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Dina Teague, 324-2021 Little Rock School District graduating seniors have received more than $4 million in scholarship money to continue their education at the college level. Approximately 318 students have accepted 413 scholarships and plan to attend institutions across the state and across the nation. <1. Parkview Arts and Sciences Magnet High School has reported that 91% of tljeir graduating seniors plan to go to college next year, many supported by financial assistance. District wide, 67% of the senior class indicated that they plan to go to j opllege. Upon graduahon, six students from LRSD high schools had received National Merit Scholarships and three had received National Achievement I Scholarships, Numerous other scholarships had been awarded for leadership qualities, athletic ability, art and music aptitude, drama and speaking skills, and 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72301 (501)824-2000I (H-. S/9 5 11:12 501 324 2023 I.RSP COSjn MCATI ODM 003 003 j LKSD Senior Scholarships June 9,1995 Page two of two creative writing excellence. Local memorial funds, merchants, and academic development organizations also contributed to the endowments. Announcements of additional scholarships from the National Merit Program and other sources are expected through the summer. The five LRSD high schools are
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. 1 . 7^ i I b- > .*- I* '0670,8/95 11:11 501 324 2023 LRSD COMML'NICATI ODM 002/003 1 i Little Rock School District 1 I i NEWS RELEASE LRSD Graduating Seniors Receive More Than $4 Million in Scholarships I I June 8,1995 For more information: Dina Teague, 324-2020 I I I Little Rock School District graduating seniors have received more than $4 rriilhon in scholarship money to continue their education at the college level. Approximately 318 students have accepted 413 scholarships and plan to attend institutions across the state and across the nation. i Parkview Arts and Sciences Magnet High School has reported that 91% of tijeir graduating seniors plan to go to college next year, many supported by financial I assistance. District wide, 67% of the senior class indicated that they plan to go to college. i ( upon graduation, six students from LRSD high schools had received National Merit Scholarships and three had received National Achievement I Scholarships. Numerous other scholarships had been awarded for leadership qualities, athletic ability, art and music aptitude, drama and speaking skills, and (more) I I^OS/.OSf 95 11:12 501 324 2023 LRSD COMMUNICATI ODM 0003/003 I liRSD Senior Scholarships June 9,1995 Page two of two i f creative writing excellence. Local memorial funds, merchants, and academic development organizations also contributed to the endowments. Announcements o^ additional scholarships from the National Merit Program and other sources are expected through the summer. S The five LRSD high schools are: Central International Studies Magnet High School, J. A. Fair High School, Hall High School, McQeUan Business/ Communications Magnet High School, and Parkview Arts and Sciences Magnet ligh School. ! i i i f 1 i i ### t I I i I i i I I04.04 97 11:14 501 324 2023 IRSD COMMT XICATI -> - > ODM 002/002 Fjtof Rock ScriooL. District Press Release Kprii 4, 199? For information: Zecmce Herts. 324-2026 Rockefeller Scholarships ?kvailabfe he Lifr'e Kock School Disirici (LP.SD) is currently accepting applications for tne itockcic r.c.n.' Kock . Cf ''cluiarsnip .hwards which are granieri to assist Atrican-Americai! high who vvili artecd accredited colleges in Pulaski County, ^^rkansas Tlie SckoJarsliip assists wtli college expenses during the freshman and sopnotnore yeirs. 'Ihe scholarship pays $1,000 per semester during the first rear and, if eligible, SI,600 per semester during the second year. Ie ad-dition tc being African-yyinencan and enrolled in an Arkansas high school, other student requirements iriclude: (1) a minimum grade point average of 2,,5 i2i a good cihzecsir.p record
i,3.i membershiip in a service or acaderoic organization - extra-i. urricuiar aciicities .may be substituted
and (d) a letter of recommendation from either the unriopal or a counselor. Scholarship recipients muse attend .4rkansas Bantist College, Philander Smith College, Shortsr Coll ege, or the Uruversirv of .Arkansa
at Idttie Rock. .Applications for tire Rockefeller Scholarshins are available in rhe counselors offices of most Arkaicsa^ high schools. The deadline to apply is Apni 15,1997. Funds for this scholarship will be awarded for rhe 1997-98 school during the first week of May, 1997. I SIO West Maxkhar.i Street Little Rock. Ark-ar.sas 78201. <501) 834-3000 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 June 25, 1999 Lou Ethyl Nauden 4400 West Street Little Rock, AR 72204 Dear Lou
Thanks for your call this week. It was good to hear from you and catch up a bit. Although we didnt have the information on the new Little Rock School District scholarship proposal you were looking for, we called the LRSD for an update. A copy of what was forwarded to us is enclosed. The cover letter from Brady Gadberry to the superintendent will appear in this months Board agenda, along with the Regulations. If you need any further information, Brady is probably the person to contact, as the scholarships appear to fall under his edict. Best wishes for a relaxing summer. You deserve a break! Sincerely yours, Ann S. Brown Enc. Ub/2b/2UUl 15:25 501-324-2281 LRSD SRO PAGE 02 HONOR GRADUATES so co 20 0 40 BM BF WM WF OM OF 1997-98 1998-99 1899-00 RSeecvtiisoend 5P.8la. nW Ti tvheinn o nhe cna lendar year from the date of the DDiissttrriicctt courts approval of this seha^n^M r shall esUblish or participate in a program for providing college scholarships to designated schools for LRSD students who graduate from school after having attended a raciaUy identifiable elementary school 80 LRSD high be maintained at least until graduation of the class 2000-01 school year. This program shall that begins kindergarten during the The District eligible to participate MW has in place procedures for identifying, informing and counseling students ..FfUir_t_ic_ip1H,1t c mV tthhee DDiiJss ttrriicc2tt ss. -ss-cc-hh--oo-ll-aa-rr-ss--hh-iirnpr '-pfnreom**ge*rrra*a*mm^ .. APP cairrAenn-tcs< UoIf ceuliggjiDbliec sstiuudojee__nn.tts_s_ w__e__r_e J scholarefop fond and the rules related to receiving a scholarship. Nine hundred mailed to parents of eligible students now attending one of the 41 eligible The District.s 2x0u0u0i^-0u1i bouudoggeeti iinncclluuddeedd aa $$112255,,000000 ccoonnttrriibbuuttiioonn to the scholarship fond Private 5^ scholarship fond totaled $525. The current fond balance is in excess of 162 oo/ ^o/ zoox !
zo oi-dZQ-zztfi LRSD SRO PAGE 03 LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT NEPN CODE: JMA SCHOLARSHIPS The Board of Education is committed to the establishment of a college scholarship program for students who graduate from District high schools after having attended a racially identifiable elementary school. The program will be maintained at least until graduation of the class that begins kindergarten during the 2000-2001 school year. The Board directs the administration to develop and implement a scholarship program consistent with the intent of the Revised Desegregation and Education Plan. Adopted
April 22, 199906/28/2001 15:25 501-324-2281 LRSD SRO PAGE 04 LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT NEPN CODE
JMA-R SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM REGULATIONS Definitions 1, "Racially Identifiable Elementary School" means an elementary school with an African-American student population of 90% or more of its total enrollment on October 1 of each year. 2. The Amount of the Scholarship means the amount annually determined for that year based on available funding. 3. A Post-secondary School or College" means any accredited two- or four-year college, university, or career-technical school. Qualifications ' 1. Recipients must have attended a racially identifiable elementary school for at least three (3) years. 2. Full scholarships are awarded to students who attended a racially identifiable elementary school at least six years. Partial scholarships are based on the following schedule: 70% of a full scholarship for three (3) years of attendance in a racially identifiable elementary school
80% of a full scholarship for four (4) years of attendance in a racially identifiable elementary school
90% of a full scholarship for five (5) years of attendance in a racially identifiable elementary school. 3. Credit for a year is based on a full year of attendance in a racially identifiable elementary school. 4. The recipient must be admitted to a post-secondary school. 5. Financial need is not a criterion for eligibility. 6. The only scholastic requirement for eligibility is graduation from a Little Rock School District high school.06/28/2001 15:25 501-324-2281 LRSD SRO PAGE 05 6. r LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT NEPN CODE: JMA-R (continued) Procedures The LRSD will provide one-year non-renewable scholarships for eligible graduates of the district through the LRSD scholarship program for students who attended racially identifiable elementary schools. A scholarship committee chaired by the Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Schools will be responsible for the administration of the program. The committee will include, but not be limited to, the districts Manager of Financial Services, the Associate Superintendent for School Services, the Director of Pupil Services, and two guidance counselors. Annually, the scholarship committee will determine the amount of the scholarship after determining the number of eligible students and the funding available for that particular year. After the amount is determined, the committee shall notify all of the students eligible for that year. The scholarship must be taken in the first year following the student's graduation from high school. The scholarship will be paid directly to the school in which the recipient is enrolled following verification of the students enrollment and attendance at the school. The scholarship may be used for tuition, books, room and board, or other educational expenses at the school. At the end of each year, a record will be made and kept by the Pupil Services Department of those students who have accrued a year of eligibility for future scholarship awards. This record will be maintained by the department and updated annually. This information should be sent to the middle and high school guidance counselors so that they can have this information in providing preparation, assistance and guidance for these students in their planning for a post-secondary education. The parents of each student enrolled in a racially identifiable elementary school should be told of the student's potential eligibility for a scholarship. Each year the child is enrolled in a school which qualifies toward eligibility, the parents will be updated on the number of years credit their child has accrued toward eligibility. Funding The funding for this scholarship program may come from private donations or Little Rock School District funds. The District commits to adding at least 100,000 annually to 2 ( (ob/za/zoui lo
Zb bOl-324-2281 LRSD SRO PAGE 06 LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT NEPN CODE: JMA-R (continued) the fund either through donations or district funding through the year 2013. The Board of Education shall determine how to use any funds remaining after the scholarships are funded for the class of 2013. Date: June 24, 1999 3Ob/za/2001 ib: Zb bt)l-a24-2281 LRSD SRO PAGE 01 STUDENT REGISTRATION OFFICE LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 501 SHERMAN ST. LITTLE ROCK AR 72202 PHONE
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De6UA6O Date: # Pages Including Cover Sheet Re: cc: IH COpijL/) jCt-iM, lAA S^ch'o^ P^Ciy r eauleJKs/y. MK..6itob5 i CV. Ul&xj COU tecL UULthArkansas Democrat ^(Bazcttc FRIDAY, JUNE'30, 1995 16 in LR receive $5,000 awards from Stephens Eight students and eight teachers from Little Rock area high schools recently received Stephens scholarships and awards. Each received $5,000 from a trust fund established by ' the brothers Jackson T. Stephens and the late W.R. Witt Stephens in 1985 to encourage and reward excellence in education. The recently graduated seniors who won college scholarships were Tarayn Grizzard of Mount SL Mary Academy, Jeffery Meier of Catholic High School, Rebecca King and Elbert Traister of Central High, Hien Bich Chu of J.A. Fair High, Anan- di Sheth of Hall High, Carmen Korehbandi of Parkview Magnet High and Adrien Lewis of McClellan High. The teachers who got cash awards were Brenda Futrell and Phyllis Caruth from Central High, Judith Pickering from Fair High, Mary Joan I ' Gage and Leola Norman
from Hall High, Wanda Bask- I ins from McClellan High, Patricia from Treadway Parkview Magnet High and Maureen Stover from Mount St. Mary Academy. __ aArkansas Democrat ^(|>azctte 7 smiukuAY, JULY 15,1995 Cowrtght o Lfttle Roch News[pere, ln& 318 LR graduates win scholarships Members of Little Rock School Districts Class of 1995 will get more than $4 million in college ' scholarships. I ac- In the district, 318 students accepted 413 scholarships to attend colleges and universities across the state and nation, district spokesman Dina Teague said Parkview Arts and Sciences Magnet High School reported the highest college-going rate this year, with 91 percent 230 stu- dents of the graduating class planning to attend college next year. Seventy-eight Parkview students got 113 scholarships worth $1.15 million. or the district, 67 percent, or 1.^, of those graduating indicated they would go to college At Central High School, 120 students got 158 scholarships worth $1.48 million, Teague said A total of 334 Central students or 65 percent of the class, are college-bound. At Hall High, 176 students 65 percent of the graduates also intend to attend college. Thirty- three Hall graduates got 45 scholarships worth $318,798. Sixty-three percent of the graduates at McClellan High. 146 students. plan to attend college. Forty-five McClellan students got 45 scholarships worth $601,432. Fifty-two percent of J.A. Fair High's graduating class, 142 students, indicated they will attend college. Forty-two Fair students got 52 scholarships worth $485,000Arkansas Democrat ^azetfe"-' ^FRIDAY, JUNE 211996 " - ....................... High schools name honored graduates Jennifer L. West, 17, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert West of Little Rock, graduated as valedictorian of Hall High School. She will attend Rice University in the fall. Lana R. Davis, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Davis of Little Rock, was saiutatorian. She will attend Hendrix College.Arkansas Democrat | FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1999 Dninncml Ga/fltp Inc School Board Scholarships j toWP^Qh DIATI * Continued from Page 1B p'Avi-i-A b(^d would determine how to use aify' leftover funds after the scholar- to allot cash for college BY TRACY COUKAGE .ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE ships are funded for the class of 2013. ^District administrators hope the scholarships will motivate more stu- dents to pursue their education beyond high school. ?Its one of putting a carrot out there as a verj' positive kind of moti- vaiHon particularly for children who Little Rock students who just hhve been underrepresented within ' completed the sixth grade would be th^ whole move of trying to make j the first students eligible to receive sure our young people have the college money from the school dis- types of sldlls and knowledge that trict under a proposal the School irill benefit them in their future, Board will consider next Thursday. Superintendent Les Gamine said. ^Eligible students must have at- The proposal, if approved, would
-require the district to set aside $1.4 tended a racially identifiable ele- ' million over the ne.xt 14 years to give mentary school, graduated from a college scholarships to students who Little Rock School District high attend a raciallv identifiable ele- school and be accepted to a post-sec- , mentarv school and graduate from ondary college, university or career-
'..................... technical school. Neither financial i a high school within the district Racially identifiable schools are nor grade-point averages those where black students repre- affect a students eligibility. *-------------------------. ..Students who attend a racially sent more than 90 percent of all stu- dents. Based on the districts October 1998 enrollments, those schools include Badgett (93 percent black), Cloverdale (93 percent), Franklin (93 percent). Garland (92 percent), Mitchell (95 percent). Rightsell (96 percent) and Watson (95 percent) elementary schools. White students attending those schools also would be eligible, said Brady Gadbeny, special assistant to the superintendent. identifiable elementary school for aWeast slx years would receive the ma-ximum scholarship amount for that year. Students who attend a r^ially identifiable school for at least three years but less than sLx would receive a partial amount 'The amount of the one-time : award would vary with the number
ofy eligible students and available i ftfliding each year, Gadberrj said. '.Based on this past yeaPs sixth- grade enrollment, a 60 percent rate 1 zxvx+xx n ++ xx xx x3 x xx x* xxxa* /xxxx. ' The idea of offering post-sec- gg students attending post-sec- ondary scholarships to students ondary education and a 15 percent who attend predominantly black el- attrition rate of students who leave ementary schools surfaced more the district before graduating, about than a decade ago and is written 127 students would qualify for schol- into e districts Desegregation and arships, Gadberry said. Education Plan. r.A scholarship committee would In .April, the School Board asked determine the yearly amount of district officials to develop and im- money to be awarded and notify eli- plement a scholarship program that gible students. would be maintained at least until Students could use the money for the graduation of students who start tuition, books, room and board and kindergarten during the 2000-2001 other education expenses, but they school year. would have to do so within one year The proposal under consideration of high school graduation. The monnext 'Thursday goes a step further by would be paid directly to the postsecondary school the student selects. putting a price tag on the proposal. District administrators have recommended the district set aside $125,000 out of the remainder of the 1998-99 budget and then $100,000 yearly for the next 13 years. The -~The scholarships would not be limited to students attend!^ Arkansas colleges and universities. I think that would narrow the selection for recipients, School Board member Katherine Mitchell money could come from either uj youre going to assist vate (|onati(^ or d^nc^o^ey. ^e students, it doesn't matter where I see. CHOLARSHIPS, f^age 10B t^gy gg^ jg^g jjjgy gg nWEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2001 Arkansas Oemocrat-Gazette/BENJAMIN KRAIN Little Rock School District Superintendent Dr. Leslie Gamine (left) listens as Elspeth Simpson, a senior at Pulaski Academy, along with seniors from other Little Rock high schools (background), accepts a 2001 Stephens Award on Tuesday at a ceremony for recipients of the $5,000 scholarship. Seven students and six teachers received the honors provided by The City Education Trust. The trust, which was formed by Jack and Witt Stephens, honors outstanding academic performance. 7 students, 6 teachers recognized 13 from Little Rock receive scholarships, awards from Stephens program ARKANSAS DEMOtRAT-GAZETTE Seven high school seniors and six teachers, all from Little Rock, were honored Tuesday as 2001 Stephens Award recipients. The award program grants each student a $5,000 scholarship and makes similar cash awards to exceptional high school teachers. Scholarships and awards are provided by The City Education Trust. Jackson T. Stephens and the late W.R. Witt Stephens formed the trust in 1985 with proceeds from the sale of the Stephenses interest tn Riverside Cable Television Co. Student winners, their parents and the schools they attend are
Adrienne Edison, daughter of Steve and Paulette Edison, Hall High School
Andrew P. Hart, son of Robert M. and Evelyn Hart, Catholic High School
Elizabeth McCarthy, daughter of Richard and Suzanne McCarthy, Mount St. Mary Academy
Samir Shah, son of Drs. Hemendra and Sushma Shah, Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School
Elspeth Simpson, daughter of Harold and Ellen Simpson, Pulaski Academy
Stephanie Wood, daughter of Doug and Tommie Sue Wood, Central High School
Andrew Dennis Yancey, son of Larry and Eve Yancey, Central High School. Instructor recipients are
James D. Boles, a science teacher from Walnut Valley Christian Academy
Virginia R. Cooper, an art history teacher from Central High
Marianne Wynne Ligon, a Latin teacher from Central High
Jane Stuart Meadows, a chemistry teacher from Hall High
Linda Haney Muldrow, an English, speech and theater teacher from Mount St. Mary Academy
and Doug Reed, a physics teacher from Pulaski Academy. ettc SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2005 3B Scholarships stem from desegregation talks BY CYNTHIA HOWELL ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE An idea hatched during negotiations in the 1980s aimed at helping settle the Pulaski County school desegregation lawsuit will become a reality this spring when scholarships are awarded for up to 120 graduating students who years ago attended nearly allblack elementary schools in the Little Rock School District. The 25,700-student district is on the brink of exiting the 22- year-old federal school desegregation lawsuit. But district officials say carrying out the scholarship program between now and 2013 is the fulfillment of a promise. Im not aware of any other school district that offers anything like this, Jo Evelyn Elston, the districts director of pupil I services, said recently. Certainly this is part of our good-faith covenant with the citizens. The one-year, nonrenewable scholarships will range from $945 for those who attended a racially identifiable elementary school for three years to as much as $1,350 for those who attended such schools for at least six years. The district defines a racially identifiable school as one where at least 90 percent of the enrollment is black on Oct. 1 of the school year. When the scholarship policy went into effect, seven schools met the definition: Badgett, Franklin, Garland, Mitchell, Rightsell, Rockefeller and Stephens elementaries, said Marian Lacey, assistant superintendent for secondary education. Over the next few years, the list may vary slightly. Officials will review the demographic shifts at the schools over time. While students had to attend a nearly all-black elementary school to be eligible for the scholarship, a scholarship recipient can be of any race or ethnic group. Besides having attended a racially identifiable school, a scholarship recipient must be a graduate of a Little Rock high school and must be accepted to an accredited two- or four-year postsecondary educational institution by the second semester of the academic year after the high school graduation year. The scholarship money is paid directly to the school for tuition or other expenses. The idea of the scholarship program was raised in the late 1980s during settlement talks among the three Pulaski County school districts and representatives of the all-black class known as the Joshua intervenors. A provision to explore the use of a trust fund to provide college scholarship incentives to students who attended the nearly allblack elementaries was included among myriad other provisions in a desegregation plan finalized in 1992. In 1998, the districts desegregation plan was rewritten. A provision directed the district to establish or participate in a program to provide scholarships to those who attended racially identifiable elementaries. That led to a School Board policy in April 1999 directing the administration to develop and implement the scholarship program, which is to be maintained at least until the graduation of the class that began kindergarten in 2000-01. The Little Rock district contributed $125,000 a year for five years to the scholarship fund. From last year on, the yearly contribution will be $100,000. The amount to each student will vary from year to year depending on the size of the pool of eligible students. The district will spend $145,000 on scholarships for the Class of 05. The district flags and tracks students who have the potential to receive the scholarships, said Elston, the pupil services director. School counselors are to remind the students yearly that they are in line for the money and encour- . age them to work toward a higher education. This is an important new addition to our list of scholarships, Gloria Blakney, a counselor at McClellan Hi^ School, said recently. She estimated that 30 McClellan students may take advantage of the scholarships this year. This is something that will afford a wide variety of kids access to a scholarship, she said. Its not based on ACT scores or grade-point averages, which so many scholarships are. This is available to a broad range of kids, all of them very deserving of it. Thomas Pride, 18, a senior at McClellan, attended Franklin Elementary School from kindergarten through sixth grade before moving to Forest Heights Middle School and McClellan. Pride said he hopes to get several scholarships but is happy to have this one almost in hand. He has applied for the award and wants to use it at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia. This is going to help me finance my future, Pride said. r *'
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