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School districts takeover and desegregation

Consent judgment in Pulaski County desegregation case

Consent judgement in desegregation case, filed Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014.

Defense of legal fees in desegregation lawsuit

The legal representatives of the Joshua intervenors in the Pulaski County Special School District desegregation lawsuit filed a defense of the $3.3 million requested for legal fees.

State objects to legal team's request in desegregation case

The state of Arkansas objects to a request for $3.3 million in state-paid fees to the legal team that represents black students in the ongoing Pulaski County school desegregation lawsuit.

Court: Desegregation office will close June 30

U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. on Monday directed that the federal Office of Desegregation Monitoring close effective June 30.

U.S. District Court receives responses to proposed settlement

A U.S. District Court has reviewed the proposed desegregation settlement and says that it has received nine filings in response to the notice.

City of Sherwood objects to deseg settlement agreement

The city of Sherwood files a formal objection to the proposed desegregation settlement.

Sherwood ed group objects to deseg agreement

Linda Remele and Beverly Williams file a formal objection on behalf of the Sherwood Public Education Foundation to the proposed desegregation settlement.

Little Rock Chamber voices support for desegregation settlement

A letter filed by the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce voices support for the proposed desegregation agreement.

NLR resident objects to proposed deseg settlement (3)

North Little Rock resident Ola Ware files an objection to the proposed desegregation settlement.

NLR resident objects to proposed deseg settlement (2)

North Little Rock resident Samia Johnston files a formal objection to the proposed desegregation settlement.

NLR resident objects to proposed deseg settlement

North Little Rock resident Sharon Whitehurst files a formal objection to the proposed desegregation settlement.

Stipulation by Joshua Intervenors and PCSSD regarding unitary status

U.S. District Court desegregation case document filed Monday, Dec. 16, 2013.

Updated draft of school desegregation lawsuit settlement

As of Nov. 19, 2013, this is the most recent draft of the tentative settlement in the Pulaski County school desegregation lawsuit.

"Transitional agreement" between PCSSD and Joshua intervenors

This separate agreement, related to the global school district desegregation settlement, between the Pulaski County Special School District and Joshua intervenors enumerates how the district will gain unitary status.

Desegregation settlement draft outline, November 2013

An outline of a desegregation-aid settlement agreement among the state of Arkansas and Little Rock, North Little Rock and Pulaski County Special school districts and intervening parties.

LR school district appeals charter school ruling

The Little Rock School District is asking a federal appeals court to reverse U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall Jr.’s decision that permitted the unfettered establishment of independently operated, public charter schools in Pulaski County without regard to the state’s obligations to support desegregation efforts in the three Pulaski County school districts.

Feb. 1 status report on Pulaski County Special School District

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas reviews the Pulaski county Special School District's Feb. 1 report, which was ordered by the court on Dec. 10.

Report concerning one-race classrooms

Special longitudinal report concerning one-race classrooms.

LRSD response to ADE's motion for release

Little Rock School District's responses to ADE's motion to release from the 1989 settlement agreement.

Building fund projects numbers

Numbers involving the building fund projects,

Judge's ruling on charter schools in desegregation case

Judge J. Price Marshall Jr.'s ruling that charter schools in Pulaski County do not violate the 1989 Settlement Agreement.

Judge's ruling for hearing in payment case

Judge J. Price Marshall, Jr.'s ruling for a hearing to determine whether the state must continue to pay the Little Rock, North Little Rock and Pulaski County Special school districts.

PCSSD's memorandum in support

PCSSD filed a memorandum in support of it's motion of discovery order on June 8, 2012.

PCSSD's motion for discovery order

PCSSD filed a motion for discovery order on June 8, 2012.

Judge denies PCSSD motion

Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. denies the state's motion to approve its actions voiding the Pulaski County Special School District unions and their contracts.

NLR schools declared unitary

A federal court declares NLR schools sufficiently desegregated.

Joshua brief in support

Joshua Intervenors response brief in the ADE.

Joshua brief in support

Joshua Intervenors brief in opposition of the ADE's motion for its release of the 1989 settlement agreement.

PCSSD Response

PCSSD response to state's motion for release from 1989 desegregation settlement.

NLRSD Response

NLRSD's response to state's motion for release from 1989 desegregation settlement.

Brief in support of PCSSD response

Brief in support of PCSSD response

LRSD brief in support

LRSD brief in support

LRSD motion to dismiss

LRSD motion to dismiss

Brief in support of NLRSD response

Brief in support of NLRSD response

Kimbrell's Letter

Tom Kimbrell's letter which lists conditions for the PCSSD fiscal 2013 budget.

Motion for release from settlement

The state's motion for release from the desegregation settlement.

Brief in support of state

Brief in support of state's motion for release from desegregation settlement.

State's Response - 3/12

The State's response to statement of facts.

Response to facts - 3/12

Response to material facts

Charter Motion - 3/12

Motion on behalf of the PCSSD charter schools.

Brief in Support

Brief in support of PCSSD

ADE Response

Arkansas Department of Education responds to defendant and plaintiff.

Desegregation Filing - Feb 14

PCSSD desegregation filing on Feb. 14, 2012.

Desegregation Facts Filing - Feb 14

Statement of material facts not in dispute in support of LRSD's and Joshua's motion for summary judgment.

Desegregation Motion Support - Feb. 14

Memorandum brief in support of LRSD's and Joshua' motion for summary judgment.

North Little Rock deseg documents filed in St. Louis - July 26

Documents filed for the North Little Rock School District's case involving desegregation. Filed in St. Louis on July 26.

PCSSD deseg documents filed in St. Louis - July 26

Documents filed by the Pulaski County Special School District on July 26 in St. Louis regarding the ruling on the desegregation case.

Joshua Intervenor's Motion Persuant to Rules 52 (b) and 59 (e) - July 22

Joshua Intervenor's Motion Persuant to Rules 52 (b) and 59 (e) - July 22

Joshua Intervenors' motion filed July 22

Joshua Intervenors' motion filed July 22, 2010

Joshua Intervenors' memorandum - July 22

Joshua Intervenors' memorandum - July 22

Joshua Intervenor's memorandum in support of motion

Joshua Intervenor's memorandum in support of motion

Joshua Intervenor's memorandum in support of motion - July 22

Joshua Intervenor's memorandum in support of motion

Joshua Intervenor's memorandum in support of their Rule 62.1 motion

Motions filed by the Joshua Intervenors in the Pulaski County school desegregation case to the U.S. District Court challenging the North Little Rock and Pulaski County Special school districts' efforts to become unitary.

Desegregation case - Judge Marshall agrees not to recuse

Pulaski County Special School District Desegregation case - Judge Marshall's agreement not to recuse

LRSD's brief on recusal issues in desegregation case

Little Rock School District's brief on recusal issues in desegregation case

NLRSD's response to recusal in desegregation case

North Little Rock School District's response to request for position state on possible recusal in the PCSSD desegregation case.

Desegregation case - State's response to recusal order

The state's response to the court's request for briefs on the possible recusal.

Intervenors' response to recusal order - PCSSD desegretation case

Joshua Intervenors' response to recusal order in the Pulaski County Special School District desegregation case

PCSSD Recusal Comments - Jacksonville

Pulaski County Special School District Desegregation Case - Recusal Comments from Jacksonville

LRSD v. PCSSD, Reply to Responses to Motion for Order

Little Rock Special School District vs. Pulaski County Special School District Reply to Responses to Motion for Order

June 19 2011 Letter from David Newbern to Dustin McDaniel

June 19, 2011 Letter from David Newbern to Attorney General Dustin McDaniel in response to request for assistance.

PCSSD Financial Statements with report of accountants for June 30, 2008

Pulaski County Special School District Regulatory Basis Financial Statements and Supplementary Information for the year ended June 30, 2008 with Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants

PCSSD Financial Statements for June 30, 2009

Pulaski County Special School regulatory basis financial statements and supplementary information

June 10 Letter from ADE to Charles Hopson

June 10, 2011 Letter to Dr. Charles Hopson from the Arkansas Department of Education regarding the Pulaski County Special School District Audit.

Letter from ADE to Charles Hopson

Sept. 8 letter from the Arkansas Department of Education to Charles Hopson

Investigative Report Update #1

Investigative Report Update #1 - Legislative Joint Auditing Committee

Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants

Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants

Letter from ADE to Charles Hopson

March 30, 2011 letter from the Arkansas Department of Education to Dr. Charles Hopson. Notification that the Pulaski County Special School District was in Fiscal Distress.

Investigative Report Update #2

Investigative Report Update #2, from the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee

Letter from Dept. of Education to PCSSD

June 20, 2011 letter from the Department of Education to the Pulaski County Special School District Board Members

May 14 Investigative Report

May 14 Investigative Report from the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee - Review of Selected Transactions

PCSSD response to recusal order

Pulaski County Special School District's response to recusal order in desegregation case

PCSSD memo June 30

Memo in support of PCSSD response to motion for order

Joshua Intervenors brief

Joshua opposes the takeover of the PCSSD and requests an evidentiary hearing regarding the propriety of the State’s action.

PCCSD Audit Part 1

The Arkansas Department of Education took control of the Pulaski County Special and Helena-West Helena school districts Monday, June 20, 2011, ousting their superintendents and dissolving their boards.

North Little Rock School District's brief in response to show cause order

The Arkansas Department of Education took control of the Pulaski County Special and Helena-West Helena school districts Monday, June 20, 2011, ousting their superintendents and dissolving their boards.

Little Rock School District's brief in response to show cause order

The Arkansas Department of Education took control of the Pulaski County Special and Helena-West Helena school districts Monday, June 20, 2011, ousting their superintendents and dissolving their boards.

Statement from John W. Walker

The Arkansas Department of Education took control of the Pulaski County Special and Helena-West Helena school districts Monday, June 20, 2011, ousting their superintendents and dissolving their boards.

PCCSD Audit Part 3

The Arkansas Department of Education took control of the Pulaski County Special and Helena-West Helena school districts Monday, June 20, 2011, ousting their superintendents and dissolving their boards.

PCCSD Audit Part 2

The Arkansas Department of Education took control of the Pulaski County Special and Helena-West Helena school districts Monday, June 20, 2011, ousting their superintendents and dissolving their boards.

Act 1467

The Arkansas Department of Education took control of the Pulaski County Special and Helena-West Helena school districts Monday, June 20, 2011, ousting their superintendents and dissolving their boards.

Letter from Tom Kimbrell to Willie Williams

The Arkansas Department of Education took control of the Pulaski County Special and Helena-West Helena school districts Monday, June 20, 2011, ousting their superintendents and dissolving their boards.

Letter from Tom Kimbrell to Vandell Bland

The Arkansas Department of Education took control of the Pulaski County Special and Helena-West Helena school districts Monday, June 20, 2011, ousting their superintendents and dissolving their boards.

Helena-West Helena School District audit

The Arkansas Department of Education took control of the Pulaski County Special and Helena-West Helena school districts Monday, June 20, 2011, ousting their superintendents and dissolving their boards.

PCSSD dissolved - School District's brief

The superintendent of the Pulaski County Special School District has been removed and the board dissolved amid ongoing financial problems revealed in state audits.

Elliot-PCSSD Lawsuit

An assistant superintendent sues the Pulaski County Special School District and former Superintendent Charles Hopson.

PCSSD dissolved - State's brief

The superintendent of the Pulaski County Special School District has been removed and the board dissolved amid ongoing financial problems revealed in state audits.

Joshua Intervenors' response to show cause

The first desegregation payment: The state plans to pay out only the small portion of M-to-M funds since no stay has been granted. This is Joshua Intervenors' response to the court's order to show cause why the State of Arkansas should not be ordered to stop funding for M-to-M transfers.

Districts in fiscal distress

The Arkansas Department of Education took control of the Pulaski County Special and Helena-West Helena school districts Monday, June 20, 2011, ousting their superintendents and dissolving their boards.

Desegregation: 8th circuit filing response by state

Desegregation: 8th circuit filing response by state

Desegregation: 8th circuit filing by LRSD Part 1

Desegregation: 8th circuit filing by LRSD Part 1

Desegregation: 8th circuit filing by LRSD Part 2

Desegregation: 8th circuit filing by LRSD Part 1

PCSSD dissolved - Motion for Order

The superintendent of the Pulaski County Special School District has been removed and the board dissolved amid ongoing financial problems revealed in state audits.

PCSSD response to motion for stay

Attorneys in the Pulaski County school desegregation case and state file arguments with the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals about an emergency stay in cutting off state payments to the school districts. The districts, teachers and Joshua intervenors support the stay. The state is against the emergency stay. This is the PCSSD response.

Desegregation state response

Attorneys in the Pulaski County school desegregation case and state file arguments with the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals about an emergency stay in cutting off state payments to the school districts. The districts, teachers and Joshua intervenors support the stay. The state is against the emergency stay. This is the state's response.

Desegregation order denying stay pending appeal

A federal judge has decided not to stay pending appeal an order he made ending most desegregation funding for the Little Rock, Pulaski County Special and North Little Rock school districts.

Desegregation response motion

Response to motion for stay pending appeal in desegregation case.

Joshua Intervenor's memorandum in support of motion for stay

Joshua Intervenors' memorandum in support of the Little Rock School District's motion for stay in the desegregation case.

Motion for construction, reconstruction, consolidation

Letter and motion for construction, reconstruction, school consolidation and school replacement.

Brief in support of motion

The following is a brief in support of Pulaski County Special School District's motion for court approval of construction, reconstruction, school consolidation and school replacement.

Proposed Zone Changes — Jacksonville Elementary

The following charts compare the makeup of Jacksonville Elementary School to other schools in the area.

Letter about school facilities

This letter from Mitchell Williams discusses facility conditions at various Arkansas elementary schools.

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