**Appendix III---Desegregation Objectives**

**and Recruitment Strategies**

##   {#section .unnumbered}

## Table A-III-1 

Desegregation Objectives of Targeted Schools by Type of Desegregation
Plan within Grade Levels

+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| ##### Objectives      | ##### Desegr |              |              |
|                       | egation Plan |              |              |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| **Elementary**        | *            | **Required** | **Total**    |
|                       | *Voluntary** |              |              |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > N schools           | 90           | 91           | 181          |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Prevent             | 5.6%         | 8.8%         | 7.2%         |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Eliminate           | 20.0%        | 3.3%         | 11.6%        |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Reduce              | 74.4%        | 51.6%        | 63.0%        |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Uniquely Required   | 0.0%         | 36.3%        | 18.2%        |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Total               | 100.0%       | 100.0%       | 100.0%       |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| **Middle School**     |              |              |              |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > N schools           | 46           | 30           | 76           |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Prevent             | 4.3%         | 6.7%         | 5.3%         |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Eliminate           | 10.9%        | 0.0%         | 6.6%         |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Reduce              | 84.8%        | 50.0%        | 71.1%        |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Uniquely Required   | 0.0%         | 43.3%        | 17.1%        |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Total               | 100.0%       | 100.0%       | 100.0%       |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| **High School**       |              |              |              |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > N schools           | 17           | 23           | 40           |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Prevent             | 0.0%         | 0.0%         | 0.0%         |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Eliminate           | 17.6%        | 4.3%         | 10.0%        |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Reduce              | 82.4%        | 65.2%        | 72.5%        |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Uniquely Required   | 0.0%         | 30.4%        | 17.5%        |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Total               | 100.0%       | 100.0%       | 100.0%       |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| **Combined Levels**   |              |              |              |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > N schools           | 3            | 3            | 6            |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Prevent             | 0.0%         | 0.0%         | 0.0%         |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Eliminate           | 0.0%         | 0.0%         | 0.0%         |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Reduce              | 100.0%       | 0.0%         | 50.0%        |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Uniquely Required   | 0.0%         | 100.0%       | 50.0%        |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Total               | 100.0%       | 100.0%       | 100.0%       |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| **Total (all grade    |              |              |              |
| levels)**             |              |              |              |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > N schools           | 156          | 147          | 303          |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Prevent             | 4.5%         | 6.8%         | 5.6%         |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Eliminate           | 16.7%        | 2.7%         | 9.9%         |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Reduce              | 78.8%        | 52.4%        | 66.0%        |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Uniquely Required   | 0.0%         | 38.1%        | 18.5%        |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| > Total               | 100.0%       | 100.0%       | 100.0%       |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+

Sources: Grantee applications, 1998-99 performance reports, NCES 1997-98
and 1998-99 Common Core of Data, and U.S. Dept. of Education personnel

# Table A-III-2

**Average Full Time Equivalent of MSAP-Funded Staff and District-Funded
Recruitment Specialist Devoted to Recruitment Activities**

+------------------------------+-------------+-----------+-------------+
|                              | **Type of   |           |             |
|                              | De          |           |             |
|                              | segregation |           |             |
|                              | Plan**      |           |             |
+------------------------------+-------------+-----------+-------------+
|                              | **          | *         | **All       |
|                              | Voluntary** | *Required | Districts   |
|                              |             | (N=21)**  | (N=46)**    |
|                              | **(N=26)**  |           |             |
+------------------------------+-------------+-----------+-------------+
| MSAP-Funded Staff            | 1.41        | 1.96      | 1.65        |
+------------------------------+-------------+-----------+-------------+
| District-Funded Recruitment  | 0.45        | 0.47      | 0.45        |
| Specialist                   |             |           |             |
+------------------------------+-------------+-----------+-------------+
| Total FTE Devoted to         | 1.86        | 2.43      | 2.11        |
| Recruitment                  |             |           |             |
+------------------------------+-------------+-----------+-------------+

Source: Project Survey, 1999-2000, Items 4 and 5

# Table A-III-3

##### Percent of Districts with Specific Types of Participation of School Staff, Students, and Parents in Recruitment Effort by Type of Desegregation Plan

  --------------------------------------- --------------- ------------ -----------
                                          **Type of                    
                                          Desegregation                
                                          Plan**                       

                                          **Voluntary     **Required   **All
                                          (N=30)**        (N=26)**     Districts
                                                                       (N=56)**

  Principals/Assistant Principals         97%             96%          96%
  Organize School Tours                                                

  Magnet School Teachers Make             93%             88%          91%
  Presentations to Visitors                                            

  Magnet school teachers visit other      70%             69%          70%
  schools to recruit students                                          

  Students help conduct school tours      80%             88%          84%

  Students visit other district schools   23%             46%          34%
  to recruit                                                           

  Parents make presentations to other     53%             46%          50%
  parents                                                              

  Parents make telephone calls to provide 23%             50%          36%
  information                                                          

  Other                                   43%             27%          36%
  --------------------------------------- --------------- ------------ -----------

Source: Project Survey, 1999-2000, Item 6

# Table A-III-4 

Percent of Districts Using Specific Types of Outreach Used to Recruit
Students by Type of Desegregation Plan

  --------------------------------------- --------------- ------------ -----------
                                          **Type of                    
                                          Desegregation                
                                          Plan**                       

                                          **Voluntary     **Required   **All
                                          (N=30)**        (N=26)**     Districts
                                                                       (n=56)**

  Brochures                               100%            96%          98%

  Information distributed to students     100%            92%          96%

  Information mailed to parents who       93%             85%          89%
  request it                                                           

  Information mailed to all parents       67%             73%          70%

  Presentations at other schools          77%             85%          80%

  Presentations at churches or community  77%             92%          84%
  organizations                                                        

  Tours of school without transportation  90%             92%          91%
  provided                                                             

  Tours of school with transportation     20%             35%          27%
  provided                                                             

  Babysitters provided for school events  20%             46%          32%

  Telephoning parents to explain program  70%             58%          64%

  Home visits to parents/students         13%             23%          18%

  Media advertisements                    87%             88%          88%

  Advertising at fairs or other forums    87%             88%          88%

  Information on an Internet site         63%             73%          68%

  Other                                   30%             15%          23%
  --------------------------------------- --------------- ------------ -----------

Source: Project Survey, 1999-2000, Item 6

## Table A-III-5

**Extent to Which District\'s Outreach Activities Focus on Targeted
Groups of Students by Type of Desegregation Plan**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ------------ -----------
                                           **Type of                    
                                           Desegregation                
                                           Plan**                       

                                           **Voluntary     **Required   **All
                                           (N=30)**        (N=26)**     Districts
                                                                        (N=56)**

  None-focus outreach on all students      20%             50%          34%

  Less than half of the outreach effort    20%             15%          18%

  Three-quarters of the outreach effort    43%             19%          32%

  All outreach efforts focused on targeted 17%             15%          16%
  groups of students                                                    

  Total                                    100%            100%         100%
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ------------ -----------

Source: Project Survey, 1999-2000, Item 3

# Table A-III-6

Percent of Schools Using Performance Criteria for Selecting Students by
Grade Level and Type of Program

  ----------------- -------------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------- -----------
                    **Grade                                           **All       
                    Level**                                           Grades**    

  **Type of         **Elementary   **Middle   **High     **Combined   **%         **N of
  Program**         (N=158)**      School     School     Levels       (N=264)**   Schools**
                                   (N=63)**   (N=37)**   (N=6)**                  

  Program within a  27.3%          44.4%      27.3%      ---          32.3%       31
  school                                                                          

  Whole School      3.4%           16.7%      11.5%      0.0%         7.3%        233

  Overall           5.1%           20.6%      16.2%      0.0%         10.2%       264
  ----------------- -------------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------- -----------

Source: Principal Survey 1999-2000, Item 43

# Table A-III-7

##### Percent Minority and Non-Minority MSAP Students Attending Schools That Use Performance Criteria for Admission by Grade Level: 1998--1999

  --------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- --------------- ------------
                  **Grade                                                    **All Grades**  
                  Level**                                                                    

  **Type of       **Elementary   **Middle       **High School  **Combined    **%             **N of MSAP
  Student**       (N=81,767)**   School         (N=27,612)**   Levels        (N=151,324)**   Students**
                                 (N=35,722)**                  (N=6,223)**                   

  Minority        1.8%           19.2%          5.2%           0.0%          6.2%            109,949

  Non-Minority    2.5%           16.2%          10.4%          0.0%          7.4%            41,375

  All MSAP        2.0%           18.3%          6.4%           0.0%          6.5%            151,324
  Students                                                                                   
  --------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- --------------- ------------

Source: 1998-99 Performance Reports, 1998-99 CCD, and Principal Survey
1999-2000, Item 43