Equal Opportunity in the Fort Wayne Community Schools: A ...

Page 2 - Superintendent Grile(3) the district, in the future, will monitor the racial ratioof teachers at each school in the system so that if anyunlawful racial imbalance occurs as a result of the district'sassigning teachers based on their race, color, or nationalorigin, the Fort Wayne Community Schools will take immediateaction to remedy this Title VI violation.If my understanding of the ancillary commitments made by the schooldistrict is correct, then the reassignment of teachers, in conjunction withthese commitments, constitutes a desegregation plan which meets the requirementsof Title VI in the area of faculty assignmentt. I will assume thatmy understanding is correct unless I hear from you to the contrary within15' days from the date of this letter. Since the teacher assignments outlinedin Mr. Walters' letter of March 22, 1976, were projections only,please provide me by October 15, 1976, with a revised list of teacher assignmentsfor 1976-77 as they became finalized at the opening of school. Thelist should include a breakdown of teachers assigned to each school accordingto race, educational degrees, certificates and experience.If I can be of any additional assistance to you in this or any other matter,please feel free to contact me.Sincerely yours,(Signed) Lloyd R. HendersonLloyd R. Henderson, DirectorElementary and Secondary Education DivisionOffice for Civil Rightscc:Director, Office for Civil Rights,Region VChief State School OfficerAttorney, Fort Wayne Community Schools28