Desegregation Plan and Report for North Pike Consolidated School System
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1969
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A DESEGRECATION PLAN FOR THE
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A REPORT TO THE
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE
REGIONAL OFFICE
Room 404, 50 Seventh Street, N.E.
OFFICE OF EDUCATION Atlanta, Georgia 30323
Mr. Jewel B. Pray
Superintendent
North Pike Consolidated
School District
Route # 4&4
Summit, Mississippi 39666
fr. Pray:
In accordance with the July 5, 1969 order of the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, the following desegregga-
tion plan for ending the duzl school system in the North Pike Consolidated
School District is submitted for your consideration.
We wish to express our appreciation for the cooperation received from you
and your staff.
Sincerely yours,
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Jesse J. Jordan
Senior Program Officer
Equal Educational Opportunities
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4 ‘TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Enrollment and Building Information |
II. Recommended Plan for Student Desegregation I
I11I. Faculty Desegregation lo ;
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IV. Transportation [
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V. School Construction and Site Selection
Vi. Majority to Minority Transfer Policy 21
VII. Attendance Outside System of Residence 4
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NORTH PIKE COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCHOOL DESEGREGATION
Recommendations, 1969-70
In order to bring about a unitary school system in which schools are
not identifiable by race, the following recommendations to be effective
for the 1969-70 school year are submitted:
Student assignment recommendations are approximate, since the pupil
locator map used was made up for the 1967-68 school year, and numbers
were adjusted to fit 1968-69 enrollment figures. Building capacities
are based on data furnished by the school system, and checked by multi-
plying the number of standard classrooms by 30.
1. That North Pike be used as a high school for grades 9-12, and
all students in those grades will attend the school.
2. That Booker T. Washington will become a middle school, grades
5-8, and all students in those grades will attend this school.
3. That Jones and Johnston Schools both operate as elementary
schools, serving grades 1-4. Attendance zones will be estab-
lished by assigning students who live nearest to Johnston
to attend that school. The remaining elementary students
will attend Jones.
Transportation:
The statistics furnished by the North Pike Consolidated School District
Superintendent's office indicate that some schools are already receiving
as many as 100% of their students by buses. The lowest percentage reported
fn this District was slightly over 92%. The District average is 94%.
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POSSIBLE INTERIM STEPS
The plan that we have prepared and that we recommend to the Court
provides for complete disestablishment of the dual school system
in this district at the beginning of the 1969-70 school year.
Because of the number of children and schools in this district,
and because of the proximity of the scheduled opening of the
school year, implementation of our recommended plan may require
delay in that scheduled opening. Should the Court decide to
defer complete desegregation of this school district beyond the
opening of the coming school term, the following steps could in
our judgment be taken this fall to accomplish partial desegregation
of the school system without delay, or with very minimal delay,
"in the scheduled opening of the school year.
Student Desegregation:
1. That North Pike will become the only high school for grades
9-12, as in the 1969-70 plan.
That Booker T. Washington serve as a middle school for all
students, white and Negro, in grades 5-8.
Students, grades 1-4, now assigned to Booker T. Washington
will remain there for the 1969-70 school year.
That Jones and Johnston attendance zones will remain as is
for 1969-70, and serve grades 1-4,
Desegregation of Faculty and Other Staff:
Full desegregation of faculty and other staff in the grades affected
by the possible interim assignments of students above, and district-
wide desegregation of faculty and other staff in each school to at
least 50% of the recommendation contained in Part I of Section III
of this plen.
Other:
Implementation of Sections IV, V, VI, and VII contained in this plan.
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DESEGREGATION OF FACULTY AND OTHER STAFF
The School Board shall announce and implement the following policies:
1. The principals, teachers, teacher-aides and other staff who work
directly with children at a school shall be so assigned for the school
year 1969-70 and subsequent years that in no case will the racial com-
position of a staff indicate that a school is intended for Negro students
or white students. For the 1969-70 school year the district shall assign
the staff described above so that the ratio of Negro to white teachers in
each school, and the ratio of other staff in each, are substantially the
same as each such ratio is to the teachers and other staff, respectively,
in the entire school system.
The school district shall, to the extent necessary to carry out this desegre-
gation plan, direct members of its staff as a condition of continued employ-
ment to accept new assignments,
2. Staff members who work directly with children, and professional staff
who work on the administrative level will be hired, assigned, promoted, paid,
demoted, dismissed, and otherwise treated without regard to race, color, or
national origin, except to the extent necessary to correct discrimination.
3. If there is to be a reduction in the number of principals, teachers,
teacher-aides, or other professional staff employed by the school district
which will result in a dismissal or demotion of any such staff members, the
staff member to be dismissed or demoted must be selected on the basis of
objective and reasonable non-discriminatory standards from among all the staff
of the school district. In addition if there is any such dismissal or demotion,
no staff vacancy may be fjlled through recruitment of a person of a race,
color, or national origin different from that of the individual dismissed or
demoted, until each displaced staff member who is qualified has had an oppor-
tunity to fill the vacancy and has failed to accept an offer to do so.
Prior to such a reduction, the school board will develop or require the develop-
ment of non-racial objective criteria to be used in selecting the staff member
who is to be dismissed or demoted. These criteria shall be available for
public inspection and shall be retained by the school district. The school
district also shall record and preserve the evaluation of staff members under
the criteria. Such evaluation shall be made available upon request to the
dismissed or demoted employee.
"Demotion'" as used above includes any reassignment (1) under which the
staff member receives less pay or has less responsibility than under the assign-
ment he held previously, (2) which requires a lesser degree of skill than did
the assignment he held previously, or (3) under which the staff member is asked
to teach a subject or grade other than one for which he is certified or for
which he has had substantial experience within a reasonably current period.
In general and depending upon the subject matter involved, five years is such
a reasonable period.
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TRANSPORTATION
The transportation system shall be completely re-examined regularly by
the superintendent, his staff, and the school board. Bus routes and the
assignment of students to buses will be designed to insure the transpor-
tation of all eligible pupils on a non-segregated and otherwise non-
discriminatory basis.
V.
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND SITE SELECTION
The size and location of new school buildings and additions to existing
buildings can significantly affect desegregation now and in the future.
All school construction, school consolidation, and site selection (including
the location of any temporary classrooms) in this system shall be done in a
manner which will prevent the recurrance of the dual school structure once
this desegregation plan is implemented.
Al.
MAJORITY TO MINORITY TRANSFER POLICY
Whenever there shall exist schools containing a majority of Negro students,
this school district shall permit a student (Negro or white) attending a
school in which his race is in the majority to choose to attend another
school where space is available, and where his race is in a minority.
ATTENDANCE OUTSIDE SYSTEM OF RESIDENCE
If the School District grants transfers to students living
in the district for their attendance at public schools outside
the district, or if it permits transfers into the district of
students who live outside the district, it shall do so on a
non-discriminatory basis, except that it shall not consent to
transfers where the cumulative effect will reduce desegregation
in either district or reinforce the dual school system.
VIII.
SUGGESTIONS FOR PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Successful implementation of desegregation plans largely depends upon local
leadership and good faith in complying with mandates of the Courts and the
laws upon which the Courts act. The following suggestions are offered to
assist local officials in planning for implementation of desegregation orders.
Community
1. The Superintendent and Board of Education should frankly and fully
inform all citizens of the community about the legal requirements
for school desegregation and their plans for complying with these
legal requirements. : :
The Board of Education should issue a public statement clearly
setting forth its intention to abide by the law and comply with
orders of the Court in an effective and educationally responsible
manner.
School officials should seek and encourage support and understanding
of the press and community organizations representing both races.
The Board of Education, or some other appropriate governmental unit,
should establish a bi-racial advisory committee to advise the Board
of Education and its staff throughout the implementation of the
desegregation plan. Such committee should seek to open up community
understanding and communication, to assist the Board in interpreting
legal and educational requirements to the public.
The Superintendent should actively seek greater involvement of parents
of both races through school meetings, newsletters, an active and bi-
racial P.T.A., class meetings, parent conferences, and through home
visits by school personnel.
6. The Superintendent and Board of Education should regularly report to
the community on progress in implementing the desegregation plan.
1. The Superintendent should provide all personnel copies of the
desegregation plan and arrange for meetings where the personnel
will have an opportunity to hear it explained.
The Board of Education should issue a policy statement setting forth
in clear terms the procedures it will follow in reassignment of the
personnel (see section on Desegregation of Staff).
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Assignments of staff for the school year should be made as
quickly as possible with appropriate followings by school
principals to assure both welcome and support for personnel
new to each school. Invitations to visit school before the
new school year begins should be offered.
The Superintendent should see that a spec¢:al orientation
program is planned and carried out for both the professional
and non-professional staffs (including bus drivers, cafeteria
workers, secretaries and custodians) preparatory to the new
school year. He should make every effort to familiarize new
and reassigned staff with facilities, services, and building
policies, and prepare them to carry out their important role
in a constructive manner. The Superintendent should direct
each principal to see that each teacher new to a school is
assigned for help and guidance to a teacher previously assigned
to that school. Each such pair of teachers should have an oppor-
tunity to meet before the school year actually begins.
The Superintendent should arrange an in-service training program
during the school year to assist personnel in resolving diggiculties
and improving instruction throughout the implementation period.
Help in doing this is available from the South Mississippi In-
Service Consulting Center at Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
It is important that, through personal observations, students see
that nonprofessional service positions in their schools are not for
members of one race and that harmonious working relationships can
exist between members of both races. The Superintendent and Board
of Education should therefore take all nécessary steps to assure
that all staffs are bi-racial.
Instructional Program
1. Each principal should be required to appoint biracial faculty
committees to study and, as necessary, revise each area of the
curriculum to assure better learning opportunities for all stu-
dents. This should become a continuous activity in each school
and throughout the district.
Student evaluation policies and procedures should be reviewed
continuously for areas in need of improvement and adjustment to
encourage the educational growth and motivation of students.
Remedial programs in reading and mathematics skills, as appro-
priate, should be introduced and/or expanded for all students
in need of special help. Such a program should supplement reg-
ular course offerings and assignments of students.
Grouping procedures should be reviewed and revised as necessary
to assure they support the spirit as well as letter of desegre-
gation plan the district has accepted responsibility for imple-
menting in good faith.
Participation in extracurricular activities by students of
both races should be actively encouraged by administrators and
teachers as a means for developing school spirit and a feeling
of belonging.
School organizations - student government, cheerleaders, musi-
cal organizations, athletic teams must be operated on a nondis-
criminitory basis and should include students of both races.
Guidance counselors should be oriented and urged to plan a
leading role in successful implementation of the desegregation
plan.
The curriculum should be reviewed and, as necessary, revised
to provide recognition of Negro history, culture and contri-
butions to our society. Library books which deal with such
subjects should be added to school book collections.
Vocational education offerings should be reviewed and improved
as a means of providing students of both races with education
relevant to vocational interests and as a means of reducing
dropouts.
Headstart or similar preschool programs for children of both
races should be implemented.
Use of Federal and Station education funds should be planned
comprehensively for maximum educational benefit to all eligible
children.
STUDENTS
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1. The Superintendent should direct each principal to hold special
orientation programs welcoming students who will be new to a
school, before the regular school year begins.
The Superintendent should require each principal to see that
students are frankly and fully informed about the desegregation
plan and their responsibilities to help carry it out. Each
principal should seek to establish rapport and communication
links with new students to encourage mutual understanding and
confidence.
The Superintendent should direct each principal to establish
a student-faculty human relations ccmmittee representing both
races to aid in the successful implementation of desegregation.
All school staff and members of the student body should exert
extra effort to assure the full participation of all students
of both races in extra-curricular programs, including when
appropriate the provision of a "jate bus" for those staying
after school to participate in such programs.
Each principal should request teachers to make themselves
available to students outside of regular class for counseling
and extra instructional help.
RESOURCES” FOR ASSISTANCE
In addition to the regular resources for assistance
available to school officials, districts developing
or carrying out plans of desegregation in Mississippi
may call upon the following agencies for help:
South Mississippi In-Service Consulting
Center
University of Southern Mississippi
Southern Station
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Phone: (601) 2066-7150
Division of Equal Educational Opportunities
U. S. Office of Education
50 Seventh Street, N. E., Room 404
Atlanta, Georgia 30323
Phone: (404) 526-3076
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BUILDING INFORMATION
Name of School North Pike Jr. - Sr. High School
* Address Rt. lL, Summit, Mississippi 39666
Name of Principal B., ¥. Tarver
Grades in School 7-12 Number of Permanent Teaching Stations 15
State Rated capacity U50 Maximum Building Capacity _ 150
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Current Student Enrollment S20 3 ly | a
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Total Student Enroliment 331
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Name of School Booker T. Washing rton
Address Rt. 1, Summit, Mississippi 39666
Name of Principal William Brickel
Grades in School 1-12... Number of Permanent Teaching Stations 23
. State Rated Capacity 690 : Maximum Building Capacity 690
(without portables)
Portable and Temporary Classrooms Nono
Current Student Enrollment L 601. en)
White Negro Total
Total Student Enrollment 601
Number of Teachers 1 2h
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BUILDING INFCRMATION
Wome of School Jones Elementary
Address Rt. 1, McComb, Mississippi 39648
Name of Principal C. L. Fleming
Grades in School __ 1-6 Number of Permanent Teaching Stations & 7 (¢ rsslly :
State Rated Capacity 180 Maximum Building Capacity 2L,0
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Portable and Temporary Classroons None
Current Student Enrollment 178 178
White Negro Total
Total Student Enrollment 178
Number of Teachers 6
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BUILDING LFORMATION
Name of School _ Jobnston Hlementa
Address Johnston Station, Mississiopi ~ pd J
Name of Principal Cecll Case
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State Rated Capacity rum Bullding Capacity
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