{"response":{"docs":[{"id":"geh_vhpohr_380","title":"Oral history interview of Helen Eisemann Alexander","collection_id":"geh_vhpohr","collection_title":"Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews","dcterms_contributor":null,"dcterms_spatial":["United States, California, San Diego County, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, 33.35386, -117.42558","United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018","United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383","United States, New York, New York County, New York, 40.7142691, -74.0059729","United States, Texas, Lamar County, Paris, 33.66094, -95.55551","United States, Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, 38.96872, -77.3411"],"dcterms_creator":["Gantsoudes, Lillian","Alexander, Helen Eisemann, 1922-2014"],"dc_date":["2004-08-13"],"dcterms_description":["In this interview, Helen Alexander tells of her experiences as an actress during World War II in USO Camp Shows. She recounts working in New York City at the Stage Door Canteen, working with child actors and the importance of security in wartime. She was cast in a play called \"Junior Miss.\" She describes entertaining at military training camps across the United States and working with famous actors. She also talks of race relations and racial tensions she witnessed while working with African Americans. She also relates her post-war experiences in Atlanta.","Helen Alexander was an actress and entertainer with the USO Camp Shows during World War II.","LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Today is Friday, August the 13th, 2004. We are interviewing Mrs. Helen Alexander. Mrs. Alexander was with the USO during World War II – HELEN ALEXANDER: USO Camp Shows. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: USO Camp Shows during World War II, and she has some very interesting experiences while she was serving in the USO. We are the Atlanta History Center. My name is Lillian Gantsoudes. And Mrs. Alexander if you would first say your name and tell us where you were born. HELEN ALEXANDER: My name is Helen Alexander. I was born in New York City and the subject is World War II so I'd to describe New York at that time a little bit. It was a very tense time for most of us. They told us there were u-boats off of Long Island and so we had blackouts, and one day – one night I went outside, probably shouldn't have been out there, and it was absolutely eerie, not a light. So I walked around, could hardly see except the moon was out, and all of the sudden there was one shade in somebody's apartment that was up and it made you so angry because that one light could have given away the whole story of New York. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: So New York was in a blackout situation? HELEN ALEXANDER: Oh yeah, that's right, sirens and so on. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Where were you when war was declared? HELEN ALEXANDER: I was at the Biltmore Hotel. The American Theatre Wing, which is an organization that helps the theatre and actors and directors and so on, they put on tea dances for servicemen and the Navy. Gentlemen from the Navy were invited to this tea dance, and the music was playing and everybody was dancing, having a great time and all of the sudden the Admiral—I guess he was an Admiral. He had a lot of scrambled eggs and stuff on his hat—came on and he said “Everybody go back to your bases immediately!” Everyone was in shock. Nobody knew what happened and the women were left just standing there, and we just went home. But that was when war was declared. Before that, what civilians did, we took—my mother and I took Red Cross classes and rolling bandages and doing CPR and so on. And another thing the American Theatre Wing did was called the Stage Door Canteen. You may have seen it. There's a movie by that name, which, incidentally, I was in. I'll tell you about that later. But it was like going into a subway. You'd go down the steps on 40—I believe it was 44th Street off of Broadway. And you'd go down the steps and it was a tiny little stage where wonderful bands came to play and famous actors and singers appeared. And the Theatre Wing had actresses there as hostesses to dance with the soldiers and sailors and so on, and we wore special uniforms, aprons, and so on. And one of the situations, now, this was 1942 or three, maybe it was 1944. And there were African American sailors and African American actresses. And sometimes African American sailors would dance with Caucasian actresses and that would create some tension, and we were trained on how to deal with that. Somebody would cut in and we would, you know, talk to them and work it out, but it was another tense time there. It was fun. The entertainment was fantastic and the servicemen loved it. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: A lot of servicemen in New York at the time? HELEN ALEXANDER: Oh, yeah. The place was filled with them. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: The USO Camp Shows, how did you get involved with those? HELEN ALEXANDER: Well, being an actress you keep abreast of what's going on, and I heard that they were casting for this play, Junior Miss, which was an English comedy. Very funny play. And an agent called and said, go over to Max Gordon Theatre, they're casting. And it was really funny because, if you knew the play, everyone was dressed like a character in the play, lined up outside the theatre. Luckily I got the part of Lois in the play. It was the older teenage sister. And we had rehearsal for I guess a month, and they had opening night performance at this Max Gordon Theatre to invited guests. My parents were there, and of course they had a great time. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: What was the story about? It's it Julius Miss? HELEN ALEXANDER: Junior Miss. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Junior Miss. HELEN ALEXANDER: It's about two teenage sisters and all their boyfriends and various things that come up. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Is it set during the 40s? HELEN ALEXANDER: Yeah. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: How long were you in Junior Miss? HELEN ALEXANDER: About ten months. We toured. There were three different routes that USO Camp Shows would take, the larger ones went. I'm not sure if I have the colors right, but it's red, white, and blue circuit, and I think we were on the red circuit, which was the largest. So we played all the large camps from New York to California, south-north. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: What did you experience as you traveled? You were traveling coast to coast? HELEN ALEXANDER: Yeah. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: What sort of things— HELEN ALEXANDER: From one small town to another. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: What sort of things did you experience in the towns? HELEN ALEXANDER: Oh, it was fun. We went to—you know, we explored the small towns. We stopped in Paris, Texas, once. It was a little tiny town. It may be bigger now. And I wanted to buy a dress, a Paris dress, but I didn't. [LAUGHTER] LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Did you find a dress? HELEN ALEXANDER: I did. We opened in Alexandria, Virginia, and that was a town that had four different military bases so the place was just teaming with servicemen. And there was an advance man that would go ahead to make arrangements where we would stay. And the first place, we stayed in this huge house, and five actresses stayed in one room, huge room. And I woke up the first morning, about four in the morning, I was freezing. So I went over there and I turned on the heater and went back to bed. And then about an hour later the other girls woke up and they started coughing and they said, “What's going on?” And I turned on the gas by accident. You know in New York we have radiators. I didn't know about gas heaters. They fixed it so everything was fine. One of the things that was really amusing, there were child actors in this play and they had got their homework from Professional Children's School, and they of course had to do it every day. And this one kid took a liking to me and he would come into my room and do his homework and he'd show me his little black book. And he had a list of all the military equipment we'd seen on all the bases—planes, tanks, guns, you name it. He had it written down in his book. And one day he was in my room and the Military Police came in and said, “Son, give us that black book now!” Why? I mean this could have— they said, “If this had fallen into the hands of the enemy, you've listed everything at all the bases you've been at.” LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: How old was this boy? HELEN ALEXANDER: He was about 12. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Oh, wow. HELEN ALEXANDER: Yeah, he didn't know. He was this kid collecting things, so anyway— LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: [Unintelligible] HELEN ALEXANDER: Yeah. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: As he went. HELEN ALEXANDER: One other thing happened at Camp Pendleton in California. The soldiers wanted to be nice and entertain us, so they took us for a tank ride. So we climbed in this tank and the manager—the stage manager was very fat and he couldn't fit into the tank so he couldn't ride with us. But anyway, we got a big laugh out of that. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: How were you received by the troops at the different camps? HELEN ALEXANDER: That's a good question. I was told that if the acting is good and that if you're believable, if they've never seen a play before they would clap, they would be excited. They could tell if, you know, were faking. So we must have been pretty good because they loved us. Once we were in an amphitheatre in California again, and I don't know if it was Pendleton, one of those camps, and I felt so sorry, the soldiers were sitting out in the rain in this outdoor amphitheatre, and we were on the stage, and they still loved it. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: And the stage was covered? HELEN ALEXANDER: Yeah, the stage was covered. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: But the audience wasn't? HELEN ALEXANDER: No. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: When you went to the camps, how long were you at a camp to do a show? Was it just one night? Were you there for—? HELEN ALEXANDER: One to three days. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: One to three days. HELEN ALEXANDER: And we would sleep usually in the barracks and travel by bus. I felt sorry for some of the older people there because it was sort of a grueling experience traveling that way. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: The buses, how many buses were there to move a show? HELEN ALEXANDER: One. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: One bus? HELEN ALEXANDER: One for the actors. I don't know how they got the scenery and all that. There must have been another bus, another truck probably. We didn't see that. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: How many actors were there? HELEN ALEXANDER: I'll show you this picture. I can count. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Actually, can you show it to the side? HELEN ALEXANDER: About fifteen. Here I am. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Okay. And tell me about your character. You said her name was Lois? HELEN ALEXANDER: Yes. She's a know-it-all teenager who's pestered by her younger sister and the sister's friend is called Fluffy Adams and they're up to all kinds of mischief. And that's my mother and father, and that's the nurse, or maid, rather. That's one of the boyfriends over here. The rest are suitors. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: That's wonderful. All right. You stayed in the barracks? Did you ever stay in hotels or was it always barracks? HELEN ALEXANDER: Once in a while in hotels, small hotels. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Were there any hotels or any other memories while you were on the road? HELEN ALEXANDER: I remember being on the stage and a dog wanders across the stage so we had to ad lib about that. [LAUGHTER] You never knew what was going to happen. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: So if you weren't performing what were you doing? HELEN ALEXANDER: During the day? LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Uh-huh. HELEN ALEXANDER: Oh, we'd sleep until I guess about ten or eleven because the show went on late. We'd explore the towns. It was fun. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Was there a favorite town other than Paris, Texas, where you went shopping for a Paris dress? HELEN ALEXANDER: I don't remember; it's so long ago. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: And you said you were on the road for ten months. Was that right? HELEN ALEXANDER: Uh-huh, that's right. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Did you come back to New York after that? HELEN ALEXANDER: I came back to New York. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: So you're back in New York and when is this? HELEN ALEXANDER: It's '44. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: '44. HELEN ALEXANDER: I heard they were casting for—Moss Hart was going to do a show called Winged Victory. And this was a show, a play with music where 300 men from, soldiers were drafted into the show, men who had been in the entertainment industry but they were in special services.So all the names you can think of were in there, and it was the most wonderful experience. Anyway, again, agents had called and said “Helen, go over and read.” So I went over and Moss Hart's sitting on the stage with this green light that you see in the movies at the table, and he's saying “Thank you, ladies.” He's dismissing everybody, all the actresses that were there, and I went up to him and I said, “Mr. Hart, I came to read for you.” Imagine what nerve I had. He said, “Young lady, you were late.” I was so disappointed. He said, “Tell your agent to tell you to come for call backs.” We were reading for understudy. So I went home and I thought, that man is not going to know me from “Adam's housecat” so I've got to do something to make him remember me. So every night I'd sit down and write a little note and mail it, or send him little gifts like a pencil or a handkerchief, you know, teenage stuff. And when I get there a month later, the agent said, go over there and be on time this time. Moss Hart is sitting there and all the actresses are around him. He's sitting at this table with the green light and he said, “Who is Helen Eastman?” That was my stage name. “You want this part so bad, get up and read.” So I did, and that was the beginning of a two year job. So chutzpah pays off. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: You mentioned that there were lots of well known actors. HELEN ALEXANDER: Right. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Do you remember any of those? HELEN ALEXANDER: Right. I do know. Leonard Dupaul [PHONETIC] was one, and there's a story about that and I'll come back to that. Mario Lanza, who was the operatic star; Eugene Conley, David Rose and his orchestra, Barry Nelson, Martin Ritt, Lee J. Cobb. He opened on Broadway in—what's that play about a sales—Death of Salesman. And Edmond O'Brien and so on, Barry Nelson. My roommate was Olivia Deering and, I'm jumping ahead, on tour—we opened in New York and were there for about ten months. Well, I'll jump around. On tour we would stay at very expensive hotels and we couldn't afford to have room service every day so we would—the first day we were there we'd order room service and we'd keep all the dishes. And then we'd go out to grocery stores and buy expensive food and put the food outside the window, because it was very cold, like in Chicago, places like that. And the last day we'd call room service and they'd come and pick up the dishes. [LAUGHTER] One other thing, laundry. With the first show we didn't have a lot of time to do laundry so some of these places, hotels had, motels had ceiling fans. So I thought ah, centrifugal force. So I'd hang my underwear on hangers and hang them on the fan and turn the fan on and it would dry. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Did it work? HELEN ALEXANDER: It worked. It was a little weird when a bell boy came into the room—flying underwear. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: You were on the road. Do you want to go back to opening on Broadway? HELEN ALEXANDER: Yeah, let's do that. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Okay. HELEN ALEXANDER: We opened actually in Boston. And Moss Hart changed the play. They kept rewriting, rewriting, rewriting. And I was an understudy, but I was in all the group scenes, and later on I ended up playing the lead and playing a small part regularly. So we got good reviews in Boston and then we moved on to New York. It was really exciting. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: How long did the play run? HELEN ALEXANDER: It ran for a year in New York, maybe 10 months to a year. And then we went on tour. I remember a New Year's celebration at the Astor Hotel—‘44 or '45, I think it was '44—at the roof of the Astor Hotel that's no longer there. And who comes out with a diaper on but Mario Lanza. It's this huge guy, you know, as the New Year's baby. So, let's see, where were we? On tour. Leonard Dupaul was a very talented African American man who was head of the Choral Group, very well known in his field now. In fact, he's head of Lincoln Center now. And we would go out to dinner, a whole group with Leonard, and we'd go to restaurants and they would say “Sorry, no room.” Well, we knew there was room. We'd say, “We don't want to come in any way,” and march out. But that was— LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Segregation. HELEN ALEXANDER: Yeah. It happened all over the country. In fact, you know, at the end of the run the Air Force cancelled the show in Washington. They couldn't face touring the show, at least that's my view of it, in the south, because they would have to deal with housing for Leonard. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Uh-huh. We've come a long way, haven't we? HELEN ALEXANDER: Yeah, we have. A ways to go, but we've come a long way. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: So how did you like performing in Winged Victory? HELEN ALEXANDER: I loved it. Very exciting. We traveled, when we went on tour we traveled on troop trains and there was a, he was a General? Somebody high up there was in charge of the troops in the show at the theatre and at the GI bases. And he could not stand the idea that women were on the train. You know, he wanted it all to be very GI. In fact, there were six actresses and the rest of the women were wives of the husbands who were in the show. He did not allow us to talk to the men as we walked through the cars to the dining car, and when they walked out, when they went out on a railroad siding to exercise, you know, march up and down, we were not allowed to get out. So he did all kind of weird stuff. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Different military protocol at the time it sounds like. HELEN ALEXANDER: Exactly. I think he was different. Anyway, okay. One thing I forgot about the other show— LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: About Junior Miss? HELEN ALEXANDER: Junior Miss. We were out west—Iowa? I don't know what state it was, but I'll never forget this. There were these German prisoners there and after they show they ran after the bus and clawed at it. And I felt so sorry for them. I was also scared to death, but anyway. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: They were—so the camp where you were performing the show had some German prisoners? HELEN ALEXANDER: That's right. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: And had the German prisoners been brought to see the show? HELEN ALEXANDER: Yes. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: And so, as you all left, then they just ran after? HELEN ALEXANDER: Uh-huh. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: That would be scary. HELEN ALEXANDER: The bus took off. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Were you in any danger, or was it just scary? HELEN ALEXANDER: No, I don't think so. It was just scary. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: That's scary. Uh-huh. HELEN ALEXANDER: One thing we did with Winged Victory—this wonderful director named Martin Ritt, he's done a lot of movies, he's no longer living, but he had a workshop for actors. You get really stale if you're away from New York and not working, and we would do scenes and the actors would critique us. It was great. We would critique everybody. Anyway, we would do hospital shows. There was a little unit that was formed, a bunch of units, and one of them was ours. And Red Buttons and Jerry Adler, who was the harmonica player—his brother was Luther Adler—and me, we did a show called Floogle Street— LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Floogle Street? HELEN ALEXANDER: Floogle Street. It's an old— LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Is it Vaudeville? HELEN ALEXANDER: Vaudeville show, that's right. And they thought it would be very funny and they took this up-tight, Park Avenue girl and had her do bumps and grinds, because basically that's what this thing was. It went something like this—I'd come across the stage and I'd say, “I've lost my husband, I've lost my husband.” And I'd do three bumps and grinds, and the police that was standing there on the stage would say, “Lady, I don't know where he is.” Now, this went on three times. The last one would say “Lady, you didn't lose your husband, you bumped him off.” Ha, ha, ha, ha. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: [LAUGHTER] HELEN ALEXANDER: Old Vaudeville. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Old Vaudeville. HELEN ALEXANDER: Yeah. But anyway. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: This group that was Red Buttons—did you all ever perform anywhere or was this just for other— HELEN ALEXANDER: No, we did. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: You did. Where would you do that? HELEN ALEXANDER: We performed at hospitals, and we performed— LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: The hospitals in New York? HELEN ALEXANDER: All over where we were. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Oh. HELEN ALEXANDER: Military hospitals. And also for, you know, the troops. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Well, Winged Victory, did that continue until the war was over? Which ended first, the war or the show? HELEN ALEXANDER: The show ended. And by the way, the proceeds—the show was put on by the Army Air Force Society—would go to the widows of the soldiers that were killed. So, in closing the show, because they couldn't deal with Leonard Dupaul's African Americanism, they did themselves out of a lot of money. It was sad. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: It's a shame. When the show closed did you go back to New York? HELEN ALEXANDER: Yes. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: What did you do in New York then? HELEN ALEXANDER: I was in summer stock for five or six years, and then I did radio and a few films. One thing happened while I was in California. I forgot to tell you. I left—I'm jumping around a lot. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: That's all right. Is this California with Junior Miss? HELEN ALEXANDER: With Junior Miss. I left Los Angeles. I stayed there to do a part in a movie Winged Victory—I mean, a movie, Stage Your Canteen. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: That's right. You mentioned that earlier. HELEN ALEXANDER: Yeah. While I was on the set I had to screen test at another studio. You couldn't drive out there because there was no gas and I didn't have a car, so I would hitchhike, and I had a system. If there was a man coming along I would pretend I was fixing my hair. If it was a woman I'd hitchhike. And anyway, who comes along but Katherine Hepburn. Really. She had a driver and she stopped and she said, “Would you like a ride?” I said, “Yes, I would.” So I got in and we had a nice talk and she dropped me at Twentieth Century. I still remember that. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: That's amazing. HELEN ALEXANDER: Charming lady. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: When—I'm sorry, do you have anything else that you— HELEN ALEXANDER: I think that's about it. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Let me just ask you, when you were participating in the shows, and the war is going on, and you're in these military camps, did you realize how—sort of the epic time that this was, that it was, I mean, were you proud of what you were doing? Did you feel that you were part of this larger effort that was going on during the war? HELEN ALEXANDER: Well, in those days everybody wanted to help, and we all did in many different ways. That was one thing except—you know, I was an actress and I loved to act and that was a job, but in New York my friends and I got together and we did a newspaper to send to our friends who were overseas to keep them abreast of what was going on and little things like that. So you just did whatever you could. The general feeling all over was we've got to all get behind this. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: The newspaper that you did, how many copies of that, how many people were you sending it to? HELEN ALEXANDER: Oh, not that many, like 50. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: That still is pretty many. HELEN ALEXANDER: Yeah. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: That's a pretty good circulation. HELEN ALEXANDER: Yeah, mimeograph in those days, no Xerox. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: You are in Atlanta now. HELEN ALEXANDER: Yeah. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: How did you get to Atlanta from New York? HELEN ALEXANDER: Good question. My mother's from Atlanta so I came down on a business trip with her and I met my first husband, Arthur Harris. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: What was your mother's name? HELEN ALEXANDER: Josephine Lowenstein. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: And then—so you met your first husband here? HELEN ALEXANDER: My mother's family had this Mars [?] Candy Company—that's before your time—so I grew up with a sweet tooth. I met him—and my aunt introduced me to every single man in town. And he said—Cecil loves to tell this story—he said, “I want you to marry me now.” I said, “I just met you.” And he said, well—so three or four weeks later we went to Florida and got married with our families there. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: That's fun. HELEN ALEXANDER: We got these four great kids. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: When did you, so how old were you or what year? HELEN ALEXANDER: I was 25. That was 1947. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: '47. And so, you've been in Atlanta ever since? HELEN ALEXANDER: Yeah. And Atlanta was really—I have a story about that that has to do with the military. Arthur had employed this African American gentleman, James Williams, to work for him. And he had a daughter who was aphasic, you know, had to relearn how to speak and hear. And in those days there was no place this child could go to get training because the Speech School was segregated. So I went to a friend of mine, Phoebe Franklin, and I said, “Let's do something about this.” So we got some friends of ours to give money, and we found a wonderful lady, Irene Asbury, who was willing to go, be sent to Washington University in St. Louis to become a teacher of the deaf, and that's a two year program. We also trained speech teachers. To make a long story very short, Spellman and Atlanta University ultimately gave us a little house on each of their campuses each alternate year. And we had this school there that we trained maybe up to, I don't know, 30 people a year, or more. And it got to be too large for us, and the Junior League did come over and help us with their doctors. So we went to the public schools, and they said, “Okay, we'll take it over. It will be the first special education program in the city of Atlanta.” It was, and gave— LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: That's a— HELEN ALEXANDER: It was really wonderful. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: You should be proud of that. HELEN ALEXANDER: We were thrilled about that. And, of course, it gave jobs to all these teachers all throughout the state. There were many jobs that probably were still not filled—training they couldn't get here because they didn't offer it—and the Board of Regents gave us extra money to send a teacher away to St. Louis. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Is there anything else about that time in Atlanta, ‘50s, ‘60s that you remember? HELEN ALEXANDER: I remember it well. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Have some Atlanta stories? HELEN ALEXANDER: Again, it was segregated, and you know, in New York working with actors, all, pink, green, blue, black, and I was just used to that. And I come down here and the drinking fountains have “colored” and “white,” and people were really frightened, I think, of going against the temper of the times. And until it became the law of the land they were scared of me in a way, because I'd speak my mind. But anyway it was interesting to see how it evolved. I think what we did was wonderful because we—it was a process where we took time to make changes. We didn't, you know, do what some other cities did. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: I'm glad you stayed in Atlanta. HELEN ALEXANDER: Thanks. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Is there anything else that you can think of that you'd like to include in your story? HELEN ALEXANDER: My brother who was—just died. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: And what was his name? HELEN ALEXANDER: Alexander Eastman, he was on a B24; he was a bombardier in Europe. I'm trying to think what else to share with you. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Earlier you mentioned Cecil likes to tell the story. That's Cecil Alexander? HELEN ALEXANDER: Yes. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Who is your husband? HELEN ALEXANDER: Right. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: How did you all meet? HELEN ALEXANDER: Cecil's wife, Hermie and I were good friends, and we were neighbors. And they were in a dreadful crash where she was killed and he was injured. And two years after that he and I got married and it's been wonderful, because our children knew each other, they all went to school together, some of them. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: You said you have four children. HELEN ALEXANDER: I have four and he has three and when we all get together there are 25 of us, 26 of us. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: That's wonderful. HELEN ALEXANDER: It is. It really is a blessing. I'm lucky. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Is there anything else that you want to add? HELEN ALEXANDER: Well, I'm still acting in commercials. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Tell us about your latest commercial. HELEN ALEXANDER: My latest one, I'm this elderly lady, you know, type casting, with a walker walking across the street. And they have a stunt driver driving in a car that's stopping just short of me and I get so angry at him I raise my fist. And I take my walker—the director said, “Now, Helen, do whatever you want to do”—so I shook the walker at him. And the one before that is the one that's best known. It's for the Georgia Lottery. I was in a bank. A teller in a bank, very formal, you know, hair in a bun and so on, corporate type, and this young, attractive man comes to the teller window with $220 million and I'm just absolutely floored. I say, “Excuse me a minute.” So I leave and I come back with my hair down, long eye lashes, pearls, long earrings— LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: And I remember a black sequined dress. HELEN ALEXANDER: Yeah. [LAUGHTER] HELEN ALEXANDER: And I said, “My name is Edna, but my friends call me Sparkles. I have a hot tub.” LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: It's a wonderful commercial. HELEN ALEXANDER: It is wonderful. And being married to Cecil is very exciting. He's always got these wonderful projects he's designing. He's been ask to design a memorial for Ivan Allen. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: I didn't know that. That's wonderful. HELEN ALEXANDER: They haven't decided on it yet, but that's still a possibility among other things. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: All right. Anything else? HELEN ALEXANDER: I think that's it. I've really enjoyed it, Lillian. Thank you so much. LILLIAN GANTSOUDES: Well, I want to thank you. I've enjoyed talking with you too this afternoon. Thank you. 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Grigsby","collection_id":"geh_vhpohr","collection_title":"Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews","dcterms_contributor":null,"dcterms_spatial":["Australia, -25.0, 135.0","New Zealand, -40.900557, 174.885971","United States, California, San Francisco County, Treasure Island, 37.82465, -122.37108","United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018","United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383","United States, Hawaii, Honolulu County, Honolulu, 21.30694, -157.85833"],"dcterms_creator":["Eberhard, Sarah","Grigsby, Paul R., 1911-2006"],"dc_date":["2004-08-04"],"dcterms_description":["In this interview, Paul Grigsby describes his career in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during World War II. Before the war, he worked in the microfilming industry. He set up V-mail processing plants throughout the Pacific Theatre. His wife also relates her wartime experiences. She was a student, a singer and also had a top-secret job with the Navy.","Paul Grigsby served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during WWII.","Paul R. and Emily Grigsby Veterans Oral History Project Atlanta History Center With Sarah Eberhard August 4, 2004 [Tape 1, Side A] Interviewer: I'm Sarah Eberhard and I'm conducting a Veterans History Project interview on August 4th, 2004, with Paul R. Grigsby [and wife, Emily Grigsby] at the Atlanta History Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Grigsby, could I please have you state your name and date of birth. Grigsby: Paul R. Grigsby, four-fourteen-eleven. Interviewer: Thank you. Okay, to get started here I'd like to ask you a little bit about your background leading up to joining the service. Were you in school at the time, working, drafted, voluntary? What led up to your being in the service? Grigsby: Well, I was in business in Atlanta. I knew that I was gonna either be drafted if I couldn't get a commission. I got a commission. So I went on in first. Interviewer: What type of business were you in here? Grigsby: Wholesale electronics. Interviewer: Okay. So you went ahead on in voluntarily. You enlisted here? In Atlanta? Grigsby: Yes. Interviewer: Okay. Grigsby: Well, I was with Eastman Kodak Company before, at about that time. That's right. She's right. I went in the electronics business after I came back, I guess. But I was with Eastman Kodak Company. And Recordak, which was a machine to photograph your records and put them on a small film so you could destroy the originals, see. And I worked with it with Kodak Company for ten years before I went in the service. Interviewer: Okay. And that was here in Atlanta? Grigsby: Yes. Interviewer: Okay. And had you also grown up here in the Atlanta area? Grigsby: I traveled all over the Southeast, Florida, Georgia, Alabama. Interviewer: And did you have family that lived in Atlanta? Grigsby: Well, it's a long time ago. We got married in '62, didn't we? When did we get married? Mrs. Grigsby: [laughs] Forty-two. Grigsby: Forty-two. Excuse me. Interviewer: Okay. Grigsby: My family was…I was born and raised in Florida. Practically all of my family is in Florida or was at the time. However, I had some nephews at Savannah and here in Atlanta. Interviewer: And at the time that you went into the service, did you have any other family members that were also in the service? Grigsby: No. Interviewer: At that time you were the only one in your family. And were you married at the time that you went in? Because I notice you enlisted in 1942 also. Grigsby: Yeah. Interviewer: You got married shortly after… Grigsby: Got married before I went in the service, yeah. Interviewer: Okay. All right. So you were newly married when you went into the service and where was the first place that you reported for your initial training? Grigsby: Dartmouth College. Mrs. Grigsby: Hanover. Grigsby: Hanover, New Hampshire. Interviewer: Okay. And was this general training? What was your training experience like there? Grigsby: Well, we were…when I got my commission, they told me where to go to for my initiation. I had to be trained. I'd never been in the service. You know, you have to…before they'll give you a commission, you have to have a certain amount of recommendations that you're eligible for it. Interviewer: All right. Grigsby: Oh, me. [inaudible] Interviewer: Right. And so did you, at that time, know that you would be working with the V-mail and records at that point? Grigsby: Yeah, that's right. For the Navy. Interviewer: Okay. And so your training for that specific type of duty started taking place from your first… Grigsby: Well, they wanted me to come in because I knew that kind of thing and they didn't have anyone that could do it. Interviewer: Okay. And let's see. So from the training that took place there, then did you immediately go overseas from that point or did you have other stops here in the states before you shipped out? Grigsby: I don't know. When I went to Dartmouth, you're speaking of? Interviewer: Yeah, after that. Grigsby: Went to Washington. Interviewer: You were in Washington for a while? Okay. How long were you there? Do you remember? Was it a short time? Grigsby: Very short time. Mrs. Grigsby: Three months. Interviewer: For three months. Okay. And then from there looking at your service information, it looks like…did you go on to Honolulu from there? Grigsby: Well, I went to Honolulu to get my orders. Soon as I got my orders, I went to the South Pacific. I stayed in the South Pacific for three years. I never did get back to Honolulu. I never did until we got ready to get out of the service. Interviewer: Okay. And why don't you, if you'd like to, tell a little bit about, you know, when you left Honolulu and your trip over to the South Pacific and… Grigsby: They brought me in to handle V-mail, Victory mail, that went out. They didn't have enough airplanes to take the mail out. So you wrote a letter to San Francisco and they took it out and put it on a roll of film. And I put in twenty-two different V-mail stations in the Pacific. Once a week, we'd get a roll of film that'd have from three to five hundred or a thousand names on it or letters in it. And we enlarged them and printed them and delivered them to the servicemen in that area. Interviewer: Okay. So you really traveled around in several different positions, getting these stations set up. And then did you take part in training some other people in how to do this? Grigsby: Oh, yeah. I had to. Absolutely. At different stations, I'd go in and keep [inaudible word] going and once I got it going I'd go to another one. In the Fleet Records Office, we carried about…oh, I don't know, thirty or forty thousands names on little three-by-five cards of the people who were in the service. So that if we got mail, we could look up the name and find out where they were and forward the mail to them. And it was a job to keep it. Every time a set of orders was changed, we got a copy and changed his name. If he was transferred to another unit, we put that on there, too. If he died, we also put that on there. Mrs. Grigsby: Marines. Grigsby: And then the Marines. Yeah. Interviewer: So, you were handling it for the Navy and the Marines? Grigsby: And the Marines. Yeah. Interviewer: Okay. Just those two. Grigsby: That's right. Interviewer: Those two branches. Now, in regard to, as we all know, there was censorship on some of the mail that was necessary. Did you handle that or did you work with someone that was handling that? What was that like? Grigsby: I didn't personally handle it. I couldn't. At twenty-two different locations, once you trained a crew they handled it for their area. The personnel that was in their area, they received mail on a little film. They printed it and delivered it there. And the other film went to another station. They did the same thing. And then when orders were changed, they went to the Fleet Records Offices and we changed the names so the mail could be forwarded properly. Interviewer: Okay. So this was for all mail that was coming out of that particular location. Mrs. Grigsby: Out of San Francisco. Interviewer: Out of San Francisco. Grigsby: Not the mail going back. Just the mail coming out from the States. Interviewer: From the San Francisco location. Grigsby: Yes. Interviewer: Okay. I see listed some of the locations where you worked at here. Are there any of the particular stops or locations that you set up that are particularly memorable or challenging? Grigsby: No. I was so busy moving from one to another. When we got one moving and operating, we went to another location. Honolulu let us know where they wanted me to go put a station. And I'd go put the station in. They'd send the equipment to that location and I'd put the station in and train the people. Then once I was sure they could operate, I went somewhere else. Interviewer: About how long did it take in each stop? Grigsby: Oh, it took…oh, sixty or ninety days. Interviewer: Okay. So you were moving [inaudible]. Grigsby: I was busy. For the four years that I was in the Pacific, I was very busy. Interviewer: Now, during that time, your wife had relocated to San Francisco? Grigsby: No. She went to…you tell them. Interviewer: Mrs. Grigsby? Mrs. Grigsby: I went to San Francisco with him and when he left I had one more year of college. So I graduated from Mills College in a year. But he would write back these hair-raising stories of what he was going through. And he particularly liked Australia and New Zealand. And he said one time, he got to a base, I think in New Zealand, and they kept asking him if he was cleared for…what do you call it? Safety or…secrecy. And he said yes. They wouldn't let him in. So he sat in the hotel and ate cherries [?]. And then, he finally corrected the situation by telephone. And he got it fixed by telephone with one of the Recordak machines. Grigsby: In other words, out in that area you had to give each station the facilities for getting in touch with someone if the station wasn't operating properly. And it was a telegraph. It was a telephone, all right, but it was more like a telegraph except you could talk on it. But you didn't do much talking. It was all printed. And if necessary, I'd fly up to their station and get it back in shape. But if it wasn't necessary, I'd give them all the information they needed over the message center. Interviewer: So in addition to getting the station set up, you were also trouble-shooting the ones… Grigsby: That's right. Interviewer: …that were in existence… Grigsby: That's right. Interviewer: …as well. Grigsby: That's right. Interviewer: About how many people did it take to operate a facility once you got it up and running? Grigsby: Oh, I would say eighteen to twenty. Interviewer: Wow. And what about…I'm curious about the actual piece of equipment itself. Grigsby: [inaudible] Interviewer: How big was it? How can [inaudible]? Grigsby: Each station, we were equipped with two Quonset huts, one for operations and one to live in. And each station had their own little van so the people could go back and forth between where they stayed and where they worked. It was a pretty complicated operation. And of course, they had to go somewhere to eat and they had to go back somewhere to sleep and then they had to be available for any use that they were called to. Interviewer: And the actual, technical process of working with this machine, was it something that was, you know, say like the size of a room? Grigsby: You never saw a Quonset hut? A Quonset hut was… Mrs. Grigsby: She's talking about the machinery that… Grigsby: I know what she's talking about, where we operated. But we had to have a building that was four times as big as this room. I'd say six times as big as this room for the operations. And if you knew anything about photography, you had to have machinery to keep your temperature at a certain level and your chemicals at a certain level and you also had to have your electricity to where it was not fluctuating. It was pretty…actual like being at home, once you got situated. And you had to have fellas that were really interested in doing an excellent job. Interviewer: Did they have to have…were they required, the people that you trained and were selected to operate these facilities, did they have to go through any particular screening or having special requirements themselves? Grigsby: No. All they had to have was a desire and the ability. The ability to learn how to enlarge a picture, develop it, print it, put it in envelopes and mail it. Interviewer: And then, once the mail was scanned and put in the envelopes, then did they have to be physically addressed to the person? Grigsby: Oh, yes. They had to be physically addressed to the individual. Oh, they were already addressed. When you got a letter from the people in the United States, at the top of it was an area that they had to fill in, the full name and all that they had wanted it to go to. They didn't know where he was. They didn't know whether he'd been transferred or whether he was still living or not. Mrs. Grigsby: Each station had a number and they would just address this to whatever address in Honolulu [inaudible] and from there… Grigsby: V-mail one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Mrs. Grigsby: The Navy had to find out which station the person was staying in and mail it to that station all over the South Pacific. So it was complicated. They had to have a V-mail, a little tube of pictures of the letter on film, microfilm that was very small. These had to be put onto a form of a letter in a hundred and twenty-five degree heat in the Quonset huts, which was very hard to control. And then, the amazing part to me is that these enlisted men, we didn't have computers then, so they had to put every man's address on little three-by-five cards that was in the South Pacific and keep them separate whether they were in the Navy or the Marines. Interviewer: And those were…did they have to make a copy of those cards at each location? Grigsby: No, no, no. They kept a record of the man's name and address, but they didn't keep them on the cards. They just… Interviewer: That was in… Grigsby: Just on a long form. That's all. Interviewer: All right. And because these were coming in on the V-mail, they were limited. It was a pretty standard form so you didn't…you know, there weren't like packages or enclosures, pictures or anything else. Grigsby: All just alike. They came through just like that and the Fleet Records Offices had eighty or ninety thousand little three-by-five cards for people's address and the whole works in it. Mrs. Grigsby: But some people did send fruitcake and pictures. And the only picture that they would allow with the V-mail was a newborn baby. If the soldier or sailor or Marine had not seen his baby, he was allowed to have a picture of that baby on the V-mail. Interviewer: Okay. Now what was your…how often were you all able to communicate with…was it… Grigsby: Each other? Interviewer: Um-hmm. The two of you. Mrs. Grigsby: By V-mail. Interviewer: That was it? Mrs. Grigsby: Yes. Grigsby: Anytime by V-mail. But I didn't get back, I came…in four years, three and a half years, I only came ashore three times. Interviewer: Where did that take place? Grigsby: Huh? Interviewer: Where were you able to come ashore? Grigsby: One of these stations. Mrs. Grigsby: San Francisco. Grigsby: Or putting in a new station. Mrs. Grigsby: San Francisco. You came back to San Francisco. Grigsby: If I came back, I came back to San Francisco. Interviewer: Okay. Grigsby: But I only came back three times during three and a half years. Interviewer: Okay. When you were able to get back, how long were you able to stay? Grigsby: Three days. A week at the most. Of course, most of it was travel. But I could stay about three days once I got there and I'd have to send a V-mail to Emily and say, “Well, I'm gonna be in San Francisco on a certain date,” and she'd come down. We would be together for about three days, then I had to go. Interviewer: In all of this, because your experience is really unique. In all the traveling around that you did setting up these stations, was there any one in particular that was more harrowing or that was, you know, more difficult to set up or that had circumstances that really stand out to you on that? Mrs. Grigsby: Tell about…you were on an island when the ship came in with the bomb loaded on the ship. Grigsby: Oh, yeah. I was at…wait at minute. Mrs. Grigsby: Saipan or… Grigsby: No, no, no, no. I was in…I'll think of the name of it in a minute. I was in the harbor. They brought the bomb that was dropped on…they brought…one of our ships brought the utensils to where our Air Force out there could make the bombs to drop in Japan, see. Interviewer: The atomic bomb? Grigsby: Yeah. And…oh, it was a tremendous ship that came in there and it was pretty fast and he felt like he could…he came out and had to dodge this way and that way and get in there, but he thought he could go fast enough to beat them out. They knew he was there and so they sank the ship within five…fifteen miles of the port that he delivered the bombs in and we lost four thousand lives. [The cruiser USS Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese submarine on July 30, 1945, four days after delivering the components of the atomic bomb to the island of Tinian. The number of men lost was 834, the greatest loss at sea in U.S. Naval history.- transcriber's notes.] Interviewer: Oh, my. Do you remember what ship that was? No? Grigsby: I forget…the Indianapolis. Interviewer: The Indianapolis. Okay. And that would have been in '45, was it? Grigsby: No, no, no, no. That was…well, it would have been close to '45 because the bombs were dropped after that. It took a while to prepare the bombs and drop them and so forth. Forty-four about. Mrs. Grigsby: The captain of that ship came ashore and he was very secretive. He didn't say why or what he was loaded with. So nobody knew except they just surmised something was going on. Grigsby: Saipan. Go ahead. I'm trying to remember what the port was that he came into. But go ahead. I'll think about it. Interviewer: That's okay. What about some of the other stops? Any particular experiences that stand out or, you know, whether they were the people you were working with or the circumstances you had? What were some of the differences in setting up a location, say in like on one of the islands versus in Australia or something like that? Grigsby: It's all the same except that if you were around civilized country, you had a chance to live with civilized people. Not that our people were not civilized, but…[paper rattling] yeah. [General Douglas] MacArthur was in charge of the forces in Australia and I met MacArthur and knew of him. That's the reason I never did vote for him. [laughs] He was the general that was in charge of the forces in Australia. American forces in Australia. Interviewer: So that's where you were crossing paths with generals when you were in Australia? Grigsby: Yeah. Mrs. Grigsby: And he objected to Paul's coming into Australia, and Paul had to prove that he had orders there. And finally, MacArthur agreed to let him on there. Grigsby: He refused to let me in and I sent a dispatch back to Pearl Harbor and they sent him a dispatch and told him to cooperate with me in every way possible. So he never did any use for me. Interviewer: Now that's something else. Grigsby: Yeah. I was a lieutenant running around telling the general what the heck he could do and what he couldn't do. Interviewer: That's wonderful. And so did you have many face-to-face encounters with him? Grigsby: No. What was that now? Mrs. Grigsby: Did you have face-to-face encounters with him? Grigsby: Oh, yeah. Two or three times he called me in his office. If something came up he'd call me in there. I said, “Well.” I forget what it was, but there's one time it was something that was real crucial and he told me to knock it off. And I said, “Well, they sent me down here to do a job. You tell me not to do it. What the hell am I supposed to do?” And I went on out. And I went ahead with mine and did it. And he called me in and was going have put under control. Mrs. Grigsby: Court martial. That was another general. Grigsby: And he got another wire to lay off of me and give me all the help that he could give. Interviewer: Right. Grigsby: So it was interesting. I was out there all that time. But I got full cooperation from Pearl Harbor. Anything that I got in any trouble or any excuse or anything I needed, I just sent them a wire and it was delivered to me. Interviewer: So it sounds like unique challenges whether it was…how civilized it was or even the people that were above you that you were dealing with. Grigsby: And my orders also included one thing. My orders, I mean my…I traveled on one set of orders for three years. I didn't get different orders. I had the same set of orders and in that set of orders, I got six dollars a day in money for my food and if I had to spend any money for transportation or for extra food or for anything, all I had to do was write a note on it and it was put in my next check. Mrs. Grigsby: To me, one of the sad things is that now, nobody has ever heard of V-mail. They don't even know what you're talking about. And it is Victory mail and it was used all during World War Two in the South Pacific. And if we hadn't had that… Grigsby: We wouldn't have had any mail. Interviewer: [inaudible] I'd like to hear from the perspective that was on the other side that was sending the mail and you knew people that were sending mail, what the procedure and the impact of it here, where would you go to get your V-mail forms, was there any cost involved and how often. You know, just from your perspective, how was it used? Grigsby: They wrote into San Francisco and San Francisco took their letter and reduced it to the size it could be sent to. Interviewer: And on your end, when you would need… Mrs. Grigsby: I had to write it on the form. I guess that was distributed by the post office. I've forgotten. Grigsby: Yeah. Mrs. Grigsby: But I had to write the letter on the form. Then it would be sent to San Francisco and reduced to the microfilm size, which would make it about a minute thing. Then sent overseas and wherever Paul was they would transform that into a letter and that letter would be sent to the sailors. Interviewer: And was there any charge at all for doing the V-mail on your end? Grigsby: Your postage to San Francisco. Mrs. Grigsby: Right. Interviewer: Okay. Was there any particular limit or could you send as many as you wanted? Mrs. Grigsby: You could send as many as you wanted, but you got it mostly on a space about… Grigsby: While you're doing all that drinking you can give me that other one. I'll drink part of it. [laughs] You want a part of it [inaudible]? Mrs. Grigsby: No. Grigsby: Well, can you get…the thing out of here. Mrs. Grigsby: The amazing part was I…when I got out of college, I got a job with the…they had APR numbers, postal office numbers of the islands and I got a job with the Navy, a secret job. So I could tell where Paul was by the number because I had the listing of the islands. So I, of course, never let anybody know where he was. Interviewer: And so your job [inaudible] involved with the mail. You were working as a civilian Navy employee? Mrs. Grigsby: Yes. I was a civilian working for the Navy in the APR offices, where the mail came in. Grigsby: In other words, the mail from the United States came into this place and she was working in there. Mrs. Grigsby: Then it was sent by number to the island, whatever island where the sailor or Marine was. Interviewer: So the sorting took place there in San Francisco. Mrs. Grigsby: Yes. Interviewer: All came to San Francisco, was sorted there and like you said, then by number you knew where… Mrs. Grigsby: Sent on to the South Pacific or Australia. Interviewer: Was there much censoring on any of this mail coming in from the States at all and what, if there was, what type of things were they looking for? Mrs. Grigsby: Do you know? Grigsby: I don't know. I really don't know. I don't think there was much censoring. I don't think they had any problem out of it. Mrs. Grigsby: We don't know. The censors did that. He was not connected with the censors and I was not either where I worked. So you could not send food and a lot of food was sent to San Francisco and it just had to rot or be thrown away cause they couldn't send it on out with the little microfilm. Interviewer: And I know it probably varied depending on location as well, but about how long would it take from the time that, say, something was sent from Atlanta that would get to San Francisco, then how long would it take to the location? Grigsby: Next morning. Mrs. Grigsby: Sometimes, next morning. Interviewer: As quick as the next morning? Grigsby: Yeah, brought in there, they put it on a film and that film went out on the next airplane that left. Mrs. Grigsby: And think of the space it saved. Interviewer: Oh, yeah. Mrs. Grigsby: Because the mail would have just bogged down. Grigsby: Yep. Interviewer: And the film was in the machine. How long did that process take to actually print it out on that side? Mrs. Grigsby: The machine was a Recordak. You talk about that. It was not very big. The Recordak was…about how big? Grigsby: Well, it was about as big as a [inaudible] but not that high. Along here… Mrs. Grigsby: Tell her in feet about how…the Recordak was a machine that took the pictures of the letters and put them on the microfilm and then that was sent to the Pacific. But the Recordak was used… Grigsby: I really don't remember that part of it because I didn't get into that much. Mrs. Grigsby: Recordak was used in banks to microfilm checks and endorsements of the checks and that's how it started here in the United States. Then he was the first V-mail officer in Washington, D.C., and he was relieved when he requested service overseas, he was relieved by Irene Rich's daughter, a movie star. But then he was sent to San Francisco and went by ship to Honolulu. And I stayed in San Francisco. And the one time that he got back for a few days was the time I was taking my comprehensive exams at Mills College, exams for four years of school. Plus, I had about seventeen boils under my arms and planter warts on my feet from standing and dancing with Mills College dances. And then I was suffering so much Paul got a sautering iron and put wet towels under my arm with the sautering iron there and it felt wonderful. But it relieved the pain. But I was singing in the San Francisco Opera Company at the same time, so I had to stand on my feet. So, it was quite an experience. Interviewer: It's like you were majoring in music specifically there? Mrs. Grigsby: No, I didn't. I majored in psychology. But anyway, I had to take my exams there and it was a horrendous experience. And then after one day, I took the exams, I sang in the opera company that night, I met Paul afterwards and we went over to the Claremont Hotel where the Officers Club was. And by then I said to Paul, “Don't come back until you can stay.” [laughter] Interviewer: And that's his very first trip back over. Mrs. Grigsby: Yes. Right. Interviewer: Oh, my goodness. Grigsby: I'd been out so long, there wasn't any chance of me having to go back. I'd been out over three years. Nearly four years. Three and a half years. Mrs. Grigsby: When he was out of the Navy, he was out, in other words. And that was after three and a half years. Interviewer: So once…that was something else I wanted to talk about. Once you completed your service, what was your last stop before you came back permanently? Grigsby: Last what? Interviewer: The last station? Mrs. Grigsby: Were you in New Zealand? Was that your last stop before you were sent back? Grigsby: I don't know. New Zealand was so far, I don't know what it was really. Mrs. Grigsby: When they declared armistice, where were you? Grigsby: I was back in the States because they knew what the score was and I had been advised not to establish any more stations, that this was coming and so forth. So I was back and as soon as the thing was signed I flew into San Francisco. Interviewer: Okay. And then how long did it take before you were then completely out of the service? Mrs. Grigsby: They sent him from San Francisco to Norfolk because he was having asthma, so they kept him in the hospital there. And then when I could finish my contract singing, I met him again in Atlanta and we've been here… Grigsby: See, I came back in July, August. August or September. And I was allergic to all of that stuff that was going on in that time of the year. And so, as soon as I came ashore I began to…my old asthma picked up and they sent me over there to the hospital. Soon as the season…all that pollen was over, they gave me pills to take and let me go on back home. Interviewer: And then you were discharged then after you're out of the hospital. So that was like late '45 or so? Grigsby: Yeah. Interviewer: And at that time, you're already decided to come back to Atlanta because that's where you were. Grigsby: Oh, yeah. Yeah. In fact, I called Eastman Kodak Company and told them I was back from the service. I was ready to take my old job in Atlanta—I was in charge of everything in Atlanta—providing they gave me more money. And they said, “Uh-huh. You're going to Cincinnati.” I said, “Cincinnati, yo' behind. I'm as far north as I'm ever going.” And I hung up and that's the last I ever heard of Kodak Company. Interviewer: Where were they located? What part of Atlanta were they in then? Grigsby: I forget where we were? Mrs. Grigsby: Peachtree Street. Interviewer: Somewhere on Peachtree? Grigsby: I don't know where it was. But Kodak Company, major thing was up East and we had offices somewhere on Peachtree Street. I don't know where it was. Interviewer: Okay. And were you…where did the two of you meet? Were you from Atlanta? Mrs. Grigsby: No, I was from Kentucky, but I was going to Vanderbilt and we met there. But during the war, I stayed at Mills College and then worked in San Francisco. And we gave blood. We wound bandages. We watched the paper. We babysat with war widows. It was sort of a nail-biting time because people were coming back [inaudible]. Interviewer: What was that…yeah, what was…um, I mean, I just can't imagine what it was like being in school and everything that was going on at the same time. What were some of the things that stand out for you in terms of what you were balancing? Mrs. Grigsby: Rationing of gas and tires. And I was going to Mills College and I would drive over the Bay Bridge to the San Francisco Opera Company. And going back and forth across the Bay Bridge we would pick up the sailors from Treasure Island, just fill up the cars. Everybody stopped for sailors. And I never had one problem with these young men. They were very protective of me. Grigsby: And yet when you got over there, you could fill up with gasoline without any… Mrs. Grigsby: Well, that's when I went to Treasure Island to use my coupons. And once in a while, these sailors would not take my coupons because they knew that I picked them up. But it was an amazing experience. Grigsby: That's back in the days when they were allocating gasoline, you know. You had to show, you had to do it in business and she wasn't in business. Mrs. Grigsby: And meat was rationed. Butter was rationed. Grigsby: Yeah. Mrs. Grigsby: I lived on eggs. I must have had high cholesterol. Eggs were easy to get. Grigsby: You want the rest of this? Interviewer: Now were you living in your own apartment or on campus or what were the living arrangements? Mrs. Grigsby: I lived on campus for one year. Then I got an apartment in the Mission District, which was the Italian district. In San Francisco, the bottom floor is not the main floor. The second floor is the main floor. And so my landlords were Sicilian and they lived on the first floor and they couldn't read or write. So it was my job to read for them and they would invite me down to these sumptuous meals, Italian food and Sicilian food. So I was very fortunate. Then, I had a Kentucky friend who came out to stay with me in this house. And then, after that, I had an apartment with a friend. So I moved two or three times. And I lived one time with WAVES. WAVES were the women Navy enlistees and officers. And we had some experiences with the WAVES. Paul would send back men officers that he knew and say, “Take my wife out dinner dancing.” And they would. And then, I went to a ship's christening one night with a man from Kentucky and he was a sailor and this officer tripped him purposely. He tried to trip him and this sailor fell and pulled me down and we slid under the captain's table. [laughs] And the captain acted as if nothing had happened. So I was helped to my feet and I got up and put my hands on my hips and I said to that officer, “You caused this. It's your fault.” Of course, he walked off. So, we had some experiences. Fun, but the war was not a good experience. A long time. A lonesome time. And Paul would send me back, occasionally, orchid leis. Have them shipped by plane back. And I never did want to brag to my Mills College people about having them so I just kept them in my room. So there were nice things going on. And people were very friendly during the war. They picked up everybody. And one time we were driving from Washington out to San Francisco and Paul had a Plymouth whose tires were rotten, and two of them blew. So we had to stop and wait for hours because the tires were rationed. But we finally…he got them because he was in the Navy and on orders. So we drove on to San Francisco. So it was an interesting experience. Grigsby: Yep. Interviewer: And so like you said, after you came back you didn't go back to your old job but you did stay here in Atlanta. Mrs. Grigsby: Yes. Interviewer: And what was the transition like after—I mean, there were a lot of people, of course, making the transition but was it like going, you know, going from that experience, transitioning back into your career and to your day-to-day routine? Mrs. Grigsby: Back into Atlanta, where I never lived before, but people were very smug. I had thought I would come back and sing with an opera company. There was no opera company, no symphony. People said to me, “I have all the friends I want. I don't care to meet new people.” And we were living with Paul's family, so it was not a happy experience. Interviewer: Where was this? Mrs. Grigsby: In Atlanta. In Atlanta. Interviewer: [inaudible] Mrs. Grigsby: Yes. Interviewer: In Buckhead? Mrs. Grigsby: In Buckhead, yes. Interviewer: In Buckhead. Mrs. Grigsby: Um-hmm. But anyway, now it's fine. Interviewer: You eventually settled down and where did things kind of start taking a turn for you? Was there anything you got involved in or particular thing that started making it more comfortable here in Atlanta for you? Mrs. Grigsby: Well, Paul had his own friends and he played golf and bridge and he was determined that I was gonna sit down and play bridge and you couldn't stop if you were winning and you couldn't stop if you were losing. Grigsby: She didn't play bridge or gin rummy, and I did and I enjoyed it. Mrs. Grigsby: So anyway, we've…as Paul says, we've lived separate lives together for a long time. Grigsby: Yep. Interviewer: And one other thing that we want to ask is are you ever in touch with or do you get together with anyone you knew from that time, people either you served with or like, in your case, the people you worked with on the homefront? Mrs. Grigsby: Granger Wiley [sp?]. Grigsby: Granger Wiley? Yeah. Granger Wiley, when I went up to Dartmouth to get my commission… [Tape 1, Side B] Grigsby: Granger Wiley was my age and he was kind of…when we were drilling, he was clumsy. I mean he, somehow I was right behind him and I always stepped on his slippers and his shoes came off and he [inaudible] and that's why we became friends. But we're friends to this day. He's still living. Most of them are passed on. Yep. But that was the only one. Mrs. Grigsby: So he and his wife and we and their children have been long-time friends. Visited each other. They're in Port Huron, Michigan, and then in Arizona. Tucson. So we can't say enough about old friends. Grigsby: He invited me, called me one day after we came back he called me one day and said he…I asked him, I said, “What are you doing these days besides playing golf?” And he said, “Well, I'm going up to Canada on a hunting trip.” I said, “Well, that's great. You didn't invite me.” And he said, “Well, I wish I could.” I said, “I wish you could, too. I'm just talking.” So about a week later, he called me and said, “You're invited.” And I was amazed. I said, “Tell me about it.” He said, “Well, tell you about it, hell. I've already told them you were coming, so I'll pick you up at the airport in Detroit on a certain day.” And I said, “Well, gee, I don't know what I'm getting into. If it's a bunch going up into Canada.” In Western Ontario, there's a great big area, it's wild. And there's a hunting group that…we went for two weeks. And every kind of hunting in the world was…we were in a thousand acres and we were the only ones there hunting, see. And I'll never forget. I think I went twelve or thirteen years with him. He'd pick me up at Detroit, we'd catch a train on up there. And that was great. Mrs. Grigsby: They would live on a houseboat and they had an Indian cook on the boat, a woman cook and then the Indian guides. And the thing that interested me was the Indian guides used to tell them, “Now save us the bacon grease because we spread it on bread and that gives us energy.” And then one day, they said, “You all want to bring back the low end of the roast of all these animals and the moose liver is the finest thing in the world.” So Paul brought back a moose liver, frozen, and it was all I could do to lift it. Grigsby: Thirty pounds. Mrs. Grigsby: I borrowed a pan and cooked it and then got down on the kitchen floor and sieved it and we had enough paté to plaster the whole inside of the house. [laughter] But it was delicious. Grigsby: It was good, but there was too much of it. Interviewer: Well, do you have anything else that you thought of or you'd like to add or, I mean… Grigsby: No. Mrs. Grigsby: No, thank you. Interviewer: You about ready to wrap it up? Okay. Mrs. Grigsby: Wrap it up. Grigsby: Thank you. Interviewer: Well, thank you very much and this concludes the interview with Paul and Emily Grigsby at the Atlanta History Center on August fourth, 2004. Grigsby: Okay. We thank you. 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No. LR-C-82-866 PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, et al DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF FILING In accordance with the Court's Order of December 10, 1993, the Arkansas Department of Education hereby gives notice of the filing of the ADE's Project Management Tool for August 2004. Respectfully Submitted, cott Smith, Bar General Counsel, Arkansas Department of Education #4 Capitol Mall, Room 404-A Little Rock, AR 72201 501-682-4227 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Scott Smith, certify that on August 31, 2004, I caused the foregoing document to be served by depositing a copy in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each of the following: Mr. M. Samuel Jones, III Wright, Lindsey \u0026amp; Jennings 200 West Capitol, Suite 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. John W. Walker John Walker, P.A. 1723 Broadway Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. Mark Burnette Mitchell, Blackstock, Barnes Wagoner, Ivers \u0026amp; Sneddon P. 0. Box 1510 Little Rock, AR 72203-1510 Mr. Christopher Heller Friday, Eldredge \u0026amp; Clark 400 West Capitol, Suite 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493 Mr. Stephen W. Jones Jack, Lyon \u0026amp; Jones 425 West Capitol, Suite 3400 Little Rock, AR 72201 Office of Desegregation Monitoring One Union National Plaza 124 West Capitol, Suite 1895 Little Rock, AR 72201 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL PLAINTIFFS V. NO. LR-C-82-866 PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL DEFENDANTS MRS. LORENE JOSHUA, ET AL INTERVENORS KATHERINE W. KNIGHT, ET AL INTERVENORS ADE'S PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOL In compliance with the Court's Order of December 10, 1993, the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) submits the following Project Management Tool to the parties and the Court. This document describes the progress the ADE has made since March 15, 1994, in complying with provisions of the Implementation Plan and itemizes the ADE's progress against timelines presented in the Plan. - IMPLEMENTATION PHASE ACTIVITY I. FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS A. Use the previous year's three quarter average daily membership to calculate MFPA (State Equalization) for the current school year. 1. Projected Ending Date Last day of each month, August - June. 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 Based on the information available at July 31, 2004, the ADE calculated the Equalization Funding fo.r FY 03/04, subject to periodic adjustments. B. Include all Magnet students in the resident District's average daily membership for calculation. 1. Projected Ending Date Last day of each month, August - June. I. FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS (Continued) B. Include all Magnet students in the resident District's average daily membership for calculation. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 Based on the information available at July 31, 2004, the ADE calculated for FY 03/04, subject to periodic adjustments. C. Process and distribute State MFPA. 1. Projected Ending Date Last day of each month, August - June. 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 On July 31, 2004, distributions of State Equalization Funding for FY 03/04 were as follows: LRSD - $53,226, 139 NLRSD - $28,075,080 PCSSD - $50,967,808 The allotments of State Equalization FundinQ calculated for FY 03/04 at July 31, 2004, subject to periodic adjustments, were as follows: LRSD - $53,226,139 NLRSD - $28,075,080 PCSSD - $50,967,808 D. Determine the number of Magnet students residing in each District and attending a Magnet School. 1. Projected Ending Date Last day of each month, August - June. 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 Based on the information available, the ADE calculated at July 31, 2004 for FY 03/04, subject to periodic adjustments. E. Desegregation Staff Attorney reports the Magnet Operational Charge to the Fiscal Services Office. 1. Projected Ending Date Ongoing, as ordered by the Court. 2 I. FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS (Continued) E. Desegregation Staff Attorney reports the Magnet Operational Charge to the Fiscal Services Office. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 Based on the information available, the ADE calculated at July 31, 2004 for FY 03/04, subject to periodic adjustments. It should be noted that currently the Magnet Review Committee is reporting this information instead of the staff attorney as indicated in the Implementation Plan. F. Calculate state aid due the LRSD based upon the Magnet Operational Charge. 1. Projected Ending Date Last day of each month, August - June. 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 Based on the information available, the ADE calculated at July 31, 2004 for FY 03/04, subject to periodic adjustments. G. Process and distribute state aid for Magnet Operational Charge. 1. Projected Ending Date Last day of each month, August - June. 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 Distributions for FY 03/04 at July 31, 2004, totaled $12,305,271. Allotment calculated for FY 03/04 was $12,305,271 subject to periodic adjustments. H. Calculate the amount of M-to-M incentive money to which each school district is entitled. 1 . Projected Ending Date Last day of each month, August - June. 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 Calculated for FY 02/03, subject to periodic adjustments. I. Process and distribute M-to-M incentive checks. 1. Projected Ending Date Last day of each month, September - June. 3 I. FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS (Continued) I. Process and distribute M-to-M incentive checks. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 Distributions for FY 03/04 at July 31, 2004, were: LRSD - $4, 149, 129 NLRSD - $3,771,548 PCSSD - $11,589,336 The allotments calculated for FY 03/04 at July 31, 2004, subject to periodic adjustments, were: LRSD - $4, 149, 129 NLRSD - $3,771,548 PCSSD - $11,589,336 J. Districts submit an estimated Magnet and M-to-M transportation budget to ADE. 1. Projected Ending Date 2. Ongoing, December of each year. Actual as of August 31, 2004 In September 2002, the Magnet and M-to-M transportation budgets for FY 02/03 were submitted to the ADE by the Districts. K. The Coordinator of School Transportation notifies General Finance to pay districts for the Districts' proposed budget. 1. Projected Ending Date Ongoing, annually. 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 In January 2004, General Finance was notified to pay the second one-third payment for FY 03/04 to the Districts. It should be noted that the Transportation Coordinator is currently performing this function instead of Reginald Wilson as indicated in the Implementation Plan. L. ADE pays districts three equal installments of their proposed budget. 1 . Projected Ending Date Ongoing, annually. 4 I. FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS (Continued) L. ADE pays districts three equal installments of their proposed budget. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 In September 2003, General Finance made the last one-third payment to the Districts for their FY 02/03 transportation budget. The budget is now paid out in three equal installments. At September 2003, the following had been paid for FY 02/03: LRSD - $3,835,562.00 V NLRSD - $742,399.62 PCSSD - $2,252,050.92 In September 2003, General Finance made the first one-third payment to the Districts for their FY 03/04 transportation budget. The budget is now paid out in three equal installments. At September 2003, the following had been paid for FY 03/04: LRSD - $1,243,841.33 NLRSD - $263,000.00 PCSSD - $727,406.63 In February 2004, General Finance made the second one-third payment to the Districts for their FY 03/04 transportation budget. The budget is now paid out in three equal installments. At February 2004, the following had been paid for FY 03/04: LRSD - $2,487,682.66 NLRSD - $526,000.00 PCSSD - $1,454,813.26 M. ADE verifies actual expenditures submitted by Districts and reviews each bill with each District's transportation coordinator. 1. Projected Ending Date Ongoing, annually. 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 In August 1997, the ADE transportation coordinator reviewed each district's Magnet and M-to-M transportation costs for FY 96/97. In July 1998, each district was asked to submit an estimated budget for the 98/99 school year. 5 I. FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS (Continued) M. N. ADE verifies actual expenditures submitted by Districts and reviews each bill with each District's transportation coordinator. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) In September 1998, paperwork was generated for the first payment in the 98/99 school year for the Magnet and M-to-M transportation program. School districts shoulcl receive payment by October 1, 1998 In July 1999, each district submitted an estimated budget for the 99/00 school year. In September 1999, paperwork was generated for the first payment in the 99/00 school year for the Magnet and M-to-M transportation program. In September 2000, paperwork was generated for the first payment in the 00/01 school year for the Magnet and M-to-M transportation program. In September 2001, paperwork was generated for the first payment in the 01/02 school year for the Magnet and M-to-M transportation program. In September 2002, paperwork was generated for the first payment in the 02/03 school year for the Magnet and M-to-M transportation program. In September 2003, paperwork was generated for the first payment in the 03/04 school year for the Magnet and M-to-M transportation program. Purchase buses for the Districts to replace existing Magnet and M-to-M fleets and to provide a larger fleet for the Districts' Magnet and M-to-M Transportation needs. 1. Projected Ending Date Ongoing, as stated in Exhibit A of the Implementation Plan. 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 In FY 94/95, the State purchased 52 buses at a cost of $1,799,431 which were added to or replaced existing Magnet and M-to-M buses in the Districts. The buses were distributed to the Districts as follows: LRSD - 32\nNLRSD - 6\nand PCSSD -14. The ADE purchased 64 Magnet and M-to-M buses at a cost of $2,334,800 in FY 95/96. The buses were distributed accordingly: LRSD - 45\nNLRSD - 7\nand PCSSD -12. In May 1997, the ADE purchased 16 Magnet and M-to-M buses at a cost of $646,400. 6 I. FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS (Continued) N. Purchase buses for the Districts to replace existing Magnet and M-to-M fleets and to provide a larger fleet for the Districts' Magnet and M-to-M Transportation needs. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) In July 1997, the ADE purchased 16 Magnet and M-to-M buses at a cost of $624,879. In July 1998, the ADE purchased 16 new Magnet and M-to-M buses at a cost of $695,235. The buses were distributed accordingly: LRSD - 8\nNLRSD - 2\nand PCSSD -6. Specifications for 16 school buses have been forwarded to state purchasing for bidding in January, 1999 for delivery in July, 1999. The ADE accepted a bid on 16 buses for the Magnet and M/M transportation program. The buses will be delivered after July 1, 1999 and before August 1, 1999. The buses will be distributed accordingly: LRSD - 8\nNLRSD - 2\nPCSSD - 6. In July 1999, the ADE purchased 16 new Magnet and M-to-M buses at a cost of $718,355. The buses were distributed accordingly: LRSD - 8\nNLRSD - 2\nand PCSSD - 6. In July 2000, the ADE purchased 16 new Magnet and M-to-M buses at a cost of $724,165. The buses were distributed accordingly: LRSD - 8\nNLRSD - 2\nand PCSSD - 6. The bid for 16 new Magnet and M-to-M buses was let by State Purchasing on February 22, 2001. The contract was awarded to Ward Transportation Services, Inc. The buses to be purchased include two type C 47 passenger buses and fourteen type C 65 passenger buses. Prices on these units are $43.426.00 each on the 47 passenger buses, and $44,289.00 each on the 65 passenger buses. The buses will be distributed accordingly: LRSD - 8 of the 65 passenger\nNLRSD - 2 of the 65 passenger\nPCSSD - 2 of the 47 passenger and 4 of the 65 passenger buses. On August 2, 2001, the ADE took possession of 16 new Magnet and M-to-M buses. The total amount paid was $706,898. In June 2002, a bid for 16 new Magnet and M-to-M buses was awarded to Ward Transportation Services, Inc. The buses to be purchased include five 47 passenger buses for $42, 155.00 each, ten 65 passenger buses for $43,850.00 each, and one 47 passenger bus with a wheelchair lift for $46,952.00. The total amount was $696,227. 7 I. FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS (Continued) N. 0. Purchase buses for the Districts to replace existing Magnet and M-to-M fleets and to provide a larger fleet for the Districts' Magnet and M-to-M Transportation needs. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31 , 2004 (Continued) In August of 2002, the ADE purchased 16 new Magnet and M-to-M buses. The total amount paid was $696,227. Specifications for 16 new Magnet and M-to-M school buses have been forwarded to State Purchasing for bidding. Bids will be opened on May 12, 2003. The buses will have a required delivery date after July 1, 2003 and before August 8, 2003. In June 2003, a bid for 16 new Magnet and M-to-M buses was awarded to Ward Transportation Services, Inc. The buses to be purchased include 5 - 47 passenger buses for $47,052.00 each, and 11 - 65 passenger buses for $48,895.00 each. The total amount was $773,105. The buses will be distributed accordingly: LRSD - 8 of the 65 passenger\nNLRSD - 2 of the 65 passenger\nPCSSD - 5 of the 47 passenger and 1 of the 65 passenger buses. In June 2004, a bid for 16 new Magnet and M-to-M buses was awarded to Ward Transportation Services, Inc. The price for the buses was $49,380 each for a total cost of $790,080. The buses will be distributed accordingly: LRSD - 8, NLRSD - 2, and PCSSD - 6. Process and distribute compensatory education payments to LRSD as required by page 23 of the Settlement Agreement. 1. Projected Ending Date July 1 and January 1, of each school year through January 1, 1999. 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 Obligation fulfilled in FY 96/97. P. Process and distribute additional payments in lieu of formula to LRSD as required by page 24 of the Settlement Agreement. 1 . Projected Ending Date Payment due date and ending July 1, 1995. 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 Obligation fulfilled in FY 95/96. 8 I. FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS (Continued) Q. Process and distribute payments to PCSSD as required by Page 28 of the Settlement Agreement. 1. Projected Ending Date Payment due date and ending July 1, 1994. 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 Final payment was distributed July 1994. R. Upon loan request by LRSD accompanied by a promissory note, the ADE makes loans to LRSD. 1. Projected Ending Date Ongoing through July 1, 1999. See Settlement Agreement page 24. 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 The LRSD received $3,000,000 on September 10, 1998. As of this reporting date, the LRSD has received $20,000,000 in loan proceeds. S. Process and distribute payments in lieu of formula to PCSSD required by page 29 of the Settlement Agreement. 1. Projected Ending Date Payment due date and ending July 1, 1995. 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 Obligation fulfilled in FY 95/96. T. Process and distribute compensatory education payments to NLRSD as required by page 31 of the Settlement Agreement. 1. Projected Ending Date July 1 of each school year through June 30, 1996. 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 Obligation fulfilled in FY 95/96. 9 I. FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS (Continued} u. Process and distribute check to Magnet Review Committee. 1. Projected Ending Date Payment due date and ending July 1, 1995. 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 Distribution in July 1997 for FY 97 /98 was $75,000. This was the total amount due to the Magnet Review Committee for FY 97/98. Distribution in July 1998 for FY 98/99 was $75,000. This was the total amount due to the Magnet Review Committee for FY 98/99. Distribution in July 1999 for FY 99/00 was $92,500. This was the total amount due to the Magnet Review Committee for FY 99/00. Distribution in July 2000 for FY 00/01 was $92,500. This was the total amount due to the Magnet Review Committee for FY 00/01. Distribution in August 2001 for FY 01/02 was $92,500. This was the total amount due to the Magnet Review Committee for FY 01/02. Distribution in July 2002 for FY 02/03 was $92,500. This was the total amount due to the Magnet Review Committee for FY 02/03. Distribution in July 2003 for FY 03/04 was $92,500. This was the total amount due to the Magnet Review Committee for FY 03/04. Distribution in July 2004 for FY 04/05 was $92,500. This was the total amount due to the Magnet Review Committee for FY 04/05. V. Process and distribute payments for Office of Desegregation Monitoring. 1. Projected Ending Date Not applicable. 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 Distribution in July 1997 for FY 97/98 was $200,000. This was the total amount due to the ODM for FY 97/98. Distribution in July 1998 for FY 98/99 was $200,000. This was the total amount due to the ODM for FY 98/99. Distribution in July 1999 for FY 99/00 was $200,000. This was the total amount due to the ODM for FY 99/00. 10 I. FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS (Continued) V. Process and distribute payments for Office of Desegregation Monitoring.(Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) Distribution in July 2000 for FY 00/01 was $200,000. This was the total amount due to the ODM for FY 00/01. Distribution in August 2001 for FY 01 /02 was $200,000. This was the total amount due to the ODM for FY 01/02. Distribution in July 2002 for FY 02/03 was $200,000. This was the total amount due to the ODM for FY 02/03. Distribution in July 2003 for FY 03/04 was $200,000. This was the total amount due to the ODM for FY 03/04. Distribution in July 2004 for FY 04/05 was $200,000. This was the total amount due to the ODM for FY 04/05. 11 II. MONITORING COMPENSATORY EDUCATION A. Begin testing and evaluating the monitoring instrument and monitoring system to assure that data is appropriate and useful in monitoring the impacts of compensatory education programs on disparities in academic achievement for black students and white students. 1. Projected Ending Date January 15, 1995 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 In May 1995, monitors completed the unannounced visits of schools in Pulaski County. The monitoring process involved a qualitative process of document reviews, interviews, and observations. The monitoring focused on progress made since the announced monitoring visits. In June 1995, monitoring data from unannounced visits was included in the July Semiannual Report. Twenty-five per cent of all classrooms were visited, and all of the schools in Pulaski County were monitored. All principals were interviewed to determine any additional progress since the announced visits. The July 1995 Monitoring Report was reviewed by the ADE administrative team, the Arkansas State Board of Education, and the Districts and filed with the Court. The report was formatted in accordance with the Allen Letter. In October 1995, a common terminology was developed by principals from the Districts and the Lead Planning and Desegregation staff to facilitate the monitoring process. The announced monitoring visits began on November 14, 1995 and were completed on January 26, 1996. Copies of the preliminary Semiannual Monitoring Report and its executive summary were provided to the ADE administrative team and the State Board of Education in January 1996. A report on the current status of the Cycle 5 schools in the ECOE process and their school improvement plans was filed with the Court on February 1, 1996. The unannounced monitoring visits began in February 1996 and ended on May 10, 1996. In June 1996, all announced and unannounced monitoring visits were completed, and the data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The Districts provided data on enrollment in compensatory education programs. The Districts and the ADE Desegregation Monitoring staff developed a definition for instructional programs. 12 11. MONITORING COMPENSATORY EDUCATION (Continued) A. Begin testing and evaluating the monitoring instrument and monitoring system to assure that data is appropriate and useful in monitoring the impacts of compensatory education programs on disparities in academic achievement for black students and white students. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) The Semiannual Monitoring Report was completed and filed with the Court on July 15, 1996 with copies distributed to the parties. Announced monitoring visits of the Cycle 1 schools began on October 28, 1996 and concluded in December 1996. In January 1997, presentations were made to the State Board of Education, the Desegregation Litigation Oversight Subcommittee, and the parties to review the draft Semiannual Monitoring Report. The monitoring instrument and process were evaluated for their usefulness in monitoring the impacts of compensatory education programs on achievement disparities. In February 1997, the Semiannual Monitoring Report was filed. Unannounced monitoring visits began on February 3, 1997 and concluded in May 1997. In March 1997, letters were sent to the Districts regarding data requirements for the July 1997 Semiannual Monitoring Report and the additional discipline data element that was requested by the Desegregation Litigation Oversight Subcommittee. Desegregation data collection workshops were conducted in the Districts from March 28, 1997 to April 7, 1997. A meeting was conducted on April 3, 1997 to finalize plans for the July 15, 1997 Semiannual Monitoring Report. Onsite visits were made to Cycle 1 schools who did not submit accurate and timely data on discipline, M-to-M transfers, and policy. The July 15, 1997 Semiannual Monitoring Report and its executive summary were finalized in June 1997. In July 1997, the Semiannual Monitoring Report and its executive summary were filed with the court, and the ADE sponsored a School Improvement Conference. On July 10, 1997, copies of the Semiannual Monitoring Report and its executive summary were made available to the Districts for their review prior to filing it with the Court. In August 1997, procedures and schedules were organized for the monitoring of the Cycle 2 schools in FY 97/98. 13 II. MONITORING COMPENSATORY EDUCATION (Continued) A. Begin testing and evaluating the monitoring instrument and monitoring system to assure that data is appropriate and useful in monitoring the impacts of compensatory education programs on disparities in academic achievement for black students and white students. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) A Desegregation Monitoring and School Improvement Workshop for the Districts was held on September 10, 1997 to discuss monitoring expectations, instruments, data collection and school improvement visits. On October 9, 1997, a planning meeting was held with the desegregation monitoring staff to discuss deadlines, responsibilities, and strategic planning issues regarding the Semiannual Monitoring Report. Reminder letters were sent to the Cycle 2 principals outlining the data collection deadlines and availability of technical assistance. In October and November 1997, technical assistance visits were conducted, and announced monitoring visits of the Cycle 2 schools were completed. In December 1997 and January 1998, technical assistance visits were conducted regarding team visits, technical review recommendations, and consensus building. Copies of the infusion document and perceptual surveys were provided to schools in the ECOE process. The February 1998 Semiannual Monitoring Report was submitted for review and approval to the State Board of Education, the Director, the Administrative Team, the Attorney General's Office, and the Desegregation Litigation Oversight Subcommittee. Unannounced monitoring visits began in February 1998, and technical assistance was provided on the school improvement process, external team visits and finalizing school improvement plans. On February 18, 1998, the representatives of all parties met to discuss possible revisions to the ADE's monitoring plan and monitoring reports. Additional meetings will be scheduled. Unannounced monitoring visits were conducted in March 1998, and technical assistance was provided on the school improvement process and external team visits. In April 1998, unannounced monitoring visits were conducted, and technical assistance was provided on the school improvement process. 14 II. MONITORING COMPENSATORY EDUCATION (Continued) A. Begin testing and evaluating the monitoring instrument and monitoring system to assure that data is appropriate and useful in monitoring the impacts of compensatory education programs on disparities in academic achievement for black students and white students. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) In May 1998, unannounced monitoring visits were completed, and technical assistance was provided on the school improvement process. On May 18, 1998, the Court granted the ADE relief from its obligation to file the July 1998 Semiannual Monitoring Report to develop proposed modifications to ADE's monitoring and reporting obligations. In June 1998, monitoring information previously submitted by the districts in the Spring of 1998 was reviewed and prepared for historical files and presentation to the Arkansas State Board. Also, in June the following occurred: a) The Extended COE Team Visit Reports were completed, b) the Semiannual Monitoring COE Data Report was completed, c) progress reports were submitted from previous cycles, and d.) staff development on assessment (SAT-9} and curriculum alignment was conducted with three supervisors. In July, the Lead Planner provided the Desegregation Litigation Oversight Committee with (1) a review of the court Order relieving ADE of its obligation to file a July Semiannual Monitoring Report, and (2) an update of ADE's progress toward work with the parties and ODM to develop proposed revisions to ADE's monitoring and reporting obligations. The Committee encouraged ODM, the parties and the ADE to continue to work toward revision of the monitoring and reporting process. In August 1998, the ADE Implementation Phase Working group met to review the Implementation Phase activities for the previous quarter. The Assistant Attorney General, the Assistant Di rector for Accountability and the Education Lead Planner updated the group on all relevant desegregation legal issues and proposed revisions to monitoring and reporting activities during the quarter. In September 1998, tentative monitoring dates were established and they will be finalized once proposed revisions to the Desegregation Monitoring Plan are finalized and approved. In September/October 1998, progress was being made on the proposed revisions to the monitoring process by committee representatives of all the Parties in the Pulaski County Settlement Agreement. While the revised monitoring plan is finalized and approved, the ADE monitoring staff will continue to provide technical assistance to schools upon request. 15 II. MONITORING COMPENSATORY EDUCATION (Continued) A. Begin testing and evaluating the monitoring instrument and monitoring system to assure that data is appropriate and useful in monitoring the impacts of compensatory education programs on disparities in academic achievement for black students and white students. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) In December 1998, requests were received from schools in PCSSD regarding test score analysis and staff Development. Oak Grove is scheduled for January 21, 1999 and Lawson Elementary is also tentatively scheduled in January. Staff development regarding test score analysis for Oak Grove and Lawson Elementary in the PCSSD has been rescheduled for April 2000. Staff development regarding test score analysis for Oak Grove and Lawson Elementary in the PCSSD was conducted on May 5, 2000 and May 9, 2000 respectively. Staff development regarding classroom management was provided to the Franklin Elementary School in LRSD on November 8, 2000. Staff development regarding ways to improve academic achievement was presented to College Station Elementary in PCSSD on November 22, 2000. On November 1, 2000, the ADE Implementation Phase Working group met to review the Implementation Phase activities for the previous quarter. The Assistant Director for Accountability updated the group on all relevant  desegregation legal issues and discussed revisions to monitoring and reporting activities during the quarter. The next Implementation Phase Working Group Meeting is scheduled for February 27, 2001 in room 201-A at the ADE. The Implementation Phase Working Group meeting that was scheduled for February 27 had to be postponed. It will be rescheduled as soon as possible. The quarterly Implementation Phase Working Group meeting is scheduled for June 27, 2001. The quarterly Implementation Phase Working Group meeting was rescheduled from June 27. It will take place on July 26, 2001 in room 201-A at 1 :30 p.m. at the ADE. 16 II. MONITORING COMPENSATORY EDUCATION (Continued) A. Begin testing and evaluating the monitoring instrument and monitoring system to assure that data is appropriate and useful in monitoring the impacts of compensatory education programs on disparities in academic achievement for black students and white students. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) On July 26, 2001, the ADE Implementation Phase Working group met to review the Implementation Phase activities for the previous quarter. Mr. Willie Morris, ADE Lead Planner for Desegregation, updated the group on all relevant desegregation issues. Mr. Mark Hagemeier, Assistant Attorney General, and Mr. Scott Smith, ADE Staff Attorney, discussed the court case involving the LRSD seeking unitary status. The next Implementation Phase Working Group Meeting is scheduled for October 11, 2001 in room 201-A at the ADE. On October 11, 2001, the ADE Implementation Phase Working group met to review the Implementation Phase activities for the previous quarter. Mr. Willie Morris, ADE Lead Planner for Desegregation, updated the group on all relevant desegregation issues. Mr. Scott Smith, ADE Staff Attorney, discussed the ADE's intent to take a proactive role in Desegregation Monitoring. The next Implementation Phase Working Group Meeting is scheduled for January 10, 2002 in room 201-A at the ADE. The Implementation Phase Working Group Meeting that was scheduled for January 10 was postponed. It has been rescheduled for February 14, 2002 in room 201-A at the ADE. On February 12, 2002, the ADE Implementation Phase Working group met to review the Implementation Phase activities for the previous quarter. Mr. Willie Morris, ADE Lead Planner for Desegregation, updated the group on all relevant desegregation issues. Mr. Mark Hagemeier, Assistant Attorney General, discussed the court case involving the LRSD seeking unitary status. The next Implementation Phase Working Group Meeting is scheduled for April 11, 2002 in room 201-A at the ADE. On April 11, 2002, the ADE Implementation Phase Working group met to review the Implementation Phase activities for the previous quarter. Mr. Willie Morris, ADE Lead Planner for Desegregation, updated the group on all relevant desegregation issues. Mr. Mark Hagemeier, Assistant Attorney General, discussed the court case involving the LRSD seeking unitary status. The next Implementation Phase Working Group Meeting is scheduled for July 11, 2002 in room 201-A at the ADE. 17 II. MONITORING COMPENSATORY EDUCATION (Continued) A. Begin testing and evaluating the monitoring instrument and monitoring system to assure that data is appropriate and useful in monitoring the impacts of compensatory education programs on disparities in academic achievement for black students and white students. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) On July 18, 2002, the ADE Implementation Phase Working group met to review the Implementation Phase activities for the previous quarter. Mr. Willie Morris, ADE Lead Planner for Desegregc\nttion, updated the group on all relevant desegregation issues. Dr. Charity Smith, Assistant Director for Accountability, talked about section XV in the Project Management Tool (PMT) on Standardized Test Selection to Determine Loan Forgiveness. She said that the goal has been completed, and no additional reporting is required for section XV. Mr. Morris discussed the court case involving the LRSD seeking unitary status. He handed out a Court Order from May 9, 2002, which contained comments from U.S. District Judge Bill Wilson Jr., about hearings on the LRSD request for unitary status. Mr. Morris also handed out a document from the Secretary of Education about the No Child Left Behind Act. There was discussion about how this could have an affect on Desegregation issues. The next Implementation Phase Working Group Meeting is scheduled for October 10, 2002 at 1 :30 p.m. in room 201-A at the ADE. The quarterly Implementation Phase Working Group meeting was rescheduled from October 10. It will take place on October 29, 2002 in room 201-A at 1 :30 p.m. at the ADE. On October 29, 2002, the ADE Implementation Phase Working Group met to review the Implementation Phase activities for the previous quarter. Mr. Willie Morris, ADE Lead Planner for Desegregation, updated the group on all relevant desegregation issues. Meetings with the parties to discuss possible revisions to the ADE's monitoring plan will be postponed by request of the school districts in Pulaski County. Additional meetings could be scheduled after the Desegregation ruling is finalized. The next Implementation Phase Working Group Meeting is scheduled for January 9, 2003 at 1 :30 p.m. in room 201-A at the ADE. On January 9, 2003, the ADE Implementation Phase Working Group met to review the Implementation Phase activities for the previous quarter. Mr. Willie Morris, ADE Lead Planner for Desegregation, updated the group on all relevant desegregation issues. No Child Left Behind and the Desegregation ruling on unitary status for LRSD were discussed. The next Implementation Phase Working Group Meeting is scheduled for April 10, 2003 at 1 :30 p.m. in room 201-A at the ADE. The quarterly Implementation Phase Working Group meeting was rescheduled from April 10. It will take place on April 24, 2003 in room 201-A at 1 :30 p.m. at the ADE. 18 II. MONITORING COMPENSATORY EDUCATION (Continued) A. Begin testing and evaluating the monitoring instrument and monitoring system to assure that data is appropriate and useful in monitoring the impacts of compensatory education programs on disparities in academic achievement for black students and white students. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) On April 24, 2003, the ADE Implementation Phase Working Group met to review the Implementation Phase activities for the previous quarter. Mr. Willie Morris, ADE Lead Planner for Desegregation, updated the group on all relevant desegregation issues. Laws passed by the legislature need to be checked to make sure none of them impede desegregation. Ray Lumpkin was chairman of the last committee to check legislation. Since he left, we will discuss the legislation with Clearence Lovell. The Desegregation ruling on unitary status for LRSD was discussed. The next Implementation Phase Working Group Meeting is scheduled for July 10, 2003 at 1 :30 p.m. in room 201-A at the ADE. On August 28, 2003, the ADE Implementation Phase Working Group met to review the Implementation Phase activities for the previous quarter. Mr. Willie Morris, ADE Lead Planner for Desegregation, updated the group on all relevant desegregation issues. The Desegregation ruling on unitary status for LRSD was discussed. The LRSD has been instructed to submit evidence showing progress in reducing disparities in academic achievement for black students and white students. This is supposed to be done by March of 2004, so that the LRSD can achieve unitary status. The next Implementation Phase Working Group Meeting is scheduled for October 9, 2003 at the ADE. On October 9, 2003, the ADE Implementation Phase Working Group met to review the Implementation Phase activities for the previous quarter. Mr. Willie Morris, ADE Lead Planner for Desegregation, updated the group on all relevant desegregation issues. Mark Hagemeier, Assistant Attorney General, discussed the Desegregation ruling on unitary status for LRSD. The next Implementation Phase Working Group Meeting is scheduled for January 8, 2004 at the ADE. On October 16, 2003, ADE staff met with the Desegregation Litigation Oversight Subcommittee at the State Capitol. Mr. Willie Morris, ADE Lead Planner for Desegregation, and Dr. Charity Smith, Assistant Director for Accountability, presented the Chronology of activity by the ADE in complying with provisions of the Implementation Plan for the Desegregation Settlement Agreement. They also discussed the role of the ADE Desegregation Monitoring Section. Mr. Mark Hagemeier, Assistant Attorney General, and Scott Smith, ADE Staff Attorney, reported on legal issues relating to the Pulaski County Desegregation Case. Ann Marshall shared a history of activities by ODM, and their view of the activity of the school districts in Pulaski County. John Kunkel discussed Desegregation funding by the ADE. 19 111. A PETITION FOR ELECTION FOR LRSD WILL BE SUPPORTED SHOULD A MILLAGE BE REQUIRED A. Monitor court pleadings to determine if LRSD has petitioned the Court for a special election. 1. Projected Ending Date Ongoing. 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 Ongoing. All Court pleadings are monitored monthly. B. Draft and file appropriate pleadings if LRSD petitions the Court for a special election. 1. Projected Ending Date Ongoing 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 To date, no action has been taken by the LRSD. 20 IV. REPEAL STATUTES AND REGULATIONS THAT IMPEDE DESEGREGATION A. Using a collaborative approach, immediately identify those laws and regulations that appear to impede desegregation. 1. Projected Ending Date December, 1994 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 The information for this item is detailed under Section IV.E. of this report. 8. Conduct a review within ADE of existing legislation and regulations that appear to impede desegregation. 1. Projected Ending Date November, 1994 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 The information for this item is detailed under Section IV.E. of this report. C. Request of the other parties to the Settlement Agreement that they identify laws and regulations that appear to impede desegregation. 1. Projected Ending Date November, 1994 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 The information for this item is detailed under Section IV.E. of this report. D. Submit proposals to the State Board of Education for repeal of those regulations that are confirmed to be impediments to desegregation. 1. Projected Ending Date Ongoing 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 The information for this item is detailed under Section IV.E. of this report. 21 IV. REPEAL STATUTES AND REGULATIONS THAT IMPEDE DESEGREGATION (Continued) E. Submit proposals to the Legislature for repeal of those laws that appear to be impediments to desegregation. 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 A committee within the ADE was formed in May 1995 to review and collect data on existing legislation and regulations identified by the parties as impediments to desegregation. The committee researched the Districts' concerns to determine if any of the rules, regulations, or legislation cited impede desegregation. The legislation cited by the Districts regarding loss funding and worker's compensation were not reviewed because they had already been litigated. In September 1995, the committee reviewed the following statutes, acts, and regulations: Act 113 of 1993\nADE Director's Communication 93-205\nAct 145 of 1989\nADE Director's Memo 91-67\nADE Program Standards Eligibility Criteria for Special Education\nArkansas Codes 6-18-206, 6-20-307, 6-20-319, and 6-17- 1506. In October 1995, the individual reports prepared by committee members in their areas of expertise and the data used to support their conclusions were submitted to the ADE administrative team for their review. A report was prepared and submitted to the State Board of Education in July 1996. The report concluded that none of the items reviewed impeded desegregation. As of February 3, 1997, no laws or regulations have been determined to impede desegregation efforts. Any new education laws enacted during the Arkansas 81 st Legislative Session will be reviewed at the close of the legislative session to ensure that they do not impede desegregation. In April 1997, copies of all laws passed during the 1997 Regular Session of the 81 st General Assembly were requested from the office of the ADE Liaison to the Legislature for distribution to the Districts for their input and review of possible impediments to their desegregation efforts. In August 1997, a meeting to review the statutes passed in the prior legislative session was scheduled for September 9, 1997. 22 IV. REPEAL STATUTES AND REGULATIONS THAT IMPEDE DESEGREGATION (Continued) E. Submit proposals to the Legislature for repeal of those laws that appear to be impediments to desegregation. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) On September 9, 1997, a meeting was held to discuss the review of the statutes passed in the prior legislative session and new ADE regulations. The Districts will be contacted in writing for their input regarding any new laws or regulations that they feel may impede desegregation. Additionally, the Districts will be asked to review their regulations to ensure that they do not impede their desegregation efforts. The committee will convene on December 1, 1997 to review their findings and finalize their report to the Administrative Team and the State Board of Education. In October 1997, the Districts were asked to review new regulations and statutes for impediments to their desegregation efforts, and advise the ADE, in writing, if they feel a regulation or statute may impede their desegregation efforts. In October 1997, the Districts were requested to advise the ADE, in writing, no later than November 1, 1997 of any new law that might impede their desegregation efforts. As of November 12, 1997, no written responses were received from the Districts. The ADE concludes that the Districts do not feel that any new law negatively impacts their desegregation efforts. The committee met on December 1, 1997 to discuss their findings regarding statutes and regulations that may impede the desegregation efforts of the Districts. The committee concluded that there were no laws or regulations that impede the desegregation efforts of the Districts. It was decided that the committee chair would prepare a report of the committee's findings for the Administrative Team and the State Board of Education. The committee to review statutes and regulations that impede desegregation is now reviewing proposed bills and regulations, as well as laws that are being signed in, for the current 1999 legislative session. They will continue to do so until the session is over. The committee to review statutes and regulations that impede desegregation will meet on April 26, 1999 at the ADE. The committee met on April 26, 1999 at the ADE. The purpose of the meeting was to identify rules and regulations that might impede desegregation, and review within the existing legislation any regulations that might result in an impediment to desegregation. This is a standing committee that is ongoing and a report will be submitted to the State Board of Education once the process is completed. 23 IV. REPEAL STATUTES AND REGULATIONS THAT IMPEDE DESEGREGATION (Continued) E. Submit proposals to the Legislature for repeal of those laws that appear to be impediments to desegregation. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) The committee met on May 24, 1999 at the ADE. The committee was asked to review within the existing legislation any regulations that might result in an impediment to desegregation. The committee determined that Mr. Ray Lumpkin would contact the Pulaski County districts to request written response to any rules, regulations or laws that might impede desegregation. The committee would also collect information and data to prepare a report for the State Board. This will be a standing committee. This data gathering will be ongoing until the final report is given to the State Board. On July 26, 1999, the committee met at the ADE. The committee did not report any laws or regulations that they currently thought would impede desegregation, and are still waiting for a response from the three districts in Pulaski County. The committee met on August 30, 1999 at the ADE to review rules and regulations that might impede desegregation. At that time, there were no laws under review that appeared to impede desegregation. In November, the three districts sent letters to the ADE stating that they have reviewed the laws passed by the 82nd legislative session as well as current rules \u0026amp; regulations and district policies to ensure that they have no ill effect on desegregation efforts. There was some concern from PCSSD concerning a charter school proposal in the Maumelle area. The work of the committee is on-going each month depending on the information that comes before the committee. Any rules, laws or regulations that would impede desegregation will be discussed and reported to the State Board of Education. On October 4, 2000, the ADE presented staff development for assistant superintendents in LRSD, NLRSD and PCSSD regarding school laws of Arkansas. The ADE is in the process of forming a committee to review all Rules and Regulations from the ADE and State Laws that might impede desegregation. The ADE Committee on Statutes and Regulations will review all new laws that might impede desegregation once the 83rd General Assembly has completed this session. The ADE Committee on Statutes and Regulations will meet for the first time on June 11, 2001 at 9:00 a.m. in room 204-A at the ADE. The committee will review all new laws that might impede desegregation that were passed during the 2001 Legislative Session. 24 IV. REPEAL STATUTES AND REGULATIONS THAT IMPEDE DESEGREGATION (Continued) E. Submit proposals to the Legislature for repeal of those laws that appear to be impediments to desegregation. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) The ADE Committee on Statutes and Regulations rescheduled the meeting that was planned for June 11, in order to review new regulations proposed to the State Board of Education. The meeting will take place on July 16, 2001 at 9:00 a.m. at the ADE. The ADE Committee to Repeal Statutes and Regulations that Impede Desegregation met on July 16, 2001 at the ADE. The following Items were discussed: (1) Review of 2001 state laws which appear to impede desegregation. (2) Review of existing ADE regulations which appear to impede desegregation. (3) Report any laws or regulations found to impede desegregation to the Arkansas State Legislature, the ADE and the Pulaski County school districts. The next meeting will take place on August 27, 2001 at 9:00 a.m. at the ADE. The ADE Committee to Repeal Statutes and Regulations that Impede Desegregation met on August 27, 2001 at the ADE. The Committee is reviewing all relevant laws or regulations produced by the Arkansas State Legislature, the ADE and the Pulaski County school districts in FY 2000/2001 to determine if they may impede desegregation. The next meeting will take place on September 10, 2001 in Conference Room 204-B at 2:00 p.m. at the ADE. The ADE Committee to Repeal Statutes and Regulations that Impede Desegregation met on September 10, 2001 at the ADE. The Committee is reviewing all relevant laws or regulations produced by the Arkansas State Legislature, the ADE and the Pulaski County school districts in FY 2000/2001 to determine if they may impede desegregation. The next meeting will take place on October 24, 2001 in Conference Room 204-8 at 2:00 p.m. at the ADE. The ADE Committee to Repeal Statutes and Regulations that Impede Desegregation met on October 24, 2001 at the ADE. The Committee is reviewing all relevant laws or regulations produced by the Arkansas State Legislature, the ADE and the Pulaski County school districts in FY 2000/2001 to determine if they may impede desegregation. On December 17, 2001, the ADE Committee to Repeal Statutes and Regulations that Impede Desegregation composed letters that will be sent to the school districts in Pulaski County. The letters ask for input regarding any new laws or regulations that may impede desegregation. Laws to review include those of the 83rd General Assembly, ADE regulations, and regulations of the Districts. 25 IV. REPEAL STATUTES AND REGULATIONS THAT IMPEDE DESEGREGATION (Continued) E. Submit proposals to the Legislature for repeal of those laws that appear to be impediments to desegregation. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) On January 10, 2002, the ADE Committee to Repeal Statutes and Regulations that Impede Desegregation sent letters to the school districts in Pulaski County. The letters ask for input regarding any new laws or regulations that may impede desegregation. The districts were asked to respond by March 8, 2002. On March 5, 2002, A letter was sent from the LRSD which mentioned Act 1748 and Act 1667 passed during the 83rd Legislative Session which may impede desegregation. These laws will be researched to determine if changes need to be made. A letter was sent from the NLRSD on March 19, noting that the district did not find any laws which impede desegregation. On April 26, 2002, A letter was sent for the PCSSD to the ADE, noting that the district did not find any laws which impede desegregation except the \"deannexation\" legislation which the District opposed before the Senate committee. On October 27, 2003, the ADE sent letters to the school districts in Pulaski County asking if there were any new laws or regulations that may impede desegregation. The districts were asked to review laws passed during the 84th Legislative Session, any new ADE rules or regulations, and district policies. 26 V. COMMITMENT TO PRINCIPLES A. Through a preamble to the Implementation Plan, the Board of Education will reaffirm its commitment to the principles of the Settlement Agreement and outcomes of programs intended to apply those principles. 1 . Projected Ending Date Ongoing 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 The preamble was contained in the Implementation Plan filed with the Court on March 15, 1994. B. Through execution of the Implementation Plan, the Board of Education will continue to reaffirm its commitment to the principles of the Settlement Agreement and outcomes of programs intended to apply those principles. C. 1. Projected Ending Date Ongoing 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 Ongoing Through execution of the Implementation Plan, the Board of Education will continue to reaffirm its commitment to the principles of the Settlement Agreement by actions taken by ADE in response to monitoring results. 1. Projected Ending Date Ongoing 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 Ongoing D. Through regular oversight of the Implementation Phase's Project Management Tool, and scrutiny of results of ADE's actions, the Board of Education will act on its commitment to the principles of the Settlement Agreement. 1. Projected Ending Date Ongoing 27 V. COMMITMENT TO PRINCIPLES (Continued) D. Through regular oversight of the Implementation Phase's Project Management Tool, and scrutiny of results of ADE's actions, the Board of Education will act on its commitment to the principles of the Settlement Agreement. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 At each regular monthly meeting of the State Board of Education, the Board is provided copies of the most recent Project Management Tool (PMT) and an executive summary of the PMT for their review and approval. Only activities that are in addition to the Board's monthly review of the PMT are detailed below. In May 1995, the State Board of Education was informed of the total number of schools visited during the monitoring phase and the data collection process. Suggestions were presented to the State Board of Education on how recommendations could be presented in the monitoring reports. In June 1995, an update on the status of the pending Semiannual Monitoring Report was provided to the State Board of Education. In July 1995, the July Semiannual Monitoring Report was reviewed by the State Board of Education. On August 14, 1995, the State Board of Education was informed of the need to increase minority participation in the teacher scholarship program and provided tentative monitoring dates to facilitate reporting requests by the ADE administrative team and the Desegregation Litigation Oversight Subcommittee. In September 1995, the State Board of Education was advised of a change in the PMT from a table format to a narrative format. The Board was also briefed about a meeting with the Office of Desegregation Monitoring regarding the PMT. In October 1995, the State Board of Education was updated on monitoring timelines. The Board was also informed of a meeting with the parties regarding a review of the Semiannual Monitoring Report and the monitoring process, and the progress of the test validation study. In November 1995, a report was made to the State Board of Education regarding the monitoring schedule and a meeting with the parties concerning the development of a common terminology for monitoring purposes. In December 1995, the State Board of Education was updated regarding announced monitoring visits. In January 1996, copies of the draft February Semiannual Monitoring Report and its executive summary were provided to the State Board of Education. 28 V. COMMITMENT TO PRINCIPLES (Continued) D. Through regular oversight of the Implementation Phase's Project Management Tool, and scrutiny of results of ADE's actions, the Board of Education will act on its commitment to the principles of the Settlement Agreement. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) During the months of February 1996 through May 1996, the PMT report was the only item on the agenda regarding the status of the implementation of the Monitoring Plan. In June 1996, the State Board of Education was updated on the status of the bias review study. In July 1996, the Semiannual Monitoring Report was provided to the Court, the parties, ODM, the State Board of Education, and the Desegregation Litigation Oversight Subcommittee. In August 1996, the State Board of Education and the ADE administrative team were provided with copies of the test validation study prepared by Dr. Paul Williams. During the months of September 1996 through December 1996, the PMTwas the only item on the agenda regarding the status of the implementation of the Monitoring Plan. On January 13, 1997, a presentation was made to the State Board of Education regarding the February 1997 Semiannual Monitoring Report, and copies of the report and its executive summary were distributed to all Board members. The Project Management Tool and its executive summary were addressed at the February 10, 1997 State Board of Education meeting regarding the AD E's progress in fulfilling their obligations as set forth in the Implementation Plan. In March 1997, the State Board of Education was notified that historical information in the PMT had been summarized at the direction of the Assistant Attorney General in order to reduce the size and increase the clarity of the report. The Board was updated on the Pulaski County Desegregation Case and reviewed the Memorandum Opinion and Order issued by the Court on February 18, 1997 in response to the Districts' motion for summary judgment on the issue of state funding for teacher retirement matching contributions. During the months of April 1997 through June 1997, the PMT was the only item on the agenda regarding the status of the implementation of the Monitoring Plan. The State Board of Education received copies of the July 15, 1997 Semiannual Monitoring Report and executive summary at the July Board meeting. 29 V. COMMITMENT TO PRINCIPLES (Continued) D. Through regular oversight of the Implementation Phase's Project Management Tool, and scrutiny of results of ADE's actions, the Board of Education will act on its commitment to the principles of the Settlement Agreement. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) The Implementation Phase Working Group held its quarterly meeting on August 4, 1997 to discuss the progress made in attaining the goals set forth in the Implementation Plan and the critical areas for the current quarter. A special report regarding a historical review of the Pulaski County Settlement Agreement and the ADE's role and monitoring obligations were presented to the State Board of Education on September 8, 1997. Additionally, the July 15, 1997 Semiannual Monitoring Report was presented to the Board for their review. In October 1997, a special draft report regarding disparity in achievement was submitted to the State Board Chairman and the Desegregation Litigation Oversight Subcommittee. In November 1997, the State Board of Education was provided copies of the monthly PMT and its executive summary. The Implementation Phase Working Group held its quarterly meeting on November 3, 1997 to discuss the progress made in attaining the goals set forth in the Implementation Plan and the critical areas for the current quarter. In December 1997, the State Board of Education was provided copies of the monthly PMT and its executive summary. In January 1998, the State Board of Education reviewed and discussed ODM's report on the ADE's monitoring activities and instructed the Director to meet with the parties to discuss revisions to the ADE's monitoring plan and monitoring reports. In February 1998, the State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and discussed the February 1998 Semiannual Monitoring Report. In March 1998, the State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary and was provided an update regarding proposed revisions to the monitoring process. In April 1998, the State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary. In May 1998, the State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary. 30 V. COMMITMENT TO PRINCIPLES (Continued) D. Through regular oversight of the Implementation Phase's Project Management Tool, and scrutiny of results of ADE's actions, the Board of Education will act on its commitment to the principles of the Settlement Agreement. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) In June 1998, the State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary. The State Board of Education also reviewed how the ADE would report progress in the PMT concerning revisions in ADE's Monitoring Plan. In July 1998, the State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary. The State Board of Education also received an update on Test Validation, the Desegregation Litigation Oversight Committee Meeting, and revisions in ADE's Monitoring Plan. In August 1998, the State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary. The Board also received an update on the five discussion points regarding the proposed revisions to the monitoring and reporting process. The Board also reviewed the basic goal of the Minority Recruitment Committee. In September 1998, the State Board of Education reviewed the proposed modifications to the Monitoring plans by reviewing the common core of written response received from the districts. The primary commonalities were (1) Staff Development, (2) Achievement Disparity and (3) Disciplinary Disparity. A meeting of the parties is scheduled to be conducted on Thursday, September 17, 1998. The Board encouraged the Department to identify a deadline for Standardized Test Validation and Test Selection. In October 1998, the Board received the progress report on Proposed Revisions to the Desegregation Monitoring and Reporting Process (see XVIII). The Board also reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary. In November, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed the PMT and its executive summary. The Board also received an update on the proposed revisions in the Desegregation monitoring Process and the update on Test validation and Test Selection provisions of the Settlement Agreement. The Board was also notified that the Implementation Plan Working Committee held its quarterly meeting to review progress and identify quarterly priorities. In December, the State Board of Education reviewed the PMT and its executive summary. The Board also received an update on the joint motion by the ADE, the LRSD, NLRSD, and the PCSSD, to relieve the Department of its obligation to file a February Semiannual Monitoring Report. The Board was also notified that the Joshua lntervenors filed a motion opposing the joint motion. The Board was informed that the ADE was waiting on a response from Court. 31 V. COMMITMENT TO PRINCIPLES (Continued) D. Through regular oversight of the Implementation Phase's Project Management Tool, and scrutiny of results of AD E's actions, the Board of Education will act on its commitment to the principles of the Settlement Agreement. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) In January, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed the PMT and its executive summary. The Board also received an update on the joint motion of the ADE, LRSD, PCSSD, and NLRSD for an order relieving the ADE of filing a February 1999 Monitoring Report. The motion was granted subject to the following three conditions: (1) notify the Joshua intervenors of all meetings between the parties to discuss proposed changes, (2) file with the Court on or before February 1, 1999, a report detailing the progress made in developing proposed changes and (3) identify ways in which ADE might assist districts in their efforts to improve academic achievement. In February, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed the PMT and its executive summary. The Board was informed that the three conditions: (1) notify the Joshua lntervenors of all meetings between the parties to discuss proposed changes, (2) file with the Court on or before February 1, 1999, a report detailing the progress made in developing proposed changes and (3) identify ways in which ADE might assist districts in their efforts to improve academic achievement had been satisfied. The Joshua lntervenors were invited again to attend the meeting of the parties and they attended on January 13, and January 28, 1999. They are also scheduled to attend on February 17, 1998. The report of progress, a collaborative effort from all parties was presented to court on February 1, 1999. The Board was also informed that additional items were received for inclusion in  the revised report, after the deadline for the submission of the progress report and the ADE would: (1) check them for feasibility, and fiscal impact if any, and (2) include the items in future drafts of the report. In March, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed the PMT and its executive summary. The Board also received and reviewed the Desegregation Monitoring and Assistance Progress Report submitted to Court on February 1, 1999. On April 12, and May 10, 1999, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed the PMT and its executive summary. The Board also was notified that once the financial section of the proposed plan was completed, the revised plan would be submitted to the board for approval. On June 14, 1999, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed the PMT and its executive summary. The Board also was notified that once the financial section of the proposed plan was completed, the revised plan would be submitted to the board for approval. 32 V. COMMITMENT TO PRINCIPLES (Continued) D. Through regular oversight of the Implementation Phase's Project Management Tool, and scrutiny of results of ADE's actions, the Board of Education will act on its commitment to the principles of the Settlement Agreement. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) On July 12, 1999, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed the PMT and its executive summary. The Board also was notified that once the financial section of the proposed plan was completed, the revised plan would be submitted to the board for approval. On August 9, 1999, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed the PMT and its executive summary. The Board was also notified that the new Desegregation Monitoring and Assistance Plan would be ready to submit to the Board for their review \u0026amp; approval as soon as plans were finalized. On September 13, 1999, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed the PMT and its executive summary. The Board was also notified that the new Desegregation Monitoring and Assistance Plan would be ready to submit to the Board for their review \u0026amp; approval as soon as plans were finalized. On October 12, 1999, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed the PMT and its executive summary. The Board was notified that on September 21, 1999 that the Office of Education Lead Planning and Desegregation Monitoring meet before the Desegregation Litigation Oversight Subcommittee and presented them with the draft version of the new Desegregation Monitoring and Assistance Plan. The State Board was notified that the plan would be submitted for Board review and approval when finalized. On November 8, 1999, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of October. On December 13, 1999, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of November. On January 10, 2000, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of December. On February 14, 2000, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of January. On March 13, 2000, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of February. On April 10, 2000, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of March. 33 V. COMMITMENT TO PRINCIPLES (Continued} D. Through regular oversight of the Implementation Phase's Project Management Tool, and scrutiny of results of ADE's actions, the Board of Education will act on its commitment to the principles of the Settlement Agreement. (Continued} 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued} On May 8, 2000, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of April. On June 12, 2000, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of May. On July 10, 2000, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of June. On August 14, 2000, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of July. On September 11, 2000, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of August. On October 9, 2000, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of September. On November 13, 2000, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of October. On December 11, 2000, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of November. On January 8, 2001, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of December. On February 12, 2001, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of January. On March 12, 2001, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of February. On April 9, 2001, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of March. On May 14, 2001, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of April. On June 11, 2001, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of May. 34 '- V. COMMITMENT TO PRINCIPLES (Continued) D. Through regular oversight of the Implementation Phase's Project Management Tool, and scrutiny of results of ADE's actions, the Board of Education will act on its commitment to the principles of the Settlement Agreement. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) On July 9, 2001, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of June. On August 13, 2001, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of July. On September 10, 2001, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of August. On October 8, 2001, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of September. On November 19, 2001, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of October. On December 10, 2001, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of November. On January 14, 2002, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of December. On February 11, 2002, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of January. On March 11, 2002, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of February. On April 8, 2002, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of March. On May 13, 2002, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of April. On June 10, 2002, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of May. On July 8, 2002, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of June. On August 12, 2002, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of July. 35 V. COMMITMENT TO PRINCIPLES (Continued) D. Through regular oversight of the Implementation Phase's Project Management Tool, and scrutiny of results of ADE's actions, the Board of Education will act on its commitment to the principles of the Settlement Agreement. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) On September 9, 2002, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of August. On October 14, 2002, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of September. On November 18, 2002, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of October. On December 9, 2002, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of November. On January 13, 2003, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of December. On February 10, 2003, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of January. On March 10, 2003, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of February. On April 14, 2003, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of March. On May 12, 2003, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of April. On June 9, 2003, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of May. On August 11, 2003, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the months of June and July. On September 8, 2003, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of August. On October 13, 2003, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of September. On November 10, 2003, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of October. 36 V. COMMITMENT TO PRINCIPLES (Continued) D. Through regular oversight of the Implementation Phase's Project Management Tool, and scrutiny of results of ADE's actions, the Board of Education will act on its commitment to the principles of the Settlement Agreement. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) On January 12, 2004, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of December. On February 9, 2004, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of January. On March 8, 2004, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of February. On April 12, 2004, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of March. On May 10, 2004, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of April. On June 14, 2004, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the month of May. On AuQust 9, 2004, the Arkansas State Board of Education reviewed and approved the PMT and its executive summary for the months of June and July. 37 VI. REMEDIATION A. Through the Extended COE process, the needs for technical assistance by District, by School, and by desegregation compensatory education programs will be identified. 1. Projected Ending Date Ongoing 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 During May 1995, team visits to Cycle 4 schools were conducted, and plans were developed for reviewing the Cycle 5 schools. In June 1995, the current Extended COE packet was reviewed, and enhancements to the Extended COE packet were prepared. In July 1995, year end reports were finalized by the Pulaski County field service specialists, and plans were finalized for reviewing the draft improvement plans of the Cycle 5 schools. In August 1995, Phase I - Cycle 5 school improvement plans were reviewed. Plans were developed for meeting with the Districts to discuss plans for Phase II - Cycle 1 schools of Extended COE, and a school improvement conference was conducted in Hot Springs. The technical review visits for the FY 95/96 year and the documentation process were also discussed. In October 1995, two computer programs, the Effective Schools Planner and the Effective Schools Research Assistant, were ordered for review, and the first draft of a monitoring checklist for Extended COE was developed. Through the Extended COE process, the field service representatives provided technical assistance based on the needs identified within the Districts from the data gathered. In November 1995, ADE personnel discussed and planned for the FY 95/96 monitoring, and onsite visits were conducted to prepare schools for the FY 95/96 team visits. Technical review visits continued in the Districts. In December 1995, announced monitoring and technical assistance visits were conducted in the Districts. At December 31, 1995, approximately 59% of the schools in the Districts had been monitored. Technical review visits were conducted during January 1996. In February 1996, announced monitoring visits and midyear monitoring reports were completed, and the field service specialists prepared for the spring NCA/COE peer team visits. 38 VI. REMEDIATION (Continued) A. Through the Extended COE process, the needs for technical assistance by District, by School, and by desegregation compensatory education programs will be identified. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) In March 1996, unannounced monitoring visits of Cycle 5 schools commenced, and two-day peer team visits of Cycle 5 schools were conducted. Two-day team visit materials, team lists and reports were prepared. Technical assistance was provided to schools in final preparation for team visits and to schools needing any school improvement information. In April and May 1996, the unannounced monitoring visits were completed. The unannounced monitoring forms were reviewed and included in the July monitoring report. The two-day peer team visits were completed, and annual COE monitoring reports were prepared. In June 1996, all announced and unannounced monitoring visits of the Cycle 5 schools were completed, and the data was analyzed. The Districts identified enrollment in compensatory education programs. The Semiannual Monitoring Report was completed and filed with the Court on July 15, 1996, and copies were distributed to the parties. During August 1996, meetings were held with the Districts to discuss the monitoring requirements. Technical assistance meetings with Cycle 1 schools were planned for 96/97. The Districts were requested to record discipline data in accordance with the Allen Letter. In September 1996, recommendations regarding the ADE monitoring schedule for Cycle 1 schools and content layouts of the semiannual report were submitted to the ADE administrative team for their review. Training materials were developed and schedules outlined for Cycle 1 schools. In October 1996, technical assistance needs were identified and addressed to prepare each school for their team visits. Announced monitoring visits of the Cycle 1 schools began on October 28, 1996. In December 1996, the announced monitoring visits of the Cycle 1 schools were completed, and technical assistance needs were identified from school site visits. In January 1997, the ECOE monitoring section identified technical assistance needs of the Cycle 1 schools, and the data was reviewed when the draft February Semiannual Monitoring Report was presented to the Desegregation Litigation Oversight Subcommittee, the State Board of Education, and the parties. 39 VI. REMEDIATION (Continued) A. Through the Extended COE process, the needs for technical assistance by District, by School, and by desegregation compensatory education programs will be identified. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) In February 1997, field service specialists prepared for the peer team visits of the Cycle 1 schools. NCA accreditation reports were presented to the NCA Committee, and NCA reports were prepared for presentation at the April NCA meeting in Chicago. From March to May 1997, 111 visits were made to schools or central offices to work with principals, ECOE steering committees, and designated district personnel concerning school improvement planning. A workshop was conducted on Learning Styles for Geyer Springs Elementary School. A School Improvement Conference was held in Hot Springs on July 15-17, 1997. The conference included information on the process of continuous school improvement, results of the first five years of COE, connecting the mission with the school improvement plan, and improving academic performance. Technical assistance needs were evaluated for the FY 97/98 school year in August 1997. From October 1997 to February 1998, technical reviews of the ECOE process were conducted by the field service representatives. Technical assistance was provided to the Districts through meetings with the ECOE steering committees, assistance in analyzing perceptual surveys, and by providing samples of school improvement plans, Gold File catalogs, and web site addresses to schools visited. Additional technical assistance was provided to the Districts through discussions with the ECOE committees and chairs about the process. In November 1997, technical reviews of the ECOE process were conducted by the field service representatives in conjunction with the announced monitoring visits. Workshops on  brainstorming and consensus building and asking strategic questions were held in January and February 1998. In March 1998, the field service representatives conducted ECOE team visits and prepared materials for the NCA workshop. Technical assistance was provided in workshops on the ECOE process and team visits. In April 1998, technical assistance was provided on the ECOE process and academically distressed schools. In May 1998, technical assistance was provided on the ECOE process, and team visits were conducted. 40 VI. REMEDIATION (Continued) A. Through the Extended COE process, the needs for technical assistance by District, by School, and by desegregation compensatory education programs will be identified. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) In June 1998, the Extended COE Team Visit Reports were completed. A School Improvement Conference was held in Hot Springs on July 13-15, 1998. Major conference topics included information on the process of continuous school improvement, curriculum alignment, \"Smart Start,\" Distance Learning, using data to improve academic performance, educational technology, and multicultural education. All school districts in Arkansas were invited and representatives from Pulaski County attended. In September 1998, requests for technical assistance were received, visitation schedules were established, and assistance teams began visiting the Districts. Assistance was provided by telephone and on-site visits. The ADE provided inservice training on \"Using Data to Sharpen the Focus on Student Achievement\" at Gibbs Magnet Elementary school on October 5, 1998 at their request. The staff was taught how to increase test scores through data disaggregation, analysis, alignment, longitudinal achievement review, and use of individualized test data by student, teacher, class and content area. Information was also provided regarding the \"Smart Start\" and the \"Academic Distress\" initiatives. On October 20, 1998, ECOE technical assistance was provided to Southwest Jr. High School. B. Identify available resources for providing technical assistance for the specific condition, or circumstances of need, considering resources within ADE and the Districts, and also resources available from outside sources and experts. 1. Projected Ending Date Ongoing 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 The information for this item is detailed under Section VI.F. of this report. C. Through the ERIC system, conduct a literature search for research evaluating compensatory education programs. 1. Projected Ending Date Ongoing 41 VI. REMEDIATION (Continued) C. D. Through the ERIC system, conduct a literature search for research evaluating compensatory education programs. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 An updated ERIC Search was conducted on May 15, 1995 to locate research on evaluating compensatory education programs. The ADE received the updated ERIC disc that covered material through March 1995. An ERIC search was conducted in September 30, 1996 to identify current research dealing with the evaluation of compensatory education programs, and the articles were reviewed. An ERIC search was conducted in April 1997 to identify current research on compensatory education programs and sent to the Cycle 1 principals and the field service specialists for their use. An Eric search was conducted in October 1998 on the topic of Compensatory Education and related descriptors. The search included articles with publication dates from 1997 through July 1998. Identify and research technical resources available to ADE and the Districts through programs and organizations such as the Desegregation Assistance Center in San Antonio, Texas. 1. Projected Ending Date Summer 1994 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 The information for this item is detailed under Section VI.F. of this report. E. Solicit, obtain, and use available resources for technical assistance. 1 . Projected Ending Date Ongoing 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 The information for this item is detailed under Section VI.F. of this report. 42 VI. REMEDIATION (Continued) F. Evaluate the impact of the use of resources for technical assistance. 1. Projected Ending Date Ongoing 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 From March 1995 through July 1995, technical assistance and resources were obtained from the following sources: the Southwest Regional Cooperative\nUALR regarding training for monitors\nODM on a project management software\nADHE regarding data review and display\nand Phi Delta Kappa, the Desegregation Assistance Center and the Dawson Cooperative regarding perceptual surveys. Technical assistance was received on the Microsoft Project software in November 1995, and a draft of the PMT report using the new software package was presented to the ADE administrative team for review. In December 1995, a data manager was hired permanently to provide technical assistance with computer software and hardware. In October 1996, the field service specialists conducted workshops in the Districts to address their technical assistance needs and provided assistance for upcoming team visits. In November and December 1996, the field service specialists addressed technical assistance needs of the schools in the Districts as they were identified and continued to provide technical assistance for the upcoming team visits. In January 1997, a draft of the February 1997 Semiannual Monitoring Report was presented to the State Board of Education, the Desegregation Litigation Oversight Subcommittee, and the parties. The ECOE monitoring section of the report included information that identified technical assistance needs and resources available to the Cycle 1 schools. Technical assistance was provided during the January 29-31, 1997 Title I MidWinter Conference. The conference emphasized creating a learning community by building capacity schools to better serve all children and empowering parents to acquire additional skills and knowledge to better support the education of their children. In February 1997, three ADE employees attended the Southeast Regional Conference on Educating Black Children. Participants received training from national experts who outlined specific steps that promote and improve the education of black children. 43 VI. REMEDIATION (Continued) F. Evaluate the impact of the use of resources for technical assistance. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) On March 6-9, 1997, three members of the ADE's Technical Assistance Section attended the National Committee for School Desegregation Conference. The participants received training in strategies for Excellence and Equity: Empowerment and Training for the Future. Specific information was received regarding the current status of court-ordered desegregation, unitary sfatus, and resegregation and distributed to the Districts and ADE personnel. The field service specialists attended workshops in March on ACT testing and school improvement to identify technical assistance resources available to the Districts and the ADE that will facilitate desegregation efforts. ADE personnel attended the Eighth Annual Conference on Middle Level Education in Arkansas presented by the Arkansas Association of Middle Level Education on April 6-8, 1997. The theme of the conference was Sailing Toward New Horizons. In May 1997, the field service specialists attended the NCA annual conference and an inservice session with Mutiu Fagbayi. An Implementation Oversight Committee member participated in the Consolidated COE Plan inservice training. In June and July 1997, field service staff attended an SAT-9 testing workshop and participated in the three-day School Improvement Conference held in Hot Springs. The conference provided the Districts with information on the COE school improvement process, technical assistance on monitoring and assessing achievement, availability of technology for the classroom teacher, and teaching strategies for successful student achievement. In August 1997, field service personnel attended the ASCD Statewide Conference and the AAEA Administrators Conference. On August 18, 1997, the bi-monthly Team V meeting was held and presentations were made on the Early Literacy Learning in Arkansas (ELLA) program and the Schools of the 21st Century program. In September 1997, technical assistance was provided to the Cycle 2 principals on data collection for onsite and offsite monitoring. ADE personnel attended the Region VI Desegregation Conference in October 1997. Current desegregation and educational equity cases and unitary status issues were the primary focus of the conference. On October 14, 1997, the bi-monthly Team V meeting was held in Paragould to enable members to observe a 21st Century school and a school that incorporates traditional and multi-age classes in its curriculum. 44 VI. REMEDIATION (Continued) F. Evaluate the impact of the use of resources for technical assistance. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) In November 1997, the field service representatives attended the Governor's Partnership Workshop to discuss how to tie the committee's activities with the ECOE process. In March 1998, the field service representatives attended a school improvement conference and conducted workshops on team building and ECOE team visits. Staff development seminars on Using Data to Sharpen the Focus on Student Achievement are scheduled for March 23, 1998 and March 27, 1998 for the Districts. In April 1998, the Districts participated in an ADE seminar to aid them in evaluating and improving student achievement. In August 1998, the Field Service Staff attended inservice to provide further assistance to schools, i.e., Title I Summer Planning Session, ADE session on Smart Start, and the School Improvement Workshops. All schools and districts in Pulaski County were invited to attend the \"Smart Start\" Summit November 9, 10, and 11 to learn more about strategies to increase student performance. \"Smart Start\" is a standards-driven educational initiative which emphasizes the articulation of clear standards for student achievement and accurate measures of progress against those standards through assessments, staff development and individual school accountability. The Smart Start Initiative focused on improving reading and mathematics achievement for all students in Grades K-4. Representatives from all three districts attended. On January 21, 1998, the ADE provided staff development for the staff at Oak Grove Elementary School designed to assist them with their efforts to improve student achievement. Using achievement data from Oak Grove, educators reviewed trends in achievement data, identified areas of greatest need, and reviewed seven steps for improving student performance. On February 24, 1999, the ADE provided staff development for the administrative staff at Clinton Elementary School regarding analysis of achievement data. On February 15, 1999, staff development was rescheduled for Lawson Elementary School. The staff development program was designed to assist them with their efforts to improve student achievement using achievement data from Lawson, educators reviewed the components of the Arkansas Smart Initiative, trends in achievement data, identified areas of greatest need, and reviewed seven steps for improving student performance. Student Achievement Workshops were rescheduled for Southwest Jr. High in the Little Rock School District, and the Oak Grove Elementary School in the Pulaski County School District. 45 VI. REMEDIATION (Continued) F. Evaluate the impact of the use of resources for technical assistance. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) On April 30, 1999, a Student Achievement Workshop was conducted for Oak Grove Elementary School in PCSSD. The Student Achievement Workshop for Southwest Jr. High in LRSD has been rescheduled. On June 8, 1999, a workshop was presented to representatives from each of the Arkansas Education Service Cooperatives and representatives from each of the three districts in Pulaski County. The workshop detailed the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program (ACTAAP). On June 18, 1999, a workshop was presented to administrators of the NLRSD. The workshop detailed the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program (ACTAAP). On August 16, 1999, professional development on ways to increase student achievement and the components of the new ACTAAP program was presented during the preschool staff development activities for teaching assistant in the LRSD. On August 20, 1999, professional development on ways to increase student achievement and the components of the new ACT AAP program was presented during the preschool staff development activities for the Accelerated Learning Center in the LRSD. On September 13, 1999, professional development on ways to increase student achievement and the components of the new ACT AAP program were presented to the staff at Booker T. Washington Magnet Elementary School. On September 27, 1999, professional development on ways to increase student achievement was presented to the Middle and High School staffs of the NLRSD. The workshop also covered the components of the new ACT AAP program, and ACT 999 of 1999. On October 26, 1999, professional development on ways to increase student achievement was presented to LASO personnel through a staff development training class. The workshop also covered the components of the new ACT AAP program, and ACT 999 of 1999. On December 7, 1999, professional development on ways to increase student achievement was scheduled for Southwest Middle School in the LRSD. The workshop was also set to cover the components of the new ACTAAP program, and ACT 999 of 1999. However, Southwest Middle School administrators had a need to reschedule, therefore the workshop will be rescheduled. 46 VI. REMEDIATION (Continued) F. Evaluate the impact of the use of resources for technical assistance. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) On January 1 O, 2000, professional development on ways to increase student achievement was conducted for both Dr. Martin Luther King Magnet Elementary School \u0026amp; Little Rock Central High School. The workshops also covered the components of the new ACT AAP program, and ACT 999 of 1999. On March 1, 2000, professional development on ways to increase student achievement was conducted for all principals and district level administrators in the PCSSD. The workshop also covered the components of the new ACTAAP program, and ACT 999 of 1999. On April 12, 2000, professional development on ways to increase student achievement was conducted for the LRSD. The workshop also covered the components of the new ACTAAP program, and ACT 999 of 1999. Targeted staffs from the middle and junior high schools in the three districts in Pulaski County attended the Smart Step Summit on May 1 and May 2. Training was provided regarding the overview of the \"Smart Step\" initiative, \"Standard and Accountability in Action,\" and \"Creating Learning Environments Through Leadership Teams.\" The ADE provided training on the development of alternative assessment September 12-13, 2000. Information was provided regarding the assessment of Special Education and LEP students. Representatives from each district were provided the opportunity to select a team of educators from each school within the district to participate in professional development regarding Integrating Curriculum and Assessment K-12. The professional development activity was directed by the national consultant, Dr. Heidi Hays Jacobs, on September 14 and 15, 2000. The ADE provided professional development workshops from October 2 through October 13, 2000 regarding, 'The Write Stuff: Curriculum Frameworks, Content Standards and Item Development.\" Experts from the Data Recognition Corporation provided the training. Representatives from each district were provided the opportunity to select a team of educators from each school within the district to participate. The ADE provided training on Alternative Assessment Portfolio Systems by video conference for Special Education and LEP Teachers on November 17, 2000. Also, Alternative Assessment Portfolio System Training was provided for testing coordinators through teleconference broadcast on November 27, 2000. 47 VI. REMEDIATION (Continued) F. Evaluate the impact of the use of resources for technical assistance. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued} On December 12, 2000, the ADE provided training for Test Coordinators on end of course assessments in Geometry and Algebra I Pilot examination. Experts from the Data Recognition Corporation conducted the professional development at the Arkansas Teacher Retirement Building. The ADE presented a one-day training session with Dr. Cecil Reynolds on the Behavior Assessment for Children (BASC). This took place on December 7, 2000 at the NLRSD Administrative Annex. Dr. Reynolds is a practicing clinical psychologist. He is also a professor at Texas A \u0026amp; M University and a nationally known author. In the training, Dr. Reynolds addressed the following: 1) how to use and interpret information obtained on the direct observation form, 2) how to use this information for programming, 3) when to use the BASC, 4) when to refer for more or additional testing or evaluation, 5) who should complete the forms and when, (i.e., parents, teachers, students), 6) how to correctly interpret scores. This training was intended to especially benefit School Psychology Specialists, psychologists, psychological examiners, educational examiners and counselors. During January 22-26, 2001 the ADE presented the ACTAAP Intermediate (Grade 6) Benchmark Professional Development Workshop on Item Writing. Experts from the Data Recognition Corporation provided the training. Representatives from each district were invited to attend. On January 12, 2001 the ADE presented test administrators training for mid-year End of Course (Pilot) Algebra I and Geometry exams. This was provided for schools with block scheduling. On January 13, 2001 the ADE presented SmartScience Lessons and worked with teachers to produce curriculum. This was shared with eight Master Teachers. The SmartScience Lessons were developed by the Arkansas Science Teachers Association in conjunction with the Wilbur Mills Educational Cooperative under an Eisenhower grant provided by the ADE. The purpose of SmartScience is to provide K-6 teachers with activity-oriented science lessons that incorporate reading, writing, and mathematics skills. The following training has been provided for educators in the three districts in Pulaski County by the Division of Special Education at the ADE since January 2000: On January 6, 2000, training was conducted for the Shannon Hills Pre-school Program, entitled \"Things you can do at home to support your child's learning.\" This was presented by Don Boyd - ASERC and Shelley Weir. The school's director and seven parents attended. 48 VI. REMEDIATION (Continued) F. Evaluate the impact of the use of resources for technical assistance. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) On March 8, 2000, training was conducted for the Southwest Middle School in Little Rock, on ADD. Six people attended the training. There was follow-up training on Learning and Reading Styles on March 26. This was presented by Don Boyd - ASERC and Shelley Weir. On September 7, 2000, Autism and Classroom Accommodations for the LRSD at Chicot Elementary School was presented. Bryan Ayres and Shelley Weir were presenters. The participants were: Karen Sabo, Kindergarten Teacher\nMelissa Gleason, Paraprofessional\nCurtis Mayfield, P.E. Teacher\nLisa Poteet, Speech Language Pathologist\nJane Harkey, Principal\nKathy Penn-Norman, Special Education Coordinator\nAlice Phillips, Occupational Therapist. On September 15, 2000, the Governor's Developmental Disability Coalition Conference presented Assistive Technology Devices \u0026amp; Services. This was held at the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs. Bryan Ayres was the presenter. On September 19, 2000, Autism and Classroom Accommodations for the LASO at Jefferson Elementary School was presented. Bryan Ayres and Shelley Weir were presenters. The participants were: Melissa Chaney, Special Education Teacher\nBarbara Barnes, Special Education Coordinator\na Principal, a Counselor, a Librarian, and a Paraprofessional. On October 6, 2000, Integrating Assistive Technology Into Curriculum was presented at a conference in the Hot Springs Convention Center. Presenters were: Bryan Ayers and Aleecia Starkey. Speech Language Pathologists from LASO and NLRSD attended. On October 24, 2000, Consideration and Assessment of Assistive Technology was presented through Compressed Video-Teleconference at the ADE facility in West Little Rock. Bryan Ayres was the presenter. On October 25 and 26, 2000, Alternate Assessment for Students with Severe Disabilities for the LRSD at J. A. Fair High School was presented. Bryan Ayres was the presenter. The participants were: Susan Chapman, Special Education Coordinator\nMary Steele, Special Education Teacher\nDenise Nesbit, Speech Language Pathologist\nand three Paraprofessionals. On November 14, 2000, Consideration and Assessment of Assistive Technology was presented through Compressed Video-Teleconference at the ADE facility in West Little Rock. Bryan Ayres was the presenter. On November 17, 2000, training was conducted on Autism for the LRSD at the Instructional Resource Center. Bryan Ayres and Shelley Weir were presenters. 49 VI. REMEDIATION (Continued) F. Evaluate the impact of the use of resources for technical assistance. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) On December 5, 2000, Access to the Curriculum Via the use of Assistive Technology Computer Lab was presented. Bryan Ayres was the presenter of this teleconference. The participants were: Tim Fisk, Speech Language Pathologist from Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative at Plumerville and Patsy Lewis, Special Education Teacher from Mabelvale Middle School in the LRSD. On January 9, 2001, Consideration and Assessment of Assistive Technology was presented through Compressed Video-Teleconference at the ADE facility in West Little Rock. Bryan Ayres was the presenter. Kathy Brown, a vision consultant from the LRSD, was a participant. On January 23, 2001, Autism and Classroom Modifications for the LRSD at Brady Elementary School was presented. Bryan Ayres and Shelley Weir were presenters. The participants were: Beverly Cook, Special Education Teacher\nAmy Littrell, Speech Language Pathologist\nJan Feurig, Occupational Therapist\nCarolyn James, Paraprofessional\nCindy Kackly, Paraprofessional\nand Rita Deloney, Paraprofessional. The ADE provided training on Alternative Assessment Portfolio Systems for Special Education and Limited English Proficient students through teleconference broadcast on February 5, 2001. Presenters were: Charlotte Marvel, ADE\nDr. Gayle Potter, ADE\nMarcia Harding, ADE\nLynn Springfield, ASERC\nMary Steele, J. A. Fair High School, LRSD\nBryan Ayres, Easter Seals Outreach. This was provided for Special Education teachers and supervisors in the morning, and Limited English Proficient teachers and supervisors in the afternoon. The Special Education session was attended by 29 teachers/administrators and provided answers to specific questions about the alternate assessment portfolio system and the scoring rubric and points on the rubric to be used to score the portfolios. The LEP session was attended by 16 teachers/administrators and disseminated the common tasks to be included in the portfolios: one each in mathematics, writing and reading. On February 12-23, 2001, the ADE and Data Recognition Corporation personnel trained Test Coordinators in the administration of the spring Criterion-Referenced Test. This was provided in 20 sessions at 10 regional sites. Testing protocol, released items, and other testing materials were presented and discussed. The sessions provided training for Primary, Intermediate, and Middle Level Benchmark Exams as well as End of Course Literacy, Algebra and Geometry Pilot Tests. The LRSD had 2 in attendance for the End of Course session and 2 for the Benchmark session. The NLRSD had 1 in attendance for the End of Course session and 1 for the Benchmark session. The PCSSD had 1 in attendance for the End of Course session and 1 for the Benchmark session. 50 VI. REMEDIATION (Continued) F. Evaluate the impact of the use of resources for technical assistance. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) On March 15, 2001, there was a meeting at the ADE to plan professional development for staff who work with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students. A $30,000 grant has been created to provide LEP training at Chicot Elementary for a year, starting in April 2001. A $40,000 grant was created to provide a Summer English as Second Language (ESL) Academy for the LRSD from June 18 through 29, 2001. Andre Guerrero from the ADE Accountability section met with Karen Broadnax, ESL Coordinator at LRSD, Pat Price, Early Childhood Curriculum Supervisor at LRSD, and Jane Harkey, Principal of Chicot Elementary. On March 1-2 and 8-29, 2001, ADE staff performed the following activities: processed registration for April 2 and 3 Alternate Portfolio Assessment video conference quarterly meeting\nanswered questions about Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) and LEP Alternate Portfolio Assessment by phone from schools and Education Service Cooperatives\nand signed up students for alternate portfolio assessment from school districts. On March 6, 2001, ADE staff attended a Smart Step Technology Leadership Conference at the State House Convention Center. On March 7, 2001, ADE staff attended a National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Regional Math Framework Meeting about the Consensus Project 2004. On March 8, 2001, there was a one-on-one conference with Carole Villarreal from Pulaski County at the ADE about the LEP students with portfolios. She was given pertinent data, including all the materials that have been given out at the video conferences. The conference lasted for at least an hour. On March 14, 2001, a Test Administrator's Training Session was presented specifically to LRSD Test Coordinators and Principals. About 60 LRSD personnel attended. The following meetings have been conducted with educators in the three districts in Pulaski County since July 2000. On July 10-13, 2000 the ADE provided Smart Step training. The sessions covered Standards-based classroom practices. 51 VI. REMEDIATION (Continued) F. Evaluate the impact of the use of resources for technical assistance. (Continued} 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) On July 19-21, 2000 the ADE held the Math/Science Leadership Conference at UCA. This provided services for Arkansas math and science teachers to support systemic reform in math/science and training for 8th grade Benchmark. There were 200 teachers from across the state in attendance. On August 14-31, 2000 the ADE presented Science Smart Start Lessons and worked with teachers to produce curriculum. This will provide K-6 teachers with activity-oriented science lessons that incorporate reading, writing, and mathematics skills. On September 5, 2000 the ADE held an Eisenhower Informational meeting with Teacher Center Coordinators. The purpose of the Eisenhower Professional Development Program is to prepare teachers, school staff, and administrators to help all students meet challenging standards in the core academic subjects. A summary of the program was presented at the meeting. On November 2-3, 2000 the ADE held the Arkansas Conference on Teaching. This presented curriculum and activity workshops. More than 1200 attended the conference. On November 6, 2000 there was a review of Science Benchmarks and sample model curriculum. A committee of 6 reviewed and revised a drafted document. The committee was made up of ADE and K-8 teachers. On November 7-10, 2000 the ADE held a meeting of the Benchmark and End of Course Mathematics Content Area Committee. Classroom teachers reviewed items for grades 4, 6, 8 and EOC mathematics assessment. There were 60 participants. On December 4-8, 2000 the ADE conducted grades 4 and 8 Benchmark Scoring for Writing Assessment. This professional development was attended by approximately 750 teachers. On December 8, 2000 the ADE conducted Rubric development for Special Education Portfolio scoring. This was a meeting with special education supervisors to revise rubric and plan for scoring in June. On December 8, 2000 the ADE presented the Transition Mathematics Pilot Training Workshop. This provided follow-up training and activities for fourth-year mathematics professional development. On December 12, 2000 the ADE presented test administrators training for midyear End of Course (Pilot) Algebra I and Geometry exams. This was provided for schools with block scheduling. 52 VI. REMEDIATION (Continued) F. Evaluate the impact of the use of resources for technical assistance. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) The ADE provided training on Alternative Assessment Portfolio Systems for Special Education and Limited English Proficient students through teleconference broadcasts on April 2-3, 2001. Administration of the Primary, Intermediate, and Middle Level Benchmark Exams as well as End of Course Literacy took place on April 23-27, 2001. Administration of the End of Course Algebra and Geometry Exams took place on May 2-3, 2001. Over 1,100 Arkansas educators attended the Smart Step Growing Smarter Conference on July 1 O and 11, 2001, at the Little Rock Statehouse Convention Center. Smart Step focuses on improving student achievement for Grades 5-8. The Smart Step effort seeks to provide intense professional development for teachers and administrators at the middle school level, as well as additional materials and assistance to the state's middle school teachers. The event began with opening remarks by Ray Simon, Director of the ADE. Carl Boyd, a longtime educator and staff consultant for Learning 24-7, presented the first keynote address on ''The Character-Centered Teacher''. Debra Pickering, an education consultant from Denver, Colorado, presented the second keynote address on \"Characteristics of Middle Level Education\". Throughout the Smart Step conference, educators attended breakout sessions that were grade-specific and curriculum area-specific. Pat Davenport, an education consultant from Houston, Texas, delivered two addresses. She spoke on \"A Blueprint for Raising Student Achievement\". Representatives from all three districts in Pulaski County attended. Over 1,200 Arkansas teachers and administrators attended the Smart Start Conference on July 12, 2001, at the Little Rock Statehouse Convention Center. Smart Start is a standards-driven educational initiative which emphasizes the articulation of clear standards for student achievement and accurate measures of progress against those standards through assessments, staff development and individual school accountability. The Smart Start Initiative focused on improving reading and mathematics achievement for all students in Grades K-4. The event began with opening remarks by Ray Simon, Director of the ADE. Carl Boyd, a longtime educator and staff consultant for Learning 24-7, presented the keynote address. The day featured a series of 15 breakout sessions on best classroom practices. Representatives from all three districts in Pulaski County attended. On July 18-20, 2001, the ADE held the Math/Science Leadership Conference at UCA. This provided services for Arkansas math and science teachers to support systemic reform in math/science and training for 8th grade Benchmark. There were approximately 300 teachers from across the state in attendance. 53 VI. REMEDIATION (Continued) F. Evaluate the impact of the use of resources for technical assistance. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) The ADE and Harcourt Educational Measurement conducted Stanford 9 test administrator training from August 1-9, 2001. The training was held at Little Rock, Jonesboro, Fort Smith, Forrest City, Springdale, Mountain Home, Prescott, and Monticello. Another session was held at the ADE on August 30, for those who were unable to attend August 1-9. The ADE conducted the Smart Start quarterly meeting by video conference at the Education Service Cooperatives and at the ADE from 9:00 a.m. until 11 :30 a.m. on September 5, 2001. The ADE released the performance of all schools on the Primary and Middle Level Benchmark Exams on September 5, 2001 . The ADE conducted Transition Core Teacher In-Service training for Central in the LRSD on September 6, 2001. The ADE conducted Transition Checklist training for Hall in the LRSD on September 7, 2001. The ADE conducted Transition Checklist training for McClellan in the LRSD on September 13, 2001. The ADE conducted Basic Co-teaching training for the LRSD on October 9, 2001. The ADE conducted training on autism spectrum disorder for the PCSSD on October 15, 2001. Professional Development workshops (1 day in length) in scoring End of Course assessments in algebra, geometry and reading were provided for all districts in the state. Each school was invited to send three representatives (one for each of the sessions). LRSD, NLRSD, and PCSSD participated. Information and training materials pertaining to the Alternate Portfolio Assessment were provided to all districts in the state and were supplied as requested to LRSD, PCSSD and David 0. Dodd Elementary. On November 1-2, 2001 the ADE held the Arkansas Conference on Teaching at the Excelsior Hotel \u0026amp; Statehouse Convention Center. This presented sessions, workshops and short courses to promote exceptional teaching and learning. Educators could become involved in integrated math, science, English \u0026amp; language arts and social studies learning. The ADE received from the schools selected to participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a list of students who will take the test. 54 VI. REMEDIATION (Continued) F. Evaluate the impact of the use of resources for technical assistance. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) On December 3-7, 2001 the ADE conducted grade 6 Benchmark scoring training for reading and math. Each school district was invited to send a math and a reading specialist. The training was held at the Holiday Inn Airport in Little Rock. On December 4 and 6, 2001 the ADE conducted Mid-Year Test Administrator Training for Algebra and Geometry. This was held at the Arkansas Activities Association's conference room in North Little Rock. On January 24, 2002, the ADE conducted the Smart Start quarterly meeting by ADE compressed video with Fred Jones presenting. On January 31, 2002, the ADE conducted the Smart Step quarterly meeting by NSCI satellite with Fred Jones presenting. On February 7, 2002, the ADE Smart Step co-sponsored the AR Association of Middle Level Principal's/ADE curriculum, assessment and instruction workshop with Bena Kallick presenting. On February 11-21, 2002, the ADE provided training for Test Administrators on the Primary, Intermediate, and Middle Level Benchmark Exams as well as End of Course Literacy, Algebra and Geometry Exams. The sessions took place at Forrest City, Jonesboro, Mountain Home, Springdale, Fort Smith, Monticello, Prescott, Arkadelphia and Little Rock. A make-up training broadcast was given at 15 Educational Cooperative Video sites on February 22. During February 2002, the LRSD had two attendees for the Benchmark Exam training and one attendee for the End of Course Exam training. The NLRSD and PCSSD each had one attendee at the Benchmark Exam training and one attendee for the End of Course Exam training. The ADE conducted the Smart Start quarterly meeting by compressed interactive video at the South Central Education Service Cooperative from 9:30 a.m. until 11 :30 a.m. on May 2, 2002. Telecast topics included creating a standards-based classroom and a seven-step implementation plan. The principal's role in the process was explained. The ADE conducted the Smart Step quarterly meeting by compressed interactive video at the South Central Education Service Cooperative from 9:30 a.m. until 11 :30 a.m. on May 9, 2002. Telecast topics included creating a standards-based classroom and a seven-step implementation plan. The principal's role in the process was explained. 55 VI. REMEDIATION (Continued} F. Evaluate the impact of the use of resources for technical assistance. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued} The Twenty-First Annual Curriculum and Instruction Conference, co-sponsored by the Arkansas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and the Arkansas Department of Education, will be held June 24-26, 2002, at the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas. \"Ignite Your Enthusiasm for Learning\" is the theme for this year's conference, which will feature educational consultant, Dr. Debbie Silver, as well as other very knowledgeable presenters. Additionally, there will be small group sessions on Curriculum Alignment, North Central Accreditation, Section 504, Building Level Assessment, Administrator Standards, Data Disaggregation, and National Board. The Educational Accountability Unit of the ADE hosted a workshop entitled \"Strategies tor Increasing Achievement on the ACTAAP Benchmark Examination\" on June 13-14, 2002 at the Agora Center in Conway. The workshop was presented for schools in which 100% of students scored below the proficient level on one or more parts of the most recent Benchmark Examination. The agenda included presentations on 'The Plan-Do-Check-Act Instructional Cycle\" by the nationally known speaker Pat Davenport. ADE personnel provided an explanation of the MPH point program. Presentations were made by Math and Literacy Specialists. Dr. Charity Smith, Assistant Director for Accountability, gave a presentation about ACTAAP. Break out sessions were held, in which school districts with high scores on the MPH point program offered strategies and insights into increasing student achievement. The NLRSD, LRSD, and PCSSD were invited to attend. The NLRSD attended the workshop. The Smart Start Summer Conference took place on July 8-9, 2002, at the Little Rock Statehouse Convention Center and Peabody Hotel. The Smart Start Initiative focuses on improving reading and mathematics achievement for all students in Graoes K-4. The event included remarks by Ray Simon, Director of the ADE. After comments by the Director, Bena Kallick presented the keynote address \"Beyond Mapping: Essential Questions, Assessment, Higher Order Thinking\". This was followed by a series of breakout sessions on best classroom practices. On the second day, Vivian Moore gave the keynote address \"Overcoming Obstacles: Avenues for Student Success\". Krista Underwood gave the presentation \"Put Reading First in Arkansas\". This was followed by a series of breakout sessions on best classroom practices. 56 VI. REMEDIATION (Continued) F. Evaluate the impact of the use of resources for technical assistance. (Continued} 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued} The Smart Step Summer Conference took place on July 10-11, 2002, at the Little Rock Statehouse Convention Center and Peabody Hotel. Smart Step focuses on improving student achievement for Grades 5-8. The event included remarks by Ray Simon, Director of the ADE. After comments by the Director, Vivian Moore presented the keynote address \"Overcoming Obstacles: Avenues for Student Success\". This was followed by a series of breakout sessions on best classroom practices. On the second day, Bena Kallick presented \"Beyond Mapping: Essential Questions, Assessment, Higher Order Thinking\". Ken Stamatis presented \"Smart Steps to Creating a School Culture That Supports Adolescent Comprehension\". This was followed by a series of breakout sessions on best classroom practices. On August 8, 2002, Steven Weber held a workshop at Booker T. Washington Elementary on \"Best Practices in Social Studies\". It was presented to the 4th grade teachers in the Little Rock School District. The workshop focused around the five themes of geography and the social studies (fourth grade) framework/standards. Several Internet web sites were shared with the teachers, and the teachers were shown methods for incorporating writing into fourth grade social studies. One of the topics was using primary source photos and technology to stimulate the students to write about diverse regions. A theme of the workshop included identifying web sites which apply to fourth grade social studies teachers and interactive web sites for fourth grade students. This was a Back-to-School In-service workshop. The teachers were actively involved in the workshop. On August 13 Steven Weber conducted a workshop at Parkview High School in the LRSD. Topics of the workshop included: 1. Incorporating Writing in the Social Studies Classroom 2. Document Based (open-ended) Questioning Techniques 3. How to practice writing on a weekly basis without assigning a lengthy research report 4. Developing Higher Level Thinking Skills in order to produce active citizens, rather than passive, uninformed citizens 5. Using the Social Studies Framework 6. Identifying state and national Web Sites which contain Primary Sources for use in the classroom The 8:30 - 11 :30 session was for the 6 - 8 grade social studies teachers. The 12:30 - 3:00 session was for the 9 - 12 grade social studies teachers. Several handouts were used, also PowerPoint, primary source photos and documents, and Internet web sites (i.e., Library of Congress, Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, National Archives, etc.). This was a Back-to-School In-service workshop. The teachers were actively involved in the workshop. Marie McNeal is the Social Studies Specialist for the Little Rock School District. She invited Steven Weber to present at the workshop, and was in attendance. 57 VI. REMEDIATION (Continued) F. Evaluate the impact of the use of resources for technical assistance. (Continued) 2. Actual as of August 31, 2004 (Continued) On September 30 through October 11, 2002, the ADE provided Professional Development for Test Administrators on the End of Course Literacy, Algebra and Geometry Exams. The training was held at the Holiday Inn Airport. All three districts in Pulaski County sent representatives to the training. On October 3, 2002, Charlotte Marvel provided in-service training for LEP teachers in the Little Rock School District. On December 6, 2002, the Community and Parent Empowerment Summit was held for parents of children attending the LRSD. It took place at the Saint Mark Baptist Church in Little Rock. Dr. Charity Smith, Assistant Director for Accountability, presented information on No Child Left Behind, Supplemental Services, after school tutoring, how parents can help, and the Refrigerator Curriculum. Mr. Reginald Wilson, Senior Coordinator for Accountability, presented information on ACTAAP, including how to find information on the AS-IS Website and what is included in the school report cards. Donna Elam spoke on the topic \"From the School House to the Jail House\". On December 10 - 12, 2002, the Math Workshop \"Investigations in Number, Data and Space\" was held at the Clinton Elementary Magnet School in Sherwood. Training for Kindergarten and First Grade Teachers was held on December 10, and included Making Shapes and Building Blocks, Quilts, Squares and Block Towns. Training for Second and Third Grade Teachers was held on December 11, and included Shapes, Halves, Symmetry and Turtle Paths. Training for Fourth and Fifth Grade Teachers was held on December 12. Fourth grade covered Seeing Solids and Silhouettes. Fifth Grade was about Containers and Cubes. The sessions provided quality time for teachers to discuss the curriculum, reflect on implications, provide mutual support, and continue planning. The ADE provided professional development for all school districts on Alternative Assessment Portfolio Systems on January 7-9, 2003 at the Holiday Inn Airport. The LRSD had two in attendance, NLRSD had one in attendance, and the PCSSD had two in attendance. The ADE conducted the Smart Start Statewide Professional Staff Development Video Conference at the ADE/AETN Studio and at participating Education Service Cooperatives from 9:30 a.m. until 11 :30 a.m. on February 12, 2003. The ADE conducted the Smart Step Statewide Professional Staff Development Video Conference at the ADE/AETN Studio and at participating Education Service Cooperatives from 9:30 a.m. until 11 :30 a.m. on February 13, 2003. 58 VI. REMEDIA\nThis project was supported in part by a Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives project grant from The Andrew W. 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C')\"tl \u0026gt;\no ,-m,- .r.-.\n-r::: Oz o\u0026gt; el~ m-n\no C: -z\no C') o-\u0026lt; r-0 r-z C') U\u0026gt; \u0026gt; F r\u0026gt; C') =\u0026lt; !='N ,- zm\no u, n\no -\u0026lt;m \u0026gt;~ ~ u, I. LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM STREET LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS REGULAR MEETING August 26, 2004 5:30 p.m. PRELIMINARY FUNCTIONS A. Call to Order B. Roll Call II. PROCEDURAL MATTERS A. President's Welcome to Guests 111. REPORTS/RECOGNITIONS/PUBLIC COMMENTS: A. Superintendent's Citations B. Partners In Education - New Partnerships C. Remarks from Citizens (persons who have signed up to speak) D. Little Rock Classroom Teachers Association IV. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS: A. Remarks from Board Members B. Student Assignment Report C. Budget Update D. Construction Report: Proposed Bond Projects E. Internal Auditors Report F. Technology Update G. Title IX Update V. APPROVAL OF ROUTINE MATTERS: A. Minutes n-.i \u0026gt;,,.. ....\".,m._.'. --,!IC Oz o\u0026gt; \"c'-\"\u0026lt;' m..,\n:,:,c -z\n:,:,n o-\u0026lt; rr--0z n\u0026lt;n \u0026gt; F !:D ~ z m \"(J') ::,:: 'o (J) Regular Board Meeting August26,2004 Page2 VI. HUMAN RESOURCES A. Personnel Changes 8. Back to the Classroom Program VII. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION: A. Grant Application: Safe \u0026amp; Drug Free Schools \u0026amp; Communities Act VIII. BUSINESS SERVICES DIVISION: A. Donations of Property 8. Approval of 2004-05 Operating Budget C. Financial Report IX. CLOSING REMARKS: Superintendent's Report: 1. Dates to Remember 2. Special Functions X. EMPLOYEE HEARING XI. ADJOURNMENT (\").., ,.,\u0026gt;. .... ..,.\n.m_.c.. ... == Oz o\u0026gt;\nc\nc c-\u0026lt; m..,\nc C -z\nc (\") o-\u0026lt; F\n(\")C/\u0026gt; \u0026gt; F .., ~ (\") 2m:me ,....c (\")~ o,.... ~f\n::1 m ill .?.,'\nz m\nc C/) :,: '5 C/) l. PRELIMINARY FUNCTIONS CA.LL TO ORDER/ ROLL CALL II. PROCEDURAL MA TIERS/ WELCOME Ill. REPORTS/RECOGNITIONS A. SUPT. CITATIONS B. PARTNERSHIPS C. CITIZENS REMARKS D. LRCTA To: From: Through: Subject: Little Rock School District 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 August 26, 2004 Board of Education Debbie Milam, Director, ViPS/Partners in Education ~ Roy G. Brooks, Superintendent Partners in Education Program: New partnership The Little Rock School District Partners in Education program is designed to develop strong relationships between the community and our schools. The partnership process encourages businesses, community agencies and private organizations to join with individual schools to enhance and support educational programs. Each partnership utilizes the resources of both the school and the business for their mutual benefit. The following school and business have completed the requirements necessary to establish a partnership and are actively working together to accomplish their objectives. We recommend that the Board approve the following partnership: Fair Park Elementary School and Second Presbyterian Church fl a, c:: g !:!l c:: -0 ~ m C a,(\") Oo Zz Cu,\n-c0 .. . o\nc c....m m\n3 n\nc cri-\u0026lt; Suggested Partnership Activities Second Presbyterian Church Will:  Provide volunteers during the reading block  Sponsor a reading festival centered around a noted author  Sponsor field trips connected to reading  Provide prizes for reading achievement  Help recruit Fair Park parents to help with reading  Help with evening reading activities for parents  Provide resource persons to develop programs for parent development  Develop the parent center in a way that will support parents  Support a technology night to develop parents' computer skills  Help with the quiz bowl and 5th grade challenge  Provide incentives for teachers Fair Park Elementary Will:  Designate a contact person for the partnership  Maintain good communication throughout the partnership  Give guidance to the volunteers  Provide feedback to all individuals involved in partnership activities  Provide encouragement to partnership participants TO: FROM: '.54.n Individual Approach to a World of Knowledge\" August 26, 2004 Board of Directors Mark D. Milhollen, Manager, Financial Services~ Roy G. Brooks, Ed. D., Superintendent of Schools PREPARED BY: ---'JG Bill Goodman, District Engineer\n:J - SUBJECT: August 2004 Construction Report A fire destroyed most of the Wakefield Elementary School on June 28, 2002. By the first day of school on August 19, 2004, the replacement building had been completed to the point of being occupied by students and staff. The contractor still has some minor work to do that will last through the month of September. The status of other schools that are undergoing major additions and/or renovations includes:  McClellan classroom addition - The project is complete, except minor cleanup, and is being occupied.  Brady addition/renovation - Complete, but the contractor still has minor work to do.  Dunbar media addition/renovation - Complete except for the dressing rooms for the gymnasium and the conversion of the old media center into classrooms. Shelving for the new media center will be delivered in October.  Central renovation - Completion scheduled for the fall of 2005. The work in the gymnasium has been completed except for the dressing rooms.  Pulaski Heights renovation and new media center - Complete except for the shelving in the media center, which will be delivered in October, and the parking lot scheduled for completion in late August.  Mitchell - Staff and governmental agencies are reviewing the final drawings. Please call me at 44 7-1146 if you have any questions. 8 10 \\\\:\n,. larkham  Little Rock, Arkansas 7'.?.201  \\n,-v.. lrsd.org 501-447-1000  fax: 501-44 -1001 :n ..... m (\") :c C: \"O ~ m ~ ..... :::\ni:\n:\n\u0026gt;\u0026lt; C: \"O 0 ~ m :c:\n,\n,  0  C: !I:~ ~ifi iri f: en .-.-..t. m\n,\n, en r\"' .z.... m\n,\n, z ,\u0026gt;.... \u0026gt; C: 0 :::\n0\n,\n, Facility Name Booker -- Brady Central Central Central Dodd Dunbar Henderson Mablevale Elem Mitchell Parkview Pulaski Hgts. Elem - ~ Hgts. MS Southwest Wakefield --- ~ington Western Hills CONSTRUCTION REPORT TO THE BOARD AUGUST 26, 2004 BOND PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION I Project Description I Cost I t:st. L\nompIet1on Date Gym Roof $48,525 Sep-04 -- Addition/renovation $973,621 I Sep-04 - Renovation - Interior $10,200,~ Aug-05 HVAC Renovation - Band Area $225,000 Dec-04 Reflecting Pond $50,000 Sep-04 Fire Alarm Upgrade $9,200 Sep-04 - Renovation/addition $6,149,023 Sep-04 Lockers $80,876 I Oct-04 - Fire Alarm Upgrade-- $12,000 Sep-04 _J3uilding Remediation - - $165,000 I Jul-04 Addition I $2,121 ,226 I Sep-04 -- Renovation I $1,193,259 Sep-04 -- ----- Renovation I $3,755,041 Sep-04 Addition I $2,000,000 Sep-04 --- Rebuild I $5,300,000 I Sep-04 Fire Alarm Upgrade I $11,600 Sep-04 Fire Alarm Upgrade $8,400 Sep-04 BOND PROJECTS CONSTRUCTION - SUMMER/ FALL 2004 Facility Name I Project Description I Cost I t:st. L\nompIet1on Date Mitchell Renovation $2,212,493 Aug-05 BOND PROJECTS PLANNING STARTED CONST. DATE TO BE DETERMINED Facility Name I Project Description I Cost I c:st. L\nOmpIet1on Date Booker Electrical Upgrade Unknown Unknown Carver Media Center Expansion ~ $167,490 Unknown Electrical Upgrade --- Unknown' -- Chicot Unknown -- -- Cloverdale Elementary Addition -- $520,750 Aug-05 Fair Park Addition $799,000 Unknown -- Remodel -- $1,547,ooo - ~st Heights Unknown + Garland Remodel Unknown Unknown Gibbs --- - - - Ad-diti-on - $705,670-r Unknown -- --- Meadowcliff Remodel $164,150 Unknown -- Oakhurst (Adult Education) New Windows $215,000 Unknown ~iHgts. MS Energy monitoring system installation Unknown Unknown Rightsell Renovation .,. -- $2,494,000 Aug-06 Scott Field - Renovate Track .. $200,000 Unknown Western Hills Electrical Upgrade \u0026amp; HVAC - $640,000 Aug-05 Woodruff Parking addition $193,777 Unknown +- Administration Asbestos abatement $380,495 Mar-03 Administration Fresh air system $55,000 Aug-03 Administration Fire alarm $32,350 Aug-03 Administration Annex Energy monitoring system installation ~ May-02 Alternative Learning Ctr. Energy monitoring system installation $15,160 Oct-01 Alternative Learning Ctr. Energy efficient lighting - $82,000 Dec-01 Badgett Partial asbestos abatement $237,237 Jul-01 Badgett Fire alarm - $18,250 Aug-02 Bale Classroom addition/renovation - $2,244,524 Dec-02 Bale Energy monitoring system - Mar-02 Bale Partial roof replacement - $269,587 Dec-01 Bale HVAC $664,587 Auo-01 Facility Name Baseline Booker Booker Booker Booker Booker Brady Brady Carver Carver Central Parking Central/Quigley Central/Quigle~ Central/Quigley Central Central Central Central Central C-hi-cot- Chicot Cloverdale Elem. Cloverdale MS Cloverdale MS Dodd Dodd -- -Do-dd - -- Fa-cilit-ies Servi-ce - Facility Services F-air- Park - Fair Park --- F-air -Park -- J. A. Fair J. A. Fair J. A. Fair CONSTRUCTION REPORT TO THE BOARD AUGUST 26, 2004 BOND PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED I Project Description I Cost I Est. Completion Date Renovation $953,520 Aug-04 !ADA Rest rooms I $25,000 I Aug-04 Energy efficient light\n-\n,g- I $170,295 Apr-01 I Energy monitoring system installation I $23,710 Oct-01 Asbestos abatement I $10,900 I Feb-02 I Fire alarm I $34,501 I Mar-02 Energy efficient lighting I $80,593 I Sep-02 1Asbestos abatement\n$345,072 I Aug-02 Energy monitoring system installation I $14,480 I May-01 1 Parking lot i $111,742 Aug-03 Student parking I $174,000 ' Aug~ Stadium light repair \u0026amp; electrical repair I $265,ooo I Aug-03 Athletic Field Improvement $38,000 Aug-03 Irrigation System $14,500 Aug-03 Purchase land for school I Unknown1 Dec-02 Roof \u0026amp; exterior renovations I $2,000,000 Dec-02 Ceiling and wall repair $24,000 Oct-01 Fire Alarm System Design/Installation $80,876 I Aug-01 Front landing tile repair $22,470 t Aug-01 Drainage $64,700 Aug-04 Sound Attenuation $43,134 Jul-04 Energy efficient lighting $132,61a I Jul-01 --Energy efficient lighting I - $189,743 Jul-01 Major renovation \u0026amp; addition $1,393,822 Nov-02 Energy efficient lighting $90,665 Aug-01 - Asbestos abatement-ceiling tile $156,299 Jul-01 Replace roof top HVAC - - $215,570 Aug-02 Interior renovati~ $84,672 Mar-01 ----i=fre ala~ _,_ -- -- $12,000 Aug-03 HVAC renovation/fire alarm - $315,956 Apr-02 Energy efficient lighting $90,162 Aug-01 --r-\n- -- --- Asbestos abatement-ceiling $59,310 Aug-01 6 classroom addition \u0026amp; cafeteria/music --- room addition $3,155,640 Aug-04 Energy efficient lighting $211.s94 I Apr-01 Press box $10,784 . Nov-00 -- --- ---Security cameras -- J-. A.- Fair - $12,500 Jun-01 A thletic Field Improvement $38,000 - J. A. Fair - Jul-03 Irrigation System ~ J. A. Fair - - $14,000-- Jul-03 ~ Roof repairs --- J. A. Fair $391 ,871 Aug-03 Forest Park - Replace window units w/central HVAC - -- $485,258 Nov-03 -- - ~ gonal parking -- Forest Park $111 ,742 Aug-03 Forest Park Energy efficient lighting $119,788 - May-01 - - Fulbright -Energy efficient lighting $134,463 Jun-01 Fulbright Energy monitoring system installation $11 ,950 Aug-01 Fulbright Replace roof top HVAC units ~ $107,835 Aug-02 Fulbright Parking lot $140,000 Sep-02 Fulbright Roof repairs - $200,000 Oct-02 ~ Franklin Renovation - $2,511 ,736 - - Mar-03 Geyer Springs Roof Repair $161 ,752 Jun-04 Gibbs Energy efficient lighting ~ $76,447 Apr-01 Gibbs Enerqy monitorino svstem installation $11 ,770  Jul-01 2 '.Tl -\u0026lt; ~ :c C \"ti 0 ~ m !\"\" .z... m \"z ' ,\u0026gt;- \u0026gt; C 0 :::\n0 \"' CONSTRUCTION REPORT TO THE BOARD AUGUST 26, 2004 BOND PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED Facility Name I Project Description I Cost I Est. completion Date Hall Major renovation \u0026amp; addition $8,637,709 Sep-03 Hall Asbestos abatement $168,222 I Aug-01 Hall Energy efficient lighting $42,931 Jul-01 - - Hall - Energy efficient lighting $296,707 Apr-01 Hall -- Infrastructure improvements $93,657 Aug-01 Hall - Intercom Feb-01 Hall - Security cameras $10,600 Jun-01 Henderson Energy efficient lighting_ $193,679 I Jul-01 Henderson Roof replacement gym $107,835 May-01 Henderson Asbestos abatement Phase I $500,000_L_ Aug-01 Henderson Asbestos abatement Phase 2 $250,000 Aug-02 IRC I Energy efficient lighting_ _\n$109,136 1 Jul-02 Jefferson I Asbestos abatement $43,639 -Oct--01 Jefferson -- ~Ren-ova-tion \u0026amp; fir-e al-arm $1,630,000 I Nov-02 Laidlaw Parking lot $269.~ Jul-01 Mabelvale Elem. ---Energy monitoring system installation $12,150 Aug-01 Mabelvale Elem. - Replace HVAC units $300,000 ~ ug-02 Mabelvale Elem. Asbestos Abatement $107,000 Aug~02 Mabelvale Elem. - Energy efficient lighting - -- $106,598 - Dec-02 -Ma-be-lvale MS - Renovate bleachers $134,793 Aug-Q_!_ -- - M-ab-el-vale MS Renovation $6,851 ,621 Mar-04 _ Partial Replacement -- -Man-n --- - -=--$11,500,000 -- Apr-04 Mann _ Asphalt walks The total $1.8 million ..-- __D ec-.Q! t-- -~- -- Mann _Walkway canopies - -- - is what has been  _ Dec-01 M-an-n - -- - ~Boiler replacement __ used so far on the - Oct-01 Mann _ Jencing projects listed f- Sep-01 tvlann - .artial demolition/portable classrooms completed for Mann. - Aug-01 McClellan Athletic Field Improvement $38,000 Jul-03 McClellan Irrigation System -- $14,7~ Jul-03 McClellan --- -- - Security cameras $36,300 Jun-01 -- M- cClellan Energy efficient lighting - $303,614 - May-01 McClellan Stadium stands repair $235,000 -- Aug-01 McClellan -Intercom -- $46,000 Feb-02 -Mc-Clellan Classroom Addition $2,155,622 Jul-04 Fire Alarm Upgrade - -- ---- McDermott $7,700 ---Sep-04 __i:nergy efficient lighting -- $79,411 ~ McDermott - - .. -- Feb-01 McDermott Replace roof top HVAC units $476,000 Aug-02 Meadowcliff Fire alarm - - $16,175 Jul-01 Meadowcliff Asbestos abatement ~ $253,412 - -- Aug-02 Meadowcliff Engergy efficient lighting -- --- - - $88,297 Dec-02 Metropolitan Replace cooling tower - $37,203 - Dec-00 Metropolitan Replace shop vent system - $20,000 May-01 Metropolitan Energy monitoring system installation - $17,145 Aug-01 Mitchell Energy efficient lighting $103,642 Apr-01 Mitchell Energy monitoring system installation $16,695 Jul-01 Mitchell Asbestos abatement - $13,000 Jul-01 Oakhurst HVAC renovation - $237,237 Aug-01 Otter Creek Energy monitoring system installation - $10,695 May-01 Otter Creek Energy efficient lighting - $81,828 Apr-01 Otter Creek Asbestos abatement $10,000 Aug-02 Otter Creek Parking lot .. $138,029 Aug-02 Otter Creek 6 classroom addition $888,778 Oct-02 - - Otter Creek Parking Improvements $142,541 Aug-03 3 CONSTRUCTION REPORT TO THE BOARD AUGUST 26, 2004 BOND PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED Facility Name I Project Description I Cost I Est. Completion Date Parkview HVAC controls $210,000 Jun-02 Parkview Roof replacement I $273,877 Sep-01 Parkview Exterior lights I $10,784 I Nov-00 Parkview I HVAC renovation \u0026amp; 700 area controls I $301,938 Aug-01 Parkview Locker replacement : $120,000 I Aug-01 Parkview Energy efficient lighting I $315,000 Jun-01 Procurement 'Energy monitoring system installation I $5,290 I Jun-02 Procurement Fire alarm I $25,000 Aug-03 Pulaski Hgts. Elem I Move playground i $17,000 Dec-02 Rightsell Energy efficient lighting I $84,898 Apr-01 Rockefeller Energy efficient lighting-- I $137,004 I Mar-01 Rockefeller 'Replace roof top HVAC I $539,175 I Aug-01 Rockefeller Parking addition I $111,742 I Aug-02 Romine !Asbestos abatement I $10,000 Apr-02 Romine Major renovation \u0026amp; addition I $3,534,675 Mar-03 SecurityfTransportation Bus cameras I $22,500 I Jun-01 Southwest Asbestos abatement I $28,138 I Aug-00 Southwest New roof I $690,000 Oct-03 Southwest ,Energy efficient lighting I $168,719 ! Jan-02 Southwest Drainage / street widening I $250,000 Aug-03 Student Assignment Energy monitoring system installation I $4,830 Aug-02 Student Assignment ~ealarm I $9,000 I Aug-03 Tech Center Phase 1 Renovation i $275,000 Dec-01 Tech Ctr/ Metro Renovation Addition/Renovation - Phase II $3,679,ooo : Jun-04 Technology Upgrade Upgrade phone system \u0026amp; data I Nov-02 Terry --Energy efficient lighting ---- -- I $73,850 - Feb-01 Terry __ - Driveway \u0026amp; Parking -- I $83,484 Aug-02 Terry Media Center addition I $704,932 I Sep-02 Wakefield ~curity cameras I $8,000 . Jun-01 Wakefield Energy efficient lighting $74,776 Feb-01 Demolition/Asbestos Abatement --1- $200,000 -- Wakefield Nov-02 Washington --Security cameras I $7,900 Jun-01 Washington - Energy efficient lighting I $165,281 Apr-01 Watson - Energy monitoring system mstallation I $8,530 Jul-01 Watson - - ---Xsbestos abatement $182,241 Aug-01 - Watson ~ergy efficient lighting I $106,868 Aug-01 -- - Watson Asbestos abatement I $10,000 Aug-02 -- - Watson -Major renovation \u0026amp; addition I $800,~ Aug-02 ADA Rest rooms Western Hills - --1 -- $25,000 Aug-04 W-e-ste-rn- H-ills --- Asbestos abatement I $191,946 Aug-02 Intercom - Western Hills --- -- -~- $7,100 Dec-01 W-es-tern- H-ills - - - Energy efficient lighting $106,000 Jul-01 Renovation -- $2,106,492 - -- William-s - Mar-04 Parking expansions ~ Williams --- - - - - $183,717 Dec-03 Williams Energy efficient lighting $122)19 Jun-01 Wilson Renovation/expansion ,- - $1,263,876 Feb-04 Parking Expansion ~ Wilson - - $110,000 Aug-03 Woodruff Renovation $246,419 Aug-02 4 :,, ..... ~ ::c C,,: ~ m ~ \u0026gt;::c  C: ril~ =-\u0026gt;z ~:\u0026lt;I zm ~~ ,- C: ~ m VJ rn .z.... m :\u0026lt;I z ,\u0026gt;- \u0026gt; C: 0 ::\n0 :\u0026lt;I LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS Date: August 26, 2004 To: Board of Directors @ From: Sandy Becker, Internal Auditor Re: Audit Report - August This is the fifty-eighth communication regarding status of the current year projects and reviews. Activity Funds a) Working with two high schools, two middle schools and three elementary schools to resolve financial issues in their activity funds. b) Reviewing monthly financial information for all schools and assisting in resolving balance issues. c) Training school staff at schools on financial processes by request. Activities Advisory Board (AAB) a) Working with the new Activities Advisory Board to develop plans for the new school year and beyond. b) Assist the Activities Advisory Board in its mission to strengthen the effectiveness and viability of activities in the District. c) Working with the Activities Advisory Board to provide ways to assist the different Booster groups in our schools. Board Policy and Regulation a) Coordinating development of payroll guidelines with Financial Services as part of Financial Services Section of the District Operations Manual. Technology a) Monitoring technology plans and technology meetings to determine how use of technology will improve and streamline the workflow for staff persons. b) Facilitating technology upgrade in cooperation with the English Department for Yearbook and ewspaper production staff in LRSD high schools to improve access to tools needed for students and staff. .=..\". 1ll ::c C: \"C C ?\nm ~ .... ::\n:\nx C: \"C C ?\nm :\u0026lt;\na \u0026gt;O  C: i-ll:z:::! ~i \"' ........ m\na \"' !D (\"') a, s\n:?:\nen:,,\nen ....\noO o .... O::c i!::m - Audit Report - August 2004 Page 2 of2 Training a) Served as a trainer for financial portion of Nuts \u0026amp; Bolts, Bookkeeper \u0026amp; Secretaries Training, Security Guard Training, individual school in-service meetings, and others as needed. Working to facilitate best means to improve financial processes and increase accountability for resources. Training new bookkeepers on bookkeeping procedures as requested. b) Placed training material, smart worksheets, and other helpful items on the Teachers Lounge section of the Little Rock School District web page. c) Coordinated guidelines and aids to inform and assist new activity sponsors of specific tasks relating to each activity. Added new checklist for spirit sponsors and smart spreadsheet for fundraiser reconciliation. This information is now in the Teachers Lounge section of the District web page. d) Developed skills test for financial positions. Implementing in coordination with Human Resources. Audit Area Sampling and Review of Financial Procedures Other a) Pulling samples of district expenditures to test for accuracy, accountability, and compliance with District policies. Reviewing district payroll processes for compliance, economy and efficiency, internal controls, and cost control. Working with Financial Services Payroll on internal control and processing issues. b) Working with Financial Services on internal controls and rules for payroll processes and implementation of a new interface system. c) Monitoring other selected risk areas for efficiency, cost effectiveness, and compliance with District policies. Reviewing grant programs. d) Working with Child Nutrition on implementation of streamlined information processing system with Information Services and Child utrition Staff. e) Working with Information Services on streamlining of data processes regarding SIS reporting. f) Monitoring cost reduction efforts in the District. g) Monitoring combined payroll and human resources issues for compliance with board direction and internal controls. h) Reviewing leave accountability system. a) Provided technical assistance to school staff on grant writing. b) Served as co-chair of Strategic Team One - Financial Resources. c) Served as District coordinator of United Way's Day of Caring (April 17, 2004) and on planning committee for 2005. Problem Resolution a) I have made myself available to help resolve financial issues, assist in improving processes, and help find solutions to questions that arise. Please let me know if you need further information. My telephone number is 501-447-1115. My e-mail is sandy.becker@lrsd.org. LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201 Date: August 26, 2004 TO: Little Rock School District Board of Directors FROM: Lucy Neal, Director Technology and Media Services John Ruffins, Director Computer Information Services THROUGH: Dennis Glasgow, Interim Associate Superintendent Title/Subject Summary Objectives Expected Outcomes Population/Location Budget Amount Managers Duration Long Range/Continuation Technology Report  Installation of Safari Media Retrieval systems is currently underway at Wakefield, Rockefeller, Watson, and Fair Park.  Computers should arrive next week for new computer labs at Forest Park Elementary and Western Hills Elementary. Computers for a lab at Jefferson will be ordered as soon as the electrical and data work has been completed. The only remaining elementary schools without a lab are Pulaski Heights and Terry Elementary.  The plan for replacing Win95 and Win 98 machines will be finalized by October 1 with orders to begin as soon as possible after that.  The EAST lab at Henderson Middle School has been installed. This lab will be part of a national study to evaluate the effectiveness of the EAST initiative. Cloverdale Middle School will also be a part of the study, but this year will be in the control group. They should come online with an EAST lab next year. To provide an update to the Board of Directors on the status of technology projects To continue to implement the approved technology plan NIA NIA Lucy Neal - Instructional John Ruffins - Technical July 22 - August 26, 2004 Technology Plan is approved from 2003-2006. :\u0026lt;\nn  0  C: -:!:z::! ~i en-\u0026lt; -\u0026lt; m\nn en ?' n a, !j\nf\nen\n,\nen -\u0026lt;\nn 0 o-. o:x: !C m '54.n Individual Approach to a World of Knowledge\" To: Little Rock School District Board of Directors From: Roy G. Brooks, Ed.D. - Superintendent of Schools Prepared by: Sadie Mitchell~D. Associate Superintendent- School Services Johnny Johnson~JAthletic Director Date: August 26, 2004 Subject: Little Rock School District Title IX Report A copy of the Little Rock School District Title IX report has been prepared for your perusal. The information compiled includes the following: a. A copy of the Title IX Regulations b. A list of sports offered at the middle and high schools c. An outline of the Three-Prong Test developed by the office of Civil Rights (OCR). It defines how a school needs to satisfy one of the three prongs in order to comply with Title IX. d. Improvements for the 2004-2005 school year e. Student Participation Report for each school You may contact Johnny Johnson, Athletic Director or Sadie Mitchell for clarification. 810 W Markham  Little Rock, Arkansas 72201  www.lrsd.k12.ar.us 501-324-2000  fax: 501-324-2032 :c:\no \u0026gt;0c !I:::! ~~ iri~ en-.\u0026lt;.... m\no en ?' (\") a, \u0026gt;~ en:\u0026gt;: en-\u0026lt;\noO o ..... o:r 3:m LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT TITLE IX REPORT THE TITLE IX REGULATIONS (1975) Virtually all educational institutions receive some form of direct or indirect financial support from the Federal government, therefore nearly every university, high school, middle school and elementary school is required to comply with the requirements of Title IX. The original statute, however, did not specifically refer to athletic programs. Based on the intent of Congress as reflected in the debates in both the House of Representatives and the Senate which preceded enactment of the Title IX statute, it was clear that the athletic programs were covered by the mandate of Title IX. Yet it was not until the now-defunct Department of Health, Education and Welfare issued the Final Title IX Regulations, 34 C.F.R. Part 106, signed into law by President Gerald Ford on July 21, 1975, that the application of Title IX to athletic programs was conclusively addressed. Section 106.41 Athletics: (a) General. o person shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied on the benefits of, be treated differently from another person or otherwise be discriminated against in any interscholastic, intercollegiate, club or intramural athletics offered by a recipient, and no recipient shall provide any such athletics separately on such basis. (b) Separate teams. otwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section, a recipient may operate or sponsor separate teams for members of each sex where selection for such teams is based upon competitive skill or the activity involved is a contact sport. However, where a recipient operates or sponsors a team in a particular sport for members of one sex but operates or sponsors no such team for members of other sex, and athletic opportunities for members of that sex have previously been limited, members of the excluded sex must be allowed to tryout for the team offered unless the sport involved is a contact sport. For the purpose of this part, contact sports include boxing, wrestling, rugby, ice hockey, football, basketball and other sports the purpose or major activity of which involves bodily contact. (c) Equal opportunity. A recipient which operates or sponsors interscholastic, intercollegiate, club or intramural athletics shall provide equal athletic opportunity for members of both sexes. In detennining whether equal opportunities are available, the Director of the Office of Civil Rights will consider, among other factors: (I) Whether the selection of sports and levels of competition effectively (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (a) accommodate the interests and abilities of members of both sexes The provision of equipment and supplies Scheduling of games and practice time Travel and per diem allowance Opportunity to receive coaching and academic tutoring Assignment and compensation of coaches and tutors Provision of locker rooms, practice and competitive facilities Provision of medical and training facilities and services Provision of housing and dining facilities and services Publicity Unequal aggregate expenditures for members of each sex or unequal expenditures for male and female teams if a recipient operates or sponsors separate teams will not constitute noncompliance with this section, but the Assistant Secretary (HEW) may consider the failure to provide necessary funds for teams for one sex in assessing equality of opportunity for members of each sex. Adjustment period. A recipient which operates or sponsors interscholastic, intercollegiate, club or intramural athletics at the elementary school level shall comply fully with this section as expeditiously as possible but in no event later than one year from the effective date of this regulation. A recipient who operates or sponsors interscholastic, intercollegiate, club or intramural athletics at the secondary or post-secondary level shall comply fully with this section as expeditiously as possible but in no event later than three years from the effective date of this regulation. In the Little Rock School District, the following sports are offered at the high school level: Men Women Football Volleyball Basketball Basketball Baseball Softball (fast pitch) Track Track Cross Country Cross Country Swimming Swimming Golf Golf Tennis Tennis Soccer Soccer ~ \u0026gt;::c  C: ~~\n\u0026gt;:,z ig\n,, zm zm\"O' r- C:\n,, (\") m \"' !l' (\") 00 \u0026gt;~ en:-\nen-\u0026lt; :,:,0 o-. O::c 3:m The middle schools in the Little Rock School District offer the following sports for students: Boys Girls Football Volleyball Basketball Basketball Track Track *Soccer *Soccer *Soccer is a co-ed sport at the middle school level. The past two years, the Athletic Office has offered a golf clinic at First Tee of Arkansas for our middle schools. The Little Rock School District also provides cheerleading, drill teams, and pep squads for young women to participate, but title IX regulations do not recognize these activities as sports and thus their participants cannot be counted when comparing the number of male athletes to female athletes. The Department of Education was assigned the responsibility of overseeing the enforcement of Title IX through its office of Civil Rights (OCR). The OCR developed a \"3-Prong-Test\" to determine if compliance ofTitle IX is being satisfied. A school needs to satisfy only one of these three prongs in order to comply. 1) A school may provide athletic participation opportunities for female students which are substantially proportional to the female percentage of enrollment at the school. 2) A school may demonstrate a history and continuing practice of expanding its sports offering for women in the very recent past. 3) A school may show that it is fully and effectively accommodating the athletic interests and abilities of the women in its student body. Since the enrollment numbers would not be substantially proportional to female participants, the Little Rock School District Athletic Office has chosen prongs two and three to meet Title IX compliance. As stated earlier, the LRSD offers the same number of sports for both men and women (nine). A major component of Title IX compliance deals with the issue as to whether, in an over-all sense, evaluating a school's athletics program as whole, men and women have comparable access to all \"perks\" of athletic participation. In order to measure compliance, the OCR will examine the following eleven areas, represented by the acronym P-L-A-Y-1- -G F-A-I-R. p L A y I N G F A I R Protective athletic equipment and other athletic supplies Locker rooms and practice and competition facilities Allocation of travel and transportation benefits and per-diem allowances Years of experience, quality, compensation, and assignment of coaches Institutional housing and dining facilities and related services Nature of publicity-marketing-media services for athletic programs Game and practice times and scheduling Facilities for access to athletic training benefits and medical services Academic tutoring services for student-athletes Institutional support services for athletic programs Recruiting resources provided to athletic programs Not all eleven areas will be relevant for all educational institutions. Inapplicable for most high schools will be the assessment of gender equity in recruiting resources, academic tutoring for student athletes, and housing/dining facilities for student athletes. The OCR will review only those program areas of the eleven, which apply to a particular school. These components of P-L-A-Y-I- -G F-A-I-R are some of the main areas that the LRSD Athletic Office works on to insure compliance at all middle school and high schools. 2004-2005 School Year Little Rock Central's gym has been renovated. The locker rooms have been completely redone and look fantastic. Under Title IX compliance, the girls' locker rooms are the same as the boys. The athletes participating in volleyball and basketball will benefit greatly from this project. Enclosed in this report are the student participation reports for the school year 2003-2004. Beginning this year, we will be able to generate this report more accurately due to a new computerized eligibility program that was developed by Larry Pickett, the LRSD web design specialist. In addition to generating the student participation report, all athletic eligibility will be generated on the computer. All head coaches in all sports will be orientated on how to use the program. All football and volleyball coaches have already gone through orientation. The high school and middle school principals and athletic coordinators will also have access to this new eligibility program. The Athletic Office for the LRSD will continue to comply with Title IX regulations. Any Title IX concerns will be addressed promptly and thoroughly. It is the goal of the Athletic Office to offer a safe, enjoyable, and educational experience for~ athletes in the LRSD. ~ (') a, \u0026gt;~ cn='cn ..... :,\n,O o-, O::c: 3:m School: Middle Schools Football Activity Grade Level BM BF Cloverdale FB 6 Cloverdale FB 7 17 Cloverdale FB 8 27 Dunbar FB 6 11 Dunbar FB 7 18 Dunbar FB 8 23 F. Heights FB 6 31 F. Heights FB 7 22 F. Heights FB 8 24 Henderson FB 6 19 Henderson FB 7 20 Henderson FB 8 37 M' vale FB 6 16 M' vale FB 7 20 M' vale FB 8 17 Mann FB 6 13 Mann FB 7 21 Mann FB 8 23 P. Heights FB 6 12 P. Heiqhts FB 7 15 P. Heights FB 8 29 S'west FB 6 10 S'west FB 7 10 S'west FB 8 27 Total 0 462 Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year WM WF HM HF OM 1 14 11 5 1 5 1 5 6 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 6 7 10 6 4 12 6 9 114 1 5 OF No. of Participants 0 18 27 25 29 29 37 27 31 20 22 41 19 26 24 23 27 27 24 21 38 10 10 27 582 Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year School: Middle Schools Basketball Activity Grade Level BM BF WM WF HM HF OM Cloverdale BB 6 14 7 Cloverdale BB 7 11 10 Cloverdale BB 8 15 10 Dunbar BB 6 13 11 4 Dunbar BB 7 12 11 1 2 1 Dunbar BB 8 11 8 1 1 F. Heights BB 6 25 19 1 1 F' Heights BB 7 15 6 1 1 F. Heights BB 8 9 7 1 1 Henderson BB 6 16 14 1 Henderson BB 7 15 10 Henderson BB 8 16 4 2 M' vale BB 6 26 15 2 1 M' vale BB 7 12 17 1 M' vale BB 8 9 11 Mann BB 6 22 22 4 1 Mann BB 7 18 14 1 Mann BB 8 11 8 1 P. Heights BB 6 5 10 6 2 P. Heights BB 7 10 12 3 1 P. Heights BB 8 12 4 2 S'west BB 6 20 6 S'west BB 7 16 5 S'west BB 8 1 16 Total 0 334 257 29 12 3 OF No. of Participants 21 21 25 28 27 1 22 1 47 23 1 19 31 25 22 44 1 31 20 1 50 33 20 23 26 18 26 21 17 5 640 :\u0026lt;\n:o \u0026gt;O ' C:\ni:: =! ~~ ierni_~, .... m ~\nSi \u0026gt;::c ' C: ~~\noz ~\n:o zm ~~ ,- C: ~ m en ?' (\") a, r\ni'-'\nen:\u0026gt;: en...,\n:oO 0--t O::c\ni::m School: Middle Schools Volleyball Activity Grade Level BM BF Cloverdale VB 6 5 Cloverdale VB 7 4 Cloverdale VB 8 10 Dunbar VB 6 10 Dunbar VB 7 1 Dunbar VB 8 8 F. Heights VB 6 8 F. Heights VB 7 6 F. Heights VB 8 6 Henderson VB 6 21 Henderson VB 7 15 Henderson VB 8 10 M' vale VB 6 M' vale VB 7 10 M' vale VB 8 5 Mann VB 6 10 Mann VB 7 5 Mann VB 8 2 P. Heights VB 6 8 P. Heights VB 7 4 P. Heights VB 8 4 S'west VB 6 S'west VB 7 S'westVB 8 Total 0 152 Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year WM WF HM HF OM 1 1 4 1 7 1 2 1 2 2 3 8 5 5 43 OF No. of Participants 5 5 10 11 1 6 1 9 1 10 13 7 2 23 17 1 11 11 5 12 7 5 16 9 9 0 0 0 6 201 School: Middle Schools Track Activity Grade Level BM BF Cloverdale TK 6 6 Cloverdale TK 7 12 Cloverdale TK 8 6 Dunbar TK 6 12 16 Dunbar TK 7 2 11 DunbarTK 8 12 11 F. Heights TK 6 16 13 F. Heights TK 7 6 8 F. Heights TK 8 12 14 Henderson TK 6 10 9 Henderson TK 7 8 Henderson TK 8 4 M'vale TK 6 15 10 M'vale TK 7 9 6 M'vale TK 8 15 11 Mann TK 6 15 23 Mann TK 7 6 3 Mann TK 8 2 27 P. Heights TK 6 5 8 P. Heights TK 7 5 6 P. Heights TK 8 2 4 S'west TK 6 S'west TK 7 6 1 S'west TK 8 20 Total 0 170 217 Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year WM WF HM HF OM 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 6 2 4 2 3 9 4 1 2 1 28 25 1 3 OF 2 2 No. of Participants 6 12 6 32 14 28 31 15 29 20 8 4 28 16 28 46 11 35 25 16 9 0 7 20 446 !l' nc:c r\n~ \"C'l\")-'i\noO o--, 0 :c 3:m Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year School: Middle Schools Cheerleaders Activity Grade Level BM BF WM WF HM HF OM Cloverdale CL 6 Cloverdale CL 7 2 Cloverdale CL 8 9 Dunbar CL 6 Dunbar CL 7 1 1 Dunbar CL 8 7 3 F. Heights CL 6 F. Heiqhts CL 7 2 2 F. Heights CL 8 4 5 Henderson CL 6 Henderson CL 7 Henderson CL 8 M' vale CL 6 M' vale CL 7 4 M' vale CL 8 5 2 Mann CL 6 Mann CL 7 5 1 Mann CL 8 2 4 P. Heights CL 6 P. Heights CL 7 1 4 P. Heights CL 8 7 S'west CL 6 S'west CL 7 2 S'west CL 8 7 Total 0 51 29 OF No. of Participants 2 9 2 10 0 4 9 4 7 6 6 5 7 2 7 80 Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year School: Middle Schools Drill Team Activity Grade Level BM BF WM WF HM HF OM Cloverdale OT 6 Cloverdale OT 7 10 Cloverdale OT 8 5 Dunbar OT 6 Dunbar OT 7 7 1 Dunbar OT 8 11 F. Heights OT 6 F. Heights OT 7 7 F. Heights OT 8 13 Henderson OT 6 Henderson OT 7 Henderson OT 8 M'vale OT 6 M'vale OT 7 12 M'vale OT 8 5 Mann OT 6 Mann OT 7 6 1 Mann OT 8 9 3 p. Heights OT 6 P. Heights OT 7 7 P. Heights OT 8 7 1 S'west OT 6 S'west OT 7 S'west OT 8 Total 0 99 6 OF No. of Participants 10 5 0 8 11 7 13 0 0 0 12 5 7 12 7 8 0 0 0 0 105\ns \u0026gt;:c  C: ~ f\n,:,z is\n,:, zm ~~ ,... C: ~ m CJ) !I' (\") a, r\n~ CJ)\n:,\nCJ\u0026gt;-\u0026lt;\n,:,O 0-\u0026lt; 0 :c 3:m School: Middle Schools Soccer Activity Grade Level BM BF Cloverdale S 6 6 Cloverdale S 7 1 Cloverdale S 8 1 Dunbar S 6 3 4 Dunbar S 7 1 1 Dunbar S 8 1 2 F. Heights S 6 7 4 F. Heights S 7 2 F. Heights S 8 2 Henderson S 6 7 2 Henderson S 7 1 3 Henderson S 8 2 M' vale S 6 7 7 M' vale S 7 4 2 M' vale S 8 7 2 Mann S 6 8 5 Mann S 7 4 Mann S 8 5 P. Heights S 6 4 P. HeiQhts S 7 P. Heights S 8 2 S'west S 6 14 10 S'west S 7 4 1 S'west S 8 14 6 Total 0 106 50 Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year WM WF HM HF OM 6 2 5 12 3 6 5 3 4 7 4 3 2 10 3 1 1 1 7 1 5 4 4 1 1 4 3 5 1 1 10 10 1 2 8 10 3 2 15 6 1 11 1 12 3 112 48 27 6 17 OF No. of Participants 12 3 6 28 1 15 1 18 1 24 5 3 18 14 8 1 22 12 10 1 37 12 20 26 12 17 24 5 20 . 371 School: Middle Schools Pep Club Activity Grade Level BM BF Cloverdale PC 6 Cloverdale PC 7 Cloverdale PC 8 Dunbar PC 6 17 Dunbar PC 7 Dunbar PC 8 F. Heights PC 6 11 F. Heights PC 7 15 F. Heights PC 8 5 Henderson PC 6 Henderson PC 7 6 Henderson PC 8 4 M' vale PC 6 2 M' vale PC 7 M' vale PC 8 Mann PC 6 Mann PC 7 Mann PC 8 p . Heights PC 6 p . Heights PC 7 P. Heights PC 8 S'west PC 6 S'west PC 7 9 S'west PC 8 4 Total 0 73 Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year WM WF HM HF OM 2 6 1 2 1 12 OF No. of Participants 0 19 17 16 7 6 4 3 0 0 9 4 85\n,:,,~ C)\n,. ~o z3: -tz \u0026gt;-c \"e n -c m r-\no nS \u0026gt;n -tm 5cn z :c:\no  O  C: 31:::::! ~~\n::~ en -t -I m\no en ~ \u0026gt;::c  C: ~~ ::Oz !3\no zm ~~ r- C:\no n m en !l' n CD s\n:~ ccnn \"- t\noO 0-t O::c 3: m School: High Schools Football Activity Grade Level BM BF Central FB 9 25 Central FB 10 12 Central FB 11 18 Central FB 12 16 Hall FB 9 18 .___ Hall FB 10 13 - Hall FB 11 11 - Hall FB 12 9 J.A Fair FB 9 3 J.A Fair FB 10 20 J.A Fair FB 11 13 J.A Fair FB 12 19 McCI FB 9 22 McCIFB 10 14 McCI FB 11 22 McCI FB 12 17 P'view FB 9 15 P'view FB 10 12 P'view FB 11 8 P'view FB 12 15 Total 302 Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year WM WF HM HF OM 8 1 5 7 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 5 7 1 1 1 45 OF No. of Participants 34 17 25 19 19 15 12 10 3 22 13 19 22 14 22 18 20 19 9 17 349 School: High Schools Basketball Activity Grade Level BM BF Central BB 9 11 7 Central BB 10 9 10 Central BB 11 11 3 Central BB 12 6 3 Hall BB 9 10 9 Hall BB 10 12 9 Hall BB 11 9 2 Hall BB 12 3 4 J.A Fair BB 9 16 16 J.A Fair BB 10 12 12 J.A Fair BB 11 7 3 J.A Fair BB 12 9 5 McCI BB 9 6 8 McCIBB 10 10 4 McCIBB 11 4 1 McCIBB 12 3 5 P'view BB 9 12 14 P'view BB 10 10 4 P'view BB 11 8 8 P'view BB 12 5 3 Total 173 130 Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year WM WF HM HF OM 5 1 1 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 14 4 2 OF 1 1 2 No. of Participants 25 23 20 11 19 21 11 8 32 24 10 14 14 14 5 8 26 14 17 9 325 !D (\") a, i\n~ en:,,\nen--\u0026lt;\n,:, 0 o ... O:c 3: m School: High Schools Baseball Activity Grade Level BM BF Central BSB 9 2 Central BSB 10 Central BSB 11 2 Central BSB 12 Hall BSB 9 3 Hall BSB 10 7 Hall BSB 11 8 Hall BSB 12 1 J.A Fair BSB 9 5 J.A Fair BSB 10 4 J.A Fair BSB 11 4 J.A Fair BSB 12 8 McCI BSB 9 1 McCIBSB 10 4 McCI BSB 11 3 McCIBSB 12 2 P'view BSB 9 2 P'view BSB 10 2 P'view BSB 11 2 P'view BSB 12 5 Total 65 0 Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year WM WF HM HF OM 6 10 13 1 2 2 5 1 1 1 6 2 4 52 0 OF No. of Participants 8 10 15 1 3 7 8 1 7 6 4 13 2 5 4 2 8 4 6 5 119 School: High Schools Volleyball Activity Grade Level BM BF Central VB 9 2 Central VB 10 3 Central VB 11 5 Central VB 12 Hall VB 9 3 Hall VB 10 5 Hall VB 11 3 Hall VB 12 3 J.A Fair VB 9 5 J.A Fair VB 10 7 J.A Fair VB 11 4 J.A Fair VB 12 3 McCI VB 9 8 McCIVB 10 4 McCI VB 11 McCI VB 12 5 P'viewVB 9 10 P'viewVB 10 3 P'viewVB 11 5 P'viewVB 12 2 Total 80 Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year WM WF HM HF OM 4 1 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 18 OF No. of Participants 6 4 8 4 4 6 3 3 6 8 4 3 8 4 0 5 11 3 6 2 0 98 ~ \u0026gt;::c  c\n:g~\noz ~\no zm ~~ ,- C ~ m Cl) ?3 (\") a, \u0026gt;~ Cl)\n,:: en-\u0026lt;\no 0 0--\u0026lt; O::c lC m Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year School: High Schools Cross Country Activity Grade Level BM BF WM WF HM HF OM Central CC 9 1 1 1 1 Central CC 10 2 1 1 1 Central CC 11 1 2 1 1 Central CC 12 1 3 2 1 Hall CC 9 6 Hall CC 10 6 5 1 Hall CC 11 7 2 Hall CC 12 2 1 J.A Fair CC 9 1 J.A Fair CC 10 1 1 J.A Fair CC 11 2 2 1 1 J.A Fair CC 12 1 2 McCI CC 9 9 10 McCI CC 10 3 McCI CC 11 1 4 McCI CC 12 3 2 P'viewCC 9 1 1 P'view CC 10 P'view CC 11 1 P'view CC 12 2 2 Total 42 41 11 5 1 OF No. of Participants 4 5 5 7 6 12 9 3 1 2 6 3 19 3 5 5 2 0 1 4 0 102 School: High Schools Swimming Activity Grade Level BM BF Central SW 9 Central SW 10 Central SW 11 Central SW 12 Hall SW 9 2 Hall SW 10 Hall SW 11 1 Hall SW 12 1 J.A Fair SW 9 J.A Fair SW 10 J.A Fair SW 11 J.A Fair SW 12 McCI SW 9 McCI SW 10 McCI SW 11 McCI SW 12 P'viewSW 9 1 2 P'viewSW 10 3 4 P'viewSW 11 1 2 P'viewSW 12 1 3 Total 8 13 Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year WM WF HM HF OM 1 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 8 5 0 OF No. of Participants 0 0 0 0 6 3 4 1 3 4 7 4 4 35 ~ \u0026gt;::c  C: ~~ :,\n,z ig\n,:, zm ~~ ,.... C: ~ m en ~ c-,CD \u0026gt;~ en\n,:: en--\u0026lt; :,\n,Q 0--1 O::c 3: m School: High Schools Track Activity Grade Level BM Central TK 9 1 Central TK 10 6 Central TK 11 6 Central TK 12 6 Hall TK 9 4 Hall TK 10 5 Hall TK 11 4 Hall TK 12 5 J.A FairTK 9 2 J.A FairTK 10 7 J.A Fair TK 11 6 J.A Fair TK 12 7 McCI TK 9 9 McCI TK 10 9 McCITK 11 14 McCI TK 12 7 P'viewTK 9 7 P'viewTK 10 8 P'viewTK 11 6 P'viewTK 12 12 total 131 BF 9 9 7 7 11 7 6 3 3 3 1 3 1 4 9 11 5 2 4 1 106 Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year WM WF HM HF OM 2 7 2 2 3 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 13 14 0 OF No. of Participants 19 19 18 17 15 12 11 8 6 10 7 11 10 13 23 18 12 11 11 13 0 264 School: High Schools Golf Activity Grade Level BM BF Central G 9 1 Central G 10 Central G 11 Central G 12 Hall G 9 Hall G 10 HallG 11 Hall G 12 J.A Fair G 9 J.A Fair G 10 J.A Fair G 11 1 J.A Fair G 12 McCI G 9 McCI G 10 McCIG 11 McCIG 12 P'view G 9 P'view G 10 P'view G 11 P'viewG 12 Total 1 1 Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year WM WF HM HF OM 1 4 3 4 4 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 18 9 2 OF No. of Participants 2 4 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 4 1 1 4 2 33 :\u0026lt;\no \u0026gt;O  C: 31: :::! ~ ~ rri~ U\u0026gt;-..-..t. m ~ ~ \u0026gt; :c  C: ~~\no z is\no zm ~~ ,... C: ~ m (/) !I' (\") CD i\n:~ u,:\u0026gt;: u,--t\no 0 0--t 0 :c\nc m School: High Schools Tennis Activity Grade Level BM BF Central T 9 Central T 10 1 Central T 11 Central T 12 Hall T 9 Hall T 10 Hall T 11 Hall T 12 J.A Fair T 9 J.A Fair T 10 J.A Fair T 11 1 J.A Fair T 12 1 McCIT 9 McCIT 10 McCIT 11 McCIT 12 P'view T 9 P'view T 10 P'viewT 11 P'viewT 12 Total 1 2 Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year WM WF HM HF OM 3 5 1 3 3 7 4 2 2 1 2 1 2 19 14 0 3 OF No. of Participants 9 2 9 11 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 41 Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year School: High Schools Cheerleaders Activity Grade Level BM BF WM WF HM HF OM Central CL 9 3 5 Central CL 10 2 7 Central CL 11 2 7 Central CL 12 1 5 Hall CL 9 Hall CL 10 Hall CL 11 Hall CL 12 J.A Fair CL 9 3 J.A Fair CL 10 6 1 J.A Fair CL 11 6 5 J.A Fair CL 12 5 McCICL 9 4 McCI CL 10 2 McCI CL 11 1 5 McCI CL 12 10 P'view CL 9 3 1 P'view CL 10 6 2 P'view CL 11 5 2 P'view CL 12 8 Total 1 71 0 35 OF No. of Participants 8 9 1 10 1 7 0 0 0 0 3 7 11 5 4 2 6 10 4 8 1 8 8 110\ni,,~ C) ~ ~c z3: ..... z \u0026gt;  \"-ctim\"' ~~ -\u0026gt;,mn iz5 \"' :\u0026lt; ~ \u0026gt;Oc 3:::! ~~ rri~ en.-...,. m ~ ~ \u0026gt;::c c ril~ ~z ~~ zm ~~ ,-c ~ m \"' ?\" n a, !\nl!\n\"':,\u0026lt;\nu,-, ~o 0-, O::c 3:m School: High Schools Drill Team Activity Grade Level BM BF Central OT 9 10 Central OT 10 6 Central OT 11 12 Central OT 12 5 Hall DT 9 3 Hall DT 10 7 Hall DT 11 7 Hall DT 12 4 J.A Fair OT 9 4 J.A Fair OT 10 10 J.A Fair OT 11 3 J.A Fair OT 12 5 McCIOT 9 McCI OT 10 McCI OT 11 McCIOT 12 P'view OT 9 P'view OT 10 P'view OT 11 7 P'view OT 12 13 Total 96 Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year WM WF HM HF OM 1 3 3 1 8 OF No. of Participants 11 9 15 5 3 7 7 5 4 10 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 13 104 School: High Schools Softball Activity Grade Level BM BF Central SB 9 2 Central SB 10 4 Central SB 11 1 Central SB 12 2 Hall SB 9 Hall SB 10 Hall SB 11 Hall SB 12 J.A Fair SB 9 1 J.A Fair SB 10 3 J.A Fair SB 11 3 J.A Fair SB 12 1 McCI SB 9 McCI SB 10 McCI SB 11 McCI SB 12 P'view SB 9 5 P'viewSB 10 3 P'viewSB 11 3 P'view SB 12 3 Total 31 Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year WM WF HM HF OM 2 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 16 OF No. of Participants 4 4 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 8 3 4 3 47 :\u0026lt;  e:  c:: :ii:::! ~~\n1 ~ en_, ..... m i'll ?' (\")a, ~ ~ en\n,:: en_, :x,O o-, O:r\ni::m School: High Schools Soccer Activity Grade Level BM BF Central S 9 Central S 10 1 1 Central S 11 Central S 12 1 Hall S 9 Hall S 10 1 Hall S 11 1 Hall S 12 2 5 J.A Fair S 9 J.A Fair S 10 J.A Fair S 11 J.A Fair S 12 McCIS 9 McCIS 10 McCIS 11 McCIS 12 P'view S 9 P'view S 10 P'view S 11 3 P'view S 12 Total 8 7 Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year WM WF HM HF OM 15 1 10 8 1 14 14 1 6 3 2 1 5 1 1 2 2 4 2 2 7 4 1 1 2 3 8 2 1 3 3 3 2 2 47 66 12 0 12 OF No. of Participants 16 21 29 10 1 4 3 11 1 12 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 14 10 2 9 8 160 School: High Schools Pep Club Activity Grade Level BM BF Central PC 9 Central PC 10 Central PC 11 Central PC 12 Hall PC 9 Hall PC 10 Hall PC 11 Hall PC 12 J.A Fair PC 9 J.A Fair PC 10 J.A Fair PC 11 J.A Fair PC 12 McCIPC 9 McCIPC 10 McCIPC 11 McCIPC 12 P'view PC 9 P'view PC 10 P'view PC 11 P'view PC 12 Student Participation Report 2003-2004 School Year WM WF HM HF OM OF No. of Participants :c:: ~  C: 31::::! ~ifi rri\n\"'-I -I m ill ~ \u0026gt;::c  C: ril\n::\u0026gt;:lz ~:x, zm ifi~ ,... C: ill m \"' !ll (\") OJ \u0026gt;~ \"':,,\ncn--c :x,O 0--c O::c\ncm DATE: TO: FROM: THROUGH: Re: LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS August 26, 2004 Board of Education rtve\u0026lt;iy Williams, Directoc, Human Resources Roy G. Brooks, Interim Superintendent of Schools Personnel Changes l It is recommended that the following personnel changes be approved at the indicated positions, salaries and classifications. In accordance with A.C.A. 6-17-1502, it is recommended that one additional year of probationary status is provided for all teachers who have been employed in a school district in this state for three (3) years. Teachers with an effective date of employment after August 19, 2004 for regular schools are considered intern teachers. Teachers with an effective date of employment after August 9, 2004 for EYE schools are considered intern teachers. .r.\u0026gt;, ,z. nz ,\u0026gt;... :,0 m c3 ~ !D n cc i\n~ u,=\u0026gt;\u0026lt; u,--\u0026lt;\noO 0--\u0026lt; O:t:\ni::m Personnel Changes Page 2 August 26 , 2004 NAME Alanazi, Jessica Reason: None Given Black, Veralee Reason: Leaving City Boyd, Julie Reason: Accepted Another Position Bums, Patricia Reason: Accepted Another Position Cardin, Johna POSITION SCHOOL START DATE END DATE SALARY CLASS Resignations/Terminations Certified Employees Life Science 8-7-04 4-03 CLOVERDALE MID.6-23-04 TCH925 Algebra I 8-7-02 1-02 CENTRAL 5-28-04 TCH925 Elem II 8-7-04 1-03 BRADY 7-20-04 TCH925 Librarian 8-19-81 6-21 CARVER 7-29-04 LIB950 English 8-13-98 4-07 Reason: Returning To School PUL. HGTS. MID. 7-7-04 TCH925 Cazort, Benjamin Spanish I 7-17-03 1-04 Reason: Expired HENDERSO 6-1-04 TCHl0 Clemmons, David Economics 8-7-02 4-08 Reason: Leaving City MCCLELLA TCH925 Cooper, Marquis Elem IV 8-12-99 4-06 Reason: Leaving City FRANKLIN 7-16-04 TCH925 Davis, Christie Kindergarten 8-13-01 1-02 Reason: Leaving City WATSO 7-1-04 K925 ANNUAL SALARY 35730.00 30617.00 31195.00 60020.00 40351.00 29409.00 41507.00 39196.00 30617.00 Personnel Changes Page 3 August 26, 2004 NAME Doss, Jimmy Reason: Accepted Another Position Downie, Katherine Reason: Accepted Another Position Earnheart, Stefanie Reason: Accepted Another Position Ford, Janet Reason: Abandonment Fuqua, Chris Reason: Contract Ended George, Kimberly Reason: one Given Guest, Julia Reason: Health Hi ll, Stephanie Reason: Accepted Another Position Hunjan, Trarndeep Reason : Leaving City Johnson, Doyle Reason: Accepted Another Position POSITION SCHOOL Alt. Skills ALC English FOREST HGTS. Economics DUNBAR Special Ed. CE TRAL Math Il MCCLELLAN English PU!. HGTS. MID. Math HENDERSO 4YROLD CHICOT Special Ed. HALL Counselor PARKVIEW START DATE END DATE 3-31 -03 7-7-04 8-13-01 8-4-04 8-12-99 5-28-04 8-13-01 4-7-04 8-7-03 8-4-04 8-7-02 5-28-04 8-21-73 5-28-04 8-7-03 7-16-04 8-7-02 8-1-04 7-29-03 7-1-04 SALARY CLASS 1-02 TCH925 1-07 TCH925 2-05 TCH925 6-13 SPE925 1-05 TCH925 2-10 TCH925 5-20 TCH925 1-02 4YR925 1-07 SPE925 4-19 C TLJ0 ANNUAL SALARY 27056.00 35816.00 31825.00 45847.00 33506.00 40785.00 52205.00 30617.00 35816.00 54561 .00 ~ \u0026gt; c,:, . C: 8~ zm -\u0026lt;\" e'n ozm\"' en~ mc'i en !J:l c,:, C: C C) .m.. .r.\u0026gt;, z )\u0026gt; z n ~\n., m \"ll 0 .\n..., !J:l nc,:, r\n~ er,:\u0026gt;:: en-\u0026lt;\n.,O o ... O:c\nr:: m Personnel Changes Page 4 August 26, 2004 NAME Kelley, Laurie Reason: Accepted Another Position Lancaster, Tami Reason: Not Return Lollies, Princess Reason: Cert. Expired Lovelady, Kelley Reason: Accepted Another Position May, Harold Reason: Returning to School McGill, Tamika Reason: Personal Mills, Lori Reason: Personal Moorehead, Colette Reason: Leaving City Mosby, Jonathan Reason: Leaving City Mosby, Shaily Reason: Leaving City Mothershed, Michelle Reason: Leaving City POSITION SCHOOL Social Studies ALC Science HENDERSON Special Ed. STEPHE s General Music TERRY Algebra I CE TRAL Vocational Business PARKVIEW Instr. Music M G\u0026amp;T TEPHE s Physical Ed. START DATE END DATE 8-20-98 8-9-04 8-7-02 6-1 -04 8- 11 -03 8-8-04 8-13-01 8-17-04 8-7-03 7-31-04 8-1-02 8-4-05 12-1-03 6-1-04 8-1 -01 7-28-04 8-1-00 CLOVERDALE MID. 8-4-04 Economics 8-13-97 HALL 5-28-04 English 8-16-02 CLOVERDALE MID. 7-22-04 SALARY CLASS 1-07 TCH925 4-16 TCH925 1-15 SPE925 1-15 TCH925 6-07 TCH925 4-04 TCH950 1-09 TCH925 4-13 G\u0026amp;T925 3-05 TCH925 4-08 TCH925 1-05 TCH925 ANNUAL SALARY 35816.00 50750.00 45059.00 45059.00 43500.00 36885.00 38127.00 47284.00 36510.00 41507.00 33506.00 Personnel Changes Page 5 August 26 , 2004 NAME Peoples, Linda Reason: Leaving City Roberson, Robert POSITION SCHOOL Special Ed. START DATE END DATE 8-7-03 MABELV ALE MID. 8-2-04 Special Ed. 8-7-02 Reason: Returning To School FOREST HGTS. 5-28-04 Settle, Adam Alt. Skills 1-8-03 Reason: Personal MCCLELLAN 7-30-04 Steward, Tracie American History 8-7-02 Reason: None Given FOREST HGTS. 7-1-04 Stricker, Kristine Elem I 8-18-93 Reason: Leaving City CHICOT 8-10-04 Vinson, Sylverene Elem II 8-24-87 Reason: Retired CHICOT 7-28-04 Word, Jennifer English 8-7-02 Reason: Personal FOREST HGTS. 7-9-04 Whitlow, Alecia Librarian 8-30-95 Reason: Personal STEPHE s 7-7-04 Wicker, Amanda ElemY 8-7-03 Reason: one Given WILLIAMS 7-22-04 Williams, Debbie ElemY 8-12-99 Reason: Personal FOREST PARK 7-26-04 Williams, Mary Anne Elem IV 8-18-99 Reason: Retired Carver 7-1-04 SALARY CLASS 5-08 SPE925 1-04 SPE925 1-04 TCHl0 1-12 TCH925 4-13 TCH925 4-19 TCH925 1-03 TCH925 4-12 LIB950 1-04 TCH925 1-06 TCH925 4-17 TCH925 ANNUAL SALARY 43067.00 32350.00 32350.00 41593.00 47284.00 54561.00 31195.00 46128.00 32350.00 34661.00 51905.00 ~  CD . C: 8~ zm .....\" V', ozm\"' V, ~ c'i m u, !I' CD C: C G) .m.... .f.'l, z \u0026gt;z n \u0026gt;,...\no m ~ ~ !I' n CD r\n: ~ ,,,::,:\nV, ..... :oc-o, O::c\ni:: m Personnel Changes Page 6 August 26 , 2004 NAME Willis, Vora Reason: Leaving City Wood,Javana Reason: Position Eliminated Wren, Beth Reason: None Given Wyatt, Janice Reason: Returning to School Adams, Ashley Adams, Katrina Adkins, Karen Andrews, Ashley Arnold, Tyneshia POSITION SCHOOL Elem I STEPHE s Leaming Skills WATSON Deaf Ed BALE Special Ed. SPECIAL ED. START DATE END DATE 8-1-03 7-13-04 8-12-02 5-28-04 8-7-03 8-10-04 8-20-90 9-30-04 ew Certified Employees 4 Yr Old 8-11-04 ROCKEFELLER Elem IV 8-11-04 GIBBS G\u0026amp;T 8-4-04 STEPHE s Kindergarten 8-11-04 BALE Elem IV 8-2-04 CLOVERDALE EL. SALARY CLASS 1-07 TCH925 1-03 TCH925 1-03 SPE925 68-13 ADCll 1-01 4YROLD 1-01 TCH925 4-19 G\u0026amp;T925 1-01 K925 1-04 TCH925 ANNUAL SALARY 35816.00 31195.00 31195.00 62772.00 30040.00 30040.00 54561.00 annual 53992.66 prorated 30040.00 32350.00 Personnel Changes Page 7 August 26 , 2004 NAME Atchley, Carrie Barnard, Lavonja Beachboard, Margaret Bedell, Lisette Beverly, Tanesshia Bradley, Dora Bradshaw, Sarah Brown, Verlyn Bullard, Renitia Burdess, Jamie Camarillo, Diana POSITION SCHOOL 4 Yr Old MABELV ALE EL. ElemV WAKEFIELD Special Ed. FULBRIGHT ElemV WILSON 4 Yr Old FRANKLIN Economic MCCLELLAN Kindergarten FULBRIGHT Tutor FAIR.PARK Multi-Medi START DATE END DATE 8-2-04 8-11 -04 8-11 -04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 CLOVERDALE MID. Elem I 8-11-04 WASHINGTON ElemV 8-11 -04 GIBBS SALARY CLASS 1-01 4YROLD 1-04 TCH925 4-17 SPE925 1-05 TCH925 1-01 4YROLD 4-18 TCH925 1-01 K925 1-10 TCH925 6-09 TCH925 1-01 TCH925 4-02 TCH925 ANNUAL SALARY 30040.00 32350.00 51905.00 33506.00 30040.00 53061.00 30040.00 39283.00 45810.00 30040.00 35152.00 ~ \u0026gt;. cCD g\nzm \u0026gt;v, .... V, ov, zm v,~ mc'i V, !JI CD C 0 C, .m... .f,l, z \u0026gt;z (\") r\u0026gt;\n,:, m -0 0 .\n.,.:., !JI (\") CD s\n::l-\nV,\"' V, ....\n,:,O o--, O::r: 3: m Personnel Changes Page 8 August 26 , 2004 NAME Case, Chanetta Cherepski, Donald Childrers, Jessica Church, Kathleen Clark, John Clark, Michael Clark, Rose Cole, atalie Cook, Charlotte Cook, Jamie Cooley, Tiefa POSITION SCHOOL Librarian ROMINE Technology MCCLELLAN Elem Art FRANKLIN Consulting Teacher MITCHELL Math HENDERSO Civics HALL Elem I WESTERN HILLS Kindergarten DODD Elem IV MCDERMOTT Kindergarten WATSO Elem IV FRANKL START DATE END DATE 8-9-04 8-2-04 8-11-04 8-2-04 8-11-04 1-07 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 SALARY CLASS 6-20 LIB950 6-11 TCHlO 1-03 TCH925 4-13 TCH925 4-07 TCH925 1-07 TCHI0 1-16 TCH925 1-03 K925 4-03 TCH925 1-01 K925 2-01 TCH925 ANNUAL SALARY 58520.00 51880.45 31195.00 47284.00 40351.00 38614.13 46215.00 31195.00 35354.00 30040.00 31542.00 Personnel Changes Page 9 August 26, 2004 NAME Copes, Stephanie Crow, Meghann Cunningham Joan Dale, Susan Davis, Dorethea Dyer, Julie Eackles, Kenyetta Ellenburg, Adele Easley, ichola Evans, Erika Fikes, Leslie POSITION SCHOOL Kindergarten CHICOT Elem II ROCKEFELLER ElemV WESTERN HILLS Elem IV CHICOT 4 Yr. Old MCDERMOTT Kindergarten WILSO 4 Yr. Old JEFFERSO Special Ed. MCDERMOTT Special Ed. FOREST HGTS. Career Orien. FOREST HGTS. Elem Ill ROMINE START DATE END DATE 8-11 -04 8-11-04 8-11 -04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 SALARY CLASS 6-14 K925 1-01 TCH925 1-04 TCH925 2-03 TCH925 6-11 4YROLD 1-05 K925 1-03 4YROLD 4-07 SPE925 6-04 SPE925 1-03 TCH950 1-08 TCH925 ANNUAL SALARY 51587.00 30040.00 32350.00 32697.00 48121.00 33506.00 36195.00 40351.00 40034.00 31357.47 36972.00 ~ \u0026gt; a, . C: 8~ zm \u0026gt;CJ) -\u0026lt;en 0~ Z\n:o en\u0026lt; n m CJ) !XI a, C: 0 G) .m... .0., z \u0026gt;z n \u0026gt; r-\n:o m \"C 0 .\n.:.o. !XI n a, !\nl:\nen=\"- en-\u0026lt;\n:oO o .... O:c\n:m Personnel Changes Page 10 August 26 , 2004 NAME Flanigan, William Fuller, Karonda Gurley, Tara Griffith, Keysha Hall, Barbara Hannah, Melissa Hanson, Faye Harper, Jerome Harris, Tiffany Harrison, A vonlea Hiddleson, teven POSITION SCHOOL Arkansas History HENDERSON Elem III OTTERCREEK 4 Yr Old STEPHE s Elem III FULBRIGHT Elem IV WOODRUFF Special Ed. MABELV ALE EL. Elem III WATSON Civics HALL Elem I CARVER Kindergarten FRANKL Science FAIR START DATE END DATE 7-21-04 8-11-04 8-2-04 8-11-04 8-2-04 8-2-04 8-12-04 8-2-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 SALARY CLASS 4-01 TCHl0 4-01 TCH925 1-02 4YROLD 4-07 TCH925 1-01 TCH925 62-11 SPE925 4-02 TCH925 4-04 TCHI0 1-01 TCH925 4-01 K925 1-05 TCH925 ANNUAL SALARY 37276.17 34575.00 30617.00 40351.00 30040.00 49248.00 35152.00 39766.64 30040.00 34575.00 16753.00 Personnel Changes Page 11 August 26, 2004 NAME Holloway, Ramona Holmes, Jane Howse, Marion Hunt, Ladina Henry, Christopher Iocolano, Susan Isgrig, Sarah Johnson,Martha Jones, Gregory Jones, haron Jones, Vance POSITION SCHOOL Math FAJR ElemV WILLIAMS Counselor METRO Elem II WASHINGTON Elem I BALE Special Ed HALL Elem III ROCKEFELLER Kindergarten MABELV ALE EL. ElemV WILSO Special Ed. FOREST HGTS. Elem III MITCHELL START DATE END DATE 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11 -04 8-2-04 8-11-04 8-2-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 SALARY CLASS 4-18 TCH925 1-01 TCH925 6-21 TCH950 1-01 TCH925 4-08 TCH925 4-09 SPE925 1-01 TCH925 6-19 TCH925 4-08 TCH925 4-03 PE925 1-01 TCH925 ANNUAL SALARY 53061.00 30040.00 60322.60 30040.00 41507.00 42662.00 30040.00 57364.00 41507.00 35730.00 30040.00 ~ )\u0026gt; a, . C: 8~ zm )\u0026gt; u, ... u, c5~ z\nc Ch\u0026lt; n m u, !JI a, C: 0 I,) ~ !..\",' z  z C') ,\u0026gt;-\nc m \"C 0 .\n.c. !JI C') a, r\n~ u,::\"\u0026lt; u, ...\ncO o ... O::c ~m Personnel Changes Page 12 August 26 , 2004 NAME Keck, Sherry Kesler, Martha Lancaster, Rita Landry, Rebecca Loring, Shana Martin, Lori McClellan, Dale McDaniel, Yvonne McKnight, Molly McRae, Jane McSpadden, Elizabeth POSITION SCHOOL Math GEYER SPRINGS Librarian START DATE END DATE 8-11-04 8-5-04 CLOVERDALE MID. ElemV 8-11 -04 CARVER Physics 8-11-04 CENTRAL English 8-11-04 MABELV ALE MID. Kindergarten 8-2-04 STEPHE S Counselor 8-2-04 STEPHE S Elem Ill 8-2-04 CLOVERDALE EL. 4 Yr Old 8-1-04 TERRY Librarian 8-5-04 FAIR Elem Il 8-11-04 WAKEFIELD SALARY CLASS 4-10 TCH925 1-07 LIB950 1-12 TCH925 1-15 TCH925 4-01 TCH925 1-03 K925 5-20 C L925 1-01 TCH925 1-01 4YROLD 4-19 UB950 1-03 TCH925 ANNUAL SALARY 43818.00 36748.71 41593.00 45059.00 34575.00 31 195.00 57276.00 30040.00 30040.00 55981.86 31195.00 Personnel Changes Page 13 August 26 , 2004 NAME Melson, Nathan Miller, Rachelle Modica, Melinda Moix, Saddi Morley, Barbara Mote, Claudia Muhammad, Khaleelah Nash, Jennifer eumeier, Cynthia ichols, Karisa orton, hauna POSITION SCHOOL Elem PE ROCKEFELLER ElemV GIBBS Elem II MEADOW CLIFF Elem I FRANKLIN Kindergarten FRANKLIN Elem IV WATSON Elem IV STEPHENS Special Ed. WASHINGTO Elem V MCDERMOTT Life Science START DATE END DATE 8-11-04 8-11 -04 8-11-04 8-11 -04 8-11 -04 8-11-04 8-2-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 CLOVERDALE MID. East Lab 8-11 -04 FAIR SALARY CLASS 1-01 TCH925 1-01 TCH925 1-01 TCH925 1-12 TCH925 1-01 K925 1-16 TCH925 1-02 TCH925 1-04 SPE925 1-07 TCH925 5-08 TCH925 1-01 TCH925 ANNUAL SALARY 30040.00 30040.00 30040.00 41593.00 30040.00 46215.00 30617.00 32350.00 35816.00 43067.00 30040.00 ~ ,..a, . C: g~ zm )\u0026gt;\"' -\u0026lt;\"' 0~ z\n,:, \u0026lt;n\u0026lt; n m \"' !\" Dl C: 0 C) m -\u0026lt; .0.., z )\u0026gt; nz ,\u0026gt;-\n,:, m \"C 0\n,:, -\u0026lt; ~ .-, Dl \u0026gt;i!:'\nen=-- \"\n',:-,\u0026lt;O 0-4 O::c 3:m Personnel Changes Page 14 August 26 , 2004 NAME Norwood, Monica Oliver, Karen Olson, Christopher Pam1ell, Erin Pierce, Charlene Pride, Cheryl Putman, Jessica Ragan, Alicia Reed, Martha Remley, Sarah Rodriguez, Angela POSITION SCHOOL Elem I RIGHTSELL Elem IV MABELV ALE EL. Business Ed. FAIR Elem IV WAKEFIELD Elem II WATSO Asst. Principal FULBRIGHT 4 Yr. Old OTTERCREEK Elem III WATSO Kindergarten BRADY 4 Yr Old DODD Kindergarten MEADOW CLIFF START DATE END DATE 8-11-04 8-2-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-16-04 8-11-04 8-12-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 SALARY CLASS 5-11 TCH925 4-03 TCH925 1-01 TCH950 1-01 TCH925 1-10 TCH925 64-18 ADCI05 1-04 4YROLD 1-01 TCH925 1-01 K925 1-02 4YROLD 1-10 K925 ANNUAL SALARY 46533.00 35730.00 30822.00 annual 30196.46 prorated 30040.00 39283.00 64668 .00 32350.00 30040.00 30040.00 30617.00 39283.00 Personnel Changes Page 15 August 26 , 2004 NAME Samuels, Lori Scanlon, Leigh Scardino, Anne Scogin, Anna Carol Scott, Glenda Scott, Margaret Sharlow, Alan Shelton, Julie Simpson, Co1mie Sinor, Harley Smith, Arbradella POSITION SCHOOL Elem I MCDERMOTT Elem ID FOREST PARK ElemV TERRY Elem ID FULBRIGHT Elem IV WILSO Social Studies DUNBAR Physics CENTRAL Kindergarten FULBRIGHT Elem II WILLIAMS Elem II BOOKER Consulting Teacher BRADY START DATE END DATE 8- 11 -04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 SALARY CLASS 1-03 TCH925 4-01 TCH925 6-20 TCH925 1-03 TCH925 1-16 TCH925 4-03 TCH925 1-03 TCH925 1-02 K925 3-06 TCH925 1-01 TCH925 5-13 TCH925 ANNUAL SALARY 311 95.00 34575.00 58520.00 31 195 .00 46215.00 35730.00 31 195.00 30617.00 37665.00 30040.00 48843.00 .\u0026gt; \u0026lt;= C)\n,. ~o z3: --\u0026lt;z \u0026gt;-,:,\u0026lt;\"n -,,m ~~ \u0026gt;__C.\"m\u0026gt; 0 \u0026lt;n z ~ \u0026gt;. ca , 8~ zm \u0026gt;\u0026lt;n .... \u0026lt;n c5\u0026lt;n zm \u0026lt;n~ n m \u0026lt;n ?' a, C 0 C) .m... .!\",\u0026gt;, z \u0026gt;z c-, \u0026gt; r-\n,:, .m,, 0 .\n.,.:., ?' c-, a, !\nf'\n\u0026lt;n\"' \u0026lt;n ....\n,:,O o .... O::c 3: m Personnel Changes Page 16 August 26 , 2004 NAME Smith, Michelle D. Smith, Michelle L. Smith, Mickie Smith, Renee Smith, Zachary Snider, Adrienne Snipes, Patricia Stanley, Charles Stephenson, Edward Sutton, Wilma Taggart, Keri POSITION SCHOOL 4 Yr Old FULBRIGHT ElemV RIGHTSELL Elem II MABELV ALE EL. ElemV FAIR PARK Elem II MITCHELL Elem III STEPHE s Computer Spec. ROMINE Music ROMINE Social Studies CLOVERDALE MID. Social Studies MA Elem II CHICOT START DATE END DATE 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-2-04 8-11-04 8-2-04 8-2-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 SALARY CLASS 1-01 4YROLD 4-07 TCH925 1-01 TCH925 1-02 TCH925 1-03 TCH925 1-02 TCH925 1-16 TCH925 1-01 TCH925 1-09 TCH925 1-03 TCH925 1-01 TCH925 ANNUAL SALARY 30040.00 40351.00 30040.00 30617.00 31195.00 30617.00 46215.00 30040.00 38127.00 31195.00 30040.00 Personnel Changes Page 17 August 26 , 2004 NAME Talbert, Monica Talley Dunn, Leshunda Tell, Hatem Terry, Benita Thomas, Billy Thomas, Deborah Tidball, Holly Treat, Heather Turner, Lula Wagster, Gregory Wallace, She1Ta POSITION SCHOOL Elem ill CLOVERDALE EL. Elem IV JEFFERSON Business Ed FAIR ElemV GEYER SPRINGS Special Ed FAIR Elem V GEYER SPRINGS Music RIGHTSELL Elem I CHICOT Kindergarten STEPHE S Special Ed PARKVIEW Elem III MABEL VALE EL. START DATE END DATE 8-2-04 8-11-04 8-5-04 8-16-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-2-04 8-11-04 8-2-04 SALARY CLASS 6-10 TCH925 1-01 TCH925 1-01 TCH950 4-18 TCH925 6-20 SPE925 1-02 TCH925 1-01 TCH925 1-01 TCH925 4-15 K925 1-08 SPE925 1-01 TCH925 ANNUAL SALARY 46966.00 30040.00 30822.29 53061.00 annual 52231.92 prorated 58520.00 30617.00 30040.00 30040.00 49594.00 36972.00 30040.00 ~ .\u0026gt;ac: , g\nzm \u0026gt;en -\u0026lt; en 0~ Z\n,:, en\u0026lt; c'i m en !J:l a:, C 0 C) .m... .r.\u0026gt;, z \u0026gt; z Cl  I\"'\"\n,:, .m., 0 .\n.,.:., !J:l Cl a:, r\nf!\nen\n,:: en ....\n,:,O o .... O:r: !!: m Personnel Changes Page 18 August 26, 2004 NAME Wallace, Yulonda Watson, Charlotte Watson, Jana West, Joel Whitaker, Cindy White, Ethel Willian1s, Kim Williams, Harriett Williamson, Michael Wilson, Brenda Wilson, Cheryl POSITION SCHOOL ElemV FOREST PARK Business Ed. ALC Business Ed. CENTRAL Oral Com CE TRAL Kindergarten CHICOT Special Ed. FOREST HGTS. ElemN WOODRUFF Elem IT WASHINGTO Instr. Aide CE TRAL pecial Ed. CE TRAL Elem II MABEL VALE EL. START DATE END DATE SALARY CLASS 8- 11 -04 1-12 TCH925 8-11-04 6-03 TCH925 8-11-04 1-01 TCH925 8-11-04 1-01 TCH925 8-11-04 1-01 K925 8-11-04 4-06 SPE925 8-2-04 1-01 TCH925 8-11-04 1-03 TCH925 8-11-04 1-03 TCH925 8-11-04 4-01 PE925 8-2-04 1-01 TCH925 ANNUAL SALARY 41593.00 38878.00 30040.00 30040.00 30040.00 39196.00 30040.00 31195.00 31195.00 34575.00 30040.00 NAME Bush, Yolanda Johnson, Marcus Little, Darlene Roberts, Olivine POSITION SCHOOL START DATE END DATE ADDENDUM New Certified Emplovees Algebra II 8-11-04 HALL Band 8-11-04 MANN Special Ed. 8-11-04 MCCLELLAN Assoc. Supt. 9-13-04 CURR/LEARNING SALARY CLASS 1-12 TCH925 1-01 TCH925 4-18 SPE925 81-18 ADC12 ANNUAL SALARY 41593.00 30040.00 53061.00 107424.00 ~ \u0026gt; a, . C: 8~ zm \u0026gt;CJ) _,CJJ 0~ z\n:c CJJ\u0026lt; c'i m CJ) !D a, C: 0 C) .m.. !D n a, !\n:~ CJ)\n,: CJJ-\u0026lt;\n:cO o-, 0 :c 3:m Personnel Changes Page 19 August 26 , 2004 NAME Witt, Karen Wright, Brandi Wood, Barbara POSITION SCHOOL Special Ed. FRANKLIN Special Ed. BRADY Special Ed. BALE START DATE END DATE 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 Certified Promotion SALARY CLASS 3-17 SPE925 4-01 SPE925 2-13 SPE925 ANNUAL SALARY 50374.00 34575.00 44251.00 Brooks, Jill Promotion from Title I Coordinator to Assistant Principal at Otter Creek Kovach, Lillian Promotion from 9.25 month to 10 month position at IRC Mehlburger, Becky Promotion from Assistant Principal to Interim Principal at Terry Register, Sandra Promotion from Kindergarten Teacher to Interim Assistant Principal at Rockefeller Bone, Toni Promotion from 9.25 month to 11 month position at Special Ed. Supervisor Bailey, Devon Rea on: one Given Booth, Carlette Reason: Leaving ity Resignations/Terminations on-Certified Emplovees Instr. Aide CHICOT Instr. Aide PUL. HGTS. MID. 9-5-96 8-10-04 9-19-91 8-17-04 33-16 INA925 33-17 A925 16109.00 16595.00 Personnel Changes Page 20 August 26 , 2004 NAME Burt, Geraldine Reason: Retired Butler, Barbara POSITION SCHOOL Child Nutrition FAIR Instr. Aide Reason: Returning To School ROCKEFELLER Brown, Betty Maintenance Reason: Health PUL. HGTS. MID. Brown, Cynthia Instr. Aide Reason: Accepted Another TERRY Position Butm, Lillian Instr. Aide Reason: Retired FOREST PARK Cole, Carolyn Child utrition Reason: Retired FAIR.PARK Curtis, Cindy Instr. Aide Reason: one Given OTTERCREEK Daniel, ita Child utrition Reason: Health FOREST HGTS. Dwyer, Mike Social Worker Reason: Contract Ended PUPILSERV. Eller, David Tech Specialist Reason: Accepted Another CE TRAL Position START DATE END DATE 8-13-86 7-22-04 8-8-96 8-10-04 1-16-02 7-26-04 10-2-97 8-10-04 11-11-91 8-16-04 8-30-76 7-1-04 8-14-96 7-19-04 8-29-03 8-12-04 10-2-01 6-8-04 7-8-03 9-15-04 SALARY CLASS 7-17 FSH650 33-17 INA925 31-06 CUS928 33-17 INA925 1-10 INA185 1-16 FSMEAL 33-16 INA925 3-02 FSH550 37-20 ANI0 47-10 I 1 ANNUAL SALARY 10646.00 16595.00 13204.00 16595.00 14472.00 12312.00 16109.00 9401.00 30660.00 30660.00 \u0026gt;. \u0026lt;= C) ~ ~c, z_ _,3z::: )..\u0026gt;,,r' n ..,,m ~ ~ -\u0026gt;-,nm o rn z ~ .\u0026gt; cID g~ zm \u0026gt;rn -\u0026lt; rn 0~ Z\nc rn \u0026lt; c'i rmn ~ ID C C C) m -\u0026lt; r.,\u0026gt;., z \u0026gt;z n ,\u0026gt;....\nc m \"C 0\n..c.. ~ nlD r\nr-\nrn\n,s rn-\u0026lt;\nc 0 0--, O::c\ni:m .....-,------------------ Personnel Changes Page 21 August 26, 2004 NAME Forte, Reginald Reason: None Given Garcia, Martha Reason: Health Green, Angela Reason: None Given Harris, icholas Reason: Leaving City Hochestetler, Kimberly Reason: Leaving City Holder, Alice Reason: one Given Hughes, Sandra POSITION SCHOOL Instr. Aide GIBBS Custodian CHICOT Nurse START DATE END DATE 8-23-00 5-27-04 10-29-03 7-16-04 8-7-03 MABELV ALE MID. 8-23-04 Maintenance 12-2-02 FACILITY SERV. 7-26-04 PBX 8-30-99 COMMUNICATION 7-2-04 Instr. Aide 9-13-95 CHICOT 8-5-04 Hippy Aide 11-3-97 Reason: Returning To School HIPPY 8-5-04 Humphrey, Dorothy BUSMO 11-24-97 Reason: Retired TRANS. 5-28-04 Humphrey, Ketra Care 9-2-03 Reason: Terminated CARE 7-23-04 Hurd, Khristi Instr. Aide 8-19-96 Reason: Returning To chool ROMINE 7-26-04 Hyder, Kcyonna Custodian 2-24-04 Reason: Returning to School FOREST PARK 8-2-04 SALARY CLASS 33-15 INA925 1-01 CUS928 52-13 NURSES 40-05 MAINT. 43-13 AN12 33-17 INA925 33-08 HIPY09 1-08 BUSMO 3-06 CARE 33-16 A925 31-03 CUS925 ANNUAL SALARY 15637.00 10626.00 38928.00 21432.00 29760.00 16595.00 13015.00 12841.00 7.76 per hour 16109.00 12085.00 Personnel Changes Page 22 August 26 , 2004 NAME Iglesias, Zoraida Reason: Accepted Another Position Jackson, Pamela Reason: Accepted Another Position Johnson, ancy Reason: Retired Jones, Jessinca Reason: Accepted Another Position Jones, Mary Reason: one Given Jordan, Marcus Reason: one Given Lenzie, Diann Reason: Returning to School Lightner, Melanie Reason: Returning to School Ma11inez, Deborah Reason: one Given Moore, Antonio POSI TION SCHOOL Instr. Aide WASHINGTON Nurse GIBBS Secretary PARK.VIEW Child utrition PUL. HGTS. MID. Instr. Aide FOREST HGTS. Security Officer MA.BELY ALE EL. Instr. Aide FOREST HGTS. Clerical STEPHE s Instr. Aide BRADY Security Officer Reason: Returning to chool MCCLELL START DATE END DATE 4-20-04 8-10-04 9-6-91 8-2-04 8-10-92 8-1-04 4-9-02 8-5-04 11-21-03 8-10-04 12-7-98 7-1-04 3-8-04 8-11-04 7-17-01 7-30-04 8-23-02 8-2-04 8-11-03 5-27-04 SALARY CLASS 22-17 INA925 52-19 NURSES 38-20 CLKl0 3-03 FSH550 33-17 INA925 36-20 SOFR9 33-14 INA925 38-11 CLKl0 1-02 INA925 36-10 SOFR9 ANNUAL SALARY 16595.00 46572.00 31596.00 8445.00 16595.00 20835.00 15179.00 24144.00 11425.00 15463.00 ~ \u0026gt;o:, . C: 8~ zm -\u0026gt;c\"\"'' 0~ Z\n,c CJ\u0026gt;\u0026lt; c'i m \"' !:D 0:, C: c0: , .m.... f.\u0026gt;,, z \u0026gt;z (\") ,\u0026gt;....\n,c m ~ 0\n,c ..... !:D (\")o:, i\n:~ \"':,:: c,,-C\nco 0-c O::c 3:m Personnel Changes Page 23 August 26 , 2004 NAME Moore, Barbara Reason: Retired Moore, Patsy Reason: Accepted Another Position Moreland, Mary Reason: Accepted Another Position Pen-y,Jimmy Reason: Personal Robertson, Andrew Reason: Personal Scott, Patricia Reason: Accepted Another Position Shirley, James Reason: Health Sliter, Carolyn Reason: Personal mith, Tunza POSITION SCHOOL Instr. Aide WOODRUFF Instr. Aide JEFFERSON Child Nutrition SOUTHWEST Custodian ROMINE Security Officer HALL Child utrition FOREST PARK Maintenance FAC. SERV. Instr. Aide BALE Instr. Aide Reason: Returning To School GIBBS tewart, Jacqueline Instr. Aide Reason: Position Eliminated BASELI E START DATE END DATE 9-10-79 8-2-04 9-17-90 8-10-04 8-12-03 8-11-04 1-1-84 8-6-04 9-4-90 8-2-04 12-6-99 7-30-04 3-26-0 I 7-21-04 9-25-00 8-9-04 I 0-13-03 5-28-04 10-14-03 SALARY CLASS 33-17 INA925 33-13 INAl85 3-02 FSH550 35-17 CUS12 30-17 A 10 2-06 FSMGRS 51-03 MA T. 22-14 lNA925 33-11 I A925 33-14 6-1-04 INA925 ANNUAL SALARY 16595.00 14735.00 9401.00 26412.00 22752.00 14837.00 28032.00 15179.00 13875.00 15179.00 Personnel Changes Page 24 August 26 , 2004 NAME Strong, Catherine Reason: None Given Tinkle, Betty Reason: Retired Trussell, Kimo Reason: None Given Williams, Andrea Reason: Position Eliminated Williams, Yalanda Reason: None Given Bledsoe, Monique Bonds, Roselyn Buford, Kamirah Caldwell, Cathe1ine POSITION SCHOOL Clerical BOOKER Secretary CENTRAL Instr. Aide CHICOT Instr. Aide MEADOWCLIFF Instr. Aide CHICOT START DATE END DATE 12-8-99 8-2-04 8-10-92 7-5-04 1-27-04 8-6-04 1-2-02 6-30-04 1-12-04 8-9-04 SALARY CLASS 38-7 CLKl0 39-20 CLK10 33-17 INA925 1-08 INSTRC 33-17 INA925 New on-Certified Employees Bus Driver 8-17-04 3-03 TRANS. BUSDRV Instr. Aide 8-11-04 33-18 WASHINGTO INA925 Instr. Aide 8-11-04 33-13 JEFFERSON INA925 Instr. Aide 8-11-04 33-13 FOREST PARK INA925 ANNUAL SALARY 21432.00 32544.00 16595.00 19520.00 16595.00 12108.00 17094.00 14735.00 14735.00 ~ \u0026gt;a, . C: 8~ zm -\u0026gt;-\u0026lt;\"\"'' 0~ Z\n,c \"'\u0026lt;n m \"' !ll a, C: C C\u0026gt; !!l f..\u0026gt;, z \u0026gt; z (\") r\u0026gt;-\n,c .m., 0 .\n.,.c. !ll (\") a, \u0026gt;f'\n\"tn'-\"-\u0026lt;' ::oo o .... O:i:: 3:m Personnel Changes Page 25 August 26 , 2004 NAME Chandler, Hilton Crawford, John Crutchfield, Tova Daniels, Devera Dotson, Shirley Golston, Shawn Haggans, Monica Hawkins. Dawna Hicks. Felicia POSITION SCHOOL Instr. Aide CHICOT Maintanence PLANTSERV. Instr. Aide ROCKEFELLER Instr. Aide ROMINE Instr. Aide BRADY Security Officer START DATE END DATE 8-16-04 7-28-04 7-15-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-16-04 MABELV ALE MID. Care 8-9-04 CARE Instr. Aide 8-11-04 OTTERCREEK Instr. Aide 8-11-04 FORE TPARK SALARY CLASS 33-11 INA925 49-07 MAINT. 33-13 INA12 33-13 INA925 33-05 INA925 36-17 SOFR9 1-02 CARE 33-15 I 'A925 33-0 A925 ANNUAL SALARY 13875.00 annual 13650.00 prorated 29760.00 annual 27353.87 prorated 18718.00 annual 1792 1.49 prorated 14735.00 11600.00 19044.00 7.13 per hour 15637.00 12628.00 Personnel Changes Page 26 August 26 , 2004 NAME Hill, Richard Hubbard, Myia Isbell, Brenda Jefferson, Tammie Jones, Kiril Jordan, Shatonja Justice, Valerie Leaks, Mary Long, Calvin Payne, Celeste Robinson, Monique POSITION SCHOOL Custodian HENDERSON Care CARE Instr. Aide WAKEFIELD Instr. Aide WASHINGTO Instr. Aide MABELV ALE EL. Secretary FORESTHGTS PBX COMM Instr. Aide OTTERCREEK Custodian A X Instr. Aide FOREST PARK Bus Driver TRANS START DATE END DATE 6-22-04 8-9-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 8-9-04 7-28-04 7-21 -04 8-11-04 6-21-04 8-11-04 8-17-04 SALARY CLASS 3-05 CUS12 1-02 CARE 33-13 INA925 33-09 INA925 33-13 INA925 39-06 CLKlO 43-12 AN12 33-13 INA925 31-01 CUS12 33-05 INA925 3-02 BUSDRV ANNUAL SALARY 21432.00 7.13 per hour 14735.00 13070.00 14735.00 21432.00 27286.16 14735.00 7266.00 11600.00 l-1450.00 ~  ID . C: 8~ zm \u0026gt;__e.crn, 0~ Z\n,, CJ)\u0026lt; c=\nm CJ) !I\" ID C: 0 G) .m... .f.l, z \u0026gt; z (\") ,\u0026gt;...\nJl m \"ti 0 .\n.J..l ?' (\") CD \u0026gt;~ v,='- \u0026lt;J\u0026gt;--\u0026lt;\n,,O o .... O::c 3:m Personnel Changes Page 27 August 26 , 2004 NAME Roberson, Shannon Rucker, Elnora Saine, Kenoris Smith, Jason Spring, Michael St. Clair, Tracy Trammell, Rickey Turner, Reva Walker, Whitney Webster, Joyce POSITION SCHOOL Instr. Aide JEFFERSON Custodian SOUTHWEST Instr. Aide CHICOT Instr. Aide OTTERCREEK Custodian STEPHE S Instr. Aide OTTERCREEK Custodian BRADY Instr. Aide ROMINE Care CARE Instr. Aide ROCKEFELLER START DATE END DATE 8-11-04 5-19-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 7-29-04 8-11-04 8-16-04 8-11-04 8-9-04 7-15-04 SALARY CLASS 33-13 INA925 1-01 CUS928 33-17 INA925 33-17 INA925 33-01 CUS12 33-09 INA925 31-03 CUS925 33-09 INA925 4-01 CARE 33-13 Al2 ANNUAL SALARY 14735.00 11379.00 16595.00 16595.00 13078.00 13070.00 6042.50 13070.00 6.25 per hour I 8718.00 annual 17921.49 prorated Personnel Changes Page 28 August 26, 2004 NAME Williams, Monica Wofford, Rhonda Yarbough, Linda Zakaria, Tauhida POSITION SCHOOL Instr. Aide ROCKEFELLER Bus Driver TRANS urse MITCHELL Instr. Aide OTTERCREEK START DATE END DATE 8-16-04 8-17-04 8-11-04 8-11-04 Non-Certified Promotion SALARY CLASS 33-08 INA12 3-02 BUSDRV 52-07 NURSES 33-05 INA925 ANNUAL SALARY 16,109.00 annual 14052.53 prorated 11450.00 31357.00 11600.00 Loftis, Regina Promotion from 10 month to 12 month position at Facility Services on-Certified Transfer ONE ~ .c a, g\nzm  u, .... u, i5 gi Z\n:o u, \u0026lt; c'i m u, !%J a, C 0 c\n, !:!l .f,l, z  z (\") \u0026gt;,-\n:o m -0 0 ~ !%J (\") a, r\n~ u,\n,:: en--\u0026lt;\n:oO o .... 0::C 3::m LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM STREET LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS Date: August 26, 2004 To: Little Rock School District Board of Directors From: Dr. Roy Brooks Superintendent of Schools Prepared by: Beverly Williams, Director of Human Resources RE: Back to the Classroom Program Let us not forget where we began - - in the classroom. I have authorized the Human Resources Department to develop the \"Back to the Classroom\" (BTTC) program. District administrators, central office staff, curriculum and instruction staff, and most other departmental staff members will substitute teach for one day in a classroom each semester. This includes both certified and non-certified employees. We've all been there before, we love children (young adults for those secondary folks), and we want to be more visible in our schools. This will give all of us a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities that our classroom teachers face each day. The initial design of the program is as follows:       Every \"BTTC'' participant will substitute for a teacher one day each semester . Human resources will work with principals to prearrange these assignments for known illnesses/ doctors appointments, professional leave, etc. Human Resources will also coordinate a brief training session for staff members who need a refresher course as they travel back in time to their classroom days. All non-certified staff members participating in the \"BTTC\" program will be required to attend this training . Participants will have an opportunity to indicate their preference with regard to elementary, middle or high school levels as well as subject areas. All schools will be served. Schools that are experiencing a more difficult time scheduling substitutes may have more \"BTTC\" participants in their buildings. We will work side by side with teachers thus establishing a closer team/unit and an opportunity to build mutual respect. At approximately $50 per day for a substitute, there will be a saving in the District's substitute budget. (Human Resources and Financial Services will put a pencil to the figures to share with you in the near future.) The details are being developed and they will be shared with you at a later date, but I wanted to share a brief preview of the concept. (Any Board member who wishes to volunteer in the program will be welcomed .) I ask for your approval to continue planning and implementation of the Back to the Classroom Program. !1l t0 C: C G) !!l ?\u0026lt;x m~ 3::,- Co 5!!1 -\u0026lt;Z me, m\n,:, :i:m ~3::\n_,\n:,,\u0026gt;:, z\n:,:: G) CJ) LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM STREET LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS DATE: August 26, 2004 FROM: Jo Evelyn Elston, Director - Pupil Services Junious Babbs, Assoc. Supt. for Administrative Services THROUGH: Roy G. Brooks, Superintendent of Schools SUBJECT: Grant Application: Safe \u0026amp; Drug Free Schools and Communities Act Summary: The Arkansas Department of Education issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a Title IV Community Service Grant Program targeting students who have been long-term suspended or expelled from school. The goal of the grant is to provide suspended and expelled students with meaningful activities during their absence from regular school to help them avoid negative and self-defeating behaviors. The intent of the grant will benefit our students by reducing recidivism and dropout rates of students assigned to Alternative Learning Programs, and will teach students the value of service to others. Goals \u0026amp; Objectives: 1. The 2004-05 suspension/expulsion recidivism rate for long-term suspended and expelled students will decrease by 30% when compared with 2003-04 suspension statistics. 2. The dropout rate for long-term suspended \u0026amp; expelled students will decrease by 40% when compared to 2003-04 statistics. 3. The number of violence-related policy infractions occurring at Alternative Learning sites will decrease by 30% 4. Interpersonal conflicts and violence within the school and community will be reduced by 25%. 5. Students will be provided an opportunity to develop a sense of civic and social responsibility. Maximum Grant Budget: $75,000.00 - no match required. The grant application was submitted by the August 1, 2004 deadline. We request the Board's approval to maintain the grant application submission. ~ )\u0026gt; C \u0026lt;- 0 C: ::c z 3: .zm. . .f..l, z \u0026gt;z (\") \u0026gt; r\nc m ell ~ \u0026gt; \u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u0026lt; m~ 3: r \"O 0 r\"' Qz me, m::c :cm ~ 3:\n_c\n\u0026gt;c Z::\u0026gt;\u0026lt; Cl Cll LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 810 WEST MARKHAM STREET LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201 DATE: TO: August 26, 2004 Board of Education FROM: ~al Paradis, Director of Procurement and Materials Mgmt. THROUGH: Roy G. Brooks, Ed. D., Superintendent of Schools SUBJECT: Donations of Property Attached are requests to donate property to the Little Rock School District as follows: School/Department Chicot Elementary School Little Rock School District $100.00 cash to help defray the cost of a staff celebration in honor of school making A YP for 03-04 school year A cello valued at approximately $500.00 Donor J.A. Riggs Tractor Company Mr. W. Brent Swain It is recommended that these donation requests be approved in accordance with the policies of the Board. ~ \u0026gt; 0 \u0026lt;- 0 c:: ~ 3: m z -I !%' a, c:: 0 c\n, !!l .r.i, z \u0026gt;z (\") \u0026gt;,...\n,J m c3 ~ LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE CENTER 3001 PULASKI STREET LITTLE ROCK, AR 72206 August 26, 2004 TO: ~ J Darral Paradis, Director, Procurement and Materials Management FR~ll'7\":~14-.-Eilanny Fletcher, Director of Fine Arts nnis Glasgow, Interim Associate Superintendent for Instruction SUBJECT: Donation Mr. W. Brent Swain has generously donated to the Fine Arts Department of the Little Rock School District a cello with an estimated value of $500.00. It is recommended that this donation be accepted in accordance with the policies of the Board of Education of the Little Rock School District. DF/adg RECE VEO AUG 4 2004 TO: Darral Paradis FROM: Jane Harkey, Principal Chicot Elementary School RE: Donation DATE: August 4, 2004 JA Riggs Tractor Company, one of our Partners in Education, of PO Box 1399, LR, Ar, willingly donated $ 100.00 to our school on 8-4-04. This money wiU be used to help defray the cost of a staff celebration luncheon on 8-11-04 in honor of our school making A YP for school year 03-04. It is my recommendation that this donation be approved in accordance with the policies of the Board of Education of the Little Rock School District. RECEIVED AUG 4 2004 ~ \u0026gt; C \u0026lt;- 0 C: :x, z 3: zm ..... !X\u0026gt; a:, C: C C) !:!l p..,, z \u0026gt;z (\") \u0026gt;,... :x, m\ng ~ Little Rock School District Financial Services 810 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone: (501) 447-1086 Fax: (501) 447-1158 DATE: August 26, 2004 TO: Little Rock School District Board of Directors THROUGH: Roy G. Brooks, ED. D., Superintendent of Schools PREPARED BY:l-1ark D. Milhollen, Manager, Financial Services  Subject  Summary  Objectives  Expected Outcomes  Population/Location  Budget Amount/Source  Manager  Duration Financial Reports District funds are reported for the period ending July 31, 2004. To report the District's financial status monthly to the Board of Directors. The Board members will be informed of the District's current financial condition. NIA NIA Mark Milhollen, Manager of Financial Services NIA  Long Range/Continuation Financial reports will be submitted monthly to the Board.  Other Agencies Involved None  Expectations of District NIA  Needed Staff NI A  Comments None  Recommendation Approval of the July 2004 financial reports. We recommend that the Board approve the financial reports as submitted. 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