rock School District should not abandon its obligation to serve all of the youth in the District just because of changing demographic patterns. This is illustrated by the demographic changes in southwest Little Rock. Even though the schools there are basically area schools, if the students tn those schools have exceptional needs, the District should plan on meeting those needs. By the same token, if demographic changes result tn the need for a new school in a new area, the school should be built and should have an attendance zone which insures that the students in that area will attend that school. Little Rock actually needs a new school on its far northwest border to serve the satellite zone for Forest Park and part of the Fulbright zone, as well as a school in the Wilson satellite zone to serve the major new subdivisions of Sandpiper West, Sandpiper Creek, Cherry Creek, Parkway Place, St. Thomas, St. Michael, and St. Charles. At the present time, these students, who are mostly white, are generally attending private schools. It is noteworthy and distressing that there are now more white students m Pulaski Academy than there are in Fulbright, Terry, McDermott, Forest Heights, and Hall, combined. Under the present desegregation plan, the Little Rock School District will not survive as a multi-racial district. In order to survive, the District must grow and must be operated in a way that instills public confidence. Up to this point, the three of you have not accomplished that goal. There is no room for blame and no time for mistrust. I believe that there is still a chance that we can marshall the community support necessary to construct two new schools and adequately fund theSHXTLTS, HAY & KUBHUS Ms. Ann Brown Mr. John W. Walker Dr. Henry Williams October 6, 1995 Page 4 special needs we now have, but only if we work cooperatively in the next three months to agree upon the major building blocks. If the three of you will graciously, publicly, earnestly, and optimistically cooperate, there is reason to believe the District can survive. Each of you will be required to compromise. We do not know that success can be attained, but we can clearly see that our current efforts are insufficient and are leading to results which are unacceptable for our students and our community. I am willing to try to help each of you. Despite what you may hear, there is a great deal of community support for an integrated public school system which delivers quality education to its students. I would propose that the District draft a short ten-point revision to the existing desegregation plan, based upon input from each of you. You should get together and compromise the differences which may exist, and then propose the plan by joint motion to the court. In this way, you will not only enhance the educational opportunities of the students who are involved, you would also demonstrate to the community a real commitment to cooperation and success. This alone will greatly enhance the possibility of a successful future for the District. We should then draw plans for the new schools, organize a millage campaign for next September, and then pull together and pass it. Sincerely, H. Baker Kurrus HBK:rdb cc: Mr. Jim Hathaway Dr. Russ Mayo Mr. R. B. McDonough, Jr. Mr. H. Maurice Mitchell Mr. Gerald Osterman Ms. Linda Pondexter Mr. John Riggs Mr. Winthrop P. Rockefeller Mr. John SteuriLittle Rock School District MEMORANDUM 11 To
?1 Brown, Office of Desegregation Monitoring ocr / .J 1995 From: V, Russ Mayo,*Associate Superintendent 0lfiC3 of ^oni iCf Date: October 13,1995 / '9 Subject
Measurement of Achievement Disparity The Office of Desegregation Monitoring released, June 21, 1995, a status report on achievement disparity. The report concluded that ODM does not assert that only one method of comparison is possible or that one is innately better than another. We appreciate recognition of this by ODM. To keep you informed, we are working with the Arkansas Department of Education in determining an acceptable method of comparing test data. Any information that you feel would be beneficial in our study will be appreciated. RM:dk C: Henry P. Williams, Superintendent Dr. Ed Jackson, Director of Planning, Research, and Evaluation tMVAUXK
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A PARTNERSHIP OP INDIVIDUALS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS ATTORNEYS AT LAW 2000 FIRST COMMERCIAL BUILOING 400 WEST CAPITOL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-3493 TELEPHONE 501-376-2011 FAX NO. 501-376-2147 October 26, 1995 KEVIN A. CRASS, P.A. WILLIAM A. WAOOELL. JR.. P.A. CLYDETAB'TURNER. P.A. CALVIN J. HALL. P.A. SCOTT J. LANCASTER. P.A. JERRY L. MALONE. P.A. M. GAYLE CORLEY. P.A. ROBERT B. BEACH. JR., P.A. J. LEE BROWN. P.A. JAMES C. BAKER. JR.. P.A. H. CHARLES QSCHWENO, JR.. P.A. HARRY A. LIGHT, P.A. SCOTT H. TUCKER, P.A. JOHN CLAYTON RANDOLPH. P.A. GUY ALTON WADE. P.A. PRICE C. GARDNER, P.A. J. MICHAEL PICKENS TONIA P. JONES DAVID 0. WILSON JEFFREY H. MOORE ANDREW T. TURNER DAVID M. GRAF CARLA G. SPAINHOUR JOHN C. PENDLEY, JR. ALLISON GRAVES JONANN C. ROOSEVELT R. CHRISTOPHER LAWSON GREGORY 0. TAYLOR TONY L. WILCOX FRAN C. HICKMAN BETTY J. OEMORY (Hand-Delivered) OCT > if 1995 Oifice Ct Dasegr iiu!) COUHSCL WILLIAM J. SMITH WILLIAM A. ELDREDGE, JR.. P.A. B.S. CLARK WILLIAM L. TERRY, P.A. WILLIAM L. PATTON, JR.. P.A. WfllTCR'S DINeCT NO. (501) 370-1553 Mr. John W. Walker JOHN W. WALKER, P.A. Attorneys at Law 1723 Broadway Little Rock, Arkansas 72206 Re: LRSD/Various Labor Issues Dear Mr. Walker: Thank you for our telephone conversation on Thursday, October 26, 1995. We have discussed various labor matters over the past several weeks involving persons represented by your office. This letter is to outline the recommendations I will make to the Little Rock School District on resolving most of these matters. Please understand that it appears that these recommendations will be accepted by the District, but final numbers must be obtained prior to me receiving final authority, where indicated. Ms. Betty Forbes, in return for the execution of a release agreement to be drafted by me, will remain in her current position at the same salary she received in her previous assignment in the superintendent's office. as long as she remains in this position. There would be no reduction in her salary Should she voluntarily change positions, her salary would be computed in accordance with District policies and procedures on such voluntary transfers. Should she be circumstances transferred involuntarily, the nature dictating such involuntary transfer of and District's practices, polices and procedures will apply. the the Ms. diu\pcud\waiker.lt6Mr. John W. Walker October 26, 1995 Page 2 Forbes will receive any raises she would have otherwise received in her prior position and her personnel file would not reflect any negative conduct or performance as it relates to the transfer from the prior position to the current position. Mr. Don Phillips and Ms. Debra Hamilton will be compensated the difference in pay (for the 1995-96 school year only) in the compensation they would have received had they remained employees of the LRSD when compared to the compensation received as employees of Laidlaw Transit. Please recall that the calculations on these amounts have not yet become final and the final authority to agree to this resolution can only be granted after those computations have been received and considered. in The District takes the position that Mr. Christopher Watson is different position from Mr. Phillips and Ms. Hamilton. Further, it is our information that Mr. Watson did not suffer any difference in pay from moving from the LRSD to Laidlaw. I have talked to Ms. Joy Springer regarding this matter as well as the others to be discussed herein on several occasions, whether ray information is correct. I will verify Ms. Debbie Jackson was formerly employed in the Information Services Department of the District. She was involuntarily transferred to the Purchasing Department at the same pay and benefits. It is my understanding that she voluntarily accepted another position with lower pay at McClellan High School. Under the circumstances, any loss in compensation is the result of her own actions. However, Joy and I did discuss the possibility of Ms. Jackson going back to Purchasing at the same pay as she had received in Information Services. I will check to determine whether the position is still open and whether she can be given a definite job description and job title. If so, it would be my recommendation to the District that she be allowed to return to that position. Ms. Zola Tyiska was reassigned by Brady Gadberry to her position at Forest Heights Junior High School. However, subsequent to the reassignment, Ms. Tyiska submitted a letter of resignation due to an illness, now become moot. Accordingly, it appears that this matter has Mr. Ernest Mason, a custodian in the District, has requested a head custodian position. that his health has played However, it is my current understanding consistently opening schools a on role time in preventing him as head custodians from are a dttna\pcud\wBlker.lt6Mr. John W. Walker October 26, 1995 Page 3 required to do. Accordingly, there are currently no head custodian positions available in the District which would not entail the duty to open schools on a consistent and regular basis. It is also mv understanding that the nature of his illness would likewise prevent him from timely notifying others when he would be the school himself. It is also my - - - - unable to open . , It will be my recommendation to the District that we continue seeking an appropriate position for Mr. should an appropriate position come available, Mr' assigned to it. ' ' - Mason and, come available, Mr. Mason be Notwithstanding this recommendation, I must advise are continued concerns recardina Mr. Mason's you that there are, continued concerns regarding Mr. Mason's Accordingly, my recommendation would not constitute waiver of any steps or actions the District must take, should his absentee circumstances war-rAnt such. absenteeism. a if any, Please consider the recommendations notify me should you have any concerns. I am making herein and _ - - Otherwise, I will attempt to move forward and obtain final authority from the District resolve the matters as I have outlined herein to Thank you for your kind attention to this matter. JLM/dtw cc: Mr. Brady Gadberry diam\pa*d\w*lkar. 116 Sincerely, Jerry L. Malone LRSD AttorneyOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)376-6200 Fax (501) 371-0100 October 29, 1995 Ms. Stephanie Johnson 8701 Interstate 30 Apt. 206 Little Rock, AR 72209 Dear Stephanie: 1 should have written this letter to you right after the election. Please forgive me for being slow to tell you how much I will miss you as a member of the Little Rock School District Board of Education. Although your tenure on the board was brief, it was nonetheless very significant. You displayed a quick grasp of the issues and a sincere, steadfast concern for the welfare of the children, parents, and employees of the district. You stepped in during a difficult time in the districts history, but you did not flinch when making touch decisions nor did you waver when taking a stand for your convictions. As both the desegregation monitor and a fellow citizen, 1 greatly appreciate the service you gave to our community as a board member. Although this phase of your public service is over for now, 1 know youll continue to serve in other roles because your heart is ftill of love and you will always care for others. Thank you for all youve done to make our town a better place for all of us. Your have my sincere best wishes for every success. Please dont ever hesitate to call on me whenever 1 can be of any help. Sincerely yours, Ann S. Brown Enc. ' ! . 'f Office of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown. Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 376-6200 Fax (501) 371 -0100 i October 30, 1995 Dr. Russ Mayo Little Rock School District 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Russ: Tliank you for your October 13, 1995 memo regarding measurement of achievement disparity. I appreciate hearing from you, but Im concerned about certain aspects of the memo and want to clear up some apparent misunderstandings. According to your memo, which refers to an ODM report on achievement disparity dated June 21, 1995, "The report concluded that ODM does not assert that only one method of comparison is possible or that one is innately better than another." Although 1 think 1 understand the purpose of your correspondence, 1 must point out that the sentence which we wrote out has been taken out of context and also misapplied in your memo. First, the statement to which you referred is not a report conclusion. The sentence appears not in our Summary and Conclusions section, but rather in an introduction subsection entitled "Report Purpose and Scope." Rather than representing a conclusion, the sentence is merely an expository statement to which the previous sentences in the same paragraph are antecedent. Secondly, we wrote the sentence as part of our explanation of how we presented information in the report. The comment addressed one specific test (the SAT 8), a certain time period, and the particular way in which we chose to present the test data in that report. We were pointing out that the SAT 8 data can be disaggregated and compared in a variety of ways and in various combinations, such as by grade level, subtest category, or complete battery. We were acknowledging that the way in which we presented our SAT 8 analysis was not the only possible way to do so, nor did we assert that our way was superior to other ways in which SAT 8 data might be presented. Also, according to your memo, you were keeping me informed by relating that youre working with ADE to determine an acceptable method of comparing test data. Gene Wilhoit told me many months back that the meetings on the topic of testing were initiated by the LRSD over a year agoPage Two October 30, 1995 and have focused on far more than simply comparative methodology. The discussions obviously have been sparked by the districts concern that it will very soon face the obligation to begin repaying millions of dollars in loan money if it should fail to remediate the achievement disparity between the races, as set forth in the settlement agreement. The parties are certainly free to discuss all aspects of measuring achievement disparity. As a matter of fact, our report points out that standardized testing is only one of several ways by which student achievement can be evaluated. Nevertheless, the settlement agreement is clear as to the method by which the parties agreed to measure student achievement. Until such time as the parties might propose and the Court might approve a change in that provision, the terms of the settlement-and the standard for measuring the disparity gap-are binding. Although 1 have no objection whatsoever to the parties weighing the various means by which to gauge student progress, 1 believe the parties would be wise to heed the closing paragraphs of our recent report on achievement disparity, and to concentrate their efforts and resources accordingly: Regardless of how academic progress is measured, if students are not making the academic headway our community requires of them, and the desegregation plans promised, then the districts are obligated to find out why and to alter their programs and approaches as necessary. .. (Tlhey must pay particular attention to assessing the links between programs, process, and results. To determine whether and how to change strategies for closing the achievement gap, the parties must thoroughly evaluate program and service concepts, the scope, quality, and consistency of implementation in all schools, and the extent to which the results represent steady progress toward the goals. Without such analysis, it will be impossible for the parties to make well-informed decisions that keep the faith and boost all children toward success. Conclusions, page 29.) (ODM Report on Achievement Disparity, Summary and Sincerely yours, Ann S. Brown CC: Hank Williams Ed Jackson 3CC. Zz/dD-vOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 {501)376.6200 Fax (501) 3710100 Date: November 8, 1995 To: From: Subject: Bobby Lester, James Smith, Hank Williams I ,1 Brown ODM 1995-96 Monitoring Priorities and Procedures My staff and I have identified our monitoring priorities for the 1995-96 school year, which are listed on the enclosure. As is our custom, we identified our monitoring emphasis by reviewing the desegregation plans and mandates from both the circuit and district courts. We also noted court orders and directives issued during hearings that require ODM to review certain desegregation activities or to scrutinize specific provisions of the plans or court orders. It is possible that some of the attached topics will change depending upon unforeseen events that may develop, such as new court orders. Some of our monitoring will be in the nature of a foUow-up on previous reports, such as those on the alternative schools, racial balance in school enrollment, and the LRSD incentive schools. A few of the topics we will address appeared on our monitoring list for the last school year, but we are not initiating them until this year, such as the specialty programs in the PCSSD and the secondary LRSD schools with magnet programs. At the conclusion of each monitoring project, we will summarize our findings to the Court in some type of written report. Some of our reports will be brief and limited in scope, such as double fimding of the incentive schools
others, such as that on the secondary interdistrict schools, will be more comprehensive and, therefore, lengthier. You can expect our monitoring procedures to remain essentially unchanged front previous years, continuing to include review of records and other written information, interviews with principals and other administrators, and visits to schools. Our observations will be guided by a written monitoring guide, the same type of instrument we've used in the past. As usual, we will review the guide with your staff before beginning formal monitoring so you'll know what we are looking for.November 8, 1995 As our monitoring timetable develops, we will notify you so you can plan accordingly. We are trying to establish a schedule that avoids dates which would conflict with the schedule of other monitoring groups, such as the Biracial Committees. As you're aware, some of our monitoring guides include charts that reflect various data, such as school enrollment and staffing. Because ODM monitors gather this data from the annual school profiles, rather than asking school staff to fill out forms or charts, please send the 1995-96 nmfiles QU all schools to QDM by November 22. 1995 if you have not yet forwarded that information to my office. If you have any questions or comments, please call me. We're looking forward to being in your schools during the year ahead. cc: Bobby Acklin Bill Bowles Russ Mayo Counsel of Record1995-96 ODM Monitoring Priorities Radal balance in student enrollment within individual schools Staffing patterns and staff recruitment for racial balance among administrators, non<ertified personnel, and secondary teachers Academic achievement and closing disparity in achievement between the races The alternative learning centers in the three districts Recruitment for the four-year-old program to promote desegregation Facilities, with emphasis on schools having an enrollment outside the racial balance guidelines M-to-M transfers of special education students among the three school districts Finance: assuring that settlement money use is consistent with the desegregation plans and court orders
determining that the districts exercise fiscal responsibility such that they can fulfill their plan obligations
whether money is being wasted Incentive schools, with emphasis on facilities, theme implementation, programs and those aspects of the schools that previously have been dted as needing improvement Staffing in the incentive schools to determine the extent of racial balance within employee categories Double funding of e incentive schools The extended year program for incentive schools during the summer of 1995 Secondary schools with magnet programs: Henderson, Dunbar, Central, and McQellan secondary schools in the LRSD Specialty programs in the PCSSD at Mills and Sylvan Hills High Schools, Fuller Junior High, and Fuller, Landmark, Bates, and College Station Elementaries and racial integration within those schools Multicultural education in the PCSSD1995-96 ODM Monitoring Priorities Racial balance in student enrollment within individual schools Staffing patterns and staff recruitment for racial balance among administrators, non-certified personnel, and secondary teachers Academic achievement and dosing disparity in achievement between the races The alternative learning centers in the three districts Recruitment for the four-year-old program to promote desegregation Facilities, with emphasis on schools having an enrollment outside the radal balance guidelines M-to-M transfers of special education students among the three school districts Finance: assuring that settlement money use is consistent with the desegregation plans and court orders
determining that the districts exercise fiscal responsibility such that they can fulfill their plan obligations
whether money is being wasted Incentive schools, with emphasis on facilities, theme implementation, programs and those aspects of the schools that previously have been dted as needing improvement Staffing in the incentive schools to determine the extent of racial balance within employee categories Double funding of e incentive schools The extended year program for incentive schools during the summer of 1995 Secondaiy schools with magnet programs: Henderson, Dunbar, Central, and McQellan secondary schools in the LRSD Specialty programs in e PCSSD at Mills and Sylvan Hills High Schools, Fuller Junior High, and Fuller, Landmark, Bates, and College Station Elementaries and racial integration within those schools Multicultural education in the PCSSDef i^-. >>: -r--'
J- 1 fV ' c -''PH BttEf r 'oLn-' ANT , SEfty ICES { 12:05 No.003 P.02 i I TEL : 501- 0-4027 Nov 08,9 Little Rock School District November 8, 1995 Mb. Ann Brown 201 East Markham Little Rock, AR Dear Ms. Brown: I 72201 The Superintendent and the Board of Education of the Little Rock School District has requested that I extend an invitation to you or your representative to participate in an Implementation Planning Committee that is being drawn together to analyze the recommendations of the 1995 Facility Study and to put together Implementation plans for those recommendations that are approved by the Board of Education, Our first meeting will be held at 9:00 the office of Student Assignments. a.in., November 9, 1995, in 1 apologize for the short notice for that meeting and if you are unable to attend because of this short notice, copies of agendas and minutes and any other documents generated as * - - to you. a result of that meeting will be forwarded Should you have any questions concerning this invitation, please feel free to contact me at 570-4020. sincerely yours, I h ug:i^s C. Eaton RECTOR FACILITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT DCE/apl/invito 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 73801 (501 >884-8000 "f i I < - n '7. I 1I t I ! II I -J 'i i 4111 ff TTIM r- I- if I'- I.. I in?. f[ i. 3 NCV- I- SUSAN W.BRIGHT District Judge Susan Webber Wright 600 West Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Dear Judge Wright: FAX fiO. 5013246576. Novemter 4,1995 c, . 0 -^: Oi: '^r Per our phone conversation Friday, October 27,1 appreciate the opportunity to voice my concerns regarding how John Walker is handling various issues that involve the Little Rock School Di,strict. As an involved parent of children in the school district, I have .. grown weary of xMr Walker's arguing for arguments'sake instead of truly protecting the interests of the children and parents whom he claims to be representing. 1 realize that you have a ven- dtflicult job tn overseeing the desegregation proces.s in the LRSD and am grateful that you take into consideration parent opinion when making decisions that affect all of die children in the district. I ioofc forward to corresponding with you about other LRSD matters in the future. Sincerely, Laura Doramus i v 4 I? ' 'f- 't'it .'S 'FAv Q>rc/\u>^ A S'** 4
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V J U'lU'^ I X .y * ---------- y ' ' Tor :resT' LETLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT Planning, Research, and Evaluation RSQ'Pn h 2 2 1995 ^1 lii(j/lnj MEMORANDUM Date: November 21, 1995 To: Dr. Henry Williams, Superintendent From: Dr. Ed Jackson, Director Planning, Research, and Evaluation Subject: h'krtrj } 1994-95 Stanford Eight Achievement Test Annual Report c ' I iec - Tfsty Please find enclosed your personal copy of the 1994-95 Stanford Eight Achievement Test Annual Report. Also enclosed are copies for distribution to the Board members. If I can be of further assistance, please call me. Enclosure cc: LRSD Board Members Jerry Malone, LRSD Attorney Joshua Intervenors John Walker, Attorney /^Office of Desegregation MonitoringA JOHN W. WALKER RALPH WASHD^TON MARK BURNETTE AUSTIN PORTER, JR. JOHN w. Walker, P.A. Attorney At Law 1723 Broadway Little Rock. Arkansas 72206 Telephone (501) 374-3758 FAX (501) 3744187 RECEIVED NOV 2 7 1995 Office of Desegregation Monaoruia November 21, 1995 Delivered Via Facsimile 501-324-2281 Dr. Russell Mayo Student Assignment Center Little Rock School District 501 Sherman Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Dr. Mayo
Would you please share with me the District's policy which authorizes you to charge $.50 a copy for copies made under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. Sincerely, /John W. Walker y JWH: krd cc
Ann BrownFRIDAY. ELDREDGE & CLARK HERSCHEL H, FRIDAY (1922-1994) ROBERT V. LIGHT, P.A. WILLIAM H. SUTTON, P.A. JAMES W. MOORE BYRON M. EISEMAN, JR., P.A. JOE 0. BELL, P.A. JOHN C. ECHOLS, P.A. JAMES A. BUTTRY, P.A. FREDERICK S. URSERY, P.A. H.T. LARZELERE, P.A. OSCAR E. DAVIS, JR., P.A. JAMES C. CLARK. JR.. P.A. THOMAS P. LEGGETT. P.A. JOHN DEWEY WATSON. P.A. PAUL B. BENHAM III. P.A. LARRY W. BURKS. P.A. A. WYCKLIFF NISBET, JR., P.A. JAMES EDWARD HARRIS. P.A. J. PHILLIP MALCOM, P.A. JAMES M. SIMPSON, P.A. MEREDITH P. CATLETT. P.A. JAMES M. SAXTON, P.A. J. SHEPHERD RUSSELL III, P.A. DONALD H. BACON. P.A. WILLIAM THOMAS BAXTER, P.A. WALTER A. PAULSON II. P.A. BARRY E. COPLIN. P.A. RICHARD D. TAYLOR. P.A. JOSEPH B. HURST. JR.. P.A. ELIZABETH ROBBEN MURRAY. P.A. CHRISTOPHER HELLER, P.A. LAURA HENSLEY SMITH, P.A. ROBERT S. SHAFER, P.A. WILLIAM M. GRIFFIN III, P.A. THOMAS N. ROSE, P.A. MICHAEL S. MOORE, P.A. DIANE S. MACKEY, P.A. WALTER M. EBEL III, P.A. A PARTNERSHIP OF INDIVIDUALS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS ATTORNEYS AT LAW 2000 FIRST COMMERCIAL BUILDING 400 WEST CAPITOL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-3493 TELEPHONE 501-376-201 1 FAX NO. 501-376-2147 November 21, 1995 RECEIVED KEVIN A. CRASS, P.A. WILLIAM A. WADDELL, JR., P.A. CLYDE"TAB* TURNER, P.A. CALVIN J. HALL, P.A. SCOTT J. LANCASTER, P.A. JERRY L. MALONE. P.A. M. GAYLE CORLEY, P.A. ROBERT B. BEACH. JR., P.A. J. LEE BROWN. P.A. JAMES C. BAKER. JR., P.A. H. CHARLES GSCHWEND, JR., P.A. HARRY A. LIGHT. P.A. SCOTT H, TUCKER. P.A. JOHN CLAYTON RANDOLPH. P.A. GUY ALTON WADE. P.A. PRICE C. GARDNER. P.A. J. MICHAEL PICKENS TONIA P. JONES DAVID D. WILSON JEFFREY H. MOORE ANDREW T. TURNER DAVID M. GRAF CARLA G. SPAINHOUR JOHN C. FENDLEY,JR. ALLISON GRAVES JONANN C. ROOSEVELT R. CHRISTOPHER LAWSON GREGORY D. TAYLOR TONY L. WILCOX FRAN C. HICKMAN BETTY J. DEMORY NOV 2 1 1995 Office of Desegregation wioniioring COUNSEL WILLIAM J. SMITH WILLIAM A. ELDREDGE. JR., P.A. B.S. CLARK WILLIAM L. TERRY, P.A. WILLIAM L. PATTON, JR., P.A. WRITER'S DIRECT NO. (50n 370-1553 Mr. John W. Walker JOHN W. WALKER, P.A. Attorneys at Law 1723 Broadway Little Rock, Arkansas Mrs. Ann Brown, Federal Monitor Office of Desegregation Heritage West Building, Suite 520 201 East Markham Street 72206 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. Sam Jones WRIGHT, LINDSEY & JENNINGS Attorneys at Law 2200 Worthen Bank Building 200 West Capitol Avenue Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. Richard Roachell ROACHELL Sc STREETT Attorneys at Law First Federal Plaza, Suite 504 401 West Capitol Avenue Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. Stephen W. Jones JACK, LYON & JONES, P.A. 3400 Capitol Towers Capitol Sc Broadway Streets Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Re: LRSD V. PCSSD, et al Gentlemen and Mrs. Brown: Enclosed please find a copy of the LRSD's 1995-96 First Quarter Status Report which was filed with the Court on Tuesday, November 21, 1995. I'n By agreement, three copies of the above documents are being delivered to Mrs. Brown and two copies are being delivered to Mr. Walker. diaiH\pcss<I\filing4.ltrGentlemen and Mrs. Brown November 21, 1995 Page 2 Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Jerry L. Malone LRSD Attorney JLM/dtw Enclosures cc (w/enc): Dr. Henry P. Williams Dr. Russ Mayo Dr. Ed Jackson diana\pcssd\filing-4.)U'FILED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION district court eastern district ARKANSAS KOV 2 f MS JAMES VJ. McCORMACK, CLERK By
__________ DEP CLERK LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT PLAINTIFF No. LR-C-82-866 PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, ET AL RECEIVFO DEFENDANTS MRS. LORENE JOSHUA, ET AL NOV ? 1 1995 INTERVENORS KATHERINE KNIGHT, ET AL Office of Desegregation Monitoring INTERVENORS VS . LRSDs 1995-96 FIRST QUARTER STATUS REPORT The Plaintiff, Little Rock School District ("LRSD" or "District"), for its Status Report for the first quarter of the 1995-96 school year, states: 1. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 (Volumes I and II) is a true and accurate copy of the District's First Quarter Status Report of Desegregation Programs generated through the court-mandated program planning and budgeting process. 2 . Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true and accurate copy of the District's First Quarter Status Report of Non-desegregation Programs generated through the court-mandated program planning and budgeting process. WHEREFORE, the Little Rock School District submits its Desegregation and Non-desegregation Status Reports for the first dianaXpcssdisuius. 1st -1-quarter of the 1995-96 school year in accordance with the District's program planning and budgeting process. Respectfully submitted, FRIDAY, ELDREDGE & CLARK Attorneys at Law 2000 First Commercial Building 400 West Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas (501) 376-2011 72201-3493 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT erry L. Malorie Bar I. D. No. 85096 diana\pcs5d\sanis. 1st -2-CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Jerry L. Malone, do hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing LRSD's First Quarter Status Report for the 1995-96 school year has been hand-delivered on November , 1995, upon the following
Mr. John W. Walker JOHN W. WALKER, P.A. Attorneys at Law 1723 Broadway Little Rock, AR 72206 Mr. Samuel M. Jones, III WRIGHT, LINDSEY & JENNINGS Attorneys at Law 2200 Worthen Bank Building 200 West Capitol Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. Stephen W. Jones JACK, LYON & JONES, P.A. Attorneys at Law 3400 Capitol Towers Capitol & Broadway Streets 2^' diana\pcssd\satus. Isi Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. Richard W. Roachell ROACHELL & STREETT Attorneys at Law First Federal Plaza, Suite 504 401 West Capitol Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201 Mrs. Ann Brown, Federal Monitor OFFICE OF DESEGREGATION Heritage West Building, Suite 520 201 East Markham Street _____ Little Rock, AR 722 ry L. Malone -3- ^6^ A a 6<r f\loy* Office of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court
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