Incentive Schools: Needs assessment

Questions Related to Relevant Areas of the May 1992 Order Incentive School Staffing Needs Assessment Issues: 1. Although ordered to do the staffing needs assessment in May of 1992, the LRSD had not yet completed the task at the time of the February 1, 1993 hearing. 2. During the February hearing, the district could not produce a copy of the needs assessment for the court. The court requested that the LRSD submit a copy of the needsassessmentwhen it became available. A copy has not been submitted. Questions: 1. What is the status of the incentive schools staffing needs assessment? Why hasnt a copy of this document been submitted to the court as requested during the February 1 hearing? 2. Explain who was involved in the development of this assessment. What was the involvement of the Incentive School Staffing Committee? Of incentive school principals? 3. The plan refers to six factors which must be considered as part of the needs assessment process in the incentive schools: Number of students per grade level, race and gender, academic achievement needs and interests, disciplinary needs, social interaction needs, and health needs. Describe how each of these factors were addressed through the needs assessment administered in the incentive schools. 4. When was the staffing needs assessment administered in the incentive schools? 5. Describe how the staffing needs assessment was administered at the building level. Who was involved in the process? (e.g. administrators, teachers, support staff, parents) 6. What was the percentage of parent questionnaires returned? How many parent questionnaires were sent? 7. Have any staffing decisions already been made on the basis of the assessment results? 8. Describe the process used to analyze the assessment results. Could you supply a copy of that analysis to the court?Program Specialists Issues: 1) Program specialists were ordered to be in place at the beginning of the 1992-93 school year to assist in the incorporation of themes into all areas of the curriculum. Well into 1993 ODM discovered that the specialists were still not in place in all incentive schools. Findings: This information is the result of discussions with all seven incentive school principals on March 16,1993 regarding the program specialists, supervision aides, and staffing committee. Status of Program Specialists Franklin: Garland: Ish: Mitchell: Rightsell: Rockefeller: Stephens: Candidate being recommended for hiring 3-16-93 Candidate about to be recommended for hiring Specialist hired and presently working. The specialist was employed at Ish already and served as the specialist previously. Candidate has been recommended for hiring Recommendation made for hiring. The specialist will begin on April 3, 1993 due to the period of notice needed for her present job. Specialist hired. The specialist emplyed at Rockefeller was employed at the school and previously served as specialist. Not considering filling the position pending decisions regarding the new Stephens interdistrict school. The principal was told that she would not be able to hire a specialist until a new theme has been chosen for the new school. Questions: 1. How many incentive schools have program specialists working in the schools as of today? 2. When were the last specialists hired? 3. Themes were ordered restored in May of 1992 and program specialists were to be in place at the beginning of the 1992-93 school year. ODM has constantly reminded the district of the need to hire program specialists to support theme implementation. At this point, yet another year has passed and another group of incentive school students have been denied the services the district commited to provide for them. Why has it taken so long for the district to respond to the order?4. Describe the Incentive School Staffing Committees involvement in the selection process. Did the committee help determine procedures for staffing? 5. Have all of the specialists presently in place been provided with a comprehensive orientation to the incentive school concept? Describe the content of that orientation. If specialists havent been oriented, when do you plan to do so? Will program specialists be allowed to participate in training opportunities (e.g., trips to speciality schools with similar themes, workshops, conferences) which will enhance their ability to incorporate the themes into the curriculum? 6. Why has there been no attempt to fill the program specialist position at Stephens?S-18-A3 INCENTIVE SCI A7 The Staffing Committee of the Little 1 determine what positions are needed i Classroom Specialist, Social Worker, e > ASSESSMENT ucting a Needs Assessment to help :h as Assistant Principal, Alternative Please complete and return the form to your childs teacher. This information will be used along with other data compiled by teachers and principals in each school to determine if additional staff is needed. Thank you for your help. (2. yr[jjh/0 1. The number of persons living in my home is (check all members with the conect numberj , The number includes the following: 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Mother Aunt Faer Uncle Children Cousins Grandfather I attend Parent-Teacher Conferences at least twice a year. ____Yes I attend PTA meetings regularly. Yes No Grandmother No" I work with my child on lessons each evening and sign the homework nightly. Yes No I make sure that my child attends school regularly and is only absent when too ill to attend. Yes No My child gets to school in e following way: School Bus Car Walk I get my child to school on time by either making sure he/she is at the bus stop on time, leaves home early enough to walk and be on time, or drive him/her to school in time to arrive before the tardy bell. Always Never Sometimes Number of times I, as a parent, have been responsible for my child being late to school: 8. I pick up my child promptly after school/after extended day. Yes No 9. I discuss/question my child about what he/she has learned at school each day. Yes No 10. When my child is absent, I call the school to notify them of the reason for the absence. Yes No 11. I keep in close contact with my childs teacher to keep abreast of his/her progress.S-lg-A3 INCENTIVE SCHOOL PARENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT The Staffing Committee of the Little Rock School District is conducting a Needs Assessment to help determine what positions are needed in each Incentive School, such as Assistant Principal, Alternative Classroom Specialist, Social Worker, etc. Please complete and return the form to your childs teacher. This information will be used along with other data compiled by teachers and principals in each school to determine if additional staff is needed. Thank you for your help. 1. The number of persons living in my home is (check all members with the correct number) . The number includes the following: 2. 3. 4. 5. Mother Aunt Father Uncle Children Cousins Grandfather I attend Parent-Teacher Conferences at least twice a year. ____Yes I attend PTA meetings regularly. Yes No Grandmother No" I work with my child on lessons each evening and sign the homework nightly. Yes No I make sure that my child attends school regularly and is only absent when too ill to attend. Yes No 6. My child gets to school in the following way: School Bus Car Walk 7. I get my child to school on time by either making sure he/she is at the bus stop on time, leaves home early enough to walk and be on time, or drive him/her to school in time to arrive before the tardy bell. Always Never Sometimes Number of times I, as a parent, have been responsible for my child being late to school: 8. I pick up my child promptly after school/after extended day. Yes No 9. I discuss/question my child about what he/she has learned at school each day. Yes No 10. When my child is absent, I call the school to notify them of the reason for the absence. Yes No 11. I keep in close contact with my childs teacher to keep abreast of his/her progress.IN THE UNITED STATES-DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN'DIVISION }l LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT PLAINTIFF V. PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOO DISTRICT NO. 1, ET AL LR- - i . I I DEFENDANTS MRS. LORENE JOSHUA, ET AL INTERVENORS KATHERINE KNIGHT, ET AL INTERVENORS NOTICE OF FILING The Little Rock School District hereby gives notice of the filing of the attached Incentive School Staffing Needs Assessment and Little Rock School District Organizational Structure-September 1992. The latter document shows the actual organizational structure of the Little Rock School District. It is marked "draft" because it has not yet been approved by the Little Rock School District Board of Directors. Respectfully submitted. LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT FRIDAY, ELDREDGE & CLARK 2000 First Commercial Bldg. 400 West Capitol Street Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 376-2011 Christopher Helleir Bar No. 81083 kail^\No(-Fil.Necd 4 CERTIFICATE OF- SERVICE I certify that a copy of the foregoing Notice of Filing has been served on the following people by depositing copy of same in the United States mail on this 2nd day of April, 1993: Mr. John Walker JOHN WALKER, P.A. 1723 Broadway Little Rock, AR 72206 Mr. Sam Jones WRIGHT, LINDSEY & JENNINGS 2200 Worthen Bank Bldg. 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 Roachell Roachell and Streett First Federal Plaza 401 West Capitol, Suite 504 Little Rock, AR 72201 Ms. Ann Brown Desegregation Monitor Heritage West Bldg., Suite 510 201 East Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 .ristopher Helle: kaihyVNot-Fi!. NeedNAME OF SCHOOL Franklin Incentive School PRINCIPAL Mr. Franklin Davis r 1. How many students are enrolled? 407 os GRADE PRE-K KINDERGARTEN BLACK HALE 18 19 BLACK FEMALE 9 20 WHITE MALE 11 2 WHITE FEMALE 7 I 1ST GRADE 2HD. GRADE JI 25 20 34 1 T I 3 a A 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 5TH GRADE 29 23 15 19 20 10 1 1 3 1 i 1 0 z I 6TH GRADE Self-contained J. 0 4 1 2L 3 ,1 0 2. Do you have a full time counselor in your building? <substitute) 3. Is there an additional counselor, if your enrollment is over 450? N/A 4. Do you have a full time social worker? the building every day? If so, is he/she in No, the Social Worker comes one day even' two weeks 5. On a daily average, how many students are referred to the principal's office for disciplinary actions? average 12 6. How many students have received out-of-school suspensions during this school year? Expulsions?. 7. Do you have in-school suspension? DC. Vgc 6 0Franklin 1 1 6. If not, explain. We do not have an empty classroom to hold the in-schrol suspension in. We do not have a full-time -certified teacher to hold the in-school suspension. 9. How many out-of-school suspenBions did you have last year? 18 Expulsions? 10. 10- self-contc- How many students are enrolled in special education? -rn towwn 11. How many students receive free/reduced lunch? 26 -Speech 1 -Visually : 12. Estimate the percentage of your students from single-parent homes. 75% How many homeless students attend your school. none known. 14. 15. 15. Foster Care none known Residential Care Facilities What is the average number of certified personnel absent each day? What is the average number o post-observation conferences held with teachers each nine vzeeks. What percentage of the s f is nontenured? 1, 5 0 2 02 17. How many children in your school speak Spanish as a second language? none 13. Is a foreign langauge teacher hired in your building to teach during the regular school day? _No time / (circl one) full tine / part19. Identify the number of students scoring at/above the 50th NCE on the most recent norm-reference test? student at/above: -63 _____ 20. What is the average daily membership for the first quarter of 1992-93 school year? 339 Percentage of attendance__96_j_^2XilGSSI'J'IV.SJ SGWOli NAME OF SCHOOL PRINCIPAL l.^royJOj TTr 1. How many students are enrolled? 2^ GRADE PRE-K KINDERGARTEN I 1ST GRADE li 2iro GRADE I 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE li 5TH GRADE 6TH GRADE 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. BLACK HALE C IQ IL 1 ID BLACK PEHALE i5_ 15 JL |g Ito 15 WHITE HALE JL Q_ 0 WHITE FEHALE JL A 0 0 Q. i
J Do you have a full time counselor in your building? Yes Is there an additional counselor, if your enrollment is over 450? Un Do you have a full time social worker? the building every day? If so, is he/she in Mo - ^V\c is here oncfc every seven Jays, \Af^ necJ On a daily average, how many students are referred to the principal's office for disciplinary actions? O 2. How many students have received out-of-school suspensions during this school year? I Expulsions?. Dll you have in-school ^u'pcrsion? 'NQ I I ( r I I I I 0 I O I I8. If not, explain. ,XV npV keen ri&cpsSAry scV>oo1 -Ver m 9. How many out-of-school suspensions did you have last year? . - Expulsions? *5 rffomrri4-0 Id Aa'/ 10. How many students are enrolled in special education? Ik 11. How many students receive free/reduced lunch? QD'/, W 12. 13. Estimate the percentage of your students from single-parent homes. How many homeless students attend your school. Vle've 2 Io erfttrU Foster Care Residential Care Facilities 14. What is the average number of certified personnel absent each day? Z. 15. What is the average number of post-observation conferences held with teachers each nine weeks. 16. what percentage of the staff is nontenured? 17. How many children in your school speak Spanish as a second language?_____ 0.4 (X. 18. Is a foreign langauge teacher hired in your building to teach during the regular school day? time / (circle one) full time / part- 19. Identify the number of students scoring at/above the 50th NCE on the most recent norm-reference test? student at/above: 20. Khat is the average daily membership for the first quarter of 1992-93 school year? 4^ 0 8 0:
^\5j:sjSLiiw NAME OF SCHOOL Ish Incentive School PRINCIPAL Stan Strauss 1. How many students are enrolled? 174 T GRADE BLACK HALE black female WHITE KALE WHITE FEMALE 3 PRE-K KIHDERGARTEN 1ST GRADE 11 8 5 2 6 1 0 2 0 21ID GRADE 3RD GRADE 4'IH GRADE STH GRADE 6TH GRADE 2. 3. 4. 16 15 _2 7 10 12 9 T_ 15 19 "1! Do you have a full time counselor in your building? Counselor resigned 1-29-93 Ra Is there an additional counselor, if your enrollment is over 450? N/A Do you have a full time social worker? the building every day? If so, is he/she in no 5. oh a daily average, how many students are referred to the principal's office for disciplinary actions?. 6. How many students have received out-of-school suspensions during this school year? 9 Expulsions?, 1. Do you have in-school suspension? 0 2 0 < 0 0 1 0 0 0Ish 8. If not, explain. 9. How many out-of-school suspensions did you have last year? 3 Expulsions?0 10. How many students are enrolled in special education? a 11. How many students receive free/reduced lunch? 154 12. Estimate the percentage of your students from single-parent homes. 75g 13. How many homeless students attend your school. 0 14. 15. 16. Poster Care 0 Residential Care Facilities 0 What is the average number of certified personnel absent each day? 7_____________ What is the average number of post-observation conferences held with teachers each nine weeks. 1 What percentage of the staff is nontenured? 8g 17. How many children in your school speak Spanish as a second language? 0 No 18. Is a foreign langauge teacher hired in your building to teach during the regular school day? full time / part- time / (circle one) . _______ . _______ 19. Identify the number of students scoring at/above the 50th NCE on the most recent norm-reference test? student at/above: ___________ 20, What is the average daily membership for the first quarter of 1992-93 school yew?Percentage of attendance Qfi ab-?? > II LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT Mitchell Elementary School 24& Battery Streets Phone 324-2415 * Little Rock, Arkansas 72206 March 3, 1993 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: memorandum Hart, Desegregation Facilitator J^ita Hudspeth, Principal, Mitchell < Principal, Social Worker, and Alternative Classroom Teacher memorandum is the completed needs committee recommends r - . --------- r--------- --------- 1 assessment. The VicePrincipal as well as an increase to indicated^^t Primary justification forth
Vice-Principe is inaicated at the bottom of page two and page three. Jocial^Wo^kJ^^^JT! feels that in order to benefit from the services of cial Worker this position must be elevated to at least .50 FTE. increased emotional and social needs of families due school neighborhood, iucteased needs for lamiiies needing neeLrt ^"^"i^y"based services together with Increased services lor why we believe ap<pa rent n'e glect - and- /or ch-r o- nic absentisra. to the dramatic The a increased needs for families needing social worker. - ----- --------------- , head the list our school population would benefit from a halftime I alternative classroom. time, the Committee does not believe a need exists for an aasaBsatEsce NAME OP SCHOOL Mitchell Elementary School principal Donlta Hudspeth jH n 1. How many students are enrolled? 255 GRADE PRE-K KIMDSRGARTEH 1ST GRADS 2hd grade 3RD GRADS 4TH GRADS STH GRADE STH GRADE 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. BLACK MALE BLACK FEMAT.R 5 WHITE MALE 4 WHITE FSHAT.g 14 18 22 11 Do you have a full time Is there an additional 450? ' 3 9 1 1 25 14 11 1 3 1 1 0 counselor, in your building? ^es counselor, if your enrollment is the building every day? social worker? over If SO, is he/she in We have a social worker every seventh day. On a daily average, how SB pprriinnccitpoaaln cs office, for discipslitnuadreyn tsa catiroen sr?e fer3red Preventive as well as problems already to the Do you have in-school suspension? Expulsions? n yes Mitchell 8. If not, explain. 9. How many out-of-school suspensions did you have last year? Q Expulsions? 10. How many students are enrolled in special education? 27 11. How many students receive free/reduced lunch? Over 902 's 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Estimate the percentage of your students from single-parent homes, How many homeless students attend your school. Foster Care 2 Residential Care Facilities 1 2a What is the average number of certified personnel absent each What is the average number of post-observation conferences held with teachers each nine weeks. 15 What percentage of the staff is nontenured? 102 How many children in your school speak Spanish as a second language? nnno 18. Is a foreign langj^uge teacher hired in your building to teach during the regular school day? no full time / part- time / (circle one) 19. 20. no Identify the number of students scoring at/above the 50th NCE on the most recent norm-reference test? student at/above: ____ Khat is the average daily membership for the first quarter of 1992-93 school year? _ Percentage of attendance 982 260 The membership at Mitchell increased by fifty-one percent during the Of that number, approximately two-thirds entered We now have approximately This combined 91-92 school year. reading at least one year below level, Wc nuw 40 percent of our students functinonir|g below grade level. with the number of extra, programs witl}in the incentive school creates a very difficult task. The number of programs include but is nnoott lliimmiitteeda to the following: . School Themes . Extended Day . Saturday Enrichment . Latin . Spanish .. Student Education Plans . Learning Styles . Monthly Reporting to Parents Instructional Aides . Special Interest Clubs . Rites of Passage . Wellness Program . Writing to Read Teacher Demonstration/Master Teacher Pregram \ 3CiE!C>01 NAME OP SCHOOL Rightsell PRINCIPAL Sharon Davis 1. How many students are enrolled? 249 GRADE BLACK KALE BLACK FEMALE WHITE KALE WHITE FEKALE PRE-K 6 2 2 KIHOERGARTEH 1ST GRADE 2ND GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE STH GRADE 6TH GRADE 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 12 17 19 15 25 20 17 10 16 15 14 13 14 21 Do you have a full time counselor in your building? Yes Is there an additional counselor, if your enrollment is over 450? N/A Do you have a full time social worker? the building every day? If so, is he/she in The seven Incentive schools share a social worker. approximately two times per month. She is in our building On a daily average, how many students are referred to the principals office for disciplinary actions? How many students have received out-of-school suspensions during this school year? 2 Expulsions? 0 Do you have in-school suspension? Yes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0Rightsell 8. If not, explain. 9. How many out-of-school suspensions did you have last year? - 12 Expulsions? 0 10. How many students are enrolled in special education? 7 11. How many students receive free/reduced lunch? Over 90Z 12. Estimate the percentage of your students from single-parent homes. Over 852 13. How many homeless students attend your school. None 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Foster Care Residential Care Facilities None What is the average number of certified personnel absent each day? 1 to 2 What is the average number of post-observation conferences held with teachers each nine weeks. What percentage of the staff is nontenured? 82 How many children in your school sp-ak Spanish as a second language? an Is a foreign langauge teacher hired in your building to teach during the regular school day? time / (circle one) No full time / part- 0 2 1 19. Identify the number of students scoring at/above the 50th NCE on the most recent nonn-reference test? student at/above: 77 20. What is the average daily membership for the first quarter of 1992-93 school year? 245 Percentage cf attendance 97.55XifCOf'lIXZS SCHOOL NAME OF SCHOOL Rockefeller Incentive School PRINCIPAL Anne Mangan 1. How many students are enrolled? MO GRADE PRE-K KINDERGARTEN 1ST GRADE 2ND GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE STH GRADS 6TH GRADE 2. 3. 4. BLACK KALS 21 li 18 11 14 _1SL 17 135 BLACK FEMALE WHITE HALS WHITE FEMALE 14 20 12 17 ___11 14 140 -12. 11_ 10 5 21 11 15 9 Total 92 58 61 _1 0 61 52 36 38 37 5 Th 36 410 Do you have a full time counselor in your building? Yes Is there an additional counselor, if your enrollment is over 450? N/A Oo you have a full tine social worker? the building every day? If so, is he/she in No one social worker rotates to the seven incentive schools. 2 5 2 5. On a daily average, how many students are referred to the principals office for disciplinary actions?. 7 I-.-. R I fit-nHonf-g 6. How many students have received out-of-school suspensions during this school year? iq Expulsions? 1 npnHinp haar^no 7. AJH Do you have In-school suspension? but generally do not. Wc have hbd in-school suspensionsAJH Rockefeller 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. If not, explain. A How many out-of-school - Expulsions? How aany students suspensions did you have last year? are enrolled in special education? How aany students receive free/reduced lunch? Bstlaate the percentage of hoaas. 50Z - 60% How many homeless students Foster Care 6 Free-24Q. RadnoH.?? * yr - 6th grade your students from single-parent attend your school. Residential Care Facilities What is the day? 2 0 0 average number of certified personnel absent each ? What percentage of the staff is How many children in language? 0 nontenured? your school speak Spanish langauge teacher hired during the regular school day? time / (circle one) Identify the number of NCE on the recent 69 -20. What is the as a second in your building to teach No /____ M fall time / part- students scoring at/above the 50th norm-reference test? student at/above: average daily membership for the first quarter of 1992-93 school year? 308 Percentage of attendance 96.04 308laCSa'l'TOT SCHOOL NAME OF SCHOOL Stephens PRINCIPAL Lonnie S. Dean '0/v 1. How many students are enrolled? 192 GRADE BLACK HALE BLACK PEHALE I WHITE HALE WHITE FEMALE ! PRE-K I > 9 . KIHDERGARTEH 12 8 I i I 0 0 1ST GRADE 8 17 i 2 0 2ND GRADS 13 15 1 i 3RD GRADE 16 16 4TH GRADE 11 STH GRADE 6TH GRADE 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 13 18 18 Do you have a full time counselor in your building?. Is there an additional counselor, 450? i'/A ves tl l{ i! if your enrollment is over Do you have a full time social worker?i^oif so, is he/she in the building every day? Ve have one every seventh day. On a daily average, how many students are referred to the principal's office or disciplinary actions?. How many students have received out-of-school suspensions during this school vear? Expults:-ii onnncs'?? 0 Do you have in-school suspension? No I 0 0 0 i s IT 4 1 0 0 0 I 1 0 0 Stephens 8. If not, explain. We do not have the space. 9. How many out-of-school suspensions did you have last year? 14 Expulsions? 10. How many students are enrolled in special education? 11. How many students receive free/reduced Ixinch? 185 12. Estimate the percentage of your students from single-parent homes. 13. How many homeless students attend your school. Foster Care^ Residential Care Facilities 14. What is the average niuaber of certified personnel absent each day? 15. What is the average number of post-observation conferences held with teachers each nine weeks. 16. Khat percentage of the staff is nontenured? 29 17. How many children in your school speak Spanish as a second 1anguace? 0 18. Is a foreign lang^PS teacher hired in your building to teach during the regular school day? full tine / part- no 19. 20. time / (circle one) Identify the number of students scoring at/above the 50th NCE on the most recent norm-reference test? student at/above: 35 What is the average daily membership for the first quarter of 1992-93 school year? 191 Percentage of attendance_2^4 0 0 2 6 0 0 3Introduction I.THEMES/PROGRAM SPECIALISTS In compliance with the Judge's court orders, the District has made an honest effort to assist the schools in developing themes and hiring theme specialists for the Incentive Schools. Due to the transition period of the new superintendent, the hiring process was delayed. The District kept the Monitoring Office apprised of this situation, and the grave illness of the Director of Human Resources, who was responsible for reciniitment and assisting with the hiring procedure. Each principal was provided assistance by the Desegregation Facilitator and the Director of Magnet Schools on ways to involve parents and staff in developing themes. Magnet school theme sumreys, brochures, and other helpful tips were provided by both offices. At this time, surveys have been sent to all the school communities for their input, and themes have been selected. Job descriptions have been written and Human Resources has advertised the positions and they are filled. The Themes for each school are cited below: Mitchell - Creative Dramatics Ish - Environmental Education Garland - Multimedia Technology and Education Research Franklin - Communications Technology Rightsell - Mass Media and Career Awareness Rockefeller - Rockefeller Early Childhood Education Magnet - Computer Science II. Staffing Committee with the assistance of the Desegregation Facilitator, staffing committeecomposed of principals, t__:___, ______, administrators, and members of the Joshua Intervenors--has been a diverse teachers, parents, organized and has developed criteria and steps for hiring all new staff to Incentive Schools. A representative interview team of 5-7 members was selected from each school to interview and make recommendations for the hiring of unfilled staff positions. Program Specialists will be responsible for inservicing staff and writing curriculum for the Incentive Schools. This committee also developed a Needs Assessment and made recommendations regarding whether these unfilled positions cited in the Desegregation Plan should be filled.III. Unfilled Positions 1. 2. 3. 4. Alternative Classroom Specialists Assistant Principals Social Workers Spanish Teachers The recommendations made by the Staffing Committee are: Recommendations SCHOOL ALTERNATIVE CLASSROOM SPECIALIST ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SOCIAL WORKER SPANISH TEACHER ROCKEFELLER 1.00 Not requested .50 .50 STEPHENS Not requested 1.00 Not requested Not requested GARLAND Not requested 1.00 1.00 Not requested FRANKLIN 1.00 Not requested 1.00 Not requested ISH Not requested 1.00 Not requested Not requested RIGHTSELL Not requested 1.00 1.00 .50 MITCHELL Not requested 1.00 .50 Not requested IV. Science Labs Science Labs have been placed in every Incentive School so that teachers and students will have better access to science materials and be able to adequately do experiments, vill be stored in the science rooms. V. Homework Hotline All science materials The plan specifies that a Homework Hotline is available for students who do not attend the Homework Centers. During the 1991- 92 school year the student's interest declined substantially in the Homework Hotline. During the period of 11/26/91 to 1/9/92. the 92, number of calls de^^xned to a total of twenty- oklve. Due to the continued decrease in the number of calls from Little Rock School District children it was determined that students would be given flyer about the AP&L Hotline for the- 1992-93 school year. VI. Information Hotline An Information Hotline is maintained by the Student Assignment Office for parents who will need additional information about the Incentive Schools. The number (688-3085) has been published in the newspaper by the Communication Department, and will be published again in April for recruitment purposes. VII. Instructional Aides An instructional aide has been added to every classroom in the two schools that have one or more classes that exceed twenty students.Cemmunicai ions I Aisoc Supt Opanizational & Leomrig Equrt/ J Etteciive Schools Student Assignment I Monilorirtg I lmpternentai>orV Plarvw^ I EvaluMiort Pubc Schools Before-1 L,.^er School CARE Parent Recruit merS Parent Coordinator BOARD OF DIRECTORS I Superintendent Human Hesouroeef MmmSmSm&SL I Assoc. Sup). School OpwaL ACtmato I Assoc. SufC Ctaria4um& I Leaning knpivrrt. I Hearino ONicar IncerShre Schools (7) Heading Hne A^ Su^. ElemerSary 15 Schools Aesl.Supl. ElemerSwy 14 SdhooH 1 Asai. b Secondary I USchoob I Language Aris Soence Prineipala Prirvipab Principals Mathematics Teachers Teachers Teachers New Futures Alhletica ARemitare teaming Social Studws kistnictiorta)' Technology Physical Education Orvglt Health Education Earl^ Childhood Staft OevelopmerS Little Rock School District Organizational Structure September 1992 1 ' Maruger Resotjrces & School St<3poil I Vocational Controller Risk Management _ Foderai Programs/ Grants Faotites Services Procurement Eioeplional Children Adu* Education Library Services Foreign Language Transpo rial tort Food Serviois Security Data Pfocv4s.r>g i 1 I LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 W. MARKHAM STREET LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS A A .1 April 19, 1993 received APR 2 ) 1995 MEMORANDUM Office of Dosesrsgation Monitoring TO: Horace R. Smith, Associate Monitor, ODM FROM: Arma J. Hart, Desegregation Facilitator SUBJECT: INCENTIVE SCHOOL STAFFING NEEDS ASSESSMENT Thank you for your observations and input regarding the incentive schools staffing needs assessment content and process. Your comments detailed the sentiment of the district and my comments to you regarding the purpose of the needs assessment, during your brief visit in my office. As I stated to you at that time, the work of the Staffing Committee was not final and they would reconvene to review and analyze the findings before making a final recommendation. Other information that provided the basis for the individual school recommendation that was not privileged to you was certain data in the individual school's profile and School Improvement Plan, during the meeting for members to discuss Time was devoted regarding enrollment. parent attendance. and analyze economic status data of parents, support services already available, and services presently provided by other staff. The parents even discussed the possibility of eliminating some existing positions as we evaluate programs in the future. You mentioned in oouurr conversation that the proposed staffing recommendations made by the schools should be aligned with what their greatest needs are. At our April 3, 1993 meeting, I reiterated the charge of the committee. Given the District's limited resources, it was decided to prioritize all recommendations before resubmitting them. As you know, these positions have not been recommended for hiring at this time. After the staffing committee completes its work. Mrs. Bernard will request appropriate district personnel to review the recommendations carefully and meet with the staffing committee once again before final recommendations are made to the superintendent. Mrs. Estelle Matthis will also be involved in this process since Spanish is a curriculum issue. Mr. Horace Smith April 19, 1993 Page 2 Most of the persons involved on the staffing committee had no previous knowledge on how to develop, conduct and analyze a needs assessment. However, we feel they have shown great commitment to this task and ultimately to total school improvement. Since parents and members of the Joshua Interyenors are represented on this committee. other parents by developing and the committee did not see a need to involve assessment. sending out another needs I am sure the committee chairpersons and members will appreciate any assistance you can provide in the completion of this task. 5:30 p.m. Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 26, 1993 at Horace, Thank you, for your suggestions, guidance and help in reaching the goals of our Desegregation Plan. seeing you at one of our committee meetings. We look forward to AH/sh cc: Janet Bernard AH0415 iDate: April 14, 1993 MEMORANDUM From: To: Subject: Horace R. Smith, Associate Monitor, ODM Arma Hart, Desegregation Facilitator, Little Rock School District Incentive Schools Staffing Needs Assessment Pursuant to our March 30,1993 meeting, I am submitting some observations regarding the incentive schools staffing needs assessment content and process. The staffing needs assessment process should transcend simple plan compliance and actually provide an excellent means of determining how best to serve incentive school students while meeting the districts goal of fiscal responsibility. An effective staffing needs assessment should help the district determine which positions are needed as well as those which dont efficiently meet student needs. Both decisions should be based on a thorough analysis of quantifiable data and standardized objective correlates between need factors and ways (positions, etc.) to deal with those factors (meet the needs). For example, if a school expresses a need for a full-time social worker because "We have many families with special needs", it is not unreasonable to request that the need be quantified in terms of the number of families and examples of the types of "special needs" they have. Otherwise, there is no tangible basis on which to request a social worker or a specific period of time for which that social worker is needed. Quantifying specific staffing needs helps district planning in the following ways: 1. 2. 3. Brings student needs in individual schools into focus in a data-driven manner Provides measurable criteria on which to make staffing decisions Establishes a baseline against which progress can be measured and program/staffing modifications recommended. The individual school rationales for positions lack substantive data to buttress their staffing requests. They also lack any rationale for why certain positions are not needed. There are at least two obvious reasons why a recommended position in the plan would not be filled: 1) It was already filled prior to this needs assessment (e.g., instructional aides) 2) The responsibilities of that position are being effectively accomplished by others. In the latter case, it is still important to document how those responsibilities are being effectively carried out. The most frequent examples of this were the Spanish teacher and alternative classroom specialist positions. Five schools didnt request these positions and offered no explanations as to why. As I mentioned during our conversation, the assessment and the resulting requests seemed to indicate a perception by the schools that they should request the positions they desired most rather than all of the ones they need. The thinking may have been one of "putting all of their eggs in one basket" out of fear that numerous requests would decrease the probability of receiving the position(s) (e.g., assistant principal) they most desire. 1 have outlined observations regarding each schools staffing needs assessment in terms of some of the basic information an effective needs assessment should contain. These observations provide examples of questions to prompt further thought and should not be considered to be all inclusive. I will comment on the rationales for assistant principals separately. Franklin Certified Full-time Alternative Classroom Teacher: The rationale mentions that this teacher would provide "an immediate, structured consequence for a student who displays inappropriate behavior." The rationale contains no reference to specific needs such as the type of "inappropriate behaviors" and the frequency of these behaviors as a disruptive element of the school environment. Reference could be made to referrals (12 per day at Franklin according to the needs assessment). However, not all referrals are going to need the use of an alternative classroom as an intervention. Social Worker: Mentions that the social worker would be involved with "court referrals due to attendance, abuse and neglect". How many cases is the school currently involved with in the course of a year? Who handles this responsibility now and why cant they continue to do so? What are the fundamental needs of students (e.g. housing, clothing, etc.) that the social worker might be instrumental in providing? How many students have these needs? Why would a full-time social worker be needed rather than a part-time? The answer to this question would involve determining the number of students in need, the degree of individual need and the amount of time considered reasonable to effectively meet those needs. A school social worker could be instrumental in helping the school staffing committee determine the amount of time. Spanish Teacher: Why is there not a need for a Spanish teacher? Are the goals and objectives described in the plan being met effectively without a teacher? What is the criteria for evaluating whether the goals and objectives are being met? Garland Social Worker: The rationale states that the social worker will make "social investigations in a home when student observations and/ or discussions indicate: chronic absentees
deviant behavior, apparent neglect or need
emotional or mental disturbance." A question which is not answered is to what quantifiable degree these problems are present at Garland. There is also some question as to the types of services a social worker would provide in cases of "deviant behavior" and "emotional disturbance". Will the services envisioned entail referral? Therapy? The type of services will dictate the individual qualifications of the social worker required for this building. The rationale further mentions that 95% of students are from single parent households. This statistic has little meaning on its own. The relevance is in explaining the risk factors associated with living in a single parent family combined with living in poverty. As with Franklin, the determination of the time a social worker is required should be based on a formula which relates identified needs to the amount of time reasonably needed to address them on the average. A school social worker could help determine the amount of time Garland specifically needs a social worker. There are eight homeless students at Garland. What are the special needs of these students that the expertise of a social worker could fulfill? Alternative Classroom Specialist: According to the assessment, the number of out of school suspensions dropped from 65 during the 1991-92 school year to one thus far in the 1992-93 school year. An alternative classroom specialist was not requested. However, one of the factors supporting the need for a social worker was the 65 out of school suspensions for the 1991-92 school year. There seems to be an inconsistency in the use of the numbers as related to the staffing requests. Spanish Teacher: Why is there not a need for a Spanish teacher? Are the goals and objectives described in the plan being met effectively without a teacher? What is the criteria for evaluating whether the goals and objectives are being met? Ish I Social Worker: A social worker was not requested. The assessment reveals that 885% of Ish students are on free or reduced lunch and 75% are from single-parent homes. Although they havent thoroughly documented the need, the schools with similar demographic characteristics have requested either full or part-time social workers. Is there a particular reason why Ish does not need a social worker? Are the needs of Ish students which may have been met by a social worker being met in other ways? If so, how are they being met? (This information may also be helpful to the other schools.). Is there substantive data that reveals that the social and physical problems with which a social worker could help are not as prevalent at Ish? Alternative Classroom Specialist: The assessment data revealed that there were nine out-of- school suspensions thus far this school year, compared to three during the 1991-92 school year. What interventions are present at Ish which preclude the need for an alternative classroom specialist? Spanish Teacher: Why is there not a need for a Spanish teacher? Are the goals and objectives described in the plan being met effectively without a teacher? What is the criteria for evaluating whether the goals and objectives are being met?Mitchell Social Worker: The rationale states "The increased emotional and social needs of families due to the dramatic change in our school neighborhood, increased needs for families needing more access to community-based services together with increased services needed because of apparent neglect and/ or chronic absenteeism...". This description is provided as the reason the position of social worker should be elevated to 50 FTE. Is there information which indicates the types and degree of needs specific to the Mitchell population? For example, there must be some basis in fact for the committee to include "neglect and/or chronic absenteeism" as part of the rationale. What is that basis? A start might be to tie in the fact that Mitchell has the highest number of homeless students (20) among the incentive schools according to the assessment. Without any type of data it is impossible to determine if a 50 FTE social worker will effectively meet the needs of the Mitchell student population. Once quantified, the identified need will then drive not only the request for a position but also the amount of time a person will be needed to effectively begin to meet the needs of students and their families. Alternative Classroom Specialist: The position was not requested. Mitchells discipline statistics reveal a low number of out-of-school suspensions and a comparatively low number of referrals. This type of information could form the basis of a rationale for why Mitchell doesnt presently need an alternative classroom specialist. Mitchell also has one of the lowest percentages (10%) of nontenured teachers among the incentive schools. Does this statistic combined with the data on suspensions and referrals indicate effective classroom Interventions? If so, these and other schoolwide interventions should be part of the rationale for why this position is not necessary. This information could also be of benefit to other schools where discipline may be a problem. (Again, a situation where the assessment serves several purposes.) Spanish Teacher: Why is there not a need for a Spanish teacher? Are the goals and objectives outlined in the plan being met effectively without a teacher? What is the criteria for evaluating whether the goals and objectives are being met? Rightsell Social Worker: The Rightsell rationale mentions the need for a social worker to "promote and sustain student attendance". Yet the average daily percentage of attendance at Rightsell is 975% according to the information provided in the needs assessment. Is there an attendance problem warranting the services of a social worker? If so, does this indicate that the 25% of absent students are basically a recurrent group? In that case, that would represent approximately seven students based on the schools current enrollment. There is a need for more clarity and explanation of the request for a social worker as it relates to attendance. Also "promptness" is mentioned. Assuming that this relates to tardy students, what percentage of students are tardy and to what degree does this disrupt not only their education but that of others? The rational also refers to the need for a social worker to make "social investigations" when there is some indication of "chronic absentees, deviant behavior, neglect, emotional disturbance." To what degree are absenteeism, deviant behavior, neglect, or emotional disturbance problems at Rightsell? There is some disagreement between the principal and the committee as to the amount of time a social worker is needed. The committee favors a full-time social worker and the principal believes "that one (1) day per week would help to meet minimum social welfare needs." Identification of specific needs at Rightsell and the time necessary to reasonably meet those needs would solve the difference of opinion on a more factual basis. Alternative Classroom Teacher
Rightsell didnt request this position according to the chart of recommendations. However, the rationale provided by the committee states "Students could still be educated and not on the streets. This could be a shared position with 2 or 3 other schools." This indicates that the committee favored some form of alternative classroom teacher. However, the principal noted under the committee rationale that she personally disagreed with the committee recommendation. Apparently the principals position was favored over the committees in the final recommendation. Again, this disagreement could be avoided if the rationale for the position was based on discipline data and knowledge of building-based interventions. The data would either reflect a need for an alternative classroom and teacher or provide evidence that the school is presently dealing effectively with discipline. ( Spanish/Latin Teacher
Rightsells committee recommends one day per week of "Spanish or Latin" instruction as a minimum. There is no statement of how instructional goals and objectives arent presently being met. The committee does state that "Students are not interested in the AETN Spanish program." How can the committee determine that one day per week with a teacher should be a minimum if the there has been no effort to determine whether program goals described in the plan are being met? Rockefeller Alternative Classroom Specialist
The rationale given is actually a job description rather than a reason the position should be filled. Among reasons that could be given are the high rate of out-of-school suspensions and referrals at Rockefeller. Also, the rationale might include some anecdotal information regarding what happens academically and socially to suspended students in the absence of any type of intervention. Additional Auxiliary Teacher
The rationale explains that Rockefeller needs this position due to the fact that it has a large staff with more than one certified teacher absent on any given day. It further states that "S.O.S. cannot supply enough substitute teachers on many occasions." The information which would strengthen the case for this position or lead to the investigation of other options would be the teacher absentee rate, number of times substitutes have not been available during the current school year, and a description of the type of responsibilities this teacher would have when not serving as a substitute. Social Worker
The rationale describes "many" families with "special needs" but fails to quantify the number of families or describe the types of needs. The social worker is described as providing assistance in eliminating "excessive absences." Is the absentee problem one of a high daily percentage of absences or a few students who are habitually absent? The answer to that question begins to reveal the type of assistance a social worker could provide and the amount of time services would be required by the school. As it stands, the rationale provides no insight into why Rockefeller would be better served by a JO FTE rather than a 1.00 FTE social worker. Spanish Teacher: Rockefeller did request a JO FTE Spanish teacher. However, there is no rationale for the amount of time requested. How well are the goals and objectives described in the plan being addressed? What is the criteria for evaluating whether the goals and objectives are being met? Stephens Alternative Classroom Specialist
Not requested. There is no mention of why Stephens does not need an Alternative Classroom Specialist. What are the schools discipline statistics? What are the interventions in place at the classroom and building level to deal with disciplinary problems and provide alternatives to suspension? According to the assessment data, Stephens has the second highest number of out-of-school suspensions of any of the incentive schools thus far for the 1992-93 school year. Social Worker: A social worker was not requested. The assessment reveals that 963% of Stephens students are on free or reduced lunch and single-parent home data was not provided. Although they havent thoroughly documented the need, the schools with similar demographic characteristics have requested either full or part-time social workers. Is there a particular reason why Stephens does not need a social worker? Are the needs of Stephens students which may have been met by a social worker being met in other ways? If so, how are they being met? (As mentioned with Ish, this type of information may also be helpful to the other schools.). Is there substantive data that reveals that the social and physical problems with which a social worker would deal are not as prevalent at Stephens? Spanish Teacher: Not requested. Why is there not a need for a Spanish teacher? Are the goals and objectives outlined in the plan being met effectively without a teacher? What is the criteria for evaluating whether the goals and objectives are being met? Requests For Assistant Principals Ish, Garland, Mitchell, Rightsell, and Stephens each requested assistant principals. Rockefeller and Franklin presently have assistant principals based on their population. The May 1992 Court Order stated "The district must place an assistant principal, or any other staff position which has been recommended in the plan, in accordance with equitably meeting the identified needs of the staff and students in a particular school. For example, an assistant principal may be needed to help with additional documentation, services, and enhancements that are required at the incentive schools." It is important to emphasize the phrase "identified needs of the staff and students in a particular school." This indicates that the assessment of need for an assistant principal should reflect the individual needs of each building. The rationales given by the five schools requesting assistant principals dont reflect individual needs. In fact, all five rationales are almost identical. Like the other position requests, they lack any type of specific quantification of needs. An area frequently mentioned as a rationale for an assistant principal was the "amount of documentation required for desegregation purposes." How much documentation is generated? How frequently is information required? To whom is the documentation submitted? Is it necessary in all cases that the principal be responsible for the preparation of the documentation? Not only is it important to make this type of assessment at the building level, but also at the central administrative level. Recently, ODM requested an audit of the type of documents and reports generated by the district, when, and by whom. The purpose of this request was to accurately determine the type of information needed by our office and when it would be most efficient and reasonable to request it. This is an attempt to streamline our process and eliminate unnecessary data and duplication. A similar audit of the types of documentation required of the incentive schools may prove to be valuable as you address staffing issues. Parent/ Community Involvement As I mentioned during our meeting, the low degree of parental input into the needs assessment process is of concern. Both the district and circuits courts have frequently emphasized the importance of substantive parent involvement. Parental input into the needs assessment process included in most cases only the parents on the individual school staffing committees. Broader parental input and information about community involvement would prove valuable in developing a more comprehensive composite of the schools and their needs. The following information might be a starting point. Transportation: have own car
use city bus
use taxi
walk
other travel arrangements Level of volunteer activity in the building: number of volunteers number of school partners types of services provided by parents, volunteers, and partners average number of volunteer service hours per month Comparison of Services Valuable information can be gained in the assessment process by comparing the types of positions at the incentive schools. What position(s) (full-time and part-time) does one incentive school have that another doesnt and why? (e.g., last year, only Stephens had a full- time social worker.)As I stated during our conversation and earlier in this memo, the staffing needs assessment is more far-reaching than a "wish list" for incentive school personnel. It should be the very heart of planning for e success of those schools. As such, it also plays a vital role in the overall scheme of district program and budgetary strategies. The needs assessment should be viewed as a continuing process rather than an isolated event. The following diagram outlines the benefits of the assessment process. It is also readily apparent that the various areas of benefit are also interrelated. SHOULD HELP OeFINE/CLARIFY RELATIONSHB'S AND RESPONSIBILmES WITHIN THE SCHOOL AND BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND CENTRAL OFFICE. SHOUUJ act AS A COMPONENT OP A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM EVAUIATION SYSTEM BY WHKH PROGRAM EFFEt. 11VENESS CAN SE liCASUREQ ANO MOODnCATIONS RECOMMENDED. Incentive Schools Staffing Needs Assessment SHOULD AID THE aUDGCTINa PROCESS BY OCTERMNBia SPECIFIC AREAS OP WED ANO WHERE RESOUnCESZRESPOMSiaEJTIES CAN BE REDBnOBUTEDL CTERMMNG STAFFWa CRITERIA SHOULD ENTAIL DOENTVKATnN OK STUDENT NEEDS (STUDENT Body CoiieusiiE). THn "PICTURE* OF TW STUDENT POPULATION HELPS THE SCHOOL "FOCUST SERVICES. gMrnnpwrtVinrniin-rw^AMiwAfir OBTERIA FOK YEAKLY STAFFMa OCOSIONS. cc
Janet BernardSCHOOL R0CK2FSLLER STEPHENS GARLAND FRANKLIN ISH RIGHTSELL MITCHELL Reconunendations ALTERNATIVE CLASSROOM SPECIALIST 1.00 Not requested Not requested 1.00 Not requested Not requested ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Not requested 1.00 1.00 Not requested 1.00 1.00 SOCIAL WORKER .50 Not requested 1.00 1.00 Not raquesXsd 1.00 SPANISH TEACHER .50 Not requested Not requested Not requested Not requested .50 Not requested 1.00 .50 Not requested !PROGRAM SPECIALISTS HIRED 1992-93 SCHOOL POSITION NAME OF PERSON HIRED RIGHTSELL Mass Media and Career Awareness Specialist Stacy Blacknall ISH Environmental Education Specialist Belinda White ROCKEFELLER Early Childhood Education Magnet/ Computer Science Specialist Mary Kay Roe MITCHELL Creative Dramatic Specialist Mary Trulock FRANKLIN Communications Technology Specialist Berthena Nunn GARLAND Multimedia Technology and Educational Research Specialist David L. JoneslaCWJTSCa SCHOOi St&awias -gryatPjai NAME OF SCHOOL Franklin Incentive School PRINCIPAL Mr. Franklin Davis 1. How many students are enrolled? 407 GRADE BLACK HALE BLACK FEMALE WHITE MALE WHITE FEHALE PRE-K KiroERGARTEN 1ST GRADE 2ND. GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE STH GRADE 6TH GRADE Self-contained 2. 5. 7. 18 19 21 25 29 23 15 21 7 20 2k 20 19 20 10 19 Do you have a full time counselor in your building?. ves fsnbstitute) Is there an additional counselor, if your enrollment is over 450? Do you have a full time social worker? the building every day? If so, is he/she in No, the Social Worker comes one day everx- two weeks On a daily average, how many students are referred to the principal's office for disciplinary actions?. average 12 How many students have received out-of-school suspensions during this school year?. Expulsions?, Do you have in-school suspension? IKL 4 . 6. 9 2 A 1 T I ) T I I I 1 2L 3 6 1 3 1 A 0 i I 2 3 1 A 1 1 0 A 0 0Franklin J 1 8. If not, explain. We do not have an empty classrocm to hold rhe in-schro3 suspension in. We do not have a full-time-certified teacher to hold the in-school suspension. 9. How many out-of-school suspensions did you have last year? 18 Expulsions? 10. 10- self-contai How many students are enrolled in special education? is -in toinnrpp 11. How many students receive free/reduced lunch? 3A2 26 -Speech 1 -Visually im 12. Estimate the percentage of your homes. 75% tudents from single-parent How many homeless students attend your school. non? knam, 14. 15. 17 . 13. Foster Care none known Residential Care Facilities What is the average number of certified personnel absent each day? 5 What is the average number of post-observation conferences held with teachers each nine weeks. What percentage of the s is nontenured? How many children in your school speak Spanish as a second language? none Is a foreign langauge teacher hired in your building to teach during the regular school day? tine / (circle one) No full time / part- 15. 0 a 9 60 r 19. Identify the number of students scoring at/above the 50th NCE on the most recent norm-reference test? student at/above: 63 _____ 20. What is the average daily membership for the first quarter of 1992-93 school year? 339 Percentage of attendance._9Li?^SCHOOL LiasEiS iissasawwf NAME OF SCHOOL A ScXrknd PRINCIPAL 1. How many students are enrolled? r r GRADE PRE-K KINDERGARTEN 1ST GRADE 21 GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE STH GRADE 6TH GRADE 2. 3. 4. 5. 6, 7. BLACK MALE jg IQ _ IS 1^ 10 K BLACK FEMALE J5. 15. l<0 15 12 ik 15 WHITE HALE | WHITE FEMALE 1 _L 0 0 o !i 1! I! Do you have a full time counselor in your building?. Yes Is there an additional counselor, if your enrollment is over 450? Ho Do you have a full time social worker? the building every day? If so, is he/she in Mo - ^V\c is oncfc every stven One -Pull 4~1fne. ___________________________________ On a daily average, how many students are referred to the principal's office for disciplinary actions? O - 2- How many students have received out-of-school suspensions during this school year? Expulsions? Q. Du you have in-schoo'. i^u^pcnsion? KQ. I 1 I I I I <1 0 Q O 0 I I J8. If not, explain. m. 9. How many out-of-school suspensions did you have last year? Expulsions? 'S fckanyd fo It SiASpntJ 10. How many students are enrolled in special education? lU 11. How many students receive free/reduced lunch? qpy, w 12. Estimate the percentage of your students from single-parent homes. g5% 13. How many homeless students attend your school. 'Me 14. 16. 17. 18. Foster Care Residential Care Facilities What is the average number of certified personnel absent each day? 2. What is the average number of post-observation conferences held with teachers each nine weeks. 15 What percentage of the staff is nontenured? How many children in your school speak Spanish as a second language? Is a foreign langauge teacher hired in your building to teach during the regular school day? time / (circle one) Un. full time / part- 15. 0 8 O.& (X. 3 Io fli-RenJ 19 . 20. Identify the number orf students scoring at/above the 50th NCE on the most recent norm-reference test? student at/above: Khat is the average daily membership for the first quarter ofXaCiiSKI'TSCSi SCHOOL aw5-Tas 'iisiSDS ^issassii-xsLia' NAME OF SCHOOL Ish Incentive School PRINCIPAL Stan Strauss 1. How many students are enrolled? 174 GRADE BLACK KALE BLACK FEMALE WHITE KALE WHITE FEMALE 3 PRE-K KINDERGARTEN 1ST GRADE II 8 5 9 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 2!n3 GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE STH GRADE STH GRADE 2. 3. 4. 16 15 JL 7 10 12 9 JL 15 19 li 0 1! II II Do you have a full time counselor in your building? Counselor resigned 1-29-93 no Is there an additional counselor, if your enrollment is over 450? N/A Do you have a full time social worker? the building every day? If so, is he/she in no 5. oh a daily average, how many students are referred to the principal's office for disciplinary actions?. 6. How many students have received out-of-school suspensions during this school year? Expulsions?. 7. Do you have in-school suspension? VP?: 0 2 0 I 0 0 4 1 0 0 0Ish 8. If not, explain. 9. How many out-of-school suspensions did you have last year? 3 Expulsions? 0 10. How many students are enrolled in special education? Q 11. How many students receive free/reduced lunch? 154 12. Estimate the percentage of your students from single-parent homes. 13. How many homeless students attend your school. Foster Care Residential Care Facilities 14. What is the average number of certified personnel absent each day? 15. What is the average number of post-observation conferences held with teachers each nine weeks. 16. What percentage of the staff is nontenured? 8% 17. How many children in your school speak Spanish as a second language? 0 18. Is a foreign langauge teacher hired in your building to teach during the regular school day? __time / (circle one) No full time / part- 2 0 0 0 i 19. Identify the number of students scoring at/above the 50th NCE on the most recent norm-reference test? student at/above
__________ 20. What is the average daily membership for the first quarter of 1992-93 school year? 173 Percentage of attendance gfi dS's:TO: FROM: * > / r II k k LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL i h Ik I DISTRICT Mitchell Elementary School 24'* & Battery Streets Phone 324-2415 March 3, 1993 Little Rock, Arkansas 72206 MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Ms. Arma Hart, Desegregation Facilitator b^ita Hudspeth, Principal, Mitchell Needs Assessment for Assistant Principal, Social Worker. Alternative Classroom Teacher and Attached to this memorandum is the completed needs assessment. a .50 Social Worker. unis memoranaum tne The Committee recommends a full time Vice-Principal as well as an increase to primary justification for the Vice-Principal is indicated at the bottom of page two and page three. a The The Committee feels that in order to benefit from the services of Social Worker this position must be elevated to at least .50 FTE. The increased emotional and social needs of families due to the dramatic change in our school neighborhood, increased needs for families needing more access to community-based services together with increased services -needed because of apparent neglect and/or chronic absentism, head the list for why we believe our school population would benefit from a halftime social worker. At this time, the Committee does not believe a need exists for an alternative classroom. SCESOOli n aS3S3aiW p SMS OF SCHOOL Mitchell Elementary Schnnl PRINCIPAL Donita Hudspeth 1. How many students are enrolled? 255 GRADE PRE-K BLACK HALE KINDERGARTEN 1ST GRADE 2ND GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE STH GRADE STH GRADE 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 14 12 18 la J-5. 22 11 BLACK FEMALE 5_______ 9 kz 25 14. lA 11 Do you have a full time Is there an additional 450?.____ Do you have WHITE MALE 4 1 3 1 .1 3. 1 WHITE FEMALE 3 1 k 1 1 i 0 counselor, in your building? i !< . Yes counselor, if your enrollment is -u 1 J full time social worker? the building every day? We have a social worker over If so, is he/she in every seventh day. average, how many students principal s office for disciplinary Preventive _ actions? as well as problems already are referred to the tions? J Do you have in-school suspension? yes Mitchell f- A 8. 9. 10. 11. 12, 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. If not, explain. How many out-of-school suspensions did you have last year? Expulsions? none How many students are enrolled in special education? How many students receive free/reduced lunch? Over 902 27 Estimate the percentage of your students from single-parent homes. How many homeless students attend your school. Foster Care Residential Care Facilities What is the average number of certified personnel absent each day? What is the average number of post-observation conferences held with teachers each nine weeks. 15 What percentage of the staff is nontenured? 102 How many children in your school speak Spanish as a second language? nnnp Is a foreign langj^uge teacher hired in your building to teach during the regular school day? no full time / part- time / (circle one) Identify the number of students scoring at/above the 50th NCE on the most recent norm-reference test? student at/above: A A 1 20. Khat is the average daily membership for the first quarter of 1992-93 school year? 260 Percentage of attendance 982 esii-The membership at Mitchell increased by fifty-one percent during the Of that number, approximately two-thirds entered We now have approximately This combined 91-92 school year. reading at least one year below level, Wc iiww 40 nercent of our students functinoniqg below grade level. with the number of extra, programs witbin the incentive school creates a very difficult task. The number of programs include but is not limitea to the following: P . School Themes . Extended Day . Saturday Enrichment . Latin Spanish .. Student Education Plans Learning Styles Monthly Reporting to Parents Instructional Aides . Special Interest Clubs . Rites of Passage . Wellness Program . Writing to Read . Teacher Demonstration/Master Teacher Prcgram 3CE!OOJj saayzcas {rygnai :i\33'5ig!3t.ryi!f-H NAME OF SCHOOL Rightsell PRINCIPAL Sharon Davis 1. How many students are enrolled? 249 GRADE BLACK HALE BLACK FEMALE WHITE HALE WHITE FEMALE PRE-K KINDERGARTEN _Z. 12 10 1ST GRADE 2ND GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE STH GRADE 6TH GRADE 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 17 19 15 25 20 17 16 15 14 13 14 21 Do you have a full time counselor in your building? Yes Is there an additional counselor, if your enrollment is over 450? Do you have a full time social worker? the building every day? If so, is he/she in The seven incentive schools share a social worker. approximately two times per month. She is in our building On a daily average, how many students are referred to the principal's office for disciplinary actions? How many students have received out-of-school suspensions during this school year? 2 Expulsions? Do you have in-school suspension? Yes 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0Ri ghtsell 8. If not, explain. 9. How many out-of-school suspensions did you have last year? 12 Expulsions? 10. How many students are enrolled in special education? 11. How many students receive free/reduced lunch? Over 90% 0 7 12. Estimate the percentage of your students from single-parent homes. Over 85% 13. How many homeless students attend your school. None 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Foster Care Residential Care Facilities None What is the average number of certified personnel absent each day? 1 to 2 What is the average number of post-observation conferences held with teachers each nine weeks. What percentage of.the staff is nontenured? 8% How many children in your school spi-ak Spanish as a second language? Is a foreign langauge teacher hired in your building to teach during the regular school day? No full time / part- time / (circle one) Identify the number of students scoring at/above the 50th NCE on the most recent norm-reference test? student at/above: 77 What is the average daily membership for the first quarter of 1992-93 school year? 245 Percentage of attendance 97.55 0 2 1TiiGSfflW: scaooi 3<K?y?znjs jisaasst^w NAME OF SCHOOL Rockefeller Incentive School PRINCIPAL Anne Mangan 1. How many students are enrolled? 410 GRADE PRE-K KIHOERGARTEN 1ST GRADE 2ND GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE STH GRADE STH GRADE 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. BLACK KALE ?1 15. 18 18 ii 14 -12 17 135 BLACK FEMALE lA 18 20 12 11 ___Li 14 140 WHITE HALE 12 12 10 5 1 _1 0 61 WHITE FEMALE 21 11 15 9 5 JL 5 74 Do you have a full time counselor in your building? Yes Is there an additional counselor, if your enrollment is over 450? N/A Do you have a full time social worker? the building every day? If so, is he/she in No, one social worker rotates to the seven incentive Total 92 58 61 52 36 38 37 36 410 schools. On a daily average, how many students are referred to the principal's office for disciplinary actions? .? to 8 gtnHpnfg How many students have received out-of-school suspensions during this school year? ____r Expulsions?j g^^jj^hearing 7. Do you have in-school suspension? but generally do not. We have hhd in-school suspensions AJHAJH Rockefeller 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. is. If not, explain. A.seruflff1, ,te^Qhfir n needed tn be in charge oF an ak.rn.iH-? who have difficulty in performing in a regular classroom How many out-of-school - Expulsions? suspensions did you have last 2 How many students are enrolled 1 in special education? How many students receive free/reduced Estimate the percentage of homes. 50% - 60% e StnHont-q setting. year? lunch? p^ee-240. 4 yr - 6th grade your students from singleparent How many homeless students attend your school. 0 Foster Care 6 Residential Care Facilities What is the average number of day? 2_______ 0 certified personnel absent each ' 4 What percentage of the staff is How many children in 1 anguage ?0 nontenured? 24% your school speak Spanish Is a foreign langauge teacher hired during the regular school day? time / (circle one) Identify the number of as a second in your building to teach No fun Um,* /___ full time / partstudents scoring at/above the 50th NCE on the recent norm-reference test? 69 -20. What is the 1992-93 school year? student at/above
average daily membership for the first 308 quarter of Percentage of attendance 96.04s
- 315r2SLi'W2' NAME OF SCHOOL Stephens <? PRINCIPAL Lonnie S. Dean 1. How many students are enrolled? 192 GRADE BLACK HALE BLACK FEMALE WHITE MALE WHITE FEMALE ! PRE-K Is 1 1 2 , KINDERGARTEN 12 S I I 0 0 l! |i 1ST GRADE 8 17 2 0 2ND GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE STH GRADE i 6TH GRADE 2. 4 . 5. 6 . 7. 13 16 11 13 18 I 1 15 16 8 4 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 I 1 0 0 Do you have a full time counselor in your building?. ves 11 !l 11 ! Is there an additional counselor, if your enrollment is over 4 5C?_N2i______ Do you have a full time social worker?NIf so, is he/she in the building every day? We have one every seventh day. On a daily average, how many students are referred to the principal's office for disciplinary actions? 3 How many students have received out-of-school suspensions during this school year? ^0 Expulsions? Do you have in-school suspension? No f Stephens 8. If not, explain. We do not have the space. 9. How many out-of-school suspensions did you have last year? 14 Expulsions? 10. How many students are enrolled in special education? 11. How many students receive free/reduced Itinch? 185 12. Estimate the percentage of your students from single-parent homes.______ 13 . How many homeless students attend your school. Foster Care Residential Care Facilities 14. What is the average number of certified personnel absent each day? 15. What is the average number of post-observation conferences held with teachers each nine weeks. 16. What percentage of the staff is nontenured? 29 0 0 6 0 0 2 3 17. How many children in your school speak Spanish as a second language ? 0 18. Is a foreign langauge teacher hired in your building to teach during the regular school day? time / (circle one) no full time / part- 19. Identify the number of students scoring at/above the 50th NCE on the most recent norm-reference test? student at/above: 20. What is the average daily membership for the first quarter of 1992-93 school year? 191 Percentage of attendance 96.34SCHOOL ^ssassHaaa' NAME OF SCHOOL Franklin Incentive School PRINCIPAL Mr. Franklin Davis 1. How many students are enrolled? 407 GRADE PRE-K KINDERGARTEN BLACK HALE 18 19 BLACK FEMALE 9 20 WHITE MALE 19 2 I WHITE FEMALE 2 3 1ST GRADE 31 34 2ND. GRADE 3RD GRADE 4'rH GRADE I STH GRADE 6TH GRADE Self-contained I i 25 29 23 15 4 7 I 2. 4 . 5. 6. 7. 20 19 20 10 2^ 3 ) 1 1 3 1 3. 0 I I A 1 1 0 A 0 Do you have a full time counselor in your building? ve.? (substitute) Is there an additional counselor, if your enrollment is over ' 450? Do you have a full time social worker? the building every day? If so, is he/she in No, the Social Worker comes one day every two weeks On a daily average, how many students are referred to the principal's office for disciplinary actions? average 12 How many students have received out-of-school suspensions during this school year?. 6 Expulsions?. 0 Do you have in-school suspension? noFranklin ! 8. If not, explain. We do not have an empty classrocgn to hold the in-schro] suspension in. We do not have a full-time-certified teacher to hold the in-school suspension. 9. How many out-of-school suspensions did you have last year? 18 Expulsions? 10. 10- self-contai How many students are enrolled in special education? rs -rn Rggnnrre 11. How many students receive free/reduced lunch? 342 26 -Speech 1 -Visually im 12 . Estimate the percentage of your homes. 75% tudents from single-parent How many homeless students attend your school. none knom 14. 15. 17. 13. 19. Foster Care none known Residential Care Facilities What is the average number of certified personnel absent each day? post-observation conferences held with teachers each nine weeks. What is the average number o What percentage of the is nontenured? How many children in your school speak Spanish as a second language? none Is a foreign langauge teacher hired in your building to teach during the regular school day? No full tine / part- tine / (circle one) Identify the number of students scoring at/above the 50th NCE on the most recent norm-reference test? student at/above: 3 _______ 15. 0 2 5 20. What is the average daily membership for the first quarter of 1992-93 school year? 339 Percentage of attendance_9^%>\j52ilIAWl^ NAME OF SCHOOL PRINCIPAL L. Ji- 1. How many students are enrolled? Zll GRADE PRE-K KINDERGARTEN 1ST GRADE 2iro GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 5TH GRADE 6TH GRADE 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. BLACK HALE BLACK FEHALE WHITE MALE WHITE FEMALE 10 Zl 4 11 li 10 15 lb 13 12 Ik 15 JL _L .l 0 0 O b !| Ji Do you have a full time counselor in your building?. Ves Is there an additional counselor, if your enrollment is over 450? Mo Do you have a full time social worker? the building every day? If so, is he/she in Uo - ^V\c. 15 once, every stven clay^, \a/< necJ On_ -Pull 4-itne. _________ On a daily average, how many students are referred to the principal's office for disciplinary actions?. 0-2 How many students have received out-of-school suspensions during this school year? Expulsions? Q. Du you have in-schoo'. ^upension? 'NO r II I ( I T i| I n 0 I 1i Q O 0 I 8. If not, explain. 9. 45 How many out-of-school suspensions did you have last year? -----45------ Expulsions? 5 J CckanyJ fo ID 10. How many students are enrolled in special education? lU 11. How many students receive free/reduced lunch? 12. Estimate the percentage of your students from single-parent homes. 25% 13. How many homeless students attend your school. VjeMg Vxsjt Io a-ftenJ Foster Care Residential Care Facilities 14. What is the average number of certified personnel absent each day? 2. 15. What is the average number of post-observation conferences held with teachers each nine weeks. 16. what percentage of the staff is nontenured? 17. How many children in your school speak Spanish as a second language? 5 SjieeJt 18. Is a foreign langauge teacher hired in your building to teach during the regular school day? time / (circle one) full time / part- 19. Identify the number of students scoring at/above the 50th NCE on the most recent norm-reference test? student at/above: 20. What is the average daily membership for the first quarter of 1992-93 school year? Percentage of attendance Qoy, 0 8 15 30% o.i (X. seco<\ASCHOOL LLLOS Ji\SS2SCkIWl NAME OF SCHOOL Ish Incentive School PRINCIPAL Stan Strauss 1. How many students are enrolled? 174 c GRADE I PRE-K ! KIHDERGARTEN 1ST GRADE 2!ID GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE STH GRADE 6TH GRADE 2. 3, 4. BLACK KALE 14. 8 16 15 _2 1 10 BLACK FEMALE 12 9 JL 15 19 WHITE KALE a. 0 WHITE FEMALE II II Do you have a full time counselor in your building? Counselor resigned 1-29-93 no Is there an additional counselor, if your enrollment is over 450? N/A Do you have a full time social worker? the building every day? If so, is he/she in no 5. oh a daily average, how many students are referred to the principal's office for disciplinary actions? 6. How many students have received out-of-school suspensions during this school year? Expulsions?. 7. Do you have in-school suspension? VPS 3 5 9 6 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 I 0 0 4 1 0 0Ish 8. If not, explain. 9. How many out-of-school suspensions did you have last year? 3 Expulsions? 0 10. How many students are enrolled in special education? & 11. How many students receive free/reduced lunch? 154 12. Estimate the percentage of your students from single-parent homes. 75^ 13. How many homeless students attend your school. Poster Care Residential Care Facilities 14. What is the average number of certified personnel absent each day? 15. What is the average number of post-observation conferences held with teachers each nine weeks. 16. What percentage of the staff is nontenured? 8? 17. How many children in your school speak Spanish as a second language? 18. Is a foreign leuigauge teacher hired in your building to teach during the regular school day? __time / (circle one) No full time / part- J 0 0 0 i 0 19. Identify the nximber of students scoring at/above the 50th NCE on the most recent norm-reference test? student at/above: 4fi 20. Khat is the average daily membership for the first quarter of 1992-93 school vear? 173 Percentage of attendance gfi hmLITTLE ROCK SCHOOL district Mitchell Elementary School 24'* & Battery Streets Phone 324-2415 Little Rock, Arkansas 72206 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: March 3, 1993 MEMORANDUM Ms. Arma Hart, Desegregation Facilitator J^ita Hudspeth, Principal, Mitchell Needs Assessment for Assistant Principal, Alternative Classroom Teacher Social Worker, and Attached to this memorandum is the c
omp--l-e-t--e-d- - -n--e--e--d-s-- --a-s--s-essment. The Vice-Principal as well as an increase to J. J ------- - The primary justification for the VicePrincinal is indicated at the bottom of page two and oaee three. Committee recommends a .50 Social Worker. page two and page three. The Committee feels that in order to benefit from the services of a Social Worker this position must be elevated to at least .50 FTE. increased emotional and social needs of families due to the dramatic change in our school neighborhood, increased needs for families needing more access to community-based services together with increased services -needed because of apparent neglect and/or chronic absentism. for why we believe our school population would benefit from social worker. The head the list a halftime At this time, the Committee does not believe a need exists for an alternative classroom. SCHIOOi n IH NAME OF SCHOOL Mitchell PRINCIPAL 1. Elementary School Donita Hudspeth How many students are enrolled? 255 GRADE PRE-K KINDERGARTEN 1ST GRADE 2ND GRADE 3rd grade 4TH GRADE STH GRADE STH GRADE ' 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. BLACK HALE _A 14 11 18 12 iS. 22 11 BLACK FEMALE 2 9 12_ 25 14. 14 14 11 WHITE HALE 1 J 1 1. 3. 1 WHITE FEHAT.g ' " 3 1 k 1 4- i 0 Do you have a full time counselor, in your building? Is there an additional counselor 450? ' Do you have a full time social the building every day? We have a social worker POnr ian edlpaialyJs average, how Preventive Yes if your enrollment is worker? over If so, is he/she in every seventh day. as well as problems already How many students have, x during this school year? Do you have in-school received out-of-school suspensions Expulsions? n suspension? yes Mi tchell } 8. If not, explain. 9. How many out-of-school suspensions did you have last year? Expulsions? none 10. How many students are enrolled in special education? 27 11. How many students receive free/reduced lunch? Over 902 12, Estimate the percentage of your students from single-parent homes. 13. How many homeless students attend your school. Foster Care Residential Care Facilities 14. What is the average number of certified personnel absent each day? A. 15. What is the average number of post-observation conferences held with teachers each nine weeks. 16. What percentage of the staff is nontenured? 102 17. How many children in your school speak Spanish as a second language? 18. Is a foreign langj^uge teacher hired in your building to teach during the regular school day? no_____ full time / part- time / (circle one) jia 19. Identify the number of students scoring at/above the 50th NCE on the most recent norm-reference test? student at/above: 20. V?hat is the average daily membership for the first quarter of 1992-93 school year? 260 Percentage of attendance 982 A 1The membership at Mitchell increased by fifty-one percent during the Of that number, approximately two-thirds entered We now have approximately This combined 91-92 school year. reading at least one year below level, ..ww AO oercent of our students functinoniqg below grade level. with the number of extra-programs within the .incentive^school creates^a very difficult task. The number of programs include but is not limited to the following: . School Themes . Extended Day Saturday Enrichment . Latin . Spanish Student Education Plans . Learning Styles . Monthly Reporting to Parents . Instructional Aides . Special Interest Clubs . Rites of Passage Wellness Program . Writing to Read . Teacher Demonstration/Master Teacher Pregram scwcrii siEmoas istsLSLcts ii3s:sstixsm' NAME OF SCHOOL Rightsell PRINCIPAL Sharon Davis 1. How many students are enrolled? 249 GRADE BLACK HALE BLACK FEMALE WHITE MALE WHITE FEMALE PRE-K KINDERGARTEN _Z. 12 2 6 2 1ST GRADE 2ND GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE STH GRADE 6TH GRADE 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 17 19 15 25 20 17 10 16 15 14 13 14 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Do you have a full time counselor in your building? 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Yes Is there an additional counselor, if your enrollment is over 450? N/A Do you have a full time social worker? the building every day? If SO, is he/she in The seven incentive schools share a social worker. approximately two times per month. She is in our building On a daily average, how many students are referred to the principal's office for disciplinary actions? 2 How many students have received out-of-school suspensions during this school year? 2 Emulsions? 0 Expulsions? Do you have in-school suspension? Yess, Rightsell 8. If not, explain. 9. How many out-of-school suspensions did you have last year? 12 Expulsions? 10. How many students are enrolled in special education? 11. How many students receive free/reduced lunch? Over 90% 0 7 12. Estimate the percentage of your students from single-parent homes. Over 85% 13. How many homeless students attend your school. None 14. 15. 16. Foster Care Residential Care Facilities None What is the average number of certified personnel absent each day? 1 to 2 What is the average number of post-observation conferences held with teachers each nine weeks. What percentage of .the staff is nontenured? 8% 2 1 17. How many children in your school spt.ak Spanish as a second language?^ 0 18. Is a foreign langauge teacher hired in your building to teach during the regular school day? time / (circle one) No full time / part- 19. Identify the number of students scoring at/above the 50th NCE on the most recent norm-reference test? student at/above: 77 20. What is the average daily membership for the first quarter of 1992-93 school year? 245 Percentage of attendance 97.55rsicss'jws
scaooi ^r.asirzs :t\i3:sisaww,-' NAME OF SCHOOL Rockefeller Incentive School PRINCIPAL Anne Mangan 1. How many students are enrolled? 410 GRADE PRE-K KIHDERGARTEM 1ST GRADE 2HD GRADE 3RD GRADE 4IH GRADE STH GRADE 6th grade 2. 3. 4, BLACK KALE 21 11 18 18 1 14 -12 17 135 BLACK FEKALE 11 18 20 12 17 li 14 140 WHITE HALE 11 10 5 _1 0 61 WHITE FEKALE 22. 11 15 9 _2. 5 74 Do you have a full time counselor in your building? Yes Is there an additional counselor, if your enrollment is over 450? N/A Do you have a full time social worker? the building every day? If so, is he/she in Total 92 58 61 52 36 38 37 36 410 No JL one social worker rotates to the seven incentive schools. 3c: 12 1 2 1 5 5. On a daily average, how many students are referred to the principals office for disciplinary actions? 6. 2_Lo_J5=siiAd e n t s How many students have received out-of-school suspensions during this school yar?j 2^ Expuls ions hearing 7. Do you have in-school suspension? but generally do not. We have hhd in-school suspensions AJHRockefeller 8. If not, explain. Jl.certififfi teacher i5 needed to be in charge of an akernuHvo 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. AJH who have difficulty in perfa How many out-of-school - Expulsions? e SbnHgnha setting. suspensions did you have last year? How many students are enrolled in special education? How nany students receive free/reduced lunch? Estimate the percentage of homes. 50% - 60% Eree-24Q. ReHnned-37 yz ~ 6th grade How many homeless students Foster Care 6 your students from single-parent attend your school. Residential Care Facilities What is the average number of 2 0 0 certified personnel absent each What percentage of the staff is How many children in language? 0 nontenured? 24% your school speak Spanish Is a foreign langauge teacher hired the regular school day? time / (circle one) Identify the number of as a second in your building to teach No 1 ,____ full time / part- students scoring at/above the 50th NCE on the recent norm-reference test? 69 -20. What is the 1992-93 school year? student at/above
average daily membership for the first 308 quarter of Percentage of attendance96.04TilGSsI'JTSCS SCWOi ^grararr)^ is:3saiWJ NAME OF SCHOOL Stephens PRINCIPAL Lonnie S. Dean 1. How many students are enrolled? 192 GRADE BLACK HALE BLACK FEHALE WHITE HALE WHITE FEHALE ! PRE-K 4 4 1 ) 2 KIHDERGARTEN 12 8 S I I 0 0 1ST GRADE 17 2 0 0 i 2ND GRADE 13 15 1 3RD GRADE 16 16 4TH GRADE 11 STH GRADE 13 i 6TH GRADE 2. 5. 7. 18 18 Do you have a full time counselor in your building?. Is there an additional counselor, 450? X/A ves if your enrollment is over Do you have a full time social worker?Noif so, is he/she in the building every day? We have one every seventh day. On a daily average, how many students are referred to the principal's office for disciplinary actions? 3 How many students have received out-of-school suspensions during this school year? ^0 PEvxnpnui lcssi oonnes'?? 0 Do you have in-school suspension? Ko 3. 4. 6 . 1! 8 I tI 4 0 0 0 0 0 I 1 0 0 I Stephens 8. If not, explain. We do not have the space. 9. How many out-of-school suspensions did you have last year? 14 Expulsions? 10. How many students are enrolled in special education? 11. How many students receive free/reduced lunch? 185 12. Estimate the percentage of your students from single-parent homes.______ 13. How many homeless students attend your school. Foster Care Residential Care Facilities 14. What is the average number of certified personnel absent each day? 15. What is the average number of post-observation conferences held with teachers each nine weeks. 16. What percentage of the staff is nontenured? 29 0 0 6 2 0 0 3 17. How many children in your school speak Spanish as a second 1anguage ? Q 18. Is a foreign langauge teacher hired in your building to teach during the regular school day? time / (circle one) no full time / part- 19, Identify the number of students scoring at/above the 50th NCE on the most recent norm-reference test? student at/above
20. What is the average daily membership for the first quarter of 1992-93 school year? 191 Percentage of attendance 96.34PROGRAM SPECIALISTS HIRED 1992-93 SCHOOL POSITION NAME OF PERSON HIRED RIGHTSELL Mass Media and Career Awareness Specialist Stacy Blacknall ISH Environmental Education Specialist Belinda White ROCKEFELLER Early Childhood Education Magnet/ Computer Science Specialist Mary Kay Roe MITCHELL Creative Dramatic Specialist Mary Trulock FRANKLIN Communications Technology Specialist Berthena Nunn GARLAND Multimedia Technology and Educational Research Specialist David L. JonesSCHOOL R0CK27ELLER STEPHENS GARLAND FRANKLIN ISH RIGKTSELL MITCHELL Recommendations ALTERNATIVE CLASSROOM SPECIALIST 1.00 Not requested Not requested 1.00 Not -requested Not requested Not requested ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Not requested 1.00 1.00 Not requested 1.00 1.00 1.00 SOCIAL WORKER .50 Not requested 1.00 1.00 Not r-eques-ted 1.00 .50 SPANISH TEACHER 50 Not requested Not requested Not requested Not requested .50 Not requestedNAME OF SCHOOL PRINCIPAL_______ * 1. How many students are enrolled? GRADE BLACK MALE BLACK FEMALE WHITE MALE WHITE FEMALE PRE-K KIHDERGARTEH 1ST GRADE 2ND GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE STH GRADE STH GRADE 2. Do you have a full time counselor in your building?. AJH 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Is there an additional counselor, if your enrollment is over 450?__________ Do you have a full time social worker? the building every day? If so, is he/she in On a daily average, how many students are referred to the principals office for disciplinary actions? How many students have received out-of-school suspensions during this school year?. Do you have in-school suspension? Expulsions?.I 8. If not, explain. * WH 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. How many out-of-school suspensions did you have last year? ________ Expulsions? How many students are enrolled in special education? How many students receive free/reduced lunch? Estimate the percentage of your students from single-parent homes.______ How mciny homeless students attend your school. Foster Care Residential Care Facilities, I I What is the average number of certified personnel absent each day? What is the average number of post-observation conferences held with teachers each nine weeks. What percentage of the staff is nontenured? How many children in your school speak Spanish as a second language ? Is a foreign langauge teacher hired in your building to teach during the regular school day? time / (circle one) Vke -Ct-f <U' jco n>- <3 r f IS "'A i\u c: full time / part- O A Scti . J ' I 1 I I ^2ra)3 JiSSiaSSLiiSiaq.-' I NAME OF SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. * 1. I visit the school - daily / weekly / monthly / twice a year/ once a year / only when I have to/, (circle one) ! 2. My child(ren) has been.sent to the principal's office this year for breaking the rules. Yes No 3. My child(ren) has been to see the principal as a reward for good behavior. Yes No 4. When I need to speak -to the principal he/she has time to listen. Yes No 5. I live within two miles of the school. Yes No 6. I have 3 or more children at home. Yes No 7. I am employed / full-time / part-time / not employed, (circle one) 8. My child has gotten into trouble at school for fighting. Yes No 9. My child likes his/her school. Yes No 10. My child has been sent home for getting into trouble at school. Yes No f t r I 11. My child has trouble sitting still in the classroom. No_____ Yes 12. My child likes to talk. Yes No 13. My child gets upset when he/she doesn't know the substitute teacher. Yes No 14. The best time of the day for me to come to school to talk to my child teacher is 1 I iDisciplinary actions are very time consuming, and depending on the number and severity of the problems, could have a negative impact on the principals ability to concentrate on other areas of importance in the school. 5. How many students are enrolled in special education? Special education students bring unique problems and situations to a school. Couple that with students from economically and socially deprived backgrounds and the need for specialized intervention grows exponentially. Social workers are of enormous benefit to faculty and parents because they can serve as facilitators in arranging services or providing intervention for this high-risk population. They can train faculty and parents in methods to work with these students in areas that are not directly related to curriculum and instruction, but are important to their educational process. 6. How many students receive free/reduced lunch? The answer to this question helps to determine the number and proportion of economically disadvantaged students in the school. The higher the number, the greater need for specialized social services. 7. Estimate the percentage of your students from single-parent homes. Single parent homes are generally headed by females. This often means smaller incomes and little to no male influence in child-rearing. The lack of proper role models or the presence of an overworked parent can lead to problems that place families at risk of winding up in the social service or criminal justice system. A social worker may be the difference between success or failure for some of these families. 8. How many homeless students attend your school. Foster Care Residential Care Facilities (Dorcas House, Battered Womens Shelter, Elizabeth Mitchell, etc.) These speak for themselves. 9. Do you have in-school suspension? The LRSD desegregation plan commits to placing alternatives to suspension in each school. (LRSD Desegregation Plan, April 29, 1992, page 34) 10. If not, is space available? Schools are required to develop a school-based discipline plan and to have discipline/ attendance intervention teams, (page 34) Incentive schools are required tohave time-out rooms staffed with trained personnel. This person provides training in problem solving techniques, (page 175) 11. How many out-of-school suspensions did you have last year? Expulsions? High numbers strengthen the need for an alternative classroom specialist. 12. What is the average number of certified personnel absent each day? This helps to ascertain the cost-effectiveness of hiring a permanent substitute teacher. 13. What is the average number of post-observation conferences held with teachers each nine weeks? These conferences take the teacher out of the classroom during normal instruction time. If a principal averages three of these conferences a year per teacher, the need for a permanent substitute increases with the size of the teaching staff. 14. What percentage of the staff is nontenured? A large nontenured staff also poses the need for an additional person, preferably a certified teacher. That person could wear more than one hat. Questions 1-4 relate to the need for an assistant principal. Schools with large student populations, high numbers of disciplinary incidents, and significant absentee rates would benefit from an assistant principal. Questions 5-8 would indicate the need for a social worker if a disproportionate number of students fall into those categories. Questions 9-11 address the need for an alternative classroom specialist. Questions 12-14 help to identify the need for a permanent substitute. This person not only substitutes for absent teachers, but also serves as classroom replacements for teachers during post-observation conferences.DEVELOPING A NEEDS ASSESSMENT There are four basic steps in developing a needs assessment and utilizing the information. 1. Assessing needs. The importance of a needs assessment cannot be overemphasized. It allows the planners to address the most important and/ or manageable needs of a target population. It can avoid wasting time, energy, and resources. The results of a needs assessment shapes the contents of a complete list of goals and objectives listed in order of priority. 2. Developing Objectives. Goals should be clearly spelled out in simple statements. The means to reach these goals are the objectives. Objectives should be specific, observable, and measurable, including the who, what where and when of their accomplishment. They also serve as guide posts that help measure progress or as "reality checks" on the course of action taken. Objectives also serve as the basis for further planning activities and determine the focus of evaluation. 3. Assessing Resources. In order to achieve success in implementing goals and objectives, consideration must be given to what will be needed to be successful. Resources come in several forms: human, materials, organizational, financial, and facility. Do not be afraid to look outside traditional arenas. Be receptive to unusual ideas and nontraditional approaches
just because youve never done it that way before, doesnt mean it cant be done. 4. Developing Strategies Start by brainstorming and work towards refinements. Consider all ideas and approaches and then start analyzing and selecting the best for exploration and implementation. At this phase, you already have completed the first three steps. A needs assessment should be short, simple, and easy to return. Captive audiences work best because you dont have to wait for responses, nor trust that they will even be returned. Many people fail to respond to surveys even when free postage is provided. The downside to using the captive audience approach is that your results are tainted. You may get a certain result because the audience consisted of people with the same problems, beliefs, or biases
therefore, they would tend to have a strong common link and results might not be truly representative of the population that will be served. A combination of captive audiences, mailouts, and deposits at places frequented by the target population is recommended (neighborhood stores, beauty shops, churches, laundromats, etc.)* Based on Arkansas Scope And Sequence K-12 Guidance and Curriculum Guide, Appendix E, pages 56, 57 (1987) STAFFING NEEDS ASSESSMENT 1. How many students are enrolled? Grade Black Male Black Female White Male White Female Total Pre-K Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 2. If your enrollment is over 450, do you have an additional counselor in your building every day? Aside from the fact that a school is technically out of compliance when they have a student population over 450 and only has the part-time counselor in the building on certain days instead of every day, the lack of an additional counselor requires more time on the part of the principal to handle personal, social, and developmental matters usually referred to a school counselor. 3. Do you have a social worker? If so, is he/she in the building every day? Social workers spend a great deal of time working with students and their families. Some of the services they provide include referrals to social service agencies, assisting with applying for public assistance, counseling, and home visits. Without a social worker, the school must depend on the principal to assume some of these duties. 4. How many students are referred to the principals office for disciplinary matters on a daily average?NEEDS ASSESSMENT - PARENTS/STUDENTS 1. I visit the school - daily weekly monthly twice a year once a year only when I have to (circle one) When parents visit the school, they generally see the principal, even if they have a meeting with the childs teacher. This is an important part of a principals job, but it too can take time from other essential duties. 2. My child(ren) has been sent to the principals office this year for breaking the rules. Y This question is self-explanatory. Disciplinary hearings and other discipline related activities are very time consuming. 3. My child(ren) has been to see the principal as a reward for good behavior. Y N While principals should love these types of activities, they too take time, and plenty of time should be given to students who are being "rewarded" with a visit to or by the principal. 4. When I need to speak to the principal he/she has time to listen. Self-explanatory. 5. I live within two miles of the school. Students who live in the neighborhoods of the incentive schools tend to come from families of low socio-economic backgrounds and are often headed by single parents. These circumstances sometimes requires the intervention or assistance of a social worker or counselor. The higher the at-risk population, the greater the need for a full-time social worker. 6. I have 3 or more children at home. Poverty can be defeating in itself, add several children and some parents have trouble coping. Sometimes a trained specialist is the only thing standing between neglect and assistance. 7. I am employed full-time part-time not employed N Y N Y Y N N This will help the administrative staff to determine the number of students that are from families of "the working poor." These families are often eligible for assistance and are not aware of the help that is available to them. Social workers are invaluable to these families.8. My child has gotten into trouble at school for fighting. Y N Fighting leads to suspension or expulsion. Trained specialists help students to acquire the skills necessary to handle and express anger. They are also helpful in designing and implementing an equitable disciplinary policy. 9. My child likes his/ her school. Y N If a child does not his/her school, this dislike is often manifested in the form of behavior problems. Alternative classrooms can be designed to accommodate problem students and to help them to learn how to become members of the school community. 10. My child has been sent home for getting into trouble at school. Y N Students cannot learn when they are not in school. An alternative classroom should be a part of the schools structure. 11. My child has trouble sitting still in the classroom. Y N Hyperactive children, kinesthetic learners, and some gifted children have trouble in traditional classrooms. It is like trying to put square pegs into round holes
they dont fit. Many of these children wind up in disciplinary trouble and too often out of school. While punishment isnt the answer, a good alternative classroom could be. (See 1991- 1992 Monitoring Report on the Alternative Schools, ODM, December 18, 1992) 12. My child likes to talk. Y N See #11. 13.My child gets upset when he/she doesnt know the substitute teacher. Y N Children like stability. They like familiar surroundings and faculty that is familiar to them. Getting to know a new teacher takes time, and there is a need for a certain amount of bonding to occur before a new person is accepted into the "academic family." 14. The best time of day for me to come to school to talk to my childs teacher is If the only time a parent can visit the school is during the regular school day, then the teacher has to leave the classroom or the visit doesnt take place. This survey should be filled out by the parent and child together. The sequences of questions reveal the need for an assistant principal, social worker, alternative classroom specialist, and a permanent substitute teacher. Some of the other recommended positions in the incentive schools (pp. 190-191) would require similar assessments. The district must also take into consideration space allotment, number and types of special programs in the school and staff positions already in place. Some other areas of exploration are outlined below. PE - Does the school have a gym? If not, does it have a good play area, equipment, safe surroundings? How does PE fit in with the required wellness program? Do the nurse and PE instructor coordinate activities? What is the level of fitness/health in the school? Art - What is available in the neighborhood or community to enhance art instruction (museum, historic buildings, local artists, art gallery, etc.)? How is art infused into the curriculum? Can it help to provide integrative experiences? Media Clerk - How often is the library used?. Are the library and its staff a regular part of instruction? What programs are currently in place for the students in the library? Are students allowed easy access to the library? Is the library well stocked? Does it have the latest equipment? Can parents use the library? Are guest speakers and presenters a regular component of library services? Consideration should be given to the effectiveness of parent and volunteer participation in the school. How strong is the PTA/PTO? Does the school have a functioning parent center? Are parents utilized in the schooLon a regular basis - do they serve as mentors, classroom aides, tutors, chauffeurs, office assistants, or guest lecturers? How can parent participation be strengthened so that the school can become self-sufficient yet economically viable? By looking at each position and analyzing information obtained through the needs assessment, the district can make informed decisions about staffing needs in any of the schools. The publication A Curriculum Audit of the Little Rock School District (1990) points out that the district has a wealth of data but is weak on information. By following the steps outlining how to develop and use a needs assessment at the beginning of this document, the district will have the technical ability to develop plans, guidelines and policies on any subject affecting the LRSD.
This project was supported in part by a Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives project grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Council on Library and Information Resoources.