1 20 1 https://projectdaps.org/files/original/fb06fd9eae9df5b11caaf14a8e023855.pdf 4d082f6edc46b5d367d271f932990536 PDF Text Text EXTRACTS FROM BOARD ACTION ON 28 JUNE 1971 CONCERNING t - CURRENT LITIGATION SEEKING INTEGRATION of DREW AND HOFFMAN-BOSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Board Statement of Policy Guidelines to be Used in Desegregating the Schools Table Showing the Consequences of Applying the Guidelines �ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS June 28, 1971 STATEMENT OF POLICY ISSUED BY THE ARLINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD CONCERNING CURRENT LITIGATION SEEKING INTEGRATION OF DREW AND HOFFMAN-BOSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS The School Board has held many lengthy conferences with its attorneys on the suit instituted by parents in the Drew School area asking the federal courts to require further integration in the Arlington School System. A consultant attorney experienced in this field participated in these conferences. The School Board was eventually advised that the recent Supreme Court decisions and subsequent decisions by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which includes Virginia, make it clear that the ultimate result of that case would be a federal court order requiring the Arlington County School Board to take further steps to integrate its school system into a unitary system. The School Board has worked with the staff and the attorneys to develop a plan for integration of the two schools which would best meet not only the anticipated legal requirements but also the best interests of all Arlington students and of the community as a whole. During this process the School Board instructed its attorneys to consult with the attorneys for the plaintiffs in order to try to reach an agreement on a desegregation plan that would reduce rather than increase tensions. Several meetings and conversations took place, but no agreement was reached. The School Board discussed many times the possibility of inviting the public to take part in the development of a plan. For some weeks, consultation between our respective attorneys looked like a better procedure; by the time it became clear that further consultation would be unproductive, there was too little time for meaningful public participation. For this reason and because of the legal and technical complexities, the Board decided that the obligation and responsi­ bility could not be so shared, nor would the community benefit by public discussion of an issue of this nature, especially under these circumstances. The Board will release tonight the plan it has developed. Briefly stated: The students in grades 1-6 of Drew and Hoffman-Bos ton will be assigned to elementary schools throughout the Arlington School System. Kindergartens will continue at both Drew and Hoffman-Boston. No present school boundaries will be changed. A school will not be assigned students in such numbers that its total enrollment will exceed its rated capacity by more than 5%. Every elemen­ tary school will be integrated. In future years, students advancing from an elementary school will attend the junior high school or schools serving that elementary school and then to the senior high school or schools serving that junior high school. During the coming year the School Board will develop plans for a model school to be located in the Drew building and operated on an integrated basis. We hope that imaginative new approaches to elementary education and smaller �Statement of Policy Page 2 classes will attract many parents who wish their children to have this type of education which we cannot now maintain in all schools. Time does not permit the planning, nor are the funds available, to implement the model school concept by the beginning of the new school year in September, 1971. However, the School Board is very willing to explore this possibility on a reduced scale. It is planned that the Drew School facility will be used for the Montessori pre-kindergarten, the Drew kindergarten, adult education, and for other school programs; the HoffmanBoston building will be used for the Hoffman-Boston pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and for the 7th grade of Thomas Jefferson Junior High School. The details of our plans are being made available to the news media. Summary sheets will be placed on the table outside the door for interested individuals. The full details will soon be available at the information desk in the lobby of this building. They will also be mailed in response to a phone call to the Information Office— 558-2838. Speaking for the Board as Chairman, I now move (1) that we instruct our attorneys to file with the U.S. District Court the plans described in the staff memorandum and documents of today’s date, and (2) that we instruct the staff to proceed to carry out the plan. �SECTION II Guidelines to be Used in Desegregating Drew and Hoffman-Boston Elementary Schools 1. Drew and Hoffman-Boston kindergarten students will remain at Drew and the Thomas Jefferson Annex (where Hoffman-Boston students are presently housed). 2. Drew and Hoffman-Boston students for grades 1 through 6 will be assigned to other elementary schools: a. When the added students, would not cause the receiving school to have an enrollment exceeding its established rated capacity by more than 5%. b. At a ratio of black to white of as close to 11% as is practical within a range of 7% to 15%, with the exception of the following elementary schools whose present attendance areas enroll more than 15% black students: (1) (2) Fort Myer, whose ratio is approximately 18% (3) George Mason Center, whose ratio is approximately 19% (4) 3. Glebe, whose ratio is approximately 22% Patrick Henry, whose ratio is approximately 18% Family groupings will be taken into account in assignment to a particular school. 4. Transportation will be provided as needed. �ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Department of Research June 25, 1971 ELEMENTARY PUPIL MEMBERSHIP— Est. 1971-72 GRADES I thru 6 Only With DREW A HOFFMAN-BOSTON - Grs. 1-6 Housed Outside Their Present Elementary Districts SCHOOLS Ab1 ngdon Ash lawn Barcroft Barrett C1 aremont C1 ay-Ff1Imore Oust i s Drew Fair linqton . Ft. Myer Geo. Mason Glebe Glencarlyn Henry Hoff-Boston Jackson Jamestown Key Madison Maury McKinley Nottingham Nat'1 Orth. Oakridqe Page Randolph Reed Taylor Tuckahoe Woodmont TOTAL: Memb. NEGRO PUPILS Est. Per1---Est. New No. Add From Tota 1 Rated PerCent Tota 1 Negro Drew and Neqro Tota 1 Capacity Cent Over 1971-72 Now H-B 71-72 1971-72 Neqro Capacity 470 1 1 52 63 522 675 1.1 2 % 1 4 358 30 44 388 385 11.3 n 314 3 39 42 353 350 11. 9 i 410 3 -03 0.7 410 375 9 408 5 49 54 457 450 11. 8 2 27 300 6 33 327 325 1.1 0 1 34 253 -034 287 300 11.8 590 -0309 8 341 32 40 350 11. 7 277 50 277 18.1 -050 425 69 1 2 -01 2 69 17.4 70 421 89 89 421 -0500 21.1 439 35 7 42 9.4 5 446 425 553 100 -0100 553 632 18.1 11 4 -0408 2 1 2 1 4 420 400 3.3 5 489 -066 66 555 575 11. 9 666 24 5 1 3 11 677 645 3.5 263 -036 299 12.0 36 325 156 1 7 3 20 173 175 11. 6 1 3 323 43 353 30 425 12.2 496 2 28 30 524 500 5.7 5 5 -05 519 37 29 66 556 705 11.9 326 2 42 44 368 425 12.0 435 8 54 481 46 475 1 11.2 ~ STS 77 77 550 15.1 -0510 586 59 1 0 69 596 650 11. 6 465 2 58 60 523 500 5 11. 5 -0301 4 1 4 1 342 450 12.0 11,233 546 704 1,250 11,233 — II lt .i - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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