IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
MIDLAND-ODESSA DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff,
DR. VIOLA COLEMAN, et al., Plaintiffs-Intervenors,
MIDLAND LULAC COUNCIL NO. 4386; PERMIAN BASIN LULAC COUNCIL NO. 4434,
Plaintiffs-Intervenors
>v.
MIDLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., Defendants.
C.A. NO. MO 70 CA 67
CONSENT ORDER AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
This cause came before the Court on Defendants Midland
Independent School District ("MISD"), et al.'s Motion to Dismiss
(filed September 11, 1998) and renewed Motion to Dismiss (filed
June 25, 1999) and the plaintiff-parties' respective Responses and
Objections to both Motions. Following extensive discovery, the
parties engaged in good faith negotiations and voluntarily agreed,
as indicated by the signatures below, to enter into this Consent
Order and Settlement Agreement ("Agreement"), subject to the
Court's approval.
After reviewing the terms of the Agreement, this Court
concludes that its entry is consistent with the Fourteenth
Amendment to the United States Constitution, and that it will
further the orderly desegregation of MISD.
It is therefore ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that
Defendants are hereby directed to fully implement the provisions of
the Agreement.
I. SECONDARY COURSE ENROLLMENT
A. By June 1, 2000, MISD shall develop a plan to eliminate
all general tier secondary courses and retain a two-tiered system,
with only advanced and gifted/talented ("G/T") secondary courses
for grades 7-8. By December 31, 2000, MISD shall develop a plan to
eliminate all general tier secondary courses and retain a
two-tiered system, with only advanced and G/T secondary courses for
grades 9-12. In developing both plans, MISD shall solicit input
from the plaintiff-parties, and permit them to review any draft
plans and to offer suggestions before any plans or proposals are
adopted by MISD. The plan shall provide (1) a curriculum guide
(similar to those developed in the District's secondary social
studies program) for each secondary course for teaching groups of
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., Defendants.
This cause came before the Court on Defendants Midland Independent School District, et al.'s
Following extensive discovery, the parties engaged in good faith negotiations and voluntarily
After reviewing the terms of the Agreement, this Court concludes that its entry is consistent
SECONDARY COURSE ENROLLMENT
By June 1, 2000, MISD shall develop a plan to eliminate all general tier secondary courses
By December 31, 2000, MISD shall develop a plan to eliminate all general tier secondary
In developing both plans, MISD shall solicit input from the plaintiff-parties, and permit
The plan shall provide a curriculum guide for each secondary course for teaching groups of
Implement a District-wide bilingual education curriculum guide to be implemented in all
The curriculum guides shall address LEP students' acquisition of English, transition into the
The plan shall also provide for staff development for bilingual education faculty on
MISD shall further provide mandatory workshops for administrators, including school
Reports shall be prepared when testing data is available, and shall be provided to the
These goals would include goals for decreasing the number of parent denials and improving
These goals shall be shared with the Board, and MISD's success in meeting these goals shall
MISD shall redraw and implement attendance zone lines commencing with the 2000-01 school year
f the District-wide Anglo elementary school student enrollment percentage.
By June 1, 2000, MISD shall identify two racially identifiable minority elementary schools to
The racial identifiability of any elementary school will be measured after the student
If MISD implements a G/T dedicated magnet elementary school, such a school shall be in
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