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It Takes a Community

It Takes a Community. A Professional Presentation of a Learning Community Analysis Yulonda Wallace Developing Information Collections LIBM 6360 Fall 2011. Forest Park Elementary. Located at 1600 North Tyler Street in the Heights section of Little Rock. Community Involvement.

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It Takes a Community

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  1. It Takes a Community A Professional Presentation of a Learning Community Analysis Yulonda Wallace Developing Information Collections LIBM 6360 Fall 2011

  2. Forest Park Elementary • Located at 1600 North Tyler Street in the Heights section of Little Rock.

  3. Community Involvement The following businesses support Forest Park Elementary. Forest Park has an average of over 90 volunteer hours per student.

  4. Demographics of Forest Park • Total enrollment for the 2010-2011 school year was 472. • 79% White • 15% Black • 2% Hispanic • 3% Asian • 96 students are considered disadvantaged

  5. Spring 2011 ACTAAP Scores • Forest Park students scoring proficient/advanced

  6. Populations of Little Rock according to the 2010 Census •Total population-183,133 •White-100,848 or 55% •Black-74,003 or 40% •Hispanic-4,889 or 3% •Asian-3,032 or 2% Black White

  7. Ages of Little Rock Citizens • Median Age-34.5 • Under 5 years old-12,989 • 18 -64 years old-137,898 • 65 years and over-21,327

  8. The People of Little Rock 25 years and over • High school or higher: 85.9% • Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.5% • Graduate or professional degree: 13.4% • Unemployed: 6.0% • Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.5 minutes • For population 15 years and over in Little Rock city: • Never married: 29.7% • Now married: 48.8% • Separated: 2.3% • Widowed: 6.7% • Divorced: 12.5%

  9. Average Incomes in Little Rock • Median household $38,992 • Median house price $39,200 • Estimated per capita income in 2009 was $26,518.

  10. Different types of businesses in Little Rock • Advertizing and Marketing Energy and Rersources • Apparel Telecommunications • Automotive Services Pharmaceuticals • Building and Construction Real Estate • Financial Healthcare • Food Processing Legal • Furniture Media • Government Printing and Publishing • Insurance Restaurants and Bars • Consumer electronics and Appliances

  11. Lower Educational Institutions in the Little Rock area • Little Rock School District serves nearly 26,000 students. LRSD has 32 Elementary schools, 7 Middle schools, and 5 High schools. • There are 46 private schools serving from 3 year olds to high school students.

  12. Higher Educational Institutions in the Little Rock/North Little Rock area 4 Year Institutions ◊UALR ◊UA for Medical Science 2 Year Institutions ◊Pulaski Tech 2 Year Private Institutions ◊Shorter College ◊Arkansas Baptist College ◊Philander Smith College

  13. Hospitals serving the Little Rock area • St. Vincent Medical Center • Arkansas Children’s Hospital • Arkansas Heart Hospital • Baptist Hospital • University Hospital of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

  14. Housing and Transportation • Central Arkansas Transit consists of bus and River Market trolley • Little Rock National Airport • Single family housing • Apartment living • Public housing managed by Little Rock Housing Authority

  15. Informational Institutions • The Central Arkansas Library System has seven locations in Little Rock. • Arkansas Arts Center in MacArthur Park. • Clinton Library.

  16. More Informational Institutions • Arkansas Museum of Discovery. • Little Rock Zoo

  17. References • 25,976 Companies in Little Rock, AR. (n.d.). www.manta.com/mb_51_ALL_149/little_rock_ar • Campus Explorer. (n.d.). http://www.campusexplorer.com/colleges/search/?city=AFBD097D • Little Rock Private Schools. (n.d.). littlerockprivateschools.com • Little Rock School District. (n.d.). lrsd.org • areaConnect. (n.d.). http://littlerock.areaconnect.com/statistis.htm

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