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Court-Ordered Integration Program

Court-Ordered Integration Program. Student Integration Services Estelle Shepherd Luckett, Director Dr. Debbie Dillard, Coordinator. Court-Ordered Integration Program.

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Court-Ordered Integration Program

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  1. Court-Ordered Integration Program Student Integration Services Estelle Shepherd Luckett, Director Dr. Debbie Dillard, Coordinator

  2. Court-Ordered Integration Program • In 1970, Judge Alfred Gitelson, Los Angeles Superior Court, ruled that Los Angeles Unified School District operated segregated schools • June 28, 1976 State Supreme Court agreed with the ruling that LAUSD was obligated under state law to take steps to alleviate the harms of segregation • The District was required by this ruling to take “reasonable and feasible” steps to alleviate the harms of segregation

  3. 5 HARMS OF RACIAL ISOLATION • Low Academic Achievement • Low Self Esteem • Lack of Access to Postsecondary Opportunities • Interracial Hostility and Intolerance • Overcrowded Conditions

  4. Crawford v. LAUSD • In the ruling Crawford v. LAUSD, on September 10, 1981, Judge Robert Lopez issued a final order which prohibited the use of the term “minority” in any manner • As a consequence of this mandate, schools were redesignated as Predominantly Hispanic, Black, Asian and Other Non-Anglo (PHBAO) schools

  5. Current Court-Ordered Integration Programs Voluntary Court-Ordered Integration Programs • Continuing Voluntary Program • Magnet Program • Permits With Transportation (PWT) Program • Local District Resources

  6. Current Court-Ordered Integration Programs Programs for Relief of Overcrowded Schools • Capacity Adjustment Program (CAP) • Satellite Zone Program (SAT) • Other Methods Which Address Overcrowded Conditions (new construction, additions to existing schools, boundary changes, portable classrooms etc.)

  7. Other Programs Supported by Court-ordered Integration Funds • Class-Size Reduction • *Ten Schools Program • Charter Schools *converted to Transformational Model Schools Program and is currently being funded by Title 1

  8. Current Court-Ordered Integration Programs PHBAO School Program • Articulation Program • Counseling Support Program • *Master Plan Differential • Medical-Counseling, Organizing and Recruiting (Med-COR) Program • Parent Conference Program • Priority Staffing Program (PSP) • School Readiness Language Development Program (SRLDP) • *Student-To-Student Interaction Program • *Urban Classroom Teacher Program (UCTP) * Program was eliminated due to budget reduction

  9. *PHBAO Community Representative • *PHBAO Community Representatives • Consist mainly of parents • Provide major communication between the school, parents, and community regarding the District’s Integration Programs *Funding for this program was eliminated due to budget reductions

  10. *PHBAO Community RepresentativeParticipation • Eight to ten hours of in-service activities • Provided by the Local District staff and Parent Facilitators *Funding for this program was eliminated due to budget reductions

  11. PHBAO School Administrators * Meet with PHBAO Community Representatives to: • Plan how information is to be disseminated • Meetings include advisory/school council, Parent Teacher/Student Association, Title I/Bilingual Councils, School Leadership Council or In-School Newsletters *Funding for this program was eliminated due to budget reductions

  12. Local District Office Staff andParent Community Facilitators • Conduct In-service sessions during the school year. • Local District staff reviews the information concerning PHBAO Schools’ at a Local District Principal’s Meeting

  13. Where to Get More Information • Fingertip Facts REF-383.3 • Choices Brochure • PHBAO Grid for Local District ICB 5499 • List of PHBAO Schools for Local District • Table of Integration Funded Programs • Student Integration Services’ Website

  14. For additional information contact: Dr. Debbie Dillard, Coordinator Student Integration Services 333 South Beaudry Avenue, 25th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 Phone: (213) 241-6532 Fax: (213) 241-8482 http://www.lausd.net

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