Little Rock Schools: Chicot Elementary

received Attn. Ann Brown JUL 2 1993 Little Rock School District Desegregation Office o
CS o' DessgregsGon .Mc-n o.'ir,g 201 E. Markham Heritage West Building Suite 510 Little Rock, AR. 72201 Dear Ms. Brown
1 am writing this correspondence in behalf of the Chicot Elementary P.T.A. (representing staff and parents) We have monitored capital needs to our school for the past few years. We have tried to the best of our ability to maintain the upkeep of our facility. However it is impossible to prevent the wear and tear on certain items when serving a large number of pupils daily. Our carpet throughout the school is in desperate need of repair. We are requesting your assistance school is in desperate need of repair. We are requesting your assistance on a special project of work toward recarpeting on our entire building. We appreciate the financial commitment you have given us throughout the years. Please let us know at what capacity you can help us. We will be eagerly awaiting your isponse. iTicerely, Tina Gatson Chicot Elementary PTA Chairman d.o.Office of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 376-6200 Fax (501) 371-0100 Date
September 22, 1993 To: From: Estelle Matthis, Interim Superintendent in Brown, Federal Monitor Subject Construction at Chicot Last April 30,1993, the Court approved LRSDs motion to build a cafetorium at Chicot Elementary School. 1 was pleased to learn of the districts intention to add a cafeteria to Chicot, and the Courts approval, because my staff and 1 had been concerned about conditions we observed at Chicot when we visited the school last spring. You will recall that Associate Monitor Melissa Guldin testified about Chicot during a March 19, 1993 hearing on the impact of LRSD 1992-93 budget cuts. In her testimony, Melissa pointed out that Chicot is the only school in the district without a cafeteria, meaning that the children must eat in their classrooms, thereby creating additional demands on the schools custodians. On September 9, 1993, members of my staff made an informal visit to Chicot to look over e new cafetorium, only to find that construction on the facility had not even begun. Yet, in its motion for approval of construction projects that included the Chicot cafetorium, the LRSD stressed that the project was part of promises made to the public in exchange for approval of a millage increase in April 1990. The motion also states that the district "plans to have the [Chicot] cafetorium constructed in time for the beginning of the 1993-94 school year." The Court has repeatedly admonished the district about the importance of keeping its commitments to the community. If we ever again expect to ask the public to approve a millage increase, we must be able to point to promises kept as evidence that the district can be trusted to keep its word and act quickly on its pledges. 1 would appreciate your answering the following questions so 1 can report to the Court as a follow-up to the April order on Chicot: 1. When is construction of the Chicot cafetorium scheduled to begin? 2. When is the construction scheduled for completion? 3. Why was the Chicot project not completed before the beginning of the 1993-94 school year? 4. How has the district determined the construction schedule for the Chicot cafetorium? 5. If Chicots construction is undertaken during the school year, how does the district plan to minimize the disruption the building project will have on the academic day?Office of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 376-6200 Fax (501) 371 -0100 Date: September 22, 1993 To: From: Estelle Matthis, Interim Superintendent in Brown, Federal Monitor Subject- Construction at Chicot Last April 30, 1993, the Court approved LRSDs motion to build a cafetorium at Chicot Elementary School. 1 was pleased to learn of the districts intention to add a cafeteria to Chicot, and the Courts approval, because my staff and 1 had been concerned about conditions we observed at Chicot when we visited the school last spring. You will recall that Associate Monitor Melissa Guldin testified about Chicot during a March 19, 1993 hearing on the impact of LRSD 1992-93 budget cuts. In her testimony, Melissa pointed out that Chicot is the only school in the district without a cafeteria, meaning that the children must eat in their classrooms, thereby creating additional demands on the schools custodians. On September 9,1993, members of my staff made an informal visit to Chicot to look over the new cafetorium, only to find that construction on the facility had not even begun. Yet, in its motion for approval of construction projects that included the Chicot cafetorium, the LRSD stressed that the project was part of promises made to the public in exchange for approval of a millage increase in April 1990. The motion also states that the district "plans to have the [Chicot] cafetorium constructed in time for the beginning of the 1993-94 school year." The Court has repeatedly admonished the district about the importance of keeping its commitments to the community. If we ever again expect to ask the public to approve a millage increase, we must be able to point to promises kept as evidence that the district can be trusted to keep its word and act quickly on its pledges. 1 would appreciate your answering the following questions so 1 can report to the Court as a follow-up to the April order on Chicot: 1. When is construction of the Chicot cafetorium scheduled to begin? 2. When is the construction scheduled for completion? 3. Why was the Chicot project not completed before the beginning of the 1993-94 school year? 4. How has the district determined the construction schedule for the Chicot cafetorium? 5. If Chicots construction is undertaken during the school year, how does the district plan to minimize the disruption the building project will have on the academic day?MEMORANDUM Date: September 16, 1993 From: Melissa To: Ann Subject: Chicot Construction Due to the brevity of our visit to Chicot Elementary School, it was not included in the summary of our September 9,1993 site visits. Upon arriving at Chicot, we asked to see the new cafeteria. The secretary told us that the cafeteria construction had not begun. We also spoke to the principal and he said that Doug Eaton informed him that construction would probably begin in January 1994. Since we travelled to the school only to look at the new construction, we left immediately after talking to the principal. After returning to the office, I checked the court record and noted that the Chicot construction project received court approval on April 30, 1993.LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM STREET LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS SEP 2 9 1993 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: September 28, 1993 Oifics of Oesegfesstion Zoiiwiina Ann Brown, Federal Monitor, Office of Desegregation Monitoring Estelle Matthis, Interim Superintendent 1. Construction at Chicot 2. State Standards - Class Sizes This communication is a follow-up of your letter dated September 22, 1993, in which you requested information regarding the construction of the cafeteria at Chicot Elementary School. I have visited with Doug Eaton, Director of Plant Services, and Larry Robertson, Associate Superintendent for Chicot, in order to provide the requested information. Doug Eaton has a previously-scheduled meeting with the architects for this project on September 29, 1993, at 9 a.m. I will have a more accurate schedule for the completion of the project tomorrow. A communication that includes responses to your letter will then be forwarded to you. On September 24, 1993, a meeting was held to re-assess staff needs of our elementary schools as we are aware of several classrooms that exceed state standards. Brady Gadberry is meeting today with Frank Martin, Executive Director of the Little Rock Classroom Teachers Association, to review the process used to move existing teachers to schools where the student enrollment indicates a need for additional staff. All schools will be staffed in compliance with Arkansas State Standards for Accreditation as of October 1, 1993. Your assistance in this matter is deeply appreciated. /Ikse LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM STREET LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS RECEIVE OCT October 1, 1993 1 1993 Office of Pesegregauor
TO: FROM: Ann Brown, Federal Monitor, Office of Desegregation Monitoring ^^Idle Matthis, Deputy Superintendent SUBJECT: Construction at Chicot This communication is a response to your memorandum dated September 22, 1993, and received in our office on September 24, 1993. 1. When is construction of the Chicot cafetorium scheduled to begin? The actual construction of the cafetorium is scheduled to begin February 1, 1994. The decision was reached with the architect/engineer and our director of plant services. 2. When is construction scheduled for completion? The Chicot cafetorium is scheduled to be completed by July, 1994. 3. Why was the Chicot project not completed before the beginning of the school year? Following the districts March, 1993, filing, the district began to advertise for an architectural/engineering firm to do the bond work for the next school year. This process was completed in April and assignments were initiated in May. On May 14, 1993, the director of Plant Services, Doug Eaton, identified and contracted an architectural/engineering firm to do the Chicot project. The preliminary Scope of Work was completed on or about June 15, 1993. During the summer of 1993, theConstruction at Chicot Page 2 readjustments to the budget, scheduling the completion of ongoing projects, and the preparation for the start of the school year caused certain projects to be delayed. Plant Services accelerated its activities and covered projects necessary for the opening of schools. Delays due to the lengthy budgetary process and other projects caused the Chicot project not to proceed on its originally-intended schedule. 4. 5. How has the district determined the construction schedule for the Chicot cafetorium? The construction schedule for the Chicot cafetorium is done in concert with the architectural/engineering firms by analyzing the size of the project, the anticipated duration to construct a project of this size, and by allowing for design time and contractual advertising. If Chicots cafetorium construction is undertaken during the school year, how does the district plan to minimize the disruption during the academic day? The Chicot cafeteria expansion will be a stand-alone building which will be connected to the new building with a hallway. By working closely with the principal, there should be no disruption to the academic day. During e latter part of July, I instructed Larry Robertson to secure from Otis Preslar, principal of Chicot, and Doug Eaton a status report regarding this project. From this point, we have been closely attuned to getting this project back on schedule. The district is committed to completing this project in a manner that provides for the needs of our students and our community. Please contact me if further information is needed.ODM Visits to LRSD Schools, Opening Days 1994 Chicot Elementary School We -were pleased to note that: The entire school was very clean, despite the mess created by the ongoing construction of the cafeteria. The exterior of the new cafeteria harmonizes with the existing building in both design and materials. Students were triendly and outgoing. Bathrooms we visited were clean, stocked, and operational. New floor tiles had replaced the dirty, worn carpet in the main corridor. We also noted some areas needing attention. The new cafeteria was still unfinished when monitors visited during the second week of classes. A serious drainage problem on the south side of the building resulted in cascades of water entering the building during rainstorms. Carpeting throughout the building was stained, worn, and stretched from more than 15 years of use. Some classrooms and the counselors' offices had serious leaks.Office of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)376.6200 Fax (501) 371.0100 Date: December 2, 1994 To: Doug Eaton From: Subject: Brown Meeting of Committee on Rebuilding Chicot Elementary Last month I received a November 11,1994 letter from Dr. Williams about serving on a committee for rebuilding Chicot. 1 was pleased to accept the superintendents invitation. His letter read that 1 could expect to hear from you about the work of the committee. As yet, 1 havent learned of a meeting timetable or of who is serving on the committee. Please let me know what dates you have identified for convening this group. My office calendar fills rapidly, and 1 want to be able to attend or send a representative to these meetings since Im very interested in the Chicot community, as well as the entire southwest section of our city. Thank you very much. cc: Hank WilliamsCe.' Little Rock School District RECElVSh DEC 9 1994 December 7, 1994 0ffi6Q of Desegregation Monitoring Ann Brown, Federal Monitor, ODM Heritage West Building, Room #510 201 East Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Ann: On November 11th, Dr. Henry P. Williams, Superintendent of Schools, requested that you serve on a committee to assist the District in its course of action regarding the rebuilding of Chicot Elementary School. The first meeting of this committee will be December 13th, 1994, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.. in the Little Rock School District Board Room, 810 West Markham Street. The purpose of this meeting will be to update the committee on the actions that have occurred since the fire on October 13th to discuss the general process that the District must pursue in rebuilding the school. committee in this District's process. and to determine the interplay of the Should you not be able to attend, please contact me at 570-4020. incerely, DCE/rlh/cesc cc: CL Di luglas C. Eaton DIRECTOR PLANT SERVICES DEPARTMENT Dr. Henry P. Williams, Superintendent Little Rock School District 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)824-2000 1 Little Rock School District December 9, 1994 Ann Brown, Federal Monitor, ODM Heritage West Building, Room #510 201 East Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 OWice BiC 1 2 W* ^g5p3^ Dear Ann: This is to advise you that the Chicot Rebuilding Committee meeting originally set for 4:00 pm, tuesday December 13th. has been changed to 5:00 pm. tuesday December 13th. It will still be held in the Little Rock School District Board room at 810 W. Markham st. Sihcerely, Do las' Eaton Director of Plant Services 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)824-2000 FROM : JOHN YORK PHONE NO. : 562 Dec. 12 1994 09:56AM F2 To: Ann Brown Office of Desegregation Monitoring 201 East Markham #510 Little Rock, AR. 72201 From: John York 7324 Knollwood Little Rock, AR. 72209 December 10,1994 Dear Ms Brown, I am writing to you in regards to the recent actions taken by Dr. WiOiaxns, and others concerning the rebuilding of Chicot School and the closure of Watson. 1 am not completely positive as to who started what and how. What I am positive about, is that the residents of the Fairfield Sub-Drvision were completely left out of the process which has lead to the current recommendations. Those recommendations being to close Watson School and merge it's population into a new and expanded Chicot School. It is also my understanding that Dr. Williams made statements regarding the staff of Watson and the Failfield residents to the affect that this issue was none of our concern, " This is School Busmess". It was not until I learned of the actions of the District and fire Chicot PTA, and began to raise a ruckus, that the Fairfield residents were contacted regarding these plans. As of the date of this letter the District has failed to recognize the Fairfield Sub-Division. The Chicot School PTA did contact us regarding this issue and invited us to attend a meeting scheduled for Dec 11, 2 p.m., at McClellan High School. This has been are only contact until board member Gee called me this evening. If my interpretation of the Desegregation Plans are correct Dr. Williams statements and actions are in direct contempt of die court ordered plan. Specifically sections 2.c., 3.c., and 3.d. listed under Parent involvement / Community linkages. And, sections 9.b, and 9.c., listed under Public Relations in the Inter District plait The latter specifically instructs the District to " immediately inform die public", and to refrain from springing surprises*. I would greatly appreciate your opinion on this situation as well as copies of any court orders in support or opposition of my position, including the court order dated 11/4/91. It would probably be in die best interest of the community if Judge Wright was aware of the situation as well. Thank You for your time and interest t i/ * FROM : JOHN YORK PHONE NO. Dec. 12 1994 09:57AM P3 : 562 i I To : Ann Brown Office of Desegregation Monitoring 201 East Maikham # 510 Little Rock, AR 72201 From: John York 7324 Knollwood Little Rock, AR. 72209 December 11, 1994 Dear Ms Brown, After attending the meeting held at McCleOan High School this afternoon, I felt that this supplemental to my letter dated December10, 1994 was necessary in order to validate certain statements in that letter and statements made during the meeting. First of aH I made statements in die letter, and at the meeting regarding the fact that residents of the Fairfield Subdivision were not contacted in regards to planning process nor of the meeting that was scheduled for December 11th, and that it was the Districts responsibility to insure that all affected parties were notified. School Board President Linda Poindexter vehemently denied that die District had anything to do with this committee or today's meeting However, the committee's minutes as presented at the meeting as the "Committee History" indicated that District officials became involved as early as November 28th. I have received verbal information from what I believe to be a reliable source that District Officials met to discuss the closure of Watson at a closed meeting at a Board Members home shortly before Thanksgiving A second source has indicated that the meeting did in fret occur but would not confirm the content of this meeting Also noted in the committee's minutes is that on December 6th, Board Member Pat Gee " requested" that Dr. Williams approve flyers announcing the meeting be distributed through schools in Southwest Little Rock. Dr. Williams was asked to contact the prmcipals of each school and ok distribution of the flyers to students. Statements made by Chicot PTA President Kevin McGuire to me during a telephone conversation and a fax transmission on December 6th indicated that District personnel were very much involved in the situation and intended to withhold information from the Fairfield residents and Watson parents. A copy of the fax transmission is attached.FROM : JOHN YORK PHONE NO. : 562 Dec. 12 1994 09:58AM P4 Although miscommunication could be credited with portions of tins situation, specifically between School Board members, and neigfiboriiood groups. I still believe that there is sufficient evidence to support the theory that School District Administration took an active part in the organizational plan to close Watson as a public school, as well as concealing tins action from the Fairfield Residents and Watson Parents in direct violation of file Desegregation Plan and Federal Court orders. The fact that flyers were sent home from all of the affected schools with die exception of Watson and possibly Mabolvalo would tend to support die theory as well. There is the added consideration that would suggest that "Administration" may be playing both ends against the middle by supplying nris-information to Kevin McGuire and the Chicot PTA. During the meeting on December 5th, Doug Eaton conducted a short presentation where in he made numerous references to court approved formulas that were utilized in determining which schools should dose and which should remain open based on attendance and capacities. When pressed by the Chicot parents to present and define the formula, Doug Eaton became evasive, commenting that it was a "very complex formula". He later admitted that there was no specific formula to make these determinations. The inaccuracies and half truths perpetuated during the meeting on December 5th are again in direct contempt of the Desegregation Plan. Specifically section 9 of the Interdistrict Plan (Public relations) which deals with credibility and trust And section 3 which requires the District to " Continue to disseminate public information in ways the districts customarily employ, paying careful attention to qualhv. accuracy, and a positive tone". I recognize that you are not in a position to adjudicate these complaints but I also recognize your authority in investigating this matter, and in bringing these concerns to the attention Judge Wright should they prove valid. Sincerely, FROM : JOHN 'fORK PHONE NO. Dec. 12 1994 09:59AM P5 QCL,->13ia - (321____1.7TI1 - SCHOOL COMMITTEE HISTORY FIRE AT CHICOT. CH I COT- PARENTS MEET AT WATSON DISTRICT OFFICIALS OK IMMEDIATE GYMNASIUM CONTINGENCY WITH PLASS ON GETTING STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL. QC.T_ - PTA MEETING AT McCLELLAR AUDITORIUM FOR PARENTS TO ADDRESS DR. WILLIAMS AND SCHOOL BOARD. "COMMITTEE WILL WOULD BE FORMED IN A WEEK". WILLIAMS QUOTED NOY. o ED. DEMOGRAPHICS OF COST OF REBUILDING, COURT APPROVAL FOR REBUILDING, NEIGHBORHOOD AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM WILLIAMS. BOARD DECIDED THEY WOULD NEED ALL THIS INFORMATIDK AND EE ABLE TO VOTE OS DECISION AT DEC. AGENDA MEETING. NgJL . ITll - "HE ENLARGED. CLOSED. 1 FINANCIAL CHICOT el: INTENDS TO DR. WILLIAMS RECOMMEND THAT QUOTED BY CHICOT BE CYNTHIA HOWELL REBUILT @ GAZETTE AND POSSIBLY IF SCHOOL IS ENLARGED, ANOTHER SCHOOL IN SWLR WOULD BE BOARD MEMBERS AGREED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION THE NECESSARY n'U .EMENTARY BY EARLY DECEMBER.'^ TO MAKE A DECISION ON REPORT 0 SCHOOL ENTER INTO UPDATE BOARD, ON REBUILDING DISCUSSED 1 CHICOT. DOUG EATON GAVE KB HOPES DEC.!SION ON WHETHER TO REBUILD DAMAGE AND FACTORS TO SCHOOL. THAT WILL EATON STATES ADMINISTRATION DECEMBER, 1994. HAVE ENOUGH TO TRY AND VOTE ON INFORMATION FOR THE BOARD AND THE FUTURE OF CHICOT.BY MID ANOTHER ITEM THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED TO COMBINE THIS WITH ANOTHER SCHOOL IK THE AREA, IS WHETHER KCY._Z.Til - PAUL HOWELL, KEVIN McGUIRE WITH CHICOT PTA MEET 1 IN WITH SOUTHWEST UNITED FOK PROGRESS ON RAILROAD OVERPASSES SWLR. IT IS AT THIS MEETING WE SPOKE WITH JOAN ADCOCK, CITY DIRECTOR
B.J. WYRICK, CITY BOARD ELECT
CONGRESSMAN RAY THORNTON AND HIS AIDE DEBBIE TABLERIOU
JOA HUMPHRIES, SOUTHWEST UNITED PROGRESS PRESIDENT. PAUL HOWKT.L ADDRESSED AUDIENCE OF FOK PROGRESS ON MEETING WE SPOKE FOR PRESIDENT. TABLERIOU
JOA HUMPHRIES, PAUL HOWELL AUDIENCE ARKANSAS DEMOC.RAT GAZETTE TO REI ARKANSAS SCHOOL DEMOCRAT GAZETTE "CHICOT PARENTS MAP CAMPAIGN 3 r'tr ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE "DSCISIOh? ON CHICOT DUE IN 1FROM : JOHN YORK PHONE NO. : 562 7722 Dec. 12 1994 09:59AM P6 BUSINESS 0OE8S, MERCHANTS, ARD SWLR RESIDENTS ON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS, STATUS OF CHICOT. BEFORE AD.JOUKNED, PTA DISCOVERED THAT SCHOOL MEETING BOARD FAILED TO COMMIT TO REBUILDING CHICOT AGENDA MEETING HELD MINUTES EARLIER. THEN THAT THE IT IS GROUP PLEDGED THEIR THORNTON'S SUPPORT. ASKED ABOUT STATUS OFFICE LOCKING FOR AIDE FROM WASHINGTON. NOTIFIED AS TO WHO IS OF COMMITTEE. PTA RESPONDED WK WE FREEDOM EXPRESSED CONCERN SERVING ON THE COMMITTEE OR WHEN CONGRESSMAN CITY LEADERS HAVE NOT BEEN THAT NO HAS OF INFORMATION ACT HAS BEEN INFORMATION REQUESTED TO MEET. THROUGH LARGER. PROPOSED SWLR SCHOOL CLOSURES OR MERGERS MADE AVAILABLE AND DISTRICT NO INFORMATION IS QUESTIONED HOW THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BEIN: IF CHICOT rebuilt WE HAVEN'T WITHOUT LEADERS. HEARD THS iiQiL_i4.TlL - THEY HAVE 1 ELEMENTARY. AVAILABLE TO BASE THEM ON. MADE IF SCHOOL FROM DISTRICT DISTRICT AND SOON, INVITE WE WOULD WE AGREED THAT IF CITY START AND MEETING COMMUNITY COMMITTEE MEMBERS STARTED RECEIVING NOTICES THAT BEEN SELECTED TO SERVE ON COMMITTEE TO REBUILD CHICOT NOriCIs MAILED NOV. 11, 1S94 FROM DOUG EATON. NOY, izxa. - PTA NOTICES. CHICOT ADDRESSED LSSC SCHOOL THANKED COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION CHOOL BOARD. BOARD FOR BOARD MEETING. MR. MEET AS AT SWLR CONFIRMED APPOINTMENTS, McGUIRE, CHICOT RECEIPT OF COMMITTEE SOON AS RECOMMENDATION TO REBUILD CHICOT. CHRISTMAS POSSIBLE MADE PARADE. BOARD WARE TO MAKE ASKED PLANS OF THAT FOR r CHICOT ELEMENTARY PTA ENTERS SOUTHWEST LITTLE ROCK PARADE WITH A FLOAT AND 150 WALKERS, WEARING "CHICOT FAMILY - UNITED TO REBUILD CHICOT" T-SHIRTS. "ALL WE WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS OUR SCHOOL REBUILT" THIRD PLACE AND WAS WELL RECEIVED BY SUPPORTERS ALONG A FLOAT AND n FOR CHRISTMAS IS OUR SCHOOL PARADE/FLOAT THEME. FLOAT WINS ROUTS. THE PARADE CHICOT ELEMENTARY PTA HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HORNTOK'S OFFICE
STATE REP PHIL WYRICK BOARD ELECT, B.J. WYRICK
JOAN ADCOCK, CITY DIRECTOR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BOARD MEMP.ERS. THE PTA CALLS MEETING FUR NOV. 28TH AT SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY CENTER. CONGRESSMAN PTA HAS STATE REP THE IN AS A AND CITY WELL AS SPECIAL . SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY CENTER. IT WAS FELT THAT IF PUBLIC R.ECORDS INDICATE THAT A DECISION ON CHICOT WOULD BL MADE AT DECEMBER SCHOOL BOARD AGENDA MEETING AND HAS YET TO CONVENE THE COMMITTEE TO REBUILD CHICOT PUBLIC RECORDS INDICATE THAT A the COMMITTEE TO REBUILD CHICOT. GET ORGANIZED NOW AND NOT WAIT FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE DISTRICT WE BETTER NOV 2 STM PTA ATTENDANCE CHICOT MKT AT SOUTHWEST CITY BOARD PTA
JOAN ADCOCK, CITY COMMUNITY CENTER. IN ELECT
JOA HUMPHRIES, PRESIDENT PROGRESS
KELLY TUCKER, NEIGHBORHOOD DIRECTOR
B.J. WYRICK. SOUTHWEST UNTIED FOR ALERT CENTER
PAT GEE, LRSD 4.. FROM : JOHN YORK. PHONE NO. Dec. 12 1934 10:013AM P7 BOARD MEMBER. INVITED BUT NOT PRESENT
LINDA JOYCE. CITY BOARD
O.G. JACOVELLI, LRSD BOARD
WATSON ELEMENTARY PTA. SPECIAL CALL.ED MEETING TO ANNOUNCE FOBMATIOH OF A COMMUNITY BASED GRASS ROOTS COALITION UNITED IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE CHICOT ELEM.ENTARY REBUI LT. TO SET E>RECEDENT FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS TO DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF CHICOT ELEMENTARY AND THE DIRECT IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS MADE. PLANS FOK DSC. IITH MEETING TO INVOLVE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, SWLK SCHOOL PTA'S, PARENTS AND BUSINESS TO BE INVITED. DJiC__aiK - SOUTHWEST CHICOT COMMUNITY CENTER. ELEMENTARY VISION COALITION MET INVITED AND NOT PRESENT, JOYCE, CITY BOARD
O.G. JACOVELLI SCHOOL BOARD
WATSON PTA. ' AT LINDA SPECIAL GUESTS INVITED - DR. WILLIAMS, O.F THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. W AT SON ELEMENTARY. THERESA COURTNEY, AN DOUG EATON, LEON MODESTE THE COMMITTEE EXPLAINED WILLIAM KETCHER OF MET SEPARATE FORM DISTRICT'S COMMITTEE. TO DISTRICT WHY WE SCHOOL BOARD DECISION STILL TELLING DUE WITHIN TWO WE EXPRESSED THAT WITH A WITH FELT IT US, THAT IT JUST US THAT THEY HAVE NO WEEKS AND THE DISTRICT IS OWN THAT INVOLVES WAS NOT AVAILABLE. FURTHER INFORMATION TO SHARE THE VISION COMMITTEE NECESSARY TO GET BUSY AND PREPARE A BUSINESS PLAN OF OUR NOT FEEL THE DISTRICT INPUT FROM ALL SOUTHWEST LITTLE ROCK. WE DID TOGETHER IF THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PUT A STILL DIDN'T COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THAT WAS PROMISED. FIGURES AVAILABLE OR THE DR. WILLIAMS DISCUSSED WITH THAT COULD MERGE COMMITTEE: CENSUS IN SWLR WITH CHICOT
BUDGET PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOL DESEGREGATION NUMBERS. SCHOOLS
POTENTIAL DEFICIT OF 7 SCHOOL MILLION
LOW COURTNEY, COMMITTEE CLOSURES
AND WATSON ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL, ASKED FOR OPINION FROM THERESA ON CHICOT AND WATSON, AS DR. WILLIAMS PREVIOUSLY HAD A PARTNERSHIP WITH BE CONSIDERED WITH LARGER. MEETING. OF WEEK. OTHER SCHOOL IN COMMITTEES THEN MET TO PREPARE SWLR IF CHICOT PROPOSED COULD WERE REBUILT FOR DEC. IITH COMMUNITY WILLIAMS SAID KE WOULD PROVIDE INFORMATION TO US BY END IXEJL_TBL - PAT GEE ANNOUNCING MEETING REQUESTED DR. WILLIAMS APPROVE WAS ASKED TO BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH SCHOOLS IN SWLR. FLYERS DISTRIBUTION. IITH SOUTHWEST CONTACT FLYERS : VISION PRINCIPALS OF ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY MEETING EACH SCHOOL AND HE OK INVOLVEMENT AUDITORIUM. AT McClellan HIGH IN DEC. SCHOOL. FROM : JOHN YORK PHONE NO. : 562 7722 Dec. 12 1994 10:QIAN P8 D.EC__S.TMl - BUSINESSES. fLYERS DISTRIBUTED - PRESS RELEASES TO MEDIA AND FOLLOW INFORMATION REQUEST. MADE BOARD, AVAILABLE UNTIL UP ON THE OCTOBER 27TH FREEDOM DR. WILLIAMS NOTIFIED ME THEY WOULD AFTER IT WAS FIRST PRESENTED TO THE LRSD ON OCTOBER OF FIRST PRESENTED NOT BE spoke with jerky MALONE denial of request. DEC. 9TH. , ----- - attorney for LRSD ABOUT RKCEIVx.D CALL FROM MR. MALONE AT 9:30 PK ON MADE AVHimg^msoi? iTERIAL' WOULD BE UESBAY, DSC. 13TH. OMMITTEE MEMBERS RECEIVED NOTICE MEETING- OF THE LKSD COMMITTEE TO 4:00 SPOKE WITH MS. attending conference. PM. WITH FLYER ABOUT DEC, IF OTHER PARENT THAT THE FIRST ,,,,,, rebuild CHICOT IS DEC. 13TH AT ELLIS, MABELVALE 13TII PTA PRESIDENT ABOUT ATED HER CHILDREN DID NOT IITH MEETING. SHE b 1 COME HOME .RECEIVED NOTICES. SHE WAS COING TO CHECK OUT McClellan high school auditorium - P5 VISION :OO PM. 4FROM : JOHN YORK RAMSCC TEL:501-o62 PHONE NO. : 562 7722 589 r, c Dec. 12 1994 10:02RM P9 2:02 No.QOO- P.Ol AAMSCO 9811 INTERSTATE 30 P 0 Box 190065 LITTLE ROCK, AR 72219-0065 (501) 562-3737 FAX (501) 562-5389 (800) 221-S857 (AR WATS) FACSIMILE MESSAGE DATE: TO: 15.- G>>q4 ZgfiiK FAX#: FROM: SG^. - KEVIN McGUIRE COMPANY: NUMBER OF PAGES INCLUDING COVER SHEET: notes : (Mp. ________________________________________________________ ^cLeok. X (a
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CL-'5'737 iv\X- Kev (Sytl^TH'j fOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 376-6200 Fax (501) 371 -0100 Date: December 13, 1994 To: Members of the LRSD Board of Education and Dr. Henry Williams From: n S. Brown Subject: Data on Southwest LRSD Schools Enclosed are some charts which my staff has prepared for me in anticipation of todays meeting of the committee which is to consider rebuilding Chicot School. Dr. Williams has graciously asked me to serve on this committee. Im sharing these charts with that group and you because I think youll find them informative and helpful. The charts contain information about schools in Southwest little Rock. Weve included more detailed information about Chicot and Watson because these two schools have recently been publicly discussed in tandem with rebuilding Chicot. It would probably be helpful to the district to have this level of detailed data analysis on all LRSD schools. Such information would help you assess attendance patterns throughout the district and determine how you may wish to address the burden of bussing and concomitant transportation efficiency. School Black Baseline 245 Chicot 344 Cloverdale 312 Dodd 193 Geyer Springs Mabelvale Meadowcliff Otter Creek Wakefield Watson Western Hills Wilson Total 223 340 279 154 327 340 215 254 3,226 LRSD SOUTHWEST AREA SCHOOLS 1994-95 Enrollment and Capacity October 1,1994 Enrollment White Other Total % BIk 1994 Capacity Percent Filled Number of Vacant Seats 77 151 74 97 66 124 131 196 73 81 95 83 1,248 4 8 6 8 11 10 1 9 13 6 7 8 91 326 503 392 298 300 474 411 359 413 427 317 345 4,565 75% 68% 80% 65% 74% 72% 68% 43% 79% 80% 68% 74% 71% 390 558 492 328 328 515 465 351 492 492 328 394 5,133 Prepared by the Office of Desegregation Monitoring 12/13/94 Based on information submitted by LRSD 84% 90% 80% 91% 91% 92% 89% 102% 84% 87% 97% 88% 89% 64 55 100 30 28 41 54 0 79 65 11 49 576Chicot Attending and Area Students by Race Attending School Name Chicot Mablevale Elem Cloverdale Elem Watson Baseline Geyer Springs Wakefield Wilson Bale Meadowcliff Badgett Brady Dodd Western Hills Group Total To Incentive Schools Franklin Rightsell_____________ Rockefeller Group Total To Majority White Schools Forest Park Fullbright Jefferson McDermott Otter Creek Terry I Group Total To Interdistrict Schools M L. King Romine Washington Group Total To Magnet Schools Booker Carver Gibbs Williams Group Total To High Sch. Kindergartens Fair McClellan Community High Sch Parkview Group Total Grand Total Students from the Chicot Attendance Zone Students From Other Attendance Zones Attending Chicot BLACK 181 31 24 23 9 6 4 WHITE 116 11 7 3 5 3 2 TOTAL i 2971 421 311 261 141 I ! Sending School Mablevale Elem Cloverdale Elem Watson Baseline 91 ! Geyer Springs BLACK WHITE 51 3| 21 21 01 1 295 66% 2 21 91 13| 72% I I 01 if II 9l 1 17 81%| 1 0 4 5 38% 6 4 5 20 77% 1 2 2 5 100% 355 67% I 1 1 0 0 0 61 61 41 4l 2i Wakefield Wilson Bale Meadowcliff 16 33 22 6 3 11 2 1 1 8 1 6 21 oT o' 2' 1 ' 21 01 1511 34% I 01 01 sT 51 28% i I OI oT II 01 31 41 19%l -4 II 61 ___81 62% 1 3 2 1 0 61 23% 0 0 0 Oi 0%j 174j 33% I 21 Brady 21 11 446i Dodd Western Hills Fair Park Woodruff 21 2
141 18i Franklin Rightsell Rockefeller Mitchell Stephens 01 Forest Park 21 Fullbright 2! 41 Jefferson 121 'Otter Creek II 21' 2! M.L. King 11 101 Washington 131 SI 8I 5i 5i 26 i 11 Nozone 21 Legal Transfer 21 51 I 5291 Total of Other Zones to Chicot Chicot Chicot Enrollment Prepared by the Office of Desegregation Monitoring 12/13/94 Based upon information supplied by the LRSD 11 41 Tl II TT I 41 21 61 21 1 1 1 0 0 TOTAL 0 ______ 34 28 8 8 11 2 3 _______2 0 2 5 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 10 18 0 3 153 82% 181 61%| 3341 69% I 01 TT 01 I 01 1I 1 I T 0 0 0 T 1 0 33 18% 116 39% 149 31% 2 4 3 6 2 1 2 4 0 1 0 10 0 18 1 1 186 297 483Watson Attending and Area Students by Race Attending School Name Students from the Watson Attendance Zone Students from Other Attendance Zones Attending Watson Sending School Watson Mablevale Elem Chicot Cloverdale Elem Wakefield Geyer Springs Dodd Woodruff Bale Baseline Fair Park Forest Park Meadowcliff Western Hills Wilson Badgett Brady Group Total I To Incentive Schools Franklin Rightsell Rockefeller Group Total To Majority White Schools Fullbright Jefferson McDermott Terry Otter Creek Group Total To Interdistrict Schools M.L. King Romine Washington Group Total To Magnet Schools Booker Carver Gibbs Williams Group Total To High Sch. Kindergartens Fair McClellan Community High Sch Parkview Group Total Grand Total T BLACK 2411 301 ______ 17' 9' 8' 5' 3 2' 2 21 2 1 1 1 0 0 346I 80% 4 1| 3| 8| 89% I I oT 0 2 o' 3' 5' 71%' 4 1 10 15 75% 8 9 1 8 26 90% 0 3 0 3 100% 403 81% WHITE 66 1 6 4 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 TOTAL 01 0 o' o' 0 84 20% ZjI ___qi 01 II 11%' 01 2' o' o' 0 2 29%' 1 1 3 5 25% 0 1 0 3 10% 21 0 0 0 0% 95 19% I T T WT 31 ' 28' 21 14' 8' s' 4' 3 2 2 2 1 1 ' BLACK WHITE Mablevale Elem Chicot Cloverdale Elem Geyer Springs Dodd Bale Baseline Meadowcliff 11 0| 4301 5 1 3 Garland 9I + 1 i 15 23 16 6 1 31 6 1 1 8 1 1 11 01 J. 01 6' 1 0 01 Fullbright 2!Jefferson 21 0 3 7 51 2' 13' 20' Washington 10 9 2 IS 291 0 31 0 3 498 Nozone Total of Other Zones to Watson Watson Watson Enrollment Watson Capacity I 4 21 1 1' i i T 01 01 4 0 3 0 81 80% 241 79% 322 79% 20 20% 66 21%l 861 21%| 83% I TOTAL 0 21 26 19 0 7 1 0 1 14 0 0 2 1 1 1 4 3 101 307 408 492 12/13/94 Prepared by ODM based upon information supplied by the LRSDSouthwest Schools by Enrolled Grade School Name Baseline Ethnic BL WH P4 K 01 02 03 04 05 06 Baseline Total Chicot BL WH Chicot Total Cloverdale Elem BL WH Cloverdale Elem Total Dodd BL WH Dodd Total Geyer Springs BL WH Geyer Springs Total Mablevale Elem BL WH Mablevale Elem Total McClellan Community Hig BL McClellan Community High Sch. Tota Meadowcliff BL WH Meadowcliff Total Otter Creek BL WH Otter Creek Total Wakefield BL WH Wakefield Total Watson BL WH Watson Total Western Hills BL WH Western Hills Total Wilson BL WH Wilson Total Grand Total BL WH Optimum Number of Sections 22 13 35 9 9 18 34 12 46 0 0 0 23 13 36 9 9 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 6 29 0 0 0 9 9 18 200 129 71 11 42 14 56 35 22 57 45 13 58 29 9 38 29 11 40 49 12 61 20 20 37 18 12 27 39 42 16 58 44 15 59 29 10 39 3S 11 46 626 448 178 31 32 6 38 49 17 66 42 14 56 26 20 46 35 12 47 49 18 67 0 0 50, 14 64 22 27 49 48 11 59 51 10 61 27 15 42 47 14 61 656 478 178 29 31 10 41 31 4 35 28 10 38 25 7 32 29 5 34 Grand Total I 240' 69' 309 78% 22% 45 21 66 38 11 49 25 21 46 27 11 38 16 62 0 0 41 19 60 25 25 50 41 12 53 38 13 51 31 14 45 33 13 46 607 421 186 26 50 20 70 52 15 67 45 23 68 47 24 71 332 151 483 69% 31% 41 9 50 20 9 29 28 5 33 48 15 63 0 0 4^ 22 70 18 24 42 51 11 62 47 11 58 27 19 46 29 14 43 601 438 163 26 28 8 36 35 3 38 46 5 51 309 75 384 80% 20% 33 15| 48 31 19 50 24 10 34 188 103 291 65% 35% 17 9 26 32 9 41 19 3 22 210 73 283 74% 26% 48 23 71 45 16 61 44 25 69 338 134 472 72% 28% 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 21 39 22 61 31 37 68 47 6 53 45 12 57 34 14 48 24 8 32 606 427 179 24 31 19 50 30 13 43 276 127 403 68% 32% 19 37 56 22 30 52 149 207 356 42% I 58% 42 14 56 41 17 58 312 87 399 78% 22% 36 4 40 38 15 53 322 86 408 79% 21% 30 11 41 31 19 50 209 102 311 67% I 33% 37 13 50 39 8 47 253 90 343 74% 26% 583 408 175 584 410 174 4463 3159 1304 71% 29% 23 23 12/13W Prepared by the Office of Desegregation Monitoring based upon Information supplied by the LRSDUttie Rocx Scnoot Ostnc: EnroilmsrK Comparison r QctoOf 1 1993 OctoOfI 1994 OMTwvnc* I I I "5 ' I ! I , 3 u 2 I
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i '^6^1 6948 . 178 2'943 55 15% 1116380 , 8194 557 25231 56 51% 1114406 5632 54U 2lb!2 64 92% ij-294i-289-2201-363' 66 oj74 J-167--315 162'-32' -0.33% j 135781-1455 0 23% 128443 -3212 9 22% 124454 .-2832 40 00% 60 00% Area Bem Range 4_5 XLS Office o1 Oetegreigaiion icvsiwLRSD SOUTHWEST AREA SCHOOLS SEVEN YEAR ENROLLMENT COMPARISON Prepared by the Office of Desegregation Monitoring 12/13/94 and Based upon LRSDs October 1 Enrollments School 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 Baseline Elem Black 292 282 272 258 262 265 245 While 108 100 91 74 74 76 77 Other 4 7 7 3 2 5 Total 400 389 370 337 339 343 326 Chicot Elem % SIk Black 73 72 74 77 77 77 75 363 339 362 341 350 356 344 White 197 188 180 187 177 147 151 Other 2 3 8 6 8 4 Total 560 531 544 531 535 509 503 % BIk 65 64 67 64 65 70 68 Cloverdale Elem Black White Other 281 165 294 289 304 291 364! 122 98 84 71 75 3 2 4 4 7 74 6 Total: 446 419 389 392 366 386 392 Dodd Elem % BIk Black White 63 70 74 78 80 79 80 270 253 194 166 183 189 193 144 138 134 134 121 97 97 Other 8 3 3 3 0 6 Total 414 394 331 303 304 292 298 % BIk 65 64 59 55 60 65 65 Geyer Springs Elem Black White 457: 136 145 180 177 208 223 82 69 56 74 105 78 66 Other 0 0 2 0 0 11 Mabelvale Elem Total % BIk Black 239 66 373 205 66 311 201 254 282 288 300 72 71 63 72 74 321 266 278 311 340 White 213 222 235 234 219 174 124 Other 10 3 3 3 2 5 Total 586 535 559 505 500 488 474 % BIk 64 58 57 53 56 64 72 Meadowcliff Elem Black 312 268 287 252 292 306 279 Whit 144 162 154 174 147 127 131 Other Total %Blk Otter Creek Elem Black White 456 68 207 154 2 432 62 170 172 3 1 1 1 1 444 427 440 434 411 65 59 66 71 68 180 179 160 143 141 154 191 203 195 196 Other 0 9 0 5 7 5 Total % BIk 361 57 342 50 359 50 356 45 353 41 341 41 359 43LRSD Southwest Area Schools Seven Year Enrollment Comparison Page 2 School 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 Wakefield Elem^ I Watson Elem Black WNle Other Total %Blk Black White Other 316 185 501 63 297 168 301 'IO 294 160 2 326 329 347 169 1 502 url 337 106 327 73 65 69 IB O IH 4 447 75 ,13 413 79 347 338 332 353 340 168 126 117 89 81 3 3 2 0 6 Total 465 456 518 467 451 442 427 % BIk 64 64 67 72 74 80 80 Western Hills Elem Blac^ 213 Wilson Elem While Other Total %Blk Black White Other 119 196 140 204 131 190 130 1 4 3 209 216 124 114 2 215 95 7 332 64 289 123 337 58 339 323 335 332 317 263 134 0 60 59 62 65 68 298 288 265 263 254 118 2 105 1 90 87 83 0 4 8 Total 412 397 418 394 355 354 345 % BIk 70 66 71 73 75 74 74 Total Black White Other Total %Blk 3,370 1,802 5,172 65 3,107 1,767 27 4.901 3,225 1,713 36 4,974 65 3,072 1,664 42 4,768 64 3,129 1,595 36 4,760 66 3,248 1,565 4,656 70 3,228 1,248 91 4,565 71AAM^CO TEL:501-562-5389 Dec 1994 16:33 No .004 P.02 TO: Pl ouglas C. Eaton, Director of Plant Services FROM: Kevin McGuire, Chairman Chicot Rebuilding Committee DATE: December 19, 1994 SUBJECT: Reply to Districts Request for Special called Committee Meeting for Monday. Dec. 13, 1994 regarding decision of rebuilding options for Chicot Elementary Districts for s outlined by District The consensus Committee rendering of meet ing the Committee was that granting a on a decision on Monday, Dec. 19, the Coiiimittee' s for the special called purpose proposed option rebuilding Chicot would be premature and irresponsible. of for The financial crisis Committes decision data and analysis frame. that the District be derived and then from a faces requires that correlated into defined proces ths based on a management time In order def ined District, for the Committee decision to render a we available to comprehensive, well the on. the proposed options submitted by request that the following F.O.I. request the Committee so that the data can be responsibly that the oata can L... ..,.^^^,,1 analysed nd correlated into our recommendation to the Board. be made The sooner the District complies with the Committee's the sooner we will be able to oblige the District's request decision of the options they have made available to render a The Little District complies with be able to oblige request, to us, Rock graciously entrusted School District submit this Committee Board of our Elementary. recommendations with the Director's have In doing on the rebuilding responsibility to so, they approved of Chicot release the of information pertinent to the rebuilding of Chicot in our motion at the School Meeting, Dec, 15, 1994. We therefore 1ejpeoufu1ly request the following information under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act and further decline the District's invitation for a special called meeting for Dec. 19 to render a decision. Board the rebuilding of Chicot 15, 1994 . further decline for a meeting for We further wish to- make clear that the recommendations Committee are to be submitted to the Little Rock ______ District s Board of Directors for their review and consideration, not to the Little Rock School District Administration. to. be Little of this SchoolAAMSCO TEL:501-562-5389 Dec 1994 16:33 No.004 P . 03 Douglas C. Eaton December 13, 1994 Page Two We await compliance to our request for inforroation. Linda Pendexter Cc : President, L.R.S.D. Board Jerry Malone/Chris Hellex' L.R.S.D. Attorneys Ann Brown - Office of Deseg. & Monitoring Joan Adcock - City Director, City of Little RockRAMSCO TEL :501-562-5389 Dec 1994 16:34 No.004 P.04 Request for Distr.ict in public information from the Little Rock School compliance with the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act and the Little Rock School District Board of Directors Requested By: Kevin Committee McGuire, Chairman, Chicot Rebuilding Date Ruquested: December 19, 1994 1. Copy of the Districts correspondenoe to Architects/Engineers requesting drawings and financials for first two options. Option one: "As is", option two: "With enhancements". and financials for option two: 4 . Copy of Architect/Engineer including scope of work. contract with q chool D istr ict Copy of response from Architeot/Engineers including complete cat nl! ________ _______________________________ .. set of drawings and preliminary specifications incorporating educational specifications. 4 . Copy of Architect/Engineer of work contracted timeline information. and percent correspondence indicating phases completed, as well as any, pAMSCO TEL:50i-562-5389 Dec 1994 16:32 No .004 P.Ol DATE: to: COMPANY: AAMSCO 9811 INTERSTATE 30 P 0 Box 190065 LITTLE ROCK, AR (501) 562-3737 72219-0065 FAX (501) 562-5389 (800) 221-8857 (AR WATS) FACSIMILE MESSAGE FAX#
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torifig THE COMMITTEE TO REBV1LB CHICOT HAS SCHEBVLEB 1TS FIRST MEETING OF 1995^-96 ON THVRSPAV, SEPTEMBER 21, 199^ 6:00 P,M, AT THE SOVTHWEST LITTLE ROCK RECREATION CENTER 6401 BASELINE ROAD f THE COMMITTEE TO REBUILD CHICOT RECEJV"' WILL MEET NOV 2 9 1995 Office of Desegrsgaiion Monitoring ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 4,1995 6:00 P.M. AT THE SOUTHWEST LITTLE ROCK RECREATION CENTER 6401 BASELINE ROAD *** X- * X-*** X- * X- **** X- 5fr * sf-x- * *>{>{ X- **>{ 5E st-*** * * * s(- *>{ Sf- >{ X- ** 5f- * X- PLEASE NOTE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28,1995 AT 12:00 NOON ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN A WALK-THROUGH OE THE CHICOT BUILDING.,_D 1-^09/97 11:40 @002/002 fi 501 324 2023 LRSD COMMl'XICATI ODM Iit Little Rock Schoo! District Chicot Elementan' Without Power For Immediate Release January 9, For more infonnation' Suelien Tann, 324-2020 J Teachers and students at Chicot Elementary' School are workint
in small groups R K in the school cafeteria due to a power outage in the building. Entergy crews advised that power should be restored within an hour, so the school will remain open. The Jo* temperature in the cafeteria was 69 degrees at 9
45 a.m. Parents who decide to take their children home may pick them up al the cafeteria door. Otherwise, school will continue in a warm, positive en\'ironmcnt as teachers and JlS students work on lessons in the cafeteria. Vi f, ..4'5 810 West Narkham Street Little Roch. Arkansas 72201 (501)324-2000 \ ttli 03/29/96 16:55 501 324 2023 I.RSI) CO'IMUNICATT ODM 0002/002 /LSFECjAl INVITATION FOR YOU YOU ARE CORDIALLY IMTFED TO BE OUR SPECIAL GUEST AT THE GRAND OPENING OF CH1COT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON SA WRDAY, APRIL 13, 1996, FROM 10:00 .iM TO 3:00 PM. OUR THEME WILL Be\ EHE NEW CHICOT AND YOU\ 3 As J OU are awaie, Chicot Elemetitar^' SchwTol was destro^-ed due to lire approximately eighteen (J 8) months ago. How'sver. foanks i the (.ommunity, the city and the school district, we have reopened. X Mayor Jim Dailey, Dr. Henrv Williams, and one of our CBf StuG ents will perform our ribbon cutting ceremony. Folknrirp the ribbon cutting, there will be a short program along wifo Centra* I High Schoo? s Band anidt Chicots very own Macstro' .Rick i BanJis, accompanied by the 5th and 6th graiiers. ji' Thuf- Will be many booths set up, plenty of food to eat, and i souvenirs to purchase for a small fee Chicot PTA has carehihv ,plaruied tins special occasion wth the whole familv in mini? Rie Cit\ Of Lit Aick Will be heavily visible in iheii support. This is an event you (dont want to missll Lhere will also I. t^e 3 isileiit auction of merchandise donated bv the Southwest Littie Rocit Business Comiounitv, COiVlE, JOIN US AND TAKE THROUGH OUR NEW STATE! U /. personal BUILDING AND iUAI.K IFUT OUR THANK YOU FOR YOo P: CONTlNtTD SI 'ORT! .2B WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1992 Noble feast FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26,1993 Aikansas Democrat "^(gazette About Face tells pupils to turn backs on bad choices BY DENNIS A. BYRD Associated Press Writer . Theres nothing new about military personnel going into the schools to talk to students. But the approach of the group About Face is different. Its not just the Army or Navy or the Marines. Its all of those plus Vietnam veterans and the groups founder, Ruth James. Their message is one of self-esteem and choosing the right options in life. We want to recruit young people back into the positive things of life, James said after an hourlong program Tuesday at Chicot Elementary School in Little Rock The program features patriotic music, skits and student participation. James, a singer-songwriter, said she saw the need for such a program after moving to Little Rock from Houston a year ago. I was seeing actually more violence here than I was in Houston. I think it kind of creeps up on you. What is happening is, the Los Angeles gangs are going through smaller communities, recruiting young people, she said. Some 500 students sat and stood alternately on a paved playground behind the school as they listened to the military speakers and heard songs performed by James, Marine Cpl. Steve Savage and Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Pat Lauderdale. Savage showed the students how to do an about-face maneuver as Lauderdale shouted the command. The about-face was used to illustrate what students should do if they are approached by anyone trying to give or sell them drugs or alcohol or entice them to join a gang. What do you do when a drug dealer comes up to you? Lauderdale asked. Say no, the students shouted. Thats right, then you turn around do an about-face and head in the other direction, Lauderdale said. Paul Howell, president of the Arkansas Council of the Vietnam Veterans of America, is an active participant in the group. I have three daughters, and I dont want them to be in a gang or on drugs or alcohol, Howell said in an interview before the program.SUNDAY, AUGUST CoDvright uttle Boa, Chicot pupils should sign up at Ish, LRSD 6. 1995 ______ N*>w
nar\Ari Democrat-GazeWe Staff Pupils who will attend Chicot Elementary School during the 1995- 96 school year should register at Chicots Ish School at 3001S. Pulaski St. or at the Little Rock School Districts student assignment office on Monday and Tuesday. The old Oakhurst School, which also houses Chicot students, will not be open during registration. Chicot Elementary School was damaged by fire in 1994. While the school is being rebuilt, Chicot pupils are divided between the old Ish and Oakhurst campuses. All new and current pupils in the Little Rock School District should register for the 1995-96 school year at their assigned schools on Monday or Tuesday. The registration hours are from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Parents who are unsure of their childs assigned school should contact the student assignment office by calling 324-2272 or by visiting the office at 501 Sherman St. Parents should take proof of their childs home address, immunization records, birth certificate and Social Security number. Parents do not have to disclose their childs Social Security number.IJi, -14 - 94 10
13 501 324 2032 L R School Dlst ODM @002002 MEDIA ADVISORY October 14, 1994 Contact: Jeanette Wagner, 324*2020 The Little Rock Schoo! District will hold a press conference Loday at 3 p.m., in the Administrative Board Room to release details concerning the temporary relocation of Chicot Elementary School students. District officials are currently assessing damage to the school and are evaluating other facilities for student placement. Transportation issues are being addressed. There will be a meeting for parents of Chicot Elementary School students to inform them of the arrangements being made for their children. The meeting will be held Sunday, October 16, at 3 p.m. at Watson Elementary located at 7000 Valley Drive. Chicot, students will not attend school on Monday, October .17, Tuesday, October 18 or Wednesday, October 19 which was previously scheduled teacher workday. a Parents are asked to read their newspaper, stay tuned to local radio and television stations, or watch LRSD Cable 4 for further information. ###10/17 94 11:26 3301 324 2032 L R School Dlst ODM @002/003 CCtCBSB^ Little Rock School District MEDIA ADVISORY October 17,1994 For more information: Dina Teague, 324-2020 SFEaAL BOARD MEETING The Little Rock School District Board of Directors will hold a special meeting with the Parent Teacher Assodation of Chicot Elementary School at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 19. The meeting will be held in the LRSD administration building at 810 W. Markham. ###10/17.-94 11:27 0301 324 2032 L R School Dlst ODM @003.003 fa Little Rock School District MEDIA ADVISORY October 17,1994 For more information: Dina Teague, 324-2020 Following is a list of events for announcements, news coverage and/or photo opportunities in the Little Rock School District for this week 1:15 - 2:00 p.m, Craig O'Neal visits students in the "Just Say No ?? prevention book. The event is to kick off Red Ribbon, activities at Bale Tuesday, October 18.9:30 -10:30 a.m. Sixth grade students from Otter Creek the hydro-electrical facility in North Little Rock to answer student's question raised during a classroom study on energy. a Wgt^esday O^^ 19. 7:00 p.m. The LRSD Board of Directors hold a special meefctngr wilb tho n------------t-kt- a meeting with the Chicot Elementary PTA. ^day, October 21,10:00 a.m. -12:00 nnnn The "Mountain Man" of Pinnacle Mountam State Park speaks to students from Martin Luther King, Jr. High Intensity Learning Int^distnct Magnet Elementary School during a field trip to the park and arboretum. He explains how to live in the wild and learn to interact with toe environment to survive. 21, 7:30 p.m.., The UAPB Golden Lion Marching Band performs at halAme during J. A, Fair High Sdiool's homecoming game against El Dorado High ### Slowest Markham10/18/94 13:44 0501 324 2032 L R School Dlst ODM @002/004 Little Rock School District News Release October 18,1994 For more information: Dina Teague, 324-2020 The Little Rock School District announces that transportation service has been revised for Chicot Elementary students who were reassigned to Ish Elementary School and Oakhurst Elementary School due to the destruction of Chicot by fire on October 13,1994. Beginning Thursday, October 20, former Chicot Elementary students in the pre-Kindergarten (four-year-olds) through third grade levels will attend Ish Elementary while students in fourth through sixth grades will go to Oakhurst Elementary. Transportation procedures will OQtJnyolye,a_s,tndent-transfer point as previously announced. On Thursday morning, regular route buses 28A (Red), 28B (Blue), 28C (Green), and 28D (Pink) will pick up students according to the current route schedules, and go directly to Ish and Oakhurst Schools. In the afternoon, the route buses will pick up students at Ish at 2:00 p.in. and Oakhurst at 2:20 p.m. and deliver them to their stops at approximately the regular times. (more) A A10/18/94 13:45 501 324 2032 L R School Dlst ODM 0003/004 Chicot Elementary Student Transportation - page 2 The school day will be shortened temporarily to accommodate transportation schedules. Additional buses will be used to pick up students who previously walked to Chicot The added buses will begin picking up students at 7:20 a.m. at eight new bus stops. In the afternoon, these buses will pick up students at Ish at 2:00 p.m. and Oakhurst at 2:20 p.m. and will return them to the new stops at approximately 2:45 p.m. The new bus stops are at the following locations: Deer Meadow and Chicot Yorkwood and Chicot DePriest and Chicot Morris and Chicot Woodhaven and Chicot Thompson and Legion Hut Whispering Hills Trailer Park and Chicot An additional stop will be added for students who were transported by private vehicle. This stop will be at Skateworld (6512 Mabelvale Cut-off). Buses will begin picking up these students at 7:20 a.m. In the afternoon, the buses will pick up students at Ish at 2:00 p.m. and Oakhurst at 2:20 p.m. and will return them to Skateworld at approximately 2:45 pjxv (more)10'18-94 15:45 301 324 2032 L R School Dlst ODM @004-004 Chicot Elementary Transportation - page 3 Supervision will be provided for students only at Skateworld from 7:00 a.m. until the bus arrives. In the afternoon, supervisors will stay with students from the time the bus drops them off until 3:00 pun. Additional personnel will ride buses to supervise children who are unfamiliar with school bus transportation procedures. Pick up times for students on special (CBI) buses will remain as previously scheduled. Special Education students will be delivered directly to Ish and Oakhurst Schools. Drop off times may be slightly different because of a shorter school day. Parents and other patrons who have questions about transportation may contact the LRSD transportation department at 570-4000. Ish Elementary School is located at 3001 Pulaski Street and may be reached by telephone at 324-2410. Oakhurst Elementary School, the old Martin Luther King Jr. School, is located at 4800 W. 27th Street The telephone number is 671-6397. ###. - to- 18/94 13:44 301 324 2032 L R School Dlst ODM 002-004 LmxE Rock School District News Release October 18,1994 For more information: Dina Teague, 324-2020 ITie Little Kock School Ehstrict announces that transportation service has been revised for Chicot Elementary students who were reassigned to Ish Elementary School and Oakhurst Elementary School due to the destruction of Chicot by fire on October 13,1994, Beginning Thursday, October 20, former Chicot Elementary students in the pre-Kindergarten (four-year-olds) through third grade levels will attend Ish Elementary while students in fourth through sixth grades will go to Oakhurst Elementary. ri in 1V( Lt lini previously announced. On Thursday morning, regular route buses 28A (Red), 28B (Blue), 28C (Green), and 28D (Pink) will pick up students according to the current route schedules, and go directly to Ish and Oakhurst Schools. In tire afternoon, the route buses will pick up students at Ish at 2:00 p.m. and Oakhurst at 2:20 p.m. and deliver them to their stops at approximately the regular timps (more) 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, .Arkansas 72201 <501)324-2000- lD.'18/94 15:45 OSOl 324 2032 L R School Dlst ODM 003.- 004 Chicot Elementary Student Transportation - page 2 The sciiool day will be shortened temporarily to accommodate transportation schedules. Additional buses will be used to pick up students who previously walked to Chicot The added buses will begin picking up students at 7:20 a.m. at eight new bus stops. In the afternoon, these buses will pick up students at Ish at 2:00 p.m. and Oakhurst at 2:20 p.iiL and will return them to the new stops at approximately 2:45 p.m. The new bus stops are at the following locations: Deer Meadow and Chicot Yorkwood and Chicot DePriest and Chicot Morris and Chicot Woodhaven and Chicot Thompson and Legion Hut Whispering Hills Trailer Park and Chicot An additional stop will be added for students who were transported by private vehicle. This stop will be at Skateworld (6512 Mabelvale Cut-off). Buses will begin picking up these students at 7:20 a.m. In the afternoon, the buses will pick up students at Ish at 2:00 p.m. and Oakhurst at 2:20 p.m. and will return them to Skateworld at approximately 2:45 p.m (more)* ro/is-94 15:45 0301 324 2032 L R School Dlst ODM @004-004 Chicot Elementary Transportation - page 3 Supervision will be provided for students only at Skateworld from 7:00 a.m. until the bus arrives. In the afternoon, supervisors will stay with students from the lime the bus drops them off until 3:00 p.m. Additional personnel will ride buses to supervise children who are unfamiliar with school bus transportation procedures. Pick up times for students on special (CBI) buses will remain as previously scheduled Special Education students will be delivered directly to Ish and Oakhurst Schools. Drop off times may be slightly different because of a shorter school day. Parents and other patrons who have questions about transportation may contact the LRSD transportation department at 570-4000. Ish Elementary School is located at 3001 Pulaski Street and may be reached by telephone at 324-2410. Oakhurst Elementary School, the old Martin Luther King Jr. School, is located at 4800 W. 2/th Street The telephone number is 671-6397. ###10 20'94 16:47 SOI 324 2032 L R School Dlst @002'002 -- ODM Little Rock School District News Release October 20,1994 For more information: Dina Teague, 324-2020 Ihe [jttle Rock School District will host an open house for patrons of Chicot Elementary at the new Chicot Primary and Chicot Intermediate Schools on Tuesday, October 25 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Transportation wiU be provided to and from the event. Parents and other patrons will have an opportunity to visit the new Chicot schools which are housed in the Ish Elementar)^ and Oakhurst school buildings located at 3001 S. Pulaski and 4800 W. 27th Street, respectively. School staff members will be available to provide tours of the buildings and to answer questions. LRSD buses which provide service for Chicot students will repeat their regular routes beginning at 8:30 a.m. for patrons who wish to attend the open house. Service from the newly added eight stops will be provided as well. As a service for parents who have children at both locations, a shuttle will be available at 9:50 a.m. for patrons to travel between the two Chicot buildings. Transportation service back to the Chicot neighborhoods wnll begin at 11:00 a.m. ### 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 001)324-200011-03-'94 . 10:22 501 324 2032 L R School Dlsr ODM @002-002 men Little Rock School District Media Advisory Spedal Board Meeting November 3,1994 For more information: Dina Teague, 324-2020 The Little Rock School District Board of Directors will hold a special meeting tonight at 6:00 p.m. after the regularly scheduled agenda meeting. Both meetings wiU be held at Chicot Elementary School housed in the Ish Elementary Building at 3001 S. Pulaski. Items submitted for board action include a federal grant application, a personnel recommendation, and student disciplinary recommendations. The board will discuss a policy on surplused property, identification of extended programs evaluation, stationary scanners, dates for the LRSD Board retreat, financial information, the program budget document, and the project management tool.CECEHH Little Rock School District December 9, 1994 Ann Brown, Federal Monitor, ODM Heritage West Building, Room #510 201 East Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 aS 12 w* OS-'ce > Dear Ann: This is to advise you that the Chicot Rebuilding Committee meeting originally set for 4:00 pm, tuesday December 13th. has been changed to 5:00 pm. tuesday December 13th, It will still be held in the Little Rock School District Board room at 810 W. Markham st. Sihcerely, Do la Eaton 1 Director of Plant Services 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)824-2000 CKCBBS^ Liitle Rock School District Media Advisory Special Board Meeting December 13,1994 For more information: Dina Teague, 324-2020 The Plant Services Director for the Little Rock School District will meet with Chicot Elementary building committee members at 5
00 p.m. tonight in the administrative board room to provide updated information on the rebuilding process. Board members representing Zones in southwest Little Rock have been invited to attend. cO/30 d RTO West Markham Street Little Rock. Arkansas 72201 (SOI)324-2000 OS: VT 176. 21 33a 2Cc-tz32-T02-l:xej S33Ifid3S idOddflS QSdH10 -ll. '94 10:13 501 324 2032 L R School Dlst ODM @002'002 MEDIA ADVISORY October 14, 1994 Contact: Jeanette Wagner, 3242020 The Little Rock School District will hold a press conference today at 3 p.m.. in the Administrative Board Room to release details concerning the temporary relocation of Chicot Elementary School students. District officials are currently assessing damage to the school and are evaluating other facilities for student placement. Transportation issues are being addressed. There will be a meeting for parents of Chicot Elementary School students to inform them of the arrangements being made for their children. The meeting will be held S unday, October 16, at 3 p.m. at Watson Elementary located at 7000 Valiev Drive. Chicot students will not attend school on Monday, October 17. Tuesday, October 18 or Wednesday, October 19 which previously scheduled teacher workday. was a Parents are asked to read their newspaper, stay tuned to local radio and television stations, or watch LRSD Cable 4 for.further information. ###\WS!S8iWSS^ 1 s ?l .jSawssJ^\w Little Rock School District OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT RECEIVED NOV 1 5 1994 November 11, 1994 Office of Desegregation Monitoring Ann Brown, Federal Monitor Office of Desegregation N^nitoring Heritage West Buildings 201 East Markham/^ Little Rock, AP^72201 oom 510 Dear Mrs
Brown: You have been nominated to serve on the committee for rebuilding of Chicot Elementary School. Im certain that this committee will serve as an effective team to give the district direction in our efforts to serve the Chicot community and the entire City of Little Rock. Mr. Doug Eaton, Director of Plant Services, will be in touch with you in the very near future to schedule a meeting of the committee. Thank you in advance for your assistance and cooperation. Please call my office or Mr. Eaton if you have any questions. Sincerely, Hf nry P. Williams, Superintendent of Schools bjg 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 324-2000Office of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)376.6200 Fax (501) 371-0100 Date: December 2, 1994 To: Doug Eaton From: Subject- Brown Meeting of Committee on Rebuilding Chicot Elementary Last month 1 received a November 11,1994 letter from Dr. Williams about serving on a committee for rebuilding Chicot. I was pleased to accept the superintendents invitation. His letter read that 1 could expect to hear from you about the work of the committee. As yet, I havent learned of a meeting timetable or of who is serving on the committee. Please let me know what dates you have identified for convening this group. My office calendar fills rapidly, and 1 want to be able to attend or send a representative to these meetings since Im very interested in the Chicot community, as well as the entire southwest section of our city. Thank you very much. CC: Hank Williams -"O-Little Rock School District DK 9 1994 5 n December 1, 1994 Office of Desegrega'Jon Moniiorina Ann Brown, Federal Monitor, ODM Heritage West Building, Room #510 201 East Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Ann: On November 11th, Dr. Henry P. Williams, Superintendent of Schools, requested that you serve on a committee to assist the District in its course of action regarding the rebuilding of Chicot Elementary School. The first meeting of this committee will be December 13th, 1994, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.. in the Little Rock School District Board Room, 810 West Markham Street. The purpose of this meeting will be to update the committee on the actions that have occurred since the fire on October 13th to discuss the general process that the District must pursue in rebuilding the school. and to determine the committee in this District's process. interplay of the Should you not be able to attend, please contact me at 570-4020. incerely, DCE/rlh/cesc cc: CL lugl as C. Eaton DIRECTOR PLANT SERVICES DEPARTMENT Dr. Henry P. Williams, Superintendent Little Rock School District 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)824-2000 .'FROM : JOHN YORK PHONE NO. : 562 I' I Dec. 12 1934 09156AM R2- To: Ann Brown Office of Desegregation Monitoring 201 East Markham # 510 Little Rock, AR. 72201 From
John York 7324 Knollwood Little Rock, AR. 72209 December 10,1994 Dear Ms Brown, I am writing to you in regards to the recent actions taken by Dr. Wiffiams, and others concerning the rebuilding of Chicot School and the closure of Watson. 1 am not completely positive as to who started what and how. What I am positive about, is that the residents of the Fairfield Sub-Division were completely left out of the process which has lead to the current recommendations. Those recommendations being to close Watson School and merge ifs population into a new and expanded Chicot School. It is also my understanding that Dr. Williams made statements regarding the staff of Watson and the Fairfield residents to the affect that this issue was none of our concern, " This is School Business. It was not until I learned of the actions of the restrict and the Chicot PTA, and began to raise a ruckus, that the Fairfield residents were contacted regarding these {dans. As of the date of fins letter the District has failed to recognize the Fairfield Sub-Division. The Chicot School PTA did contact us regarding fins issue and invited us to attend a meeting scheduled for Dec 11, 2 p.m., at McClellan High School. This has been are only contact until board member Gee called me this evening. If my interpretation of file Desegregation Plans are correct Dr. Williams statements and actions are in direct contempt of file court ordered plan. Specifically sections 2.C., 3.c., and 3.d. listed under Parent involvement / Community linkages. And, sections 9,b, and 9.c., Hsted under Public Relations tn the Inter District plan. The latter specifically instructs file District to " immediately inform the public, and to refrain from springing surprises. I would greatly appreciate your opinion on this situation as well as copies of any court orders in support or opposition of my position, including the court order dated 11/4/91. It would probably be in the best interest of the community if Judge Wright was aware of the situation as well. Thank You for your time and interest I FROM : JOHN YORK PHONE NO. : 562 Dec. 12 1994 09 :7AM P3 To
Ann Brown Office of Desegregation Monitoring 201 East Maikham #510 Little Rock, AR 72201 From
John York 7324 Knollwood Little Rock, AR. 72209 December 11, 1994 Dear Ms Brown, After attending the meeting held at McClellan High School this afternoon, I felt that this supplemental to my letter dated DecembcrlO, 1994 was necessary tn order to validate certain statements in that letter and statements made during the meeting. First of all I made statements in die letter, and at the meeting regarding die fact that residents of the Fairfield Subdivision were not contacted in regards to planning process nor of the meeting that was scheduled for December 11th, and that it was die Districts responsibility to insure That all affected parties were notified. School Board President Linda Poindexter vehemently denied that die District had anything to do with this committee or today's meeting. However, the committee's minutes as presented at the meeting as the "Committee History" indicated that District officials became involved as early as November 28th. I have received verbal information from what I believe to be a reliable source that District Officials met to discuss the closure of Watson at a closed meetmg at a Board Members home shortly before Thanksgiving. A second source has indicated that the meeting did in fact occur but would not confirm die content of this meeting. Also noted in the committee's minutes is that on December 6tfa, Board Member Pat Gee " requested" that Dr. Williams qjjwove flyers announcing the meetmg be distributed through schools in Southwest little Rock. Dr. Williams was asked to contact the principals of each school and ok distribution of the flyers to students. Statements made by Chicot PTA President Kevin McGuire to me during a telephone conversation and a fax transmission on December 6th indicated that District personnel were very much involved in die situation and intended to withhold information from the Fairfield residents and Watson parents. A copy of the fax transmission is attached.- FROM
JOHN YORK PHONE NO. : 562 '22 Dec. 12 1'394 09:53AM P4 Although misconununicalion could be credited with portions of this situation, specifically between School Board members, and neighborhood groups. I still believe that there is sufficient evidence to support the theory that School District .Administration took an active part in the organizational plan to close Watson as a public school, as well as concealing this action from the Fairfield Residents and Watson Parents in direct violation of die Desegregation Plan and Federal Court orders. The fact that flyers were sent home from all of the affected schools with the exception of Watson and possibly Mabolvalo would tend to support tho theory as well. There is the added consideration that would suggest that "Administralion" may be playing both ends against the middle by supplying mis-information to Kevin McGuire and the Chicot PTA. During the meeting on December 5th, Doug Eaton conducted a short presentatten where in he made numerous references to court approved formulas that were utilized in determining which schools should close and which should remain open based on attendance and capacities. When pressed by the Chicot parents to present and define the formula, Doug Eaton became evasive, commenting that it was a "very complex formula". He later admitted that there was no specific formula to make these determinations. The inaccuracies and half truths perpetuated during the meeting on December 5th are again in direct contempt of the Desegregation Plan. Specifically section 9 of the Interdistrict Plan (PubKe relations) which deals with credibility and trust And section 3 which requires the District to " Continue to disseminate public information in ways the districts customarily employ, paying careful attention to quality, accuracy, and a positive tone". I recognize that you are not in a position to adjudicate these complaints but 1 also recognize your authority in investigating this matter, and in bringing these concerns to the attention Judge Wright should they prove vaHd. Sincerely, . FROM : JOHN YORK PHONE NO. 562 7722 Dec. 12 1994 09:59AM P5 ____XJZXH - SCHOOL COMMITTEE HISTORY FIiRE AT CHICOT. CHICOT PARENTS MEET AT DISTRICT OFFICIALS On immediate WATSON GYMNASIUM WITH CONTINGENCY FLANS ON GETTING STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL.i OCT ADDRESS PTA MEETING AT KcCLELLAN AUDITORIUM FOR PARENTS TO DR. WILLIAMS AND SCHOOL BOARD. -COMMITTEE WILL WOULD BE FORMED IN A WEEK". WILLIAMS QUOTED NOY. ED. DEMOGRAPHICS OF COST OF REBUILDING. COURT APPROVAL FOE REBUILDING, NEIGHBORHOOD AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM WILLIAMS. BOARD DECIDED THEY WOULD NEED ALL THIS INFORMATION AND BE ABLE TO VOTE ON DECISION AT DEC. AGENDA MEETING. aO3L.. ITH - "HE ENLARGED. CLOSED. 1 FINANCIAL INTENDS TO DS. WILLIAMS RECOMMEND THAT QUOTED BY CHICOT BE CYNTHIA HOWELL @ GAZETTE REBUILT AND POSSIBLY IF SCHOOL IS ENLARGED, ANOTHER SCHOOL IN SWLR WOULD BE BOARD MEMBERS AGREED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION THE NECESSARY CHICOT ELEMENTARY BY EARLY DBCEMBER.s TO MAKE A DECISION ON S02 7TH REPORT 0 SCHOOL UPDATE BOARD, ENTER INTO ON REBUILDING DISCUSSED 1 CHICOT. DOUG EATON GAVE HS HOPES DECISION ON WHETHER TO REBUILD DAMAGE AND FACTORS THAT WILL TO SCHOOL. EATON STATES ADMINISTRATION DECEMBER, 1994. HAVE ENOUGH TO TRY AND VOTE ON INFORMATION FOR THE BOARD AND THE FUTURE OF ANOTHER ITEM THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED CHICOT. BY MID TO COMBINE THIS WITH ANOTHER SCHOOL IK THE AREA. IS WHETHER aOiL-ZTil - PAUL HOWELL, KEVIN McGUIRE WITH CHICOT PTA MEET
IN WITH SOUTHWEST UNITED FOK PROGRESS ON RAILROAD OVERPASSES SWLR. IT IS AT THIS MEETING WE SPOKE WITH JOAN ADCOCK, CITY DIRECTOR
B.J. WYRICK, CITY BOARD ELECT
CONGRESSMAN RAY THORNTON AND HIS AIDE DEBBIE TABLERIOU
JOA HUMPHRIES, SOUTHWEST UNITED PROGRESS PRESIDENT. PAUL HOWKT.T. ADDRESSED AUDIENCE OF FOK PROGRESS ON MEETING WE SPOKE FOR PRESIDENT. TABLERIOU
JOA HUMPHRIES, PAUL HOWELL AUDIENCE TO ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE ARKANSAS ILD SCHOOL DEMOCRAT GAZETTE 'CHICOT PARENTS MAP CAMPAIGN ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE DECISION ON CHICOT DUE INFROM : JOHN YORK PHONE NO. : >b2 Dec. 12 1994 09:59ftM PE BUSINESS OWNERS. MERCHANTS, ARD SWLR RESIDENTS ON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS, STATUS OF CHICOT. BEFORE MEETING ADJOURNED, PTA DISCOVERED THAT SCHOOL BOARD FAILED TO COMMIT TO REBUILDING CHICOT AT AGENDA MEETING HELD MINUTES EARLIER. THEN THAT THE GROUP PLEDGED IT IS THORNTON THEIR SUPPORT. ASKED ABOUT STATU OFFICE LOOSING FOR AIDE FROM WASHINGTON. NOTIFIED AS TO WHO IS OF COMMITTEE. PTA RESPONDED WE WE FREEDOM EXPRESSED CONCERN SERVING ON THE COMMITTEE OR WHEN CONGRESSMAN CITY LEADERS HAVE NOT BEEN THAT NO HAS OF INFORMATION ACT HAS BEEN INFORMATION REQUESTED TO MEET. THROUGH LARGER. PROPOSED SWLR SCHOOL CLOSURES OR MERGERS MADS AVAILABLE AND DISTRICT NO INFORMATION IS QUESTIONED HOW THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BEINi IF CHICOT REBUILT WE HAVEN'T HEARD AVAILABLE TO BASE THEM ON. MADE IF WITHOUT LEADERS. THS SCHOOL FROM DISTRICT DISTRICT AND SOON, INVITE WE WOULD WE AGREED THAT IF CITY START AND MEETING COMMUNITY NOV. 14111 - THEY HAVE 1 ELEMENTARY. COMMITTEE MEMBERS BEEN SELECTED TO SERVE ON STARTED RECEIVING NOTICES THAT COMMITTEE TO REBUILD CHICOT NOTICE MAILED NOV, 11, 1994 FROM DOUG EATON. PTA NOTICES. CHICOT JJLTil ADDRESSED LRSC SCHOOL THANKED SCHOOL SOARD. BOARD MEETING. COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION BOARD FOR MEET 6.S AT SWLR CONFIRMED APPOINTMENTS, MR. McGUIRE, CHICOT RECEIPT OF COMMITTEE SOON AS RECOMMENDATION TO REBUILD CHICOT. CHRISTMAS POSSIBLE MADE PARADE. BOARD WARE TO KAKE ASKED PLANS OF THAT FOR
CHICOT ELEMENTARY PTA ENTERS SOUTHWEST LITTLE ROCK CHki^lMAS PARADE WITH A FLOAT AND ISO WALKERS. WEARING "CHICOT FAMILY - UNITED TO REBUILD CHICOT" T-SHIRTS. "ALL WE WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS OUR SCHOOL THIRD PLACE AND WAS WELL RECEIVED BY SUFIC A FLOAT AND PARADE/FLOAT THEME. ROUTE. xREBUILT" . RTERS ALONG FLOAT WINS THE PARADE NOV-.__22IiI CONGRESSMAN - CHICOT ELEMENTARY PTA HAS STATE REP BEEN IN THORNTON'S OFFICE
STATE REP PHIL WYRICK BOARD ELECT, B.J. WYRICK
JOAN ADCOCK, CITY DIRECTOR
SCHOOL DISTRICT ARD BOARD MEMBERS. THE PTA CALLS MEETING FOR NOV, 28TH AT SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY CENTER. ARD BOARD MEMBERS. CONTACT WITH AS A AND CITY WELL AS SPECIAL ajiAxxwt, i'UK uv, zaTH AT SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY CENTER. IT WAS FELT piAT IF PUBLIC RECORDS INDICATE THAT A DECISION ON CHICOT WOULD BL MADE AT DECEMBER SCHOOL BOARD AGENDA MEETING AND HAS YET TO CONVENE THE COMMITTEE TO REBUILD CHICOT. PUBLIC RECORDS THAT A the COMMITTEE TO REBUILD CHICOT. GET ORGANIZED NOW AND NOT WAIT FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE DISTRICT WE BETTER NOY. 2STM PTA ATTENDANCE CHICOT MET AT SOUTHWEST CITY BOARD PTA
JOAN ADCOCK, CITY COMMUNITY CENTER. IN ELECT
JOA HUMPHRIES, PRESIDENT PROGRESS
KELLY TUCKER, NEIGHBORHOOD DIRECTOR
B.J. WYRICK, SOUTHWEST UNTIED FOR ALERT CENTER
FAT GEE, LRSD 64- 'FROM : JOHN 't'ORK PHONE NO. : 562 7722 Dec. 12 1934 10:00AM P7 BOARD MliMBKR. INVITED BUT NOT PRESENT: LINDA JOYCE, CITY BOARD
O.G. JACOVELLI, LRSD BOARD
WATSON ELEMENTARY PTA. SPECIAL CALLED MEETING TO ANNOUNCE FORMATION OF A COMMUNITY BASED GRASS ROOTS COALITION UNITED IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE CHICOT ELEMENTARY REBUILT. TO SET PRECEDENT FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS TO DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF CHICOT ELEMEiNTARY AND THE DIRECT IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS MADE. PLANS FOK DSC. IITH MEETING TO INVOLVE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, SWLR SCHOOL PTA BUSINESS TO BE INVITED. * o , PARENTS AND SOUTHWEST CHICOT COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY CENTER. VISION INVITED AND COALITION MET NOT PRESENT, ' AT LINDA JOYCE, CITY BOARD
O.G. JACOVELLI SCHOOL BOARD
WATSON PTA. SPECIAL GUESTS INVITED DR. WILLIAMS. DOUG EATON, LEON MODESTE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THERESA COURTNEY, AND WILLIAM KETCHER OF S AT SON ELEMENTARY. THE COMMITTEE EXPLAINED TO DISTRICT WHY WE MET SEPARATE FORM DISTRICT'S COMMITTEE. '4^ EXPRESSED THAT WITH A SCHOOL BOARD DECISION DUE WITHIN TWO WEEKS AND THE DISTRICT IS STILL TELLING US THAT THEY HAVE KO FURTHER INFORMATION TO SHARK WITH FELT IT US, THAT IT JUST WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VISION COMMITTEE NECESSARY TO GET BUSY AND PREPARE A BUSINESS PLAN OF OUR OWN THAT INVOLVES INPUT FROM ALL SOUTHWEST LITTLE ROCK. WE DID KOT FEEL THE DISTRICT WOULD BE ABLE TO PUT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TOGETHER IF I'HEY STILL DIDN'T HAVE FIGURES AVAILABLE OR THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THAT WAS PROMISED. DR. WILLIAMS DISCUSSED WITH COMMITTEE: PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOL THAT COULD MERGE CENSUS IN SWLR WITH CHICOT
BUDGET DEFICIT OF 7 DESEGREGATION NUMBERS. SCHOOLS
POTENTIAL COMMITTEE SCHOOL CLOSURES
MILLION: LOW AND ASKED FOR OPINION FROM THERESA OURTNEY, WATSON ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL, ON A PARTNERSHIP WITH CHICOT AND WATSON, AS DR. WILLIAMS PREVIOUSLY HAD PROPOSED COULD BE CONSIDERED WITH OTHER SCHOOL IN SWLR IF CHICOT WERE REBUILT LARGER. MEETING. OF WEEK. COMMITTEES THEN MET TO PREPARE FOR DEC. ilTH COMMUNITY WILLIAMS SAID KE WOULD PROVIDE INFORMATION TO US BY END PAT GEE ANNOUNCING MEETING REQUESTED DR. WILLIAMS APPROVE FLYERS WAS ASKED TO DISTRIBUTION. IITH SOUTHWEST AUDITORIUM. BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH SCHOOLS IN SWLR. CONTACT FLYERS
VISION PRINCIPALS OF ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY MEETING AT EACH SCHOOL AND HE OK INVOLVEMENT MnCLELLAN HIGH IN DEC. SCHOOL 3 FROM : JOHN YORK PHONE NO. : 562 7722 Dec. 12 1994 10:01AM P8 D.EC.^TE - businesses. fLYERS DISTRIBUTED - PRESS RELEASES TO MEDIA AND FOLLOW information REQUEST. UP ON THE OCTOBER 27TH FREEDOM OF MADE BOARD. AVAILABLE UNTIL DR. WILLIAMS NOTIFIED ME THEY WOULD AFTER IT WAS FIRST PRESENTED TO THE LRSD FIRST PRESENTED NOT EE JERRY MALONE DENIAL OF iDSQUEST. PF Anvje:, CALL PROM MR^S hade AVATLABLE^rmsS?. D.SC. 9TH. AT 9-.30 PH ON EC. 13TH. material WOULD BE OMMITTEE MEMBERS RECEIVED NOTICE MEETING OF THE LKSD COMMITTE''^ TO 4:00 ----- PH. SPOKE WITH MS. attending conference. WITH FLYER ABOUT DEC, IF OTHER PARENT THAT THE FIRST REBUILD CHICOT IS DEC. 13TH AT ELLIS, MABELVALE 13TII PTA PRESIDENT ABOUT xAiED HER CHILDREN DID NOT IITH MEETING. SHE COME HOME RECEIVED NOTICES. SHE WAS GOING TO CHECK OUT McClellan high school auditorium - F? 'fisios 2:00 PM. 4AAM3CC TEL 501-o6i 589 use 06 94 12:02 No.006 P.Ol AAMSCO 9811 INTERSTATE 30 P 0 Dox 190065 LITTLE ROCK, AR 72219-0065 (501) 562-3737 FAX (501) 562-5389 (300) 221-8857 (AR WATS) FACSIMILE MESSAGE DATE: TO: COMPANY: tg.- u-q4- jAphh) FAX#: FROM: S(,Z. - KEVIN McGUIRE NUMBER OF PAGES INCLUDING COVER SHEET: NOTES: |hR. ____________ _______n? bJpUcb SFttNc Utrti VoO i/u bax-. 11 .INye>{ui^ ^c-Iapp^. r i^AiA2<i r>^ iidypii/iJi much gftfclviat -TSgt^i^re-tezr UAS ^^rg^hTHiAJ^ yo ^de' VIA^CH- WtA^ i^AZnetpATgb {be.>/2 Uso<tg re>*DS/pgtfcAnoA /AJe[vO//j&, _______________ ^rAPt.TP UJH-Acr N^Seerr ^0 ftkJb rr Ggoub gX^cf- r(\' LrAooJl^ttog) t bfSTittcr C-tStCAc
. tS Ct)k</ vb Ttfej^.,t:ax(&tcA^. (j9ivv*AaJ i^yoT, X. MAt^ 1 IF YOU DO NOT RECIEVE ALL OF THE PAGES, PLEASE CALL 501 562-3737. Woe-4--=b'Ti-) Ho^vW^ 5(0^-131S I^cvisVcathV f P^ADate: December 13, 1994 To: Bob and Polly From: Ann k Subject: Southwest elementaiy school capacities Since both of you are at lunch right now, Im writing this note to get whats on my mind on paper. As you know, a committee is meeting this afternoon to discuss the future of Chicot. In addition to the great chart you showed me this morning. Bob, it will be helpful if I can also take the information listed below with me in some sort of nice, coordinated order, as it a chart. The two of you please work to get this stuff together by committee meeting time, which is now 5:00 p.m. Thanks very much. the capacities of the southwest elementary schools the October 1, 1994 enrollment and racial ratios of the southwest elementaries if possible, a similar breakdown on Watson as you did on Chicot (attending and area students by race) anything else you think will be helpful to the committee P.S. Be sure to date all charts and identify them as from ODM based on data from e LRSD.Office of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham. Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 376-6200 Fax (501) 371 -0100 Date: December 13, 1994 To: Members of the LRSD Board of Education and Dr. Henry Williams From: S. Brown Subject: Data on Southwest LRSD Schools Enclosed are some charts which my staff has prepared for me in anticipation of todays meeting of the committee which is to consider rebuilding Chicot School. Dr. Williams has graciously asked me to serve on this committee. Im sharing these charts with that group and you because 1 think youll find them informative and helpful. The charts contain information about schools in Southwest Little Rock. Weve included more detailed information about Chicot and Watson because these two schools have recently been publicly discussed in tandem with rebuilding Chicot. It would probably be helpful to the district to have this level of detailed data analysis on all LRSD schools. Such information would help you assess attendance patterns throughout the district and determine how you may wish to address the burden of bussing and concomitant transportation efficiency. Southwest Schools by Enrolled Grade School Name Baseline Ethnic BL WH P4 K 01 02 03 04 05 06 Baseline Total Chicot BL WH Chicot Total Cloverdale Elem BL WH Cloverdale Elem Total Dodd BL WH Dodd Total Geyer Springs BL WH Geyer Springs Total Mablevale Elem BL WH Mablevale Elem Total McClellan Community Hig BL McClellan Community High Sch. Tota Meadowdiff BL WH Meadowcliff Total Otter Creek BL WH Otter Creek Total Wakefield BL WH Wakefield Total Watson BL WH Watson Total Western Hills BL WH Western Hills Total Wilson BL WH Wilson Total Grand Total BL WH Optimum Number of Sections 22 13 35 42 14 56 32 6 38 31 10 41 31 4 35 28 10 38 25 7 32 29 5 34 Grand Total 240 69 309 78% 22% 9 9 18 35 22 57 49 17 66 45 21 66 50 20 70 52 15 67 45 23 68 47 24 71 332 151 483 69% 31% 34 12 46 45 13 58 42 14 56 38 11 49 41 9 50 28 8 36 35 3 38 46 5 51 309 75 384 80% 20% Oi 0 0 23 13 36 9 9 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 6 29 0 0 0 9 9 18 200 129 71 11 29 9 38 26 20 46 25 21 46 20 9 29 33 48 31 19 50 24 10 34 188 103 291 65% 35% 29 11 40 49 12 61 20 20 37 18 55 12 27 39 42 16 58 44 15 59 29 10 39 35 11 46 626 448 178 31 35 12 47 49 18 67 0 0 50 14 64 22 27 49 48 11 59 51 10 61 27 15 42 47 14 61 656 478 178 29 27 11 38 28 5 33 17 9 26 32 9 4t 19 3 22 210 73 283 74% I 26% 46 16 62 48 15 63 48 23 71 45 16 61 44 25 69 338 134 472 72% 28% 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 21 41 19 60 48 22 70 39 22 61 31 19 50 30 13 43 276 127 403 68% 32% 25 25 50 41 12 53 38 13 51 31 14 45 33 13 46 607 421 186 26 18 24 42 31 37 68 19 37 56 22 30 52 149 207 356 42% 58% 51 11 62 47 6 53 42 14 56 41 17 58 312 87 399 78% 22% 47 11 58 45 12 57 36 4 40 38 15 53 322 86 408 79% 21% 27 19 46 34 14 48 30 11 41 31 19 50 209 102 311 67% 33% 29 14 43 24 8 32 37 13 50 39 "T 47 253 90 343 74% 26% 601 438 163 606 427 179 583 408 175 584 410 174 4463 3159 1304 71% 29% 26 24 23 23 12/13/94 Prepared by the Office of Desegregation Monitoring based upon information supplied by the LRSDOctob^ t 1993 Little Rock Sctiooi Oistnc: Enmilmont Comparison Octobf 1. 19U 0t1t9f9tK RECEIVEP OCT 1 2 1994 Office of Desegregation Monitoring 19W Central HS" FairHS HailHS 1 MfcCWIanHS Partmevf HS* Sul>-'otill yeo Magnets Cdveroare jH DunoarJH" 5 I g I s > - i ' "S I B I 1 I ! I ' I 1 s I * I.LI la ( 2 S -= J! illiiL 12281 8181 331 1878 : 55.35%ll 1040! 5481 491 1637 ' 63 53%ii-18ai 701161-2421 -1 82% 596 i 3141 81 5861 3621 281 9181 54 92% 9761 50.04% 6311 279I 7I * i 5* (J 6661 2131 71 8861 75.17% 6691 3261 361 10311 64 39% I 9171 63 31%i| 35i -35i -li -II 831 -361 81 551 3.89%l 4.85% 1891' -254 9541 -37 'Magnet Magnet Program 12911 -260 * Incentive 4631 315! 101 7881 58 76% 5841 2031 101 4351 328 ! 37' 397 , 76.25% 8001 54 33% 181 -101 31 111 1.08% -281 131 271 121 -4 38% Forest Heignts JH HenaanonJH" MaoelvaieJH Mann JH" Puiasn Heignts JH Saut/nnest JH Sub-Totalll vee Magnetti Baagett I Saw______________l_ Baseline___________ Booker*___________I Breov______________ Carver*_____________ Ctiicot_____________ Cknenjale_________ Pood______________ Far Pant FvesiPant________ FfanKHrT'__________ Ftabngm___________ Gartana' Gayer Sonngs Gibbs'_____________ Jeiiersbn King-_____________ Maoeiraie_________ MbOermt________ Meaooyyailf MiIcneiH GtterCieeK Pulastg Heignts Rigntsait*__________ RocKeleiler* Romine-__________ Sleobens*_________ Terry______________ WaMtield_________ Was/nngton- IVatson____________ IVestem Hilts Williams'__________ Wilson____________ Woodruti Soeaai Schools Sul>-Totat veo Magnatsi Grana Total i ruo Magnets XLS 35391 18221 30761 15071 5661 1301 4391 251! 575! 1951 361 5447! 34.97%
34591 16841 1391 5282! S5.49%i -301-1381 831-1651 781 46591 66.02^911 3024! 13561 1021 44821 S7.4r/.4 -521-151. 261-1771 0.52% 1.45% 51 111 181 6781 2101 271 4531 197! 4941 3411 4341 351! 5241 1411 41 161 5i 141 7011 30 74%|l 5211 1191 7011 62.62% 4681 227! 7881 7297%! 565! 197! 915! 7410%! 5611 2291 5541 59.27%! 417! 1611 851' 58.05%! 790 ! 54 94%! 679' 7717%! 7' 12! 181 271 71 4561 3661 23! 4311 3341 487! 1051 5! 181 547 ' 30 =3% ij -451 -111 21 -541 -022%! 7071 56 20% Il 291 -241 1| 7801 72 44%lj -101 21 01 9171 72.C8%i( -171 191 01 5851 71 23%l 61 3.57% -31 -0.53% 21 -2.02% 1199! -302 10001 -200 53351-1053 5335! -353 3631 -221 312! -105 - Intefctstricl 49.11% 73.67% Area HS Range -361 -361 31 -691 3451 53 563911 -381 251 7| T!\ 1 55 SCSI 610, 5 54%l -31 -171 41631 18161 1001 80791 6S.4S%II 40061 17381 1181 58621 38691 14751 132! 225, 2651 571 84! 52281 70.18%U 3550! 1372! 01 581 101 761 321' 2651 2531 122! 325! 2S3I 356I 1471 3041 1391 2001 751 971 501 21 91 121 71 31 71 31 31 1891 69,84%!! 303' 74 26%!) 3431 77.26%!) 595 . 53.95%!! 397 35.25%!) 595 ' 54 62%!) 509 ' 39.94%ll 386 , 78.76%i 292 ' 34 73%) 2531 76.05%!| 1331 214! 2451 441 371 771 3051 2451 2541 137! 2001 2531 3001 401 202% -61 -4.08% 1! -191 0.96% -371 -36 ! 4) -691 2.56% 51 4581 43.67%ll 51 3451 36.96%1 2331 2721 15 ! 5201 4481%! 1811 2081 3I 211 781 1701 1211 2131 2871 357' 1891 3111 174! 262! 232! 3061 1271 2151 121 1411 1951 1901 1971 1841 2401 2471 1411 41 931 731 31 358! 907! 78 10 5141 -29 3501 745, - 26 7371 -127 S8.344i|-157i -781 181-2171 -0.14%) 5391! -529 951 5017 ' 70.7S%J-119l-103l 111-2111 0.58661 2! 81 4! 2051 88.29%ll 2881 72.22%!) 299 ' 56 86%ij 504
42.26%! 7| 5531 64 56%l 31 151 1! 31 51 111 II 71 141 II 243! 292 I 25! 3371 1061 4511 2601 3531 215? 391 1141 2571 2071 2631 147! 271 871 341 23! 41 101 0! 31 31 41 51 II 4881 53.73%r 5091 51 47%|r 4341 70.51%ir 2301 93 46%ir 341: 41 35%l' 3981 47 74%r 1891 97 35%!' 340 . 70.59%!' 3341 73 95%|' 145' 9724%!' 561, 43 32%|' 447 ' 75 39%r 721' 52.55% 442 ! 79.86% ' 3321 54 76% ' 472! 54 45% ' 3541 74 29% ' 2361 62 29% ' 51 52 94%' 01 81 41 171 177! 76'4% 3091 69 2514 3261 75.15% 53.23%l 4O8i 52.25%! 3091 267! 12! 3441 1511 3121 1931 204! 741 971 731 198! 2281 3931 41! 31 31 3! 51 3! 235! 289I 18I 2461 2231 1! -131 01 -12! 5.30% -111 191 -21 51 -5.00% -201 1! 21 -17' -211% -161 -201 14! -22' -0.72% -91 151 51 5881 52.55%ll -161 5031 58 39%ii -121 392 ' 79.59% I 298
64'1% I 282 : 7234%! 432 46 63% I 443 , 38 7'% I 542 ! 43.36%l 9i 27I 2821 37 23% 661 111 1601 1211 121 3001 74 33% I 2931 54 6f%l' 41 51 4l 21 11' -7! 31 -11 -11 41 01 21 31 3, 3.99% 2.07% 1 55% 0.84% 0.04% 4| 131 21 191 -3.71% -2! -25
1| -261 217% 55411 -524 257! -80 4011 -92 3901 -64 5561 -83 467! -59 5131 -25 5581 -55 492! -100 3281 -30 351
-69 51.25% 76.88% AreaJH Range 931 II 41 98i 1.76% 21 171 31 22! -145% 55i 61 6i 771 -1 06% 151 -12! 9I 121 211% -101 01 4! -61 -225% 2181 279! 3091 2271 5! 151 502' 43 43%l 51 -81 II -21 1.16% 340! 1241 101 2411 2331 201 551' 56 C8% 474 , 71 '3% -481 381 81 -2! -3 48% 291 -50. 7i -141 4941 48 79%! -211 8.00% 279! 1311 2601 81 154! 1961 1971 207! 2251 41 II 41 9! 161 01 2641 1241 151 2341 73I 161 Closed 4111 6738%! 272: 95.59% I' 359 42.30% 420 ' 46 90%' 229 , 98 25%r 403 , 55 51%
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41 181 211% 1 55% 71 101 51 22! -0.83% 411 01 -1! 40 i 0.90% 241 31' 81 531 -5.08% -131 01 21 111 -151% Closed 234 I 2951 301 3271 731 131 4431 2111 331 5591 JI o6% 4131 79.1674 5871 64 -91 31 41 -2! -1 46%l -101 -33! 91 -34 , 3 79% -81 491 231 -341 1 93% 3401 2151 811 951 61 427 ' 79 63% -13! -81 61 -151 -0.24% 71 2501 2141 101 2541 1481 151 831 871 211 81 81 01 3171 67 32?^ 474
52 74% 345 , 73 52% 243' 50 91% 01 -191 41 -15i 306% -71 7' 21 21 -1 71% Tgi TTTl -91 -0 57% II 31 31 71 -1 38% 8972 ! 4845 , 2511 14068
63.78%l| 8915 . 4772 ' 400I 14087 7872 : 39661 218, 12056
6S.3O%if 36, 41 .9 S33:9%l 78761 39041 3431 12123 - 54.97'.! 16674 1^3 : 437 25594 . 65 f5%Hf63flQi jf94 657 I46I7 59481 J78 66 51%314450 6632 ' 21622 64 92% 66 63^4 Office of Oe^e^fegation -121 -2! -11 -15, -11 27% -57' -73 1491 19' -0.49% 41 -62 125i 57 -0.33%, 399' 4341 5401 33 9 2 2961 -18 3281 -28 3531 -60 492! 10 723! -177 5151 41 517! -23 45i -54 2981 -26 3511 3741 8 46 2581 -29 4691 -66 4871 -164 5151 44 492! -79 3361 -149 4921 -65 3281 -11 5171 -43 3941 -49 3241 -81 I 36 15717 1630 135781-1455 4000% 6000% Area Elem Range -294!-289 2201-3631 -0 23% 2844J -3212 -1671-316 1621-321 0 27% 24454 . -2832 i(ys/O4LRSD SOUTHWEST AREA SCHOOLS SEVEN YEAR ENROLLMENT COMPARISON Prepared by the Office of Deseqreqation Monitorinq 12/13/94 and Based upon LRSD's October 1 Enrollments School 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 Baseline Elem Black 292 282 272 258 282 White 108 100 91 74 74 265 76 245 77 Other 7 7 5 3 2 4 Total %8ik 400 73 389 72 370 74 337 77 338 77 343 77 328 75 Chicot Elem Black 363 339 362 341 350 356 344 White 197 188 180 187 177 147 151 Other 2 3 8 8 4 6 Total 560 531 544 531 535 509 503 % BIk 65 64 67 64 65 70 68 Cloverdale Elem Black 281 294 289 304 291 304 312 White Other 165 122 98 84 71 75 74 3 2 4 4 7 Total 446 419 389 392 366 386 392 Dodd Elem % BIk Black White 63 70 74 78 80 79 80 270 144 253 194 166 183 189 193 138 134 134 121 97 97 Other 3 3 3 0 6 8 Total 414 394 331 303 304 292 298 % BIk 65 64 59 55 60 65 65 Geyer Springs Elem Black 157 136 145 180 177 White 82 69 56 74 105 208 78 223 66 Other 0 0 0 0 2 11 Mabelvale Elem Total % BIk Black 239 66 205 66 201 72 254 71 282 63 288 72 300 74 373 311 321 266 278 311 340 White 213 222 235 234 219 174 124 Other 2 3 3 5 3 10 Total 586 535 559 505 500 488 474 % BIk 64 58 57 53 56 64 72 Meadowcliff Elem Black 312 268 287 252 292 306 279 White 144 162 154 174 147 127 131 Other 2 3 1 1 1 1 Otter Creek Elem Total %Blk Black White 456 432 444 427 440 68 62 65 59 66 434 71 411 207 154 170 172 180 179 160 143 141 154 191 203 195 196 Other 0 0 5 9 7 5 Total 361 342 359 356 353 341 359 % BIk 57 50 50 45 41 41 43LRSD Southwest Area Schools Seven Year Enrollment Comparison Page 2 School 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 Wakefield Elem Black 316 301 329 347 337 327 Watson Elem White Other Total Miis Black White Other 185 160 169 141 147 106 501 63 297 168 3 464 I III I Hi 111 lii III 4 447 75 73 HI ill 79 294 347 338 332 353 340 160 168 126 117 89 81 2 3 3 2 0 6 Total 465 456 518 467 451 442 427 % BIk 64 64 67 72 74 80 80 Western Hills Elem Black White Other 213 119 196 140 204 131 190 130 1 4 3 209 124 III 215 114 III 215 IM 7 Total 332 337 339 323 335 332 317 Wilson Elem %8ik Black White Other 64 289 123 68 60 59 62 65 68 263 298 288 265 263 254 134 118 105 90 87 83 0 2 1 0 4 8 Total 412 397 418 394 355 354 345 % BIk 70 66 71 73 75 74 74 Total Black White 3,370 1,802 3,107 Illi Illi 3,072 1,654 Other Total %8lk 4,901 4,974 65 4,768 64: i|O 1,595 liil 3,246 1,365 43 4,656 70 3,226 1,248 Bill 4,565 71Chicot Attending and Area Students by Race Attending School Name Students from the Chicot Attendance Zone Students From Other Attendance Zones Attending Chicot Sending School Chicot Mablevale Elem Cloverdale Elem Watson Baseline Geyer Springs Wakefield Wilson Bale Meadowcliff Badgett Brady Dodd Western Hills Group Total To Incentive Schools Franklin Rightsell_____________ Rockefeller__________ Group Total To Majority White Schools Forest Park_______________ Fullbright__________________ Jefferson__________________ McDermott________________ Otter Creek Terry Group Total To Interdistrict Schools M.L. King Romine Washington Group Total To Magnet Schools Booker Carver Gibbs VMIIiams Group Total To High Sch. Kindergartens Fair McClellan Community High Sch Parkview Group Total Grand Total BLACK 181 31 24 23 9 6 4 5 3 4 2 2 0 1 295 66% WHITE 116 11 7 3 5 3 ________2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 151 34% TOTAL 297 42 31 26 14 9 6 6 _______4 4 2 2 2 1 446 BLACK WHITE 2 9 13 72% 0 2 1 4 9 1 17 81% 1 0 4 5 38% 5 6 4 5 20 77% 1 2 2 5 100% 355 67% 0 2 4 19% 1 1 6 8 62% 3 2 1 0 6 23% 0 0 0 0 0% 174 33% 21 2 1 10 13 8 8 5 5 26 1 2 2 5 529 Mablevale Elem Cloverdale Elem Watson Baseline Geyer Springs Wbkefield Wilson Bale Meadowcliff Brady Dodd Western Hills Fair Park Woodruff Franklin M L. King Washington Nozone Legal Transfer Total of Other Zones to Chicot Chicot Chicot Enrollment Prepared by the Office of Desegregation Monitoring 12/13/94 Based upon information supplied by the LRSD 16 33 22 6 3 11 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 4 2 6 2 1 1 2 1 10 18 0 1 153 82% 181 61% 334 69% 8 1 6 2 5 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 33 18% 116 39% 149 31% TOTAL 0 24 34 28 8 8 11 2 3 2 0 2 5 2 1 1 2 4 3 6 2 1 2 4 0 1 0 10 0 18 1 1 186 297 483Chicot Attending and Area Students by Race Attending School Name Students from the Chicot Attendance Zone Students From Other Attendance Zones Attending Chicot Sending School Chicot Mablevale Elem Cloverdale Elem Watson Baseline Geyer Springs Wakefield Wilson Bale Meadowcliff Badgett Brady Dodd Western Hills Group Total To Incentive Schools Franklin Rightsell Rockefeller Group Total To Majority White Schools Forest Park Fullbright Jefferson McDermott Otter Creek Terry Group Total To Interdistrict Schools M L. King Romine Washington Group Total To Magnet Schools Booker Can/er Gibbs Williams Group Total To High Sch. Kindergartens Fair McClellan Community High Sch Parkview Group Total Grand Total BLACK 181 31 24 23 9 6 4 5 3 4 2 2 0 1 295 66% WHITE 116 11 7 3 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 151 34% TOTAL 297 42 31 26 14 9 6 6 4 4 2 2 2 1 446 Mablevale Elem Cloverdale Elem Watson Baseline Geyer Springs Wakefield Wilson Bale Meadowcliff Brady Dodd Western Hills Fair Park Woodruff BLACK WHITE 2 2 9 13 72% 0 2 1 4 9 1 17 81% 1 0 4 5 38% 5 6 4 5 20 77% ____1 2 2 5 100% 355 67% 0 0 5 5 28% 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 19% 1 1 6 8 62% 3 2 1 0 6 23% 0 0 0 0 0% 174 33% 2 2 14 18 0 2 2 4 12 1 21 2 1 10 13 8 8 5 5 26 1 2 2 5 529 Franklin Rightsell Rockefeller Mitchell Stephens Forest Park Fullbright Jefferson Otter Creek M.L. King Washington Nozone Legal Transfer Total of Other Zones to Chicot Chicot Chicot Enrollment Prepared by the Office of Desegregation Monitoring 12/13/94 Based upon information supplied by the LRSD 16 33 22 6 3 11 2 1 1 8 1 6 2 5 0 0 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 4 2 6 2 1 1 2 1 10 18 0 1 153 82% 181 61% 334 69% 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 33 18% 116 39% 149 31% TOTAL 0 24 34 28 8 8 11 2 3 2 0 2 5 2 1 1 2 4 3 6 2 1 2 4 0 1 0 10 0 18 1 1 186 297 483Watson Attending and Area Students by Race Attending School Name Watson_________ Mablevale Elem Chicot__________ Cloverdale Elem Wakefield Geyer Springs Dodd Woodruff Bale Baseline Fair Park Forest Park Meadowcliff Western Hills Wilson Badgett Brady Group Total To Incentive Schools Franklin Rightsell Rockefeller Group Total To Majority White Schools Fullbright Jefferson McDermott Terry Otter Creek Group Total to Interdistrict Schools M.L King Romine Washington Group Total To Magnet Schools Booker Carver Gibbs Williams Group Total To High Sch. Kindergartens Fair McClellan Community High Sch Parkview Group Total Grand Total Student: Atte BLACK 241 30 22 17 _______ 8 5 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 346 80% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 20% 8 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 430 ol n im Geyer Springs Dodd Bale Baseline Meadowcliff Students from Other Attendance Zones Attending Watson BLACK WHITE 15 23 16 6 3 3 6 1 1 8 1 1 0 0 6 1 TOTAL 0 21 26 19 0 7 1 0 1 14 0 0 2 4 1 3 8 89% 0 0 2 0 3 5 71% 4 1 10 15 75% 8 9 1 8 26 90% 0 3 0 3 100% 403 81% 1 0 0 1 11% 0 2 0 0 0 2 29% 1 1 3 5 25% 2 0 1 0 3 10% 0 0 0 0 0% 95 19% 5 1 3 9 0 2 2 0 3 7 5 2 13 20 Garland Fullbright Jefferson Washington 10 9 2 8 29 0 3 0 3 498 1 1 1 4l 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 Nozone 3 0 3 Total of Other Zones to Watson Watson Watson Enrollment 81 80% 241 79% 322 79% [Watson Capacity 20 20% 66 21% 86 21% 83% 101 307 408 492 12/13/94 Prepared by ODM based upon information supplied by the LRSDWatson Attending and Area Students by Race Attending School Name Watson Mablevale Elem Chicot Cloverdale Elem Wakefield Geyer Springs Dodd Woodruff Bale Baseline Fair Park Forest Park Meadowcliff Western Hills Wilson Badgett Brady Group Total To Incentive Schools Franklin Rightsell Rockefeller Group Total To Majority White Schools Fullbright Jefferson McDermott Terry Otter Creek Group Total To Interdistrict Schools M.L. King Romine Washington Group Total To Magnet Schools Booker Carver Gibbs Williams Group Total To High Sch. Kindergartens Fair McClellan Community High Sch Parkview Group Total Grand Total Students from the Watson Attendance Zone Students from Other Attendance Zones Attending Watson Sending School BLACK 241 30 22 17 9 8 5 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 346 80% WHITE 66 1 6 4 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 20% TOTAL 307 31 28 21 14 8 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 430 BLACK WHITE Mablevale Elem Chicot Cloverdale Elem Geyer Springs Dodd Bale Baseline Meadowcliff 15 23 16 6 3 3 6 1 1 0 1 8 0 6 1 1 TOTAL 0 21 26 19 0 7 1 0 1 14 0 0 2 4 1 3 8 89% 0 0 2 0 3 5 71% 4 1 10 15 75% 8 9 1 8 26 90% 0 3 0 3 100% 403 81% 1 0 0 1 11% 0 2 0 0 0 2 29% 1 1 3 5 25% 2 0 1 0 3 10% 0 0 0 0 0% 95 19%' 5 1 3 9 0 2 2 0 3 7 Garland Fullbright Jefferson 5 13 20 Washington 10 9 2 8 29 0 3 0 3 498 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 Nozone 3 0 3 Total of Other Zones to Watson Watson Watson Enrollment 81 80% 241 79% 322 79% Watson Capacity 20 20% 66 21% 86 21% 83% 101 307 408 492 12/13/94 Prepared by ODM based upon information supplied by the LRSDSchool Black Baseline 245 Chicot 344 Cloverdale 312 Dodd 193 Geyer Springs 223 Mabelvale 340 Meadowcliff 279 Otter Creek 154 Wakefield 327 Watson 340 Western Hills 215 Wilson 254 Total 3,226 LRSD SOUTHWEST AREA SCHOOLS 1994-95 Enrollment and Capacity October 1,1994 Enrollment White Other Total % BIk 1994 Capacity Percent Filled Number of Vacant Seats 77 151 74 97 66 124 131 196 73 81 95 83 1,248 4 8 6 8 11 10 1 9 13 6 7 8 91 326 503 392 298 300 474 411 359 413 427 317 345 4,565 75% 68% 80% 65% 74% 72% 68% 43% 79% 80% 68% 74% 71% 390 558 492 328 328 515 465 351 492 492 328 394 5,133 Prepared by the Office of Desegregation Monitoring 12/13/94 Based on informatioo submitted by LRSD 84% 90% 80% 91% 91% 92% 89% 102% 84% 87% 97% 88% 89% 64 55 100 30 28 41 54 0 79 65 11 49 576OctQbt 1. m3 1 Little Rock Sctxx)! District Enrollment Comparison Qctob^l. 1994 Dlff^nnct 1994 I ~d~ Central HS"_______ Fair HS HatlHS I UcCleltanHS" | Parkview HS" | Sub-Totall wto Magnets! Clpyeroale JH | Dunbar JH" | A I I I _ I i -S ' > 5 ' a I I a a 128 6181 331 187Si 65,35%l| 1040 5961 314! 586 ! 362! 666I 213! 81 9181 64 92%l 28 7 4631 315! 101 976! 50.04%! 8861 75.17%[ 7881 58 76% I . ! 35391 18221 30761 15071 861 5447 ! 64.97%! 761 46591 66.0274I Forest Heights JH HenaersonJFT UatxNateJH Mann JH" PulesH Heights JH | SouUniiest JH | Sub-Totali unto Migneai Baogeh { Bate Baseline BooKer' Brad! Car/ef Chicot Ooveroale Dodd Fair Pant Forest Pant FranKlirT FutOnght Ganantf Geyer Spnngs Gibbs Jelfersoh King- Mabelyate McOermotl Meaaoyiclilf Mitcheir' Otter Creeti Pulaste Heights Rightseir Rocitelelten' Romine- Stephens* Terry IVakelieW mashington- Watson iveslern Hilts Williams' Wilson Woodruff Soeaai Schools Sub-Tota! wto Magnets Grand total /o Uagrteis 5661 4391 5751 6781 4531 4941 130! 2511 5i 111 1951 181 210! 271 1971 3411 4341 3511 5241 1411 41 161 5! 141 701! 30.74%!' 7011 62.62%!' 7881 72.97%!' 9151 7410%!' 654 ! 69.27%!' 851! 58.05%!' 7901 54 94%! 6791 77 17%! 41631 18161 1001 S079 I 68.48%! 36691 14751 841 52281 70.18% 4_5XLS 132! 2251 2651 571 01 1891 69.84% 681 ioi 3031 74.26% 761 21 55? 3211 265! 91 5951 2631 122! 121 397! 3251 2631 3561 1471 304! 1891 2001 75! 971 601 7l 5951 61 7! 3861 77.26% 53.95%!' 66.25% ' 54.62% ' 69.94%!' 78.76% ' 61 292 64 73%! 2001 2531 3001 401 31 2631 76.05% 51 4581 43.67% 51 2331 272l 1^ w 208! 31 211 78I 2! 3451 36.96%! 5201 44.81% 2051 88.29% 288 ! 72Z2?h 1701 1211 213! 287! 3571 1891 3111 1741 8! 299 ! 56.86% 41 5041 42.26% 71 5531 64.56% 31 262! 2321 15j 3061 1271 215I 121 1411 1951 1901 197! 1841 2401 "tT 93! 2471 nF 1411 31 JI 3! 4881 63.73% 5091 51 47% 434! 70.51% 2301 93.48% 51 341! 4135% 111 11 71 141 II 2431 2921 261 337I 1061 4511 2601 353! 89I 2151 1141 2571 2071 2631 1471 27" 841 23! 41 398 ! 4774% 1891 97.35% 340 ' 70.59% 3341 7395% 1451 9724% 561, 43.32% 4471 75.39% 101 7211 52.55% 01 442 | 79.66% 31 3321 54 76% 8! 4! 4721 54 45% 3541 74 29% 51 2361 62 29% TT 51 52 94% 8972 : 4846 - 2511 14068 : 63.78% *
I rl1,j a ! a 1^ 491 1637 ! 63 53%! -188I -701 16 1891! -254 Magnet 954! -37 " Magnet Program 12911 -260 Incemive 548| 2791 7| 9171 6a81%l| 35i -35! -1 669 i 326 ! 36I 10311 64 39%j EZt LCl J 631 -2421 -1 82% -II 3.89% 83l -361 81 551 4.85% 6841 2031 101 8971 76,25% 435! 3281 8001 54 38% 34S9I 16841 1391 52821 65.49%l 30241 13S6I 102I 44821 67.4rAt' 5211 119 4681 227 5651 197 6611 229 417[ 1611 7! 181 547 ' 80 53% 7071 66 20% 7801 72 44% 271 9171 7208% 71 4561 3661 23! 4311 3341 4871 1051 61 181 5651 71.28%! 8451 53 96%r 7711 55 90%!' 610 : 79 84%l' 40061 1738! 1181 5882 ! 68.346t' 3550! 13721 95 ! 5017! 70.76%!' 1331 2141 2451 44! 871 771 01 8! 4! 305! 245! 23! 2541 1371 17! 309 I 267I 12! 177! 75.14% 3091 69 25% 3261 75.(5% 573 ! 53.23* 3441 1511 3121 1931 204! 74! 97! 73! 1981 2281 3931 411 8! 6! 8! 5! 6! 9! 235! 2891 181 2461 2231 9| 271 66! 11! 160! 1211 121 2181 2791 51 309! 227! 151 3401 1241 101 2411 233! 20I 279! 131! 260! 8! 154! 1961 1971 2071 2251 41 1! 181 -lOi 31 Tiy 1 08% -281 131 271 121 -4 38% -301-1381 S3i-165l -521-1511 261-1771 1.45% -451 -111 21 -541 -0 22% 291 -241 1 -10 n 2! 0| 19! 0 -361 -361 3 -36! 251 7 -3l -171 1 61 3.57% -81 -0.53% 21 -2.02% -69! 202% -61 -4.08% -19! 0.96% 1199! -302 10001 -200 S335!-1053 53351 -853 8681 -221 812! -105 858! -78 - Intefdistrict 49.11% 73.67% Area HS Range 9071 10 614I -29 8501 745! -5 26 78721 3966 ! 218i 12056 : 65.30*6! 16674 - 8483 437 25594 , 66 15% | 14617 6948 1 378'21943 66 61%! -37! -36! 4! -691 2.66% -1571 -78! 181-217! -0.14*A -1191-1031 111-211! 0.58% 1| -13I 0! -12! 5.30% -111 191 -21 61 -5.00% 4081 52.25%i' 588 ! 52.55%!' 503 I 58.39% I 392I 79.59% i' 2981 547%!' 262 : 72 34% I' 432 ' 45 83% ' 443 i 88.71% ' 5421 43.36% ' 282 ! 87.23% ' 300 ! 74 33% ' 2931 5461% ' 502 43 43%' 551: 56 08% ' 474 , 71 73!% 494 ! 48.79% 411! 6788% 4| 272 ! 95'^ 91 161 01 359 42.90% 4201 46 90% 2291 98 25% 2641 1241 151 403 i 65 51% 234! 73! 16! Closed 323 ! 7245% -201 11 21 -17! -211* -161 -20: 141 -221 -0.72% -91 15! 51 11! -3.99% -161 41 51 -71 -2.07% d2| 4i 2i -6i -155% 81 -II -11 61 0.84% 41 0! 21 41 131 2 61 0.04% 19! -3.71% 7371 -127 63911 -529 55411 -524 257! -80 4011 -92 3901 -64 5561 -83 4671 -59 6131 -26 5581 -55 4921 -100 328I -30 351! -69 51.25% 76.88% Area JH Range 2341 2951 301 3271 4431 211 3401 2151 81 95 13 33 6 7 559: 4(85% 413I 7918,i 687 ! 64 48% 427! 79 53% 3171 57 8214 2501 214! 254! 148' 15' 83 87 21 -21 -251 1| -261 217% 931 11 4 98l 1.76% 2| 171 31 22! -1,45% 61 6l 771 -1,06% 651 151 -121 91 121 211% -lOI Ol 4| -6I -2.25% 5| -8! 1| -481 38 ! 8 29! -50! 7 -21 27 45 13! 10| 474 i 52 74%! 8! 345i 73 62% st 243 i 60 91% oT 36! 41 37% 8915 - 4772 ' 4001 14087 II 5 41 0 -21 1.16% -21 -8.48% -141 8.00% -151 -269% -231 -2.62% -41 11 421 211% 11 41 181 7| 10! si 221 -0.83% 411 01 -1 24! 31' 8 401 0.90% 631 -5.08% -13| QI 2| -11! -1.51% Closed -9| 3l 4| ~ -21 -146% -101 -331 91 -34! 379% -8| -491 231 -341 193% -13| -8! 6 -151 -0 24% Oi -191 41 -151 3 06% -7! -9! -12! 7! 2| 2| -171% -41 41 -91 -0 67% 31 3l 6329%! -57' -73 149! 7| -138% -2: -li -15i -11 27% 19- -0.49% 7876! 39041 3431 12123 . 64.9774 16380 , 8194 , 657
2i231 14450 1 6632 1 540 I 21622 - 4! -62 125i S7, 41.33% 64 92% I-2941-289-2201-3631 4121% 66d3%i-167!-31B 1621-321. OIBce ol Doeflregalion 0 22% 3991 4341 5401 33 9 2 298! -16 3281 -28 3531 -60 492! 10 728! -177 5151 -41 517! -23 465i -54 298! -26 351! 374! 8 46 2581 -29 4691 -66 487! -164 515! 492! 44 -79 8361 -149 4921 -65 328! -11 517? -43 394! -49 324! -81 ! 36 15717-1630 135781-1455 28443 - 3212 24454. -2832 40 00% 6000% Area Elem RangeODO Rs FEB 1 -1555 Otiice ot Oesegisss'^i'^n THE COMMITTEE TO REBUILD CHICOT WILL MEET ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1995 5:00 P.M. AT ISH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (CHICOT PRIMARY) 3001 PULASKI IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT DOUG EATON, DIRECTOR OF PLANT SERVICES, 570-4020 OR BOARD MEMBER PAT GEE 562-0571R FEB 2 3 1995 Otfica ot Desogregaticn THE COMMITTEE TO REBUILD CHICOT . WILL MEET ON THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1995 5:30 P.M. AT THE SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY CENTER ON BASELINE ROAD IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT DOUG EATON, DIRECTOR OF PLANT SERVICES, 570-4020 OR BOARD MEMBER PAT GEE 562-05711 MAi^ 1 0 1995 Olfico of Desegregation MCti ug THE COMMITTEE TO REBUILD CHICOT WILL MEET MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1995 6:00 P.M. SOUTHWEST LITTLE ROCK COMMUNITY CENTER ON BASELINE ROAD QUESTIONS: Pat Gee LRSD Board Member (562-0571) Doug Eaton, Director Plant Services 570-402008/04/95 14:01 301 324 2023 LRSD COMMCNICATI ODM @001/001 FFFBED' >1 Little Rock School District News Release Chicot Elementary Registration August 4, 1995 For more information: Dina Teague, 324-2020 LITTLE ROCK -Students who will attend Chicot Elementary School during the 1995-1996 school year should register at the Chicot Elementary at Ish School building located at 3001 Pulaski Street or at the Student Assignment Office during fall registration. The old Oakhurst School building, which also houses Chicot Elementary School students, will not be open during registration. All students who will attend school in the Little Rock School District this year must register at tlieir school or the Student Assignment office on August 7 or 8 betw'ecn the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Patrons and students who are unsure of the location of their school may inquire about student assignments by calling 324-2272. I'he Student Assignment Office is located at 501 Sherman Street. ### 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)824-2000(9 vi AiXZ: -Ziif 1,-531 OCT 1 0 1995 A-7 Offics ot DssesisgauCii Mvii.ioiiuii" THE COMMITTEE TO REBUILD CHICOT WILL MEET ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1995 6:00 P.M. AT THE SOUTHWEST LITTLE ROCK RECREATION CENTER 6401 BASELINE ROADL^SD ADMIN. BULDING Fax:1-501-324-2032 Nov 6 95 17:45 P. 02/02 nr" Av. Little Rock School District Media Advisory November 6, 1995 For more information: Suellen Vann, 324-2020 The Chicot Elementary School Rebuilding Committee will meet tonight at 6:00 p.m. at the Southwest Community Center. The meeting will provide for continuing discussion of the completion of the reconstruction of Chicot Elementary following last year's fire which destroyed the school. Parents and other interested community residents may wish to attend tonight's meeting. ### Media Note: A special meeting situation exists if more than one Little Rock School Board member attends the same meeting. 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72801 (501)824-8000GRAND OPENING AND CHICOT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE MINUTES The Grand Opening for, The New Chicot, will include a major fund-raiser for Chicot PTA. The PTA will be raising funds for computer equipment and software. DATE THEME
AND TIME
10:00 AM TO 3:00 PM I) THE NEW CHICOT 2) LOOK AT ME NOW 3) CHECK ME OUT 4) 5) 6) PUBLICITY NEEDED: Invitation Cards Flyers for the community Radio Stations (At least one of them will be asked to broadcast from the school) Arkansas DemocraVGazette Channel 4,7,11, & 14 note
(will need spokespersons) INVOLVEMENT TO INCLUDE: Mayor City Board of Directors Little Rock School Board Superintendentstaff Govemor/or Rep. Neighborhood Committees Community School Staff & Children PTA REASON FOR FUNDRAISING
To purchase computers and software for the school. Each classroom will be able to accommodate six computers. The school will have approx. 16 classrooms and an approx, total of 44 computers. We will began a fundraising campaign to raise $50,000 (total of 55 computers @ approx. 1000 each) ia-12-1995 12:32PM FROM TO 3710100 P.02 FUNDRAISING IDEAS
1) Seek educational grants 2) CHICOT-A-THON (SWLR Business Community donate funds) 3) SILENT AUCTION (Example
signed razorback football ) 4) Concession ( sell space to businesses for a fee or set up concession ) (items for sale could be, pizza, hot dogs, chili, nachos, drinks, popcorn, candy bars, hamburgers, etc.) 5) POLmCIANS-MAKE-A-MATCH ( current and runners) 6) Souvenirs (T-shirts, pens, pencils, balloons, etc.) 7) Power 92 Vs Southwest Men Basketball Teams (@ comrauniti Center) OTHER IDEAS: Set Up A Voters Booth Invite Southwest Hospital to set up a Booth Police Department Fire Department ( robot ) Mr. McGruff CLOWNS Face Painting Rec. Center Demo. ( swlr) RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
Mayor Dailey presents the scissors to DR, Williams and a CBI student Speakers
sc. Board rep. city board rep. principal and/or staff state rep. and/or Sen. DECOR.\TIONS
Each teacher will decorate their classroom and other staff members and PTA decorate office and hallway. The outside entrance will need a banner and balloon. In addition a sign made to put out by the street. Special emphasizes will be placed on our unique computer set up, CBI programs, and the school now having walls EMPHASIZES WILL BE PLACED ON THE SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WORKING TOGETHERFROM : CHICOT ELEMENTfiRY PHONE NO. : 501 324 2305 Dec. 12 1995 09:53flM P3 Dr. Henty' Williams S uperintendent of Schools Little Rock School District 810 West Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 Dear Dr. Williams
The Chicot Rebuilding Committee wishes to thank you for your help the past 14 months. The many hardships our students have faced, because of the fire, have been softened due to you and your staffs dedication and cooperation. We understand the tentative date for Chicots completion is February 5,1996. We also understand the procurement department needs about two weeks after that date to set up the rooms.
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