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The attached copy is up to date as of today, March 6, 1995. The next revision will be around the end of the week. Copy to: Ann Brown//i'll Date: March 6, 1995 To: Judy Magness From: Subject: Court Orders ?Vy.\u0026lt;4nn Brown In Judge Wrights most recent order (regarding the LRSD budget and the March 24,1995 hearing), she referred to two previous orders, one dated December 30,1992 and the other August 26,1993. Since both of those orders pre-date your election to the LRSD Board, I thought you would want to read them for yourself. So here they are. Ive also sent them to Linda Pondexter because, since she hasnt been on the board too long, I wasnt sure whether she was aware of them. Both of these orders are very important documents which LRSD administrators should have taken into account (along with the desegregation plan and other court orders) as they considered proposals for initial budget cuts and business cases. The mandates contained in these orders should have been included in the LRSD audits which the district has filed with the court. (I know that the importance of the McClellan Advisory Committee is in the October 25, 1993 LRSD audit.) These audits, for which Russ Mayo is responsible, are the means by which the district is to stay on top of court orders and other desegregation directives. The audits are to be accurate, accruing catalogues of desegregation obligations culled from the desegregation plans, hearings, ODM reports, and court orders from month to month. It does not take a lawyer to either do or keep up with the audits. (In my office, the assistant office manager keeps our audits current\nI set the expectation and model for these audits being used as part of our daily life at ODM.) A histoiy of good faith on the part of the LRSD is crucial to \"getting out of court.\" When the district gives even the appearance of willfully disregarding Court orders, good faith goes down the drain. Also, ignoring the plan or Court orders invariably results in wasted time and embarrassment for the LRSD. And, because John Walker currently has a motion before the Court to hold the LRSD in contempt for failing to follow the desegregation plans and court orders, sanctions against the district could also result./r/. 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 March 9, 1995 Mr. John Riggs, IV J.A. Riggs Tractor Company P.O. Box 1399 Little Rock, AR 72203 Dear John: Thank you for your fax, which I received this morning while I was in my office. I appreciate your suggestion for convening a committee to help name experts and issues to address in future hearings on desegregation progress. However, Judge Wright has been very clear that she does not envision anything that approaches a public referendum on the desegregation plans. Since you were in the courtroom this morning, you probably heard the Judge's response to Mrs. Hendrix's inquiry regarding public input. While citizens are free to call me to talk over concerns and suggestions, or to communicate their ideas to counsel, I will follow the procedures for identifying potential witnesses that Judge Wright outlined this morning. Sincerely yours, lA Ann S. Brown i_i\\bD ur I \nUt-r K , j0: H01 riAR 14 \"95 11:24  i!\u0026gt; \u0026gt; 3 Little Rock School District 810 WEST MARKHAM STREET LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201 SUPERINTEP4DENTS OFTICE FAX (501) 324-2146 DATE TO FROM SENDERS PHONE # SUBJECT SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: No. of pages (including cover page) Fax Phone No. OlPQ Speed Dial IT School Bale Bradv Cloverdale Dodd Fair Park Forest Park Fulbright Geyer Springs (Resubmitted) Jefferson Meadowciiff Otter Creek Pulaski Heights Terry Watson Western Hills Woodruff FOCUSED ACTIVITIES 1995-96 Date Submitted Date Approved Amt Funded November 22 October 6 September 8 (1st) February 1 (2nd) ( December 8 January 17 February 7 February 10 December 6 (1st) January 17 (2nd) October 18 October 3 September 2 (Isi) October 4 (2nd) March 2 February 2 (2nd) December 13 (1st) January 9 (2nd) February 9 December 12 November 28 October 17 February 13 December 12 January 23 February 20 February 13 December 12 February 20 October 31 October 31 October 31 March 6 February 6 January 23 February 20 December 19 510,000 510,000 510,000 I 510,000 $8,700 (partial) 58,886 (partial) I 510,000 57.070 (partial) 52.852 I 510,000 510,000 510,000 57,900 (partial) 510,000_________ 55,102.20 (partial) 52,686 (partial) 510,000 TOTAL: $135,296.20ACADEMIC PROGRESS INCENTIVE GRANT - SECONDARY 1995-96 School Date Submitted Date Approved Amt Funded Central Hall Pulasld Hgts. January 25 January 9 March 2 January 30 January 9 March 6 $10,000 $10,000 $1,700 (partial) TOTAL: $21,700 ACADEMIC PROGRESS INCEimVE GRAxNT - ELEMENTARY School Date Submitted Date Approved Amt Funded Bale Brady Pulaski Hgts. Watson Woodruff February 14 February 14 February 22 February 27 February 14 February 20 February 20 February 27 March 6 February 20 $5,000 $5,000 $600 (partial) $5,000 $5,000 TOTAL: $20,600Little Rock School District RECEIVED To: From: Date: Subject: MEMORANDUM Ann Brown Russ Mayo March 21,1995 Memorandum of March 10,1995 MAR 2 1 1995 Office of Desegregation Monitoring I have researched questions from your March 10 memorandum. The subject of that memorandum was the Report to Office of Desegregation Monitoring on the Districtwide Recruitment Plan, November 11,1994. Unfortunately, the author of that document, Jearmette Wagner, is no longer with us. So my answers are limited. I was told by Dina Teague, Communications Specialist, that Jeannette prepared and sent this document to you as stated in my earlier response. I am uncomfortable to learn that you did not receive it. Considering the date of the document, this was the period of time when Jearmette was about to take another position outside of the school district. Dina was attempting to carry much of the responsibility until a replacement for Jearmette was found. Notice the date of the attached memorandum about Becky Rather assuming districtwide recruitment responsibilities. This was during this same time period. Nothing has changed from this memorandum. Becky is responsible still for districtwide recruitment. While I did not see this document until it was sent to you recently, I am aware that the table, LRSD Recruitment Needed by School, reflects inconsistencies. I am uncertain as to why. I do remember a discussion that concluded with the + sign meaning that additional students could be recruited beyond the number given. As I understood the discussion, the number itself is the minimum necessary to achieve balance. Had I been aware that you did not receive this document in November, I would have requested a revision with updated numbers and accurate listings. I note the two day difference in dates on the survey cards, as you have. I can not be certain about why the difference exists. As you probably know, a date like that on the survey card usually reflects the computer print date and helps us know the latest revision. Occasionally, I type documents, with attachments, dated the day I type them. I ask others to review the document. That can take several days. If 1 revise an attachment, I may not change the date of the document. Thus, the revision date and the date of the document may be different. Attch: (1) C: Dr. Henry P. Williams, SuperintendentLittle Rock School District MEMORANDUM T o: Becky Rather, Coordinator of Parent Recruitment From: Russ Mayo, Associate Superintendent Date: November 20,1994 Subject: District-Wide Recruitment Responsibilities Attachment / As you may know by now, Jeanette Wagner has resigned as Director of Communications. Her last day will be November 30. Though the position is advertised, time will be required to interview and acclimate the new person. Currently, we are estimating that the new person will join us no later than January 16. Unfortunately, that person will begin in the middle of the busiest part of our recruitment season. Once in the position, that person will need time to learn policies and procedures of the district. Dina Teague will assume temporarily the responsibilities of the communications department and have no responsibility for recruitment beyond assisting in having materials printed. As a result, 1 am asking you to take full responsibility for implementing the LRSD District-Wide Recruitment Plan beginning immediately until further notice. You have the experience and were involved in writing the plan. Please include in your responsibilities the revising and writing of all printed materials noted in the plan. 1 suggest that you establish a tickler system for reminding you of what must be done when. 1 suggest also that you meet with Jeanette before she leaves to make the transition as smooth as possible. The recruitment plan is specific about when things are to be done. Please let me review anything you write or revise that will be sent to district employees or to our patrons. This includes any memoranda. One responsibility not in the recruitment plan is the bimonthly updating of the Bi-Racial Committee on incentive school recruitment. The next update is due at the January 10 meeting. Meetings are held the first Tuesday of the month, except January. With your experience in communications and in recruitment, 1 am confident that we can continue executing our recruitment plan without missing a step. Let me know if you meet obstacles or need me to speak to the topic in principals meetings, council meetings, etc. Deana Keathley will schedule a meeting soon which will include you and Dina Teague. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss recruitment and communication concerns during the transition period. C: Dr. Henry P. Williams, Superintendent Superintendents Council Dina Teague, Communications Assistant Ann Brown, Monitor Chris Heller, LRSD AttorneyCo^T'plc^t A  FRIDAY, ELDREDGE \u0026amp; CLARK HERSCHEL H. FRIDAY. P.A. ROBERT V. LIGHT, P.A. WILLIAM H. SUTTON. P.A. JAMES W. MOORE BYRON M. EISEMAN. JR.. P.. JOE 0. BELL. P.A. JOHN C. ECHOLS. P.A. JAMES A. BUTTRV. P.A. FREDERICK S. UR8ERY. P.A. H.T. LARZELERE. P.A. OSCAR E. DAVIS. JR.. P.A. A PARTNERSHIP OF INDIVIDUALS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS ATTORNEYS AT LAW 2000 FIRST COMMERCIAL BUILDING 400 WEST CAPITOL LITTLE ROCK. ARKANSAS 72201*3493 JAMES C. CLARK. iR THOMAS P. LEGGETT. P.A. JOHN DEWEY WATSON. P.A. PAUL S. BENHAM IM. P.A. LARRY W. BURKS. P.A. A. WYCKtIFF NISBET. JR.. P.A. JAMES EDWARD HARRIS, P.A. J. PHILLIP MALCOM. P.A. JAMES M. SIMPSON. P.A. MEREDITH P. CATLETT, P.A. JAMES M. SAXTON. P.A. J. SHEPHERD RUSSELL III. P.A. DONALD H. BACON. P.A. WILLIAM THOMAS BAXTER. P.A. WALTER A. PAULSON 11. P.A. BARRY E. COPLIN. P.A. RICHARD 0. TAYLOR. P.A. JOSEPH B. HURST. JR.. P.A. ELIZABETH J. ROBBEN. P.A. CHRISTOPHER HELLER. P.A. LAURA HENSLEY SMITH. P.A. ROBERT S. SHAFER. P.A. WILLIAM M. GRIFFIN III. P.A. THOMAS N. ROSE. P.A. MICHAEL S. MOORE, P.A. DIANE S. MACKEY. P.A. WALTER M. EBEL Ml. P.A. TELEPHONE 601-376*201 1 FAX NO. 601*376*2147 March 23, 1995 7.1 |995 Office of Desesresaton\nv!cfiorjng KEVIN A. CRASS. P.A. WILLIAM A. WAOOELL. JR.. P CLYDE *TA8* TURNER. P.A. CALVIN J. HALL. P.A. SCOTT J. LANCASTER. P.A. JERRY L. MALONE. P.A. M. GAYLE CORLEY. P.A. ROBERT B. BEACH. JR.. P.A. J. LEE BROWN. P.A. JAMES C. BAKER. JR.. P.A. H. CHARLES GSCHWENO, JR.. P HARRY A. LIGHT. P.A. SCOTT H. TUCKER. P.A. JOHN CLAYTON RANDOLPH. P GUY ALTON WADE. P.A. PRICE C. GARDNER J. MICHAEL PICKENS TONIA P. JONES DAVID 0. WILSON JEFFREY H. MOORE ANDREW T. TURNER JOHN RAY WHITE DAVID M. GRAF CARLA G. SPAINHOUR JOHN C. FENOLEY. JR. ALLISON GRAVES BAZZEL JONANN C. ROOSEVELT R. CHRISTOPHER LAWSON GREGORY O. TAYLOR TONY L. WILCOX FRAN C. HICKMAN BETTY J. OEMORY COUNBEL WILLIAM J. SMITH WILLIAM A. ELDREDGE. JR.. P.A B.8. CLARK WILLIAM L. TERRY WILLIAM L. PATTON. JR., P.A. VRITIR** DIRECT NO. (6011 370-1606 \\ Mr. Sam Jones WRIGHT, LINDSEY \u0026amp; JENNINGS 2200 Worthen Bank Bldg. 200 West Capitol Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. Steve Jones JACK, LYON \u0026amp; JONES, P.A. 3400 Capitol Towers Capitol \u0026amp; Broadway Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. John Walker JOHN WALKER, P.A. 1723 Broadway Little Rock, AR 72206 Mr. Richard Roachell ROACHELL and STREETT 401 West Capitol, Suite 504 Little Rock, AR 72201 Re: LRSD V. PCSSD Dear Counsel: I have enclosed for your consideration some proposed modifications or refinements to the LRSD Desegregation Plan. The LRSD desegregation office has conducted an initial review and analysis of these proposals. Please review these proposals so that we may have the benefit of your responses before the desegregation office makes a final recommendation to the superintendent. I request that each party provide a written or verbal response to these proposals within two weeks. Please let me know if that will not be possible. I will be happy to meet with any of you or ail of you and to provide any additional information that may be helpful to your review of these proposals. You: Christ' er eller CJH/kEnc cc: Ann Brown Dr. Henry P. Williams Dr. Russ Mayo05032302 Date: March 23, 1995 To: Fred Smith From: Bill Mooney AM Subject: Finance Analysis Model We both know that the financial situation of the district makes sound decision-making critical to the future. As resources become increasingly strained, decision-makers operate with less margin for error. The chance of making a good decision is increased by having useful information readily available. The main purpose of the Program Budget Document is to link program accomplishments with program expenditures so we would have better information to guide the district. We must always seek better ways of collecting data and analyzing it into useful information. One of the better ways might be the Finance Analysis Model. I want to share the attached pamphlet with you, and get your thoughts into further investigation of this model. Since the model is PC-based, it could probably run in our existing environment. Such a tool might assist the administration, Board, and community in making better decisions. The model has something of a history around Little Rock. Last year, Ann Brown and I encouraged Gene Wilhoit to look into using the models forerunner, the Micro-Finance Model, statewide. Additionally, one of the authors of the model, Sheree Speakman, was the lead person on the Coopers \u0026amp; Lybrand study conducted for the district. I would bet she used some of her experience from that project as material for the model. Please read the pamphlet, then let me know what you think. I will be glad to help you in any way I can. Copy to: Ann Brown Hank Williamsc.c: 'ia/ 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\nMarch 27, 1995 To: Hank Williams From: Subject: m Brown Information on Board Retreats I noticed in both the January and Februaiy Project Management Tools that the district had reported the outcomes of the Board retreat held on January 24, 1995. I would appreciate your sending me a copy of that report. Also, I read that you had determined the need for an additional Board retreat, but I havent heard whether any date had been set. Will there be another retreat during this budget cycle? If so, when? Thanks for the information.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: March 30, 1995 To: From: Mark Milhollen, Manager of Financial Services Little Rock School District oily Ramer, Office Manager I- Through: ^V.Ann S. Brown. Federal Monitor Subject: ODMs 1994-95 Budget Attached is a copy of ODMs 1994-95 budget and the court orders adopting that budget. You will note on page two of the annotated budget that LRSDs share, after the 1993-94 credit, is $175,061.00. Our records indicate that from July 1, 1994 through February 28, 1995, ODM salaries paid through the district have totaled $304,379.56, resulting in $129,318.56 more than LRSDs portion of our 1994-95 budget. Enclosed you will find a check to reimburse the district for that amount. Hereafter, by the 15th of each month, beginning in April, you wiU receive a check to reimburse ODMs salaries for the previous month. When LRSDs 1994-95 books are closed, please send me a year-to-date print-out of each ODM employees salary, social security taxes, and benefits. For your information, I am including a breakdown of the enclosed check: Salaries FICA Insurance Total Regular Payroll 278,105.50 18,101.54 4,702.89 300,909.93 Supplemental Payroll 3,223.06 246.57 -0- 3,469.63 Total 281,328.56 18,348.11 4,702.89 304,379.56 If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call. Thank you.f LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT Planning, Research and Evaluation TO: Ms. Estelle Mattliis, Deputy Superintendent Dr. Russell Mayo, Associate Superintendent Mr. Dennis Snider, Assistant Superintendent, Secondaiy Dr. Richard Hurley, Director of Human Resources i/Ms. Ann Brown, Office of Desegregation Monitoring Mr. Jerry Malone, LRSD Attorney Mr. John Walker, Joshua Intervenors Attorney RECEh^SD fromO La^' r. Robert Glowers, Director APR 7 1995 RE: Chapter 1 Information for Secondary Schools from School Profiles Oificu oi Dosenropalion MQinicriiig DATE: April 6, 1995 Enclosed is the Chapter 1 enrollment information for those LRSD secondary schools that have Chapter 1. (Some secondary schools do not have Chapter 1 programs). As you may recall. Chapter 1 information for secondary schools was not available on February 20, 1995, when the school profiles for the second semester were provided to you. This data is current as of the printing date of March 17, 1995. As you know, the enrollment for these programs is constantly changing, and updates are made periodically as the information becomes available from the schools. If you have any questions regarding this data, please contact Dr. Paul J. Smith at 324-2120. RLC:pjs Enclosure cc\nDr. Henry P. Williams SchoPr_2.Doc01 LRSD GIFTED , CHAPTER/PROGRAMS ENROLLMENT 03/17/95 SCHOOL\n007 DUNBAR INT'L STUDIES MAGNET JH Program Black Male Black White White Other Other Total Female Male Female Male Female Count % Black Gifted/Talented 38 50 39 77 5 3 212 41.5% Chapter 1 Reading 78 49 6 3 1 0 137 92.7%01 LRSD GIFTED f, CHAPTER/PROGRAMS ENROLLMENT 03/17/95 SCHOOL: 009 FOREST HEIGHTS JR HIGH SCHOOL Program Black Male Black White White Female Male Other Other Female Male Total Female Count % Black Gifted/Talented 34 65 22 15 0 2 138 71.7% Chapter 1 Reading 58 55 2 5 0 0 120 94.2%01 LRSD GIFTED \u0026amp; CHAPTER/PROGRAMS ENROLLMENT 03/17/95 SCHOOL: 010 PULASKI HEIGHTS JUNIOR HIGH Program Black Male Black White White Other Other Total Female Male Female Male Female Count % Black Gifted/Talented 36 51 69 85 3 0 244 35.7% Chapter 1 Reading 72 54 4 0 0 0 130 96.9%01 LRSD GIFTED \u0026amp; CHAPTER/PROGRAMS ENROLLMENT 03/17/95 SCHOOL: Oil SOUTHWEST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Program Black Male Black White White Other Other Female Male Female Male Total Female Count % Black G1fted/Talented 30 37 4 10 2 0 83 80.7% Chapter 1 Reading 45 55 5 2 3 3 113 88.5%01 LRSD GIFTED \u0026amp; CHAPTER/PROGRAMS ENROLLMENT 03/17/95 SCHOOL: 013 HENDERSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Program Black Male Diack White White Other Other Female Male Total Female Male Female Count % Black Gi fted/Talented 62 73 34 31 3 4 207 65.2% Chapter 1 Reading 77 55 3 0 1 0 136 97 . 1%01 LRSD GIFTED \u0026amp; CHAPTER/PROGRAMS ENROLLMENT 03/17/95 SCHOOL: 015 CLOVERDALE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Program Black Male Black White White Other Other Female Male Total Female Male Female Count % Black Gif ted/Talented 21 35 9 2 0 0 67 83.6% Chapter 1 Reading 07 60 11 5 0 0 171 90.6%LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE Date: To: From: Re: 810 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 324-2012 March 30, 1995 Ann Brown, Federal Monitor Henry P. J^ni^nl^p^^nifeident Requested Information WKS. /SD APR 3 1995 Office Ct Desssi .ng This is in response to your request for information, dated March 27,1995. The board retreat conducted on January 24,1995, was for the purpose of improving internal board relationships. There were no minutes taken and all board members agreed that the session should be conducted in confidentiality. A reporter from the newspaper attended the meeting for a short time early in the day, but excused herself from the meeting because of the sensitive nature of the planned discussion. There is, therefore, no report. A follow-up to this retreat is tentatively scheduled for April 29, 1995. If the decision is made to hold this session, we will let you know as soon as the plans are final. Im sure the board will also be conducting worksessions as we follow through with this years budgeting process. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or if I can provide additional information.Little Rock School District Board Retreat January 24,1995 Sponsored by New Futures for Little Rock Youth Facilitated by Center for Leadership in School Reform Phillip Schlechty, President Marty Vowels, Vice President Agenda Anticipated Outcomes:  The superintendent and the board will have reviewed present operations and, where appropriate, made changes in those operations.  The superintendent and the board will have increased their understanding of the nature of the issues the board must address in the future.  The superintendent and the board will have developed strategies for dealing with those issues.  The superintendent and the board will establish a framework to assist the board in making the tough decisions it will face. 11:00 a.m.. Welcome and Overview Framing the Roles of School Boards and Superintendents Individual Assessment of Board Operations 12:30 p.m. Lunch Group Analysis of the Assessment Establishing a Framework for Operations and Decision Making ) 6:00 p.m. Next Steps 6:30 p.m. Adjournment Center for Leadership in School Reform 1.19-95 lr-ioOffice 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: April 12, 1995 To: Sterling Ingram, Associate to the Deputy Superintendent Little Rock School District 3s. From: Melissa Guldia,' lociate Monitor Subject: Job Descriptions for Instructional Aides On April 10, 1995, you testified in District Court that the LRSD had prepared a job description for the position of instructional aide several years ago. Could you please send me a copy of that job description, as well as those you may have for other types of aides such as: supervision. Writing to Read, computer, and the like? Please forward that information to me by Friday, April 21, 1995. Thank you for your attention to this matter.Fl i jj Ac 1 a 1995 LmuE Rock School District OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OffiCS or DeScCJi'tQSij: April 13, 1995 Ann Brown, Federal Monitor Office of Desegregation Monitoring Heritage West Building 201 East Markham, #510 Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Ms. Brown: In John Walkers parting remarks in court Monday, he suggested that we were moving toward segregated staffs and were out of compliance with the racial balance of two of the districts departments\nthe student assignment office and information services. Since his allegations were not refuted in court, I want to offer the following information as evidence of how carefully we are balancing the administrative services of the district STUDENT ASSIGNMENT OFFICE 1993-94 1994-95 POSITION TOTAL V/ TOTAL I tvicriitOMiK^ B W B Student Assignment Coordinator Information Management Coordinator 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Parent Recruiter 2 2 1 1 2 Student Assignment Assistant 4 1 5 3 2 5 Secretary 1 1 1 1 TOTAL 4 6 10 5 5 10 810 West Markham Street  Little Rock, .Arkansas 72201  (501) 334-2000 Ann Brown April 14, 1995 Page 2 INFORMATION SERVICES 1993-94 1994-95 POSITION B W TOTAL B W TOTAL Manager - Systems Development Manager - Computer Operations Computer Electronics Technician Computer Operator Programmer Analyst Systems Analyst Training Coordinator Secretary 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 TOTAL 6 6 12 7 5 12 If you have any questions regarding this information, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Henry P. Williams Superintendent of Schools \u0026amp; 1 Lrio APR i 8 19'^5 \u0026lt; OUice of iDesogrbgaiicn \u0026lt; - LriTLE Rock School Disraicr OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT April 14, 1995 Ann Brown, Federal Monitor Office of Desegregation Monitoring Heritage West Building 201 East Markham, #510 Little Rock, AR 72201 Re: J Suggestion - Creation of an Oversight Committee for Monitoring Operation of Incentive Schools Dear Mrs. Brown: An idea was presented by John Walker during the court session that seemed to \"intrigue\" the Judge. He suggested the formation of an oversight committee as a means of overseeing the management of the Incentive School operations. It would appear that the Judges interest is based on her perception that the LRSD is \"unwilling or unable\" to manage the incentive schools in such a manner that they meet all of the obligations of the incentive schools as required by the desegregation plan. There is also strong intimation that even when the obligations are met, that the district is not managing the schools in such a way as to make them effective for all students by the administrators who are assigned as principals. The impression was left by Mr. Walker that Incentive School principals are incompetent is unfair and does little to promote stability and belief on the part of parents in the Incentive Schools. I believe in the competence of the principals that I have assigned to these schools and their ability to manage them effectively, despite the long history of problems these schools have experienced. I take issue with the notion of creating another oversight, review, or management committee that may possibly interfere with the responsibilities of the board and superintendent in organizing and discharging the obligations of school operations. If a committee of this nature is formed there is the possibility that it will take on an unplanned dimension and become more of a management body, much like that of the Magnet Review Committee. By establishing another committee which essentially has some veto power, it becomes clear that the effectiveness of district administration and the board in the decision-making responsibilities of the district are greatly reduced. While the board and the superintendent are held responsible for the effective operation of the schools, oversight management groups which can, and do, restrict the decision making authority of the district are not accountable for their management decisions. 810 West Markham Street  Little Rock. Arkansas 72201  (501) 324-2000 Ann Brown April 14, 1995 Page 2 Even if we set aside the notion of the ability to manage versus the responsibility for management, the creation of another committee would add another layer of administration to the current organization. Time delays and levels of bureaucracy cause frustration for patrons as well as the people ultimately responsible for the decisions which are reached. It has always been my understanding that a school board, irrespective of court monitoring, should be charged with overseeing the district operations. The superintendent is the boards agent assigned to and responsible for carrying out the day to day operations of the school district. In this case, however, it appears that the boards authority and the superintendents authority are being diluted and fragmented with the establishment of the oversight committees. Therefore, I want to make it clear that I am vehemently opposed to Mr. Walkers suggestion that another committee be formed to oversee the operations of the Incentive Schools. I would rather suggest that if there are concerns that need to be addressed by this administration, that we have more dialogue between the parties where concerns can be expressed. Unfortunately, when we have attempted to have dialogue with the Joshua Intervenors, they have not been amenable to dialogue. Nonetheless, it seems to me that face to face dialogue is a much more desirable manner of dealing with concerns regarding the management of the incentive schools than the establishment of another committee. Considering this, I would hope that Judge Wright is not so intrigued by this idea that she would order the formation of such a committee. Sincerely, Henry P. Williams Superintendent of Schools bjg cc\nChris Heller John Walker1 /'j .7 c-r- 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: April 18, 1995 To: Russ Mayo From: Brown Subject: Registration Figures According to your March 30, 1995 Desegregation Update to the Board of Directors, all student assignment letters were scheduled for mailing by April 17, 1995. Since that date has now passed, please immediately forward to me the following information, current to date: 1. The number of students who have registered for the 1995-96 school year, including new students, returning students, M-to-M transfers, intradistrict transfers, and magnet assignments. Include all kindergartens, four-year-old programs, and other early childhood classes. 2. The number of students by school, grade level, race, and gender. 3. For magnet schools (the original, six stipulation magnets), registration by sending district and the number of vacant magnet seats still remaining by district and by grade level. 4. The number of vacant seats currently remaining at each LRSD school by grade level. 5. The number of attendance zone students who still have not registered for next year, by school attendance zone and grade level. 6. Tlie extent to which the number of students attending school in their home attendance zones has changed up or down from last year, by both number and percentage, for each schools attendance zone. (List and compare the figures for both 1994-95 and 1995-96.) In addition, Id appreciate your clearing up some confusing information that appears on page two of the March 30, 1995 Desegregation Update. Item #1 reads. 'Two years ago by this time, about 1,200 Idndergartners registered. Last year, it was 1,400, and this year it is 1,490. We are doing a better job with advertising pre-registration...\" Yet, the chart immediately following does not reflect the narrative numbers for 1994-95, so the initial impression the table gives is that kindergarten registration is considerably below that of last year. Perhaps the chart mixes the final first-day total kindergarten enrollment for 1994-95 with the preliminary February registration numbers for 1995-96? Please explain.Page Two April 18. 1995 Also on the same page in the Update, the chart depicting four-year-old applications for the 1995- 96 school year does not contain a comparison to 1994-95 numbers from a similar time during last years recruitment period. Therefore, please provide me the total number of black children and white children who had applied for the four-year-old program for the 1994-95 school year at the conclusion of the pre-registration period last year (or at the date which most closely corresponds to the date of the four-year-old information in the Update. Please designate the date of the preliminary 1994-95 numbers as well as those for 1995-96.) Thank you very much.APR 2 0 1995 0ffic3 of Desegreqsiion ivicn'i log LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE 810 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 Date: April 19, 1995 To: Ann Brown, Federal Monitor Offtce of Desegrega^on Monitoring From: He! .ms,^Liperintendent Re: ODM Correspond^ce 3 On a number of occasions you and members of your staff have corresponded directly with employees and staff of the LRSD. While you, as the monitoring arm of the court, have the right to request information from people who work directly for me, I would appreciate the courtesy of receiving copies of all written communications and requests for information directed to my staff unless they are of a personal nature. Thank you for your assistance and cooperation.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: April 24, 1995 To: Hank Williams From: in Brown Subject: ODM Correspondence Ive received your memo of April 19, 1995, in which you ask that my staff and 1 send you copies of all written communications sent from ODM to your staff. Perhaps youre unaware that, in a September 8, 1993 Order, the Court addressed the topic of communication between ODM and the LRSD. That Order was prompted by actions of other LRSD superintendents tliat, like your recent request, were intended to control ODMs communication process. The Order observes that \"free, open, and prompt communication and information-sharing is essential to the monitoring process for which this Court is responsible,\" and then emphasizes that the Court will \"not tolerate any funneling of information through a central office, either in receiving requests from ODM or in forwarding responses to ODM.\" 1 consider copies to your central office to be a form of fiinneling. If you're experiencing communication difficulties with your staff, 1 suggest that you find a solution for those problems within your own organization instead of mine. 1 will not place an additional paperwork burden on my staff by asking them to copy you on ODM correspondence. However, you are certainly free to require your-'own staff to send you copies of any correspondence they receive from ODM.LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE 810 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 1995 mi Date: May 2, 1995 To: Ann Brown, Federal Monitor I From: Heni4 C- WillBi\\qs^ \u0026lt;/ u^rintendent Re: ODM Correspondence I In response to your memorandum of April 24, I would like to provide the following comment. No one is asking you to do any \"funnelling.\" All I asked was for a courtesy copy of correspondence (such as you have forwarded to select board members) that is forwarded to my staff. What is wrong with that? My communications problem is not with my staff, but rather with those who seek to manage and not monitor.n APR 2 0 1995 ffica of OesegregoGon ivton-\no\ning LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE 810 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 Date: April 19, 1995 To: Ann Brown, Federal Monitor Office of Desegrega^on Monitoring From: ffice T P. ms. uperintendent Re: ODM Correspond^ce H On a number of occasions you and members of your staff have corresponded directly with employees and staff of the LRSD. While you, as the monitoring arm of the court, have the right to request information from people who work directly for me, I would appreciate the courtesy of receiving copies of all written communications and requests for information directed to my staff unless they are of a personal nature. Thank you for your assistance and cooperation.Office of Desegregation Monitoring United Stales District Court  Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)376.6200 Fax (501) 3710100 Date: April 21, 1995 To: Sterling Ingram From: /'^^nn Brown Subject: job Descriptions for Aides Tlirough my associate, Melissa Guldin, 1 have received your response to her request to forward to us the job descriptions for aides, which you recently testified had been prepared several years ago. I see that what you sent us are various job announcements for aide positions, which the district posts as a means of publishing job openings. You noted that the district didnt have any job announcement on file for a Writing to Read aide. However, our request was not for job announcements, but for the job descriptions you testified about in court earlier tliis month. In some of our monitoring reports, we have noted the lack of job descriptions for aides, and recommended that the district develop specific, comprehensive job descriptions for all instructional and supervision aides. We have observed that such descriptions would be especially useful at the building level, not only to help delineate job responsibilities during the hiring, orientation, and training process, but also as the basis for performance evaluations and developing professional growth plans. It was this recommendation for developing such job descriptions that Judge Wright was referring to when she asked you .about job descriptions during the hearing. So, please sent us the written job descriptions for aides. Tliank you very much.OF  Gat April 24, 1995 fj 1*1 MAY 1 1995 Dr. Henry Williams, Superintendent Little Rode Public Schools 810 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 3\u0026amp;3 of DessgregaiiCT Monitoring REF\nMrs. Diane Barksdale Dear Dr. Williams\nThank you for allowing us to address you with our recommendation of Mrs. Diane Barksdale, the interim Principal, at Carver Magnet School. We began tins year with mixed emotions as we had on board all new office staff. We appreciated your letting Mrs. Barksdale have the internship and this year to show all of us and yourselves that her qualifications were not mere words on paper but words in action. We have found her easy to work with, attuned to all situations and always ready with solutions to problems that have worked. She has always made hersdf available to us and is more than willing to meet with different committees during school or afterwards. We have not had any instances that we have called upon her that she matte us fed she didn't have the time to consult with us. We feel our school in its excellence has progressed under her leadership. That we have not only survived the change of leadership we have made excellent progress in the same direction in winch we had previously been led. We, as the Patent Teacher Association Executive Board, give her a standing ovation as wdl as a hardy well done. We further solicit your approval to appoint her our permanent replacement this coming year. Mrs. Barksdale has a heart for Carver and fbr it's students andfiKuIty. We feel that we are the Best in the State and are led by the best...Thank you for approving her as our new Principal, we remain Sincerdy, PTA Executive Board George Washii^on Carver Magnet School CC\nL.R. School Board Magnet Review Assistant Superintendents Office of Desegregation MonitoringOffice 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: April 24. 1995 To: Hank Williams From: m Brown Subject: ODM Correspondence Ive received your memo of April 19, 1995, in which you ask that my staff and I send you copies of all written communications sent from ODM to your staff. Perhaps youre unaware that, in a September 8, 1993 Order, the Court addressed the topic of communication between ODM and the LRSD. That Order was prompted by actions of other LRSD superintendents that, like your recent request, were intended to control ODMs communication process. The Order observes that \"free, open, and prompt communication and information-sharing is essential to the monitoring process for which this Court is responsible,\" and then emphasizes that the Court will \"not tolerate any funneling of information through a central office, either in receiving requests from ODM or in forwarding responses to ODM.\" 1 consider copies to your central office to be a form of funneling. If youre experiencing communication difficulties with your staff, 1 suggest that you find a solution for those problems within your own organization instead of mine. 1 will not place an additional paperwork burden on my staff by asking them to copy you on ODM correspondence. However, you are certainly free to require your-'own staff to send you copies of any correspondence they receive from ODM. ^cc: (2^1,5Office 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: April 28, 1995 To: From: Linda Pondexter and Judy Magness in Brown Subject: Business case guidelines At last nights board meeting, I was puzzled by questions and comments that arose about business cases. If I understood correctly, your discussion was whether or not the board should expect to see business cases in conjunction with certain programmatic and position changes that are proposed during the budgeting process. For quite some time now, the Court has routinely required business cases for all programmatic and position changes. Tliat requirement has been clearly specified in several Court Orders. Long-term board members will recall that the district requested assistance from ODM in developing the business case process as one of five short-term district projects in the spring of 1993. Furthermore, die district has led the Court to believe that business cases are a decision-making tool that have been institutionalized within the LRSD. For example. Im enclosing a handout which was developed by district administrators and distributed to employees during the December 6 and 8, 1994 sessions which the district held to train its budget managers in the program planning and budgeting process. Participants were given guidelines that all employees were to follow in using business cases as an integral part of decision-making and planning. When leaders set the expectation that employees will follow certain procedures, it is incumbent upon those leaders to set an example by following those procedures as well. 1 want to stress that the Court requires business cases not as a written exercise in a fill-in-the- blanks format. Rather, business cases represent discipline, thoroughness, and quality in guiding the decision-making process before decisions are made\nthey are not designed to serve as rationalization or justification after decisions are made. The real issue wrapped within the context of business cases is the execution of decision-making in the Little Rock School District. Its also important to keep in mind the link between decision-making, accountability, and public confidence. Solidly-built business cases can do important work for the district they can help the community understand the problems and constraints you face, and they can also demonstrate the level of care and skill you devote to making the decisions that affect so many. Business cases can be an open, honest, and easy way to let the community know-before decisions are final-what changes you are considering. Such openness can help the district avoid even a hint that publicly- accountable officials are making decisions in a clandestine manner.Page Two April 28, 1995 Sure, developing business cases takes time, but time invested in solid decision-making will not only pay off in planning and management terms, but will yield a bonus in public trust. After all, the desegregation plan promises that the district will refrain from springing surprises and that it will work to build a strong, trusting relationship with both its internal and external publics. 1 know that both of you understand how vital that relationship is. If the board should decide to ask the community to support a millage increase, the success of that campaign will doubtlessly be determined by the extent to which the public believes in the dependability, credibility, and integrity of its leadership. Enc. CC: Hank Williamsn^^C^iS t43K.KSH0f^^ In general, a Business Case should be developed when one or more of the following condition(s) exist: Position Changes or Additions  Addition of a position  Deletion of a position  Modification of a position (i.e., when changes in job function are substantial) Monetary Amounts  Any change for a dollar amount exceeding 525,000 Program Changes  Major program changes in philosophy, direction, etc. Superintendents Directive  Business case(s) as directed by the Superintendent bus^reql.docODM MONITORING REPORTS AND FILINGS 6/5/92 1991-92 Incentive Schools Monitoring Report 7/31/92 Monitoring Report on the 91-92 LRSD Four-Year-Old Program 10/8/92 Status Report: LRSD's McClellan High School Business/Communications Magnet Program 11/16/92 1991-92 Monitoring Report on the Biracial Committees 12/18/92 1991-92 Monitoring Report on the Alternative Schools: LRSD, NLRSD, PCSSD 2/26/93 Monitoring Report: NLRHS - West Campus 1992-93 Spirit Teams Recruitment and Selection Process 7/19/93 Monitoring Report: PCSSD School Racial Balance 12/9/93 1992-93 Incentive School Monitoring Report 1/12/94 1993-94 School Racial Balance Monitoring Report: LRSD, NLRSD, PCSSD 9/6/94 Monitoring Report: Involvement in the 1994-95 Principal Selection Process in the LRSD 12/1/94 Letter from Ann Brown to Judge Wright with attached revised business case for the Director of Student Assignment 12/21/94 1993-94 Incentive Schools Monitoring Report ^12/22/94 Monitoring Report: Focused Activities and Academic Progress Incentive Grants in the LRSD 1/19/95 Letter from Ann Brown to Judge Wright with attached 1994-95 MRC budget \u0026gt;^5/17/95 1994-95 Incentive Schools Monitoring Report ^/26/95 Monitoring Report: 1994-95 Four-Year-Old Program in the LRSD 6121/95 Status Report on Achievement Disparity: LRSD, NLRSD, PCSSD Z'V15/95 Status Report on Staffing: Elementary Classroom Teachers in the LRSD, NLRSD, PCSSD 9/20/95 Replacement of Portable Classroom Buildings in the PCSSD Cf- O - o 1^ LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANNING, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DEPARTMENT T X   DATE: January 5, 1995 TO: Bill Mooney, Office of Desegregation Monitoring JAN 1 5 1995 FROM: r, Robert Glowers, Director Office of Desegregation .Moniiorinc RE: Desegregation/Non-Desegregation Extended Program Evaluations Below is a listing of the Desegregation/Non-Desegregation programs that were selected for an extended evaluation. They are listed by program sequence number and program names. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance. SEQ # Program Name 4-Year-Old SEQ # 15 14 ~3~ 227 2^ 24/23 33 231 07 207 213 215 01 228 Academic Incentive Academic Support Communication Services Computerized Transportation Contingencies Data Processing Facilities Family Life/New Futures Federal Programs Gifted and Talented Guidance Services Health Services HIPPY Human Resource Services 13 226 222 223 224 79 78 25/225 203 05 ~2i 204 08 Program Name McClellan Community School New Futures Planning \u0026amp; Evaluation Plant Services Pupil Transport Purchasing Services Rockefeller Early Childhood Romine Interdistrict School Safety and Security Services Special Education Special Education/Learning Staff Development Vocational Education Vocational EducationLittle Rock School District MEMORANDUM To: Principals From: Russ Mayo, Associate Superintendent ^4^ Date: January 6,1995 Subject: LRSD 1995-96 Pre-Registration JAN 9 1994 Clbca of Deseci LRSD 1995-96 PRE-REGISTRATION TIMELINE DATE JANUARY 23-31 JANUARY 23 JANUARY 24 JANUARY 25 JANUARY 30 JANUARY 31 FEBRUARY 6-17 EVENT MAISCH 17 MARCH 27 - JUNEl MARCH 27- APRIL 7 APRIL 3 APRIL 17 \"Check Us Out' Week at LRSD Elementary Schools Open House - Incentive/Interdistrict Schools_______________ Open House - Elementary Magnet Schools_________________ Open House - Secondary Magnet Schools__________________ Open House - Elementary Area Schools___________________ Open House - Secondary Area Schools____________________ PRE-REGISTRATION at all schools and LRSD Student Assignment Office____________________________________ Assignment notification letters mailed for students in grades K-12_________________________________________________ Pre-Registration continues at Area Schools TIME 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. JUNE 2- JULY 21 Desegregation Transfer applications (Secondary students) accepted in Student Assignment Office____________________ Assignment notification letters mailed for 4 year old students Assignment notification letters mailed for secondary Desegregation Transfer applicants________________________ Summer registration at LRSD Student Assignment Office 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. FS[JOB r^. * \"Check Us Out \" Week is a time we have set aside encouraging prospective patrons to tour our elementary schools during school hours. C\nSuperintendent s Council Office of Desegregation Monitoring North Little Rock School District Pulaski County Special School District Joshua Intervenors Knight Intervenors Chris Heller I asatssssss^ .iKafii't!!g^ j^anfAt LrrTLE Rock School District OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT January 6, 1995 Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor Office of Desegregation Monitoring 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Ann, JAN 1 1 1995 OHice of Deseg! As a follow up to my letter of November 11, 1994 regarding the Beacons additional inforaation Initiative, for attachments\n1) you I in am the providing following Little Rock City Board of Directors resolution of support for the Beacons School Initiative and, 2) Little Rock School District Board of Directors resolution of support for the Beacons School Initiative. Both the city board and the school board voted unanimously to support the respective resolutions. Further information will be provided to you as the planning process proceeds. Sincerely, Henirryy PP.. WW\nillies, Superintendent of Schools 810 West Markham Street  Little Rock, Arkansas 72201  (501) 324-2000 Art lAtf .-s 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: January 10, 1995 C To: From: Subject: Pat Price, Early Childhood Education Coordinator Little Rock School District Melissa Guldin,\"Associate Monitor Monitoring Visits to Classes for Four-Year-Olds As you know, early childhood education is an area of great emphasis and importance in the LRSD desegregation plan. This school year marks the first time that the district has operated the full complement of early childhood classes. In order to monitor the program for four-year-olds, we will be visiting a number of early childhood classes. These drop-in visits will be informal, lasting no more than thirty minutes or so. During each visit, we will note areas such as curriculum and instruction, staffing, class size, racial balance, materials and equipment, facilities, and outdoor play areas. I am not publishing a schedule of visitations, but schools may expect a drop-in visit anytime after January 16, 1995. Monitors will not require any special documentation or an interview with the principal or teacher(s). As always, monitors will check in with the office staff before going to classrooms. In addition, we will conduct an exit interview, if the principal requests one. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this monitoring, please contact me. Thank you. cc: Dr. Hank Williams Estelle MatthisRE- LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT PUPIL SERVICES DEPARTMENT JAW 1 6 1995 To: From: January 17, 1995 Safety and Security Task Force Jo Evelyn Elstdn/^irector, Pupil Services Oifice Of Morhjor.iiig Enclosed is a \"clean copy of the Safety and Security Task Force Recommendations Checklist that we reviewed at our January 4, 1995 meeting. refine the draft. Thank you for your comments and suggestions in helping to I will be presenting this information to our Board of Directors at the January 25, 1995 regular board meeting. You are all invited and encouraged to attend. Your support would be appreciated. Thank you again for agreeing to continue to serve on the Task Force. Your commitment to the District and our children sincerely appreciated. is We agreed to meet guarterly. Our next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 5, 1995, 6:00 p.m., in the Boardroom. We hope you can make the January 25th Board meeting. JEE/mab\n:c: LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 1994 SAFETY AND SECURITY TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION CHECKLIST January 12, 1995 A. D. IMPLEMENTED B. PARTIAL IMPLEMENTATION NOT IMPLEMENTED [ C. DEFERRED DOE TO BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS 1. Implement a standardized Violence Prevention curriculum in all schools. 2 . Establish Peer Mediation Program in all schools. Violence Prevention Curriculun Conflict Mediation C D B D A B C A z Central z Z Fair Z z Hall Z Z McClellan Z z Parkview Z z Cloverdale J.H. Z Z Dunbar Z Z Forest Heights Z z Henderson Z Mabelvale J.H. Z Z Mann Magnet Z z Pulaski Heights z J.H. z Southwest Z Z Badgett Z Z Bale Z z Baseline Z z Booker zA B C D A B C D X Brady X X Carver X X Chicot/Ish X X Cloverdale X X Dodd X X Fair Park X X Forest Park X X Franklin X X Fulbright X X Garland X X Geyer Springs X X Gibbs X X Jefferson X X King X X Mabelvale X X McDernott X X Meadowcliff X X Mitchell X X otter Creek X X Pulaski Heights X X Rightsell X X Rockefeller X X Romine X X Terry X X Wakefield X X Washington X X Watson X X Western Hills X X Williams Magnet X X Wilson X X Woodruff X -2-IT ir A A I 3 J . Provide 1g JG event ion and A I 3 D Confli staff. t Mediation Training to a 11 --r X I --r 3 3 5. C D X X C X j * D 3 C D X 1 Educate and Sensitize all Teachers and Staff to the correlation between students being fully engaged in a positive educational experience and the low incidence of those students becoming involved in violent or disruptive school behavior. Provide Conflict Resolution Training to parents and students involved in violent or disruptive behavior. a. Require students involved in weapons violations and who commit acts of violence resulting in a L.T. suspens ion/expu Is ion to attend conflict resolution training as a condition reinstatement. b. Teach conflict resolution skills t for to all students assigned to in-school suspension because of physica**. verbally aggressive benavior. 6. Expand the District's Alternative School Program to provide a variety of educational options to meet the Educational, Personal/Social and Career needs of At-Risk Students. 7. Locate and utilize additional community resources. Designate one person in the District to be responsible for developing a comprehensive directory of community resources and serve 3s indistrict contact for referral assistance to Little Rock School District staff. -3-5 I:' ii T ! T -cc DI 11 co sccondarv I r 1554-95 II I li li school vear and to all eemen extent ary chools to the 3 D 5 . ir li ir T n I I r I I II i: 1! Il Prov Staf trail ie Violence Prevention Development and to all ittle Rook School District employees. A 8 D ! ! X ! li p I i I II 10. Strenpthen Parental Ivenent in the schools. 8 D n 11. ' X I T A I I Create and maintain an ongoing Safety and Security Task Force. 3 h I.. I X I i + I A 3 h X I I  I D I I |l I D I 1 -4- 12. Enhance school bus safety. Utilize transportation department security personnel to make random scans on school buses. 13. Develop safe school plans distrcctwide.A B X I I I X i) A B C D a. i I i X b. c. X I X d. e. f. X X X . De 1 t f.1 . ~p]eneat or d i n po i Hid n.indatc-\nn 11 1 A. Request Li Department tie Roch Pc lice to enforce loitering law round school canpuses. B. Request Alert Center assigned police officer be allowed to monitor school grounds in areas where Alert Centers and schools are in close proximity. 15. Establish \"Target Hardening Procedures\". a. Selective fencing around school campus area. b. Locked doors. c. Rearrangement of existing facilities for better security. d. Use of cameras \u0026amp; mirrors. e. Safe environment design for new or remodeled facilities. f. Trimming of large shrubbery and trees to limit hiding places. A B C D X 1 16. Enhance Metal Scanning Procedure. B C D X 17. Study the feasibility and advisability of school uniforms. -5-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: January 17, 1995 To: Hank Williams n From: /-^J^Ann Brown Subject Information Request Thanks for bringing us up-to-date on some of the districts activities in todays joint staff meeting. We share your concerns about the budgeting process and the tough decisions that will be necessary to align the budget with declining revenues. Weve received copies of the needs assessment which the district recently completed, but we would like the folloAving information so we can keep current: 1. All of the extended evaluations. 2. All of the business cases which have been submitted so far, and others as they are submitted. 3. A copy of the status chart on the facilities study which Russ referred to this morning. Thanks very much for your assistance.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) 3710100 c January 18, 1995 Dr. Russ Mayo, Associate Superintendent for Desegregation Little Rock School District 501 Sherman Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Russ: When I attended the December meeting of the LRSD Board of Directors, I was pleased that you have revived the practice of a monthly desegregation update. It is important that the board members be well informed regarding desegregation issues. I noticed that your oral report was accompanied by a rather weighty packet of written information. Would you please furnish me a copy of that packet and any other written updates you provide to the Board in the future? By receiving copies of these monthly updates, our office can keep abreast of the districts progress towards meeting its desegregation goals. Sincerely, Melissa Guldin Associate Monitor MH Little Rock School District OFFICE OF TKE SUPERINTENDENT 4^ January 25, 1995 JAN 3 0 1995 Bill Mooney Office of Desegregation Monitoring 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Offics of Dsc\nLittle Rock, AR 72201 Dear Mr. Mooney: I am delighted that you have agreed to serve on the strategic planning team for the Little Rock School District. I am certain that this process will help determine the future direction of the district. Dr. Howard Feddema will serve as the facilitator for the strategic planning process. He is associated with the Cambridge Management Group located in Montgomery, Alabama. Listed below is the schedule for the planning sessions, to be held at the Excelsior Hotel. Tuesday, Feb. 14 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Planning Session (Light supper provided) An Wednesday, Feb. 15 Thursday, Feb. 16 Friday, Feb. 17 informational session 7:30 8:00 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Planning Session 7:30 8:00 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Planning Session 7:30 8:00 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Planning Session for members of the planning team. community organizations, and others will be held on Monday, Feb. 6 from 5:30 7:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the Administration Building, 810 West Markham. Please plan on attending this meeting. 810 West Markham Street 11 a I I I a Little Rock, .Arkansas 72201  (501)324-2000 Page 2 Feel free to invite other members of your group. Please call Linda Young at 324-2112 to make your reservations so that we can provide adequate seating. Looking forward to working with you. Thanks again. Sincerely, Henry P. illicims Superintendent of Schools Leser- fe- -- *,Su Ltitle Rock School District OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT REcsnz.?^ January 25, 1995 JAN 3 0 1995 Bill Mooney Office of Desegregation Monitoring ffics tj! 2C1 Eai Little Rock, AR Markham, Suite 510 72201 4 \u0026lt; Dear Mr. Mooney: I am delighted that you have agreed to serve on the strategic planning team for the Little Rock School District. I am certain that this process will help determine the future direction of the district. Dr. Howard Feddema will serve as the facilitator for the strategic planning process. He is associated with the Cambridge Management Group located in Montgomery, Alabama. Listed below is the schedule for the planning sessions, to be held at the Excelsior Hotel. Tuesday, Feb. 14 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Planning Session (Light supper provided) An Wednesday, Feb. 15 Thursday, Feb. 16 Friday, Feb. 17 informational session 7:30 8:00 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Planning Session 7:30 8:00 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Planning Session 7:30 8:00 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Planning Session for members of the planning team. community organizations, and others will be held on Monday, Feb. 6 from 5:30 7:30 p.m. Building, 810 West Markham. in the Board Room of the Administration Please plan on attending this meeting. 810 West Markham Street  Little Rock, .Arkansas 72201  (501) 324-2000Page 2 Feel free to invite other members of your group. Please call Linda Young at 324-2112 to meike your reservations so that we can provide adequate seating. Looking forward to working with you. Thanks again. Sincerely, Henry P. illiams Superintendent of Schools -i'  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 (SOD 371-0100 Date: January 25, 1995 C.om 4o To: Rudolph Howard, Principal, Little Rock Central High School schowU I From: Horace Smith, Associate Monitor, Office of Desegregation Monitoring Subject: Magnet Program Information As part of ODMs ongoing monitoring of secondary schools with magnet programs, I would like to receive the following information regarding the Central High School International Studies Magnet Program by Friday, February 10, 1995. If you have any questions or concerns, please dont hesitate to call me at 376-6200. Thank you for your assistance. Documentation Requested  For each year since the programs inception, magnet program enrollment by race, sex, and grade level.  1994-95 magnet program course enrollments by course title, race, sex, and classification.  For each year since the programs inception, the number of students new to the school attracted as a direct result of the magnet program by race, sex, and grade level.  1994-95 magnet program staff by race, sex, and the title of the magnet courses they teach.  Furnish an existing comprehensive magnet program description (e.g. philosophy, goals, objectives, structure, curriculum) and any literature describing individual course offerings.  Documentation of yearly recruitment activities by the school (e.g. recruitment committee meetings, presentations, site visits to the school by potential parents and students, recruitment visits by staff to other schools) since the programs inception.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: January 25,1995 To: Nancy Acre, Principal, Dunbar Magnet Junior High School From: Horace Smith, Associate Monitor, Office of Desegregation Monitoring Subject: Magnet Program Information As part of ODMs ongoing monitoring of secondary schools with magnet programs, I would like to receive the following information regarding the Dunbar Junior High School International Studies/Gifted and Talented Magnet Program by Friday, February 10, 1995. If you have any questions or concerns, please dont hesitate to call me at 376-6200. Thank you for your assistance. Documentation Requested  For each year since the programs inception, magnet program enrollment by race, sex, and grade level.  1994-95 magnet program course enrollments by course title, race, sex, and classification.  For each year since the programs inception, the number of students new to the school attracted as a direct result of the magnet program by race, sex, and grade level.  1994-95 magnet program staff by race, sex, and the title of the magnet courses they teach.  Furnish an existing comprehensive magnet program description (e.g. philosophy, goals, objectives, structure, curriculum) and any literature describing individual course offerings.  Documentation of yearly recruitment activities by the school (e.g. recruitment committee meetings, presentations, site visits to the school by potential parents and students, recruitment visits by staff to other schools) since the programs inception.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: January 25,1995 To: Jodie Carter, Principal, McClellan High School From: Horace Smith, Associate Monitor, Office of Desegregation Monitoring Subject: Magnet Program Information As part of ODMs ongoing monitoring of secondary schools with magnet programs, I would like to receive the following information regarding the McClellan High School Business/Communications Magnet Program by Friday, February 10, 1995. If you have any questions or concerns, please dont hesitate to call me at 376-6200. Thank you for your assistance. Documentation Requested  For each year since the programs inception, magnet program enrollment by race, sex, and grade level.  1994-95 magnet program course enrollments by course title, race, sex, and classification.  For each year since the programs inception, the number of students new to the school attracted as a direct result of the magnet program by race, sex, and grade level.  1994-95 magnet program staff by race, sex, and the title of the magnet courses they teach.  Furnish an existing comprehensive magnet program description (e.g. philosophy, goals, objectives, structure, curriculum) and any literature describing individual course offerings.  Documentation of yearly recruitment activities by the school (e.g. recruitment committee meetings, presentations, site visits to the school by potential parents and students, recruitment visits by staff to other schools) since the programs inception.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: January 25,1995 To: James Washington, Principal, Henderson Junior High School From: Horace Smith, Associate Monitor, Office of Desegregation Monitoring Subject: Magnet Program Information As part of ODMs ongoing monitoring of secondary schools with magnet programs, I would like to receive the following information regarding the Henderson Junior High School Health Science Magnet Program by Friday, February 10, 1995. If you have any questions or concerns, please dont hesitate to call me at 376-6200. Thank you for your assistance. Documentation Requested  For each year since the programs inception, magnet program enrollment by race, sex, and grade level.  1994-95 magnet program course enrollments by course title, race, sex, and classification.  For each year since the programs inception, the number of students new to the school attracted as a direct result of the magnet program by race, sex, and grade level.  1994-95 magnet program staff by race, sex, and the title of the magnet courses they teach.  Furnish an existing comprehensive magnet program description (e.g. philosophy, goals, objectives, structure, curriculum) and any literature describing individual course offerings.  Documentation of yearly recruitment activities by the school (e.g. recruitment committee meetings, presentations, site visits to the school by potential parents and students, recruitment visits by staff to other schools) since the programs inception.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: January 25, 1995 To: Rudolph Howard, Principal, Little Rock Central High School From: Horace Smith, Associate Monitor, Office of Desegregation Monitoring Subject: Magnet Program Information As part of ODMs ongoing monitoring of secondary schools with magnet programs, I would like to receive the following information regarding the Central High School International Studies Magnet Program by Friday, February 10, 1995. If you have any questions or concerns, please dont hesitate to call me at 376-6200. Thank you for your assistance. Documentation Requested  For each year since the programs inception, magnet program enrollment by race, sex, and grade level.  1994-95 magnet program course enrollments by course title, race, sex, and classification.  For each year since the programs inception, the number of students new to the school attracted as a direct result of the magnet program by race, sex, and grade level.  1994-95 magnet program staff by race, sex, and the title of the magnet courses they teach.  Furnish an existing comprehensive magnet program description (e.g. philosophy, goals, objectives, structure, curriculum) and any literature describing individual course offerings.  Documentation of yearly recruitment activities by the school (e.g. recruitment committee meetings, presentations, site visits to the school by potential parents and students, recruitment visits by staff to other schools) since the programs inception.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: January 25, 1995 To: Nancy Acre, Principal, Dunbar Magnet Junior High School From: Horace Smith, Associate Monitor, Office of Desegregation Monitoring Subject: Magnet Program Information As part of ODMs ongoing monitoring of secondary schools with magnet programs, I would like to receive the following information regarding the Dunbar Junior High School International Studies/Gifted and Talented Magnet Program by Friday, February 10, 1995. If you have any questions or concerns, please dont hesitate to call me at 376-6200. Thank you for your assistance. Documentation Requested  For each year since e programs inception, magnet program enrollment by race, sex, and grade level.  1994-95 magnet program course enrollments by course title, race, sex, and classification.  For each year since the programs inception, the number of students new to the school attracted as a direct result of the magnet program by race, sex, and grade level.  1994-95 magnet program staff by race, sex, and the title of the magnet courses they teach.  Furnish an existing comprehensive magnet program description (e.g. philosophy, goals, objectives, structure, curriculum) and any literature describing individual course offerings.  Documentation of yearly recruitment activities by the school (e.g. recruitment committee meetings, presentations, site visits to the school by potential parents and students, recruitment visits by staff to other schools) since the programs inception.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: January 25, 1995 To: Jodie Carter, Principal, McClellan High School From: Horace Smith, Associate Monitor, Office of Desegregation Monitoring Subject: Magnet Program Information As part of ODMs ongoing monitoring of secondary schools with magnet programs, I would like to receive the following information regarding the McClellan High School Business/ Communications Magnet Program by Friday, February 10, 1995. If you have any questions or concerns, please dont hesitate to call me at 376-6200. Thank you for your assistance. Documentation Requested  For each year since the programs inception, magnet program enrollment by race, sex, and grade level.  1994-95 magnet program course enrollments by course title, race, sex, and classification.  For each year since the programs inception, the number of students new to the school attracted as a direct result of the magnet program by race, sex, and grade level.  1994-95 magnet program staff by race, sex, and the title of the magnet courses they teach.  Furnish an existing comprehensive magnet program description (e.g. philosophy, goals, objectives, structure, curriculum) and any literature describing individual course offerings.  Documentation of yearly recruitment activities by the school (e.g. recruitment committee meetings, presentations, site visits to the school by potential parents and students, recruitment visits by staff to other schools) since the programs inception.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: January 25,1995 To: James Washington, Principal, Henderson Junior High School From: Horace Smith, Associate Monitor, Office of Desegregation Monitoring Subject: Magnet Program Information As part of ODMs ongoing monitoring of secondary schools with magnet programs, I would like to receive the following information regarding the Henderson Junior High School Health Science Magnet Program by Friday, February 10, 1995. If you have any questions or concerns, please dont hesitate to call me at 376-6200. Thank you for your assistance. Documentation Requested  For each year since the programs inception, magnet program enrollment by race, sex, and grade level.  1994-95 magnet program course enrollments by course title, race, sex, and classification.  For each year since the programs inception, the number of students new to the school attracted as a direct result of the magnet program by race, sex, and grade level.  1994-95 magnet program staff by race, sex, and the title of the magnet courses they teach.  Furnish an existing comprehensive magnet program description (e.g. philosophy, goals, objectives, structure, curriculum) and any literature describing individual course offerings.  Documentation of yearly recruitment activities by the school (e.g. recruitment committee meetings, presentations, site visits to the school by potential parents and students, recruitment visits by staff to other schools) since the programs inception.Cc: i =/ R' JiN 3 0 Ottice ct Desegr it-. I*of: LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE 810 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 324-2012 Date: January 26, 1995 To: AnfLBrowri\u0026lt;-Federal Monitor From: He Williams, Superintendent Re: Information In response to your request dated January 17, 1995, the business cases you requested are still in draft form. When these have been finalized, we will certainly provide copies for your office. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions or if I can provide additional information.JW30'W OHice ol Desegtsi iPauCn w*- LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE 810 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 324-2012 Date: January 26, 1995 To: Ani\u0026lt;Brown\u0026lt;-Federal Monitor From: He Williams, Superintendent Re: Information In response to your request dated January 17, 1995, the business cases you requested are still in draft form. When these have been finalized, we will certainly provide copies for your office. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions or if I can provide additional information.4 A r t J J. Arkansans for Gifted And Talented Education DUNBAR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL A.G.A.T.E. AFFILIATE 1100 Wright Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72206 Elizabeth Shy Dowell, President January 26, 1995 Dr. Henry Williams, Superintendent Little Rock School District 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 a' JAN 3 1 1995 0. 'ij\ne.i M\nDear Dr. Williams\nig In follow-up to the Dunbar A.G.A.T.E. Position Paper of last fall, we reiterate our concerns for the International Studies and Gifted and Talented magnet programs as outlined. While all four points remain very high priorities, at this time we want to recapitulate item 1 .b. of the position paper,(see attached.) Specifically, the ratio cap among attendance zone black students and the recruitment of identified gifted and talented black students from outside the Dunbar attendance zone. When Dunbar Junior High School opened as a magnet programs school, to meet court ordered desegregation guidelines, a 60% ratio cap for black students from the attendance zone was established. The Student Assignment Office initially required a student, who elected not to participate in either program, to return a form to the SAO. At that point, the student would be assigned to another school in the district. If the number of black attendance zone students electing to opt out of Dunbar dropped the ratio below 60%, the school could then recruit G \u0026amp; T identified black students from other attendance zones. Three years ago, without informing either the school administration or the parents of participants, the Student Assignment Office stopped sending out the above mentioned forms. This left prospective students and their parents with the impression they could come to Dunbar and not participate in the either of the magnet programs. As this information circulated and SAO never said anything to the contrary, students who in the past had opted out, returned to Dunbar. Not only did this unpublished SAO policy have a devastating effect on our programs, i.e. the elimination of some courses and the number of sections available in others, but each year we fall further behind in meeting the court ordered desegregation guidelines. Our numbers are approximately 69% black, 31% non-black for the current school year. We believe it is imperative, for the viability of the programs and for student recruitment, the Student Assignment Ofiice for the 1995-96 school year should: A. in order to be in compliance with the courts, reinstate the ratio cap\nB. require students to return a form committing themselves to the Dunbar program(s) or be allowed to opt out of Dunbar.As cautioned in my cover letter of October 11,1994, regarding what might happen when the quality of Fuller Junior High School's G \u0026amp; T program became known, we have lost two Pulaski County Special School District white students to Fuller and a third is actively looking into making the switch. Lest this leave the impression that Gifted and Talented programs are of most import to white parents, I pass along the concerns some black parents have brought to me. More pointedly, the small number of black students in the G \u0026amp; T program at Dunbar. One parent told of how her son felt uncomfortable with so few black males in his G \u0026amp; T classes and the pressure put on him by peers to not participate. Of those who came to me, all said virtually the same thing, their children need others like themselves to withstand the peer pressure. We can only accomplish this through the proper use of the ratio cap. While we understand and sympathize with your daily pressures, we implore that these matters be given an immediate and high priority by you and your staff. Sincerely, Elizabeth Shy Dowell President, Dunbar A.G.A.T.E. Enclosure: 1 cc\nMs. Aim Brown, Desegregation Monitor Dr. C. Russell Mayo, LRSD Student Assignment Office LRSD School Board Members: Ms. Patricia Gee Ms. Oma Jacovelli Ms. Judy Magness Dr. Katherine Mitchell Mr. Kevin O'Malley Ms. Linda Pondexter Mr. John A Riggs, IV Ms. Nancy Acre, Dunbar Principal ESD/esd 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 January 27, 1995 31 1995 s. !: Dr. Henry P. Williams, Superintendent Little Rock School District 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Hank: 1 am dismayed at a comment you made during last nights Board of Education meeting. You told the board members, as well as the audience and viewing public, that you had dropped plans to pursue magnet grant funding, in part because ODM opposed the idea. ODM does not oppose LRSD attempts to obtain magnet money. As a matter of fact, both my associate, Melissa Guldin, and myself have spent more than a little time supporting the districts pursuit of the magnet grant application which had been underway. At the invitation of the districts grant writer, we had talked with him on more than one occasion, giving him background information and historical data, pointing out potential stumbling blocks, and working out a schedule so that the district could bring the grant proposal before the Court in time to meet the application deadline. It was also I who, at the districts request, arranged with Judge Wrights scheduling clerk for the Court to hold a hearing in late January so the district would have ample time to meet its proposal deadlines. All along, we repeatedly assured your grant writer that we would be pleased to help in any way, including reviewing draft proposals in order to expedite Court approval. Furthermore, in a November meeting between you and me and our staffs, we had placed the magnet grant application process on the agenda so we could all discuss some issues that we feared would hinder grant development and, ultimately, could decrease the changes of grant approval. During that meeting, we brought up certain sticking points which we urged you to anticipate so you would be prepared to deal with them as work on the grant continued and as you went before the Court fbr approval.January 27, 1995 Page Two For example, we suggested that you should plan how you would convince the Court and the other parties that you needed six more magnet schools (the number then under consideration), when the district already had hundreds of empty magnet seats and was also planning to close schools. We asked about parent input and the extent to which Joshua and the other parties had been involved, because, if the desegregation plan were amended to add more magnets, the amendment process would require the parties early involvement. We asked about the schools which had been targeted and whether they could realistically become successful magnets due to such factors as size or location. We suggested that Romine be considered as a magnet target, because it was already an interdistrict school but needed much help in fulfilling its mission. We brought up the issue of ti.ming and the need to mesh the grant development timeline with the Courts calendar so all could proceed according to a mutually acceptable review and approval schedule. We brought out such points not to deter you, but to alert you to the types of problems the district needed to anticipate, think through, and solve in order to successfully complete the grant process and obtain e magnet money. Our questions were not calculated to confound or discourage you, but rather to forearm you. 1 am baffled that, rather than recognizing our efforts as supportive attempts to ward off problems, you have instead chosen to construe them as opposition. I am thoroughly weary of hearing complaints that the Court wont allow the district to do one thing or another. That you have elected-for whatever reasons-to abandon attempts to obtain magnet money was your decision, a decision you had every right to make. But 1 believe it is important for the Board members and others to understand that ODM did not oppose you\nwe just asked hard questions. Sincerely yours, Ann S. Brown cc: Members, LRSD Board of Education 'i Office of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court  Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)376-6200 Fax (SOI) 371-0100 January 27, 1995 Dr. Henry P. Williams, Superintendent Little Rock School District 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Hank: 1 am dismayed at a comment you made during last nights Board of Education meeting. You told the board members, as well as the audience and viewing public, that you had dropped plans to pursue magnet grant funding, in part because ODM opposed the idea. ODM does not oppose LRSD attempts to obtain magnet money. As a matter of fact, both my associate, Melissa Guldin, and myself have spent more than a little time supporting the districts pursuit of the magnet grant application which had been underway. At the invitation of the district's grant writer, we had talked with him on more than one occasion, giving him background information and historical data, pointing out potential stumbling blocks, and working out a schedule so that the district could bring the grant proposal before the Court in time to meet the application deadline. It was also 1 who, at the districts request, arranged with judge Wrights scheduling clerk for the Court to hold a hearing in late January so the district would have ample time to meet its proposal deadlines. All along, we repeatedly assured your grant writer that we would be pleased to help in any way, including reviewing draft proposals in order to expedite Court approval. Furthermore, in a November meeting between you and me and our staffs, we had placed the magnet grant application process on the agenda so we could all discuss some issues that we feared would hinder grant development and, ultimately, could decrease the changes of grant approval. During that meeting, we brought up certain sticking points which we urged you to anticipate so you would be prepared to deal with them as work on the grant continued and as you went before the Court for approval.January 27, 1995 Page Two For example, we suggested that you should plan how you would convince the Court and the other parties that you needed six more magnet schools (the number then under consideration), when the district already had hundreds of empty magnet seats and was also planning to close schools. We asked about parent input and the extent to which Joshua and the other parties had been involved, because, if the desegregation plan were amended to add more magnets, e amendment process would require the parties early involvement. We asked about the schools which had been targeted and whether they could realistically become successful magnets due to such factors as size or location. We suggested that Romine be considered as a magnet target, because it was already an interdistrict school but needed much help in fulfilling its mission. We brought up the issue of timing and the need to mesh the grant development timeline with the Courts calendar so all could proceed according to a mutually acceptable review and approval schedule. We brought out such points not to deter you, but to alert you to the types of problems the district needed to anticipate, think through, and solve in order to successfully complete the grant process and obtain the magnet money. Our questions were not calculated to confound or discourage you, but rather to forearm you. 1 am baffled that, rather than recognizing our efforts as supportive attempts to ward off problems, you have instead chosen to construe them as opposition. I am thoroughly weary of hearing complaints that the Court wont allow the district to do one ing or another. That you have elected-for whatever reasons-to abandon attempts to obtain magnet money was your decision, a decision you had every right to make. But 1 believe it is important for the Board members and others to understand that ODM did not oppose you\nwe just asked hard questions. Sincerely yours, Ann S. Brown CC: Members, LRSD Board of Education 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 January 27, 1995 Dr. Henry P. Williams, Superintendent Little Rock School District 810 West Markham Street Uttle Rock, AR 72201 Dear Hank\nI am dismayed at a comment you made during last nights Board of Education meeting. You told the board members, as well as the audience and viewing public, that you had dropped plans to pursue magnet grant funding, in part because ODM opposed the idea. ODM does not oppose LRSD attempts to obtain magnet money. As a matter of fact, both my associate, Melissa Guldin, and myself have spent more than a little time supporting the districts pursuit of the magnet grant application which had been underway. At the invitation of the districts grant writer, we had talked with him on more than one occasion, giving him background information and historical data, pointing out potential stumbling blocks, and working out a schedule so that the district could bring the grant proposal before the Court in time to meet the application deadline. It was also I who, at the districts request, arranged with Judge Wrights scheduling clerk for the Court to hold a hearing in late January so the district would have ample time to meet its proposal deadlines. All along, we repeatedly assured your grant writer that we would be pleased to help in any way, including reviewing draft proposals in order to expedite Court approval. Furthermore, in a November meeting between you and me and our staffs, we had placed the magnet grant application process on e agenda so we could all discuss some issues that we feared would hinder grant development and, ultimately, could decrease the changes of grant approval. During that meeting, we brought up certain sticking points which we urged you to anticipate so you would be prepared to deal with them as work on the grant continued and as you went before the Court fbr approval.January 27, 1995 Page Two For example, we suggested that you should plan how you would convince the Court and the other parties that you needed six more magnet schools (the number then under consideration), when the district already had hundreds of empty magnet seats and was also planning to close schools. We asked about parent input and the extent to which Joshua and the other parties had been involved, because, if the desegregation plan were amended to add more magnets, the amendment process would require the parties early involvement. We asked about the schools which had been targeted and whether they could realistically become successful magnets due to such factors as size or location. We suggested that Romine be considered as a magnet target, because it was already an interdistrict school but needed much help in fulfilling its mission. We brought up the issue of timing and the need to mesh the grant development timeline with the Courts calendar so all could proceed according to a mutually acceptable review and approval schedule. We brought out such points not to deter you, but to alert you to the types of problems the district needed to anticipate, think through, and solve in order to successfully complete e grant process and obtain the magnet money. Our questions were not calculated to confound or discourage you, but rather to forearm you. 1 am baffled that, rather than recognizing our efforts as supportive attempts to ward off problems, you have instead chosen to construe them as opposition. 1 am thoroughly weary of hearing complaints that the Court wont allow the district to do one thing or another. That you have elected-for whatever reasons-to abandon attempts to obtain magnet money was your decision, a decision you had every right to make. But 1 believe it is important for the Board members and others to understand that ODM did not oppose you\nwe just asked hard questions. Sincerely yours, Ann S. Brown CC: Members, LRSD Board of Education I   w-'-*  SENT BY\nJ A Ri, \u0026gt;r Cpaftiany 1-31-95 : 8:12AM\nJA RIGGS LIHLE ROCK-P. O. Box IJW, Little Rock, AK 72203 50137101\u0026amp;(\u0026gt;:i 1/ 6 t J. A. 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Billing DATE (?: lAQNO\u0026amp;tS ) cooc E Charges F 0**0 Cft UNITS T G* I FEA6C)6M'f*i\u0026gt;RCv'befi 105 ^12^.2 V20.2 IZJI TOTAL CHARGES' (2X1 COVERED BY INSURANCE .3S\u0026gt; i 16 ii 29 00 66 66 I I 1 1 .. HANV^ ri . __0_ BALANCE due I _________j__2a. 00 J i Uttle Rock 6 School District ILittle Rock 4 .School Dis inc _L FOR OFFICE USE (?*|SENT BY: 1-31-85\n8:12AM :JA RIGGS LITTLE ROCK- 501371 0100:# 2/ 6 To: From: Through: Re: Little Rock School District Health Services January 24, 1995 Estelle Matthis, Deputy Superintendent Gwen Efir\u0026lt;r^ Coordinator of Health Services Jo Evelyn Elston, Director of Pupil Services Medicaid Reimbursement for Health Services Currently, the Little Rock School District is being reimbursed by the Medicaid program for selected services provided by our school nurses. Listed below are the amounts we have received since the onset of this program. Year Applications Filed $ Received Medicaid Private Insur. S Received 91-92 Approximately 200 $1,387,26 None None 92-93 Approximately 1000 $11,471.37 Approximately 1500 $59.00 93-94 Approximately 1100 $12,365,44 Approximately 1600 $29.50 We receive a total of $23.73 for the hearing and vision tests, and $50.50 for the EPSDT screening. If the screening is the child's initial screen, which is unusual because roost children have been examined prior to age 4 o 5, the fee goes up to $80.00. Application Process Applications were filed with the Medicaid office requesting the provider numbers that would allow us to bill Medicaid. Separate numbers are required for the hearing and vision screening and the Early Periodic Screening for Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT). Nurse and Health Room Certifications Our nurses have been certified by the Arkansas Department of Health to provide hearing and vision screening\nwhich is a requirement to receive a provider number. Eighteen nurses are now certified to do EPSDT, however only 9 health rooms have received the additional certification from the Health Department required for provision of the EPSDT, The additional equipment to meet the requirements costs approximately $500,00 per health room.SENT BY: 1-31-93\n8:14AM :JA RIGGS LITTLE ROCK- 5013710100\n4/ 6 Pulaski County School District has used an electronic system which assists them with the billing and assures them of a more accurate medicaid number. billing. A staff person, who works half days does their It is uncertain how they handle the private insurance billing. The medicaid office has provided some information on the availability of using the electronic billing. However, it is to be recognized that even the electronic billing will take an individual's tine and will only do the medicaid portion, which is the least time consuming. hiring someone individual was $640.00. to work after hours. We have accomplished both parts with The amount paid this As has been noted, some medicaid money comes from providing EPSDT physical examinations. provided than we have been reimbursed for. Many more physical examinations have been This relates to the fact that EPSDT screens are provided according to a periodicity schedule. Several of our younger children have had a physical within the limited time frame and payment for the physical given by the school nurse was rejected. As parents become more aware of this service, they may rely on the schools to provide it. Nurses, particularly in the Incentive Schools have been encouraging non ... , This could participants who are eligible to apply for medicaid. also contribute to a greater amount of revenue. School nurses provided several clinics this past school year to give Kindergarten children their required physical examination. Increasing the number of certified health rooms will assist us in increasing revenue, year. We intend to increase this number by four thisSENT BY: 1-31-85 : 8:13AM .JA RIGGS LITTLE ROCK- 50137101006/ 6 HS 36 9-93 LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201 Dear Parent: Teacher's Name The Little Rock School District can be reimbursed for certain health services provided by our school nurses. hearing/vision screening and a modified health assessment. These include Medicaid is the main source of reimbursement, but other insurance plans are also involved. We are asking every parent to complete the information below and return it to school tomorrow. Thank you, School Nurse Child's Name Birth Date (Be sure that you use the name known by Medicaid or your insurance provider.) Insured Parent's Name Parent's SSN Is your child on Medicaid: Yes No If your child is on Medicaid, please indicate the number or send a copy of your Medicaid card. Do you have other health insurance? Yes No If yes, please provide the following information: Name of Plan Policy Number Name of Insurance company Address of Insurance Company ****************************************************************** (TO BE FILLED IN BY SCHOOL NURSE) School Nurse Hearing screening Date Results Vision Screening EPSDT EvaluationSENT BY: 1-31-95\n8:13AM :JA RIGGS LITTLE ROCK- 501371 0100: s 3' 6 Student Medicaid Numbers Starting in the 1992-93 school year and continuing to  . present we have requested medicaid numbers and private insurance numbers from students who were scheduled for hearing and vision screening. This includes Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, first, third, fifth, seventh and tenth grades. insurance companies if we bill medicaid. We are required to bill private Billing Process When the forms with medicaid numbers are returned to the nurse, she uses the information to complete the HICFA form, (see attachment A.) 4 !. i nd i rt This information is sent to the Health Services office where RS are made and then sent to the Medicaid office. Forms that Sf company. the child is on private insurance are completed with the f the hearing and vision tests placed in the appropriate (see attachment B). The bill is then sent to the insurance concerns one would hope that the Medicaid reimbursement money could provide more financial benefit to the district. that it would fund positions. Initially, we had hoped Because of budget cuts in recent years, the reimbursement money has provided funds to replace the budget reductions. The money has been used to , part of the school physicians salary, purchase health room supi^^ies, provide money to purchase more equipment for the health rooms and the cost of the person who does the billing. It should also be noted that 25% of the money received is to be returned to the state. Because of the time involved in the billing process, especially the private Insurance, we have paid someone to work after hours to do the billing. This year, we hopefully will equip four additional health rooms so they can be certified for EPSDT. For consideration: Although we do not know exactly how many Little Rock School District students are medicaid eligible. it should be more that the 1000 that we are billing. It has been estimated that 10 to 15 % of our children may be medicaid eligible. We screen approximately 12,000 students which would result in 1800 being eligible. If we could get accurate medicaid numbers from more students and in some cases assist children who are eligible to get on reimbursement. the program, we could receive a greater amount of Sending requests home to parents for medicaid numbers has had limited response. Consideration should be given to obtaining this information when the child registers. The parent at that time could fill out the form providing the medicaid and insurance information, or a copy of the medicaid card could be made.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: January 31, 1995 To: Hank Williams From: Subject in Brown Second Information Request Thanks for getting back to me in your Januaiy 26, 1995 memo about the business cases we requested on January 17. Since I havent received the business cases and other information I had asked for, 1 apologize if my original memo was not clear. Ill try to clear up any miscommunication on my part by restating my request below. Realizing the district had a deadline of January 13, 1995 for business cases to be submitted to the Superintendent and Board (Task 215 on the 12-22-94 Project Management Tool), I am requesting all of the business case write-ups being considered by the district as of todays date. At this time. Im interested in seeing the input coming from the field into the decision process, rather than a finalized product after you have made decisions. In other words, what you have received so far to date is what I want to see. In your memo to me, you did not mention the extended evaluations and the status chart on the facilities study which 1 had included in my earlier request. I assume those documents are being assembled and will be forwarded soon. ODM still needs them so we can keep current. Thanks very much for your assistance.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: January 31, 1995 To: From: Brown Russ Mayo Subject: Riling spaces in the Rockefeller Infants and Two-year-old Program On December 2, 1994, I sent you a memo asking a number of questions about the Rockefeller program for infants and two-year-olds, including the number of openings. Audrey Lee responded on your behalf and indicated that, at the time. Rockefeller had one vacancy for infants and six openings for two-year-olds. 1 had asked to be notified of the date as each of these vacancies was filled. In the same memo, Audrey indicated that the one opening in the infants had been filled along with five of the seats for two-year-olds. Since that time 1 have received no update as to the dispensation of any remaining empty seats. Please let me know immediately the number of any openings in the infant, two- and three-year-old program at Rockefeller. Id also like to know total current enrollment by race in each of these groups. Thank you very much. LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE 810 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 324-2012 RECEIVSi^ FEB 21995 Date: February 1, 1995 Office of Desegreg3iiCi\u0026gt; i'-! To: Ann Brown, Federal Monitor From: He, Re: ntendent Requested Information I am enclosing the requested facilities study chart and a set of the extended evaluations as requested by your memorandum of January 17, at this time. As I stated in my memorandum of January 26, the business cases are still in draft form and continue to be working documents. They will be submitted for your perusal when they are completed and ready for submission to the Board. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions or if I can provide additional information. i) ^'^0(1 uaL'cn s /* 2- hbira^y ) if Fac.'h-hei Pc\u0026lt;c:li4i\u0026gt;i)Little Rock School District ecc^SVSD February 3,1995 TO: From: Thru: Subject: Memorandum Ann Brown, Federal Monitor Audrey Lee, Coordinator of SA information Dr. Russell Mayo, Associate superintendent J/\\ Rockefeller Early Childhood Programs FEB 8 1995 ctxe oi Ds32ii.'e3C.u: h'Aj As Of January 19, 1995 the enrollment in the early childhood programs are as follows: infant (Pl) Two-year old(P2) 10 enrolled 15 enrolled Three-year old (P3) 11 enrolled 0 vacancies 2 vacancies 7 vacancies B 5 6 7 NB 5 9 4 students were assigned to the Two and Three-year-old programs from January 9 through January 17,1995. At the present time there are no two-year olds on the waiting list. There are no nonblack students on the Three-year-old waiting list to fill the five available seats. The two black vacancies in the Three-year program have been offered and we are waiting for a response from the parents. 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: February 9, 1995 To: Russ Mayo From: Subject: ^^^j^nn Brown LRSD Registration Information Yesterday, I received in my mail at home the new LRSD brochure which contains a variety of information pertaining to pre-school registration. The brochure is certainly attractive and contains handy references to dates for open houses and registration, along with information on enrollment options. Unfortunately, the usefulness of the brochure is limited because it was not mailed in time to give parents adequate notice of many of the dates listed. For example, none of the brochures were distributed until after the open house dates (all in January) were past. When I called to inquire about the dates the brochures were mailed, your associate, Deana, helpfully answered my questions. She said that the brochures targeted at private school patrons were mailed February 1. Those for LRSD patrons were processed by a local advertising agency, and about two- thirds of those brochures were mailed on February 6 and 7\nhowever, because the agency discovered it was short some 5,000 covers, the remainder of the brochures will not be mailed until the week of February 13. In addition to the timing of the brochure, I also have concerns about the costs associated with it and some of the information it contains. I'll appreciate your answers to the following questions: 1. According to the district's monthly management tools, the brochures were 100% complete by November 30, 1994. Why, then, were the brochures distributed so late, after pre-school registration activities had begun? 2. How much did it cost the district to produce this brochure, including preparation and printing? How many hours of LRSD staff time were devoted to all phases of preparing the brochure? How much was (or will be) paid to the local advertising agency which helped process the brochures for mailing? What is the grand total of the costs associated with producing the brochure?Page Two February 9, 1995 3. How many brochures were mailed to private school patrons, how many to LRSD patrons, and how many to any other category? What is the total cost for mailing the brochures? 4. The brochure contains an insert entitled \"Applying for Choices.\" which includes information on M-to-M transfers and directs readers to refer to another insert. \"Choices,\" for schools involved in such transfers. \"Choices\" lists only the three PCSSD interdistrict schools as options for M-to-M transfers for LRSD children, and states that PCSSD students may apply for transfer to two LRSD schools. Why does the brochure not inform parents that most PCSSD schools, not just three, can accept M-to- M transfers from the LRSD? Why does the brochure not inform parents that PCSSD students may apply for transfers to many LRSD schools, not just two (even though the LRSD has three elementary interdistrict schools)? Why is the information not explicit that only black LRSD students and white PCSSD students may apply for M-to-M transfers?k\n! ' 1 i' /ys' '*4 / J - l^ [l h' I i\u0026lt; .k iV L p k. -. t  .u k S53! \u0026gt;ggy ,t. ^U'-'i* B5020801 QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS CONCERNING JANUARY LRSD PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOL FEBRUARY 9, 1995 Note: All task numbers refer to the January report, dated 01/30/95. Summary task 6. The April 28 scheduled finish date for the summary task is keyed to the scheduled finish of task 154, a Board work session to review the data from the needs assessment. If the Board is not going to review the needs assessment data until April 28, the reason for having the session will have passed. The intent was to use the data to assist them in making wise decisions during the program development phase, a phase which will hopefully be completed by April 28. The Board should use the needs assessment report now, not in April. If the scheduled finish of task 154 is not prior to 3/9/95, the date the proposed budget is prepared, I would recommend deleting task 154 and saving the effort. Summary task 71. The report shows no progress on the facilities study since last month. This is a key part of decision-making for school closings and budget actions. The facilities order came out this morning, and, while I have not yet read it, it may have some impact on your plan. I fear this task is slipping behind and will not make the target of August 15. We should get busy on this one. Task 75. This task shows that data collection will not be completed until the date of the final report. This date should be adjusted to allow for time to analyze the data and write the final report. Also, see note below. Tasks 76-78. These tasks were written when the original plan was to produce a facilities study by 11/23/94. Once the district changed its mind to go for a study running to 8/15/95, the tasking should have been updated to reflect the new strategy. Additional tasking should be inserted at this point to show the districts plan for completion (bidding, award, start, data collection, data analysis, report preparation, report delivery). Summary task 79 and summary task 87. The October 93-94 audit was filed last week. I recommend you consider adding a task into each section for incorporating the results into the PBD. Even though after the fact, it will serve as a reminder next cycle and help us stay on time. Task 157. In my opinion, the needs assessment document is an improvement over what we were able to achieve last cycle. We are still not where we need to be with the assessment. The document contains many recommendations rather than needs. I suggest a training session for council-level folks to make sure they understand what a needs assessment really is. The needs assessment is the variance between our goal and our current position. A need is to close the achievement disparity gap by x points, not to add a new reading program. This is something we should work on for next cycle. Summary task 196. This task shows 100% complete. I assume it is complete because this work session was the Board session with the consultant held on 1/24/95. If this is the case, then we have really screwed up our tasking. Again, summary task 196 was set up to review the needs assessment data and go right into program development, the very next set of taskings. I have been assured that the Board session on 1/24/95 did not deal with decision-making on any substantive program or budget issues. This Board session was for bonding and bringing the Board together. I fear we might be changing our tasking to cover unplanned wants, rather than working our plan with discipline toward defined needs. Task 204. Task 205. Task 210. I would like to get a copy of this report of outcomes. Will an additional Board retreat be needed? What was done here? What trends and what experts? Task 214. What were the results? Tasks 215, 217, 218. These tasks show that the business cases are 100% complete, but the Superintendent has told us twice that they are only in draft form. These appear to be conflicting statements. What is the deal? Task 216. What program modifications were reviewed? Task 229. This task shows 100% complete. On 2/3/95, Mark told Bob and me that he had not done this. Was it done by someone else? Is the report not true? What is the deal? Task 232. This task shows 100% complete. On 2/3/95, Mark told Bob and me that he had not done this. Was it done by someone else? Is the report not true? What is the deal? Task 233. This task shows 100% complete. On 2/3/95, Mark told Bob and me that he had not done this. Was it done by someone else? Is the report not true? What is the deal? Tasks 239 and 240. Good to see you modifying your plan as you go. Task 254. Mark? Task 308. (Was task 253) There were still no changes in the one day duration. Is this fine with Where do we stand on Q2 PBD? Task 349. We were able to get the extended evaluations after twice requesting them from the Superintendent. We are in the processing of reviewing them.Task 383. this task? There is still no subordinate tasking for this summary level task. What is going on with Task 384. this task? There is still no subordinate tasking for this summary level task. What is going on with Task 385. this task? There is still no subordinate tasking for this summary level task. What is going on with Task 386. this task? There is still no subordinate tasking for this summary level task. What is going on with Robert, I am getting concerned that we may be falling behind on our process timing. Many things must be done in order for Mark to be able to produce a meaningful proposed budget document on 3/9/95. Our decision-making seems to be following the same pattern as previous years. Past performance tells us that delaying decision-making benefits no one, and places an unnecessarily difficult burden on Mark to produce budgets within deadlines. When I see us start shorting performance on tasks and not tasking out major evolutions, it suggests to me that we may be abandoning our planning process and rushing ahead without the benefit of sound, informed decisions. This would be a return to past practices which got us into this financial mess. If there is anything I can do to get us on task, just let me know and I will do my best.\\u-.Jt^ 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: February 9, 1995 To: From: Subject: Incentive School Principals Ann Brown, Melissa Guldin, Margie Powell, Horace Smith, and Barry Ward Monitoring the Incentive Schools Enclosed you will find a schedule of our upcoming visits and a draft copy of the incentive school monitoring guide. The guide has changed very little since last year. During our visit, we will need to interview you and conduct classroom observations. We will need a workspace and a copy of the following 1994-95 records. Staff development activities held specifically for Instructional and Supervision Aides Teacher inservice sessions regarding the use of instructional aides Theme implementation plan Discipline, Suspension, and Expulsion by race and gender Building-level discipline plan Field Trips Pre-professionals Individual student test profiles Building-level counseling plan Parent Center Committee by race, gender, and position (e.g. parent, teacher) Parent Center recommendations and an indication of the suggestions incorporated into the center The name, race, gender, and position of the parent trained to operate the center Monthly communications packets distributed by the Parent Center List of parent meetings including topic, time, location, and sign-in sheets The total number of home visits conducted as of February 1995 A description of the mechanism designed to ensure that parents regularly sign homework List of community meetings and activities by topic, time, location, and sign-in sheets List of three key communicators by race, gender, and position The number of signed contracts and a description of follow-up proceduresSpeakers Bureau roster by name, gender, race, and position, along with a list of speaking engagements including the time, location, and participant sign-in sheets Recruitment Team roster by race, gender, and position Recruitment Plan, including a list of all recruitment strategies implemented and planned Extended Day schedule Extended Week schedule If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call our office.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 Uttle Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)376-6200 Fax (501) 371-0100 February 10, 1995 Dr. Henry P. Williams 810 W. Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Hank: At last night's Board meeting, I heard you tell the group that the district often was not receiving copies of court orders until some time after the date of issue. You expressed frustration at sometimes first learning of an order by reading about it in the newspaper. I certainly understand how you would find such a situation aggravating. I would too. You suggested that this problem would be solved if you had a staff attorney. However, adding another lawyer to your payroll won't eliminate late receipt of orders. That's because the rate of receiving orders isn't a function of having more or less attorneys\nrather, it is related to the mechanism the courts use for distributing orders. When the Federal Courts issue an order, the documents are filed in the Clerk's Office. The Clerk then mails copies of the order to the relevant parties and simultaneously places one in a press box, which newspaper staffers routinely check once or twice a day. That's why the reporters usually get orders the day of issue and you read all about it the next day. I wasn't aware that it was sometimes a matter of days before the district received orders. In the future, since I usually know the same day that Judge Wright issues orders in this case, I will be happy to notify you immediately by phone. Then, you can send a runner to the Clerk's office to retrieve a copy of the order, just as the newspapers do. A simple phone call from my office to your's should prove to be a very economical solution to the problem you've described. 1 know how concerned you are about finding ways to hold down expenditures, so I'm happy to do what I can to contribute to cost-containing measures for the district. Sincerely yours, Ann S. Brown cc: Board members Chris Heller C-C: EEEEHS Little Rock School District d u Ft3 J c 1995 OilicQ ot D February 14,1995 TO: From: Thru: Ann Brown, Federal Monitor Audrey Lee, Coordinator of SA information f Dr, Russell Mayo, Associate Superintendent Subject: Filling Early Childhood spaces at Rockefeller Since my last memo i stated that there were seven vacancies in the three-year-old program, as of February 10, there are only two vacancies in the three-year-old program and one vacancy in the two-year-old program. In the past Rockefeller's recruitment team has been responsible for recruitment. However, we have provided assistance in the following ways: 1. Providing pre-school and private school directories, so that these parents could be invited to open house and other events. 2. Assisted in providing information to west Little Rock churches. 3. Provided brochures to parents who called with inquires. 4. Highlight the programs in all recruitment presentations. in an effort to capitalize upon the school's high quality early childhood education as a desegregation tool, we are only filling the seats with students that help to maintain the racial balance. 810 West Markham street  Little Rock, Arkansas 72201  (501)324-20004 J 'J Office of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court  Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor A gV-xA-'' 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 376.6200 Fax (501) 371 -0100 Date: February 14, 1995 To: Estelle Matthis From: Melissa Guldin  fV' Subject: Monthly Meeting Between LRSD and ODM After surveying the staff members in our office, we have five items to be placed on the agenda for our next meeting on Tuesday, February 21,1995. If any additional issues arise, I will contact you. We look forward to meeting with you. Proposed Agenda Items Strategic Planning Effort Legislative Initiatives Budget Status Facilities Study Status Progress Report on School Closings'k' Tv KtCBBBS Little Rock School District R itiSi TO: Ann Brown, Federal Monitor FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: MAR 1 1995 Office cf Dessgragcticn wZ:.-, C. Russell Mayo, Associate Superintendent for Desegregation February 17, 1995 LRSD Registration Information This is a response to the concerns raised in your letter dated February 9, 1995, regarding Little Rock School District registration brochure information. J. According to the district's monthly management tools, the brochures were 100% complete by November 3\nThis project was supported in part by a Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives project grant from The Andrew W. 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No one is asking you to do any \"funnelling.\" Ail I asked was for a courtesy copy of correspondence (such as you have forwarded to select board members) that is forwarded to my staff. What is wrong with that? My communications problem is not with my staff, but rather with those who seek to manage and not monitor. Henry P. Williams, Superintendent1 IS I Little Rock School District OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT J \n-^v i, May 4, 1995 ^JAY3 1995 On'iSS Gf D: 1 'V!Ci':iiiv Ms. Ann Brown, Federal Monitor Office of Desegregation Monitoring 201 East Markham, Suite 501 Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Ms. Brown: The following letter has been sent to members of the boards of directors of the three Pulaski County school districts. This invitation, of course, is also extended to you. On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Little Rock School District I would like to invite you to attend a joint meeting of the Boards of Directors of Little Rock, North Little Rock, and Pulaski County Special School Districts. This meeting has been scheduled for Monday, May 22, 1995, 5:00 p.m., in the Governors Conference Room of the Arkansas State Capitol. We do not expect this meeting to last more than an hour or so, but we are hopeful that the initial meeting will lead to progressively productive dialogue in the future. Of course, school consolidation is a topic which not only our school districts, but all districts in Arkansas have an interest. If your board has items that you would like to include on the agenda for this meeting, please feel free to contact Mrs. Griffin at 324-2012. I look forward to seeing you. Sincerely, Henry P. Williams Superintendent of Schools bjg 810 West Markham Street  Little Rock, Arkansas 72201  (501) 324-2000 / Office of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court  Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown. Federal Monitor 201 East Markham. Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock. Arkansas 72201 (501)376.6200 Fax (501) 371-0100 May 9, 1995 Mrs. Rene Carson LRSD Instructional Resource Center 600 South Ringo Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Rene: 1 was so pleased to read about the 1995 Catalyst Award you've received from the Chemical Manufacturers Association. Congratulations! You richly deserve the recognition. I've always known you were catalytic, and so does everyone else who is fortunate enough to work with you. You never fail to be inspiring and energizing, not only to young students, but to us older folks too. As a monitor and a Mom, many thanks for all you continue to do for children and their teachers. You're such a treasure, and we're all very proud to claim you as a colleague. Sincerely yours. inn S. Brown I Sl'j iVtsi Mftrkhatn Streel Lntle Rock. .Vkansas 74801 (.501 )rta4 4000May 11, 1995 Little Rock School District MAY 1 2 1995 Office of Desegregation Monitoring Dear Public School Supporter, We've been asked by members of the business community to set up an exploratory meeting with a national nonprofit, \"Parents for Public S\" ch ools.\" A national representative will be in Little Rock on Thursday, May 18. You are invited to attend an informational meeting. We're asking you to come because we value your opinion. We'd like to have your input and feedback on this group and what, if anything, they can offer public education in our county. We are hosting three meetings: 9:00 a.n., 12:00 noon and 5:30 p.m. Meetings are expected to last about one hour. Choose the time that is most convenient for you. All meetings will be held in the Little Rock School District board room at 810 West Markham Street. Please RSVP to 324-2290 by May 16 so that we'll have a count for refreshments. others to attend. These are open meetings\nyou are welcome to invite We have enclosed a copy of the group's brochure for your perusal. We hope to see you on the 18th. Sincerely, Debbie Milam VIPS Coordinator Becky Parent Recruiter Coordinator 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201  (501)374-3361 PARENTS PUBLIC SCHOOLS What exactly is Parents for Public Schools ? Parents for Public Schools is a non-profit, grass-roots volunteer organization comprised primarily of parents who telieve their children receive the best available education in public schools, and who actively\" recruit other parents to enroll their children into public schools. Parents for Public Schools seeks through its media campaigns to inform prospective school parents about the benefits of the diverse, high quality education available in e public schools. Parents for Public Schools has no official connection with any public school system. Do you have to be a parent to be a member of Parents for Public Schools ? Absolutely not. Membersliip is open to any person who supports our goals. While it is our experience that contact and testimony from a public school parent is the most powerful lobbying tool in convincing other parents to place their children in the public schools, all of our members mission is to encourage broad-based enrollment and support. How is Parents for Public Schools different from the PTA. or PTSA? Parents for Public Schools serves a very different purpose from the PTA. L'Itimately. the two oiganizations complement each other in significant ways. The primaiy function of Parents for Public .Schools is to recruit public .school students. Once those parents and students are in the public schixils. Parents for Public ScIkxiIs encour.iges atlivc participation in the PT/\\ or IWSA. .A great . number of Parents for Public Schools parents are leaders in their children's school's PTA chapters. PTA is a child adx'ocac)' association in the local school dial is also affiliated on the state and national level. PTA seeks to influence legislation, school policies and parental involvement. If your school does not have a PTA or PTSA, we want to encourage you to start one. Why form a chapter of Parents for Public Schools Chapters have been founded in different communities for different reasons. In our founding city of Jackson, Mississippi, Parents for Public Schools was formed to help reverse 20 years of white flight from the public schools and to demonstrate and publicize the economic, social and business development benefits that came to cities with strong public schools. In other cities. Parents for Public Schools was organized to counter social or economic .stigmas placed upon families whose children attend public schools. While there are important advantages to public school education which are common to all public schools, every community has its own reasons to support its public school system. No matter what those reasons may be in your community, our staff can help get your chapter started and organized to reach your specific goals.What are the benefits to my community of forming a Parents for Public Schools chapter? It is hard indeed to summarize all the benefiLs that flow from increa.sed community commitment to public education. Quality public schools ensure economic growth by attracting industry and businesses to our cities. Another benefit which results from broad-based enrollment is an ethnic, social and economic cohesivenes,s in our communities, and a better place for all of us to live and work. Increased broad-based public school enrollment results in greater public involvement in school programs, increased corporate funding for schools, and increased voter support for school bond issues. What benefits does a Parents for Public Schools Chapter receive from the National office? First, affiliation with the national organization saves your chapter the considerable time, expense, and worry of applying for tax-exempt status. This makes raising money for your Parents for Public Schools programs much easier. We will provide you with the Parents for Public Schools Chapter Manual which contains all the information and documents you will need to create and sustain your own chapter. We will provide continuing support with ideas for fundraising, successful organizational events, advertising, and a world of other ways to get your group going and growing. What does it take to organize a Parents for Public Schools chapter? It takes a group of people with a commitment ' and a desire to work toward a common goal. It takes a willingness to talk to your friends and neighlxirs, and the ability- to get them to talk to their friends and neightors. It takes a willingness to go to business and community leaders to get their support and funding for Parents for Public Schools public awareness and media programs. In 1989 in Jackson, Mississippi, Parents for Public Schools was started with 26 parents. Two years later, we passed 700. It takes personal time and patience to build your chapter in your community, but the return to public schools is an idea whose time lias come. How is a Parents for Public Schools chapter structured? A chapter is formed by the incorporation of a non-profit corporation, election of directors and officers, adoption of bylaws and affiliation with Parents for Public Schools National. The national office will provide you with the necessary forms for your use, as well as bylaws for your adoption. Once a chapter is officially formed, there are plenty of tasks and committee assignments for eveiyone who wants to lend a hand. Among these are:  School Networks  Business Network  Meetings/Progranis  Data Bank  Realtor Relations  Fundraising/Grant.s  Research  Special Events  .Media  Publicity  Newsletter  .Membership l.'kimatcly, a succe.ssful Parents for Public .Sch(X)l.s chapter is organized to maximize the talents of each of its volunteer memlx'rs. Once you decide to organize a chapter, we'll provide all the infoniiation, documents, and technical advice you will need. Our chapters do everything ey possibly can to spread the good word about the excellent education.s their children are receiving in public schools. How do we get started? Simple. Talk to parents and other interested people in your community who share your commitment to public education, and ask them to join you in forming a Parents for Public Schools chapter. Then just fill out the attached form and drop it in the mail. We'll be back in touch with you soon with precise information on how to get your group organized into a Parents for Public Schools chapter. Thank you for learning more about Parents for Public Schools, and for your interest in public education. NATIONAL OFFICE P.O. Box 1280' lackson. MS W236-2807 (6011 982-1222 F.AX (601) 982-0002 Thomas S. Howorth President Jo.shua J. Wiener Vice President Renee S. Jone- Secrelaiy Macy B. Han Treasurer SanJrj K. .Murley Execniire Director Ashley Watters Assisltiiil III Ihe DirectorOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court  Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 {501)376-6200 Fax (501) 371-0100 May 17, 1995 Mr. Duane Barbour Pulaski Heights Junior High School 401 North Pine Street Little Rock, AR 72205 Dear Mr. Barbour: Congratulations to you and the members of the Pulaski Heights Junior High Beginning Band, Advanced Band, and Saxophone Quartet for the splendid concert last Monday night! 1 dont think Ive ever heard a finer performance by such young musicians. The entire program was presented with poise and professionalism, and with careful attention to intonation, phrasing, ensemble, and over all musicality that resulted in a beautiful performance. 1 am so impressed with the tremendous progress these groups have in the short time youve been their director. Their growth attests to your superior skill both in instruction and in motivating your students to work hard and reach for their best. Im also impressed with the well-rounded and sophisticated musical education youre offering your students, as demonstrated by the carefully selected concert program, which featured a well-chosen balance of classical, traditional, and contemporary pieces. My opinion is also the result of being a parent of one of your students. From listening to my sons comments and practice at home. Im very much aware that youre providing a high quality musical education for your classes. Tlie only negative note last Monday evening for both the performers and the audience was the lack of air conditioning. As a fellow musician, 1 know how profoundly temperature and humidity affect both instruments and players. Nonetheless, you kept your professional cool, and sweated through tlie program with no less grace, composure, and good humor. My sincere thanks and commendations to both you and your students for your remarkable achievements and a most enjoyable musical evening. 1 hope you will convey my congratulations and appreciation to your classes. Sincerely yours, .. Ann S. Brown CC: Mona Briggs1^* 0 6 / 2 0 / 1 5 15:29 FROM JOHN Id.WALKER P.A.  3U-^ -urr iwC TO 3710100 P. 02. KOBng Lettle Rock School District OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT May 18, 1995 Mr. Jerry Malone, Attorney at Law Friday, Eldredge \u0026amp; Clark. P,A. First Commercial Bank Building. 20th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Jerry: pe date(s) you have asked me to block off on mv calendar fnr hearing have been blocked for a previously schedui\u0026lt;.d   , . . ' a court a previously scheduled comminnent. I have ^=rl, aLd conference for Urban Superintendents. This event has been planned * fit an event over The dates scheduled for the hearing fall at the start of r^uir. that I toto da of a flX an organized forum to discuss issues and problems that compound the role of superintendents and make schools unbearable to serve. the urban many of the children we I would not want to miss out on this opportunity. Therefore, I ask that sk to schedule dto hearing  h. the hearing be held to in your letter of May 16, at a later date. Sincerely, Henry P. Iliams Superintendent of Schools06x20/1995 15:29 FROM JOHN U.UflLKER P . fl. TO 0 1 0 0 P. 01 JOHN W. WALKER, P.A. ATTORNEY AT LAW 1723 Broadway Little Rock. Arkansas 72206 Telephone (501) 374-3758 FAX (501) 3744187 1 JOHN W. walker RALRH WASHINGTON MARK BURNETTE,^ AUSTIN PORTER, JR. TO\nFROM: DATE: RE: MESSAGE\nTHIS FAX CONSISTS OF PAGE(S), INCLUDING THIS COVER P-A-G-E-. OUR FAX NUMBER IS: (501) 374-4187. OPERATOR\ny - '1.. DujP MX J * LnTLE Rock School District OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT May 31, 1995 b 7^  d Ms. Ann Brown Office of Desegregation Monitoring 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, AR 72201   iVtCi\" Dear Ms. Brown: In response to a letter we received from Charity Smith please find enclosed for your review the Spring 1994 School Climate/Human Relations Survey results for schools which are using the perceptual data to develop school improvement plans (from all cycle five schools), along with blank photo copies of the parent, student and teacher survey forms. The cycle five schools are listed below\nHall High Dunbar Jr. High Southwest Jr. High Henderson Jr. High Carver Elementary Badgett Elementary Geyer Springs Elementary Mabelvale Elementary M.L. King Elementary Gibbs Magnet Elementary Meadowcliff Elementary Rockefeller Elementary If you have any questions please call. Sincerely, Henry P. Williams Superintendent of Schools Enclosure cc: Charity Smith, Education Lead Planner Desegregation Monitoring Frank Anthony, Administrative/Resource Team ^7 LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT Planning, Research and Evaluation 810 West Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 I'\nLi MEMORANDUM !i 5 ?995 TO: Charity Smith, Lead Education Planner, Desegregation Monitoring OihCS vf Ds\n:3' r/sCjiuCl Jiiy FROM: RE: T. Robert Glowers, Director Request for School Climate/Human Relations Survey Results DATE: June 2, 1995 The School Climate/Human Relations survey results that you requested to be sent to the Office of Desegregation Monitoring in your letter of May 16, 1995 to Dr. Henry Williams were forwarded by my office to Ms. Ann Brown, Office of Desegregation Monitoring. It was brought to my attention this morning that those survey results were intended to go to the Office of Desegregation Monitoring unit at the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). I apologize for the misinterpretation on my part and for any inconvenience this may have caused. The requested information is being redirected to ADE per this memorandum. Please find enclosed the School Climate/Human Relations survey results from spring 1994 for the following cycle five schools listed below: HaUHigh Dunbar Jr. High Southwest Jr. High Henderson Jr. High Carver Elementary Badgett Elementary Geyer Springs Elementary Mabelvale Elementary M.L. King Elementary Gibbs Magnet Elementary Meadowcliff Elementary Rockefeller Elementary Also enclosed are photocopies of the teacher, student, and parent survey instruments Please contact me if you have questions or need additional information. Enclosures cc: Dr. Henry P. Williams, Superintendent of Schools Ms. Ann Brown, Office of Desegregation Monitoring Mr. Frank Anthony, ADE, Administrative/Resource Team ade odnidocOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court  Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown. Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)376.6200 Fax (501) 371.0100 June 2, 1995 Dr. Henry P. Williams Little Rock School District 810 W. Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Hank\nToday I received a package which contained a number of 1994 LRSD School Climate/Human Relations Surveys. Your cover letter, which was copied to Charity Smith and Frank Anthony, indicated that these forms had been requested by Ms. Smith. However, Ms. Smith is not an employee of ODM. Rather, she works for the Arkansas Department of Education, where she monitors desegregation for the State. Therefore, 1 am returning tliese forms so you may forward them to Ms. Smith. Sincerely yours. in S. Brown Enc. cc: Charity Smith Frank AnthonyOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court  Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 376.6200 Fax (501) 371 -0100 June 2, 1995 Dr. Henry P. Williams Little Rock School District 810 W. Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Hank: Today 1 received a package which contained a number of 1994 LRSD School Climate/Human Relations Surveys. Your cover letter, which was copied to Charity Smith and Frank Anthony, indicated that these forms had been requested by Ms. Smith. However, Ms. Smith is not an employee of ODM. Rather, she works for the Arkansas Department of Education, where she monitors desegregation for the State. Therefore, 1 am returning these forms so you may forward them to Ms. Smith. Sincerely yours. n S. Brown Enc. cc: Charity Smith Frank Anthony'S3 '* I b 1 it LnTLE Rock School District OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT May 31, 1995 G ' 3 Ms. Ann Brown OflBce of Desegregation Monitoring 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, AR 72201 3/ 'G-j,CEv\n''cniiofjng Dear Ms. Brown: In response to a letter we received from Chanty Smith please find enclosed for your review the Spring 1994 School Climate/Human Relations Survey results for schools which are using the perceptual data to develop school improvement plans (from all cycle five schools), along with blank photo copies of the parent, student and teacher survey forms. The cycle five schools are listed below\nHall High Dunbar Jr. High Southwest Jr. High Henderson Jr. High Carver Elementary Badgett Elementary Geyer Springs Elementary Mabelvale Elementary M.L. King Elementary Gibbs Magnet Elementary Meadowcliff Elementary Rockefeller Elementary If you have any questions please call. Sincerely, Henry P. Williams Superintendent of Schools Enclosure cc\nCharity Smith, Education Lead Planner Desegregation Monitoring Frank Anthony, Administrative/Resource Team 810 West Markham Street  Little Rock, Arkansas 72201  (501)334-2000 fl LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT Planning, Research and Evaluation 810 West Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 D' MEMORANDUM Ju'j 2 !995 TO: Charity Smith, Lead Education Planner, Desegregation Monitoring OfiiCS Qf DsSv0i wiCiiikviiiiy FROM: RE: 'r. Robert Glowers, Director Request for School Climate/Human Relations Survey Results DATE: June 2, 1995 The School Climate/Human Relations survey results that you requested to be sent to the Office of Desegregation Monitoring in your letter of May 16, 1995 to Dr. Henry Williams were forwarded by my office to Ms. Ann Brown, Office of Desegregation Monitoring. It was brought to my attention this morning that those survey results were intended to go to the Office of Desegregation Monitoring unit at the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). I apologize for the misinterpretation on my part and for any inconvenience this may have caused. The requested information is being redirected to ADE per this memorandum. Please find enclosed the School Climate/Human Relations survey results from spring 1994 for the following cycle five schools listed below: Hall High Dunbar Jr. High Southwest Jr. High Henderson Jr. High Carver Elementory Badgett Elementary Geyer Springs Elementary Mabelvale Elementary M.L. King Elementary Gibbs Magnet Elementary Meadowcliff Elementary Rockefeller Elementary Also enclosed are photocopies of the teacher, student, and parent survey instruments Please contact me if you have questions or need additional information. Enclosures cc: Dr. Henry P. Williams, Superintendent of Schools Ms. Ann Brown, Office of Desegregation Monitoring Mr. Frank Anthony, ADE, Administrative/Resource Team ade odmdocex,: RECEIVED June 29, 1995 JUL 5 1995 Dr. Henry Williams, Superintendent LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 W. Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 Office of Desegregation Monitoring REFERENCE: SELECTION OF PRINCIPAL CARVER MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Dear Dr. Williams: As PTA Co-Presidents of Carver Magnet Elementary School for the 1995-1996 School Year, Dewey Fitzhugh and myself, on behalf of the Carver Magnet Elementary PTA, would like to thank you for your support and selection of Mrs. Diane Barksdale as the permanent principal at Carver Magnet Elementary School. We believe that, with Mrs. Barksdale's proven record of success and the energized momentum, the upcoming school year at Carver will be great! We are looking ahead to another exciting and fun filled year of working together with the teachers and students, as well as with the Little Rock School District to achieve the objectives and goals that we have set for the 1995-1996 year. Again, thank you for believing in Mrs. Barksdale, the Carver Magnet Teachers and Staff, PTA, Students and Supporters. Sincerely, W^i Caradine, Co-President r^pwpv PitTbiiffb r'r_PrAC'ir1\u0026lt;\u0026gt;nt Dewey Fitzhugh, Co-President cc: Magnet Review Committee Ann Brown OFFICE OF DESEGREGA'TION MONITORING Margaret Gremillion ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT - ELEMENTARY Sadie Mitchell ASSISTANT SUPERIN'TENDENT - ELEMENTARY Dick Hurley LRSD HUMAN RESOURCES LRSD Board MembersLITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS 810 WEST MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201 RECEIVKO July 5, 1995 TO: All Principals and Supervisors FROM: Ntorgaret Grenuliii THROUGH: SUBJECT: JUL 1 0 1995 Offiw of Dssegrsgaiiof) isistant Superintendent - ^T^Sadie Mitchell, Assistmt Superintendent e: fWiUi T^perintendent Principals Institute: \"Pathway to ExceUence - 1995-96\" All Principals^' Pl^: Date: Little Rock Hilton, 925 University Avenue Monday, July 17 ~ 8:30-4:30 Tuesday, July 18 -- 8:30-4:30 -Lunch win be provided- Eleineniary Principals Only Place: Date: IRC Friday, July 21 - 9:00-2:00  Lunch win be provided All Principals Place: Date: Parkview High School Monday, July 31 (1:00-4:30) Thursday, August 3 (8:00-3:30) - Lunch on your own. Friday, August 4 (8:00-12:00) Monitoring We want to welcome you back and express our sincere pleasure in having the opportunity to work together in getting a new school year started. A listing of the dates and places for the Principals Institute has been provided for you in order to have your calendar cleared for the Institute. The programs will be ready for you at registration on July 17. Dr. Williams has requested that principals contact their assistant principal(s) and invite them to attend the Institute and luncheon on both days. AU supervisors and department heads are also requested to attend both sessions and the luncheons. AU of the instructional and support personnel along with some of our principals have worked hard to make this Institute both motivational and informative to everyone. We are looking forward to seeing all of you at the EUlton.(J LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE 810 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 (501)324-2012 Date\nJuly II, 1995 To: Mr. John Walker Mr. Richard Roachell Mr. Chris Heller Mr. Jerry Malone Mrs. Ann Brown A**\" ' i \\  From: LiniwTondexter Re: Initial Meeting As agreed in our meetings last week, I am attempting to schedule a mutuafly convenient date ^d fime for the first joint meeting of the parties to the desegregation lawsuit At the initial meeting we will select a time for all future regularly scheduled meetings. Please check your calendar to fovorable Call Beverly Griffin a X*^ch of the following dates would be most 24-2012 to advise ofyounpreference. Wednesday, July 12 Thursday, July 13 Friday, July 14 / 9:00 ajn. 2:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 1 feel strongly that we should meet thia week. \\ suggest an alternative date foi attention to this request. that is not possible for you, please week. Thank you for your prompt leetingr I I I f I I Little Rock School District OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT RECBVEd Jill I 7 W5 July 12, 1995 Office of Desegregaiion Monitoring Ms. Ann Brown Office of Desegregation Mon. 201 E. Markham, Suite 510 Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Ms. Brown: I would like to extend to you an invitation to attend an exciting community briefing on Wednesday, July 19 at 5:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Little Rock School District at 810 West Markham. The focus of this briefing is to provide a special report to community leaders regarding the progress of the strategic planning process and the current status of the desegregation plan. Following the special report to the community, a question and answer session will be held. This briefing session will be broadcast five on Channel 4 Cable TV. Thank you for your continued support of the Little Rock School District. Looking forward to seeing you on July 19th. Sincerely, (? Henry P. Williams Superintendent of Schools 810 West Markham Street  Little Rock, Arkansas 72201  (501) 324-2000 RECE^iD Jill I 7 1995 LnTLE Rock School District OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT J 1 J ORice of Desegregation Moniioring July 12, 1995 Ms. Melissa Guildin, Assoc. Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Ms. Guildin: I would like to extend to you an invitation to attend an exciting community briefing on Wednesday, July 19 at 5:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Little Rock School District at 810 West Markham. The focus of this briefing is to provide a special report to community leaders regarding the progress of the strategic planning process and the current status of the desegregation plan. Following the special report to the community, a question and answer session will be held. This briefing session will be broadcast live on Channel 4 Cable TV. Thank you for your continued support of the Little Rock School District. Looking forward to seeing you on July 19th. Sincerely, Henry P. Williams Superintendent of Schools 810 West Markham Street  Little Rock, Arkansas 73201  (501) 324-2000 F. Y. I. Date: Ann I'-JI [J* Bill Bob 3 ^^^Gene 8 Horace I Margie Melissa Polly Return to: Linda t I I e ..W K7 i\u0026lt;c'^ '^e\u0026gt;/y) /L of' A ''zi J jt. Jk I \\ A r^Sr\u0026lt;. r ^,4-4^.2x 'h c 7l O'July 24, 1995 Office of Desegregation Monitoring Ann Brown, Chairman 201 East Markham Street, #510 Little Rock, AR 72201 JUL 2 6 1995 Dear Ms. Brown: Office of Desegregation Monitoring Please accept my apology for not signing this letter. I am a teacher in the Little Rock School District who happens to be an African American, and I have two children in district schools. one of them at Hall High and another one bound for Hall. Neither my children nor I are trusting enough at this point for our names to be given and possibly passed around. We will come forth if we need to, however, as will others I have recently spoken with. My concern is this. Last year the only African American counselor at Hall resigned in the middle of the year and was replaced with a white counselor. We understood the need for filling the position for the rest of the year, so we did not voice our concern that this made Hall the only secondary school in Little Rock with no African American counselor. We assumed it was temporary. Now we learn that no change was made over the summer and that as it stands now. Hall will open the year STILL being the only secondary school with an all-white counseling staff. Ms. Brown, this is not acceptable, is totally unfair to the African American students at Hall, and shows an insensitivity on Dr. Anderson's part. Now that he has left Hall, rumors are that he will be replaced with another white person since replacing him with an African American would make all Little Rock District principals black. Frankly we would be much better served by having both an African American principal (Hall has never had one, you know) and at least one African American counselor, but the latter is a must. As I said before, it is hard to understand why it was even considered as an option beyond the temporary until the end of the year situation. Can you imagine this being allowed to occur at ANY other Little Rock School District high school? any everybody knows it. It wouldn't have, not for one minute. Please intervene while there is still time to make a change. We are not asking for much and are not asking for ANYTHING all other secondary schools already have, which is to give us at least one African American counselor. If we have to petition Judge Wright, we will. though, we dread doing this. Thank you for your time. As I said. We would rather it be handled professionally. cc: Ms. Jo Evelyn Elston, counseling supervisor Mr. John Walker3^ \u0026lt;k) --A  Arkansas DEPARTMENT of EDUCATION 4 STATE CAPITOL MALL- LITTLE ROCK. ARKANSAS 72201-1071  (501) 682-4475 GENE WILHOIT, Director. General Education Division July 28, 1995 TO\nGene Wilhoit, Director Arkansas Department of Education Henry williams. Superintendent Little Rock School District FROM: Gayle Potter, Lead Planner, Design Team SUBJECT: Recommendations from the Variables Committee The Variables Committee began meeting on May 13, 1994, and concluded with recommendations on July 27, 1995. Members of the committee include Robert Glowers, Gene Parker, and Sterling Ingram from the Little Rock School District, as well as Vicki Gray, Bob Kerr, and Gayle Potter from the Arkansas Department of Education. The committee was joined at times by others: Russ Mayo of the Little Rock School District and Gene Jones of the Office of Desegregation Monitoring. The Variables Committee provides within this document a description of the problem around which it was convened. a definition of important intervening variables which affect student achievement, a brief discussion of the assessment or testing instrument, and attachments with expert opinion. Problem Statement: There is a perception of a student achievement gap that is racially based, as evidenced by results on large-scale assessments. Considerations for Problem.- Large scale assessment data analysis has been limited to Data should be reviewed in the context of race and gender alone. the following four critical variables which intervene to affect achievement .- socio-economic status, family structure, parent education level, and early childhood education.12:19 07/28/95' SU INTEC' SF-121(J PfiGE-ac Definitions of Variables: Socio-Economic Status: As determined by free and reduced lunch eligibility Collect SSS data from free and reduced lunch information\nalso make use of the family link identifier Family Structure: Household where student lives most of the time (both parents, father only, mother only, father and stepmother*, mother and stepfather. foster parents, legal guardian, other) Collect family structure data from the Pupil Information Form Parent Education Level: Highest level of education comoleted by mother/father/legal guardian (e.g., elementary school, junior high, high school graduate. college, college graduate, school, other) some trade Collect parent education level by adding to the Pupil Information Form Early Childhood Education: Any of a variety of organized pre-kindergarten experiences, such as Headstart, hippy, 4-year old programs, other pre-school Collect this data from the Pupil Information Form ASSESSMENT OR TESTING INSTRUMENT: The language of the settlement requires the composite scores of Little Rock School District black students (excluding special education students) to be 90% or greater of the\"\" composite scores of Little Rock School District white students (excluding special education students) on a standardized test agreed upon by the State and the Little Rock School District, This may occur at any date between the settlement agreement and December 31, 2000. -2-i\n2007. Sz  05 SU INTEC SF-1210 PhGE 03 Committee discussions around \"standardized testing\" included criterion-referenced tests, performance assessments, portfolios, and norm-referenced tests. The Minimum Performance Test has been abandoned, the new criterion-referenced tests based on the Curriculum Frameworks are under development, and no statewide criterion-referenced testing instrument is currently available. The Arkansas Direct Writing Assessment is not comprehensive enough for the settlement purposes. Mathematic English Language Arts and Portfolios are under development, but it will take several years of professional development with teachers before reliable scores could be produced for settlement purposes. The only standardized test currently in use in the State and District is the state-adopted norm referenced test. However, based on our research and the expert opinions from psychometricians, we have formed the opinion that a norm-referenced testing instrument has a different purpose than the ettlement purpose and uses metrics which are not well suited to the requirements of the settlement agreement. A norm-refarenced testing instrument is intended to compare the achievement of students within the District to the achievement : student within the standardization group. Therefore, it would be appropriate to compare the achievement of black students Little Rock to the achievement of black students in the standardization group and to compare the achievement of whit in students in Little Rock to the achievement of white students in the standardization group. standard outlined in the settlement. But that comparison is not the Nevertheless, if a norm-referenced test is used to determine the achievement levels of black students white students in the Little Rock School District for settlement purposes, scaled scores or raw scores would appear to be the better metrics to use. according to expert opinion. (See attachments.) However, we have been informed that \"outside of the settlement mandate, such calculations would have little relevance.\" (See Phillips' attachment.) If a norm-referenced testing instrument is used. the committee consensus is that the state-mandated grade levels for testing should be the focus of the application of the 90% rule. The two attachments are opinions from Joanne Lenke, Executive vice President and psychometrician at Psychological Corporation and an independent response by Susan Phillips, psychometrician. lawyer and faculty member of Michigan State University. Also I have included a folder of working papers from the committee for your perusal. Please contact me if you would like to meet with the Variable Committee for discussion. a time convenient to both your schedules. We shall be happy to do so at -3-12:21- 0' 8/  95' SU INTEC SF-1210 PAGE 04 Pr5m r' 5.E. PHILLIPS PHONE No. : 517 349 7874 Jul.23 1395 1:34Ri PHILLIPS, OONSOLTANT 9991 I r I A k \u0026lt; A  R * 1 t 0OVI OfHQJ OX M I r 1 ft  r Ntohlft I t    9\u0026gt;iT*rBltT pHeaft ( O  I .  I  . \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u0026gt;-\u0026gt;(\u0026gt;\u0026lt; N r 4 ft  1 4 0 k ft  0  , \u0026lt;  1 T I \u0026gt; X r I  t. \u0026lt; 11 ( \u0026lt; TOf MSNORANDaX Onyic* Pottor^ XK Dapt  of Bdufl. moMt Ruonn Phill \u0026lt;-p DATS I July 21, 1995 RXl Raaponoa to Raoommandat ton trom JOAfin* I hftva ravlawod tho you forwardod to wo. momo and auppoirbtng daauiflantatlon from Joanna Lanka that Dr. Lanka Ruwfflarlzed the losuea involved in choosing hae provided uaaful data and nuoetnctly\na metric for the mandats of ths Little asttlement. Before commenting specifically on the 90% reguirament and teat acoro alternatives, I offer a few general comments regarding my interpretation of the language of the settlement. Rook test acorn I specifIcRlly Offer on The Litt la Rock Sett lament Aggewimant y phraeee in the portion of the Little Rook settlement shared with me which must bo defined in order to Implamont its tarmfl. the portion The following are aoma thoughta about theae definitiona. tiino\" indicotea that the event need happen -- ---------any time period during the echool and can be measured at only ones year. ~ the scanrord is a nationally normed, standardized achievement toot of high payohometric quality, If Liluin instrument, it would bo a logical choice \"atandardlted teat\" the scajiford ia a If Little for the settlement mandate. 3. H oompoaite acorea\"  intent that the uas of mm termuioiogy auggsata an the maaauremant be a total Bcote or one that aggregatea academic subject areas. With reapect to the uas be a thin terminology auggeata performance across acaaemio aubject areas. With respect atnnfard, this suggests that either the Basic Battery or Coojplato be used. The choice may bo affected by wording in of sattloment.  ' Battery sooren other parts that the For example, if inequity in baoic ^ho basic battery score may bo most appropriate. Alternatively, if sweeping statemonte have been made about equalizing the totality of education, score may be more appropriate. nkilla ie alluded to, if Btatemonta the broader complete battery-----------1: 1' 07. 2S/?' ' SWINTEC SF-i210 PAGE 05 Little Rock Settlement . . , p. 2 4 . aduoafcion otudnntn\" thin probably ofcudonta in tho I-Ittlo Rook eohooln who have *n ISP refers at the to all time of hnnh1 ng, plaead Praaumablyr studenta in aduoation opoolsl ahudanta aduoation would referrod for evaluation but not yat ba taatad. SCO olaarly Although apaoial exempted by the language ot the eattlomant, what about othor groups such as vocational students, abaantaas, or atudenta with qualifying dtsabilitloo under flootion 6047 oe aa What aooomfflodatiouB will ba available for nonqualifying atudenta with dioabilitioe (e.g,, a non-npacial education atudant with dyoloxia viaually impairod atudont in tho regular ith limited Kngliah profioionoy be teated? olaaaroora^ 7 or a Will atudantn 5. \"White students\" only those of Buropeen ancestry? does this include all Which gradaa are to What non-blftck students or about hiapanic Americans? ba Included, must all grades be tested? results for different grades to ba combined? How are 6. \"90% or greater\"  the asttlament language aeams to indicate an intent for the mean score of blacks to he at Imm- p'- mean score for whites. be least nine tenths of ths tims frame and This may be obstacles to an unrealistic expectation given be overcome. Little Rock has approximately five years to overcome learning deficits and the affects of povorty which have developed over students' ItfetimsB. City, which has desegregation spent orders. has millionB I bean Achievement test scores. on unable the public Sven Kansas schools under to significantly increase In defining a presumption of discrimination tho foderal does not refer government has supported an in the employment arena, applicants hired. to heat Thus, scores but to 80% rule. under thia the Howovor, the 80% percent of available applicants are hired, at least 58% must also be hired to avoid Moreover, if an employer fails this a rule, if 70* of qualified white of qualified minority applicants presumption of discrimination. opportunity to demonstrate actions. a test, the employer still has an compelling interest to Justify its In cases such as between minority Dobra P-, at issue. and majority large differentials tn passing rates adminlBtrators to In such cases, the insure that earn a high school diploma. atudenta on graduation tests have been courts have imposed duties on tost minority students had a fair chance to minority scores to ba a certain However, these courts have not required req\\irement seems to suggest an percentage of majority scores. entitlement to Such n rather than an equal opportunity to achieve. a specified outcome ChPQBinq a Type of Score I agreo with Dr, Lanka that none of the major types of standardised teat  ooteo are well ouited to the requlremonta the Little Rock settlomont. Beoauoo no longitudinal oomparlsons none of a simple interpratstion of raw score are required, tho language lends itself to diffarencas. One might, for example,Office of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court  Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor Date: August 9, 1995 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 376-6200 Fax (501) 371 -0100 To: Hank Williams From: in Brown Subject: School Principals, Assistant Principals, and Selection Process The new school year is just around the corner. 1 understand that the district conducted pre-school registration this week on August 7 and 8, school staff will be reporting for duty next Monday, August 14, and the children will begin classes a week later on August 21. 1 need a current listing of principals and assistant principals. 1 also want some information pursuant to ODMs 1994 monitoring report on involvement in the principal selection process. Please send me the following information: 1. A current listing by school of each principal and assistant principal. Include each individuals name, race, gender, and number of years in the position at the school to which he or she is currently assigned. If the individual has been assigned to the position this year for the first time, indicate the number of years as \"new.\" 1 need this list no later than 4:00 p.m. by the end of the day tomorrow. August 10. 2. Describe the process the district followed in interviewing and selecting each principal. By school, indicate when interview teams were used, and list the composition of the committee by name, race, gender, and affiliation (e.g. parent, Joshua representative,, teacher, etc.). Please provide this information as soon as possible, no later than August 15, 1995. 3. Describe the participation of the Incentive School Staffing Committees and representatives from the Magnet Review Committee, naming the individuals who took part in the interviews by name, race, gender, and affiliation. Please provide this information as soon as possible, no later that August 15, 1995. 4. Indicate the date(s) each interview committee met, and whether or not the candidates recommended by the committee were actually selected for the principalship for which the candidate interviewed. Please provide this information as soon as possible, no later that August 15, 1995. Thank you very much. CC: Chris Heller jerry MaloneOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court  Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor Date: August 9, 1995 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)376-6200 Fax (501) 371-0100 To: Hank Williams From: in Brown Subject: School Principals, Assistant Principals, and Selection Process The new school year is just around the comer. 1 understand that the district conducted pre-school registration this week on August 7 and 8, school staff will be reporting for duty next Monday, August 14, and the children will begin classes a week later on August 21. I need a current listing of principals and assistant principals. I also want some information pursuant to ODMs 1994 monitoring report on involvement in the principal selection process. Please send me the following information: 1. A current listing by school of each principal and assistant principal. Include each individuals name, race, gender, and number of years in the position at the school to which he or she is currently assigned. If the individual has been assigned to the position this year for the first time, indicate the number of years as \"new.\" 1 need this list no later than 4:00 p.m. by the end of the day tomorrow, August 10. 2. Describe the process the district followed in interviewing and selecting each principal. By school, indicate when interview teams were used, and list the composition of the committee by name, race, gender, and affiliation (e.g. parent, Joshua representative,, teacher, etc.). Please provide this information as soon as possible, no later than August 15, 1995. 3. Describe the participation of the Incentive School Staffing Committees and representatives from the Magnet Review Committee, naming the individuals who took part in the interviews by name, race, gender, and affiliation. Please provide this information as soon as possible, no later that August 15, 1995. 4. Indicate the date(s) each interview committee met, and whether or not the candidates recommended by the committee were actually selected for the principalship for which the candidate interviewed. Please provide this information as soon as possible, no later that August 15, 1995. Thank you very much. CC: Chris Heller jerry Malone \u0026gt;\u0026lt; 4 ^7 Office of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court  Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 376.6200 Fax (SOI) 371 \u0026lt;1100 Date: August 9, 1995 To: Russ Mayo From: Brown Subject: McClellan Community School As Im sure you know, the McClellan Community School program was incorporated into the current LRSD desegregation plan at the behest of the Little Rock School District Board of Directors, with the concurrence of the parties and the approval of the Court. As such, it is an important aspect of desegregation in the district. 111 appreciate the following current information about McClellan: 1. Please explain the statement, which appears in your July 13, 1994 memorandum to Dr. Williams, that \"McClellan was a reduction which does not require a plan change.\" 1 am puzzled by this assertion, because the desegregation plan clearly establishes McClellan as a community school, and court orders (for example, those of August 4, 1992 and December 30, 1992) have reemphasized the importance of the community school, the Advisoiy Council, and an adequate budget for the program. 2. Page 94 of the LRSD desegregation plan promises that ODM and other groups will regularly receive reports on the progress of the community school and any recommendations for changes. Please forward to me the school districts report on the status and progress of the McClellan Community School for the 1994-95 school year. 3. 1 note that the McClellan Community School is among those desegregation obligations that does not appear in your listing of \"Obligations from the Pulaski County Desegregation Case\" dated August 1995. Because the community school has been prominently featured in both the desegregation plan and court orders, please explain why it was omitted from your listing. Tlianks for your assistance. S-U.' ? J J WSSSJSJS^ Little Rock School District - OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT RPp^^ August 10, 1995 4UG / ] Office Of Oesesregafo iVfcniioMnj Ann Brown, Federal Monitor Office of Desegregation Monitoring 201 East Markliam, Suite 510 Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Ms. Brown: We received your fax yesterday in the District office after District hours. The information you have requested is not available at this time and will not be available until sometime Monday. Given the fact that we are currently involved with preparing for the Board meeting tonight, a court appearance tomorow, and opening of school in one week, your request seems to me unreasonable and comes at a time when district staff are extremely pressed for time. For me to pull someone off their assigned task to fill your request would delay the District in our preparations for the opening of school. Sincerely, Superintendent of Schools 810 West Markham street  Little Rock, Arkansas 72201  (501)324-2000 Little Rock School District MEMORANDUM AUG 1 5^ 1995 To: From: Date: Ann Brown, Federal Monitor Russ Mayo, Associate Superintendent jijtL August 15, 1995 Office of Dose:  if'-. Subject: Response to memorandum of August 9, 1995 The following is a response to your memorandum of August 9, 1995. My response to each of the three items is as follows: 1. We did not feel it necessary to do a plan modification for the McClellan Community School because all components of the program are being offered. We could find no reference to a minimum amount of money that must be budgeted for the program. Some money will come from other sources for this next school year. That which appears in our plan is more an historical account than specific action to be taken. The only exception is on page 94 as you have noted\n2. We have reviewed page 94 of the desegregation plan relating to the McClellan Community School. The appropriate items from that page have been added to our list of obligations. I have requested a report of the status and progress of the McClellan Community School. When I receive it, I will forward it to you\nand, 3. As noted in item 1 above, obligations relating to McClellan Community School have been added to the list. It now appears as a listing. If you have other questions, please let me know. C: Dr. Henry P. Williams, Superintendent Chris Heller, LRSD Attorney Jerry Malone, LRSD Attorney M.UCCU1.00C3 c 'r. Little Rock School District Q August 16, 1995 AUG 2 j J995 TO: Dr. Henry Williams, Superintendent OffiCQ of DeSS'^fg\nJaiion /'vicniicrspy FROM: Dr. Rid iirector-Human Resources SUBJECT: Ms. Ann Browns Request for Information (dated 8-9-95) I have, at your request, put together the information as requested, by item number. Item #1: Current Listing of Principals/Assist Principals by name, race, gender, and length of time in current position. Response - Provided as Attachment I Item #2: Interview and Selection Process Response - Provided as Attachment II Item #3: Involvement of Staffing Committees and Magnet Review Committee. Response - The Incentive School Staffing Committees were not utilized, per se. There may/may not have been members of the Committee on the team as appointed per Item #2. The Magnet Review Committee was involved to the extend that the Executive Director was apprised of each interview schedule and Ms. Sadie Mitchell, who participated on several of the teams, is a member of the Committee. Item #4: Days committee met, recommendations, and person selected. Response - Provided as Attachment III If you require additional information, please dont hesitate to let me know. 810 West Markham Street  Little Rock, Arkansas 72201  (501)824-2000 ADMIN3.EXC SCHOOL CENTRAL HALL HIGH METROPOLITAN JAFAIR PARKVIEW McClellan ALT. LEARN CTR HENDERSON CLOVERDALE JR mabelvale JR. DUNBAR MAGNET MANN MAGNET FOREST HEIGHTS PULASKI HEIGHTS TITLE PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. ASST, PRINC. ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC DIRECTOR VOV. TECH VOC. ADMIN. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. ASST. PRINC. ASST. 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ROBINSON ADM1N3.EXC CA BL BL BL CA BL CA BL BL CA BL CA BL BL CA BL BL BL CA BL BL CA CA BL CA BL BL CA BL CA BL CA BL CA BL BL CA BL BL CA BL CA BL BL CA CA BL M F M F F F F F F F F M F M F M F F M F M F F F F F M F F M F M F F F F F F F F F F F F F F Page 2 ONE ONE NEW EIGHT ONE NEW FOUR NEW NEW NEW ONE EIGHT TWO TWO NEW TWO EIGHT NEW THIRTEEN SEVEN NEW NEW NEW NEW SIX ONE NEW ONE NEW SEVEN ONE EIGHT NEW FIVE TWO ONE EIGHT ONE ONE ONE NEW NEW NEW NEW ONE TWO ONEADMIN3.EXC WESTERN HILLS WILLIAMS MAGNET WILSON WOODRUFF PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL ASST. PRINC. PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL S. MORGAN M. MENKING D. MITCHELL F. DAVIS_________ P. HIGGINBOTHAM CA CA BL BL CA M F F M F FIVE ONE EIGHT ONE SEVEN Page 3ec. iNbtKrtu XN AGENDA FOR AUGUST 25, 1994 Atac/miekjt Ti LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT EPS CODE\nGCDA - Regulation SELECTION OF APPLICANTS SCHOOL PRINCIPALS 1. employed with Uttl Rock ^cJmI DisSfSt , District.) 2. ?o?'\"Sc:StSu!t??^ SU *.? \"PPllcents and references. 3. Superintendent and/or the A^\u0026lt;s^e^-a+. Superintendent (s) will nreoare a Hc-h  Assistant 4. The Human Resources Director will TZZd issues (ie\nE.E.O., Affirmative Action, ^ericans with Disability Act, etc.) 5. An interview committee will be follows: selected/appointed, as Three Two Three (3) Parents/patrons (2) - Teachers (3) Adainistratioa Representatives Mote:i Hote:2 Mote:3 1. 2. 3. representatives will be selected by of^SS president of the or tne affected school. ^e toacher(s) representatives shall be from the ThZschool and appointed by the Administration. The Deputy Superintendent f --------- appropriate staff - Assistant Supervisors, and Principals) t, Administration representatives. NOTE: (in consultation with Superintendents, may designate the The committee's composition shall be balanced, as nearly as possible, by race and gender. ppppr-./rn SEP IS 1334 4...( LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT EPS CODE\nGCDA Regulation 6. The interview committee shall recommend candidates, be provided folders 1) 2) 3) 4) meet to interview and The interview committee will containing the following\nAn interview schedule The approved interview questions An approved candidate rating form The applicant's application materials 7. The interview committee shall interview complete the ratings sheet, r  recommendation of the top three 3) candidates to the Superintendent. ^ated, the ratings are basis^ffr fiJ,IV 7 consensus and need not be thl sole nasis for selecting the recommended candidates.) the applicants and The committee, through consensus. 8. Interview Committee and select the for Board approval.  racomendatlons oi r. .J , applicant to be submitted JSeS 2ch oVSi* his/her option, three (3) applicants and committee reconvene to determine require that the new reconunendations. 9. Once the Superintendent has selected he/she will submit that individual^ Directors for approval. an acceptable applicant, s name to the Board of If the applicant is currently serving superintendent niay reassi^ Sxe ^riSSal and advise the Board of the lateral transfer. ^^incipal 10. candidate shall receive a contract which ?=ation? pertinent his salary, grade, and othern A'nACHMPWT U? P LE. LeTTf^?. May 18, 1995 Little Rock School District To\nCarver Magnet Interview team members (listed below) From: Dr. Director - Human Resources Subject: Interview process First, I wish to express my sincere personal thanks to you for agreeing to participate as a member of the interview team for Principalship of Carver Magnet elementary school. As you might imagine, this team is charged with the extremely important responsibility of interviewing the applicants and, as a team, to recommend three top candidates to the Superintendent, who will then make a recommendation to the School Board. To assist you in the interview process, you will be provided the following items: 1. An interview schedule 2. A list of interview questions 3. A candidate rating form 4. The applicant's application materials (ie: application, letter, etc.) These items will be provided to you on the day of the interviews. I will attempt to schedule the interviews on a one-hour-per-applicant schedule. This will allow for the interview time as well as follow-up discussion among the team to reach consensus about the candidate. If you have any questions about this very important process, please don't hesitate to contact me at 324-2088. I will advise you as quickly as possible the date and times of the interviews. cc: Dr. Henry Williams, Superintendent Donna Creer, Executive Director - Magnet Review Committee Team Members: Vai Henry, Parent/Patron representative Dewey Fitzhugh, Parent/Patron representative Roz Newton, Parent/Patron representative Joy Thomas, Teacher representative Kim Washington, Teacher representative Patty Kohler, Administration representative Leon Modeste, Administration representative Dick Hurley, Administration representative 810 West .Markham Street  Little Roek, Arkansas 72201  (501)324-2000Sheetl At/K^Haj\u0026amp;kzt TTT DATE OF INTERVIEW MAY/22/1995 MAY/25/1995 MAY/26/1995 JUNE/29/1995 JUNE/30/1995 JULY/19/1995 JULY/25/1995 AUGUST/3/1995 AUGUST/4/1995 AUGUST/7/1995 SCHOOL CARVER HENDERSON JR. M. L. KING GIBBS MAGNET TERRY ELEMENTARY GEYER SPRINGS BRADY ELEMENTARY HALL HIGH SCHOOL FRANKLIN INCENTIVE DUNBAR JR. MAGNET RECOMMENDED CANDIDATES DIANE BARKSDALE JERRY WORM GWEN ZEIGLER JAMES WASHINGTON JAMES FULLERTON RON AUSTIN________ TYRONE HARRIS GWEN ZEIGLER ETHEL DUNBAR KAREN GREENLEE ADA KEOWN BETTY RAPER______ ETHEL DUNBAR DEBORAH MITCHELL GWEN ZEIGLER JULIE DAVENPORT ADA KEOWN ETHEL DUNBAR DEBORAH MITCHELL J.J.LACEY KAREN GREENLEE BEVERLY JONES ADA KEOWN GAYLE BRADFORD LINDA BROWN JIM MOSBY KAREN GREENLEE ETHEL DUNBAR JEFF CARR_________ LINDA BROWN DANIEL WHITEHORN PATRICIA McMurray Page 1 CANDIDATE SELECTED DIANE BARKSDALE JAMES WASHINGTON TYRONE HARRIS BETTY RAPER GWEN ZEIGLER JULIE DAVENPORT ADA KEOWN GAYLE BRADFORD ETHEL DUNBAR LINDA BROWNOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court  Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)376-6200 Fax (501) 371-0100 To: From: Subject: Date: Dr. Richard Hurley, Director of Human Resources, Little Rock School District Horace R. Smith, Associate Monitor, Office of Desegregation Monitoring Request for Staffing Data August 17, 1995 As you are aware, ODM is in the process of publishing a series of reports focusing on staffing in all three of the Pulaski County school districts. We really appreciate the cooperation we received from your office during the process of gathering data for our initial report on the elementary school teaching force. In order to complete subsequent reports, we need the data listed below by Friday, September 1, 1995. If you have questions or concerns regarding this request, please call us at 376-6200. Thank you for your continued cooperation. Data Requested:  All secondary school teachers by school, race, sex, and primary subject area for each school year from 1990-91 through 1994-95  All central office administrators by race, sex, department, and position for each school year from 1990-91 through 1994-95  Building administrators (principals and assistant principals) by school, race, and sex for each school year from 1990-91 through 1994-95  Non-certified personnel by location (school building, central office, etc.), position, race, and sex for each school year from 1990-91 through 1994-95Cf CF- LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANNING, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION Date\nSeptember 8, 1995 To: Principals SEP 1 I 1995 From: Dr. Ed Jackson, Director JbMi' Planning, Research and Evaluation Office of Desegregatiwi Momionna RE: Local School Biracial Committee According to the Little Rock School District (LRSD) Desegregation plan (pages 224, 225), biracial committees of parents will be formed at each school to assist in monitoring educational equity. Site visits will be conducted by the Planning, Research and Evaluation (PRE) staff with the assistance of local biracial committees consisting of parents/patrons. Attached is a list by school with the PRE Specialists name who drew the school for monitoring. If you have not already been contacted by the PRE Specialist for a monitoring date, you will soon be receiving a phone call for a discussion about a convenient date for program monitoring. All parent/patron committee members will be expected: 1. To complete inservice education related to program monitoring techniques and the desegregation plan. This inservice will be conducted by the PRE Staff prior to the first school monitoring visit. We expect to complete the inservice for the parents by October 5. The monitoring process will essentially be the same as that of the last two school years. Parents/patrons who have previously received training regarding the monitoring process will not be required to attend another inservice. However, they are welcome to attend, if they wish. Principals may wish to select some of the same parents/patrons who have previously served as monitors, since they would already be familiar with the process. 2. To complete one monitoring visit each semester. Parents/patrons should be advised that monitoring is a major function for the current school year and that the monitoring process could take a full school day to complete. During the monitoring visits, checklists will be used to record and gather data regarding the conditions and events at the school. Monitors will record and report findings only. Mediation of conditions and events are inappropriate during the site visit. The committee should be composed of six persons, comprised of two teachers and four parents/patrons, balanced by race (two black and two white parents). Like last school year the teachers on your committee will not monitor the programs for equity. However, if you add others to the committee, you may do so without a ratio being required. When you call the committee together to review the monitoring summary report2 and to give suggestions for program improvement, this is the time to involve the teachers and others on the committee. Efforts should be made to extend the selection process beyond a traditional parent structure to ensure broad representation. Please refrain from using parents/patrons who are Little Rock School District employees as program monitors. Please forward the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the four parents/patrons who will serve on your local school biracial committee to the PRE Department NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 20, 1995. Inservice for biracial committee monitoring will be held at the Administration Building at 810 West Markham. Principals are requested to notify biracial committee parents of the inservice as soon as possible. Inservices are scheduled as follows: Elementary Area and Magnet Schools: October 3, 1995 Meet in the LRSD Board Room, 810 W. Markham, 6:30 pm Secondary and Incentive Schools: October 5, 1995 Meet in the LRSD Board Room, 810 W. Markham, 6:30 pm Site visits for the first semester are tentatively scheduled to be conducted between October 23 and December 15, 1995. Principals will be contacted to establish monitoring dates. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Paul J. Smith in the PRE office at 324-2120. Your prompt attention and cooperation in this effort is greatly appreciated. cc: Dr. Henry P. Williams Mrs. Anne E. Brown, Director Office of Desegregation Monitoring Dr. Russell Mayo, Associate Superintendent for Desegregation Ms. Margaret Gremillion, Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Ms. Sadie Mitchell, Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Dr. Victor Anderson, Assistant Superintendent, Secondary EnclosureLITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT PRE SPECIALIST ASSIGNMENT BY SCHOOL 1995-96 School PRE Specialist School PRE Specialist Central Fair Hall Selma Hobby Paul J. Smith Kathy Penn-Norman McClellan Parkview Metropolitan J.J. Lacey Selma Hobby K Penn-Norman Cloverdale JHS Dunbar JHS Forest Heights Henderson Mabelvale JHS Selma Hobby Paul J. Smith Paul J. Smith Paul J. Smith Selma Hobby Mann Magnet Pulaski Heights JHS Southwest ALC K. Penn-Norman K. Penn-Norman J.J. Lacey J. J. Lacey Badgett Bale Baseline Booker Magnet Brady Carver Magnet Chicot Cloverdale Elem. Dodd Fair Park Forest Park Franklin Fulbright Garland Geyer Springs Gibbs Magnet Jefferson King Magnet Kathy Penn-Norman Kathy Penn-Norman J. J. Lacey Kathy Penn-Norman Kathy Penn-Norman Paul J. Smith J.J. Lacey Selma Hobby Selma Hobby Paul J. Smith Selma Hobby Paul J. Smith Paul J. Smith Paul J. Smith Selma Hobby Kathy Penn-Norman Selma Hobby Kathy Penn-Norman Mabelvale Elem. McDermott Meadowcliff Mitchell Otter Creek Pulaski Heights Elem. Rightsell Rockefeller Romine Interdistrict Terry Wakefield Washington Watson Western Hills Williams Magnet Wilson Woodruff J.J. Lacey Selma Hobby J.J. Lacey K. Penn-Norman Paul J. Smith Paul J. Smith J.J. Lacey Selma Hobby Paul J. Smith Paul J. Smith J.J. Lacey Paul J. Smith J.J. Lacey K. Penn-Norman Selma Hobby K. Penn-Norman Selma HobbyOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court  Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)376-6200 Fax (501) 371-0100 Date: September 12, 1995 To: Hank Williams From: Subject: Brown New administrative position In reviewing the latest LRSD organizational structure chart for 1995-96, which is dated August 22, 1995, 1 notice a new position for Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum Support. Please send me a copy of the business case which sets forth the decision-making rationale for this new position. 1 also want to know the job description, the proposed associated costs, the date of Board approval (or anticipate approval), and the target date for filling this position. Tliank you very much for your assistance.LRSD - PROGRAM PLANNING AND BUDGETING Page 13 U 0)  o Q 3  \"5 n ATTACHMENT 1 Organizational Chart O O g* ca  T a\u0026gt; c o\u0026gt;  Cf) O 2 33 - o co o .i C C OT =? 3 c cn O T O g Q 4\u0026gt; s O *0 o 0 \u0026lt; C s = H X 3 o tM hl \"'5 ii d e \u0026lt;3 5 1 ? 3 s* IL - sH I3 -I 1 I I I I I I I s 1 i I  2 Ij iJi I Id Ji J 0 IJ ,1 fa JI Si kaU 'J 11 |d h \"d nl ai u  2 ?  r J 1 s 1 Jl 2L- I d si 3 c 4 U J? Hi w IL 2^^ $ c H 3 3 ad Ii J a Id . s i J 1 b. 4 = J H -2 H \u0026lt;5 -S ^3 o I J S \u0026lt;3? I = d p ir -5 3 \u0026lt; 11 t = 1 jil\nri s? ii .TTiHf p ill W __ I_ . . _ JRECEIVE^ SEP 1 5 1995 VOLUNTEERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 501 SHERMAN STREET LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72202 Office of Desegregation Monitonn^ MEMORANDUM September 13, 1995 TO: Administrative Departments FROM: Debbie Milam, VIPS Coordinator SUBJECT: Empty Copy Paper Boxes and Broken Appliances and Machinery A volunteer at the Alternative Learning Center needs copy paper boxes for a project he is working on with the students. We can be a part of this hands-on art project by collecting boxes and lids. He also needs broken appliances and machinery, i.e., fans, toasters, lawn mowers, coffee makers, clocks, condensers, etc. to use in helping the students leam to use tools. Please call Bill AUsop at 666-6367 (or 666-2030 answering machine) when you have two or more empty boxes or appliances and hell come by to get them. Thanks for your help.Z LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT Planning, Research, and Evaluation 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 SEP 2 0 1995 MEMORANDUM Office of Dssegrsgation Mcrawnng DATE: September 19, 1995 TO: Districtwide Biracial Committee Members Committee Members of Incentive School Monitoring Instrument Review Jerry Malone, LRSD Attorney Richard Rochelle, Knight Intervenors Attorney John Walker, Joshua Intervenors Attorney FROM: Dr. Ed Jackson, Director RE: Incentive School Monitoring Instrument for 1995-96 Please find enclosed the Incentive School Monitoring Instrument to be used by the Districtwide Biracial Committee during the 1995-96 school year. Also enclosed are the 1994-95 Districtwide Biracial Committee Monitoring Report on Incentive Schools and the Spring 1995 Incentivi School Survey Report. If you have questions, please call me at 324-2120. Enclosures cc: LRSD Board of Directors Henry P. Williams, Superintendent of SchoolsOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court  Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 376.6200 Fax (501 \u0026gt;371-0100 September 26, 1995 Mrs. Sue Strickland 19 Peartree Place Little Rock, AR 72209 Dear Sue: Congratulations on your election to the Uttle Rock School District Board of Directors. Your experiences with teachers, administrators, parents, and children give you insights that will be invaluable as the district makes decisions that affect the lives of so many. Im looking forward to getting to know you, and hope well find a time to begin that process soon. Please give me a call at your convenience and lets arrange a time to get together. 1 hope you will also feel free to drop by ODM at any time to meet my colleagues and tour our offices. Under separate cover to your LRSD mail box, Im sending you some of our recent monitoring reports. I know that as a new board member youll be inundated with all sorts of paper, and I dont want to add too much to the pile. Well routinely send you and other members of the board our new reports as we issue them. Please feel free to call on me or any member of my staff whenever we can answer a question or furnish information. We keep an open door and a pot of coffee on at all times, and well always be pleased to see you. Best wishes on your new venture. I know youre going to do a fine job. Sincerely yours, Ann S. Brown 4 LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE 810 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 Date: September 29, 1995 To: Board Members From: Re: Desegregation Representation For the past two years Ive watched with interest and concern the court proceedings related to our 12 year old desegregation case. As I have watched and been involved in what goes on in court, and observed the relationship between the attorneys, as well as the judge in this case, I have- become increasingly concerned and frustrated. The concern is essentially with the informality, the comfort, and the accommodating behavior exhibited by all the attorneys in the case. So much so, I believe, that very little is being accomplished in the way of moving the District away from federal monitoring, from settling any major issues, and not at all moving this District or any of the other Districts away from court supervision. Based on what has happened or not happened over the past two years, my thinking is that what is needed is a more aggressive approach by attorneys who represent the District who can and will focus on the major issues contained in the Plan by assuming a more aggressive professional posture and looking at the real issues in the settlement and not the \"nitpicking\" surface issues that prevent movement in the case. I believe that we can move forward. But we cannot as long as we are held to historic and undocumented elements of the Plan by Mr. Walker. Pieces of the Plan that at one time were important, but are no longer as significant as they__ once were, because of changing conditions and circumstances in the Little Rock Community. In order to move forward and become further enured in the rhetoric of the case, a determination and decision has to be made and agreed upon that we either follow the settlement agreement or modify what exists. I4 Page 2 Mr. Walker has cleverly, through legal maneuvering, delayed decisions, stalled proceedings, and in general slowed the process by using the threats of contempt of court against the District because he feels we want to change too quickly and without regard to black children. This is absolutely not true. The time has long passed for these kinds of delays, and the need to settle certain aspects of the case is of paramount importance because of changing conditions and circumstances. Little Rock is not the same city that it was in 1958, nor is it the same city that it was in 1993. It is now a city with greater potential for economic growth and development. Development and growth, however, that will not be realized until the LRSD has cleaned up its image, changed the Plan, and is free from federal supervision. I The LRSD cannot afford the current plan and if it has been followed according to the letter of the law, it carries with it serious financial implications and consequences. LR must do like-so many other cities and school districts across the country. Kansas City, Dallas, and Denver have recognized that changing social and economic issues have put a serious strain on their ability to operate without additional revenues, and they have moved aggressively to gain relief from federal court. We in LR must do the same thing and we must do it with legal representation that is both well-schooled in desegregation law and who share the same sense of urgency that we do to be released from federal supervision. With that in mind, 1 am suggesting that we look at other law firms in Little Rock, such as the Mitchell firm, the Kaplan firm, or the Hogan and Hartsen firm out of Washington. D.C. to assist the District with our desegregation case. I recognize that the Friday. Eldredge \u0026amp; Clark Law Firm has  represented the LRSD for many years and has provided the major portion, if not all, of the legal battles and done a capable job. However, with the change of conditions in LR and what is happening with school districts across the country it is time for a change.4 I Page 3 I do not advocate that we discontinue our association with the Friday firm on other legal matters, only that we consider moving the desegregation portion to another firm. Until such time that we are represented by counsel who are willing to enforce the conditions and agreements of the settlement we will continue to \"spin our wheels\" in an attempt to reach a solid footing that will allow us to move forward or in the direction of getting out of court. 1 would respectfully request that the Board consider the need for representation from another firm with regard to the desegregation case. Consideration of this matter would be appreciated at the October 12, Board Agenda session. It is clear to me and to others who have followed this case that we are no further along the road to reduced court supervision than we were four years ago. We are bogged down by the notion that the intent of the Plan is more significant than the actual component parts of the Plan. The Board will recall that last year I proposed that we put into place an inhouse staff attorney. One that would deal very specifically with  desegregation issues and keep the Friday firm focused. This position was not funded. However, by restructuring the work of the Friday firm to deal with problems other than desegregation, it is quite possible that we will salvage enough resources to support this proposal. I would like your support in this area and I am prepared to discuss the issue with you at your convenience. IOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court  Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 {501)376.6200 Fax (SOI) 3710100 Date: October 3, 1994 To: Russ Mayo From: Subject: , ^V/\\nn Brown Districtwide Recruitment Plan 1 was pleased to receive a copy of the districts newsletter News \u0026amp; Views, the first such publication in a long time. It was a newsy and interesting edition, and 1 look forward to reading the coming issues. The \"Desegregation Update\" section on the first page of e newsletter states that a districtwide recruitment plan has been written, and that the individual schools have put together strategies for action at the school level. The section goes on to say that the district and parent recruiters will work toward improving the image of the public schools to encourage voluntary student transfers. 1 was also glad to read that ODMs Incentive School Monitoring Report has provided further direction for recruitment efforts. Because recruitment and public relations are areas critical to desegregation, 1 salute you for having completed the plans that will support implementation of the activities referenced in the Update. Its a credit to you and your colleagues that the district has started the school year well prepared with road maps. Please help us get a head start on monitoring this years recruitment activities by sending me a copy of the revised districtwide recruitment plan that will be guiding you. In conjunction with that plan, 1 would also appreciate the information listed below. Brief answers, summaries, or copies of materials will do fine at this point. 1. Point out how this years districtwide recruitment plan differs from that of the previous year. 2. State the districtwide goal of the recruitment plan in quantitative terms by race, i.e., the percentage increase in enrollment and the total number of students that percentage represents. 3. State the school-based recruitment goal in quantitative terms by race for each school, i.e., the percentage increase by school and the target number of students you hope to recruit to each school according to the racial balance needs of each.October 3, 1994 Page Two 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Forward the results of the evaluation (fast-track or otherwise) you did on the previous recruitment plan that enabled you to determine what changes needed to be made in the current plan based on the successes or failures of last years plan. The Court long ago required the LRSD to establish a tracldng system that would enable the district to determine which recruitment efforts are successful and which are not. Indicate the status of the tracking system, when it was established, who is responsible for it, and how it works. Summarize what youve learned from the system, and also how youve used that Icnowledge to modify the elements of your new recruitment plan. Summarize the recruitment strategies that each school has put together for this year. Or, if it will be easier, just include copies of the school-based plans. The desegregation plans state that parents and Parent Recruiters, along with such groups as the PTA, recruitment teams. Incentive School Parent Recruitment Committees, speakers bureaus, and the Biracial Committee, will assist with recruitment. Indicate the role envisioned for such individuals and groups in the current districtwide and school-based recruitment plans. Include the timeline of the current districtwide recruitment plan. Indicate who is responsible for the major events on that timeline. Describe the plans of the district and parent recruiters for improving the image of the schools, the timeline of the plans, and the responsible personnel. Indicate how you factored in the elements of the Public Relations sections of the Interdistrict Desegregation Plan. Describe or list those elements of ODMs Incentive School Monitoring Report that the district will be using in recruitment. Or, in other words, how has the district modified its current recruitment plan to incorporate elements of the incentive school report?JOHN W. WALKER RALPH WASHINGTON MARK BURNETTE AUSTIN PORTER. JR. JOHN w. Walker, P.A. Attorney At Law 1723 Broadway Little Rock, Arkansas 72206 Telephone (501) 374-3758 FAX (501) 374-4187 onr Office of Desegregaacfi 'nr- 5 1^95 Via Facsimile - 324-2146 October 4, 1995 Dr. Henry P. Williams Superintendent of Schools Little Rock School District 810 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Dr. Williams: I would be remiss if I did not request that you require the administrative staff under the aegis of Dr. Russ Mayo to be fully desegregated and integrated. I am also requesting that Dr. Mayo be reprimanded for his actions. I remain, Sincerely yours, John W. Walker JWW:js cc: Ms. Ann BrownS! 4 11 Little Rock School District October 5, 1995 To: Area School Advisory Linittee Representatives From: Leon Modeste, U Special Assistant tothe Superintendent Subject: Reminder of next meeting of the Area School Advisory Committee Please mark your calendars for Monday, October 9, 1995 at 6:30 p.m. for the meeting of the Area School Advisory Committee. The meeting will be held in the LRSD Board Room, with Fred Smith, Manager of Support Services, Little Rock School District giving the latest report on the Districts Facilities Study. We look forward to seeing you there. LEM/dge 810 West Markham Street  Little Rock, Arkansas 72301  (501)321-2000SHULTS, BAY \u0026amp; KUBKUS ATTORNEYS AT LAW 1600 boatmens bank BUILDING SOO WEST CAPITOL AVENUE BITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72SO1-3637 ROBERT SHULTS THOMAS RAY H. BAKER KUBRUS STEVEN SHULTS DEBORAH K. TRUBY TEI^EPHONE \u0026lt;CO1) 375-S3O1 FACSIMILE (501) 3Z5-6861 October 6, 1995 Ms. Ann Brown Office of Desegregation Monitoring 201 East Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. John W. Walker Attorney at Law 1723 Broadway Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72206 OCT 1 0 1995 Office oi Desegregauon Monnoiiug Dr. Henry Williams Superintendent Little Rock School District 810 West Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Dear Ann, John and Hank: Based on present enrollment and demographic trends, we are failing in our efforts to promote quality desegregated education in Little Rock. I know that Little Rock School District students generally achieve at higher levels on standardized tests than students in surrounding geographic areas, and we have some other bright spots. Nevertheless, it is clear that the District is continuing to lose far too many students to private schools. The ramifications of these losses can no longer be ignored. As \"advantaged\" students leave the District, the District becomes more segregated, and the remaining students have more intense needs. Community sunnort wanes. We are at a critical time when the District must reverse the support wnen tne uibiricb mu\u0026amp;b levciac current enrollment trend, or we will become an all black \"have not\" district. We must not allow this to happen because it will ultimately result in a resegregated district incapable of educating its students. In order to see this point, you need only review the enrollment statistics for our elementary schools. These schools indicate future enrollment trends and demographic patterns for junior and senior highs, as well as demonstrate the immediate problems associated with elementary schools. This year it appears that Little Rock will have 14 elementary schools which are over 75% black and which have declining white enrollments. In essence, these schools will be one race schoolsSHTJBTS, SAY \u0026amp; KUREUS Ms. Ann Brown Mr. John W. Walker Dr. Henry Williams October 6, 1995 Page 2 with one race attendance zones. Other elementary schools are also experiencing severe declines in white enrollment. As late as 1992, white enrollment was on the increase, especially in the area elementary schools. In 1995, for the first time in several years, we see that several of the desegregated area schools are having declining white enrollments, even though the demographic patterns in their attendance zones have not substantially changed. These declining white enrollments will translate into substantial decreases in white enrollment in the junior and senior high schools. Unless we are willing to have a one race district which will have a much harder time maintaining community support, we must take dramatic action. If enrollment trends are not reversed for next year, the District will become a typical urban district with limited community support and with no real prospect of success for its students. This is not fair and this is not what I would like, but I can now clearly see that this is what will occur unless major steps are taken to change the trends. Continuation of the current plan will result tn resegregation. This was not the purpose of the plan, this is not what a lot of us want, and I want to work aggressively to see that it does not occur. I believe that continued acrimonious litigation will actually accelerate the resegregation of the Little Rock School District. I think it is up to the parties to the settlement to change it to achieve the goals and objectives which the parties share. In order to cooperate to make the changes necessary for success, the parties themselves will have to change the way they interact publicly and privately. Public interaction will have to be positive, cooperative, and cordial. Otherwise, the perception is that the District is unstable, mismanaged, and beseiged. The following actions need to be taken in order for the Little Rock School District to survive: 1. 1. The concept of incentive schools (characterized by better than 80% black enrollment) needs to be reconsidered because a great many more schools will have these same enrollment characteristics in the next several years. Rather than II \"incentivise\" all of these schools with programs which are designed to attract whites, we should recognize that these schools will not be desegregated withSHUKTS, RAY \u0026amp; KURRUS Ms. Ann Brown Mr. John W. Walker Dr. Henry Williams October 6, 1995 Page 3 enhanced programs. We should concentrate on providing smaller classes, incentive compensation to teachers and administrators in these schools, and enhanced special opportunities (Reading Recovery, Junior Great Books) designed to improve the skills of the students in these schools. It is not possible to desegregate these schools under current conditions, and the best approach is to simplify the program so that the schools work for the students who are there. 2. We need to consolidate some of the small schools in the central core of the city. At the same time, we need to build at least two new schools - one to serve the students in the central city and a new school to meet the growth in west Little Rock. Even though the west Little Rock school would be essentially all white, if we do not provide a school for the students in these areas, they will continue to go into the private system and will not be available to assist in desegregating area junior highs and high schools. The Little Rock School District should not abandon its obligation to serve all of the youth in the District just because of changing demographic patterns. This is illustrated by the demographic changes in southwest Little Rock. Even though the schools there are basically area schools, if the students tn those schools have exceptional needs, the District should plan on meeting those needs. By the same token, if demographic changes result tn the need for a new school in a new area, the school should be built and should have an attendance zone which insures that the students in that area will attend that school. Little Rock actually needs a new school on its far northwest border to serve the satellite zone for Forest Park and part of the Fulbright zone, as well as a school in the Wilson satellite zone to serve the major new subdivisions of Sandpiper West, Sandpiper Creek, Cherry Creek, Parkway Place, St. Thomas, St. Michael, and St. Charles. At the present time, these students, who are mostly white, are generally attending private schools. It is noteworthy and distressing that there are now more white students m Pulaski Academy than there are in Fulbright, Terry, McDermott, Forest Heights, and Hall, combined. Under the present desegregation plan, the Little Rock School District will not survive as a multi-racial district. In order to survive, the District must grow and must be operated in a way that instills public confidence. Up to this point, the three of you have not accomplished that goal. There is no room for blame and no time for mistrust. I believe that there is still a chance that we can marshall the community support necessary to construct two new schools and adequately fund theSHXTLTS, HAY \u0026amp; KUBHUS Ms. Ann Brown Mr. John W. Walker Dr. Henry Williams October 6, 1995 Page 4 special needs we now have, but only if we work cooperatively in the next three months to agree upon the major building blocks. If the three of you will graciously, publicly, earnestly, and optimistically cooperate, there is reason to believe the District can survive. Each of you will be required to compromise. We do not know that success can be attained, but we can clearly see that our current efforts are insufficient and are leading to results which are unacceptable for our students and our community. I am willing to try to help each of you. Despite what you may hear, there is a great deal of community support for an integrated public school system which delivers quality education to its students. I would propose that the District draft a short ten-point revision to the existing desegregation plan, based upon input from each of you. You should get together and compromise the differences which may exist, and then propose the plan by joint motion to the court. In this way, you will not only enhance the educational opportunities of the students who are involved, you would also demonstrate to the community a real commitment to cooperation and success. This alone will greatly enhance the possibility of a successful future for the District. We should then draw plans for the new schools, organize a millage campaign for next September, and then pull together and pass it. Sincerely, H. Baker Kurrus HBK:rdb cc: Mr. Jim Hathaway Dr. Russ Mayo Mr. R. B. McDonough, Jr. Mr. H. Maurice Mitchell Mr. Gerald Osterman Ms. Linda Pondexter Mr. John Riggs Mr. Winthrop P. Rockefeller Mr. John SteuriLittle Rock School District MEMORANDUM 11 To\n?1 Brown, Office of Desegregation Monitoring ocr / .J 1995 From: V, Russ Mayo,*Associate Superintendent 0lfiC3 of ^oni iCf Date: October 13,1995 / '9 Subject\nMeasurement of Achievement Disparity The Office of Desegregation Monitoring released, June 21, 1995, a status report on achievement disparity. 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JiOj ou+:  ther the hear i.ng achem Id ie'j notify you as scon O,\" ' : cihs purpesa - J- .r 'is': GOS - ci corLt\n. John .'he iie.'?rJ. \u0026gt; c^^nt.r'act. wil^ GG the I ,nsve -iLtfit thy i/ u X fs^.sr S Saturday, pooling niGt\ni o.n ?.e\nTned that lier^/ics JiisEter conttart. .ss c?\u0026lt;?tcbisr 3S hearing Qr- tor rstgardlng the. the s'i,tto\n5 iac of (J'S. n ths agreejsciTC and W i th you soon ii brsnrtl* the diifs Jsr.rv Kai.tr\ntisc?.- ! I ISCUSS fo^ .13 He w i i i hiBir inu. Your V  Chri tc^iisr' t id'll i\nSP flT o\u0026lt;S /f rFRIDAY. ELDREDGE \u0026amp; CLARK HERSCHEL H. FRIDAY (1922-1 994I ROBERT V. LIGHT, P.A. WILLIAM H. SUTTON, P.A. JAMES W. MOORE BYRON M. EtSEMAN. JR., P.A. JOE 0. BELL. P.A. JOHN C. ECHOLS. P.A. JAMES A. 8UTTRY. P.A. FREDERICK S. URSERY, P.A. H.T. LARZELERE. P.A. OSCAR E. DAVIS, JR., P.A. JAMES C. CLARK, JR., P.A. THOMAS P. LEGGETT, P.A. JOHN DEWEY WATSON, P.A. PAUL 8. BENHAM III, P.A. LARRY W. BURKS, P.A. A. WYCKLIFF NISBET. JR.. P.A. JAMES EDWARD HARRIS. P.A. J. PHILLIP MALCOM, P.A. JAMES M. SIMPSON. P.A. MEREDITH P. CATLETT. P.A. JAMES M. SAXTON, P.A. J. SHEPHERD RUSSELL III, P.A. DONALD H. BACON, P.A. WILLIAM THOMAS BAXTER, P.A. WALTER A. PAULSON II. P.A. BARRY E. COPLIN, P.A. RICHARD O. TAYLOR, P.A. JOSEPH B. HURST, JR.. P.A. ELIZABETH ROBBEN MURRAY. P.A. CHRISTOPHER HELLER. P.A. LAURA HENSLEY SMITH. P.A. ROBERT S. SHAFER. P.A. WILLIAM M. GRIFFIN III. P.A. THOMAS N. ROSE, P.A. MICHAEL S. MOORE. P.A. DIANE S. MACKEY. P.A. WALTER M. EBEL III. P.A. A PARTNERSHIP OP INDIVIDUALS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS ATTORNEYS AT LAW 2000 FIRST COMMERCIAL BUILOING 400 WEST CAPITOL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-3493 TELEPHONE 501-376-2011 FAX NO. 501-376-2147 October 26, 1995 KEVIN A. CRASS, P.A. WILLIAM A. WAOOELL. JR.. P.A. CLYDETAB'TURNER. P.A. CALVIN J. HALL. P.A. SCOTT J. LANCASTER. P.A. JERRY L. MALONE. P.A. M. GAYLE CORLEY. P.A. ROBERT B. BEACH. JR., P.A. J. LEE BROWN. P.A. JAMES C. BAKER. JR.. P.A. H. CHARLES QSCHWENO, JR.. P.A. HARRY A. LIGHT, P.A. SCOTT H. TUCKER, P.A. JOHN CLAYTON RANDOLPH. P.A. GUY ALTON WADE. P.A. PRICE C. GARDNER, P.A. J. MICHAEL PICKENS TONIA P. JONES DAVID 0. WILSON JEFFREY H. MOORE ANDREW T. TURNER DAVID M. GRAF CARLA G. SPAINHOUR JOHN C. PENDLEY, JR. ALLISON GRAVES JONANN C. ROOSEVELT R. CHRISTOPHER LAWSON GREGORY 0. TAYLOR TONY L. WILCOX FRAN C. HICKMAN BETTY J. OEMORY (Hand-Delivered) OCT \u0026gt; if 1995 Oifice Ct Dasegr iiu!) COUHSCL WILLIAM J. SMITH WILLIAM A. ELDREDGE, JR.. P.A. B.S. CLARK WILLIAM L. TERRY, P.A. WILLIAM L. PATTON, JR.. P.A. WfllTCR'S DINeCT NO. (501) 370-1553 Mr. John W. Walker JOHN W. WALKER, P.A. Attorneys at Law 1723 Broadway Little Rock, Arkansas 72206 Re: LRSD/Various Labor Issues Dear Mr. Walker: Thank you for our telephone conversation on Thursday, October 26, 1995. We have discussed various labor matters over the past several weeks involving persons represented by your office. This letter is to outline the recommendations I will make to the Little Rock School District on resolving most of these matters. Please understand that it appears that these recommendations will be accepted by the District, but final numbers must be obtained prior to me receiving final authority, where indicated. Ms. Betty Forbes, in return for the execution of a release agreement to be drafted by me, will remain in her current position at the same salary she received in her previous assignment in the superintendent's office. as long as she remains in this position. There would be no reduction in her salary Should she voluntarily change positions, her salary would be computed in accordance with District policies and procedures on such voluntary transfers. Should she be circumstances transferred involuntarily, the nature dictating such involuntary transfer of and District's practices, polices and procedures will apply. the the Ms. diu\\pcud\\waiker.lt6Mr. John W. Walker October 26, 1995 Page 2 Forbes will receive any raises she would have otherwise received in her prior position and her personnel file would not reflect any negative conduct or performance as it relates to the transfer from the prior position to the current position. Mr. Don Phillips and Ms. Debra Hamilton will be compensated the difference in pay (for the 1995-96 school year only) in the compensation they would have received had they remained employees of the LRSD when compared to the compensation received as employees of Laidlaw Transit. Please recall that the calculations on these amounts have not yet become final and the final authority to agree to this resolution can only be granted after those computations have been received and considered. in The District takes the position that Mr. Christopher Watson is different position from Mr. Phillips and Ms. Hamilton. Further, it is our information that Mr. Watson did not suffer any difference in pay from moving from the LRSD to Laidlaw. I have talked to Ms. Joy Springer regarding this matter as well as the others to be discussed herein on several occasions, whether ray information is correct. I will verify Ms. Debbie Jackson was formerly employed in the Information Services Department of the District. She was involuntarily transferred to the Purchasing Department at the same pay and benefits. It is my understanding that she voluntarily accepted another position with lower pay at McClellan High School. Under the circumstances, any loss in compensation is the result of her own actions. However, Joy and I did discuss the possibility of Ms. Jackson going back to Purchasing at the same pay as she had received in Information Services. I will check to determine whether the position is still open and whether she can be given a definite job description and job title. If so, it would be my recommendation to the District that she be allowed to return to that position. Ms. Zola Tyiska was reassigned by Brady Gadberry to her position at Forest Heights Junior High School. However, subsequent to the reassignment, Ms. Tyiska submitted a letter of resignation due to an illness, now become moot. Accordingly, it appears that this matter has Mr. Ernest Mason, a custodian in the District, has requested a head custodian position. that his health has played However, it is my current understanding consistently opening schools a on role time in preventing him as head custodians from are a dttna\\pcud\\wBlker.lt6Mr. John W. Walker October 26, 1995 Page 3 required to do. Accordingly, there are currently no head custodian positions available in the District which would not entail the duty to open schools on a consistent and regular basis. It is also mv understanding that the nature of his illness would likewise prevent him from timely notifying others when he would be the school himself. It is also my - - - - unable to open . , It will be my recommendation to the District that we continue seeking an appropriate position for Mr. should an appropriate position come available, Mr' assigned to it. ' ' - Mason and, come available, Mr. Mason be Notwithstanding this recommendation, I must advise are continued concerns recardina Mr. Mason's you that there are, continued concerns regarding Mr. Mason's Accordingly, my recommendation would not constitute waiver of any steps or actions the District must take, should his absentee circumstances war-rAnt such. absenteeism. a if any, Please consider the recommendations notify me should you have any concerns. I am making herein and _ - - Otherwise, I will attempt to move forward and obtain final authority from the District resolve the matters as I have outlined herein to Thank you for your kind attention to this matter. JLM/dtw cc: Mr. Brady Gadberry diam\\pa*d\\w*lkar. 116 Sincerely, Jerry L. Malone LRSD AttorneyOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court  Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501)376-6200 Fax (501) 371-0100 October 29, 1995 Ms. Stephanie Johnson 8701 Interstate 30 Apt. 206 Little Rock, AR 72209 Dear Stephanie: 1 should have written this letter to you right after the election. Please forgive me for being slow to tell you how much I will miss you as a member of the Little Rock School District Board of Education. Although your tenure on the board was brief, it was nonetheless very significant. You displayed a quick grasp of the issues and a sincere, steadfast concern for the welfare of the children, parents, and employees of the district. You stepped in during a difficult time in the districts history, but you did not flinch when making touch decisions nor did you waver when taking a stand for your convictions. As both the desegregation monitor and a fellow citizen, 1 greatly appreciate the service you gave to our community as a board member. Although this phase of your public service is over for now, 1 know youll continue to serve in other roles because your heart is ftill of love and you will always care for others. Thank you for all youve done to make our town a better place for all of us. Your have my sincere best wishes for every success. Please dont ever hesitate to call on me whenever 1 can be of any help. Sincerely yours, Ann S. Brown Enc. ' ! . 'f Office of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court  Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown. Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 376-6200 Fax (501) 371 -0100 i October 30, 1995 Dr. Russ Mayo Little Rock School District 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Russ: Tliank you for your October 13, 1995 memo regarding measurement of achievement disparity. I appreciate hearing from you, but Im concerned about certain aspects of the memo and want to clear up some apparent misunderstandings. According to your memo, which refers to an ODM report on achievement disparity dated June 21, 1995, \"The report concluded that ODM does not assert that only one method of comparison is possible or that one is innately better than another.\" Although 1 think 1 understand the purpose of your correspondence, 1 must point out that the sentence which we wrote out has been taken out of context and also misapplied in your memo. First, the statement to which you referred is not a report conclusion. The sentence appears not in our Summary and Conclusions section, but rather in an introduction subsection entitled \"Report Purpose and Scope.\" Rather than representing a conclusion, the sentence is merely an expository statement to which the previous sentences in the same paragraph are antecedent. Secondly, we wrote the sentence as part of our explanation of how we presented information in the report. The comment addressed one specific test (the SAT 8), a certain time period, and the particular way in which we chose to present the test data in that report. We were pointing out that the SAT 8 data can be disaggregated and compared in a variety of ways and in various combinations, such as by grade level, subtest category, or complete battery. We were acknowledging that the way in which we presented our SAT 8 analysis was not the only possible way to do so, nor did we assert that our way was superior to other ways in which SAT 8 data might be presented. Also, according to your memo, you were keeping me informed by relating that youre working with ADE to determine an acceptable method of comparing test data. Gene Wilhoit told me many months back that the meetings on the topic of testing were initiated by the LRSD over a year agoPage Two October 30, 1995 and have focused on far more than simply comparative methodology. The discussions obviously have been sparked by the districts concern that it will very soon face the obligation to begin repaying millions of dollars in loan money if it should fail to remediate the achievement disparity between the races, as set forth in the settlement agreement. The parties are certainly free to discuss all aspects of measuring achievement disparity. As a matter of fact, our report points out that standardized testing is only one of several ways by which student achievement can be evaluated. Nevertheless, the settlement agreement is clear as to the method by which the parties agreed to measure student achievement. Until such time as the parties might propose and the Court might approve a change in that provision, the terms of the settlement-and the standard for measuring the disparity gap-are binding. Although 1 have no objection whatsoever to the parties weighing the various means by which to gauge student progress, 1 believe the parties would be wise to heed the closing paragraphs of our recent report on achievement disparity, and to concentrate their efforts and resources accordingly: Regardless of how academic progress is measured, if students are not making the academic headway our community requires of them, and the desegregation plans promised, then the districts are obligated to find out why and to alter their programs and approaches as necessary. .. (Tlhey must pay particular attention to assessing the links between programs, process, and results. To determine whether and how to change strategies for closing the achievement gap, the parties must thoroughly evaluate program and service concepts, the scope, quality, and consistency of implementation in all schools, and the extent to which the results represent steady progress toward the goals. Without such analysis, it will be impossible for the parties to make well-informed decisions that keep the faith and boost all children toward success. Conclusions, page 29.) (ODM Report on Achievement Disparity, Summary and Sincerely yours, Ann S. Brown CC: Hank Williams Ed Jackson 3CC. Zz/dD-vOffice of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court  Eastern District of Arkansas Ann S. Brown, Federal Monitor 201 East Markham, Suite 510 Heritage West Building Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 {501)376.6200 Fax (501) 3710100 Date: November 8, 1995 To: From: Subject: Bobby Lester, James Smith, Hank Williams I ,1 Brown ODM 1995-96 Monitoring Priorities and Procedures My staff and I have identified our monitoring priorities for the 1995-96 school year, which are listed on the enclosure. As is our custom, we identified our monitoring emphasis by reviewing the desegregation plans and mandates from both the circuit and district courts. We also noted court orders and directives issued during hearings that require ODM to review certain desegregation activities or to scrutinize specific provisions of the plans or court orders. It is possible that some of the attached topics will change depending upon unforeseen events that may develop, such as new court orders. Some of our monitoring will be in the nature of a foUow-up on previous reports, such as those on the alternative schools, racial balance in school enrollment, and the LRSD incentive schools. A few of the topics we will address appeared on our monitoring list for the last school year, but we are not initiating them until this year, such as the specialty programs in the PCSSD and the secondary LRSD schools with magnet programs. At the conclusion of each monitoring project, we will summarize our findings to the Court in some type of written report. Some of our reports will be brief and limited in scope, such as double fimding of the incentive schools\nothers, such as that on the secondary interdistrict schools, will be more comprehensive and, therefore, lengthier. You can expect our monitoring procedures to remain essentially unchanged front previous years, continuing to include review of records and other written information, interviews with principals and other administrators, and visits to schools. Our observations will be guided by a written monitoring guide, the same type of instrument we've used in the past. As usual, we will review the guide with your staff before beginning formal monitoring so you'll know what we are looking for.November 8, 1995 As our monitoring timetable develops, we will notify you so you can plan accordingly. We are trying to establish a schedule that avoids dates which would conflict with the schedule of other monitoring groups, such as the Biracial Committees. As you're aware, some of our monitoring guides include charts that reflect various data, such as school enrollment and staffing. Because ODM monitors gather this data from the annual school profiles, rather than asking school staff to fill out forms or charts, please send the 1995-96 nmfiles QU all schools to QDM by November 22. 1995 if you have not yet forwarded that information to my office. If you have any questions or comments, please call me. We're looking forward to being in your schools during the year ahead. cc: Bobby Acklin Bill Bowles Russ Mayo Counsel of Record1995-96 ODM Monitoring Priorities  Radal balance in student enrollment within individual schools  Staffing patterns and staff recruitment for racial balance among administrators, non\u0026lt;ertified personnel, and secondary teachers  Academic achievement and closing disparity in achievement between the races  The alternative learning centers in the three districts  Recruitment for the four-year-old program to promote desegregation  Facilities, with emphasis on schools having an enrollment outside the racial balance guidelines  M-to-M transfers of special education students among the three school districts  Finance: assuring that settlement money use is consistent with the desegregation plans and court orders\ndetermining that the districts exercise fiscal responsibility such that they can fulfill their plan obligations\nwhether money is being wasted  Incentive schools, with emphasis on facilities, theme implementation, programs and those aspects of the schools that previously have been dted as needing improvement  Staffing in the incentive schools to determine the extent of racial balance within employee categories  Double funding of e incentive schools  The extended year program for incentive schools during the summer of 1995  Secondary schools with magnet programs: Henderson, Dunbar, Central, and McQellan secondary schools in the LRSD  Specialty programs in the PCSSD at Mills and Sylvan Hills High Schools, Fuller Junior High, and Fuller, Landmark, Bates, and College Station Elementaries and racial integration within those schools  Multicultural education in the PCSSD1995-96 ODM Monitoring Priorities  Racial balance in student enrollment within individual schools  Staffing patterns and staff recruitment for racial balance among administrators, non-certified personnel, and secondary teachers  Academic achievement and dosing disparity in achievement between the races  The alternative learning centers in the three districts  Recruitment for the four-year-old program to promote desegregation  Facilities, with emphasis on schools having an enrollment outside the radal balance guidelines  M-to-M transfers of special education students among the three school districts  Finance: assuring that settlement money use is consistent with the desegregation plans and court orders\ndetermining that the districts exercise fiscal responsibility such that they can fulfill their plan obligations\nwhether money is being wasted  Incentive schools, with emphasis on facilities, theme implementation, programs and those aspects of the schools that previously have been dted as needing improvement  Staffing in the incentive schools to determine the extent of racial balance within employee categories  Double funding of e incentive schools  The extended year program for incentive schools during the summer of 1995  Secondaiy schools with magnet programs: Henderson, Dunbar, Central, and McQellan secondary schools in the LRSD  Specialty programs in e PCSSD at Mills and Sylvan Hills High Schools, Fuller Junior High, and Fuller, Landmark, Bates, and College Station Elementaries and racial integration within those schools  Multicultural education in the PCSSDef i^-. \u0026gt;\u0026gt;: -r--' \n J- 1 fV ' c -''PH BttEf r 'oLn-' ANT , SEfty ICES { 12:05 No.003 P.02 i I TEL : 501- 0-4027 Nov 08,9 Little Rock School District November 8, 1995 Mb. Ann Brown 201 East Markham Little Rock, AR Dear Ms. Brown: I 72201 The Superintendent and the Board of Education of the Little Rock School District has requested that I extend an invitation to you or your representative to participate in an Implementation Planning Committee that is being drawn together to analyze the recommendations of the 1995 Facility Study and to put together Implementation plans for those recommendations that are approved by the Board of Education, Our first meeting will be held at 9:00 the office of Student Assignments. a.in., November 9, 1995, in 1 apologize for the short notice for that meeting and if you are unable to attend because of this short notice, copies of agendas and minutes and any other documents generated as * - - to you. a result of that meeting will be forwarded Should you have any questions concerning this invitation, please feel free to contact me at 570-4020. sincerely yours, I h ug:i^s C. Eaton RECTOR FACILITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT DCE/apl/invito 810 West Markham Street  Little Rock, Arkansas 73801  (501 \u0026gt;884-8000 \"f i I \u0026lt; - n '7. I 1I t I ! II I  -J 'i i   4111  ff TTIM r- I-  if I'- I.. I in?.  f[ i. 3 NCV- I- SUSAN W.BRIGHT District Judge Susan Webber Wright 600 West Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Dear Judge Wright: FAX fiO. 5013246576. Novemter 4,1995 c, . 0 -^:  Oi: '^r Per our phone conversation Friday, October 27,1 appreciate the opportunity to voice my concerns regarding how John Walker is handling various issues that involve the Little Rock School Di,strict. As an involved parent of children in the school district, I have ..  grown weary of xMr Walker's arguing for arguments'sake instead of truly protecting the interests of the children and parents whom he claims to be representing. 1 realize that you have a ven- dtflicult job tn overseeing the desegregation proces.s in the LRSD and am grateful that you take into consideration parent opinion when making decisions that affect all of die children in the district. I ioofc forward to corresponding with you about other LRSD matters in the future. Sincerely, Laura Doramus i v 4 I? ' 'f- 't'it .'S 'FAv Q\u0026gt;rc/\\u\u0026gt;^ A S'** 4\n.fi' r  :\nb\nV J  U'lU'^  I X .y * ---------- y '  ' Tor :resT' LETLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT Planning, Research, and Evaluation RSQ'Pn h 2 2 1995 ^1 lii(j/lnj MEMORANDUM Date: November 21, 1995 To: Dr. Henry Williams, Superintendent From: Dr. Ed Jackson, Director Planning, Research, and Evaluation Subject: h'krtrj } 1994-95 Stanford Eight Achievement Test Annual Report c ' I iec - Tfsty Please find enclosed your personal copy of the 1994-95 Stanford Eight Achievement Test Annual Report. Also enclosed are copies for distribution to the Board members. If I can be of further assistance, please call me. Enclosure cc: LRSD Board Members Jerry Malone, LRSD Attorney Joshua Intervenors John Walker, Attorney /^Office of Desegregation MonitoringA JOHN W. WALKER RALPH WASHD^TON MARK BURNETTE AUSTIN PORTER, JR. JOHN w. Walker, P.A. Attorney At Law 1723 Broadway Little Rock. Arkansas 72206 Telephone (501) 374-3758 FAX (501) 3744187 RECEIVED NOV 2 7 1995 Office of Desegregation Monaoruia November 21, 1995 Delivered Via Facsimile 501-324-2281 Dr. Russell Mayo Student Assignment Center Little Rock School District 501 Sherman Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Dr. Mayo\nWould you please share with me the District's policy which authorizes you to charge $.50 a copy for copies made under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. Sincerely, /John W. Walker y JWH: krd cc\nAnn BrownFRIDAY. ELDREDGE \u0026amp; CLARK HERSCHEL H, FRIDAY (1922-1994) ROBERT V. LIGHT, P.A. WILLIAM H. SUTTON, P.A. JAMES W. MOORE BYRON M. EISEMAN, JR., P.A. JOE 0. BELL, P.A. JOHN C. ECHOLS, P.A. JAMES A. BUTTRY, P.A. FREDERICK S. URSERY, P.A. H.T. LARZELERE, P.A. OSCAR E. DAVIS, JR., P.A. JAMES C. CLARK. JR.. P.A. THOMAS P. LEGGETT. P.A. JOHN DEWEY WATSON. P.A. PAUL B. BENHAM III. P.A. LARRY W. BURKS. P.A. A. WYCKLIFF NISBET, JR., P.A. JAMES EDWARD HARRIS. P.A. J. PHILLIP MALCOM, P.A. JAMES M. SIMPSON, P.A. MEREDITH P. CATLETT. P.A. JAMES M. SAXTON, P.A. J. SHEPHERD RUSSELL III, P.A. DONALD H. BACON. P.A. WILLIAM THOMAS BAXTER, P.A. WALTER A. PAULSON II. P.A. BARRY E. COPLIN. P.A. RICHARD D. TAYLOR. P.A. JOSEPH B. HURST. JR.. P.A. ELIZABETH ROBBEN MURRAY. P.A. CHRISTOPHER HELLER, P.A. LAURA HENSLEY SMITH, P.A. ROBERT S. SHAFER, P.A. WILLIAM M. GRIFFIN III, P.A. THOMAS N. ROSE, P.A. MICHAEL S. MOORE, P.A. DIANE S. MACKEY, P.A. WALTER M. EBEL III, P.A. A PARTNERSHIP OF INDIVIDUALS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS ATTORNEYS AT LAW 2000 FIRST COMMERCIAL BUILDING 400 WEST CAPITOL LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-3493 TELEPHONE 501-376-201 1 FAX NO. 501-376-2147 November 21, 1995 RECEIVED KEVIN A. CRASS, P.A. WILLIAM A. WADDELL, JR., P.A. CLYDE\"TAB* TURNER, P.A. CALVIN J. HALL, P.A. SCOTT J. LANCASTER, P.A. JERRY L. MALONE. P.A. M. GAYLE CORLEY, P.A. ROBERT B. BEACH. JR., P.A. J. LEE BROWN. P.A. JAMES C. BAKER. JR., P.A. H. CHARLES GSCHWEND, JR., P.A. HARRY A. LIGHT. P.A. SCOTT H, TUCKER. P.A. JOHN CLAYTON RANDOLPH. P.A. GUY ALTON WADE. P.A. PRICE C. GARDNER. P.A. J. MICHAEL PICKENS TONIA P. JONES DAVID D. WILSON JEFFREY H. MOORE ANDREW T. TURNER DAVID M. GRAF CARLA G. SPAINHOUR JOHN C. FENDLEY,JR. ALLISON GRAVES JONANN C. ROOSEVELT R. CHRISTOPHER LAWSON GREGORY D. TAYLOR TONY L. WILCOX FRAN C. HICKMAN BETTY J. DEMORY NOV 2 1 1995 Office of Desegregation wioniioring COUNSEL WILLIAM J. SMITH WILLIAM A. ELDREDGE. JR., P.A. B.S. CLARK WILLIAM L. TERRY, P.A. WILLIAM L. PATTON, JR., P.A. WRITER'S DIRECT NO. (50n 370-1553 Mr. John W. Walker JOHN W. WALKER, P.A. Attorneys at Law 1723 Broadway Little Rock, Arkansas Mrs. Ann Brown, Federal Monitor Office of Desegregation Heritage West Building, Suite 520 201 East Markham Street 72206 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. Sam Jones WRIGHT, LINDSEY \u0026amp; JENNINGS Attorneys at Law 2200 Worthen Bank Building 200 West Capitol Avenue Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. Richard Roachell ROACHELL Sc STREETT Attorneys at Law First Federal Plaza, Suite 504 401 West Capitol Avenue Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. Stephen W. Jones JACK, LYON \u0026amp; JONES, P.A. 3400 Capitol Towers Capitol Sc Broadway Streets Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Re: LRSD V. PCSSD, et al Gentlemen and Mrs. Brown: Enclosed please find a copy of the LRSD's 1995-96 First Quarter Status Report which was filed with the Court on Tuesday, November 21, 1995. I'n By agreement, three copies of the above documents are being delivered to Mrs. Brown and two copies are being delivered to Mr. Walker. diaiH\\pcss\u0026lt;I\\filing4.ltrGentlemen and Mrs. Brown November 21, 1995 Page 2 Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Jerry L. Malone LRSD Attorney JLM/dtw Enclosures cc (w/enc): Dr. Henry P. Williams Dr. Russ Mayo Dr. Ed Jackson diana\\pcssd\\filing-4.)U'FILED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION district court eastern district ARKANSAS KOV 2 f MS JAMES VJ. McCORMACK, CLERK By\n__________ DEP CLERK LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT PLAINTIFF No. LR-C-82-866 PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, ET AL RECEIVFO DEFENDANTS MRS. LORENE JOSHUA, ET AL NOV ? 1 1995 INTERVENORS KATHERINE KNIGHT, ET AL Office of Desegregation Monitoring INTERVENORS VS . LRSDs 1995-96 FIRST QUARTER STATUS REPORT The Plaintiff, Little Rock School District (\"LRSD\" or \"District\"), for its Status Report for the first quarter of the 1995-96 school year, states: 1. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 (Volumes I and II) is a true and accurate copy of the District's First Quarter Status Report of Desegregation Programs generated through the court-mandated program planning and budgeting process. 2 . Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true and accurate copy of the District's First Quarter Status Report of Non-desegregation Programs generated through the court-mandated program planning and budgeting process. WHEREFORE, the Little Rock School District submits its Desegregation and Non-desegregation Status Reports for the first dianaXpcssdisuius. 1st -1-quarter of the 1995-96 school year in accordance with the District's program planning and budgeting process. Respectfully submitted, FRIDAY, ELDREDGE \u0026amp; CLARK Attorneys at Law 2000 First Commercial Building 400 West Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas (501) 376-2011 72201-3493 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT erry L. Malorie Bar I. D. No. 85096 diana\\pcs5d\\sanis. 1st -2-CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Jerry L. Malone, do hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing LRSD's First Quarter Status Report for the 1995-96 school year has been hand-delivered on November , 1995, upon the following\nMr. John W. Walker JOHN W. WALKER, P.A. Attorneys at Law 1723 Broadway Little Rock, AR 72206 Mr. Samuel M. Jones, III WRIGHT, LINDSEY \u0026amp; JENNINGS Attorneys at Law 2200 Worthen Bank Building 200 West Capitol Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. Stephen W. Jones JACK, LYON \u0026amp; JONES, P.A. Attorneys at Law 3400 Capitol Towers Capitol \u0026amp; Broadway Streets 2^' diana\\pcssd\\satus. Isi Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. Richard W. 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