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Building Information 

Plan for Student Deseg: 

Faculty Desegrege 

Transportation - 

School Conmtrustl on 

Majority to Hinority 

Attendance Outgide System of Residence « 

Suggestions for Plan Implementation 

Resources for Asglatance 

Building Information Forms 

 



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11. 

RECOMMENDED PLAN FOR I' DESEGREGATION 

Recommendations 

In order to bring about ‘a unitary school systen in which schools 
are not identifiable by race, the following recommendations to 
be effective for the 1969-70 school year are submitted: 

School capacities are 

and checked by multiply 

30 for the secondary and elementary schoo 
for 1969-70 are based OT ctions supplied 
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That Zack Huggins Hig hool house all students enrolled in 
grades 10-12. 

That Shirley-Owens High School house | stude in grades 
7-9, 

That Shirley-Owens mentary School house all students 
grades 5-6, 

That Quitman Upper Elementary School house 
grades 3-4. 

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POSSIBLE INTERIM STEPS   

The plan that we have prepared and that we recommend to the Court I prej 

provides for complete disestablishment of the dual school system 
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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 

r 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 deszgrega- 

tion of the school system without delay, or with very minimal 

delay, in the scheduled opening of the school year. I © 

Student Desegregation: 

1. That Zack Huggins High School house grades 10-12 

2. That Shirley-Owens High School house grades 7-9. 

3. That Shirley-Ouvens Elementary School remain th same 

with the exception of grade 1 which will be ansferred 
to Quitman boas ST ry School and ye 3 4 which 

will be transferred to Quitman Upper Elementary School 

4. That Quitman Upper Elementary School house grades 4-6 

in the dest rice with the exception of (a) Shubuta and 

Stonewall Elementary Schools which will house students 

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y School which pa fuse students in 
grades 5 and 6 formerly in attendance at Shirley-Owens 

Elementary School, 

their respective zones and, (b) Shirley 

 



That Quitman Lower Elementary School house grades 1-3 

in the district with the exception of (a) Shubuta and 

Stonewall Elementary Schools which will house studen 

in these grades in their respective zones and, (b) 
Owens Elementary School which will house students in 
grades 2 i! 3 formerly in attendance at Shir rley- Owens 
Elementary School. 

Desegrepation of Faculty and Other Staff: 
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‘Full desegregation of faculty and other staff in the 

affected by the possible interim assignments of students 

and district-wide desegregation of faculty and other 

each school to at least 507% of the recommendation contained in 

Part 1 of Section 111 of this plan. 

Other: 

Implementation of Sections 1V, V, VI, and VI1 contained 

in this plan. 

 



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311. 

DESEGREGATION OF FACULTY AND OTHER STAFF 
  

The School Board shall announce and implement the following policies: 

1. The principals, te rs, teacher-aides and other staff who work 
directly with children at a school shall be assigned for the school 
year 1963-70 and subsequent years that in no case will the raclal com- 
position of a staff indicate tt a school is intended for Negro students 
or white students. For 9-70 school year the district shall assign 
the staff described above s hat the ratio of 11 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 - 
nent to accept new 

2. Staff members who work directly wit » children; and professional staff 
vho work on the administrative level “iil be hired, assigned, promoted, paid, 
demoted, dismissed, and otherwise treated without regard Lo race, color, or 
national origi cept to the extent necessery to correct discrimination. 

3. If theve is ¢ reduction in the number of principals, teachers, 
teacher-aides, or other professional staff employed by the school district 
which will result in lismissal or demotion of any such staff members, the 
staff member to be ssed or demoted must be sclected on the basis of 
objective and reaso » non-discriminatory standards from among all the sta 
of the school district ition if there is any such dismiss: ~ demot 
no staff vacancy ms a Tle rough recruitment of a person 
color, or nationa n different from that of the individual dismissed or 
demoted, until each displaced staff member who is qualified has 
tunity to fill the vaca and has failed to accept an offer 

Prior to such a reduction, tt hh board will develop or require th 
ment of non-racial a CY eria to be used in sclecting the staf 
vho is to be dismi or demoted, riteria shall be available for 
public inspection hall be reitaed Jy tho school district. The _Sehoe] 
district also shal ord and preserve the evaluat f staff memb 
the criteria. Such evaluation shall be 
dismissed or demoted employee. 

develop- GO 

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member 

"Demotion" as used above includes any reassignment (1) un 
staff member receives less pay or has less responsibility than under the assig 
ment he held previously, hich requires a lesser degree of skill than did 
the assignment he held previousl or (3) under which the staff member 
to teach a subject or grade other than one for which he is certified or 
which he has had substantial experience withi rezzonably current 
In general and depending upon 
& reasonable period  



IV. 

SPORTATION 
  

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 locat ~ new school buildings and additions to existing 
buildings can gniiflcantly affect desegregation now i 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 recurrince of the dua school structure once 
this desegregation plan is implemented. 

AY. 

MAJORITY TO MINORITY TRANSFER POLICY 

Whenever there shall exist schools containing a majority of Negro students, 
. . . id 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 vhere space is available, and vhere his race is in a minorit ye 

 



- 10. Headstart or similar preschool programs for children of both 
races should be implemented, 

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11. Use of Federal and Scat fon education funds should be planned 

comprehensively for maximum educational benefit to all eligible 
children, 

STUDENTS 

1... The Superintendent should ect each principal to hold 
orientation programs ter ng students who will be new 

school, before the regular school year begins, 

2, The Superintendent should require each principal to see that 
tudents are frankly and fully informed about the desegregation 
0 and yh ir responsibilities to help carry it out. Each 
principal should scek to establish rapport and communication 
links with new students to encourage mutual understanding and 
confidence, 

3. The Superintendznt should direct each 

races to aid in the successful he 

4, 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 "late bus" for thos 
after school to participate in such programs, 

5. Each principal should request teachers to make I 

available to students outside of regular class 

and extra instructional help. 

 



  

Instructional Program   

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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 
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encourage the educational growth and motivation of students. 

Remedial programs in reading and mathematics skill 

priate, should be introduced and/or expanded for al 

in neced of sp ial help. Such a program should supple 

ular course j ngs and assignments of students. 0 o ~h 
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eviewed and revised as necessary 

it as well as letter of desegre- 

cepted responsibility for imple- 

Grouping procedures should be r 

to assure they support the spir 

gation plan the district has ac 

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- 

criminftory 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 conbtri- 

butions to our society. Library books which deal with such 

subjects should be added to school book cellections. 

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. 

 



  

4. 

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 s 

program is planned and carr 

and non-professional staffs 

ac that a spefjal orientation 

ied out for both the professional 

f luding bus drivers, ro ois 

workers, secretaries and custodians) preparatory to the new 

school year. He gl make every effort to familiarize ncw 
and reassigned staff itn facilities, services, and building 

policies, and prepare them to carry out their important role 
in a constructive manner. The Superintendent should direct 

1 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 progran 
during the school year to assist personnel in resolving difFiculties 
and improving instruction iin iE the implementation period. 
Help in doing this is available from the South Mise issippi In- 

1 Service Consulting Center at Hattiesburg, Miss b
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1¢ is important that, through personal ohservations, students see 
that nonprofessional service positions in their Scheels are not for 
members of one race and that harmonious werking relationships can 
exist between members of both races. ' The Superintendent and Board 
of Education should therefore take all necegsnry steps to assure 
that all staffs are bi-racial. 

 



MENTATION 

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implementation of desegregation plans largely depends upon local 

with mandates of the Courts and the 

Courts act. he following suggestions are offered to 

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and good faith in complying v 

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nplementation of Gesegiora tion orders, 
"Ficieals in planni ng 

Com munity 

1. The Superintendent and Beard of Education should frankly and fully 

inform all citizens of the community about the legal requirements 

for school deseoregation and their plans for complying with these 

legal requiremnen 

The Board of fennel n should issue a public statement 

setting forth ention to abide by the law and comply with 

orders of the Cou in a ffective and educationally responsible 

manner 

School ficial should seek and encourage Supp a1 understanding 

of the press ang community roaniza yrese Ty th races. 

The Board of Education some other apprepriate governmental unit, 

should establish a bi-racial advisory committee to advise the Beard 

of Education and its stati € hroughont the implementation of the 

desegr ao plan, ich ttee should seek to open up community 

understanding and Em sist the Board in interpreting 

legal and educational requirements 

involvement of parents 

ers, an active and bi- 

>s, and through hone 

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6. ie Superintendent and Board of Education should regularly report to 

i progress in tnplonont 1g the desegregation plan. 
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1. » Superintendent should provide all personnel copies of the 

desegregation plan and arrange for meetings where the personnel 

will have ai pportunity to wis it explains 

The Board 

in clear terms the procedures 

personnel =e section on Desc 
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