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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

CENTRAL DIVISION 

LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al. 

No. 4:82-cv-866-DPM 

PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL 

DISTRICT, JACKSONVILLF/NORTH 

PULASKI SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al. 

EMILY McCLENDON, TAMARA EACKLES, 

VALERIE ST ALLIN GS, TIFFANY ELLIS, 

and LINDA MORGAN 

ORDER 

PLAINTIFFS 

DEFENDANTS 

INTER VEN ORS 

The Court is attaching Ms. Powell's eighth summary report, 

which covers monitoring matters at JNPSD. NQ 5502 at 2-3. The Court 

appreciates her work on all the summary reports. 

So Ordered. 

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D .P. Marshall Jr. 

United States District Judge 

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UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE JACKSONVILLE/NORTH PULASKI SCHOOL 

DISTRICT'S IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN 2000 - MONITORING 

On July 18, 2019, Chief U. S. District Judge D. Price Marshall, Jr., directed the Court Expert to 

issue written status reports on the remaining areas of the Jacksonville/North Pulaski School 

District's (JNPSD) desegregation plan (Plan 2000) that still remain under Court supervision. 

(Doc 5502). This report is number eight of eight. 

MONITORING (Plan 2000-Section N) 

Note: Although the Joshua Intervenors have been renamed the McClendon Jntervenors, for 

clarity, this report uses the original names and titles found in Plan 2000. In addition, this report 

substitutes JNPSD where Plan 2000 cites PCSSD. 

PLAN PROVISION 

The Assistant Superintendent for Desegregation shall: (i) develop a plan so that he (or she) and 

his (or her) staff focus their monitoring and compliance efforts on the specific elements of the 

Plan; and (ii) provide the Joshua Intervenors within 30 days of the court's approval of this Plan a 

list, geared to the sections of this Plan, identifying the staff member or members with particular 

responsibilities for its implementation and the position held by each. N(l), pg.7 

Findings 

• Each year, the JNPSD develops a Strategic Plan that focuses on improving student 

achievement and discipline. Educators use the processes outlined in "The Ross Plan", 

found in Plan 2000. (See Status Report Achievement, Doc. 5540 for more information). 

The Ross Plan embeds strategies for eliminating racial disparities in achievement and 

• 

discipline. The Strategic Plan is available on line. 

The Assistant Superintendent for Desegregation reported that the JNPSD presents regular 

updates to the School Board that focus on curriculum and instruction, as well as updates 

on the district's activities related to Plan 2000. 

• According to the Assistant Superintendent for Desegregation, the JNPSD sends Plan 2000 

related data to Joshua, when requested. 

• District staff information is available upon request, and is also found on the district's 

website . 

PLAN PROVISION 

Upon Reasonable notice, the Joshua Intervenors shall have the opportunity: (i) to examine and 

secure copies ofrecords relating to the JNPSD's compliance with this Plan, including records 

identified in the Plan, and (ii) to meet with the Assistant Superintendent for Desegregation or a 

staff member responsible for a particular part of the implementation of the Plan. N(2), Pg 7 

Findings 

• The JNPSD's top administrators, as well as the district's attorney, meet monthly with the 

PCSSD, Joshua Intervenors, and the Court Expert, to present updates and reports on 

district compliance with Plan 2000. 

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PLAN PROVISION 

The JNPSD shall submit statistical reports showing the following: 

(a) The enrollment in each school by race; 

(b) The enrollment in gifted and talented programs, honors programs, and advanced 

placement classes, by school and race; 

(c) The make-up of special education programs:(i) by disability category, including 

Section 504, by race, and by sex; and (ii) by school, by race, and by sex; provided 

that the system may comply with this reporting requirement by providing copies 

of materials submitted to ADE, as long as they include all information designated 

in this paragraph; 

( d) For each school system, the number of instances of each form of discipline, by 

race and by sex; or each school and the system, the number of students receiving 

each form of discipline, by race and by sex.; 

(e) The racial make-up, in each school, of (i) the administrators, (ii) the faculty, (iii) 

other professional staff, and (iv) support staff; 

(f) The racial make-up, by category, of the various categories of administrators, 

faculty, support staff, and other workers employed in the JNPSD. 

The information in all sub-paragraphs other than sub-paragraph ( d) shall be submitted not later 

than November 1 of each year, and the information in sub-paragraph (d) twice a year, not later 

than 30 days after the end of each semester. 

Findings 

• Access to all school related information is available on line at "My School Info", which is 

used by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) for monitoring purposes, and is 

available to the public for all of the statistical reports noted above. 

• The JNPSD publishes discipline monitoring reports on a quarterly basis. 

COMMENTS 

As noted in previous status reports related to the JNPSD's compliance with Plan 2000 (See docs 

5521 ,5538,5540), the district has an arsenal of programs, policies, and practices designed to 

improve educational outcomes for its students. As an added bonus, these systems can be 

monitored for effectiveness in real time. School personnel no longer have wait years to track 

student progress in any area and are able to make necessary adjustments when needed. District 

personnel can access information and relevant data in any area in Plan 2000 with the click of a 

mouse. As a result, it could be said that the PCSSD is always in ''monitoring mode." As long as 

district personnel make the most of the advantages provided by their information systems, they 

can go to the head of the class. 

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