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Case Files, Sheff v. O'Neill Hardbacks. Letter from Counsel to Amato RE: Meeting with Sheff Lawyers, 2000. 5814fc36-a446-f011-877a-0022482c18b0. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/4ca77668-dc79-4ac9-bc3f-92b2504bd16c/letter-from-counsel-to-amato-re-meeting-with-sheff-lawyers. Accessed August 19, 2025.
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NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. National Office 99 Hudson Street, Suite 1600 New York, NY 10013-2897 212.965.2200 Fax 212.226.7592 June 2, 2000 Superintendent Anthony S. Amato Hartford Board of Education 153 Market Street, 8% Floor Hartford, CT 06103 Re: June 14" Meeting with Sheff Lawyers Dear Superintendent Amato: On behalf of the Sheff legal team, I'd like to thank you for agreeing to meet with us. This letter will confirm our meeting of June 14, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. at 153 Market Street. As you are aware, on July 6, 1996, the Connecticut Supreme Court decided in Sheffv. O Neill that racial and ethnic isolation in the schools in the Hartford metropolitan schools violated the state constitution. Since that date, we have been monitoring with increasing frustration as the state has failed to take the steps we feel are necessary to comply with the order. Throughout the proceedings we have maintained a good and fruitful relationship with administrators and staff of the Hartford Public Schools. Recognizing that we share common goals and wanting to continue the positive relationship, we wanted the opportunity to meet with you to discuss where we are in this litigation which deeply involves the Hartford Public Schools. Iam enclosing a copy of Improving Our Schools Guidelines for an Effective Plan for Quality Integrated Schools, in which the Sheff plaintiffs outline guidelines for an effective plan for assuring quality education while reducing racial and ethnic isolation. We have used the guidelines as the standards against which the state efforts would be judged. These same guidelines have also served as the basis for the planning, in which we are currently engaged, of our own remedial plan. Regional Offices Yetd : : The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is not a part of the National Association for the 1444. Eye Street, N.W., 10th Floor 1055 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1480 Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) although LDF was founded by the NAACP and shares its com- Washington, DC 20005 Los Angeles, CA 90017 mitment to equal rights. LDF has had, since 1957, a separate board, program, staff, office and budget. 202.682.1300 Fax 202.682.1312 213.975.0211 Fax 213.202.5773 Contributions are deductible for U.S. income tax purposes. Superintendent Anthony S. Amato June 2, 2000 Page 2 We look forward to our meeting with you. Thank you again. Very truly yours, yr Dennis D. Parker DDP:des Enc. CC; Sheff Legal Counsel xx JOB STATUS REPORT xx AS OF JUN 02 2000: 3:42: PM PAGE. D1 NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE JOB #908 DATE TIME TO/FROM MODE MIN/SEC PGS STATUS 001: 6,02 3:30P 4314276 FC—-—-8 00g’ 25” 003 OK 002 3:3.P 8607280401 EC——S 00" 48” 003 OK 003 3732P NY LAWYERS PUB INT UE—=5 00" 36” 003 OK 004 3: 33P 360.54] 5050" EC-—S 00:33" 003 OK 005 3:34P 2125492681 EC——S 02 48" 003 OK 006 3:37P 860 527 33083FC——3 a0 39 003 OK 007 3:39P 860 570 5286 RECS 00" 47° 003 OK 008 3:40P 860.728 0237 ECS 01716" 003 OK il NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC 99 Hudson Street Suite 1600 New York, NY 10013-2897 (212) 965-2200 COVER F AX S HEET To: Company: Fax #: Deborah Archer NAACP Legal Defense Fund 212/226-7592 Sandra Del Valle Puerto Rican Legal Defense Fund 212/431-4276 Derek Douglas NAACP Legal Defense Fund 212/226-7592 Chris Hanson American Civil Liberties Union 212/549-2651 Wesley Horton Horton, Shields & Cormer, P.C 860/728-0401 Marianne Engelman Lado NY Lawyers for the Public Interest 212/244-4570 Wilfred Rodriquez Greater Hartford Legal Assistance 860/541-5050 Elizabeth Horton Sheff Community Renewal Team 860/527-3305 Martha Stone Center for Children Advocacy 860/570-5256 Philip Tegeler Connecticut Civil Liberties Union 860/728-0287 From: Dennis Parker Subject: June 14™ Meeting Date: June 2, 2000 Pages: 3, including this cover sheet. 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