Correspondence

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|NKY At I .aw 17 B|!(),\I)W,\Y Liti'LE Ruck. Arkansas 722 TeI.EIIRiNE (5(11) .571-37.55 l'A.X (5111) 371-1157 MKi ED MJG i 1S93 JOHN W walker RAI.Pn WASIIINCTON MARK W'RNPITE AUSTIN IDRTEU. JR. August 3, 1993 Otiice ot Desegregation Mcnitoting Mr. John Moore President Little Rock Board of Directors 810 W. Markham Street Little Rock, Ar 72201 Re: John Hickman Dear Mr. Moore: I am in receipt of Mr. Spencer Robinson's opinion regarding continuation of the Hickman matter. Before the Board considers the matter, I wish to be heard by the full Board at a public meeting. At that time I would like to present arguments contrary to those presented by the District's counsel. I also wish to remind the Board that this matter is of great public interest, Mr. Hickman's hearing was discontinued by the Board during the school term largely due to the several month hospitalization of a board member and that Mr. Hickman has not had an opportunity to refute libelous and slanderous charges in public forum. a bias by the I also wish to remind the Board of our charges of administration, this perspective. hearing officer which favored the school Whether true or not, the opinion gives credence to Under the circumstances, to stop the hearing now and to deny further hearing on the request made pursuant to A.C.A. 6-17-1509, employer. a message is sent to other employees by allowing the hearing to be aborted. Moreover, the District's casts the District in a posture of being an unfair Moreover, stewardship of its economic resources will also be brought into issue before the District Court. more I am sending a copy of A.C.A. 6-17-1509 to you for each board member's consideration. Sincerely, dhn W. Walker Jdhn JWW:lpit. i Ij n 'll i5 Ji V fl J.' (M7-15t)9 EDUCATION with the reasons for. the reconiiiieiidal imi of tei inination in accordance wilh Ilie Teacher Fair Dismissal Act of I Dii). and the ucL rct|uired Hiat u lach(r he a slatfincul pi'nli.'il ji'unrv of ihc grounds for lenninalion hiU nul ho- ivoi- ruev.-al. lh<j inclusion ot Hu- v.diicli were made on the advice el Ii cni.nisel indicated that the leller .'.as .:d ill 5 < i 'i.' iej ijii il I. 1^' I 1 :,4 ! I ' 'I 1..1 !
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iv iiilnhli- III dll nssist.'iiit principiil, ainl die isistanC principal did not loceive the tiiiielv hearing on I he facial ajjpearatice Ill' Ilie li'tli'i-. die aa.sislant principal did mil reci'ii'e dni' prncess. Rogers v. Maseiii, 7SS I''.2d I2.SH I,Sill Uir. 198.5) Idecision miller prim la'.vi. G-17-J.509. lleariiig. la' /\ teacher who ri'ceivcs a iiolice ol rcconiinoiKled termination or nonrenewal may file a wrillcn request with the hoard of directors of the district for a hearing. (b) Written request for a hearing shall he sent l.iy certified or registered mail to the president of the hoard, with a copy to the supei iiiten- (leiiL, or may be dclivercti in peiKon to each of them hy Ute Lcaelier, v/ithin thirty (30) day.s alter the written notice ol prnposed termination r nonrenewal i.s received by the teacher. (c) Upon receipt of a reiiuest for a hearing, the hoard shall giant a hearing in accordance with the following provision.^
(i) The hearing shall take place not les.s than live if.) than ten (10) days after the written rc'inest ha.s la.-en .'Served on the boaid, e.xcept that the teacher and l.ioard may, in writing, agree to a postpone- or five 15) nor more Llian ment of the hearing to a later date
(2) The hearing shall be private unless the ti.acher or the boaid shall request that the hearing be public
(3) The teacher and the boanl may be represented by represeiita- tives of their choosing
(4) It shall not be necessary that a full record ol the proceedings a the hearing be made and preserved unless
(A) The board shall elect to make and preserve a. hearing at its own expense, in which event a copy shall be furnished the teacher, upon requestj without cost to (he teacher, (B) A written request is filed with the board by the teacher at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time set for the hearing, in which event the board shall make and preserve, at its own expense, a record of the hearing, and shall furnish a transcript to the teacher record of the I D I' R R l
1\ ti d c A ( t I ( I ! without cost. History. Acts 198.3, No. 936. 9
A.S.A. 1947, 80-1266.8. IIESICARCII IIEFEIIENCES Ark. L. Kev. Watkins. Open Meetings Under the Arkansas Freednni of liiliirina- tion Act, 38 Ark. 1.. Rev. 268. 7. S- .J l.-83 13
00 0'01 324 2032 L R ScllC"! Dlst ODM @001 \ AGENDA status report - OFFICE OF DESEGREGATION MONITORING August 6, 1993 - 3 p.m. 1. Closing of Ish School Staff Qosing Procedures 2. L)esegregation Plan - Overview Work Sessions (LRSD Principals) Date Time Level ^15/^3 3/6/93 3/6/9f3 8/10/93 9 ann. 8 a.in. 10 amx 11:30 8:30 Jr. High Cluster Elenu Cluster (GremiUion) Sr. High Cluster Elem. Cluster (Robertson) Incentive Schools Financial Status - Hearing (August, 1993) - Mark MihoUen LRSD Staffing 5. Length of School Day - Revised ADE Standards 6. Desegregation Audit 7. Opening of School Activities 8. Other .-X 1 / Ail i J^-29-93 THU 10:32 US DisI Ct Little Rock FAX NO. 5013246096 P.Ol IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT eastern DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE SUSAN WEBBER WRIGHT FAX LINE (5O1J 324-6576 DATE: 7/29/93 Ann Brown . - Barry '-MBER OF PAGES INCLUDING COVER SHEET 6 isagc: Here is Walker's response to the motion to close Ish, I t/y/<- FRIDAY, ELDREDGE & CLARK HERSCHEL H. FRIDAY. P.A. ROBERT V. light. P.A. WILLIAM H. SUTTON. P.A. JAMES W. MOORE BYRON M, EISEMAN. JR., P.A. JOE D. SELL. P.A. JOHN C. ECHOLS. P.A. JAMES A. 8UTTRY. P.A. FREDERICK S. URSERY. P.A. H.T, LARZELERE. P.A. OSCAR E. OAVIS. JR.. P.A. JAMES C. CLARK. JR.. P.A. THOMAS P. LEGGETT. P.A. JOHN DEWEY WATSON, P.A. PAUL 8. 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 0. TAYLOR. P.A. JOSEPH B. HURST, JR., P.A. ELIZABETH J. ROBBEN. 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 UI. 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 August 11, 1993 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 GSCHWENO. JR., P.A. HARRY A. LIGHT. P.A. SCOTT H. TUCKER. P.A. JOHN CLAYTON RANDOLPH. P.A. GUY ALTON WADE PRICE C. GARDNER J. MICHAEL PICKENS TONIA P. JONES OAViO 0. WILSON JEFFREY H. MOORE ANDREW T. TURNER JOHN RAY WHITE OAVIO M.GRAF PAMELA D. PERCEFULL CARLA G. SPAINHOUR JOHN C. FENOLEY. JR. COUNSEL WILLIAM J. SMITH WILLIAM A. ELDREDGE. JR.. P.A. a.S. CLARK WILLIAM L. TERRY WILLIAM L. PATTON. JR.. P.A. WRITER'S OIRECT NO. (501) 370-1553 Mr. Stephen W. Jones Jack, Lyon & Jones, P.A. Attorneys at Law 3400 TCBY Tower 425 West Capitol Avenue AUG I 6 !993 Little Rock, AR 72201-3472 Offisg of .n !. . j -TO! -y Re: Stephens' Interdistrict School Site Selection Process Dear Steve: This letter will acknowledge receipt of your letter to me dated July 27, 1993. In your letter, you acknowledge receipt of the memorandum from me to you, John Walker, Richard Roachelle, and Sam Jones outlining the "suggested" process for the new site selection committee, the memo, on page 3, states: In fact. In the interest of time, the above process has been outlined to facilitate the timely completion of our task. However, all parties . . . are free to voice any and all concerns, make any and all recommendations and develop any and all procedures deemed reasonable and appropriate to increase the likelihood that consensus will be reached. Accordingly, I am hereby requesting that all recipients of this letter notify me within three (3) working days of receipt of your initial concerns regarding the process as outlined. Otherwise, we will deem this process acceptable and will expect to see each of you and your selected representatives at the meeting on July 27, 1993. I received your letter on July 30, 1993. As the minutes from the first meeting will reflect, no one from the NLRSD appeared to voice any concerns or disagreements with the process as proposed. The minutes from that meeting were sent out by a memo dated July 28,Mr. Stephen Jones August 11, 1993 Page 2 1993, from John Riggs to the distribution list outlined on page 4. That memo, as had the first memo, reminded all recipients that the second meeting of the committee would occur on Tuesday, August 10, 1993. Again, no representative of the NLRSD appeared. Notwithstanding the lack of representation by NLRSD at the first two meetings. I take this opportunity to advise you that the PCSSD's representatives have voiced concerns on target with those raised in your July 27 letter. In addition, there are two meetings remaining on the original schedule proposed in the July 21 memo. Thank you in advance for your kind attention to and consideration of this matter. Sincerely, Jerry L. Malone JLM:nr cc: Mr. John W. Walker Mr. Samuel Jones Mr. Chris Heller Mrs. Ann Brown Mrs. Estelle Matthis (Enclosed July 27, 1993 Letter) Mr. John Riggs (Enclosed July 27, 1993 Letter) Mr. Richard Roachelle (Enclosed July 27, 1993 Letter) 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 Date: August 16, 1993 To: Estelle Matthis From: n Brown Subject King Recruitment and Assignment When you and 1 last met on Friday, August 6, 1993, 1 inquired what policy the LRSD had developed regarding which and how many LRSD white children the district would allow into King. You stated that, although there was no policy at the time of our conversation, you were aware of the importance of such a policy, and that you expected to develop one within the next few days. It has been 10 days since our meeting, and it is now exactly one week before school opens to students. I still have not received any information about your policy on admitting LRSD white children to King. 1 understand that you plan to meet this afternoon with my associate, Connie Hickman Tanner, to discuss recruitment. At at time, please give the following written information to Mrs. Tanner: 1. The policy on admitting LRSD white children to King. 2. The names of LRSD administrators, other employees, or board members who were directly involved in formulating this policy. 3. The date this policy was put into effect. 4. The date the policy was communicated to the Student Assignment Office. 5. An explanation of the basis for this policy, citing relevant desegregation plan and court order provisions by date and page number, and including specific reference to any other written LRSD assignment policies and procedures that were factored into the King assignment policy. 6. The LRSD policy for recruiting and admitting private school children into the district. 08/19/93 16:00 301 324 2032 L R School Dlst ODM 0001*002 LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 FAX (501) 324-2032 DATE: TO: FROM: SENDER'S PHONS 3AI/-P-C5/6 SUATECT: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: 1 Number of Pages (include cover page Speed Dial _____________ Phone Number MMmu. . AGREEMENT The parties met on Thursday, August 19, 1993, pursuant to the instructions of the Court, to discuss initial enrollment at Martin Luther King Interdistrict Magnet* Elementary School ("MLK") for 1993-94 school year. The parties are in substantial disagreement about certain matters which relate to the plan and the manner in which assignments would be made under the plan to MLK. Joshua Intervenors strongly oppose the placement, assignment or enrollment of LRSD white students, who live outside the Martin Luther King Interdistrict School assignment zone, to MLK. The PCSSD is also concerned about future year's effect of LRSD white students being assigned, enrolled or allowed to attend Martin Luther King Interdistrict Magnet* School. All parties are mindful of the admonitions of the Court regarding school district/parent cooperation and integrity as well as the other needs for both desegregation and certainty about school opening for this year at Martin Luther King Interdistrict Magnet* School. Based on these concerns and considerations, and the encouragement of Court, the parties have agreed that for the 1993- 94 school term only, LRSD white students, who have received written assignment notices to MLK from the LRSD as of the date of this agreement, shall be allowed to attend or be enrolled or assigned to MLK. Once assigned to MLK, those children shall be afforded all the rights and privileges of other students who are being assignedOS-19.93 16:02 501 324 2032 L R School Dlst ODM @002 002 Page 2 to the Martin Luther King Interdistrict Magnet* School (i-e-, including continued enrollment). However, there shall be no sibling preference available to these students so assigned. The parties will seek Court approval of this Agreement. DATED THIS day of 1993. John W. Walker, Joshua Intervenors Attorney Bobby Lester PCSSD Superintendent Dr. Henry Williams LRSD Superintendent James Smith NLRSD Superintendent Richard Roachell Knight Intervenors Attorney *ProvisionalTW?^^r^KaAU.^?C'. * M I * )K * * DATE START SENDER
AUG-19 16:48 501 324 2032 I TRANSACTION REPORT RX TINE PAGES TYPE P.Ol AUG-19-93 THU 16:50 NOTE 1'50" 2 RECEIVE OK )K X )l( :i( )K )K Little Rock School District RHCEiyEj5 To: Ms. Melissa Guldin, ODM Monitor AUG 2 0 1533 Office of Desegregaiicn Mcniionng From: telle Matthis, Interim Superintendent Re: King Interdistrict School Date: August 20, 1993 Per your request for information received at approximately 3:10 p.m. on Friday, August 20, 1993, I provide the following: 1. Total number of LRSD students enrolled in King: 432 . 2. Number by race, from the King assignment zone: 355 black
14 white (in addition, 3 whites and 1 black received staff preferences
2 whites received legal transfers
2 blacks were successful on appeal of assignment
and, we are still attempting to trace the origin of 2 blacks). 3. Number, by race, from LRSD outside King attendance zone and a list of the schools those out-of-zone students attended during the 1992-93 school year: 53 white (see attached list reflecting the 1992-93 assignments. A total of 59 students appear on the list, however, 6 of those have been transferred to other schools). 4. Total number of intra-district transfers, by race. to Romine and Washington: we are in the process of gathering this information and will provide it as soon as it becomes available. EM: nr 810 West MarRham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)374-3361To: From: Z/T?) 'T'cf - OzM / Little Rock School District RECEIVED AUG 2 >5 1993 Mrs. Ann Brown, Desegregation Monitor Csfca of Dsse^ > -..VI Estelle Matthis, 'interim Superintendent Re: Request for Memoranda Date: August 23, 1993 I have been advised that ODM has requested copies of written directives from me to employees. In response, I enclose for your review copies of directives or memoranda regarding desegregation- related issues. Attached you will find memos dated July 14, 1993 and July 27, 1993 relating to the Academic Progress Incentive Grant Program. 7 will note, the LRSD is in the process of making the evaluations required under the plan. As you You will also find a memorandum dated August 11, 1993, directive of the same date. After the hearings on June 24, ___, regarding the proposed site for the new Stephens Interdistrict 1993, and a 1993, School, Judge Wright advised Jerry Malone that the Court would not impose a requirement that ODM make requests for information only through designated channels. The Court, however, strongly encouraged the LRSD to develop some procedure to ensure that District administrators and attorneys know what infoinnation is being transmitted by the LRSD. This was discussed with you on Friday, July 9, 1993, when Jerry Malone and I met with you in your office. The attached directive attempts to put in place a process whereby ODM will get timely and accurate information, while at the same time, the District attempts to ensure that commitments, policies or procedures are not made, altered or otherwise affected by individuals without actual authority to do so. As you are aware, the LRSD has several thousand employees. Accordingly, there might be some initial growing pains as this directive becomes fully operational. Prompt notification of any concerns by your office to my office will ensure that any problems are handled expeditously. Thank you for your attention to this matter. 810 West Narkham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)374-3361TO: FROM: SUBJECT: LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM STREET LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS August 11, 1993 1.# All Principals a: 72201 Central Administration Personnel Estelle Matthi's, Interim Superintendent Jerry Malone, Legal Advisor PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO OFFICE OF DESEGREGATION MONITORING The Office of Desegregation Monitoring (ODM) has been very helpful to the District by providing assistance as we implement our Plan. ODM will need accurate and up-to-date information from each of us as we begin the 1993-94 school year. _____ provide the requested infonnation in a timely manner. of Desegregation Monitoring will continue to contact appropriate staff members to secure the needed information and/or assistance. However, it is necessary for the District to establish some procedures for reviewing and responding to these requests in timely manner. - The District has committed to The Office is a reports prior to our submission. Our attorneys will also need to review critical Your assistance is needed in following the procedures listed in the enclosed administrative directive.LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM STREET LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201 August 11, 1993 ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE NO: 93-04S TO: FROM: IV Central Administration Personnel elle Matthis, Interim Superintendent SUBJECT
PROCEDURES FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION Beginning immediately, the following procedures are to be used in processing requests for information and/or assistance from the Office of Desegregation Monitoring (ODM). 1. All staff members are to cooperate fully with requests from ODM manner. in a timely and cooperative 2. Upon receipt of pquests from ODM, all staff shall immediately review the request and notify the office of the Superintendent or his/her designee of the content and scope of the request and to seek assistance in complying with the request if it is deemed appropriate by the principal or central office administrator. or 3. The requests for information are to be completed in a timely manner and forwarded to the Superintendent's Office for review. to 4. The Superintendent's Office will, in a timely review and refer this information to the manner, will. appropriate personnel in the ODM office. 5. The District's attorneys and/or other district staff who have responsibility for the area(s) will receive copies of this information from the Office of the Superintendent or his/her designee.Administrative Directive No
93-04S Page 2 6. Following any additions and/or modifications in reports, the appropriate principal or central office administrator will be consulted and receive copies, in a timely manner, for their records of such changes and/or amendments in a timely manner. This directive is effective immediately so that all District personnel will be able to function more effectively as a team successfully implementing the Desegregation Plan. Since time is of the essence in providing prompt, accurate reports, each person in the loop must continue to monitor the status until the response is provided.LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM STREET To: From: Subj ect: LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS July 14, 1993 72201 Ms. Margaret Gremillion, Assistant Superintendent Mr. Larry Robertson, Assistant Superintendent Estelle Matthis, Interim Superintendent Academic Progress Incentive Grants The court approved Desegregation Plan describes the Academic Progress Incentive Grants and the process for implementation. On Page 84, it states that the continuation of the Academic Progress Incentive Grant Program will be reviewed at the end of the 1992-93 school year. It is necessary for us to proceed with the final evaluation of this program in order to make a decision regarding future funding. You may wish to consult with Sterling Ingram regarding this matter.LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM STREET TO: FROM: SUBJECT: LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS July 27, 1993 Ms. Margaret Gremillion Mr. Larry Robertson 72201 Estelle Matthis, Interim Superintendent ACADEMIC PROGRESS INCENTIVE GRANTS Please review my requests dated July 14, 1993 and apprise me of the process as well as the date that I can expect to receive the evaluation report as stated in the Desegregation Plan, page 84. Your urgent attention to this matter is appreciated.3 Little Rock School District August 26, 1993 received AUG 2 6 1993 Mrs. Ann Brown Federal Monitor Office of Desegregation Monitoring 201 East Markham Street, Suite 510 Little Rock, AR 72201 Office cf Dessgrsgafion ivcniiCfing ~r Dear Mrs. Brown
Provided is the additional information that addresses Items 15 and 16 in your request for information dated August 16, 1993, regarding King recruitment and assignment. Item 15 - Please see enclosed charts J ! Item 16 - The LRSD will adhere to the criteria established by the parties in the Interdistrict Desegregation Plan, April 29, 1992, as well as the latest filing to the Court, No. LR-C-82-866, Item 16, dated August 20, 1993. The District will finalize its criteria for placement of students in the Martin Luther King Interdistrict Elementary Magnet* School as soon as additional clarification is provided by the Court. See August 20, 1993, filing. Conferences were held with recruitment staff on August 13, 1993, and they have been directed to use the language in the interdistrict plan when recruiting students to the new King School. Staff activities are being closely supervised by appropriate administrator, Your assistance to and patience with the District in this sensitive matter are appreciated. Please contact me if additional clarification is needed
Sincerely, istelle Matthis Interim Superintendent EM/lks Provisional 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)324-20000^ Little liock School District Attorney Little Rock School District 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 RECSWo AUG 2 1 1993 To: Fromr Stephens Site Selection Committee of Deaegrosaiicn Imicring Jerry L. Malone, LRSD Attorney Re: Next Meeting Date Date: August 26, 1993 Please recall that Judge Susan Weber Wright offered to attend a second tour of the proposed sites. Tuesday, August 31, 1993, at 5:30 That tour will take place on p.m. Please be at the Administration Building at 810 West Markham Street to board the bus. All parties (Joshua Intervenors, NLRSD, PCSSD and Knight Intervenors) are requested to have representatives present if they desire to participate. By copy of this memo, I am requesting that Doug Eaton make the arrangements to have a larger bus available for this tour. To give the earliest possible notice, this memo is being faxed to John Walker, Steve Jones, Sam Jones and Richard Roachelle. JLM:nr Copy to Distribution ListMl'- ZA'fAi 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 August 30, 1993 Mrs. Estelle Matthis, Interim Superintendent Little Rock School District 810 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Estelle: As a follow-up to some of our monitoring activities and reports last year, ODM niade informal visits to certain LRSD schools during the first days of this school year.,-We visited the two schools that had undergone new construction. King and Forest Heights, and two schools where we had previously expressed concerns about the condition of the facilities, Romine and McClellan. Because the impressions that students, staff, and parents gain during the first few days of school are so important and lasting, we paid close attention to the appearance, maintenance, and condition of the four buildings and their grounds. A short summary of our observations about each school is enclosed. Although we will not formally file or publish these observations at this time, we may eventually include them in a monitoring report. Our primary aim in this early and informal summary was to give you and the principals of the schools we visited the benefit of our first-of-school impressions. We were pleased to note many improvements at all the schools we visited. I hope the enclosed information will be helpful as the district continues to work toward making every LRSD school the best it can be. Sincerely yours, Ann S. Brown cc: Jodie Carter Richard Maple Sadie Mitchell Lionel WardLITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM STREET LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS August 30, 1993 MEMORANDUM TO: .Board of Directors FROM: 'Estelle Matthis, Interim Superintendent SUBJECT: Associate Superintendent Pay Rate Effective August 3, 1993, Dr. Henry Williams directed me to administratively assign Sterling Ingram to assume temporary responsibilities for the Desegregation offices. He is perforaing the responsibilities left vacant by the resignation of Marie Parker. By means of this memorandum. Sterling Ingram should be paid in accordance with the position of Superintendent for Desegregation. Associate Dr. Williams has approved the increased rate of pay for Sterling Ingram. /bjf cc: Mark Milhollen6G 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 Date: September 2, 1993 To: Estelle Matthis From n Brown Subject: Enrollment figures for Romine and Washington Interdistrict Schools On the morning of August 20,1993, ODMs Office Manager, Polly Ramer, called Sue Pederson in the LRSD Student Assignment Office (SAO) to request the total number of intradistrict transfers, by race, to both Romine and Washington Interdistrict School for the last school year, 1992-93. An Associate Monitor, Melissa Guldin, followed up this initial phone contact later the same day when she drove to the SAO and talked with Sue Pederson about the information we needed. (Melissa made the personal visit because we were unable to get through to the Assignment Office due to SAOs busy phone lines.) During that visit, Melissa also requested King enrollment information and once again explained exactly which Romine and Washington data we were asking for. You provided the King figures by memo to Melissa Guldin that afternoon and promised to provide the data for Romine and King, saying that you were "in the process of gathering this information and will provide it as soon as it becomes available." A copy of your August 20 memo is attached. Since August 20, Polly has again called SAO seeking the Romine and Washington information, because we still have not received it. During that third request for information, Polly reminded SAO personnel that ODM is only asking for 1992-93 figures, data which the district should have on file. 1 know that the beginning of school is a particularly hectic time for the SAO, but it seems that the 1992-93 information on Romine and Washington should be relatively easy to locate. It has now been almost two weeks since our initial request. Please forward the figures immediately or let me know how much additional delay 1 should expect. Thank you. Enc. cc: Sterling Ingram Jeriy Malone 2 To: Little Rock School District RSCEJVgp .*rw JI AUG 2 0 IS95 Ms. Melissa Guldin, ODM Monitor Offica of Dasegregahon Mcmtonr, '9 From: telle Matthis, Interim Superintendent Re: King Interdistrict School Date: August 20, 1993 Per your request for information received at approximately 3:10 p.m. on Friday, August 20, 1993, I provide the following: 1. Total number of LRSD students enrolled in King: 432 . 2. Number by race, from the King assignment zone: 355 black
14 white (in addition, 3 whites and 1 black received staff preferences
2 whites received legal transfers
2 blacks were successful on appeal of assignment
and, we are still attempting to trace the origin of 2 blacks). 3. Number, by race, from LRSD outside King attendance zone and a list of the schools those out-of-zone students attended during the 1992-93 school year: 53 white (see attached list reflecting the 1992-93 assignments. A total of 59 students appear on the list, however, 6 of those have been transferred to other schools). 4. Total number of intra-district transfers, by race. to Romine and Washington: we are in the process of gathering this information and will provide it as soon as it becomes available. EM: nr 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)374-3361<5 /- e' 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 Date: September 3,1993 From: Melissa Guldin To: Subject: Sterling Ingram, Director of Planning, Research and Evaluation School Assignments for Residents of the Battered Womens Shelter This memo is to confirm our phone conversation held this morning. As you will recall, we discussed enrollment figures and I inquired about the status of school assignments for the children living at the Battered Womens Shelter located at 12th and Battery Streets. The Shelter is in the King attendance zone, a fact confirmed by Sue Pederson on September 2, 1993, when she drove by the center. I do not quite understand what caused the district to question the right of these children to attend their assigned school, since the population at King is significantly below the capacity of the school. Despite the original misunderstanding, I am pleased that you have now agreed to abide by the districts assignment plan and assign all children residing in the King zone to that school. If you recall the August 19 meeting we attended to discuss King assignments, the fate of assignment zone students was never debated. The group even discussed the fact the students from within the zone, regardless of race, would always receive an assignment to King. This entire assignment issue has been a great concern for the staff at the Battered Womens Shelter. I plan to call the Shelter and report our conversation. Perhaps a district representative could also contact the Shelter and confirm the residents right to go to their assigned school. Im sure the staff there would really appreciate hearing from the district. Thank you for dealing with this issue promptly, and please thank Sue Pederson for working so diligently to help track down the correct zone assignment for the Shelter. cc: Ann Brown Estelle Matthis^8:49 LRSD 501 324 2146 P.002/002 KttBBBS J 'ilfHtak y Little Rock School District September 3, 1993 ^HCEfVso SEP 3 I9 Of Decegregstj.f, Woniioring To
From: Mrs. Ann Brown, Federal Monitor /Stelle Matthis, Interim Superintendent Subject: Enrollment Figures for Romine and Washington Interdistrict Schools Per your request, the following information is provided by the District's Student Assignment Office: INTRADISTRICT TRANSFERS - 1992-93 School: Romine Interdistrict Elementary School Students: Black 144 White 59 Total Enrollment 203 School: VJashington Elementary Interdistrict School Students: Black 176 White 186 Total Enrollment 362 I regret the delay in responding to your request, an extra effort to be more timely. We will make information is needed. Please call if additional EM: nr 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)524-2000HF: /-^SO 09 'OS '93 13:08 0301 324 2032 L R School Dlst ODM @001 004 ( LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 FAX (501) 324-2032 DATE: TO: <3 FROM: SENDER'S PHONEff
6 3^^ " <2./3^^ SUBJECT: - 7- ^.3 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Number of Pages (include cover page Speed Dial__ ___________ Fax Phone Number S-7j" F) IQO 09/08.-93 13:09 301 324 2032 L R School Dlst ODM @002/004 LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANNING, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DEPARTMENT Date
September 8, 1993 To: Melissa Guldin, Associate Monitor From
Sterling Ingramr^Director Planning, Research and Evaluation Re
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September 9, 1993 To: Lionel Ward From: Connie Hickman Tanner Subject: Request for Romine Recruitment Information Thank you for sharing your ideas, plans, and concerns regarding Romines ability to recruit white students. As promised, I pulled together copies of relevant motions, briefs, and court orders regarding "magnet" designation for schools and programs. I will mail those to you, since the information is too lengthy to fax. The following is a list of the data I requested at our meeting on September 8,1993: The school plan you received when you came to Romine A copy of your board proposal on satellite technology Copies of all the business cases you submitted to the LRSD The Romine Recruitment Plan you referred to in our meeting and copies of any recruitment materials that you use Recruitment committee and/or planning meeting(s) documentation, including a committee roster by race, gender, and position, agenda, minutes, and a list of recommended recruitment strategies developed and implemented Speakers Bureau data, including a bureau roster by race, gender, and position and a list of speaking engagements including the time, location, and parent sign-in sheets. Please forward this information to me by Wednesday, September 15,1993. If you have any questions and/ or concerns, please do not hesitate to call me at 376-6200.Date: September 10, 1993 From: Connie Hickman Tanner To: Lionel Ward Subject: Magnet Information Enclosed you will find the following information you requested regarding magnet designation for schools and programs: February 11,1992: The district court order approving the LRSDs motion to establish magnet programs at Henderson Junior High School and McClellan Community High School February 13, 1992: The parties joint motion and supporting brief requesting that the term "magnet" be used in naming all future interdistrict schools March 5,1992: The district court order approving the designation of the Crystal Hill Interdistrict School as a magnet, but deferring a ruling for King and Stephens June 23, 1993: designate King as a magnet school The LRSDs motion and brief asking the court to July 9, 1993: The district court order granting the LRSD provisional magnet status for King Interdistrict School. If you have any questions and/or if I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to call me at 376-6200.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 Date: September 9, 1993 To: Lionel Ward From: Connie Hickman Tanner Subject: Request for Romine Recruitment Information Thank you for sharing your ideas, plans, and concerns regarding Romines ability to recruit white students. As promised, I pulled together copies of relevant motions, briefs, and court orders regarding "magnet" designation for schools and programs. I will mail those to you, since the information is too lengthy to fax. The following is a list of the data I requested at our meeting on September 8,1993: The school plan you received when you came to Romine A copy of your board proposal on satellite technology Copies of all the business cases you submitted to the LRSD The Romine Recruitment Plan you referred to in our meeting and copies of any recruitment materials that you use Recruitment committee and/or planning meeting(s) documentation, including a committee roster by race, gender, and position, agenda, minutes, and a list of recommended recruitment strategies developed and implemented Speakers Bureau data, including a bureau roster by race, gender, and position and a list of speaking engagements including the time, location, and parent sign-in sheets. Please forward this information to me by Wednesday, September 15,1993. If you have any questions and/or concerns, please do not hesitate to call me at 376-6200.Date: September 10, 1993 From: Connie Hickman Tanner To: Lionel Ward Subject: Magnet Information Enclosed you will find the following information you requested regarding magnet designation for schools and programs: February 11,1992: The district court order approving the LRSDs motion to establish magnet programs at Henderson Junior High School and McClellan Community High School February 13, 1992: The parties joint motion and supporting brief requesting that the term "magnet" be used in naming all future interdistrict schools March 5,1992: The district court order approving the designation of the Crystal Hill Interdistrict School as a magnet, but deferring a ruling for King and Stephens June 23, 1993: designate King as a magnet school The LRSDs motion and brief asking the court to July 9, 1993
The district court order granting the LRSD provisional magnet status for King Interdistrict School. If you have any questions and/ or if I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to call me at 376-^200.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 Date: September 9,1993 To: Lionel Ward From: Connie Hickman Tanner Subject: Request for Romine Recruitment Information Thank you for sharing your ideas, plans, and concerns regarding Romines ability to recruit white students. As promised, I pulled together copies of relevant motions, briefs, and court orders regarding "magnet" designation for schools and programs. I win mail those to you, since the information is too lengthy to fax. The following is a list of the data I requested at our meeting on September 8,1993: The school plan you received when you came to Romine A copy of your board proposal on satellite technology Copies of all the business cases you submitted to the LRSD The Romine Recruitment Plan you referred to in our meeting and copies of any recruitment materials that you use Recruitment committee and/or planning meeting(s) documentation, including a committee roster by race, gender, and position, agenda, minutes, and a list of recommended recruitment strategies developed and implemented Speakers Bureau data, including a bureau roster by race, gender, and position and a list of speaking engagements including the time, location, and parent sign-in sheets. Please forward this information to me by Wednesday, September 15,1993. If you have any questions and/or concerns, please do not hesitate to call me at 376-6200.Cr //t/t. e('- 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 September 9, 1993 Ms. Gayle Bradford Cloverdale Junior High School 6300 Hinkson Road Little Rock, AR 72209 Dear Gayle: It was so good to hear from you. I applaud your efforts to promote your school and 1 cant think of a better promoter an you! I hope some of the ideas we discussed will be helpful as you develop a plan for marketing Cloverdale. As promised. Ive gone through my files but was unable to find an example of the sort of school brochure at had impressed me several years ago. So I called Debbie Milam at VIPS to ask her to go through the VIPS "archives" (since I never threw much away when I was there) to see if she could find the example, since Im sure I stashed it somewhere. She will look and send you the sample if she can locate it. Meanwhile 1 came across the enclosed information that is mostly from NSPRA (the National School Public Relations Association). 1 belong to our local NSPRA chapter here in Arkansas and have picked up lots of their stuff through the years. Some of this will be old hat to you but there may also be some new ideas here too. You are free to call on my associate, Connie Hickman Tanner, for suggestions. She is very energetic and creative and will be happy to brainstorm with you, as Im sure Jeanette Wagner would too. Best of luck in your endeavors. Please keep me posted on your progress and let me know how I can help. Sincerely yours, Ann S. Brown Enc.FRIDAY, ELDREDGE & CLARK HERSCHEL H. FRIDAY, P.A. 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. OAVIS. 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. BAHRY E. COPLIN. P.A. RICHARD 0. TAYLOR. P.A. JOSEPH B. HURST. JR.. P.A. ELIZABETH J. ROBBEN. 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 September 10, 1993 RECEIVED Mr. John W. Walker John Walker, P.A. 1723 Broadway SEP 1 3 1993 Little Rock, AR 72206 Offico of Dossgragaucn iV.onitoring Mr. Sam Jones WRIGHT, LINDSEY & JENNINGS 2200 Worthen Bank Building 200 West Capitol Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. Steve Jones JACK, LYON & JONES, P.A. 3400 Capitol Towers Capitol & Broadway Streets Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. Richard Roachelle First Federal Plaza 401 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 504 Little Rock, AR 72201 Mrs. Ann Brown Heritage West Building, Suite 510 201 East Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 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 8. BEACH. JR., P.A. J. LEE BROWN. P.A. JAMES C. BAKER. JR.. P.A. H. CHARLES GSCHWENO. JR.. P.A. HARRY A. LIGHT. P.A. SCOTT H. TUCKER. P.A. JOHN CLAYTON RANDOLPH. P.A. GUY ALTON WADE PRICE C. GARDNER J. MICHAEL PICKENS TONIA P. JONES OAVIO 0. WILSON JEFFREY H. MOORE ANDREW T. TURNER JOHN RAY WHITE DAVID M.GRAP PAMELA 0. PERCEFULL CARLA Q. SPAINHOUR JOHN C. PENDLEY. JR. couNsei WILLIAM J. SMITH WILLIAM A. ELDREDGE. JR.. P.A. B.S. CLARK WILLIAM L. TERRY WILLIAM L. PATTON. JR.. P.A. WRITER'S DIRECT NO. (5011 370-1553 Gentlemen and Mrs. Brown: Enclosed please find the Notice of Filing regarding the LRSD Desegregation Plan audit submitted to the Court.Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Jerry L. Malone LRSD Attorney JLM:nr cc: Mrs. Estelle Matthis Dr. Henry P. Williams Sterling Ingram Mark Milhollen1992-93 LRSD Desegregation Audit Report filed in Library COMPLETED PRIOR TO 92-93 PROGRAM: COMMITMENT OF DESEGREGATION 1. Ongoing staff development activities to equip teachers, administrators, and other staff with the skills needed to achieve quality desegregated education. Comment: From the Narrative-Si - acenes Little Rock School District September 10, 1993 9 SEP 1 5 1593 Ri^, \ Pct .
V n Mrs. Ann S. Brown Federal Monitor Office of Desegregation Monitoring 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Little Rock, AR 72201 Office o! DosegregauC!'. f
'.I Dear Ann: This communication is a response to your letter dated August 30, 1993, and received in my office on September 2, 1993. My tour of the schools on August 23, 1993, was very similar to yours. As we visited the same schools, except Romine, I was probably 15 minutes behind you and your staff. Our observations had some similarities, but my focus was a bit broader as I viewed some aspects of instructional programs. I have discussed and distributed copies of your letter to our support managers so that they may assist staff in addressing various concerns and issues. We were aware that some equipment would not arrive until September, but we do believe that, instructionally, youngsters needs were appropriately addressed by staff. The new constructions are becoming more physically appealing and attractive. Within the next few weeks, everything should be in place. Mrs. Mitchell and her interview team identified more than an adequate number of qualified teachers. The additional applicants were on standby, and we are able to employ capable teachers as the enrollment increased at King. We wall continue to focus on and devote our energies to supporting the schools to have a successful school year. Information provided from a number of different perspectives is deemed helpful by me. I continue to believe that "none of us is as smart as all of us." Thanks for your continued support. Sincerely, Estelle Matthis Interim Superintendent EM/lks 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)824-2000 LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM STREET LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS RS CSIVSD September 13, 1993 SEP 1 5 IKW Office of Dosegrogaiicn Mcnilcfing MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Ann Brown, Federal Monitor, Office of Desegregation Monitoring .stelle Matthis, Interim Superintendent SUBJECT: Office of Desegregation Monitoring Software Following a discussion with Bob Morgan regarding the capabilities of your offices PC software, I checked with Dave Kingsella to verify the existence of such software in our district. Dave informed me that we have capabilities in his department as evidenced by the 1993-94 budget document that was produced this summer. I have requested that he secure such software for the Student Assignment Office
he is in the process of taking care of this matter. We are also verifying our preliminary enrollment data. Additional efforts are being made to ensure an accurate October 1 count. c: Board of DirectorsNew Stephens Interdist. Court Filings FRIDAY, ELDREDGE & CLARK HERSCHEL H. FRIDAY. P.A. 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. DAVtS. 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 J. ROBBEN. P.A. CHRISTOPHER HELLER, P.A. LAURA HENSLEY SMITH, P.A. ROBERT S. SHAFER. P.A. WILLIAM M. GRIFFIN Hi, P,A. THOMAS N . ROSE, P A . MICHAEL S. MOORE. P.A. DIANE S. MACKEY, P.A. WALTER M. EBEL Nt, 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. 501-376-21 47 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 . L EE BROWN. P.A. JAMES C. BAKER, JR., P.A. H. CHARLES GSCHWE/<0, JR.. P.A. HARRY A. LIGHT. P.A . SCOTT H. TUCKER, P.A. JOHN CLAYTON RANDOLPH. P.A. GUY ALTON WADE PRICE C. GARDNER J. MICHAEL PICKENS TONIA P. JONES DAVID D . WILSON JEFFREY H. MOORE ANDREW T. TURNER JOHN RAY WHITE OAVIO M. GRAF PAMELA 0. PERCEFULL CARLA G. SPA INHOUR JOHN C. FENDLEY. JR. COUNSEL WILLIAM J. SMITH WILLIAM A. ELDREDGE. JR.. P.A. B.S. CLARK WILLIAM L. TERRY WILLIAM L. PATTON, JR.. P A. WRITER'S OIRECT MU. 1501 1 370- 1 553 September 15, 1993 Mr. John W. Walker John Walker, P.A. 1723 Broadway Little Rock, AR 72206 Mr. Sam Jones Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 2200 Worthen Bank Building 200 West Capitol Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. Steve Jones Jack, Lyon & Jones, P.A. 3400 Capitol Towers Capitol & Broadway Streets Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. Richard Roachelle First Federal Plaza 401 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 504 Little Rock, AR 72201 Mrs. Ann Brown Heritage West Building, Suite 520 201 East Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Gentlemen and Mrs. Brown: Enclosed please find a copy of the LRSD's Site Proposal for Stephens Interdistrict School pursuant to the order of this Court.Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Jerry L. Malone JLM:nr cc: Mrs. Estelle Matthis Dr. Henry P. WilliamsIN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT PLAINTIFF vs. No. LR-C-82-866 PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 1, ET AL DEFENDANTS KATHERINE KNIGHT, ET AL RECEIVED SEP 1 6 1993 LRSD'S SITE PROPOSAL FOR STEPHENS INTERDISTRICT SCHOOL Office of Dssegregaiion Mcnitcring The Plaintiff, Little Rock School District, for its Site Proposal for Stephens Interdistrict School, states: 1. The hearing before this Court on Thursday, June 24, 1993, was recessed prior to completion to allow for the parties to have ninety (90) additional days within which efforts could be made to obtain a consensus regarding the location for the proposed Stephens Interdistrict School. As the Court noted during those proceedings, the process which had been used by the LRSD during a prior site selection process was acceptable. In fact, the Court stated: "First of all, let me say that I think that [the] criteria, the subjective and objective criteria, in [LRSD's] methodology are to be commended. I think the [LRSD] worked hard putting this together, and the Court sees no flaws in that methodology. don't see them. There might be some, but I certainly And I know [the LRSD] worked hard to be as objective and fair as [it] could. that." I have no difficulty with Hearing transcript, p. 86, L. 19-25. The Court went on to note: "My problem is principally the composition of the committee and the lack of consensus that we are facing here today. Hearing transcript, p. 88, L. 18-20.book er I . Washington Math/Science Magnet i 115 West z7th Street Little Rock , Ark ansas 7 J' Judge busan Webber Wright United States District Court Post u-f-fice box 3310 E* iVEO Little Pock, September 21, Ark ansas 1993 SEP 2 1 1593 Offica oi Cessgraa
bear .Judge Webber Wright: We are deeply concerned by the over!cad students the ssigned to f1rst , Magnet school. third, and +i-fth grade 1evels based on state maximum cla= a surplus o-f two students our third students, and our +i+th grade has gra. Was
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ington Math/ 1 snce Ct As an r first surp1 us grade has OT seven surplus oi t^^^o students. interdistrict magnet school , was our we were to recruit throughout the understanding that when our cl asses are at max imum received two new students: grade. feel the school year. How can this continue capac i ty In tact , 1 ast one in the third grade and one hriday we in the +i+th Both grades were already over the state class size limit. administration desegregat ion Surely, p 1 an without may be considering tol 1 owing the the intent 1etter o-r We the at the it was never the intent ot the court to permit c 1 ass discourage new students at Washington Math/Science Magnet penalize incentive school students as igned to Washington Magnet school. It has been our Magnet school understanding that the Washington program, wh ich IS school comprised o-f SOX to our school children, would not reach the maximum class size plan. size to school or to Math/Science Math/Science 607. incentive 1 i m 115 . bl nee so 1arge, we have a 1arge <22-44 students per grade 1evel). numaer o-f high risk students spec ial program) programs (i.e . , science It labs, 1 s i our math understanding that 1 aos , young our astronaut children and to were mandated by the court to help meet the needs o+ these increase academic achievement. LoD situations should not be overcrowded. school Recently, district we noticed in the newspaper that each Pulaski was asked to better educate its teachers about Count'/ demands and requirements o-f the courtordered desegregation plan. the We are concerned that we will be cut o-f compl iance with the desegregation plan if our class sizes are at the maximum or above the state limits. We -fear that we are not meeting the needs o-f our incentive school populat ion. must ' have cannot be It is twenty our understanding that cl asses -for these students or 1 ess in the best per u 1 ass or el se a -f ul 1 -t ime aide. It interests o-f these at-risk students to havetwenty-eight or twenty-nine students by 'I aw , in u1ass , even i t It IS all owed + roiTi The pos5lb i1 ity or forming sp I It cI asses two grade 1evel5 has been ment i oned. combined with a maximum class size will students. We have heard that some area cornpr1sed Surely, oT this students sol ution not best meet the needs OT our enough students. is it true that elementary schoo l 5 do some area school c1asses then ten students? Coul dn ' t not have some OT these smal1 er cI asses have 1 es-s be consol idated and the Math/bcience Magnet school'.-' surplus teacher(s) be reassigned to Wash 1ngton This by large class size. is a timely concern. Each day students-' 1ives are impacted October J possible . 1st dead line. Thank you. Decisions must be made before the state imposed F'l ease respond to this concern soon 3 Sincerely, MMaarryy Lott Kahler,, Curriculum 3Specialist Alisa Ford, First Grade Level Chairperson Eric Coleman, Third Grade Level Chairperson Tommy Wal ker, Fi-f th Grade Level Chairperson Susan Schoessel, Fourtth GGrraade Teacher Nettie Epp Katherine Snyder, , Primary Science Specialist ntermediate Science Specialist P(jsee Barnes, Primary fMath Specialist Paula Smith, l^ntermediate Math Specialist Nava Gazitt, Young Astronaut Specialist Ginny ^lotti. Media Specialist Estelle Matthis, Interim Superintendent Ann Brown, Office of Desegregation Joshua Interveners c/o John Wal ker Frank Martin, Little Rock Classroom Teachers Association Larry Robinson, Assistant Superintendent Karen Buchanan, PrincipalC.F. !D 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 Date: September 22, 1993 To: From: Estelle Matthis, Interim Superintendent in Brown, Federal Monitor Subject: Construction at Chicot Last April 30, 1993, the Court approved LRSDs motion to build a cafetorium at Chicot Elementary School. 1 was pleased to learn of the districts intention to add a cafeteria to Chicot, and the Courts approval, because my staff and 1 had been concerned about conditions we observed at Chicot when we visited the school last spring. You will recall that Associate Monitor Melissa Guldin testified about Chicot during a March 19, 1993 hearing on the impact of LRSD 1992-93 budget cuts. In her testimony, Melissa pointed out that Chicot is the only school in the district without a cafeteria, meaning that the children must eat in their classrooms, thereby creating additional demands on the schools custodians. On September 9,1993, members of my staff made an informal visit to Chicot to look over the new cafetorium, only to find that construction on the facility had not even begun. Yet, in its motion for approval of construction projects that included the Chicot cafetorium, the LRSD stressed that the project was part of promises made to the public in exchange for approval of a millage increase in April 1990. The motion also states that the district "plans to have the [Chicot) cafetorium constructed in time for the beginning of the 1993-94 school year." The Court has repeatedly admonished the district about the importance of keeping its commitments to the community. If we ever again expect to ask the public to approve a millage increase, we must be able to point to promises kept as evidence that the district can be trusted to keep its word and act quickly on its pledges. 1 would appreciate your answering the following questions so 1 can report to the Court as a follow-up to the April order on Chicot: 1. When is construction of the Chicot cafetorium scheduled to begin? 2. When is the construction scheduled for completion? 3. Why was the Chicot project not completed before the beginning of the 1993-94 school year? 4. How has the district determined the construction schedule for the Chicot cafetorium? 5. If Chicots construction is undertaken during the school year, how does the district plan to minimize the disruption the building project will have on the academic day?MEMORANDUM Date: September 16, 1993 From: Melissa To: Ann Subject: Chicot Construction Due to the brevity of our visit to Chicot Elementary School, it was not included in the summary of our September 9,1993 site visits. Upon arriving at Chicot, we asked to see the new cafeteria. The secretary told us that the cafeteria construction had not begun. We also spoke to the principal and he said that Doug Eaton informed him that construction would probably begin in January 1994. Since we travelled to the school only to look at the new construction, we left immediately after talking to the principal. After returning to the office, I checked the court record and noted that the Chicot construction project received court approval on April 30, 1993.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) 371^3100 Date: September 28, 1993 To: Estelle Matthis From: Brown Subject: Documentation of Administrative Directive Revocation As you know, on September 8,1993, judge Wright ordered that LRSD Administrative Directive No: 93-04S be immediately revoked. She also required the district to distribute immediately a complete copy of this Order and its revocation of Administrative Directive No: 93-04S to all personnel who received Administrative Directive No: 934)45." Im concerned that the district has failed to follow the Order because some LRSD administrators are evidently not aware of the September 8, 1993 Order. For example, last weeks Daily Bulletin at Central High School contained the' following paragraph: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, all information requested of any staff member by the Office of Desegregation Monitoring is to be submitted to the Principal prior to forwarding to ODM. The Principal will then forward a copy of the information to the Superintendents Office as per Administrative Directive 93-04S. As soon as possible, please send me the following information so 1 can assure the Court that the district has complied with the September 8, 1993 Order: 1. A copy of the communication which revoked Administrative Directive No: 93-04S. 2. A list of the personnel to whom this communication was sent. 3. The date that each of these communications was sent. 4. Evidence that each administrator has communicated the revocation of Administrative Directive No: 93-04S to his or her staff. Thank you very much.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 Date: September 22, 1993 To: From: Estelle Matthis, Interim Superintendent in Brown, Federal Monitor Subject: Construction at Chicot Last April 30, 1993, the Court approved LRSDs motion to build a cafetorium at Chicot Elementary School. 1 was pleased to learn of e districts intention to add a cafeteria to Chicot, and the Courts approval, because my staff and 1 had been concerned about conditions we observed at Chicot when we visited the school last spring. You will recall that Associate Monitor Melissa Guldin testified about Chicot during a March 19, 1993 hearing on the impact of LRSD 1992-93 budget cuts. In her testimony, Melissa pointed out that Chicot is the only school in the district without a cafeteria, meaning that the children must eat in their classrooms, thereby creating additional demands on the schools custodians. On September 9,1993, members of my staff made an informal visit to Chicot to look over the new cafetorium, only to find that construction on the facility had not even begun. Yet, in its motion for approval of construction projects that included the Chicot cafetorium, the LRSD stressed that the project was part of promises made to the public in exchange for approval of a millage increase in April 1990. The motion also states that the district "plans to have the [Chicot] cafetorium constructed in time for the beginning of the 1993-94 school year." The Court has repeatedly admonished the district about the importance of keeping its commitments to the community. If we ever again expect to ask the public to approve a millage increase, we must be able to point to promises kept as evidence that the district can be trusted to keep its word and act quickly on its pledges. 1 would appreciate your answering the following questions so 1 can report to the Court as a follow-up to the April order on Chicot: 1. When is construction of the Chicot cafetorium scheduled to begin? 2. When is the construction scheduled for completion? 3. Why was the Chicot project not completed before the beginning of the 1993-94 school year? 4. How has the district determined the construction schedule for the Chicot cafetorium? 5. If Chicots construction is undertaken during the school year, how does the district plan to minimize the disruption the building project will have on the academic day?RECESVPP LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT SEP 2 9 1993 Office of Desegregation Monitoring Date: September 23, 1993 To: LRSD Board of Directors Interim Superintendent Estelle Matthis From: -^D Dr. Selma Hobby 1993-94 LRSD United Way Campaign Coordinator Re: Final Report, 1993-94 LRSD United Way Campaign Attached is a copy of the final report I made to the United Way of Pulaski County regarding the 1993-94 campaign. Our goal for this year was $46,599, which was five percent more than our contribution last year and set by Frank White, Campaign Chairman. I am happy to report that we exceeded this goal by a substantial amount
LRSD employees contributed $52,072.26 during this year's campaign, the largest amount ever contributed by district employees. Hall High School contributed $3,571, the largest amount of any school in the district, and Gibbs Magnet School contributed $2,391, the largest amount of any of the elementary schools. The following schools had 100% participation of both certified and support staff: Cloverdale Jr. High School, Forest Park, Geyer Springs, Meadowcliff, Mitchell, Stephens, and Woodruff. Brady, Gibbs, and Wilson had 100% participation among the certified staff. I am proud of all our employees who participated in the campaign and want to thank the principals and site coordinators for their hard work and cooperation. Support of this campaign is a chance for all LRSD employees to give something back to the community which supports us in so many ways every day.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 1993-94 UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN REPORT 23 September 1993 Sxibmitted by Dr. Selma Hobby, LRSD United Way Campaign Coordinator A B C D 1993-04 1992-93 1993-94 SCHOOLS and SITES ^CONTRIBUTING/ CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION EMPLOYEES *100% Participation, Certified and Support SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS Central 67/162 JA Fair Hall McCleBan Magnet Parkview Magnet VOCATIONAL TECH. CENTER Metropolian JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS Cloverdale* Dunbar Magnet Forest Heights Henderson Magnet Mabelvale Mann Magnet Pulaski Heights Southwest ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Badgett Bale Basefine Booker Magnet Brady** Carver Magnet Chicot Cloverdale Dodd Fair Park Forest Park* Frankfin Incentive Futoright Garland Incentive Geyer Springs* Gibbs Magnet** 35/91 65/102 25/86 28/95 5/33 74/74 11/75 43/76 26/100 8/65 47/89 8/87 34/68 9/26 23/44 18/48 15/70 31/48 12/68 11/70 11/41 13/39 12/37 39/39 19/72 28/47 10/55 31/31 38/40 TOTALS TOTALS 100% Participation, Certified $2,327.00 2,765.15 2,081.00 1,728.48 1,298.00 $2,716.00 2,516.00 3,571.00 1,679.13 1,282.00 607.00 283,25 369.00 1,295.94 939.20 748.24 1,341.00 334.00 1,135.76 268.00 749.00 479.18 407.00 652.50 524.00 270.00 185.00 459.00 520.00 651.00 451.00 964.00 215.00 265.00 1,638.50 199.00 1390.01 642.08 953.00 1880.24 476.00 1,676.00 229.00 693.00 260.00 1197.78 618.22 362.00 694.10 542.00 459.28 269.74 625.40 1,369.70 927.00 1258.18 1058.42 623.06 418.40 2391.32Page 2 United Way Report A B C D 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 Jefferson King Interdistrict Magnet Mabelvale McDermott MeadovvcBff* IvfilcheB Incentive* Otter Creek Pulaski Heights Rightsei Incentive Rockefeler Incentive Romine Interdistrict Stephens* Terry Wakefield Washington Magnet Watson Western Hills Williams Magnet Wilson** Woodruff* Alternative Learning Center SUPPORT/ALLIED SITES Administration Building Aduft Education Annex CARE Food Service IRC KLRE/KUAR_____________ Office of Deseg. Monitoring Plant Services Purchasing Safety and Security Student Assignment Bldg. Transportation GRAND TOTAL 34/52 35/61 15/50 8/47 43/43 56/56 10/36 19/37 21/46 36/81 14/50 48/48 18/51 9/43 23/103 32/43 16/36 16/54 31/48 31/31 0/15 33/71 13/25 8/25 2/5 3/21 36/45 5/11 5/10 2/67 2/6 2/4 14/15 8/300 1444/3814 567.00 N/A 970.18 364.00 717.24 907.00 417.00 683.00 355.00 1449.24 242.00 274.35 605.00 50.00 323.41 358.00 871.00 815.00 859.24 823.04 75.00 2077.96 450.00 486.00 88.00 20.00 497.00 381.62 594.00 310.00 69.00 120.00 301.00 648.00 $44,068.18 702.38 1671.34 422.00 442.00 502.00 900.50 390.00 506.00 344.00 1,574.00 442.34 664.00 869.00 227.00 399.00 292.00 513.18 745.00 781.50 917.36 0.00 1381.02 628.48 598.00 44.00 20.00 900.00 367.10 814.00 330.00 80.00 32.00 244.00 396.00 $52,072.26LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas RECEIVED Kanra * September 24,1993 SEP 2 9 1993 Office of Desegrsgation Moni
Tq From: Re Anne Brown, Of fits of Desegregation Monitoring Jeanette WagneqOrector of Communications Incentive Schod Brodiures In answer to your request, attached are the two incentive schod brochures produced ty the LRSD. At this time
new individual incentive schod brochures are in the conceptual stage Nelda Bromberg, who designed the other two brochures, is working on a new concept which is designed to address the varied issues of incentive siod recruitment needs. The individual brochures will also allow mere complete information on each incentive schod them&booker 1 Washington Hatn/Science Hagnet School 115 West 27th street Little Kock, Arkansas 72206 Dr. Henry Williams Superintendent of Schools Little Kock School uistrict 610 West Markham Street Little Kock, Arkansas 7
:0: Dear Dr. Willi ams, recewsd SEP ? 8 Office ef .Desegregation LWiOfing We are pleased to have the opportunity to meet with you and discuss our building concerns. month is our district scheduled faculty meeting. As you know, the -first Monday of each Many of us are involved in the presentation of the meeting on October 4, 199S. Therefore, we suggest a meeting time of 4:00 p.m. 1st is the state deadline for reporting student attendance, meeting before that date can better facilitate a solution, willing to meet at an earlier date. However, October If we are most Please consider inviting those individuals who received copies of our letter of September 21, 1993. interest and insight into these Each of these people has particular i ssues. We want you to understand that this group of teachers represents a building 1 evei concern . We appreciate your concern for the needs of our students and look forward to our meeting. Sincere I y ,y Mary f^u k.aahhler. Curriculum Specialist Al isa Ford, First Grade Level Chairperson WUMA-Eric Col eman , Third Grade Level Chairperson Tommy Walker, Fifth Grade Level Chairperson Susan bchoessel, Fourth Grade Teacher rimary Science Specialist CCaatthheerriinnee tt>>nnyyddeerr ,, intdrmmeeddiaialte bcience Specialist Rose Barnes, Primary Math Specialist Paula Smith, Intermed late Math Specialist Nava Gazitt ,^YdU:nngg Astronaut Specialist Ginny le Media Specialist cc
Estelle Mathis, Deputy Superintendent Judge Susan Webber Wright, Eight District Court Ann Brown, O-f+ice ot Desegregation Joshua Intervenors c/o -John Walker Prank Martin, Little Rock Classroom Teachers Association Larry Robinson, Assistant Superintendent Karen Buchanan, Principal CJ>/CO mv LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM STREET LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS RECEH, .V M SEP 2 5 TO
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ng Ann Brown, Federal Monitor, Office of Desegregation Monitoring Estelle Matthis, Interim Superintendent 1. Construction at Chicot 2. State Standards - Class Sizes This communication is a follow-up of your letter dated September 22, 1993, in which you requested information regarding the construction of the cafeteria at Chicot Elementary School. I have visited with Doug Eaton, Director of Plant Services, and Larry Robertson, Associate Superintendent for Chicot, in order to provide the requested information. Doug Eaton has a previously-scheduled meeting with the architects for this project on September 29, 1993, at 9 a.m. I will have a more accurate schedule for the completion of the project tomorrow. A communication that includes responses to your letter will then be forwarded to you. On September 24, 1993, a meeting was held to re-assess staff needs of our elementary schools as we are aware of several classrooms that exceed state standards. Brady Gadberry is meeting today with Frank Martin, Executive Director of the Little Rock Classroom Teachers .Association, to review the process used to move existing teachers to schools where the student enrollment indicates a need for additional staff. All schools will be staffed in compliance with Arkansas State Standards for Accreditation as of October 1, 1993. Your assistance in this matter is deeply appreciated. /IksF.Y.I. Date: Ann Bill Bob z / Connie 7 Horace Linda Margie Melissa Polly Return to: LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM STREET LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS RECFJV"P SEP 2 9 Wi TO: FROM: SUBJECT: September 28, 1993 Oifica of Desegres iicn soiiioiing Ann Brown, Federal Monitor, Office of Desegregation Monitoring Estelle Matthis, Interim Superintendent 1. Construction at Chicot 2. State Standards - Class Sizes This communication is a follow-up of your letter dated September 22, 1993, in which you requested information regarding the construction of the c^eteria at Chicot Elementary School. I have visited with Doug Eaton, Director of Plant Services, and Larry Robertson, Associate Superintendent for Chicot, in order to provide the requested information. Doug Eaton has a previously-scheduled meeting with the architects for this project on September 29, 1993, at 9 a.m. I will have a more accurate schedule for the completion of the project tomorrow. A communication that includes responses to your letter will then be forwarded to you. On September 24, 1993, a meeting was held to re-assess staff needs of our elementary schools as we are aware of several classrooms that exceed state standards. Brady Gadberry is meeting today with Frank Martin, Executive Director of the Little Rock Classroom Teachers Association, to review the process used to move existing teachers to schools where the student enrollment indicates a need for additional staff. All schools will be staffed in compliance with .Arkansas State Standards for Accreditation as of October 1, 1993. Your assistance in this matter is deeply appreciated. /IksOffice of Desegregation Monitoring. m /) United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor //I" 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)376.6200 Fax (501) 371-0100 Date: September 28, 1993 To: From: Subject: Sterling Engram, Director of Planning, Research and Development Melissa Guldin and Connie Hickman Tanner Recruitment and Enrollment for the Rockefeller Child Care Program We understand that 1993-94 enrollment in the infant and toddler program at Rockefeller School has fallen far below the schools capacity. Apparently, enrollment in the classes for infants and two-year-olds is at only 50% of capacity. Since these early childhood classes are unique to Rockefeller, and are designed to help desegregate the school, we are very interested in the programs success. An ODM representative will contact you today so that we may set up a meeting to discuss our concerns. At that meeting we will be looking for answers to a variety of questions regarding the Rockefeller early childhood program, its enrollment, and recruitment to the school. A preliminary list of questions follows. What is the current enrollment in the classes for infants, toddlers, and three-year- olds? (Please provide data that lists enrollment by class, race, and gender.) What is the capacity for each age level? What caused the drop in enrollment between 1992-93 and 1993-94? What process does the Student Assignment Office (SAO) follow in enrolling children in the classes serving infant to three-year-olds? How does SAO decide who is eligible to enroll, and when does enrollment begin? When did you inform parents of children new to the program that their children had been accepted (specific dates)? Who at SAO is primarily responsible for promoting the early childhood program and assigning early childhood students to the school? What is the current weekly charge for paying clients? How many childrens fees are paid by Title XX or other voucher programs? Does the SAO reserve spots for children funded through vouchers? If so, how many spaces are reserved, and what is your procedure? What is the recruitment plan for the Rockefeller Early Childhood Magnet? Who is responsible for implementing the recruitment plan? To whom is recruitment being targeted? What marketing tools are you using to promote the program? On what dates have you conducted recruitment activities? What types of activities have been conducted thus far? What specific plans does the district have to increase enrollment in any underenrolled early childhood classes at Rockefeller?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 Date: September 29, 1993 To: Doug Eaton, Director of Plant Services From: Subject: Melissa Guldin Current Capacity Figures During a district court hearing held on June 8,1993, Judge Wright instructed the LRSD to provide current capacity figures for each district school. I realize that many schools capacity figures may be unchanged from those previously filed with the court, but the district has completed two new school buildings and modified others since you last furnished ODM with capacity figures. Please provide the current capacity for each elementary and secondary school in the district. Thank you for your cooperation. LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201 received TO: September 28, 1993 OCT 1 1993 Budget Managers Oliice of Desegregation Monitoring FROM: Mark D. Milhollen, Controlle SUBJECT: Cafeteria Plan Please distribute the enclosed summary plan documents to the people indent!Tied at your site as being enrolled in the cafeteria plan. Employees not receiving documents who feel they are enrolled should call 324-2066 for additional information. r' 0m2-93 TUE 11:27 SUSAN W WRIGHT FAX NO. 5013246576 P. 02 I? 55 September 28, 1993 OCT 1 3 W3 Oftice of Dessgregaticn Monitoring RECJV>=-o SEP 3 0 1993 Judge Susan Webber Wright Federal Building Fifth and Gaines Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 u. S. district judge Dear Judge Wright
This letter expresses the sentiments of numerous LRSD employees....Even"though'we feel it would'be unwise to sign our names, please do not let the lack of signatures lessen the attention that you give to the matter. We are aware that you conducted budget hearings and directed the LRSD Board of Directors to review its proposal and determine if additional cuts could be made, which indeed was possible. However, we are not aware if you have given your approval to a final budget for 1993-94, thus the basis for this letter. In the spring of 1993, teachers and all administrators except 12 month administrators, were given three percent raises. Twelve month administrators received the following package: 1, 2. 3, 4. 5. Contract days per year extended from 240 days to 250 days Pay raise set at 1 1/2% instead of 3% Paid vacation days granted on the basis of: 0-7 years experience - 15 paid vacation days per year 8-14 years experience 20 paid vacation days per year 15+ years experience 25 paid vacation days per year Sick leave days may be accumulated equivalent to the total number of contract days. When/if the 12 month administrator leaves the district, he/she will be compensated for any accumulated vacation days. We think that you should know that by granting the above package to 12 month administrators, they become the only employee group in the LRSD to receive even one paid hoiiday/vacation. Every other group is paid solely on the basis of days worked - NO PAID HOLIDAYS, NO PAID VACATION DAYS. Furthermore, the fact that they received a 1 1/2% raise instead of a 3% raise was almost immediately made up for by the provision for paid vacation days
because, with the high salaries they receive, it will only take three orOCT-12-93 TUE 11:27 SUSAN W WRIGHT FAX NO. 5013246576 P, 03 four days for most of them to recoup the other one and one-half percent. We strongly feel that the package granted to 12 month administrators is grossly unfair to the remainder of the LRSD employees and bears a total lack of equity. It is also completely unwise, monetarily speaking, for the financial well-being of the district. How can this district, in good conscience, grant such a costly benefit to these administrators. Please investigate this package and question publicly the fairness and financial intelligence of such a decision. We would be indebted to you for your assistance in this matter.- Sincerely, A CONCERNED GROUP OF EMPLOYEESOffice 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 29, 1993 To: From: Subject: Rudolph Howard and Dorthy McDonald Horace Smith and Connie Hickman Tanner, ODM Associate Monitors Central Enrollment and Recruitment This memo is to confirm our meeting on Friday, October 8,1993 at 1:40 p.m. We are very interested in your magnet programs success, since it was designed to help desegregate Central. At this time we will be looking for answers to a variety of questions regarding your recruitment efforts and results. We will also need certain documentation. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Please bring copies of the following information to our meeting on the Sth. Enrollment Data: October 1 magnet program enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1990- 91 school year October 1 magnet program enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1991- 92 school year October 1 magnet program enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1992- 93 school year October 1 magnet program enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1993- 94 school year October 1 total school enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1993-94 school year The number of new students by grade, including race and gender, enrolled in your program for the 93-94 school year The number of students by grade, including race and gender, who withdrew from the magnet program since the 1992-93 school yearRecruitment Data: The number of LRSD students recruited by grade, including race, gender and where they were recruited, during the 1992-93 school year The number of private school students recruited by grade, including race and gender, during the 1992-93 school year The number of PCSSD students recruited by grade, including race and gender, during the 1992-93 school year The number of any additional students recruited by grade, including race and gender, and where they were recruited during the 1992-93 school year Documentation of all recruitment strategies and activities - For example, if you developed a brochure name the person(s) responsible for the brochure, identify your targeted audience (all white PCSSD junior high students, private school students, and LRSD junior high students), state the date it was distributed, report how much was budgeted for the brochure and distribution and how much it actually cost, and explain how you tracked your results. If you made a presentation, include the person responsible, type of presentation, date, location, sign-in sheets and explain how you tracked your results.Qf > /4-fh Jfritr 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 Date: September 29, 1993 To: From: Subject: Clell Watts and Joyce Stiedle Horace Smith and Connie Hickman Tanner, ODM Associate Monitors Henderson Enrollment and Recruitment This memo is to confirm our meeting on Thursday, October 7,1993 at 10:00 a.m. We are very interested in your magnet programs success, since it was designed to help desegregate Henderson. At this time we will be looking for answers to a variety of questions regarding your recruitment efforts and results. We will also need certain documentation. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Please bring copies of the following information to our meeting on the 7th. Enrollment Data: October 1 total school enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1992-93 school year October 1 magnet program enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1992- 93 school year October 1 total school enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1993-94 school year October 1 magnet program enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1993- 94 school year The number of new students by grade, including race and gender, enrolled in your program for the 93-94 school year The number of students by grade, including race and gender, who withdrew from the magnet program since the 1992-93 school yearRecruitment Data: The number of students recruited who live in Hendersons attendance zone by grade, including race and gender, during the 1992-93 school year The number of private school students recruited by grade, including race and gender, during the 1992-93 school year The number of PCSSD students recruited by grade, including race and gender, during the 1992-93 school year The number of any additional students recruited by grade, including race and gender, and where they were recruited during the 1992-93 school year Documentation of all recruitment strategies and activities - For example, if you developed a brochure name the person(s) responsible for the brochure, identify your targeted audience (ie. white sixth grade PCSSD students at Lawson, Baker, Romine), state the date it was distributed, report how much was budgeted for the brochure and distribution and how much it actually cost, and explain how you tracked your results. If you made a presentation, include the person responsible, type of presentation, date, location, sign-in sheets and explain how you tracked your results.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 Date
September 29, 1993 To: From: Subject: Clell Watts and Joyce S tie die Horace Smith and Connie Hickman Tanner, ODM Associate Monitors Henderson Enrollment and Recruitment This memo is to confirm our meeting on Thursday, October 7,1993 at 10:00 a.m. We are very interested in your magnet programs success, since it was designed to help desegregate Henderson. At this time we will be looking for answers to a variety of questions regarding your recruitment efforts and results. We will also need certain documentation. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Please bring copies of the following information to our meeting on the 7th. Enrollment Data: October 1 total school enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1992-93 school year October 1 magnet program enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1992- 93 school year October 1 total school enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1993-94 school year October 1 magnet program enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1993- 94 school year The number of new students by grade, including race and gender, enrolled in your program for the 93-94 school year The number of students by grade, including race and gender, who withdrew from the magnet program since the 1992-93 school yearRecruitment Data: The number of students recruited who live in Hendersons attendance zone by grade, including race and gender, during the 1992-93 school year The number of private school students recruited by grade, including race and gender, during the 1992-93 school year The number of PCSSD students recruited by grade, including race and gender durin< the 1992-93 school year The number of any additional students recruited by grade, including race and gender, and where they were recruited during the 1992-93 school year Documentation of all recruitment strategies and activities - For example, if you developed a brochure name the person(s) responsible for the brochure, identify your targeted audience (ie. white sixth grade PCSSD students at Lawson, Baker, Romine), state the date it was distributed, report how much was budgeted for the brochure and distribution and how much it actually cost, and explain how you tracked your results. If you made a presentation, include the person responsible, type of presentation, date, location, sign-in sheets and explain how you tracked your results./eis- A, Office of Desegregation Monitoring United Stales 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 29, 1993 To: From: Subject: Nancy Acre, Faith Donovan, and Joyce Underwood Horace Smith and Connie Hickman Tanner, ODM Associate Monitors Dunbar Enrollment and Recruitment This memo is to confirm our meeting on Friday, October 8,1993 at 10:00 a.m. We are very interested in your magnet programs success, since it was designed to help desegregate Dunbar. At this time we will be looking for answers to a variety of questions regarding your recruitment efforts and results. We will also need certain documentation. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Please bring copies of the following information to our meeting on the Sth. Enrollment Data: October 1 magnet program enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1990- 91 school year October 1 magnet program enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1991- 92 school year October 1 magnet program enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1992- 93 school year October 1 magnet program enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1993- 94 school year October 1 total school enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1993-94 school year The number of new students by grade, including race and gender, enrolled in your program for the 93-94 school year The number of students by grade, including race and gender, who withdrew from the magnet program since the 1992-93 school yearRecruitment Data: The number of LRSD students recruited by grade, including race, gender and where they were recruited, during the 1992-93 school year The number of private school students recruited by grade, including race and gender, during the 1992-93 school year The number of PCSSD students recruited by grade, including race and gender, during the 1992-93 school year The number of any additional students recruited by grade, including race and gender, and where they were recruited during the 1992-93 school year Documentation of all recruitment strategies and activities - For example, if you developed a brochure name the person(s) responsible for the brochure, identify your targeted audience (ie. white sixth grade PCSSD students at Lawson, Baker, Romine), state the date it was distributed, report how much was budgeted for the brochure and distribution and how much it actually cost, and explain how you tracked your results. If you made a presentation, include the person responsible, type of presentation, date, location, sign-in sheets and explain how you tracked your results.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 Date: September 29, 1993 To: From: Subject: Jodi Carter and Steve Garrett Horace Smith and Connie Hickman Tanner, ODM Associate Monitors McClellan Enrollment and Recruitment This memo is to confirm our meeting on Thursday, October 7, 1993 at 1:30 p.m. We are very interested in your magnet programs success, since it was designed to help desegregate McClellan. At this time we will be looking for answers to a variety of questions regarding your recruitment efforts and results. We will also need certain documentation. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Please bring copies of the following information to our meeting on the 7th. Enrollment Data: October 1 total school enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1992-93 school year October 1 magnet program enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1992- 93 school year October 1 total school enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1993-94 school year October 1 magnet program enrollment by grade, including race and gender, for the 1993- 94 school year The number of new students by grade, including race and gender, enrolled in your program for the 93-94 school year The number of students by grade, including race and gender, who withdrew from the magnet program since the 1992-93 school yearRecruitment Data: The recruitment committee roster by race, gender, and position Recruitment committee agenda and minutes A list of all recommended recruitment strategies developed and implemented by the recruitment committee Recruitment training documentation, including the person(s) responsible, topic, location, time, sign-in sheets, and evaluation criteria The number of students recruited who live in McClellans attendance zone by grade, including race and gender, during the 1992-93 school year The number of private school students recruited by grade, including race and gender, during the 1992-93 school year The number of PCSSD students recruited by grade, including race and gender, during the 1992-93 school year The number of any additional students recruited by grade, including race and gender, and where they were recruited during the 1992-93 school year Documentation of all recruitment strategies and activities - For example, if you developed a brochure name the person(s) responsible for the brochure, identify your targeted audience (all white PCSSD junior high students, private school students, and LRSD junior high students), state the date it was distributed, report how much was budgeted for the brochure and distribution and how much it actually cost, and explain how you tracked your results. If you made a presentation, include the person responsible, type of presentation, date, location, sign-in sheets and explain how you tracked your results. IRC . TEL:501-524-0504 Oct 0193 15:11 No.004 P.Ol LITTLE BOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT PIjANNING, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION Date: September 30, 1993 To: All principals From: Sterling Ingram, Director Subject: Instructions for Completing Program Budget Document In order to standardize procedures for reporting achievements (evidence) of the strategies on the Program Budget Document, following instructions are provided. the Responsibilities of Principals Principals are expected to document the achieve of strateaies onlv where "Principal" or "Distri ment strategies only -- is stipulated in the "Responsibility" Principals are Staff II columi of the Program Budget Document, responsible for inputting information in only three (3) columns: Strategies, Beginning Date and Complet. The diagram below shows the relative columns Date. for inputting information by principals. strategies Beginning Date Completion Date. 1. 2. submission to Assistant superintendents Your diskette should be forwarded to the assigned assistant superintendents on or before the second Thursday following the end of the quarter (i.e. Thursday, October 14, 1993, for this quarter). The assistant superintendents will compile the informa on to form a district-wide report that will be keyed a master School Operations diskette. 3 . Return to Schools I Your diskette will be returned to you after a paper copy has been extracted fop office use.IRC TEL:501-324-0504 Oct 0193 15:11 No.004 P.02 Memo to Principals September 30, 1993 Page 2 4. Placement of Achievements (Evidence) on the Program Budget Documents Evidence of the achievements should be placed underneath the "Strategies" column. Use alpha order to list achievements underneath strategies (A.______
3, , etc.) where the principal or district staff has been specified as the responsible person. REMEMBER
The achievements will continue to grow underneath each strategy until the information for that particular strategy is completed. See the Sample of Achievements Documentation below for selected objectives and selected corresponding strategies for further clarification. Sample of Achievements Documentation OBJECTIVE STRATEGIES i 1. To ensure an organizational structure which provides equal opportunity and access for parents,students and staff. 1. To review organizational I structure in schools and [ central office to ensure sufficient support for students and staff success and for the implementation of the desegregation plan. 5. 3.1 Mini-seminars at PTA meetings and in the community. A. PTA Mini-Seminars Agenda, October 10 Beginning Date Each achievement should have a corresponding beginning date (MM/DD/YY), example: 09/28/93. IPC TEL:501-324-0504 Oct 0193 15:12 No.004 P.O S: Memo to Principals September 30, 1993 page 3 i 6. 1. 8 . Completion Date An actual date (MM/DD/YY), example: 11/14/93, will document when an achievement was completed. If an achievement has been started but not completed, give an approximate guess for the percent of completion, example: 75%. Limited Achievements for This Reporting Quarter Identify only achievements which have been completed during this quarter (July 1 - September 30). Every strategy is not expected to show achievements at this early date. Laser Printers Are Required for Hard Copies I Only laser printers are capable of producing hard copies (photocopies) of the information entered onto However, some laser printers in the the diskettes. schools are not capable of printing the WordPerfect program Budget Document. For those schools not having printing capabilities for this document. Planning Research and Evaluation will provide a hard copy upon request. REMINDER:
If you are confused, do not forget to refer to the three (3) sets of definitions for the Program Budget Document given you at the inservice. As a final note, schools are expected to present only, achieve- Kie which are succinct and meaningful. Blank forms of the Program Budget Document are enclosed. contact Marjorie Bassa at 324-2120. Tf vou have content questions concerning this memorandum, ',^.u 1.^ L_-L fill. If you have technical questions concerning the Program Budget Document, contact Dennis Glasgow at 324-0518, drg Enclosures cc: Assistant Superintendents I-f / r 7\ . ^. .. A . TO: FROM: LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM STREET LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS received OCT 1 1993 October 1, 1993 Office of Desegregation Monitoring Ann Brown, Federal Monitor, Office of Desegregation Monitoring Estelle Matthis, Deputy Superintendent SUBJECT: Documentation of Administrative Directive Revocation 1. The district received Judge Wrights order dated September 8, 1993, and we complied with her order fully by September 10, 1993. The revocation of the directive took place immediately. See Attachment A 2. Provided is a listing of district personnel to whom this communication was sent. See Attachment B 3. The communication was sent September 10, 1993 (see date on Attachment A). 4. Each administrator will be contacted by means of the attached memorandum to apprise their staff of the revocation of Administrative Directive 93-04S, providing they have not previously contacted staff. This information should serve to establish that the directive was timely revoked. /Iks EnclosuresTo: From: Ma] W- Subject: ATTACHMENT A LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM STREET LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201 September 10, 1993 All Principals, Directors, Supervisors and Program Ma.nagers stelle Matthis, Interim Superintendent LRSD Administrative Directive No. 93-04S The District employs over 4000 employees, and we believe that it is critical for the administration to put in place a procedure that will allow us to keep track of information that is sent to the Office of Desegregation Monitoring (ODM). Administrative Directive 93-04S was an attempt to help us achieve this No. task. Judge Susan Webber Wright has reviewed this directive and has directed the District to immediately revoke the document and to distribute a copy of her order to personnel who received the directive. The District will put into effect a procedure that meets the Court's approval and our needs in the very near future. all We continue to encourage staff to respond to ODM in a timely manner. Effective immediately until a new directive is developed, each staff member is to submit to the Office of the Superintendent copy of all reports, data, etc. that is forwarded to ODM. new directive developed a Your assistance in this matter is appreciated. EM: nrATTACHMENT B DISTRIBUTION LIST FOR POLICIES & ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVES All Building Principals Superintendent Assoc. Supt., School Operations Associate Supt. for Curriculum Assoc. Supt. for Support Services Assoc. Supt. for Equity (OLE) Planning, Research & Evaluation Jo Evelyn Elston (Drug Education) Mark Milhollen (Financial Services) Charlie Neal (Director) Purchasing Doug Eaton (Director) Plant Services Brad Montgomery (Director) Transportation Patty Kohler (Director) Exceptional Children Dave Kingsella (Director) Data Processing Jackie Boykin (Director) Food Services Asst. Supt. Elem. (Gremillion) Asst. Supt. Elem. (Robertson) Asst. Supt. - Secondary Director (Reading Dept.) Director (Barnhouse) Safety and Security Director (Leon Adams) Federal Programs Director (Gadberry) Human Resources Director (Jeanette Wagner) Communications Director (Carol Green) Vocational Educational Metropolitan Director (Donita Hudspeth) Staff Development Liaison (L. Young) New FuturesPage 2 Office of Deseg. (Ann Brown) Rita White Adm. Asst. (Human Resources) Linda Swain - Student Hearing Officer Othello Faison (Director) - Alternative Learning Center Arma Hart Facilitator Incentive Schools Paulette Martin Adult Ed. Director Ouida Carter - Quigley Stadium - Athletics Marie McNeal, Supeirvisor - Social Studies Lucy Lyon (Coordinator) - Instructional Technology Dennis Glasgow (Supervisor) - Science Dept. Debbie Milam (Coordinator) VIPS Supervisor - Math Department Mabel Donaldson - Gifted and Talented Catherine Gill PAC Coordinator Marie McNeal, Supervisor - Social Studies Pat Price, Coordinator - Early Childhood Marian Shead HIPPY Martha Rodgers - CARE Mala Daggett - McClellan - Community Education Gene Parker (Supervisor) - English Dept.SCHOOL/SCHQOL CODE Central High (01) J. A. Fair 08) Hall (02) McClellan (12) Parkview Magnet (05) Metropolitan Vo-Tech (04) Cloverdale Jr. (15) Hiqh Dunbar Magnet (07) Forest Heights (09) Henderson (13)' Mabelvale (16) Mann Magnet (03) Pulaski Heights (10) Southwest (11) Badgett Elementary (19) Bale (17) Baseline (22) Booker Magnet (06) Brady (18) Carver Magnet (21) Chicot (28) Cloverdale (31) Dodd (32) Fair Park (23) Forest Park ^4) Franklin (25)^ Fulbright (48) Garland (26)^ Geyer Sorings (37) Gibbs Magnet (27) King (351 Jefferson (30) Mabelvale (46) McDermott (20) Meadowcliff (33) Mitchell (34) Otter Creek * Pulaski Heil leJ^Ls^SS) e^ (36)* Rightsell Rockefeller (36) Romine (40) Stephens (41) Terry (47) Wakefielo (51) Washington Magnet (42) Watson (52) Western Hill
Is (29) Williams Magnet (43) Wilson (44) Wood run (45) *lncentive Schools LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLS/PRINCIPALS 1993-94 PRINCIPAL Rudolph Howard Al Niven Dr. Vic Anderson Jodie Carter Junious Babbs Dr. Doyle Dillahunty Gayle Bradford Nancy Acre Richard Maple Clell Watts Walter Marshaleck Marian Lacey Ralph Hoffman Charity Smith Mary Golston Levanna Wilson Dr. Mary Jane Cheatham Dr. Cheryl Simmons Mary Menking Mary Guinn Otis Preslar Frederick Fields Patricia McNeil Barbara Means Virginia Ashley Franklin Davis Mac Huffman Robert Brown Eleanor Cox Donna Davis Sadie Mitchell Frances Cawthon Julie Davenport Mike Oliver Jerry Worm Dr. Samuel Branch Carolyn Teeter Lillie Carter Sharon Davis Anne Mangan Lionel Ward Lonnie Dean June Looper Willie Morris Karen Buchanan Theresa Courtney Scott Morgan Dr. Ed Jackson Gwen Zieg er Pat HigginbothamLITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM STREET LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS October 1, 1993 TO: All Principal^ Directors, Supervisors, and Program Managers FROM: fed this. Di Estelle Matthis, Deputy Superintendent SUBJECT: Revocation of LRSD Administrative Directive 93-04S The district has been advised that some administrators may not have promptly apprised their staff of the revocation of Administrative Directive 93-04S. PLEASE COMMUNICATE TO YOUR STAFF THAT THIS DIRECTIVE WAS REVOKED AS OF SEPTEMBER 10, 1993. As always, your assistance in this matter is appreciated. /Iks1 LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM STREET LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS RECEIVE OCT October 1, 1993 t 1993, a t Office oi pesegre'^jaion TO: FROM: Ann Brown, Federal Monitor, Office of Desegregation Monitoring ^^llle Matthis, Deputy Superintendent SUBJECT: Construction at Chicot This communication is a response to your memorandum dated September 22, 1993, and received in our office on September 24, 1993. 1. When is construction of the Chicot cafetorium scheduled to begin? The actual construction of the cafetorium is scheduled to begin February 1, 1994. The decision was reached with the architect/engineer and our director of plant services. 2. When is construction scheduled for completion? The Chicot cafetorium is scheduled to be completed by July, 1994. 3. Why was the Chicot project not completed before the beginning of the school year? Following the districts March, 1993, filing, the district began to advertise for an architectural/engineering firm to do the bond work for the next school year. This process was completed in April and assignments were initiated in May. On May 14, 1993, the director of Plant Services, Doug Eaton, identified and contracted an architectural/engineering firm to do the Chicot project. The preliminary Scope of Work was completed on or about June 15, 1993. During the summer of 1993, theConstruction at Chicot Page 2 readjustments to the budget, scheduling the completion of ongoing projects, and the preparation for the start of the school year caused certain projects to be delayed. Plant Services accelerated its activities and covered projects necessary for the opening of schools. Delays due to the lengthy budgetary process and other projects caused the Chicot project not to proceed on its originally-intended schedule. 4. 5. How has the district determined the construction schedule for the Chicot cafetorium? The construction schedule for the Chicot cafetorium is done in concert with the architectural/engineering firms by analyzing the size of the project, the anticipated duration to construct a project of this size, and by allowing for design time and contractual advertising. If Chicots cafetorium construction is undertaken during the school year, how does the district plan to minimize the disruption during the academic day? The Chicot cafeteria expansion will be a stand-alone building which will be connected to the new building with a hallway. By working closely with the principal, there should be no disruption to the academic day. During the latter part of July, I instructed Larry Robertson to secure from Otis Preslar, principal of Chicot, and Doug Eaton a status report regarding this project. From this point, we have been closely attuned to getting this project back on schedule. The district is committed to completing this project in a manner that provides for the needs of our students and our community. Please contact me if further information is needed.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 October 5, 1993 Mrs. Mary Beth Greenway Parkview Magnet High School 2501 Barrow Road Little Rock, AR 72204 Dear Beth: Hooray for you! I want to add my voice to the many who are singing your praises and congratulating you on your latest achievement, the Milken Award. What a wonderful surprise, and yet its really not at all surprising that someone as fine as you would rate such a distinguished honor. You never flag in your devotion to children, intense interest in education issues, and energetic leadership for positive change. Were all very proud of you, Beth. Thanks for all you continue to do to make our world a better place. Sincerely yours, CX- " Anh S. Brown- 7'dr^T~ 12''93 08:58 0301 324 2032 L R School Dlst a 001 LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 FAX (501) 324-2032 /^? -/^ -^3 TO: -fa. FROM: SENDER'S PHONE#: SUBJECT: 3^ -_____ _ SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Number of Pages (include cover page Speed. Dial Fax Phone Number OIDO GRAnn/nz.cr J Tf^nV.T. W 0 2 TOTAL II 0 1 TOI'Al, h W o 1 TWL'Al. n w 0 5 TOTAL n M 0 6 TOI-A I- R W 0 7 'JVJ7.J, II w 0 TOTM. A 0 9 7W.M. n 0 $0 TOTAL II 0 JI 7'OTAI. n w 0 trUHUUIl TES'l'KO 369 4 1330 697 24 lisfJl 1 171 r.?2 2fl 1783 1131 612 10 1067 L 3 11 032 23 1922 1280 61? 2 2 1414 1 1209 609 25 1094 1122 50 21 J 57,1 JOflO 493 19 1554 995 53 6 23 1602 949 009 4 1 ,14 72 1125 612 35 LITJ^E ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT PTAWflKG, REse?iRC[( AND EV^LVZlTI0N STANFORD ACftlBVEMEHl' EIGliTlC EDITION HATIONAI. pr^CErfTILK RARK/NaRMAL CUIIVR IIQUIVALEHT SCORES (FR/NCR) DlSTRICWrOE aOHMARY 199? 7017. L llErtDlHG 42/45.a .3 5/4 1.9 63/57.(1 fi6/5fl-0 30/44.1 20/33.1 62/56. ?. 61/56.9 39/44.2 27/36-9 63/57.0 57/53.0 44/47.0 33/40.9 67/59.2 60/95.4 3n/-l3-3 26/3G.6 ru/5G, 1$ 50/54.1 50/49,9 37/42,0 74/03.6 67/59,2 4 2/'l!..5 li/39.1 7n/6i.0 72/62.2 41/45.2 29/:ia.s 67/59.4 73/62.6 44/40.6 10/39.? 60/60.1 63/57.2 49/49,2 3!5/-U.O 72/62.3 64/57.4 50/49.0 34/41.4 6<>/6O,7 r>6/Sfl,4 TOTAL MA'l'HEMATlCS LArrOtJAOE (1 2HVJnOMMEI?T* SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENC.: hz^sic RATl'EnV cqmpli:te ' n?tTPEftV CD 40/49.0 4(1/44.6 70/03,1 74/63.3 57/53.fl 46/47,7 77/65.6 07/73.6 50/54.1 46/47,0 76/65,1 flO/641.0 57/53,9 49/49.2 73/63.0 7C/CG,1 53/51,7 43/46.5 71/61,9 03/69-9 57/53.0 40/40.7 74/63.3 75/64.3 45/47.4 36/42.2 64/57,3 75/64.3 39/4't.O 3CI/3Q.U 9/54.7 87/73.6 34/41.2 23/34.1 57/53.9 6fl /59.6 37/'<3.2 26/36.7 56/53.1 50/54.R 43/46.0 32/40.1 59 /54,6 62/56,4 4.1/45.1 12/40.2 61/57.2 60/60.1 <''/49,7 39/43,9 70/60.9 61/57.4 tSD/SO. 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I Ol 00 4S/47.4 34/41.3 69/60.3 73/62.6 45/47.3 33/40.0 70/61,2 74/63.5 I 46/40.0 35/43,6 67/59,2 61/55.9 4fl/4j.O 30/43.5 60/59.7 69/60.3 46/40,1 37/43.1 65/50,2 70/60.0 59/54.S 49/49,0 76/S5.0 72/62.0 35/42.1 72/ft2-0 B0/s?,a 46/40,0 34/41.3 72/62.I fl3/7O.O 49/49.6 36/42,5 73/62,6 71/61.4 43/46.2 30/3fl.7 66/5fl,4 57/53.fl Sl/50,6 3^/42,7 <59/60.7 72/62.3 * At Cr.idoB I nn<l 2 tlio .SCIENCE aivI SOCIAL SCIENCE ob'jocUtvos aro combload nmi rnrioctne] ein<. n<*oro uinlcr ENVinONHEMT, J). 49/49.2 36/42,4 70/61.1 69/60.4 ie/49,0 3A/43.6 60/59.7 67/53.0 44/46.0 34/41.1 65/5B.3 71/ei,5 54/52.1 43/46.4 73/63.1 72/62.2 46/47.9 35/41.7 69/60. 75/64,5 43/46.2 32/40,0 66/5B.6 H4/71.2 47/40.2 34/41,I 70/61,0 71/61,7 47/48.4 34/41.7 60/60.1 64/57.7 51/50.4 36/42.3 70/60,a 69/60,5 47/40.2 34/41.0 70/61.0 68/51. .7 47/4C.2 36/42.2 60/60.0 67/59.0 44/46.7 32/40.4 67/59.2 72/52.4 54/52.1 43/46,0 7S/64.0 71/62.6 46/47.7 32/40.9 71/fl1.5 7B/G6.O 43/46.1 30/39.2 50/59.0 06/72,6 48/441 .fl 34/41,1 73/62.6 73/62.9 47/40.5 32/40.4 VO/61.2 6G/5JI .2 51/50,4 34/41.3 72/62.1 ZO/eiiO SO to o t-41 w a cr o 0 cn IS.k GRADE SUBJECT '89 ijj-i iiiis KULA uisiKiur PLAHNING, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ARKANSAS MINIMUM PERFORMANCE TEST PERCENT OF STUDENTS PASSING FIVE YEAR COMPARISON 1909-1993 ALL STUDEHTS__ '30 '91 '92 '93 ' 39 BLACK STUDENTS, '30 '31 92 ' 93 ' 09 WniTTLJiTUDENTS___ ' 90 '91 '92 9 3 1 I 3 6 8 READING MATH READING MATH LANGUAGE ARTS CIEMCE SOCIAL STUDIES READING MATH 86 89 88 09 7 5 66 70 90 89 07 8 7 90 90 77 7 2 \ 7 7 09 8 7 8? 87 94 90 70 73 73 07 0 4 88 91 92 89 7 7 75 74 05 06 86 80 91 80 7 6 30 76 86 03 02 06 04 86 60 56 60 06 06 83 02 07 00 7 0 62 69 05 83 02 03 92 00 71 64 65 82 79 82 0? 89 86 70 67 66 79 81 81 83 07 84 70 73 69 82 70 96 97 96 95 89 06 89 90 97 95 95 97 96 92 92 94 90 97 95 94 90 95 90 90 09 9 7 95 90 9 6 97 9 8 95 30 90 09 97 95 96 99 94 90 95 91 95 92 EXHIBIT 2 t OTHER STUDENTS '09 '90 '91 '92 '93 70 03 96 96 80 85 00 90 00 95 90 95 95 86 02 35 88 93 96 91 ICO 97 90 87 90 9 0 90 96 96 94 91 85 00 05 97 92 06 91 95 9 2 92 02 02 02 7 7 1 I I 0 lANGUAGE ARTS SCIENCE SOCIAL STUDIES TOTAL TEST * 85 67 74 91 84 74 7 5 91 02 63 63 92 01 62 66 80 80 63 67 7 9 55 65 79 7 6 75 75 97 93 9 4 92 91 70 80 02 06 79 64 68 50 54 52 57 51 50 * TOTAL TEST SCORE AFTER THIRD ADMINISTRATION EACH YEAR. 09 91 93 91 08 01 05 84 07 85 7 0 83 03 01 70 7 0 01 01 69 74 i! II ih I rc co Ol co CS OI o to to ro i/i Ci cr o o o tn1 LIWLB HOCK SCliOOI, Orsi'RjcT PUlWIIHB, lil!SEf,RCIl, AND EVAI.UATlOH ARKAHSA3 HINIMfiK rEKFOHMAHCB 3'EflT OJIADE EIOHT SUMHARy AND KVALUATLOH I.TTT'LK ROCK SCHOOL BISl'HIC-r PMUHIHG, RESEAIICFI, AKU EVAHJA'TIOH ARKAHS/iS_MIKIMUM PEREOHKAtfCE TEST to 1 It SglKX>L/MO. JflSlED* 2IjQ2EBiJAIiEZlSS Jfiimhsr -------rcroont 9119iSZ22a Kumhor - faroant aBF5TJ]SlST3/22? Humbor yoroent llllfiEBS9HZ,2U Numbor -------PqgQont HilBEIiViliEZlla Miinbor ----------tsr9iil_. H4M1IZ259 Kuobar -----------ggroant ITUAEMJISISJOSZU1 Hunber ----------Ssroent_________ acuimaazifii irumber ---------Jscsunli. iIl._llITaiEl![Z2 HiiTTiber ----------laisfint_____ 11 tUliCLE POTHTni WumLor -------KsrafiiLt___ Wumljor ----far<?BS_ TiriRb ADHlMlSTRZiTtOH 19 9 3 CRAOE KIGHT SUMMARV co STl/DENTa PAaSiHG__ ISA 3!*mLu^fP5T flWCK 22 3S_ 11 Ji .StW>EKTS_PATMHQ WFITTK li . 6 JI OTFIBR F _TOTA|, &gltaQL/MO. TRSTBD* _a ----.2_____fi. 33 12. 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iA Hunbor -------Efltflont__ _Q .J?. 21. -5 22 -9- 32 fiEiiioaotiziix Wpubor -------Earooiit_ THIRD ADHIKISTRATIOH 19 9 2 liTUOJilJTS ASaiHQ_ m 40 222 9a 151 03 122 .J5. .'lQTAli-3^11J&9Sllfg_5.<XiRrir7a^ 1-tl nwcK K WiriTE Ji O'fHKR -.iCSlAk. co o o 1-Q IS 99. 21 is. 21 0 -j 0 0 21 14. 0 oi Ik 11 35 U ik 0 0 __ik_ 0 0 LC .a. hi 0 0 .12 1.2. 0 G 21.fi ----59___ 11 sc -2 Lk --------02_____12. . 1 iS. _1 __12. ___ai * iiio numbor o/ atuUants __10____ -j6 28, 0 k G __.s_. X5. 3 _2 0 0 -fi .. 0____iftfi______g._ -I -ll_ 12 11 _9 a U 0 ,2 _i9_ -12. 121 _52_ SI _3S_I IS jL 19 -. J. 1 _l. tented lias been rovlseit U -C.. .-9 IL Q k 21. 0 0 _0 _i 29 i{ 12 _2 24 30 21 2B_.. -54. -S .21. 35 2. Into ad out of tiia district sllicu^t)icscuond^adi ctudonta rnovtiig ^tPlents vbo ,ay Have boon Inc^idod Jo the sot^J atlmiidatratioFb sujftwiary, BaflELV4LBZ125 Humber Varofenfc_ MAljH/g73 Humber 191 _____SI. _____Pqtoeht_______ PlltJUKT HEIGfITS/aijn Hiuftber fiernaiit_________ ggTjTin?RaT/i99 Huinbor ----Earepaid F LI2.R-JirLCirKT,b/9 Humber -------Pktaaaifc____ . EIUHaIJl_EOlnxZ5_ Humber ----------tflroent_______ EISlBICIZlX'-fi Kumboa: ____^roent _ 2SZ 12 ,56 c -li. 1 5 G 0 --------4k 292 _5___ 152 111 _5 19. 1552 __M, _a sc 0 0 0 0 19 .JB 29 il G 1S -52. 19 92. 19 jl 15. as -A9_ 0 0 0 Q 2 0 G 24. _1 -25. 0 0 22 J5. 22 ----il_. 19 c 29 11 22 15. W o 5 O cn a _44_ _1 JiL __B 1944. >1 5 12 5 0 0 229 _12. Unto^irLut' Of the'd?o?,dat':ioo\h ?* students moving J1E13 boon revised to reCiwot i abieo tho seoand RdmlnJstvatlon the aocond iSOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building LtUe Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)376-6200 Fax (501) 371-0100 Date: October 14, 1993 To: Bobby Lester, James Smith, Hank Williams From: i
- in Brown Subject ODM 1993-94 Monitoring Priorities and Procedures My staff and I have identified our monitoring priorities for the 1993-94 school year. We plan to closely examine the desegregation areas that are listed below and summarize our findings to the Court in a written report. It is possible that some of the topics will be subject to change depending upon unforeseen events such as new court orders. As in previous years, we identified our monitoring emphasis by reviewing the desegregation plans and court mandates. We paid close attention to those plan areas the Circuit Court has termed u 'crucial." We also noted District Court orders and directives issued during hearings that require ODM to review certain desegregation activities or scrutinize specific provisions of the plans or court orders. Some of our monitoring will be in the nature of a follow-up on previous reports, such as those on the LRSD incentive schools and racial balance in the PCSSD schools. Other monitoring will be in areas we have not previously reviewed as a discrete topic, such-as recruitment and the interdistrict schools. /Mthough we will not monitor all three districts in every area, we will review the activities of all districts in most of the subjects and monitor the district to which a topic specifically refers, such as Academic Progress Incentive Grants in the LRSD area schools. Well also likely visit some schools to assess their general compliance with the desegregation plans in addition to the emphasized areas. You can expect our monitoring procedures to remain essentially unchanged from last year, continuing to include both announced and unannounced visits to schools. Our observations will be guided by a written monitoring guide, the same type of instrument weve used in previous years. We will review the guide with your staff before beginning a formal monitoring project so youll loiow what were looking for. As you know, some guides include charts to 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
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