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DTEX 2024.001-3-2 From Familias Unidas to Denton LULAC Council #4366, 1975-1990 kITLY v �N 1929 from FAMILIAS UNIDAS to Denton LULAC Council #4366 Established April 9, 1981 1975 t0 1990 P'I r. up . s z4 e "itxte of Ems l*erretarU of Statr - ,TIFICATE OF FILING 0` 4qrl:LES OF INCJRPORATION RJR DENTOv FAMILIAS JNI)AS� INC6 CHARTER NJi 344431 THE JiJ"cRSIGNEDo AS SECRETARY 0` STATE ❑F THE STATE OF TEXAS) HEREBY CERTI=IES THAT DUPLICATE ORIGINALS OF THE ATTACHED FOR THE ABOVE,# DULY SIGNED AND VERIFIEDo 4AVE BEEN RECEIVED IN THIS OFFICE AND ARE FOUND TO CONFORM TO LAW- ACCORD143LY THE JNJERSIGNEJr AS SUCH SECRETARY OF STATER AND BY VIHTJE OF THE AJTHORITY VESTED IN HIM BY LAWi HEREBY ISSJES THIS CERTIFICATE AND ATTACHES HERETO TOE DUPLICATE ORIGINAL& DATED JJN- i4p 197ir OF w Secretary of State = y FILED In the Office of the Secretary of State of Tesa? JUN 14 V74 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF r1Ml� DENTON FAMZLIAS UNIDAS, INC. Dep,Av Di"er.Commalion Division we, the undersigned natural persons of the age of twenty- one years or more, at least two of whom are citizens of the State of Texas, acting as Incorporators of a Corporation under the Texas Non-profit Corporation Act, do hereby ADOPT the following ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION for such Corporation: ARTICLE ONE The name of the Corporation is DENTON FAMILIAS UNIDAS, INC. ARTICLE TWO The corporation is a non-profit corporation, and has no capital stock. ARTICLE THREE The period of its duration is perpetual. ARTICLE FOUR The Purpose for which the Corporation is organized is exclusively EDUCATIONAL, both at juvenile and adult school levels (all ages) including, in and for such purpose: A. The conduct of a private bilingual school or bilingual schools (Spanish and English) , (operated also as day-care edu- cational and cultural centers for the teaching and education of children) and for teaching the English language to Spanish- speaking adults. B. To create a total environment for learning and personal development, using objects, books, and educational equipment of every kind and character. C. To provide more specialized and relevant acquaintance with music, history, culture, art, poetry, literature, dance, and drama, thus enhancing the child's and the adult's entire future education, perspective, and life. PROVIDED, that the activities of the Corporation shall be limited as stated in Article Eight hereof. D. Children and adults shall be taught separately when feasible and preferable; and in any case, in accordance with applicable Law. I ARTICLE FIVE The street address of the initial Registered Office of the Corporation is 216 West Collins Street, Denton, Denton County, Texas 76201; and the name of its initial Registered Agent at such address is EMILIO L. GONZALEZ. ARTICLE SIX The number of Directors constituting the initial Board of k` Directors of the Corporation is five (5) , and the names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as the initial Directors are: EMILIO L. GONZALEZ, 216 West Collins Street, Denton, Texas; JESUS NORIEGA, 927 Elm Street, Denton, Texas; JULIAN RODRIGUEZ, 1105 Pin Oak, Denton, Texas; JUAN GONZALEZ, JR. , 2736 Foxcroft, Denton, Texas; and, JUAN AGADO, 1708 Meadow Oaks, Denton, Texas. ARTICLE SEVEN The name and street address of each Incorporator is: JESUS NORIEGA, 927 Elm Street-, Denton, Texas; JULIAN RODRIGUEZ, 1105 Pin Oak, Denton, Texas; and, JUAN GONZALEZ, JR. , 2736 Foxcroft, Denton, Texas. ARTICLE EIGHT In all events and under all circumstances, including, but not limited to, merger, reorganization, termination, dissolution, or winding up of this corporation, whether voluntary or involun- tary, by operation of law, or by amendment to these Articles of Incorporation: A. No part of the nct earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, its Directors, Incorporators, Officers, members, or other private persons, except that the corporation shall he authorized and empowered I ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, page two to pay reasonable compensation for services actually rendered, and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purpose set forth in Article Four hereof. B. No part of the activities of the corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting, to influence legislation; and the corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of or against any candidate for public office. C. Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) , by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Lode of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law) or (b) , by a corpor- ation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corres- ponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law) . D. In the management, operation, and activities of the Corporation, there shall be no discrimination based on race, color, religion, or sex. The corporation shall be non-sectarian E. Upon the Dissolution of the corporation, the Board of Directors shall, after paying and making provision for the payment of all. of the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of all of the assets of the corporation exclusively for the purpose of the corporation, in such manner, or to such organi- zation or organizations organized and operated exclusively for such educational purpose or purposes, as shall at the time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under Section 501(c) '(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal I ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, page three Revenue Law) , as the Board of Directors shall determine; and, any of such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by a District Court of the County in which the principal office of the Corporation is then located, exclusively for such Edu- cational purpose or purposes, or to such organization or organi- zations as such Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such Educational purpose or purposes. k: ARTICLE NINE A. The place where the business of the corporation is to be transacted is at Denton, Denton County, Texas, and such other places within Denton County as may be directed by the Board of Directors. B. The corporation is to be governed by a Board of Directors. The manner of election, terms of office and qualifi- cations of Directors, the causes and means of removal of Direct- ors, and the number of Directors shall be provided in the By-law of the corporation. C. Except as and where limited or restricted by these Articles, the Corporation shall have all of the Rights and Powers granted, given, and provided by the Laws of the State of Texas for and to Non-profit corporations. D. This Corporation is not a private foundation as defined in the United States Internal Revenue Code; and this Corporation shall not operate as such private foundation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands this 2nd day of May, 1974. ESUS NORIEGA I N ROD EZ N GONZALEZ, / DATTr T.VC nF TNrnv DnuhMTnM THE STATE OF TEXAS $ COUNTY OF DENTON § I, LOUISE G. DAVIS, a Notary Public, do hereby Certify that on this -2 day of May, 1974, personally appeared before me JESUS NORIEGA, JULIAN RODRIGUEZ, and JUAN GONZALEZ, JR. , who, each being by me duly sworn, severally declared that they are the persons who signed the foregoing document as Incorporatozs, and that the statements therein contained are true. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. LOUISE G. DAVIS Notary Public, Denton County, Texas • ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, page five LO 44Mi as UY11 dos THE I+ENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE _ —paged �Ya ' i Staf%Photo By LARRY BARR LEADING FAMILIAS UNTDAS — Charter officers of Familias Gonzalez, prey dent; T oria Martinez, reporter; Maria Mercedes Unidas de Denton, a group organized to bring unity to the city's Alonzo,secretary,and Frances Guajardo,treasurer.Not pictured Chicano community, include (left to right) J. J. Martinez, is another reporter, Connie Galindo. sergeant-at-arms; Ignacio Agado Jr.,vice president; E. L. (Popo) PARTICIPANTES 0 Familas Unidas(Pres.-Joba Ramirez) Bilingual Education Program -Texas Woman's University Liz Gal lego Liz Gallego's School of Dance +Aw Sergio Gonzalez SENORITAS DE NTSU � G Angie Leal Laredo.Tx. Carmen Galvan Robstown, Tx. Maricela Torres Tamaulipas, Mex. Rosa Valles Laredo, Tx.(TWU) Yolanda Rodriguez Ft.Worth, Tx. Carolina Garza Odessa,Tx. LOS JOVENES f_ San oa Ramirez 1 Michael Ramirez Diana Gonzalez Eddie Sanchez Sandra Armellino John Sanchez A 1r 4� Rudy Rodriguez, Jr. Oscar Sanchez Deanna Rodriguez Directora: Tomasa Garcia `il "k 1- GRUPO CANDELA Armando Rodriguez Jerry Quintero y Amigos viernes, 5 de mayo MCL Building, Bell Avenue Texas Woman's University 7:00 P.M. NUESTRO PROGRAMA CAPTANDO EL AMBIENTE --Mexico Lindo" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sergio Gonzalez LA BIENVENIDA Rudy Rodriguez, Texas Woman's University Introducciones Frank Davila, Familias Unidas Un Saludo Joe Mitchell, EL CINCO DE MAYO Mayor(Alcalde)de Denton 197q UNAS DANZAS En esta fecha recordamos la glorioua batalla sostenida por las tropas Jesusita en Chihuahua Senoritas de NTSU francesas que trataban de aporderarse de Mexico. Jarabe Tapatio El ejercito de Napoleon III, bajo el mando del general Lorencez, Introducciones por Diamantina Pena ataco la ciudad de Puebla el 5 de mayo de 1862. Las fuerzas mexi- canas, al mando del general Zaragosa, rechazaron a los franceses y MUSICA VOCAL se cubrieron de gloria. "La Polka de Monterrey" Candela ste triunfo dio a conocer en Europa la solidez republicana de "El Rancho Grande" Mexico y gano para el pals mexicano gran prestigio en el mundo. N BA ILA BLES DE NINOS "Jesusita en Chihuahua" Las senoritas Los Machetes" Los muchachos Una Pantomina "La vibora de la mar" Algunos ninos "Malaguena Salerosa" Sergio Gonzalez On this date, we recall the glorious victory over the French troops (interpretacion vocal) who attempted to gain control of Mexico. "Malaguena" Liz Gallego Napoleon III's army, led by General Lorencez, attacked the city of (interpretacion bailable) Puebla on May 5, 1862. Under the command of General Zaragosa, , the Mexican army repelled the French troops. "Granada" Sergio Gonzalez Grupo Candela As a result of this victory, the European Nations acknowledged the "Somos Novios" solidarity of Mexico, a prestigious achievement. "Girl from Ipanema" Senoritas de NTSU M as Danz as Chlapanecas Bicicletas "Jalisco" Sergio Gonzalez DESPEDIDA =st•�t'� +F'��,l.� F a3il�.S�s44 � ��iy -.. "-•� �� i �7Fi� _ _ r sip, fillr' s ,r � � A Vim^ 4 * ;11 f F «�1 J .i�S m m 6./ t:►1 _ .., �, ,.. ire:• •• First LULAC Convention, Corpus Christi, May 19, 1929 i JUNTA DE PLANIFICACION North Texas Savings & Loan Association 22 de febrero, 1981 Denton, TX. 76201 MINUTES The meeting was opened by Frank Davila with the introduction of the following who were present: Frank Perez Tonnie Ramf rez Mike Hino josa Yolanda Fernandez Jose Luis Fernandez Tomasa Garcia Joba Ramirez Rosa Ramirez James Ramirez Steven Applewhite Frank Davila Ricardo Cantu Eugenia PoncesA�l(a , ,e�N' To the question as to whether we need an Hispanic organi- zation, the members present felt that the need was evident in Denton for a representative organization. Ricardo Cantu mentioned the large Spanish-speaking population that needs representation even though they are spread out throughout the city. The fact that they are spread does not pose any difficulty according to Frank Perez. Dr. Perez also asked about the distinction between Familias Unidas and any new organization such as LULAC. Tomasa Garcia replied that the core group of Familias Unidas would still participate in a new organization. She also mentioned that whereas Familias Unidas was primarily concerned with the education of the Non-English speaking children and in the cultural development or opportunitiesq a new organization should go beyond these I� areas. Mike H.inojosa mentioned the need for voter registration, Joba Ramirez mentioned the Health needs and Frank Davila mPnti_oned the c,-)nti_nual eri,icational need^ as well as pujli^v duties. In response to Frank Perez' s question as to who we area Cantu responded that we are individuals interested in other people, and persons with an opportunity to participate in the growth of the Hispanic Community. Consensus was that goals ought to be set in order to proceed with a successful program. In regards to the committment of our time, talents, and effortsl Joba Ramirez discussed the time element and the need for an effective and aggressive organizer. Everyone agreed that the group we choose to work with (LULAC or Familias Unidas) is not as significant as is the actual committment each member is able to provide. i i Minutes - Junta de Planificacion page 2 Steven Applewhite recommended that we not decide on which organization to join but rather study the issues, our feelings and how we can bring both groups together. Davila suggested that we complete the Cuestionario de informacion and carefully answer the questions on the questionnaire. Prior to the next meeting, the group is also to determine what are some goals and problem areas of concern to each individual member. Tonnie Ramirez asked that we keep in mind the difference between the two organizations: LULAC being a more visible and aggressive organization whereas Familias Unidas was a more passicve low-key organization. This will require some changes in our approach. The meeting was adjourned with the next meeting set for: Sunday, March 8, 1981 NO r ✓i hTl 4- 4-0 6 :oo PM Submitted by: Frank S. Davila, Jr. c v1�e.A s 4, v IV awe of - LJJ L.I l,-- r►,�a..�s .wa-+,o�o ,.Y. k r to s V L f� 0, M � C.CA, (41 Liq-L S Ur / I JAA-t 2 — �c S rtic�:�.. t„�y�c r c S.f t' S �-v LT .,J vo 4r- r s. 4 ay. u 1 1+0 w n,-t �A-S F-�b. 4, s Z*' ✓�'cYeS • JUNTA DE PLANIFICACION North Texas Savings & Loan Association 22 de febrero, 1981 Denton, TX. 76201 _. MINUTES The meeting was opened by Frank Davila w!�'th the introduction of the following who were present: Frank Perez Tonnie Ramirez Mike Hinojosa Yolanda Fernandez Jose Luis Fernandez Tomasa Garcia Joba Ramirez Rosa Ramirez James Ramirez Steven Applewhite Frank Davila Ricardo Cantu Eugenia Ponce To the question as to whether we need an Hispanic organi- zation, the members present felt that the need was evident in Denton for a representative organization. Ricardo Cantu mentioned the large Spanish-speaking population that needs representation even though they are spread out throughout the city, 1-c? fact that they are spread does not posy any difficulty according to Frank Perez. Dr. Perez also asked about the distinction between Familias Unidas and any new organization such as LULAC. Tomasa Garcia replied that the core group of Familias Unidas would still participate in a new organization. She also mentioned that whereas Familias Unidas was primarily concerned with the education of the Non-English speaking children and in the cultural development or opportunities, a new organization should go beyond these areas. Mike H.inojosa mentioned the need for voter registration, Joba Ramirez mentioned the Health needs and Frank Davila mentioned the continual educational needs as well as public duties. In response to Frank Perez' s question as to who we are, Cantu responded that we are individuals interested in other people, and persons with an opportunity to participate in the growth of the Hispanic Community. Consensus was that goals ought to be set in order to proceed with a successful program. In regards to the committment of our time, talents, and efforts, Joba Ramirez discussed the time element and the need for an effective and aggressive organizer. Everyone agreed that the group we choose to work with (LIJLAC or Familias Unidas) is not as significant as is the actual committmont each member is able to provide. MEMORANDUM TO: The Person Addressed s FROM: Frank S. Davilg; Jr. & Tomasa Garcia SUBJ : Organizational Meeting of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) DATE: April 1 , 1981 After three previous meetings, the ccnsehsus of those meeting (20, at different times) is that a LULAC chapter application be submitted effective on April ;', 1981 . To do so, we need at least ten ( 10) individuals to apply. The cost breakdown for the rest of the calendar year, is as follows: Annual Dues Individual National Dues (Apr-Dec) $ 9.00 Individual State Dues (Apr-Dec) 2.251 Individual Initiation Fee (one time) 4.00 $15.25 $12.00 Charter Fee to be paid by organization. We ask that you make every effort to attend and to bring your dues with you. Your application form will be made available fnr your official cignaturc. Other i.nformnation uurcainino -Go membership, dues, program, among others, will be provided. Come to the meeting: Date: Thursday, April 9, 1981 Time : 8:00 p.m. 1 .1.:.-ic Emily Fowler Library 502 Oakland Denton, Texas 76201 r JUNTA DE PLANIFICACION Emily Fowler Library March 8, 1981 Denton, TX. 76201 ! AGENDA Welcome and Introductions Review questions on the questionnaires (please have your comments ready before coming to meeting) Set Goals and Objectives ( to include committees for Jiff. areas) Determine which organization to represent (LULAC, Familias Unidas or another organization) Select nominating committee for the election of officers Set inauguration date Other Adjourn La bienvenida e introducciones Repasar las preguntas en el cuestionario ( favor de preparar sus comentarios de antemano) Decidir en nuestros objetivos y metas (inclusivo los comites que se van a encargar de estas areas) Determinar cual organizacion vamos a representar (LULAC, Familias Unidas u otra) Seleccion del comite que va a nombrar los diferentes can- didatos para los puestos de oficiales Determinar la fecha de inauracion O tro s De spi di da I LULAC NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND IMPORTANT: This form COUNCIL APPLICATION & PLEDGE due in the LNSF office no (Form A) later than February 1 st. Council # Permanent P.O. Box Date Anr it -i0 , 1 82 City Denton State Texas Zip Code 76201 Address '08 Fowler Dr .. _ (((there is no P.O.Box for the council.) NameF,rank S. Davila Jr . Tel. # (n)(8157 382-7946 L=COUNCIL Address tom: PRESIDENT 2408 Fowler Dr . z �? City. State, Zip Cod eDenton , Tx . 76201 Q: u: 2.COUNCIL f- TREASURER Name Rudy Moreno Tel. # (n) (81 -�8 -6402 C)' O; 3.COUNCIL (W) l ) Q; SECRETARY Name r R r' cr Tel. # (n) t Z —7 (W) 17 5 -1039 4.SCHOLARSHIP Name Rudy Rodriguez Tel. (n) a17 382-7326 O; COMMITTEE Address 2308 Salado CHAIRPERSON U; City, State, Zip Code UDenton Tx . 76201 _ t_ 5.NAMES OF Name Tel. # 0 (W) 1 Josh Montoya (n) I ) o OTHER (W) 17 3 2- 017 Name Tel. # SCHOLARSHIP Ricardo Cantu (n)( ) N (W)01 3b2-73 b COMMITTEE Name Rey Tr e j o Tel. # (n) ( ) O' MEMBERS F-; (W) 3 7- Name Guadalupe Gonzalez TeI. .; (n) ( ) Tel # (W) . ( ) Name (n) ( ) SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS PLEDGED TO BE RAISED LULAC Council No. 4366 pledges to raise $-C00 , 00 for scholarships. Rudy Rodriguez IMPORTANT: Only those funds forwarded Na and title of person�mpleting this form to the LNSF office by May 1st will be considered for LNSF matching funds. Signature Money orders, checks, etc.should be made payable to the "LULAC National 4-3o-82 ( 817 ) 566-10 9 Scholarship Fund." Datp or Div ephon Signature of council president I ROBE!{T T. McGEE, ED.p., XVP"1HT_.NDCNT / r 1205 UN►VER' ITY CRIVE WEST I i f6cn£on, !_dreuas 76201 j October 20, 1981 i Mr. Frank Davila, Jr. � President, Denton County LULAC Council 2408 Fowler Denton, TX 76201 a Dear Mr. Davila: Thank you for your welcome letter of October 1.9 and its outline of coiamitment by your organization "to work with and on behalf of the Denton Independent School District." we are ready to assist you in this endeavor in all ways possible. r. It would seem that one place for your committee to begin its review of programs and opportunities is found in the enclosed "Fact Packet" of basic information about our schools. Another is the newly revised District Policy Manual which is available for study in this office. Beyond the many advisory groups which serve our district, the existence of P-TA organizations in every school provides a particular means for all citizens to become involved directly in their schools at the most critical level. Of course, this office and its divisions (Instruction, Business, .and Support Services) will also be pleased to assist you. Your questions and suggestions will be welcomed. Since you have identified Dr. Rodriguez as chairman of your committee, we are supplying the enclosures to him and placing his name on the mailing list for agenda of school board meetings. If we can assist you further, please do not hesitate to call upon us. Sincerely, Robert T. McGee RTM/rV �I Enclosures: Fa6t Packet Information brochure Innerviewers cc: Dr. Ray Chancellor Dr. Rudy Rodriguez 1// a N DENTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Trustees Regular -Meeting, Board Room, 909 Linden, 7 : 00 p.m, Wednesday, November 11 , 1981 A G E N D A A. Call to order B. *Approval of minutes C. Business affairs I . *Approval of bills 6, Tax Board election 2. *Financial report 7 . Planning/constructi.on report 3. *Confirmation of band 8 . Authorization to proceed uniform specs with bond election proposal 4. *Signature authorization 9. 1981-82 budget amendment for Head Start/Title I and related 10. Construction change order S. Approval of bids (Transformer) Congress Jr High (typewriters) D. *Report of Tax Assessor-Collector E. Old business Communications policy proposal F. New business 1 . Personnel matters (resignations/employment) 2. Evaluation procedures/review 3. Instructional report (class ranking; curriculum sequence) 4. Communications efforts 5. Vocational advisory committee appointments 6. Consideration of change in location for absentee balloting G. Remarks ; Board members ' comments , suggestions , instructions H. Executive session (property/personnel) I . Open session J. o Adjournment *Consent agenda (see . reverSe side) `iTf LI',r ps�,ri Ott.is.I1 f•.Yf a...0 a.a.-.vs-a r•a� a-r eti« - . *Consent Agenda: All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine by the School Board and will, be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on items unless a School Board member or citizen so requests , in which event the item(s) will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. s League of United Latin American Citizens Denton County L.U.L.A.C. Council P.O. Box 981 Denton, Texas 76201 December 21 , 1981 Dr. Robert T. McGee Superintendent, Denton Independent School District 1205 W. University Drive Denton, Texas 76201 Dear Dr. McGee : On behalf of the Denton County LULAC Council, I would like to request the opportunity to address the Denton Independent School District Board of Trustees at the next regularly sche- duled school board meeting on January 12, 1982. The focus of the presentation will be in relationship to the following items : Staff Development: The Denton County LULAC Council has among its members the expertise and the interest in providing staff development in the areas of Bilingual Education, English as a Second Language, Parent Advi- sory Council, and Language Proficiency Assessment Committee, among other topics . Expansion of the Gifted and Talented Program: The Denton County LULAC Council proposes that Spanish as a Second Language become another component of the Gifted and Talented program. This program is suggested that it be made available to elementary level students regardless of their native language. Scholarship Program: The Denton County LULAC Council is eager to proceed with a scholarship program and requests the opportunity to discuss this program with the administra- tive staff, the counselors, the teachers and with the t students at Denton High School . Single-Member District: With the anticipated shift in elementary student population in response to the closing of Stonewall Jackson and for other pertinent reasons, a request is made for a serious review of the concept of single-member dis- tricting. n League of United Latin American Citizens The Denton County LnAC Council is looking forward to being an active supporter of the Denton Independent School District. We are highly encouraged by the mutual response you have given US . If you need additional information and/or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me at (817) 387-5811 , ext.221 . Sincerely, Frank S. Davila, Jr.c. . President, Denton County LnAC Council 1Ep iA < Denton County Lulac Council *4366 ` P. O. Box 981 Denton, Texas 76201 May 13, 1982 Dear We , ip the Denton Council of the League of United Latin American Citizens , take great pride in congratulating you Qrt your forthcoming graduation from Denton High Sehgol . This is indeed a very special moment of glory and honor for you, your family, teachers and others who have sup- ported you in your public school education . I am sure that you are now faced with a number of deci- sions -- whether to go to college ; if so , where , and what courses of study to pursue . - The members of the local LULAC Council are interested in meeting you and sharing experiences which may be of value to you as you think about your plans for post-secondary education . Accordingly, we have sched- uled a meeting for Monday, May 17 , 7 : 00 p.m. , at the Parish Center of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church on 1215 N. Elm Street . This will also be an opportunity for you to apply for a LULAC scholarhsip for fall (1982 ) semester study. Three scholarships will be awarded. Please invite your parents or guardian to join us in this important meeting. Call me at 566-1039 or 382-7326 if you have any questions concerning this letter . Yours truly , Rudy Rodriguez , Ph . D. - Chairman Education Committee LULAC LULAC EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND PARENTS DENTON HIGH SCHOOL SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 6, 1982 3 : 30-1 : 45 BIENVENIDA Mr . Josh Montoya, President , Denton Council of LULAC Introduction to Program Dr . Rudy Rodriguez !Activities and Presenters Chairman , Education Committee 1 : 45-2 : 00 Procedures for Applying Ms . Mary Esther for Admission to a Provencio , North College or University Texas State University ' : 00-2 :15 Student Financial Aid Mr. Governor Jackson , Programs Texas Woman's University .:' : 15-2 :25 Scholarship Programs for Dr. Rudy Rodriguez Hispanic Students P --2: 4o Question and Answer 2 : 40-. : ,j0 B R E A K (cafecito ) S,11ECIAL PROGRAMS 2 : 50-3: 05 North Texas State Univ. Ms . Linda Rollins Upward Bound Program Program Instructor 3 : 05-3 :15 Summer Enrichment in Mr. Rudy Rodriguez , Ji Engineering, Texas A & M 1982 Student Participant University 3 :15-3: 30 Opportunities in Nursing Dr . Anne Gudmundsen , Dean , Texas Woman ' s University Nursing Progran 3 : 30-3 : 45 Summer Science Enrichment Ms . Velda Villarreal , Programs Rio Grande Federation of Health Centers , Inc . 3 : 45-4 : 00 B R E A K Presidential Classroom for Film Presentation Young Americans . : 15-4 : 30 Question and Answer L U L A C AKNOWLEDGEMENTS SHARING OF CULTURES Tomasa Garcia, Dance Instructor Nely Saraoz de Fleming, Dance Instructor Juanita Duenez Lazo, Student Affairs Office, T.W.U. Frank Davila Lupe Morin Emilio "Popo" Gonzdlez Isabel Cantu Dr. Rudy Rodriguez Dr. Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey Mayor Richard Stewart Father Bob Breen Jose Montoya Denton County LULAC Council, # 4366 ` Texas Woman's University Pan American Student Forum, D.H.S. OFFICERS, 1981-82 S President Frank Davila 1 st Vice-President Ricardo Cantu 2nd Vice-President Dr. Steven Applewhite Secretary Yolanda Ayala-Bernal Treasurer Rudy Moreno OFFICERS, 1982-83 CINCO DE MAYO President Jose Montoya 1982 1 st Vice-President Tomasa Garcia 2nd Vice-President Pedro Aguilar Secretary Rosemary Rodriguez Treasurer Rudy Moreno TEXAS WOMAN 'S U N IVERSITY Bilingual-Bicultural Programs PROGRAM BAILABLES (DANCES) Dinner "La Raspa" "Las Chiapanecas" invocation: Fa-her Bob Breen Luey Lerma Christine Davila Breaking of P iata: Children Isabel Lerma Jennifer Davila Welcome Christina Montoya Laura del Castillo Frank Davila: LULAC President Ana Maria Garcia Bertha Gomez Dr. Mary Evel;n Blagg Huey, President, Texas Woman's University. Anelinda Picket Cynthia Rodriguez Patricia Ramon Diane Rodriguez Proclamation Alejandra Garza Migdalia (Dali) Ruiz Mayor Richard Stewart. City of Denton Silvia Ruiz Marisol (Mari) Ruiz Rebecca Montoya "El Jarabe Tapatio" Keynote Address Hilda Lerma Dr. Rodolfo Rodriguez, Associate Professor, Texas Woman's University Liz Melendez "La Bamba" Emilio Gonzalez History of "5 de Mayo" Laura del Castillo Nely Saraoz ce Fleming Hilda Lerma Frank Davila Felix Meldndez Dances & Music Cynthia Rodriguez Dali Ruiz 1. "La Raspa" Mari Ruiz 2. Isabel CantLi 3. "Las Chiapanecas" KEYNOTE SPEAKER 4. Frank Davila Dr. Rodolfo Rodriguez was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. Dr. Rodriguez, his 5. "La Bamba wife, Rosemary & their three children have lived in Denton since 1975. Dr. 6. Isabel Cantu Rodriguez has a B.S. from Texas A & I, an M.A. from University of Central 7. "El Jarabe Tapatio" Michigan & his Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico. He is currently an 8. "De Colores" - Everyone Sings Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Director of Bilingual Education Programs at Texas Woman's University. UTW� Dentgn County Lulac Council *4366 o P. O. Box 981 Denton, Texas 76201 October 31, 1983 TO: LULAC Members FROM: Lupe Morin, President/Council 4366 RE: Status Report of Projects Date: November 3, 1983 This year appears to be leaving us very rapidly, consequently we need to move forward with our goals that we set out to accomplish this past Spring. I am providing a summary of these projects for those of you who have not been able to make all of our meetings or who may have forgotten some dates. 1. Scholarship Kickoff- Last week a group of LULAC members met to prepare t e packets to prospective scholarship contributors. I have attached a copy for your information. If you know of someone who may be interested in donating some money to our scholarship fund, please forward this copy to them, or contact me, and I will send then a packet. Several members have indicated to me they were interested in contributing to this fund, and I am totally in support of everyone's contributions. 2. Educational and Financial Opportunities Program --Once again, the Scholarship Committee is sponsoring a program for high school students. A tentative schedule of activities is attached for your review. It will be held on November 12, 1983 at the Denton High School. Please pass the _ word to interested students and parents. Rudy's committee needs your assistance prior to the program and on that afternoon. Please contact him or members of his committee in order for them to have as much help as possible. We want another successful program! 3. Fundraising -- The garage sale held last week was very successful. This committee is planning for another DANCE on November 19, 1983--same band and same place. The last dance brought in about $900 profit for our operating fiords. Lets work with Mario Arrellano and his committee in selling tickets for this event. (See attached flyer) 4. Roster of members with addresses and phone numbers. Another updated roster has been prepared. Let me know if you have any corrections. S. NEXT MEETING : Nov. 17, 1983 Regular meeting 7:00 at St. Andrews Church Nov. 10, Executive meeting at Rudy Rodriguez's Conf. Room-T1C at 6:30- All officers and committee chairpersons peed to attend. I have already received numerous calls about contributions to our scholarship fund. This year we hav ben financially. stable. Thanks to :all members for their work. Lup Morin, ident urw�� Denton County Luiac Council *4366 ` P. O. Box 981 Denton, Texas 76201 October 28, 1983 The Denton Council of the Le$gue of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) has as one of Its primary objectives the enhancement of educational opportunities for Hispanic students. In this regard, the local council has inaugurated a fundraising campaign to support scholarships to be awarded this spring to deserving Hispanic students graduating from Denton High School and other schools in Denton County. Our LULAC Council is making many important contributions to the well-being Of the Denton community. For example, on November 5, 1982, we held our first Education Opportunities Program for Hispanic parents and students. Attached is a copy of 141t years scholarship awards program. On November 12 ,1983, we have another educational program scheduled. The purpose of this event is in keeping with LULAC ' s proud tradition of service to the community. We earnestly solicit your support of our scholarship fund drive. The Couhcil ' s goal for this year's fund-raising drive is $5,000. The National LULAC Scholarship Fund will match the funds we raise locally. North Texas State University and Texas Womans University will match scholarships awarded td students planning to enroll at these universities up to a sum of $300. We cordially invite you to join us in this worthy community project by completing the attached contribution card and returning the same by December 30. A self- addressed stamped envelope is enclosed for your convenience. Your contribution is tax deductable since we are a non-profit organization. Should you desire further information, please contact Dr. Rudy Rodriguez, Chairperson of the Education Committee at 566-1039. Thank you for your continued support. Sin erely, G f� / • Enelvsures upe Morin, President Denton County LULAC Council (214) 221-3227 (home) j2.w/t Rudy Rodriguez, Chairperson Education Committee (817) 382-7326 (home) DENTON COUNTY LULAC COUNCIL A4366 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITES, CHAIRPERSONS, AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS 1983/1984 DENTON COUNCIL 4366 OFFICERS President . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lupe Morin Lewisville Vice President for Membership . . . .Tomasa Garcia Denton Vice President for Committees . . . .Joba Ramirez Denton i Vice President for Youth . . . . . . Emilio Gonzalez Denton Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steven Applewhite Denton Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . Tonnie Ramirez Denton Parliamentarian . . . . . . . . . . Ramiro Valdez Denton Sergeant at Arms . . . . . . . . . . Guillermo Palacios Argyle LULAC COUNCIL 4366 1. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICERS (As extracted from LULAC Constitution) II. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMITTEES (extracted from LULAC constitution p.5&6) Voting for Chairman and Incurring debt Committees have no authority except that which is granted by the constitution or by vote of the organization. Unless otherwise provided, the person first named or the one receiving the largest number of votes is its chairman. A committee has no right to incur any debt or involve the organization in any way unless given authority to do so. Committee action without a quorum Under no consideration should one or more members of a committee go ahead with the business without action by a quorum; usually a majority of the committee, being present. Failure to observe these rules renders such action "the action of individuals" and subject to "censure," "suits," etc. . . . . . SIMPLIFIED PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE In official meetings, the vice-president should pre- side in the absence of the president or whenever the president temporarily vacates the chair. 1. ORDER OF BUSINESS if the president should be absent for a long period, I The meeting is "called to order"by the president. the vice-president may exercise all duties of the presi- r he minutes of the preceding meeting are read by dent except to change or modify rules made by the the secretary, president. a. May be approved as read. The vice-president cannot fill vacancies where the }b. May be approved with additions or corrections. by-laws state that such vacancies shall be filled by the president. 3. Monthly statement of treasurer is "Received as In case of resignation or death of the president, read and filed for audit." (Chair so states.) and the vice-president does not care to assume the office of president, the vice-president must resign. �. Reports of standing committees are tilled for by the president. The office of vice-president becomes vacant when the vice-president assumes the office of president. S. Reports of special committers are called for by 1 If there are several vice-presidents,they automatically the president. j move up to the higher office leaving the lower office vacant. This office should be filled as instructed by 6. Unfinished business is next in order at the call of the by-laws or authorized parliamentary authority. the chair or of the meeting. t In the absence of the president, the vice-president 7. New business. t,,, is not "ex-officio" a member of any committee. S. The program:—The program is part of the meet- f Secretary meet- ing-1- the president "presides" throughout, but the program chairman makes report. i The secretary should issue all calls or notices of 9. Adjournment. meetings and should write such letters as the board f of directors or executive committee may designate. 11. DUTIES OF A PRESIDENT The secretary should keep a neat and careful record of all business done in the meetings, with the I. To preside at all meetings. exact wording of every motion and whether it was 2- Keep calm at all times. lost or carried. Brief extracts from speeches, if im- portant, may be recorded but no comment of any .. Talk no more than necessary while presiding. kind, favorable or unfavorable,.should be made. The Have agenda for meeting before him and proceed minutes should show the names of persons appointed to committees and it is,the duty of the secretary to 4 in a businesslike manner. notify all persons nominated or elected on any com- mittee. j S. Have a working knowledge of parliamentary law t and a thorough understanding of the constitution The secretary should be on handa:few minutes and by-laws of the organization. before a meeting is called to order. He should have the minute book of the organization with him so that 6. Keep a list of committees on table while presiding. reference can be made to minutes of past meetings. 7. Refrain from entering the debate of questions The secretary should always have a copy of the before the assembly. If it is essential that this be by-laws; standing rules; book of parliamentary pro- done, the vice-president should be placed in the cedure endorsed by the organization; list of members chair. A president is not permitted to resume the or clubs; a list of unfinished business, copy of which chair until after the vote has been taken on the should be given the presiding officer. question under discussion. 8. Extend every courtesy to the opponents of a Minutes motion, even though the motion is one that the The minutes of an organization should contain a presiding officer favors. record of what is done and not what is said. 9. Always appear at the rostrum a few minutes Minutes should contain: before the time the meeting is to be called to 1. Date, place and time of meeting. order. When the time arrives, note whether a 2. Whether it is a regular or special meeting. quorum is present; if so,call the meeting to order, 3. Name of person presiding. and declare "a quorum is present." 4. Name of secretary. (in small boards, the names Ill. OTHER OFFICIALS of those present should be recorded.) S. All main motions, whether adopted or rejected. ice-President 6. The names of the persons making the motions; The vice-president of an organization is the one the name of the seconder need not be recorded. o acts in the place of the president, whenever 7. Points of order and appeals, whether sustained _ded. In case of resignation or death of the presi- or lost. dent, the vice-president automatically becomes the resident unless the by-laws A. r motion which was withdrawn should not be p y- provide other methods. recorded. Treasurer The treasurer of any organization is the custodian of its funds and receives and disburses them upon authority from the organization, the board, executive committee or the finance or budget committees. A treasurer should be bonded. The organization should authorize the medium by which bills are paid, (whether by check or by cash and by whom) and should either approve the budget or authorize the executive committee or the board of directors to do so. A chairman or an officer or mem- ber should get permission from the president or board to make an expenditure. No treasurer should accept bills for payment, such as for postage, traveling expenses, etc., from a chair- man unless receipts are enclosed. The treasurer should make a monthly statement and a report once.a year, or upon the request of board or parent body during the year. The annual report should be audited. An auditor's report should be presented following the treasurer's report. The presiding officer states to the assembly that to adopt the report of the auditor (if carried) has the effect of accepting the treasurer's report. Committees Committees have no authority except that which is granted by the constitution or by vote of the organization. Unless otherwise provided, the person first named or the one receiving the largest number of votes is its chairman. A committee has no right to incur any debt or involve the organization in any way unless given full authority to do so. 5 VI. DECORUM Probably the most serious defect in most meetings i the lack of reasonable decorum. Good order must be maintained if business is to be carried out. Cour- tesy would demand that there should be no whisper- ing or commotion while any speaker has the floor. Do not speak too frequently. Beware of personalities. State facts rather than what you think or believe. Nothing so mars the dignity of a meeting as the sharp retort or angry voice. Speak while motion is pending not after vote has been taken or after the meeting is over. I. CULTURAL , SOCIAL, .AND RECREATIONAL COMMITTEE Chairperson: Dorothy Martinez V Committee Members Liz Carter Frank Perez z Rudy Moreno Earl Martinez The purpose of this committee will be to strive to achieve the following goals and objectives: a. Coordinate and schedule cultural activities for the council and the entire community (especially during holiday seasons). b. Facilitate involvement of Hispanic community members to assist other service organizations with community- cultural-activities. C. Seek our Council member' s participation with college and service organization's work projects. d. Review and provide input to the Parks and Recreation Board/Dept regarding policies and procedures, facilites, an4,activities. I I i I i I I. FUNDRAISING CCWI= Chairperson: Mario Arellano Committee Members Hila Palacios Miguel Ramirez Tonnie Ramirez Rosie Sparkmair i i The .purpose of this committee win be to strive to accomplish the following goals and objectives: a. To coordinate all fundraising activities for our LULAC Council. b. To coordinate fund raising activities for the general fund and special projects fund i. e. scholarships. etc. C. To work with all committees in facilitating and organizing fund raising activities. d. To provide assistance in determining if a fundraising project is or will be profitable. e. Torprovide a budget/cost estimate of fundraising activities and profits expected to be made from activities. f. To coordinate scheduling of all fundraising activities so as not ' to overschedule or have a conflict with other community or committee activities. i III. EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Chairperson: Rudy Rodriguez Committee Members. Steven Pnplewhite Jose Montoya, Jr. Mary Perez iom,asa Garcia Joba Ramirez Responsibilities _The purpose of this committee will be to strive to achieve these goals and objectives : a. Provide input to the Denton ISD and other Denton County ISD regarding educational plans, problems , and other activities that affect the his anic students enrolled in these public schools , (particularly policy issues. b. Serve as liaison between the Hispanic community and treschool district in area of dissemination of information, c. Create a positive atmosphere whereby active partental involvement among the Hispanic community becomes a reality. d. Review educational needs of the Hispanic community in areas of adult and continuing education, e, Providing schedule of attendance at school board meetings by representatives of our council , f. Reviewing Bilingual Education, Title 1 programs, and other support programs and the impact these programs have on students. g. Se0k active parental involvement in all aspects of public education, i . Develop procedures and guidelines for Scholarship programs. j , Develop a brochure that outline the LULAC Scholarship program for distri- bution to students. Work with the Fundraising committee in raising funds for these scholarships, 1. POLITICAL AND PUBLIC AWARENESS COTMMTTTEE Chairperson: Frank Davila Committee Members Iris Lopez Ray Trejo Mike Hinojosa Ramiro Valdez i Responsibilities: The purpose of this committee will be to strive to achieve the following goals and objectives : a. Inform the Hispanic community of the various options and opportunities in regard to political decisions, b. Inform the Hispanic community of pros and cons of a particular issue. c. Provide voter registration drives by scheduling all Denton LULAC members to assist in this project. ri. Seek avenues of participation to increase city/county awareness by the Hispanic community, e. Review means of improving job opportunities for the Hispanic Rnd ensuring affirmative action is taken to hire Hispanics in the Denton community. f. Coordinate ALL press releases concerning the Council to the news media i,e, KNTU, KDNT, KESS, LULAC National News, and local newspapers, g. Continually network with community leaders in order to promote positive image of our organization, V. COMMUNITY SERVICES AND REFERRAL COMMITTEE Chairperson: Lupe Gonzalez Committee Members: Responsibilities The purpose of this committee will be to strive to achieve these goals and objectives: a. Initiate a program in- the- Council budget-so that we will have "Relief Funds" in order to conduct or provide community services in emergency situations such as flowers for the ill, death in-a - f family, or any situation that the Council or Executive Committee considers a community-service. b. Be aware of the needs of Hispanics regarding social services and identify what community agencies or social programs are not providing or meeting these needs. Bring these problem areas to the attention of the Council for further action. c. Provide referral services for hispanics (in particular) who are needing or requesting social services in the Denton community/countywide. The services could be as -follows : - -Housing/Shelter - Counseling - Financial/Money problems -Food/Meals - Employment - i -Illnesses/Medicine - Utilities - -Death/Funeral Arrangements - - I d. Keep a current-list of names-and-phone numbers-of "Contacts"-who would be able to provide assistance to hispanics in the areas listed above. e. Network with referral agencies such as Information aid Referral, Local Churches, schools, senior citizens centers, universities, and others. f. Work with the fundraising committee to schedule activities that will bring funds to- this "Relief Fund i g. Keep the Executive Committee and Council informed of problem areas or any concerns that our Council needs to direct its attention to. 1 Jj\to LAT W Denton County Lulac Council *4366 ` P. O. Box 981 �yl �~ Denton, Texas 76201 1983 - 1984 SCHOLARSHIP FUND-RAISING PROGRAM DATE: FROM: TO: Denton County LULAC Council , # 4366 The following contribution of $ is in support of the Denton County LULAC Council 's effort and committment to increasing the educational opportunities-in the Denton Community by means of its active educational scholarship program for graduating seniors from Denton High School and other schools in Denton County. Sincerely, Contributor/Sponsor Mailing Address DENTON, TEXAS IL IF. M BY POPULAR DEMAND "N " r - -Returns- - SAT. NOV. 191 1983 9 P.M. to 1 A.M. at Knights of Columbus Hall on Riney Rd off Old Sanger Hwy. (by the water tower) To SAN�JFR ti rD, 'ups a� � d fir' �✓ Snacks W..` Tamales Tacos bS ToDecnruR ToMeKINNEY Nachos UFIIV ERSITY DRIVE Beer, etc. m DENTON O I- 5 To FOR WORTH To DALLAS $5.00 per person / advance sales $7.00 per person / at door FOR INFO: L. MORIN (Lewisville) — — — (214) 221-3227 POPO GONZALES— — — — —(817) 387-4884 J. MONTOYA — — — — — — (817) 387-8160 Sponsored bv: LULAC COUNCIL #4366 2016 Pembrookb Denton, TX 76205 (387-1006) 22 December M7 A LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I am writing conc6rning the rikming of Denton's new high sch6bl. I believe that our new school should be named after someone of Hispanic- origin for the following reasons: 1: We have been sldw---sometimes reluctafit-==in Texas to recognize the contributions of Hispanics to our community, state, and country. 2. The role model of the person chdsen has a positibe effect that will last for many decades, and this opportunity for influence should be given to the Hispanic community just as it has been given to others. We already have other schools named after Anglos and Blacks. 3. The name of an important Hispanic in Texas history was submitted before the naming of the two newest elementary schools; perhaps the Naming Committee didn't realize at that time that there was community support for such a choice. This support still exists. 4. Denton would be demonstrating foresight and leadership in choosing someone of Hispanic origin. This choice is especially important to me because I am a bilingual education major at Texas Woman's University. I have children in the Denton Independent School District that these decisions influence. And I realize that the recognition we, as the majority, are willing to give to those in the minority effects all of us either consciously or unconsciously. By our decision we can demonstrate that there is a feeling of oneness in Denton, rather than a feeling of being separated. Let us exhibit oneness whenever we have the opportunity! It is my good fortune to have friends in Denton's Hispanic community, ° and because of my course of study, I know about many of the contributions 8pahish-speaking Americans made long before Texas was a republic or a part of the United States as well as those being made now. I appoal to you, therefore, to seriously consider the importance of naming our new high school after one of the prominent Hispanic leaders in dur state's history or after some Hispanic leader in the field of education. Please contact the Naming Committee and the trustees you know hn the school t6ard in order to let them know that this is an issue that concerns yogi. Annette Blum Mulkey 2408 Fowler Drive Denton, Texas 76201 May 25, 1983 Dr. Steven Applewhite-Lozano Assistant Professor Center for Studies in Aging North Texas State University '.0. Box 13438, N7, Station Denton , Texas 76203 Dear Steve: In response to the charge given to the members of the Marketing Council Advisory Committee on Hispanic Recruitment , enclosed are some written co,isiderations based on the initial recommendations already discussed. In trying to ascertain the future role of this committee, the depth and impact of its responsibilities, and its integration and acceptance within the full spectrum of the goals set by North Texas State University , the following suggestions are presented : 1 . That the committee members be assigned specific tasks to be explored and developed for later review. 2. That a time-table or time-line be established to coincide with the Marketing Council and other departmental deadlines. 3. That there be a central location and individual designated from the administrative staff to answer questions and provide pertinent data and advise on procedures. 4. That there be a balanced effort for retention as well as recruit- ment of Hispanic students. As a Denton community representative, as a menber of the Denton County League of United Latin American Council (LULAO and as a lifetime NTSU alumni member, I am pleased to be a part of this effort. Sincerely , Frank S. D5vi ]a, Jr. ENCLOSURE (1 ) MARKETING COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HISPANIC RECRUITMENT RATIONALE With an increasing number of Hispanic students opting for a university/ collegiate educational experience, it is now incumbent for colleges and universities to review their individual invitational approach. The low percentage of Hispanic student enrollment at North Texas State University suggests several possible questions: 1 . Is North Texas State University not appealing to many of the Hispanic students due to: - Scholarship options - Geographic location - Educational programs - Athletic programs - Academic challenge - Other 2. Is North Texas State University ready to commit additional funds to enter into a more competitive and versatile recruitment role? 3• Is North Texas State University open to change in response to current and projected identified needs of the university student or is the student expected to make a radical change? How do we bridge the gap? North Texas State University's interest in challenging and inviting the Hispanic student to look towards this educational institution for his or her educational experience and future support skills is an effort that will 2 require continuous and innovative approaches. To assist in this initial effort , the Marketing Council Advisory Committee on Hispanic Recruitment has reviewed previously prepared recommendations on Hispanic recruitment and has engaged in dialogue to offer priorities and alternatives. One means of addressing the recommendations and re- lated questions , is to prioritize them by categories with the understand- ing that re-direction will be an expected element: General Goal 1 . Develop a promotional outreach program, including printed material , radio and television spots, press releases, etc. , to publicize activities (e.g. , LULAC-NTSU Scholarship match) and enhance the University's image within the Hispanic community. Brochures and media developed should depict Hispanics on campus . Outstanding Hispanic alumni and NT faculty would also be called upon to participate in our promotional effort. Questions: a) Is funding available? b) Is there an identified list of Hispanic alumni ? c) How will this promotional effort differ from the current one? General Marketing to Hispanic Population 1 . Emphasize a ''full university'' image, including advantages of our location, diversity in our academic programs , student accessibility to the faculty and administration , and total concern for the students ' progress. 3 Questions: a) How is student progress monitored and subsequently addressed? b) How is student accessibility to faculty and administrative staff insured? c) How will dissemination of student information change from current process? Increasing Organization/Community Awareness and Recruitment Efforts 1 . Contact community and state organizations for the purpose of communicating NTSU 's commitment to increasing Hispanic enrollment. We would also solicit from these organizations assistance or informa- tion that would help NT identify potential students and their educa- tional needs. Such organizations may include the League of United Latin American Citizens, the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education, Dallas and Ft . Worth Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce, and others. Questions: a) Who will be the contact person at the university level ? Individual Recruiters 1 . Contact Hispanic alumni to assist NT in the recruitment effort . 2. Invite Hispanic students presently enrolled at NT to meet with recruiters to elicit their input in the recruitment effort. 3. Use indirect recruitment efforts from individual university personnel as they make contact with the Hispanic community. 4 Student Identification 1 . Identify high schools , community colleges , and universities with substantial Mexican American enrollments and schedule visits to campuses to meet with prospective entering or transfer students . Faculty would be encouraged to participate and complement. the Admissions Office's recruitment effort. 2. Identify prospective students through such sources as the Student Search Service of the College Board, the National Merit Scholars list , and others. This would then be followed up by direct contact with the students to inform them about NT and to encourage them to visit the campus. 3. Maintain active contact with area high school counselors particu- larly those campuses with a substantial number of Hispanic students. Student Invitation 1 . Invite a number of students (high school or community college) Co NT to attend a weekend or week-long session with a focus on academics , activities , and services offered by the University (e.g. , Upward Bound Academic Bowl ) . 2. Hold a forum for prospective students and their parents on the NTSU campus, to be hosted by NTSU in cooperation with LULAC and other Hispanic organizations. Parent Orientation 1 . Prepare an overview targeted to the parent that assures: a) Safety features/requirements b) Accessible travel/lodging accomodations for visitors . 5 c) Healthy community support. d) Student growth activities . Although these items are included in the brochure, it is felt that Hispanic parents may need more assurances to encourage their children to attend universities away from home as vis-a-vis community colleges. Student Follow-Up 1 . Increase follow-up efforts with students who apply but fail to enroll at NTSU. 2. Increase follow-up efforts with students who withdraw from NTSU. Needs Survey 1 . Through alumni newsletter, conduct an awareness survey to include, but not limited to: a) Personal data b) Demographic data c) Alumni/student dialoque about NTSU d) Alumni Hispanic perspective about NTSU e) Willingness to assist and manner of assistance f) Other. . . 2. General survey of area graduating seniors particularly Hispanic. NTSU Office of Minority Affairs 1 . Examine the feasibility of establishing an Office of Minority Affairs to plan, administer, and coordinate an on-going, University-wide recruitment program. PLAN OF ACTION: Comprehensive Approach Consistent with the expressed rationale and the endorsements of the Equal Employment Opportunity Plan (E.E.O.P.) by the North Texas State University Board of Regents and Chancellor, the University is now at the point where a difinitive plan of action ought to be implemented. The following recommendations and ideas are proposed for inclusion in this implementation phase and in some cases are an extension of programs already in force: 1 . Establishing an Office of Minority Affairs This office would coordinate their efforts with the Admissions Office for Undergraduate Hispanic Students and with the Dean of the Graduate School and Advancement Office for Graduate Hispanic Students. This interface or networking would allow the university to target a strong and productive program for Hispanic students without jeopardizing the on-going responsibilities of the current admissions and graduate offices . It is also recommended that this office be granted sufficient status to enhance their credibility both internally and externally. 2. Identifying and Reaching the Hispanic Student There are a variety of ways to identify and reach the Hispanic student. These include: - High school contacts (individual and group) . - Community colleges - Community leaders ( individuals and organizations) - Alumni - Currently minority students The key to making an impact with the Hispanic student and his/her parents is to personalize the contact as much as possible. This will require additional recruiters and an energetic Office of Minority Affairs staff. 3. Recruiting the Student Before any student is asked to make a commitment to be a part of the North Texas State University student body , the entire university must exude their own feeling of commitment to meet the student 's university- related needs . Current efforts conducted in this process include: - College nights at high schools and community colleges - Special recruiting drives for minority students - Seeking alumni support for recruiting - Seeking assistance from currently enrolled students - Advertising via print , broadcasting , and public relations 2 - Printing brochures and letters in Spanish - Address those specific concerns that parents have regarding NTSU (distance from South Texas , size, low Hispanic student population , community environment , faculty, etc. ) 4. The Admission Process The admissionr requirements per se do not present as much of a problem as does the timeliness or notification period that the student has to meet all requirements. Although the primary responsi - bility to fulfill the admission requirements lies with the student and with the student 's high school counselor, North Texas State University would benefit from a concerted effort directed toward students in their junior year of high school . These tutorial ser- vices would be directed not only to the student , but to the counse- lors and the student ' s parents. The university should continue to search for a more simplified method to facilitate the admission process . This does not imply a lowering of academic standards . 5. Retaining the Hispanic Student Two essential questions ought to be highlighted when discussing the concern of retention : - Has the university 's field representatives presented a true and accurate picture of the university? - Is the university meeting the expectations of the students? If not, does the university have a vehicle to determine where it has fallen short of the mark? - The Office of Minority Affairs could serve as a clearinghouse for the variety of financial aid opportunities available either through the university or through groups , organizations and business and industry scholarship programs . This information is currently made available to the student, therefore, emphasis may be placed in seeking additional resources and particularly those financial packages available for the Hispanic student. The possibility exists of establishing an Hispanic endowment fund with initial support from the Hispanic alumni . - With the continual growth of the North Texas State University student and faculty population , housing and parking conditions have presented a negative feeling to the incoming student . - On-going orientation opportunities should be considered at all scholastic levels and not only during the freshman year. - Placement and career orientations should be conducted at times and places most convenient for the student. Other activities that would strengthen the retention factor may include: 3 - Setting up a peer and faculty support system specifically geared toward the Hispanic student to augment on-going programs . The key would be to have the student become an active participant in the life of the university. The activities could range from inter- cultural programs , minority student organizations , speaker series or forums to other activities that would draw the student closer to the entire university. 6. Faculty Awareness/Committment One of the greatest resources in the overall effort of minority recruitment is the faculty . The faculty, just as well as some of the administrative personnel , however need to understand and endorse the E.E.O.P It may be appropriate for the Faculty Senate to consider this commitment and perhaps to become a member of the Hispanic Recruitment Advisory Committee. A staff development program to ex- plain the E.E.O.P. and to offer suggestions on how the faculty can specifically assist the university in meeting its minimum goals in minority recruitment should be considered an integral part of the E.E.O.P. 7. More Active Utilization of Hispanic Alumni An aggressive campaign to invite and request financial and other type support from the Hispanic alumni should be coordinated with the Advancement Office. Activities to engage the support of Hispanic alumni may include: - Sessions with the Chancellor, Board of Regents or with the Advancement Director - An expansion of the alumni newsletter to include recognition of Hispanic individuals - A more personalized information exchange with emphasis on the aspect of need in behalf of the university 8. Needs Survey In coordination with the Office of Research and Evaluation , a student survey with a section focusing on minority students may supply much needed information on how the students view the North Texas State University' s recruitment program. This survey would be followed by interviews and student forms with the goal of improving the recruit- ment effort. 9. Hispanic Recruitment Advisory Committee It is recommended that an on-going advisory committee be established to aid the admissions office and the proposed Office of Minority Affairs in pursuing a productive Hispanic recruitment effort . 4 10. Proposed Calendar of Events for 1983-84 October 12 - Dia de la Roza (Columbus Day) - significance of this day should be explained through the North Texas Daily and other information outlets. November - NTSU/Denton County LULAC "Tardiada" (evening social ) - This event should focus on making the Hispanic students feel at home among other Spanish-speaking individuals. The students ' parents should be invited to attend. Event should be co-sponsored by NTSU/LULAC. March , 1984 - Spanish Music/Arts Festival - With so much musical and artistic talent available at the university, it would be feasible and appropriate to recognize any individual that is engaged in Spanish music, Spanish art or other talents reflecting Hispanic culture. March , 1984 - Mexican American Week - This activity can be a part of the week-long International Week. Students would be encouraged to coordinate this event. Chartering of a Club - There are a variety of established, nationwide Hispanic organizations such as MASA (Mexican American Student Associa- tion) , LASA (Latin American Student Association) , University League of United Latin American Citizens , and others that could be re-designed to meet the specific needs of the North Texas State University Hispanic student population. May 5, 1984 - Cinco de Mayo celebration - This could be carried out in conjunction with Denton County League of United Latin American Citizens Council #4366 , P.O. Box 981 , Denton, Texas , 76201 . NORTH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY DENTON, TEXAS 76203-3438 CENTER FOR STUDIES IN AGING MTNUTES Marketing Council Advisory Committee on Hispanic Recruitment April 28, 1983 North Texas State University Members Present: Carlos Puente, Nickie Sanchez, MGriangel Rodriguez, Frank Davila, Mary Esther Provencio, Steven Applewhite Ex Officio Members: Aline Arnold, Alton Thibodeaux, Don Palcermo, Tom Purdy The first meeting of the Hispanic Recruitment Committee was held in the Board Room of the NTSU Administration Building. The following agenda items were discussed by the committee: a. Role of the newly formed Hispanic Advisory Committee and its relation to the University Marketing Council b. Background of previous Hispanic recruitment committee c. Discussion of the initial recruitment recommendations made to President Hurley d. General discussion of recruitment and the means for overcoming those barriers that prevent Hispanic students from entering college. Barriers/Issues Due to economic hardships many Hispanics students cannot afford to attend college. Therefore it is necessary to look at financial aid as a primary consideration. A second barrier is related to the parents stronghold on children, particularly when students must travel long distances e.g. Edinburg, Laredo, El Paso, etc. ). It may be very helpful to develop a local (instirutional and community) support network in order to communicate with prospective students and their parents. A third barrier is the lack of awareness or acceptance of college as a viable choice by students and parents. The college "mind set" includes a decision to attend school , the selection of a college or university, F.O. BOX 13338, N'1 STATION e1- the appropriate counseling and guidance and other related factors. The "mind set" can be encouraged by community leaders, role models, counselors, etc. A fourth barrier relates to admission criteria including grade point average, scores and class ranking. It is necessary to recognize individual potential along with other criteria when considering entering high school students. The committee also discussed the following: 1) Recruitment efforts should target on the local area, and ties should be established with educational leaders, community groups , alumni , high school counselors, community colleges and other groups. Examples : Lulac Educational Center; Supt's of DISD (Juan Flores) , FWISD, etc. 2) Consider the development of a long range scholarship fund with corporate backing Example: Southland Corporation of Dallas, Pan American Bank 3) Increase visibility in the community through alumni gatherings, Lula- "meriendas", with an invited representative of NT, preferrably President Hurley. The Committee concluded that it was necessary to prioritize the initial recommendations in order to develop strategies for the coming year. The committee scheduled its next meeting for May 19, 1983 at the NT Advancement Center. MARKETING COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE ON HISPANIC RECRUITING Telephone Membership Office Residence Jean Hernandez, Chairperson 2681 382-4110 Assistant Director of Admissions Admissions Office North Texas State University Dr. Steve Applewhite-Lozano, Vice Chairperson 3454 566-5792 Faculty Member Center for Studies in Aging North Texas State University Frank Davila 2408 Fowler Ext . 221 Denton , Texas 76201 Carlos Puente, Assistant to the President (817) Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Camp Bowie at Montgomery Fort Worth, Texas 76107 Mariangel Rodriguez (214) 6115 Denton Dr. , Suite 134 Dallas , Texas 75235 Nickie G. Valdez (214) 1101 Portales Irving, Texas 75061 Dr. Dan Viamonte 2560 (214)221- Faculty Member 7942 Radio, T.V. , Film Division North Texas State University Homero Bayarena (President-Mortar Board) 2383 788-4540 N.T. Station 6231 Rebecca Cantu (President-Blue Key) 566-7026 1706B Broadway Denton , Texas 76201 Ex-officio Members Dr. Aline Arnold, Executive Assistant to the 2026 Chancellor and Vice Chairman , Marketing Council Alton Thibodeaux, Director, Equal Employment Opportunity 2456 Dr. Jack Davis, Associate Vice President for 2550 Academic Affairs Tom Purdy, Director of Institutional Advancement 2900 Don Palermo, Director of Admissions 3921 Page 8A DENT'ON RECORD-CHRONICLE Wednesday, November 9, 1983 Loc news ;LULAC schedules program Staff report Hispanic students in Denton County will have the opportunity to participate in an educational grogram on how to apply for college admission ,and financial aid. The program is sponsored by the Denton 'Council of the League of United Latin American Citizens and is open to parents, as well as .students. • The program begins at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at :Denton High School, and representatives from ;North Texas State University and 'Texas ,Woman's University will discuss educational :and financial programs at each university. Dr. Rudy Rodriquez, bilingual director of PTWU, will lecture about the special education ;opportunities and scholarships for hispanic high :school students. Dr. Will Nicklas, program director for'the NTSU Upward Bound Program, will describe +the program and its benefits for students. Other presentations during the program ,include a discussion on the role of the high !school counselor in facilitating information, and ,a discussion on a community college as an alternative to a university. Page 8A DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE Monday, June 27, 1983 Adult education forum set By FAITH GRAY out of the Emily Fowler Public Staff Writer Library March 31 and subsequently Adult education in the communi- met at Denton High School, accor- ty of Denton — where does it go ding to Dorthea Pasquet, coor- from here? dinator of adult education for the Six community leaders will cooked County Adult Education Co- address that issue tonight in a op..The classes need permanent public forum sponsored by the new facilities after Aug. 31, Davila League of United Latin American said. Citizens(LULAC)at City Hall. There are three kinds of adult The 7 p.m. event is designed to education programs: adult basic identify adult education needs and education (ABE), English as a outline activities to meet those second language (ESL) and Gen- needs, according to Lupe Morin, era] Educational Development LULAC council president. (GED). Successful completion of The program will feature a panel the GED examination leads to a with Dr. John McFarland, Texas high school equivalency diploma. Woman's University professor of Adult education is funded education, as moderator. primarily by the Texas Education Panelists are: Buddy Cole, Agency. Denton has one of the county judge, Denton County; Mrs. largest adult education programs Virginia Gallian, president-elect, in the five-county area served by Denton Classroom Teachers the Cooke County Cooperative, Association; Dr. Ron Newsom, which contracts with the Denton director of adult education, NTSU; Independent School District to Dr. Rudy Rodriguez, chairman, provide the service, according to education committee, Denton Mrs.Pasque. County LULAC Council; Mrs. Mrs. Pasque said the DISD Kathryn Usrey, personnel ad- recently signed an agreement with ministrator, city of Denton; Carl the co-op.for another year. Williams, president, NAACP; and Under the co-op agreement, if Dr. Veva Vonler, assistant to the funds are not needed in one school provost,TWU Graduate School. district the co-op is free to spend The public is invited to the the money somewhere else within meeting in the City Council its jurisdiction,she said. Chambers. Students and businesses Federal and state funds are allocated partially on the basis of whose employees participate in the number of under-educated adult education programs may be adults ages especially interested in attending, said Frank Davila of LULAC. the 1980 censs and olderus. The other part of as listed in the allocation is based on adult Adult education classes which student contact hours from the formerly met at the Emily Fowler previous year. Public Library will be held during Funding is not a problem for the July and August at the Unity Denton program. "The money is Church, Hickory at Carroll there, the problem is the facility," Boulevard. Those classes moved Davila said. r, Q� I Not always representative This is an open letter to the citizens of h Denton,League of United Latin American +, Citizens,Mr.bank Davila and Mr.Jesus Nava. I personally have heard several LULAC members say that they are the representatives of the Hispanic community here in Denton and as such does LULAC present itself to the city of Denton.This is a vital responsibility that af- fects the community as a whole.Along with this ; I responsibility comes accountability, ! When Mr.Davila was appointed to the i redistricting committee and failed to show up at most of the meetings,he not only failed per- sonally,but failed to live up to his responsibility and commitment to the Hispanic community. Mr.Jesus Nava,on the other hand,wants the new elementary school named after a r Hispanic.Very commendable.This no doubt S will be a great source of pride and inspiration for our children.Tomas who?Anyway,once that is accomplished perhaps we can focus on the real problem of getting Hispanic children to stay in school,whatever its name.A 49 percent dropout rate for Hispanics is not only wasteful, dismal and oppressive,but does not speak well for our leaders. Anyway,see you all at the Cinco de Mayo celebration next year.Maybe we can discuss it further then.What?LULAC will not be at the Cinco de Mayo festivities next year?Since it has gotten opposition from a large portion of the Hispanic community on its joint venture with a private business to sell alcohol at the Cinco de Mayo festivities,it has decided to split from those it supposedly represents and or- ganize another festival on Sept. 16,where .nembers will be free to pursue their sale of ' alcohol.I'm sure it's being done in my best ,nterst,but I'm not educated enough to see the enefits. 1O• It will be interesting to see who Denton ""`arks and Recreation will support as Mr.Jesus Nava is not only a member of LULAC but assistant city manager. Raymond Rivera Placio Denton ! r r r r r r r r r r 'je nton Record-Chronicle OV4 40 Outstanding Supporting Actor, cial bilingual Mass at 11 o'clock an award he shared with Bill on the grounds of the Knights Kirkley from Crimes of the of Columbus. Festival activities Heart. will follow the Mass. Garnering the Outstanding Entertainment during the Actress Award was Michelle festival will be provided by Jose McCandless from Crimes of the Sergio Gonzales, mariachi, Heart and the Outstanding folkloric dancers, John and Supporting Actress Award Melissa Bresnahan and the Im- went to Anne Fincher from Bus maculate Conception Church stop. 12:30 Mass Choir. In the youth division, Amy A comedy skit will be pre- Williams and Rick Quigly were sented by the Hispanic Youth honored for Best Youth Actress Group. and Actor,respectively. Game booths and food booths will have lots to offer Mexican independence festivalgoers, and sports com- celebration set petitions featuring volleyball, ring throw, sack races and The day of Mexico's inde- horseshoes will be offered. pendence from Spanish rule The following weeken will be celebrated Saturday and Denton Parks and Recreation Sunday at the Knights of and the Denton chapter of Columbus Hall with dances, LUI.AC will sponsor"Noche de food and entertainment. Musica:a night of music,at the The celebration,"Festival del Denton Civic Center. Featured 16 de Septiembre,"is sponsored performers are Isabella Cantu, by the Church of the Imma- Mariachi Michoacan and Con culate Conception. Los Tornados de Tejas. On Saturday at 8 p.m., "La —Compiled from the files of the Preferencia, a Hispanic Denton Record-Chronicle by DJ Taylor orchestra from San Antonio, DJ TAYLOR resides in the will provide music for a dance Sanger/Bolivar area.He may at the hall. be contacted at 940-458-4979 Sunday, there will be a spe- or djtayhntx@centurylink.net. burn. LULAC scholarships .lIIN 1 2 ill3 Hispanics honor outstandin students g 1 By FAITH GRAY Chancellor, ,who lives in Denton, has man, rather than be like "sorrbe who flaunt their Staff Writer bachelor's, mastler's and doctoral degrees from master's and Ph.D.s." 4 Challenging outstanding Hispanic students to Texas A&M University. Miguel, who in two While moving into the world of high I return after graduation as members of the decades as an educator has been an ad- technology, Chancellor said, 'don't forget the League of United Latin American Citizens and ministrator, teacher, counselor and coach, has beauty of fine arts."The world will always need help their fellows, LULAC regional vice presi- degrees from Siouthern Methodist University, creative minds, and "The only deterrent to your dent Jcse Botello and other leaders honored five Southeastern State University and the Universi- life right now is the word 'can't,"' Chancellor scholarship winners and 11 outstanding athletes ty of Minnesota. said. at a banquet Thursday night at the Ramada Inn. Miguel challeneged the scholarship winners, Dr. Rudy Rodriguez, chairman of the educa- LULAC has made scholarship its No. 1 four from Dentpn High School and one from tion committee, presented scholarships to I priority since its founding in 1929, and the Lewisville High School,to explore all the options Miriam Hernandez, daughter of Tito Juventino national corporation will be awarding$.5(K),000 in available to them in the new information age. scholarship funds over the next three years, "High tech is the new buzzword," he said. "it and Mrs. Ibar Mary Grace Lewis, Botello, of Dallas, said. Botello,a surprise guest will be giving us directions and opportunities we daughter off Tony ony D. Lewis and Maria Graciela at the festivities, is vice president of the have never had before." College graduates of Lozano Lewis; Elizabeth Ann Longoria, daugh- Southwest Region LULAC (Texas, New Mexico, 1988 will have to chart their own courses, ter of Quirino and Gloria Longoria; Ted Oklahoma, Colorado, Arkansas and Louisiana) because they will have no one to follow as Palacios, son of Guillermo and Hilaria F and a candidate for national president at an earlier generations did, Miguel said. "The Palacios; and Sonja Ramirez, daughter of upcoming Detroit convention. opportunities are so great, this is an exciting James and Rosita Ramirez. h While deploring President Ronald Reagan's time lobe living." Miss Longoria, a Lewisville graduate,plans to failure to appoint a Hispanic to the Civil Rights Miguel's talk touched on super computers, attend Texas Woman's University. Misses Commission and a looming immigration.,law expansion in tebecommunications, conversion of Hernandez, Lewis and Ramirez will attend containing many provisions that Hispanics abandoned air-,trips into canals for growing North Texas State University. Palacios will strongly oppose, Botello said Hispanics have saltwater shrimp, genetic engineering, and enter North Lake College in Dallas for the made progress in housing, voting and voter robots. spring 1984 semester after completing a tour of registration as well as their No. 1 priority — The world of "Star Wars" and "Return of the duty with the U.S.Army Reserve. education. Jedi" is not so far off as some might think, Emilio (Popo) Gonzales presented awards to But, Botello said, "recipients of many of our Miguel said. Blut, he said, robots will not be 11 outstanding athletes. Alicia Garcia, a scholar!Cps never came back." Botello replacing people — they will create new Calhoun eighth-grader, was honored for her challeiw ;hose receiving 1983 scholarships to opportunities foIr people. cross-country running. Boys honored are Joe return in lour years as members of LULAC. He Chancellor p1raised LULAC for honoring its Mata of DHS, Luis Sanchez of Strickland Junior also challeneged the council to raise more scholars and athletes, reminding the assembly High, Emilio Leo Gonzalez and Adrian Mata of scholarship funds in the next three years. that"Chance favors a prepared mind." Calhoun, football; Mark Chavez of DIiS and Keynote speakers were Dr. Samuel Miguel of "As one's krgwledge and education expand, Gerardo Ruiz of Calhoun, baseball; Jose Lewisville, a senior program officer for the so does one's responsibility. An educated person Rodriguez of Calhoun, .John A. Ramirez and Office of Education in Dallas, and Dr. Ray who is not responsible in terms of human society Roberto Lozano of DHS, soccer; and Nicholas Chancellor, assistant superintendent of the is not educated," Chancellor said, challenging Perches of Robert E. Lee Elementary School, Denton Independent School District. the scholarship winners to serve their fellow boxing. Page 14A DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE Sunday, February 20. 198:i LULAC offers according to Rudy Rodriquez, scholarship the student's motivation,sincerity and integrity. chairman. They will be awarded on the basis of as determined through interviews and recom- merit and need to students planning to enter mendations from school personnel, will be college next fall. strongly considered. To eligible for a merit scholarship, the scholarships applicant must place within the top 10 percent of Community involvement and leadership also his or her graduating class and have a will be considered. Scholarships are being offered by the Denton Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) score of The Denton council has raised more than Council of LULAC, the League of United Latin 1,000 or higher or an American College Testing $3,5M for scholarships through donations and American Citizens, to Hispanic students (ACT)score of20orabove. fund-raising projects. graduating this spring from Denton County high The scholarships based on need will be North Texas State and Texas Woman's schools. I awarded on the basis of financial need and University will match$300 of the scholarship for Meetings for those interested will be held in demonstrated potential. The Scholarship Com- students who enroll at those schools.The Denton Denton Feb. 27 at Immaculate Conception mittee will use standard evaluation criteria Council is requesting an additional supplement Catholic Church in the Parish Center and in based on the family's total annual income, the from the national LULAC scholarship program Lewisville Feb. 28 at the Lupe Morin residence, student's earnings and institutional costs, in Washington. I.W Applegate,phone 214 221-3227. Rodriquez said. Roth meetings will start at 7 p.m. Grades and academic performance will serve More information is available from Popo or The scholarships will range from $300 to$500, as an indicator of potential, he said, however, Lupe Gonzalez at 38748M. T _ -11- he Fort Worth Star-Telegram quoted Richard Armey as describing bilingual education a . "the dirtiest, rottenest trick you could play on Hispanic Americans."Such programs,he continued, "hamper the efforts of Hispanic children to master the English language." In the same rticle, he • PMy attacks the social security system and criticizes W&MA university professors for their lack of job commit- ment. Later, Mr. Armey makes a feeble attempt to refute the latter two comments. (See the Oct.2, 19841 issue of the North Texas State University Daily.) He says nothing, however, of his serious condemnation Poo of bilingual programs. This statement is most unfortunate and ir- responsible on the part of an individual seekin public office. It reflects a sense of ignorance of th�` try nature and objectives of bilingual education and, at worse,a form of cultural chauvinism which assumes Cd that the English exclusive school programs can only facilitate mastery of English for children who are non-speakers of that language. Over 100 years of' experience in Texas with the English monolingualo edcuation programs has shown that these programs have generally not succeeded with language minori-_ 0 ty students (mainly of Mexican-American origin- tl=M and contributed mightily to the groups' high • PO4 incidence of drop outs, alienation and low achieve- ment. Poo Bilingual education programs were implemented in the early 1970's in an attempt to correct the inadequacies of the English only programs. These programs are designed to enhance learning of major subject matter through the use of the student's stronger Ianguage while English is developed through special second language methods and techniques. Once the student has achieved an acceptable level of English proficiency he—she is v then placed in the all English program. The attitude toward these programs,as expressed by Mr. Armey's critical remarks, has been the greatest deterrant to the success of bilingual , education. Research has shown without equivocation that effective bilingual programs are found in communities where both teachers and ad- ministrators support bilingual education and are committed to providing children with quality learning experiences. Indeed, the attitudes of the general community, including public officials, can either make or break these programs. We have reached a point in our history when it is absolutely essential that we (and, most certainly. 0 our representatives) recognize the multicultural realities of our society and the importance of government at all levels which is responsive to a W diversity of people. This is especialy true in Texas where Hispanics are rapidly approaching one-third of the state's population. Bilingual education must r, be maintained as a viable education alternative for student, whose first language is not English and seek improved opportunities for success in school. v Why not allow these programs to operate to their o maximum capability by including English-speaking Z students interested in developing other languages >, and cultural experiences'? M Rudy Rodriquez Denton LULAC announces scholhs_ �lfP J. Staff report The Denton chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens has announced the inauguration of the 1985 scholarship program for Hispanic students graduating this spring from Denton County high schools. The program also is for Denton residents enrolled in Texas colleges and universities. Awards this year range from $300 to $600 depending on the need and academic standing of the applicant, said Rudy Rodriguez, LULAC presi- dent. F LULAC scholarships are made possible through fund-raising projects, contributions from local businesses, LULAC members and other communi- ty citizens. A major contribution is provided by the LULAC National Scholarship Fund,which receives financial support from U.S.corporations. North Texas State University and Texas Woman's University provide a maximum of $300 each for support of the scholarship program. Students unable to attend the meet- ing should contact Rodriguez at 566- 1039 or 565-9507 for information. League of United Latin AuieriCin Citizens Denton County Lulac Council, #4.3eo ; ; ; April 25, 1984 , ; ; ; Holly Mentler n Director of Marketing, Ben & Keith P 1805 Record Crossing Dallas, Texas 75235 i , P Dear Holly: On behalf of LULAC, District III and the Denton County I I LULAC council #4366, we would like to express a strong I I and warm appreciation to you and the people at the Ben I . P & Keith Company for the financial as well as moral support I given to the recent LULAC District III Convention held in Denton, Texas on April. 13 and 14, 1984. P I We were very pleased that your family could join you at j- the dinner on Saturday evening. That indicates a solid 1 b commitment on your part. Thank you for sharing your I� time with us. p P Sincerely, I, 1 I Frank S. Ddvila, Jr. District III Convention Chairman FSDjr/jrm it r 1 I' rI P.O. BOX 981 DENTON, TEXAS 76201 ' li t + League of United Latin American Citizens Denton County Lulac Council, #4366 i h + April 25, 1984 F. R. "Mark" Marquez District Manager, Ben E. Keith 1805 Record Crossing Dallas, Texas 75235 Dear Mark: Thank you for being with us at our LULAC District III Convention in Denton, Texas on April 13 and 14, 1984. Your presence and support was well recognized and very much appreciated. I certainly hope we i can continue to collaborate on future events. i I Sinceramente, i i i Frank S. Da'vila, Jr. G Convention Chairman i FSDjr/jrm i I j� I' P.O. BOX 981 DENTON, TEXAS 76201 t League of United Latin American Citizens Denton County Lulac Council, #4366 April 25, 1984 Steve Davis General Manager 2801 I Hwy 35 E Denton, Texas 76201 Dear Steve: Thank you for your willingness to help us make the LULAC District III convention held in Denton on April 13 and 14 a success . We are grateful for your attendance and your photography. I hope that we can be of assistance to you in return for the many times you have helped us. Sincerely, Frank S. Davila, Jr. Convention Chairman FSDjr/jrm P.O. BOX 981 DENTON, TEXAS 76201 < League of United Latin American Citizens Denton County Lulac Council, #4366 April 25, 1984 Nelson Saucedo Area Manager for Anheuser-Busch P. 0. Box 9857 El Paso, Texas 79989 Dear Nelson: Thank you very much for taking time to visit with us at the District III LULAC Convention in Denton, Texas on April 13, 1984. Your support was well received and deeply appreciated. The Hispanic community is well aware of the contributions pro- vided by the Anheuser-Busch Corporation and in our particular locale, we would hope we can return the compliment. I do hope you will provide Sergio Gonzc(lez, the guitarist/ vocalist with some opportunities to display his talents. De parte de todos aqui, Nelson, muchisimas gracias. Frank S. DAVila, Jr. District III Convention Chairman FSDjr/jrm i i i P.O. BOX 981 DENTON, TEXAS 76201 .;r�' •'ti-. � >`.; . F ,r^� . R]�'' + _:+ �:` � tt� F�� ',�tlW' , � � 'WAS � �• ; bI �.�!�� -.,.,�..�voc'"�•a..+—+�t=•.As"wnr:.�+..p.as•�r .•ram-ar�-r:>�mP �_ _:Y' .��.'��' Y:7F."s_max-mar.-_ � -.. _ _- «,.��..n..�ry-�. .. ..1. LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS DISTRICT III 1985 - 86 COUNCIL OF THE YEAR P2e6ented to in Recognition and App-teci.ation o6 You2 Dedication and Sewice to L.U.L,A.C. and to the Hispanic Community 7 A Disttict i-tectoz Date - mrrut tN USa: v ID AG /Dec, ��, l g� B' ' a . education . unnecessary Recent letters to the editor have been very critical of Jim Horn because of his stand on the English First Amendment,bilin- gual education and bilingual ballots.Most of this criticism completely misses the mark when it come: to defining the real issues. Dr.Daniel Robertson came close to the real issue which he defines as"providing the best education available for each child."In my opinion the real issue is what is best for the non-English speaking children and for their parents. I don't happen to believe that bilingual education is the best answer.The four years we spent in Brussels,Belgium,really opened my eyes on this subject.Belgium is a bilingual country in French and Flemish,but many of its people speak as many as five languages,all without the benefit of any bilingual education system.The Belgians have t shown me that a bilingual education system is not necessary.. I, Secondly,I feel we overlook how easily and how rapidly children learn a new language.The daughter of our next door neighbor in Brussels was speaking four languages when she was in the first grade of school.She learned English from her American father,German from her West German mother, I, r; Flemish from playmates and in her Flemish school, F and French from children of French speaking children that she played with.This is common with children who live in Belgium,and without a bilin- gual education system.Belgium has as many ethnic groups as Texas. Being isolated all day with children and teachers who only speak English is a faster way to learn English as a second language,than with bilingual _ teachers.Abandoning bilingual education would speed up mastering English as a second language, not slow it down. The English First Amendment places priority on becoming fluent in English.This is very important f to those who would be U.S.citizens.English is also h the most important international business language, and many internationals in multi-national com- panies have good jobs because they are fluent in I, both speaking and writing English. t; I certainly agree this is not a Hispanic issue.With more than 50 ethnic groups living in Texas it isn't fair to offer bilingual education just for the Hispanics.To offer bilingual teachers for all these ethnic groups isn't feasible,cost effective or nec- essary. For over 200 years immigrants from all over the world who have come to this country have had to learn English on their own.This system has worked ! well,and will continue to do so.In adult education, churches and other organizations are doing a great service in teaching English as a second language. The best thing we can do for the non-English speaking children and their parents is to tsrow away the crutches of bilingual education and ballots and adopt the English First Amendment. Mitchell Turner I Denton s t LETTERS TO THE EDITOR T I Anti-racism begets racism, too r ithin a recent editorial,you praised legislative protection against racial the firing of a few service men and discrimination,on the job, in the schools,and in police department personnel who the mall ... for the non-whites.There even exists belonged o the KKK,a racist organization. judicial legislation that promotes racism against Yet,within the same newspaper,UNT,TWU, a minority,the white male.This is called the DISD,the city of Denton,Denton County,Denton affirmation action/quota system of racial community leaders and the mayor of Denton equality.Apparently,after decades of successful outwardly promote racism against the white anti-white man quotas,we now honor those race.This group of government entities and promoters. community"leaders"honored the Denton And no,I am not a member of the KKK,nor LULAC,a racist organization.The newspaper have I ever met anyone associated with this states these organizations are"making strides to organization. It is just that the doublespeak of increase their minority recruitment efforts,and Orwell's 1984 has actually evolved.That is to say, this reception also will recognize their hard ignorance is strength,good is bad,bad is good, work."Mayor Ray Stephens provided the official right is evil,racism is bad,racism is good. welcome. "Perhaps the first law against racism is that racism begets racism.Parodoxically,so does The NAACP and Jewish promotion organiza- anti-racism,which focuses so much attention on tions are no different.All four of these racial news and implants it so deeply in the organizations seek special favor.The KKK is the public consciousness that the net amount of only organization honest in its intentions.The racism is greatly increased.Anti-racism, other three racist organizations seek to promote moreover,permits many people to practice their own racial interest at the expense of the racism vicariously by adopting the cause of white race.If the black and brown population every race but their own."—The Dispossessed were truly"equally"qualified for a specific task, Majority there would be no need for their racist promotion Kent Crutcher ideas.There is more than adequate judicial and Denton iA/' `on Record-Chronicle/Monday,December 28, 1987 LETTERS T4► THE EDITOR Hispanic name appropriate I am writing concerning the naming of Denton's new high school.I believe that our new school should be named after someone of Hispanic origin for the following reasons: ■ We have been slow—sometimes reluctant—in -- Texas to recognize the contributions of Hispanics to Sunda My ay 22, 1981MInton Record Chroniclel9A our community,state and country. ■ The role model of the person chosen has a posi- G ESL tive effect that will last for many decades,and this , iJ� TL�+ a opportunity for influence should be given to the Hispanic community just as it has been given to classes set others.We already have other schools named after Anglos and Blacks. People who want to learn ■ The name of an important Hispanic in Texas English, take the GED exam, history was submitted before the naming of the two become citizens or learn to read newest elementary schools; perhaps the Naming can enroll for summer adult Committee didn't realize at the time that there was education classes. community support for such a choice.This support To enroll, call 566-OW during xists. class hours on Monday, Tuesday, 'nton would be demonstrating foresight and Thursday and Friday from 1 to 6 leadership in choosing someone of Hispanic origin. p.m. and Thursday evenings from This choice is especially important to me because 7 to 9 P.M. I am a bilingual education major at Texas Woman's The summer school period runs University.I have children in the Denton In- from June 6 through August 3. dependent School District that these decisions in- Classes will be held at First fluence.And I realize that the recognition we,as the United Methodist Church at 201 S. majority,are willing to give to those in the minority Locust St. All of the classes are affects all of us either consciously or unconsciously. free of charge and anyone may By our decision,we can demonstrate that there is a enter any class. feeling of oneness in Denton,rather than a feeling of In addition to those courses, a being separated.Let us exhibit oneness whenever free family English as a Second we have the opportunity! i Language class will be held five It is my good fortune to have friends in Denton's per week from 8 a.m. to noon Hispanic community,and because of my course of �g the month of June at the study,I know about many of the contributions Sullivan-Keller Instructional Spanish-speaking Americans made long before Center at 500 N. Wes- For more Texas was a republic or a part of the United States information on the program, call as well as those being made now. Frank Davila at 387-3845. I appeal to you,therefore,to seriously consider the importance of naming our new high school after one of the prominent Hispanic leaders in our state's history or after some Hispanic leader in the field of educations.Please contact the Naming Committee and the trustees you know on the school board in order to let them know that this is an issue that concerns you. i Annette Blum Mulkey Denton 00 00 o- -•oum � � �� aa� cva� oq ) q4 d o a) r .5.c° .; JG q co c w E `� u cam cE"y cam c G > '- c w Q •O afroF' a. W c os �` �' ca v`,.4 c u'o� >i V y y C ZI q. w 3 G C V rJ C , .5 to to u �+ g w q c. Q D t. .T. tp� !�, ptC7D C C .� K C O O -:;W • M'b y V7 0 ^"V 6j'a C's qp� O cC� G S. � � .�. O ow Sj y p i t� V yC aTr O �rnab.� � � c 'G �' ai "y" �. C u h Gs O . 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S ° � O :3 � ypE~ 8 O � O O U O COi CceO L t d' Reception to marls LUL.AC 's 1Uth an�riiversarY Staff Report The public is invited to the recep- rates — all were issues important to members raise money for scholar- tion from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hispanics in the 1980s. "No one was ships. Mr. Davila said the organiza- Ten years ago, the only Hispanic corner of Hickory Street and Bell providing an avenue for (Hispanic) tion also is concerned with voter organization in Denton was the Avenue. kids to go to school,"Mr. Davila said. registration and other issues related Familias Unidas, or United Families, Frank Davila started the local "We were just trying to gain some to enhancing minority participation which started in 1967. LULAC chapter in 1981 to give sort of coalition among Hispanics and and equity, Monday, however, members of the Hispanics connections with a na- sort of provide a different perspective During the reception, members Denton chapter of the League of tionally recognized organization. of what the needs are of the Hispanic hope to meet other community United Latin American Citizens will Many Hispanics felt left out of service ••. to community leaders and city leaders and residents and seek op- celebrate their 10th anniversary with groups in the '70s and early '80s, he " portunities for more Hispanic Par- a reception at the Center for the Vi- said. government. p ticipation on local boards and com- sual Arts. The census, education, dropout Today, LULAC's more than 40 mittees,Mr.Davila said. toi._.ecord-C rvlcle/Sunday,November 10, 1991 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR WhyEn not lish Plus? g () fficial English,English Only,English First.Why not English Plus? At a time when the United States is in ire need to create a closer relationship with Canada nd Mexico,those with limited vision again worry bout the official language of the land.The Cana- ians and the Mexicans have long ago accepted the -- - - ale of learning English in order to compete with us Eir/Denton Record-Chronicle/Sunday,May 15, 1988 n an international level as have the Japanese,the {ermans and many other nations.They in essence ttest to the fact that English is already an official Leadership nd functional language of the entire world. Our denial of this dual language advantage is a Denton dinner astimony of our snobbish attitude and one of the irect reasons for our failure to understand the iorld around us(ie.Vietnam,Nicaragua).The Tony Brigman had the audience ecently completed Olympics in Calgary did not dancing to his tune Tuesday at the uffer from the dual announcements of the events Denton Country Club. He spoke at nd the participants—the Olympic Committee the graduation ceremonies of vidently felt a commitment to respect both Leadership Denton, advising on miguages and cultures how to change your mood with Language embodies more than mere utterances; music. t reflects culture,harmony and freedom.To de- Gins Gohlke, who arranged the iounce that act of helping Spanish speakers better bang et, got a round of applause mderstand the political process and that for which and the class gave a special gifts hey are voting is to renounce their need and their to Vicki Gifford and John Mat- ►resP^^e.All Hispanics are eagerly searching for thews who were curriculum co- effi means to learn English and to become a chairs. ►art_ -je American dream.An official decree will Rickey and Marsha Grunden ;erve no purpose other than to create a wider schism will spend a weekend at a Dallas )etween the Hispanic populace and the general hotel courtesy of the class. It was )opulation. a thank you for all the hours Ricky LULAC vigorously opposed the threatening and missed at home because he was `scare-tactic"letter previously signed by Jim Horn working on the session. where he so negatively referred to Hispanics.It is Kit King ufortunate the Denton Record-Chronicle does not want to entertain a more global vision in working :oward an English-plus society where we can ap µ )reciate the full cultural and historical contibutions ;o this great state of Texas by our Hispanic 'orefathers.Many Texans simply want to be >> r y ;atisfied with a good-tasting enchilada,guacamole ind Coronas—perhaps we should dispose of this z '' M excellent cuisine and maybe even change the names A the many cities and towns and vocabulary words that have their origin from Spanish. w y° To support this superficial amendment and to waste time on it is an affront to those of us who are - < a your neighbors and your subcribers—perhaps we should be reading the Dallas Morning News more T regularly.They seem to differ with your opinion. A g� Jimmy Benavidez,president Ma Alice and Rud Moreno Denton County LULAC Council y Boots From/1B Take, for instance, Justin's Joe," said Pat Purcell, the El camouflage cow skin boots. It's a Paso store's assistant manager. another just haven't sold good example of a marketing test And then there's another slow elsewhere. that didn't do well. seller, what Purcell calls "green "Experimental" boots are those The boot sells for$59—less than chili" boots because of their where a designer at a boot com- half the price for a comparable jalapeno color. Of the two pairs pany decides to try out a new style boot in a more conventional color. offered, only one has sold, she to see if it's worth adding to the But in the six months since said,and that was to a farmer who company's regular line. Justin's El Paso factory store couldn't resist the$49 price tag. Sales for most experimental began offering them for sale, not "This guy bought them for boots usually are "not as good as one pair has been sold. working in," she explained. "He we expected," Wurzbach said, and "We're hoping the kids will get said nobody sees him down on the rarely does one of these designs into it, because they're all into GI farm." end up added to a manufacturer's regular line. Other times, a customer or a retailer will special order a boot, p(�-C S.i.�t �o-�- �a-C s �h to-a- e0' a- then decide not t0 pick it up, even `ii �� `( �� one o'Clock Lab Band though 50 percent of the cost must Frank 8.Davila Jr. '� �AC' p �� Ballet Folklorico de Denton P 9�3 be paid up front. P 01 The University of North Texas Sometimes, the boots Frank S.Davila Jr.cur This company was formed is home to the first college- manufactured for retail Simply rentiy is coordinator of after the organizers of the 1987 level Jazz studies program in lack sales appeal. And after sit- bilingual-ESL programs North Texas State Fair decided the world,established in 1947. tin on store racks for a while the for Denton Independent The showcase of that program is g y School District. to have Mexican Night as part of the One O'clock Lab Band. are moved t0 the outlets. Davila has been a public y a? the week's activities. "If we manufacture a tremen " ' Tomasa Garcia organized that The band features the 20 best school teacher,university �!Y jazz musicians in the school, dour number of boots that are not instructor,educational night and Ballet Folklorico de good sellers, we will discount consultant and public :. " Denton was born.From August selected through auditions each school administrator. r 1987 throu h Au usl 1988,the I semester.It has become a them and sell them in the seconds ' g g store,"Edmondson said. Davila has a master's company gave a total of 22 I well-traveled ambassador for degree in education and Davila performances. the university,with perfor- currently Is working on a dissertation in Mrs.Garcia is project ad. mances in Mexico in 1967. adult and continuing eduction with a minor ministrator for Texas Woman's Germany and Switzerland in In linguistics.His community work includes University's bilingual-ESL 1970,Portugal and the Soviet membership in the City of Denton Civil teacher education program,first Union in 1976 and Australia in Service Commission;the GDAC board of p g e 1986.The 1982 tour of Europe directors;the North Texas Public Broad- vice president of Denton County p casting,Inc.,board of directors:advisory LULAC and producer of"Para was highlighted by appearances board of SPAN:and member.parliamen. Usted."a Spanish-language at the Pori,North Sea,Montreux tartan and charter presidency of the Denton television program broadcast and Antibes jazz festivals. County LULAC Council,No.4366. over cable Channel 25. Folklorico de Killeen for 15 Choreographer and instructor years. of the company is Angela The company of 30 dancers Flores,currently studying for a meets the first Monday of each degree at TWU.She was a month.For information,call member of the Ballet Mrs.Garcia at 382-4155,or Ms. FLores at 383-0057. IPW ivie r..-,. Monday, February 18, 1985 CT3e Da11M Morning News,IfLs ' �► — 19 A Denton school bi' li' ngual ai* d draws criticism By Nita Thurman ods in regular classes. Denton Bureau of The News ,.The students are getting DENTON — Five students who shortchanged,"said Frank Davila, know little or no English sprawled program coordinator for the bilin- on the classroom floor at Frank gual education program at Texas Borman Elementary School and Woman's University and a mem- painstakingly formed sentences in ber of the Denton County chapter their workbooks. of the League of United Latin The students — four of whom American Citizens. speak Spanish,the fifth French— "We are not necessarily push- are studying in the Denton school ing a full bilingual program. We district's English as a Second Lan- are pushing a good language pro- guage program, designed under gram,whatever the approach.The state guidelines to help students ESL program might be fine if they in all grades who have limited have additional teachers or more English skills. tutorial programs available. But leaders in the Hispanic "The basic goal is to go from a community argue that the pro- native tongue to English as gram doesn't help enough. quickly as possible, but not at the They say the Denton program expense of losing content infor- is understaffed, overcrowded and mation in other courses." does not provide enough dual-lan- School district administrators guage instruction for the number defend the program, saying dual- of Spanish-speaking students en- language instruction is not neces- rolled in the district. sary because non-English speak- Students in the program study ing students in the classes learn English for one or two periods a day and spend the remaining peri- Please see LANGUAGE on Page ZZA. O�� "In ESL, you develop English and then work on basic skills," u Langage rat -. Magallanes said. pro State law requires bilingual ed- ucation in kindergarten through sixth grade if 20 students who atDenton schools speak the same languages one .grade level are identified as"lim- ited English proficient" (LEP). English as a Second Language is required if even one LEP stu- caws cr �ticism dent is identified in any Of 148 LEP students the Denton •district reported in October 1984 Continued from Page 19A. to the Texas Education Agency, 109 are Spanish-speaking. The re- the language rapidly. - LL mainder represent 13 other lan- "Language problems are a tem- ' (aS �pYylt� /�C WS guage groups. porary situation in our experi- In Denton's kindergarten and ence,"said Superintendent Robert �c+,, q Q'� first-grade classes, the number of McGee. "Students make rapid j- b . bl L O Spanish-speaking students ex- progress in English as a Second ceeds the 20-student requirement, Language, so bilingual education Mo V\d but the TEA has waived the bilin- is not needed." gual education requirement for Dean Anthony, director of e;e- the last three years, primarily be- mentary education for the dis- cause the students are so spread trict, said a bilingual education out among different schools, said program, which provides instruc- Dr. Ray Chancellor, director of tion in a student's native language curriculum. and English,would be difficult to implement. At one time,all of the district's e Lan ua as a Second English The main problem is that the En g Language students (with limited English) classes were concentrated at one stem was criti- school, but that s are so spread out," he said. "And Y the turnover is so heavy. Only cized by a TEA monitoring team one-third of them are returning because students bused to the students." school lost an hour a day of class English as a Second Language time,Chancellor said. and bilingual education programs "So rather than transporting are different philosophically,said students, we made our teachers Ramon Magallanes, program di- itinerant,"he said. rector for the Texas Education The district has two full-time Agency's bilingual education pro- and two part-time instructors for the program. They teach at seven gram. elementary schools and one un- "While keyed to enhancing Y J English as the primary language, for high school,officials said.- a bilingual education program re quires instruction in the native Daisy Trevino-King, a full-time 'language while developing Eng- English as a Second Language tlish language skills," Magallanes teacher at Borman Elementary, said. said no more than 10 students "Students are oriented to the with limited English proficiency school environment in their na- can attend one of her classes if she is to provide the "one-on-one" five language. Basic skills and * learning ability are developed in English instruction needed. the native language and in Eng- lish. casions she has had 16 students in Mary Simbeck who teaches a one class. night class, hf translate ques- -"Teachers have expressed a tions about Ja ability to un- sense of frustration in not being derstand instruction in public able to adequately attend to the school classes where only English needs of students," said Rudy Ro- is spoken. driguez, director of TWU's bilin. I understand others a little gual education program and presi- bit," Janet said through Ms. Sim- dent of Denton County LULAC. beck. "Sometimes I do not do the lessons if I don't understand them. Rodriguez said higher achieve- . . . You only have to pass English ment standards required by the and math." new education reform bill make it Anthony, the director of ele- more urgent to improve the dis- mentary education, agreed that trict's English language develop- students who enter school with meat program. limited or no English encounter "Students will be faced with severe problems in regular the possibility of not meeting classes. achievement standards because of "They have a hard time in limited English proficiency," he other courses. There is no ques- said. tion about it. They do pretty well in math, because the symbols are Davila said English as a Second the same,"he said. Language students unable to func. Anthony said he has no statis- tion in mainstream classes also �� tics to show whether language are frustrated, which is reflected problems are linked to the school in their low achievement scores dropout rate, "but they certainly and lagh dropout rates. put another impediment in place." "Many of them attend night 4, Davila quoted a study by the classes to augment what they get National Commission on Second- in thF public schools,"he said. ary Schooling for Hispanics indi- ,anet Orozco, 15, attends the cating that more than one-third of English as a Second Language pro- Hispanics 18 and 19 years old do gram at Calhoun Junior High not have high school diplomas. School but also attends English Forty-five percent of Mexican- night classes funded by the TEA. American and Puerto Rican stu- ""e Orozco family moved to dents who enter school never fin- Denton fro*;, Colou.'I a, South ish,and 40 percent of all Hispanic America, 31/2 years ago, and students who leave school do so Janet's mother and seven broth- before reaching the loth grade, ers and sisters—five of whom are the study says. enrolled in Denton schools—also Anthony said he is not sure if a attend the night English classes. more intensive bilingual educa- tion program is needed in Denton. "I don't know the community well enough to answer that," he said."But I do think we have a bet- ter program this year." The first real assessment of the program will come in the spring, when English as a Second Lan- guage students will be given stan- dard achievement tests and lan- guage assessment tests to deter- mine their progress in English,he said. f Texas Sesquicentennial 1836- 1986 �ti��NDENc� CO, D E N T 0 N Calendar of Activities 1986 215 E. McKinney Denton, Texas 76201 1 The City of Denton has joined other Texas communities in January, 1986 March, 1986 April 13— NTSU Library Mall. "Sesquicentennial University celebrating this year's Sesquicentennial celebration. We on Picnic." the Denton Sesquicentennial Steering Committee would like January 3-4, 17-18, 24-25 — Golden Triangle Mall. "Denton, March 1 — Library Benefit Luncheon. Joe B. Frantz, Texas Texas" sponsored b the Altrusa Club. (Reflections of the Historian, Lecturer. S.E. Hubbard Hall, Texas Woman's April 13 - 28 — Texas Woman's University, Administration to commend many individuals,organizations and groups for p Y "Denton Count their patriotic contributions in helping us to remember now Past and Present: A Pictorial Display of Denton and Denton University Faculty Wives' Club. and Conference Tower. Y Children's Texas and alwa s the greatness of this awesome state —TEXAS! County. Will travel to other sites throughout the year.) Wildflower Art Competition"sponsored by the Greater Den- ys g March 2—Denton Courthouse Lawn."Celebrating Denton's ton Arts Council. (A competition of over 1,000 drawings of January 1-30—Continuation of teaching"Crafts of 150 years Sesquicentennial with Music." (The Denton Sesquicenten- wildflowers.) Denton City Council ago" at retirement homes and community centers — NTSU nial Community Band Concert.) Richard O. Stewart — March 2 — Denton Courthouse Lawn. Flag Ceremony:Mayor Historical Collection. April 14—NTSU Historical Collection."Images of Aging:150 Charles Hopkins — Mayor Pro-Tem January 20— NTSU Willis Library, Rare Books Room. Exhibit Celebrating Six Flags Over Texas." (Presentation of the Six Years of Tradition." Opening of exhibit. Jim Riddlesperrger of "Famous Texas Documents" (through March 30.) Flags Over Texas by the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of Den- April 14 - May 31 — NTSU Willis Library, Rare Books Room. Linnie McAdams ton County.) Exhibit of "Domestic Arts and Crafts." Mark Chew January 22 — Texas Woman's University. "Celebration of Ray Stephens Learning:Art and Lecture Series," runs January 22-March 5, March 3 - 8 — Texas Woman's University. "National April 15 — NTSU School of Home Economics. "Day of the to herald the dedication of the Mar Evelyn Bla Hue Women's HistoryWeek." Exhibits in the Mar Evelyn Bla Cowboy Cookout." Joe Alford Library, March 7, 1986. Y Y gg y Huey Library an the museum in Old Main. Y Y gg April 17 — Texas Woman's University Pioneer Woman Lloyd Harrell — City Manager An Exhibit of Handmade Books. Art Department, Texas March 4 — Texas Woman's University, Administration & Statue, Dedication Ceremony. Charlotte Allen — City Secretary Woman's University. Conference Tower. "Celebration of Learning." Patricia M. April 17 — Texas Woman's University. Raising of the Ses- January 29—Texas Craft Demonstration,NTSU Union Cour- Battin, University Librarian and Vice-President, Columbia quicentennial Flag by the Oveta Culp Hobby ROTC Color tyard. 11:00 A.M. - 11:00 P.M. University, Lecturer. Guard. Denton Sesquicentennial March 5 — Texas Woman's University, Arts & Scie' SteeringCommittee // J. 30 — NTSU union Courtyard. Official opening of Y� 1 � 7-19—Texas Woman's University 1986 Homecoming 1 J Sesquicentennial Celebration. Building. "Celebration of Learning."Molly Ivins, Colu c. ates "Women as Pioneers" for the Sesquicentennial. Frank Davila — Chairman Juanita Milam Dallas Times Herald, Lecturer. (An academic convocation, lectures, and music.) Weldon Burgoon Mary Alice Moreno February, 1986 March 6 — Texas Woman's University, Multi-classroom & April 18 — Texas Woman's University. Department of William C. Crouch Fred Patterson Laboratory Language Building Auditorium.The Governor's Committee Lan e & Literature Deadline for entries to: "Texas Robert Harris Martha Robbins February 3 — Woman's Club Building. "Celebrating Texas g g " 7:30m on Women: "Caravan. p. . Women: A Celebration of Histor competition for William Kamman James Roden Sesquicentennial" sponsored by the Ariel Club (Mrs. Y•�� Essay Darlene McMath reviewing the history of the Denton Public March 6 - 9 — NTSU University Theater. Sesquicentennial grades 4-12. Mary Lee Kendrick Keith Shelton Schools and the Denton Square.) Shakespearean Drama: "A Midsummer Night's Dream." April 18 — Denton Downtown Square. "Triangle Squares." Willie Frances McAdams Grady Stevens Margaret McDougall Thelma Stevens February 3 — NTSU Historical Collection. "Rangers and March 7—Texas Women's University. Dedication Day: The Square and Country&Western street dancing.From 7:30 un- Dorothy Martinez Pat Warde Dragoons: Horse Soldiers in Texas, 1830-1860." Exhibit Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey Library. Beverly Sills,General Direc- til 11:00 P.M. opens, and continues until March 18. tor, New York City Opera. April 19-20—North Texas Fair Grounds."Denton Spring FI- February 10 — NTSU Center for Continuing Education and March 7—Texas Woman's University,Hubbard Hall. Library ing." (Exhibits, dances, music of 150 years of Texas history.) Special Representatives Conference Management. "Sesquicentennial Mini-courses" Dedication Luncheon. Address by the Honorable Ann April 22-May 11 —Center for the Visual Arts. "A Day in the Jo Ann Ballentine — Denton Chamber of Commerce begin. Richards, Treasurer of the State of Texas. Noon. Life of Denton." Photography Exhibit. Denton Parks and Yvonne Jenkins — Denton Co. Courthouse Museum February 12-14 — St. James African Methodist Episcopal March 14— DISD, K-6. "Texas Sesquicentennial in Essays & Recreation, and Leslie's Camera Shop. Jim Lee — North Texas State University Church. "A Sesquicentennial Documentary Celebrating the Pictures." Deadline for entries to be submitted for presenta- April 25 — Texas Woman's University Gardens. "Texas Bullit Lowry— Denton County Church's 110 Year History."(All churches of southeast Den- tion at School Board Meeting, April 8. Wildflower Plant-in." (Individuals will be able to plant Texas Elizabeth Snapp —Texas Woman's University ton will participate in this celebration and slide March 15 — NTSU Historical Collection. Symposium on wildflowers and learn about their propagation.) Denise Spivey— City of Denton presentation.) "Rangers and Dragoons: Horse Soldiers in Texas,1830-1860" April 26 — Texas Woman's University, Hubbard Hall. "Car- Ray Stephens — Denton City Council February 13—Texas Woman's University,Administration & and "LivingHistory Presentation." Toni Thomas — Denton City Council PTA ry roll Abbott (Mr. Texas Wildflower) Memorial Symposium." Beth Stribling — Denton Parks & Recreation Conference Tower. "Celebration of Learning." Leonard B. April, 1986 (Symposium will celebrate Texas wildflowers, past and pre- Clegg, President, Board of Education, Dallas Independent p sent.) School District, Lecturer. April 5 — Silver Eagle Suite, North Texas State University. February 16 — Denton Visual Arts Center. "LULAC Ses- "Texas Heritage Tea" sponsored by the Denton Benefit Significant Dates quicentennial Art Show" sponsored by Denton County League. (Celebrating Texas Sesquicentennial with decora- May, 1986 LULAC (Hispanic art exhibit display of artwork by Hispanic tions of Texas, past and present.) City & State May 10— NTSU Willis Library. "Sesquicentennial Friends of artists of the county.) April 8—DISD School Board Meeting. Presentation of winn- the Libraries Da March 2, 1836 — Texas Declares Independence in s and pictures about the Sesquicentennial b K-6. Y• March 6, 1836 — Fall of the Alamo Fehruary 20—Texas Woman's University, Administration & g essays p es q Y M- 17 — NTSU Coliseum. Sesquicentennial Spring Com- 'srence Tower. "Celebration of Learning." Thomas Aril 10 — Denton Parks & Recreation and Leslie' April 21, 1836— San Jacinto Day ( ( �r,Executive Vice President of IntelliGenetics,Palo Alto, P s Carr ment. April 11, 1846 — Denton County Founded Shop. Deadline for entries to "A Day in the Life of Dento. November, 1856 — Denton Chosen as County Seat CA, Lecturer. Photography contest. September 26, 1866— City of Denton Incorporated February 25 — Texas Woman's University,Administration & April 12—First Baptist Church."The Child:Past,Present and June, 1986 1890 — NTSU Conference Tower. "Celebration of Learning." Andrea Hin- Future." A Sesquicentennial Program sponsored by the June 1 — NTSU Historical Collection. "Hands-on 1901 — TWU ding, national authority on Women's Collections, Lecturer. NTSU School of Home Economics. Workshops" begin. N June 7—Texas Draft Horse and Draft Mule Association.Den- August 20 — NTSU Historical Collection. 'Texas One-room ton County Field Day and Seminar. A hands on demonstra- Schoolhouses" (Opening of a traveling exhibit which runs o to < tion of horse drawn equipment of early 1900's. (For site and through October 19.) ^ z o r- o location,contact Joe Shelton at 387-6111 or Weldon Fau ht at g August 20 — NTSU Willis Library, Rare Books Room and 9 365-2282, Aubrey.) Historical Collection. R.Books from the Past 150 Years." ") 3 June 9 — NTSU Willis Library, Rare Book Room. "The An exhibit including books loaned from community Printer's Art" and "Texas Maps." (Exhibits through August members. (Open through October 19.) a 10.) a June 10 - July 10 — Denton Visual Arts Center. "Legacies." September, 1986 (An art exhibition featuring impressions of Texas from Den- September 25 - 27 — NTSU and "Sesquicentennial Texas D ton County.) Writers' Conference." Jointly sponsored by NTSU and the June 19-21 — Denton. "Southeast Denton Celebrates June- Office of the Governor of Texas. Teenth Activities." (6-19 — Gospel singing from the com- September 26—TWU Dental Hygiene Department."Roots in munity at Fred Moore Park;6-20— Food, fun and dancing at Texas."A Sesquicentennial Symposium. Fred Moore Park; 6-21 — Lilly Garden Club celebrates Texas in a parade and activities at Fred Moore Park.) October, 1986 June 21 -22 — Denton Visual Arts Center. "Traditional Arts October 7- 10—Texas Woman's University Dallas Parkland and Skills of Texas."A Sesquicentennial exhibit. Campus. "History of Medical Records Administration in June 21 —Old Courthouse Square."County Seat Saty s." Exhibits. History fair sponsored by the Denton Benefit Leagu r \. ton County Historical Society, and other interested citizens. %-,[Ober 9 — NTSU Historical Collection. Opening and June 23— Pilot Point. "Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train Dedication of the Bloomfield School. Arrives." October 19 - 26 — Texas Woman's University. "Texas Women:Celebrating 150 Years."(A week of events,exhibits, June 24— North Texas Fair Grounds. 'Texas Sesquicenten- lectures, and public discussions focusing upon the ex- nial Wagon Train Arrives." (Flag ceremony, dances, music periences and achievements of Texas women during the past and food.) 150 years.) June 25 — North Texas Fair Grounds. "Texas Farm Equip- October 27—Denton First United Methodist Church."Texas ment:150 Years of Agricultural History."(Exhibition of horse Frijole Fiesta" sponsored by the Soroptomist Club of Den- and mule drawn equipment and farm equipment, past and ton. (Texas bean festival and luncheon.) present.) June 25—Ponder."Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train Ar- November, 1986 rives." November 1 -2— Denton Civic Center. 'Texas 150:The Se- June 26—Argyle. "Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train Ar- cond Sesquicentennial." Sponsored by Denton Parks & rives." Recreation, Denton County Historical Commission, NTSU & June 27— Lewisville. "Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train TWU. Imagining Denton in 2136 will be the focus of this Arrives." futuristic two-day festival. June 30—NTSU Historical Collection. "Weaponry."(Exhibit November 3—NTSU Historical Collection and Willis Library, through August 31.) Rare Books Room. "NTSU and Its History"(Exhibition to run through December 21 in the Collection and November 30 in July, 1986 the Library.) July 4 — Fouts Field, North Texas State University. 'Texas November 6-26— Texas Woman's University,Art Building, Sesquicentennial Fireworks Show" sponsored by the East and West Galleries."Weavings and Handmade Paper by Kiwanis Club. Texas Women." July 4 — Civic Center Park. "El Grande Texas Fourth of July December, 1986 Celebration."All day. ^-eember 8 — NTSU Willis Library, Rare Books Room. August, 1986 ( :as Music." (Exhibit through January 4.) uecember 20 — NTSU Coliseum. Sesquicentennial Winter August 16 — NTSU Coliseum. Sesquicentennial Summer Commencement. Commencement. August 18-24— North Texas Fair Grounds. "Move 'ern Out For '86: A Sesquicentennial Celebration." DENTON SESQUICENTENNIAL STEERING COMMITTEE SUMMARY REPORT DENTON CITY COIUNCIL DECEMBER 16 , 1986 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS MR. MAYOR , MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, MR CITY MANAGER, CITY OF DENTON STAFF REPRESENTATIVES AND CITIZENS OF DENTON. GREETINGS ! MY NAME IS FRANK DAVILA. I BRING TO YOU TONIGHT A BRIEF SUMMARY REPORT ON THE DENTON SESQUICENTENNIAL PROGRAM AND ACTIVITIES. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK FIRST OF ALL, THE MEMBERS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND THE FIRST CHAIRMAN OF THIS COMMITTEE, MRS. PAT WARDE. THE COMMITTEE BEGAN ITS WORK IN 1981 AND 82 WITH THE INTENT OF PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND LEADERSHIP IN DENTON ' S PARTICIPATION OF THE 150TH BIRTHDAY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. WE WERE THE 2ND COMMITTEE SANCTION WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS. EVENTUALLY, CLOSE TO TWO THOUSAND COMMUNITIES , COUNTIES , AND ORGANIZATIONS WERE SANCTIONED AS SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMITTEES . THE PRINCIPAL ROLE OF THE COMMITTEE WAS TO PRODUCE A MASTER CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES ALONG WITH SPECIFIC AREAS TO BE HIGHLIGIITED. THE ACTIVITIES WERE ENLARGED AS THE SESQUICENTENNIAL YEAR APPROACHED. AS A RESULT, THE COMMITTEE WENT BEYOND ITS MASTER PLAN IN ENCOURAGING CELEBRATION ACTIVITIES. THAT WAS INDEED OUR APPROACH - TO GET THE ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS TO PARTICIPATE WITHIN THEIR OWN SCOPE RATHER THAN DOING THE WORK OURSELVES. THE COMMITTEE WAS ABLY ASSISTED BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, IN PARTICULAR MS. DENISE SPIVEY, OUR CONTACT PERSON. WITIIOUT THIS SUPPORT, THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY LIMITED. MAY I ALSO THANK MS. JO ANNE BALLANTINE FROM THE DENTON CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU AND MANY SPECIAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR TREMENDOUS SUPPORT WITH TIME AND TALENT. WE ARE ALSO INDEBTED TO THE DENTON COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION , THE DENTON ARTS COUNCIL, THE DENTON BENEFIT LEAGUE, THE NORTH TEXAS FAIR ASSOCIATION, THE DENTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU, THE SPRING FLING, THE NORTH TEXAS FAIR, THE DENTON PARKS AND RECREATION , THE DENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, THE BUSINESSES AROUND THE COURTHOUSE, THE UNIVERSITIES , TIIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS , AND THE VARIOUS CLUBS , ORGANIZATIONS , AND INDIVIDUALS WHO WANTED TO EXPERIENCE FIRST HAND TIIE JOY OF CELEBRATING A ONE TIME EVENT. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE WERE MANY PARTICIPANTS IN THE YEAR 'S PROGRAMMING. SOME WERE VERY VISIBLE WHILE OTHERS HAVE CELEBRATED THEIR EVENT IN A QUIET AND UNIQUE WAY. THERE WERE SEVERAL EVENTS THAT WERE QUITE VISIBLE DURING THE YEAR: THE WAGON TRAIN, AND IN PARTICULAR, OUR OWN DENTON 1 REPRESENTATIVE, MORRISON MILLING. THEIR COVERED WAGON TRAVELLED THE 3,000 MILES OF TEXAS TERRAIN THAT TOOK THEM FROM SULFER SPRINGS , HOUSTON, AUSTIN, EL PASO, AMARILLO, DENTON AND FINALLY FORT WORTH. MR JAMES RODEN , MR ROBERT HARRIS , AND MR WELDON BURGOON OF THE NORTH TEXAS FAIR ASSOCIATION, THE DENTON BOARD OF REALTORS , THE SHERIFF' S DEPARTMENT, AND THE MORRISON MILLING COMPANY ASSISTED GREATLY IN MAKING THE WAGON TRAIN STAY IN DENTON A SUCCESSFUL ONE. WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL TEXAS-SHAPED MARBLE STONE WITH THE WAGON TRAIN ROUTE ETCHED IN THE MARBLE. THIS WAS DONATED BY THE DENTON BOARD OF REALTORS. ANOTHER VISIBLE EVENT WAS THE COUNTY SEAT SATURDAY, THE JUNETEENTH PARADE AND THE TRADITIONAL ARTS DISPLAY AND EXHIBIT HELD IN JUNE. THE BUSINESSES AROUND THE SQUARE, THE DENTON BENEFIT LEAGUE, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, THE LILY CLUB, AND FRIENDS WERE THE HEROES FOR THIS EVENT. THE ORGANIZERS WERE DONNA TRAMMELL, GENEVA BERG AND MANY OTHERS . AND THEN WE HAD SOME VISITORS FROM DOWN UNDER: BERNARD AND VICKI LINDNER FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA. OUR TWINNING WITH THE CITY OF EAST TORRENCE BECAME A SYMBOL OF A SIIARED JUBILATION SINCE AUSTRALIA WAS CELEBRATING THEIR 150TH JUBILEE. THE TWINNING WAS FURTHER SOLIDIFIED WHEN OUR 1 0"CLOCK LAB BAND TOURED AUSTRALIA DURING THEIR CELEBRATION. WE THANK JO ANNE BALLANTINE FOR COORDINATING THIS FINE EFFORT. ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ADDITIONS TO THE CITY OF DENTON DURING THE SESQUICENTENNIAL YEAR WAS THE MARY EVELYN BLAGG-HUEY LIBRARY AT TEXAS WOMAN ' S UNIVERSITY. TIIE DEDICATION WAS A MEMORABLE EVENT THAT WILL SERVE AS A REMINDER , FOR DECADES TO COME, OF THE VISION AND SERVICE TO LEARNING. THIS DEDICATION WAS COMPLEMENTED WITH THE INITIAL RENOVATION EFFORTS OF THE COURTHOUSE ON THE SQUARE AND THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EVERS HOUSE FOR TIIE DENTON COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM. THIS WAS ANOTHER BENCHMARK IN THE EVOLVING PROCESS OF DENTON COUNTY. IN SEPTEMBER , NORTH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY IIELD TIIE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED SESQUICENTENNIAL WRITER ' S CONFERENCE. THE CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTED THE CURRENT CROP OF TEXAS WRITERS WHO SHARED TIIEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND TIIEIR LOVE FOR THE LONE STAR STATE. 14E ARE INDEED GRATEFUL TO JIM LEE FOR HIS EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP IN THIS AREA . AFTER MORE THAN TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING, THE PORTRAITS OF DENTON , AN HISTORICAWART BOOK OF DENTON ARRIVED. TIIE BOOK CAPTURES THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF DENTON SUPPORTED BY VIVID ILLUSTRATIONS OF PRESENT SETTINGS — A CONSTANT REMINDER OF WHO WE WERE AND HOW WE WERE SHAPED INTO THE VIBRANT COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE TODAY . ,/��r�c'N� /17iz3��N' �itio ' uas� Atll,J Su4 ( y,y5 �LLC'C'C'SS a I WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO PIE? THIS MEANS THAT WE CAN STILL TASTE THE FREEDOM WE SO VALIANTLY SOUGIIT AND OFTEN DEFENDED. IT MEANS THAT WE ARE STILL VERY MUCH ALIVE AND DESIRING OF REMINDERS AND NUDGES THAT TELL US WE ARE A PROUD COMMUNITY. THE SUCCESS OF THE CURENT BOND ISSUE INDICATES TO ALL OF US THAT WE HAVE A MANDATE TO PUSH FOR ALL THAT IS GOOD FOR DENTON AND THE STATE OF TEXAS - I SALUTE YOU FOR YOUR VISIBLE EFFORTS AND FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO TAKE TIME OUT AND PAUSE AND REFLECT ABOUT OUR PAST. THE COMMITTEE THANKS YOU AND I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. l MILESTONES 1. LAS FAMILIAS UNIDAS — first Hispanic organization established in 1971. 2. First Spanish Mass— Immaculate Conception Church 4plOW ass 4kevL SP--aN fSk MASS 3. First Cinco de Mayo Celebration— TWU— 1977 4. First Hispanic City Councilman — Roland Vela, 1979 5. League of United Latin American Citizens — chartered 1981 6. First Asst. Superintendent— Dr. Anita Stipnieks, 1991 7. First Principal — Adela Nunez, 1993 8. Day Labor Site — 1994 9. First Hispanic Chamber of Commerce — 1994 1O.First City Manager - Ted Benavides, 1996 All for One ,0 One for All AIMS AND PURPOSES •� • AS LOYAL CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: •� 1. We believe in the democratic principle of To use all the appropriate means at our individual political and religious freedom, in the disposal to implement with social actions the right of equality of social and economic oppor- principles set forth above. tunity, and in the duty of cooperative endeavor towards the development of an American society To foster the acquisition and facile use of the wherein the cultural resources and integrity of official language of our country that we may every individual and group constitute basic assets thereby equip ourselves and our families for the of the American way of life. As citizens of Latin fullest enjoyment of our rights and privileges and American descent,we assume our responsibilities the efficient discharge of our duties and obli- LU LAC DISTRICT III and duties and assert our rights and privileges in gations to this,our country. the pursuit of a fuller and richer civilization for this, CONVENTION our native country. To establish cooperative relationship with other civic organizations and agencies in these fields of We believe that education is the foundation for public service. the cultural growth and development of this nation and that we are obligated to protect and promote That the members of the League of United the education of our people in accordance with Latin American Citizens constitute themselves a the best American principles and standards. We service organization to actively promote suitable deplore any infringement of this goal wherever it measures for the attainment of the highest ideals APRIL 15, 1989 may occur and regardless of whom it may effect. of our American society. We accept that it is not only the privilege but That, in the interests of the public welfare, we also the obligation of every member of this or- shall seek in every way possible to uphold the ganization to uphold and defend the rights and rights guaranteed to every individual by our state duties vested in every American citizen by the and national law and to seek justice and equality letter and the spirit of the law of the land. of treatment in accordance with the law of the land. We shall courageously resist un-American 2. As members of a democratic society we rec- tendencies that deprive citizens of these rights in Holiday Inn North - Conference Center ognize our civic duties and responsibilities and we educational institutions, in economic pursuit, and 2540 Meacham Boulevard propose: in social activities. Fort Worth, Texas AGENDA Raul Sanchez District Director 8:00 - 9:30 Registration Dorthy Martinez 9:30 Opening - Raul Sanchez Deputy District Director for Youth District Director Council President Lulac Prayer #100 Gilbert Garcia Pledge of Allegiance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #272 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angeles Ramos Welcome #601 Joe Guerrero Assignment of Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #4353 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Vaquera 10:00 - 10,30 Arturo Pena #4366 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tonnie Ramirez Presidents' Reports #4382 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Ramirez 10:30 - 11 :45 Committees Meet #4442 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andres Garza 12:00 - 1 :30 Lunch District Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victoria Bargas 1 :30 Report of Committees Election of Officers Hosted By Unfinished Business/New Business LULAC COUNCIL 601 6:30 - 7:30 Reception - Cash Bar 7:30 - 9:00 Awards Banquet FIRST CINCO DE MAYO REINA 1988 i a s � R,, ' 4 a: Y- DENTON RECORDYCHRONICLEIDA VM PHILLIP SENORITAS: The North Texas State Fair, queen Berenice Long, standing, and her to be held Saturday, will include the court of princesses, seated from left. Trini I Srita Cinco de Mayo Y Princesas float with Lopez,Minerva Simental and Janie Silva. Denton Independent 6chool Di,strict P O BOX2387 DENTON. TEXAS 76202 Bilingual/ESL Programs May 16 , 1991 Dr . Blaine Brownell Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs University of North Texas P . 0. Box 13707 Denton, Tx 76203 Dear Dr . Brownell : I recently received some discouraging news regarding the University of North Texas ' request to deactivate the Master ' s degree with a major in Bilingual/Bicultural Education (13. 0201 . 00) . I am concerned that perhaps an exhaustive review of the need for those of us in the public school sector to have access to well trained and fully certified bilingual personnel was not well documented . The Denton ISD has been experiencing substantial growth in the limited English proficient (LEP) population at all grade levels . The district has responded to this need by setting aside additional teaching positions for bilingual education and ESL teachers . The attached information provides data on the growth patterns and the district ' s response to this critical need. Recently, the University of North Texas sponsored or hosted a training event on cultural diversity in the work place , a conference on bilingual/ESL education, a conference for the Hispanic Friends of North Texas , and a student initiated program: "Celebracion. " The support for these programs and conferences suggest that the university is committed to go beyond the status quo and is ready to integrate these type of activities to meet the total needs of the Spanish speaking population. For your information, I have enclosed data that attests to the unparalleled growth of this population in our Metroplex community. The increasing Hispanic population trend suggests that colleges and universities find new ways to recruit and retain these students and to offer program studies that will enhance the educational growth of these students both at the public school level and later at the university level . The message that is perceived by shutting down an academic program that directly impacts the training needs of the limited English proficient (LEP) student and parent is one of confusion and dismay. Well trained bilingual instructional staff will equip the LEP student to become proficient and excited about education to the point of pursuing a degree in higher education. Bilingual/Bicultural education works . Moreover, it is the wave of the future . The University of North Texas has an opportunity to place itself in another leadership role for the current and the future generations of Spanish-English students . The Texas Education Agency has recently approved raising the exit criteria for the LEP student which means we will be working with additional students and the shortage of bilingual/ESL teachers will increase again . Unfortunately, in the absence of university based academic course offerings , the school districts are turning to alternative certification programs which further removes the school district from the university . The University of North Texas is to be commended for striving to become the "Hispanic University of the Metroplex. " It has certainly taken some positive steps to set this image into motion. An opportunity is again provided to the university to review, re-design, and re-package a much needed and highly visible program that can serve as a model to the entire state . Sincerely, � f. ' - . . Frank S . Davila , Jr. ' Coordinator encl . cc : —Dr . Alfred E. Hurley — Dr . Peter Lane Dr. JoAnn Canales —Dr . Gloria Contreras Dr. Gerald Ponder -Dr . Tim Sonnenberg Denton County LULAC Members - BEAM Members (Bilingual Education Association of the Metroplex) LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS o ��< DENTON COUNTY LULAC COUNCIL, #4366 P.O. Box 981 • Denton,Texas 76202 1929 May S, 1992 Ms . Gail Yeary Art Teacher Lee Elementary Denton, Tx 76201 Dear Ms . Yeary: On behalf of LULAC and the Denton Parks and Recreation Department, I would like to thank you for providing us with art work from your students that we displayed at the Denton Cinco de Mayo celebration at the Denton Center Senior on Saturday, May 2, 1992 . The work that the children did was great and was displayed under the heading of your school . We are pleased that you participated. Please note this date next year so that we can call on you again to display your student ' s art work. We want this to be an annual event and we need your help to make it work. Sinceramente, %�� Emilio "Popo" Gonzalez President All For One — One For All TIN LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS DENTON COUNTY LULAC COUNCIL, #4366 9,c P.O. Box 981 Denton,Texas 76202 ' I929 ` May 8, 1992 Ms . Darlene Ritterskamp Art Teacher Rayzor Elementary Denton, Tx 76201 Dear Ms . Ritterskamp: On behalf of LULAC and the Denton Parks and Recreation Department, I would like to thank you for providing us with art work from your students that we displayed at the Denton Cinco de Mayo celebration at the Denton Center Senior on Saturday, May 2, 1992 . The work that the children did was great and was displayed under the heading of your school . We are pleased that you participated. Please note this date next year so that we can call on you again to display your student ' s art work. We want this to be an annual event and we need your help to make it work. Sinceramente, Emilio "Popo" Gonzalez President i All Fnr nma - n., F'nr All LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS o •� DENTON COUNTY LULAC COUNCIL, #4366 P.O.Box 981 • Denton.Texas 76202 +�l • 1929 " May S, 1992 Ms . Sharon Warwick Art Teacher Borman Elementary Denton, Tx 76201 Dear Ms . Warwick: On behalf of LULAC and the Denton Parks and Recreation Department, I would like to thank you for providing us with art work from your students that we displayed at the Denton Cinco de Mayo celebration at the Denton Center Senior on Saturday, May 2, 1992 . The work that the children did was great and was displayed under the heading of your school . We are pleased that you participated. Please note this date next year so that we can call on you again to display your student ' s art work. We want this to be an annual event and we need your help to make it work. Sinceramente, Emilio "Popo" Gonzalez President .411 Fnr nnv — n»A Fnr ,411 TOMAS RIVERA "Poeta, Catedratico, Modelo Ejemplar" El Nombre Sugerido Para la Nueva Escuela Elemental -�- .:- fir', 4'• � 9�• M��%�•,. Irk-;,��;- •;;�: �T?�.� rJ�r �;..Cry^r\ 5, •.�'- :t.., ��-:«.his . .-hv;i'�r r-. It::•. •.�'SL'•+t:pi^.�_ir:•':s !"•'_ �+� �.�.r-:...y;ru��'yti•�;�:.:{. i'r'' `.r ':'-lr`Y.:.J i'•:•t�- ::-'i•- .is �' y' �^.:�- a`.\': � ::.�"�•' S•.v't.�^t;-�,a+y...wt•y' s :t..♦SS_�;`y.r:•s.+r {�:•♦��.� _ tfani'�.._ ��-4. .l:y-,. 1 �iS'Y fi .a� .mot,jYy•lam,ems�:t•: •rt �:• ��:.:.� t•.��;�:•_:�}�:-�i :f'��r-,�=�'•5.+��., Y;-I�''�•�-..?�.:w-♦4::`::.5• iy�•_ ..?v:y'�' .13.r.y...,i:'- y:':�e"y'�.�-,•,�•-•��^♦�• :�''`• �r''i3^"`i .. ;`S;' +\ I Yet::.•�'=•r,:' �.rtJ;J:�''.0 v�'"'i y"avi'`F:,••.4K. - .n-- ,•^ t a� Tvst•ems �. t.i ..a Js ♦-SA ! 3 Via\ 1M• 'r+•� L 7` � '�{'_r rn'1 , J � �s' 1 • tl• :4;. fa J .•, ♦ y..•r-: ?-,7sry ♦� 1 C, f's v;yy(AA"^y;• �:.1;-i7ur•!�j\.. ylY)s'�•:lT• � -:JYn � ...J..a.tr.:j `+' 1Y �: -•`d r..7's TOMAS RIVERA Poeta, Catedratico, Modelo Ejemplar A. INFORMACION BIOGRAFICA Tomas Rivera nacio en Crystal City, Texas el dia 22 de Diciembre, 1935. Sus padres, Florencio Rivera y Josefa Hernandez de Rivera fueron trabajadores migratorios en las cosechas de frutas y legumbres en los estados de Utah, Minnesota, Michigan y varios otros estados. Su padre era originario del estado de Aguascalientes, Mexico, emigrando para Crystal City cuando apenas tenia 15 anos de edad. Su madre era originaria del estado de Coahuila, uniendose ambos en matrimonio en Crystal City, Texas en 1930. Tomas tambien fue un trabajador migratorio, escribiendo posteriormente sus experiencias. Muy a pesar de su asistencia irregular a 1a escuela, debido a 1a necesdidad que tenia su familia de seguir las cosechas de la temporada, aprendio a hablar en Ingles a los 5 anos de edad. B. EDUCACION Hizo sus estudios de High School en Crystal City continuando en e1 Colegio Southwest Junior College en Uvalde, Texas. Despues siguio estudiando en Southwest State University de San Marcos, Texas en donde obtuvo su Bachillerato con especialidad en Ingles en 1958. Su carrera la inicio como maestro de Ingles en High School en el Distrito Escolar de Edgewood. Despues continuo ocupando varios puestos educativos y administrativos dentro de los sistemas escolares de las escuelas publicas de Texas, asi Como tambien en el Junior Southmost College, al mismo tiempo que continuaba haciendo estudios universitarios en Southwest Texas State University. En 1964 recibio su Maestria en las Artes de la Literatura en Espanol y e1 Doctorado en Lenguas Romance de la Universidad de Oklahoma. C. SU FAMILIA En los ultimos meses de 1950, Tomas se caso con Concepcion (Concha) Garza procedente de Coahuila, Mexico. E1 matrimonio se celebro en Crystal City de cuya union nacieron dos ninas y un varon; Ileana Rivera Liberatore, Irasema y Javier. Dos de sus hermanos quienes tambien viven en Crystal City son: Henry Rivera y el Dr. Antonio Rivera. 1 D. CARRERA PROFESIONAL Su primera posicion profesional fu6 en la Universidad Estatal de Sam Houston como catedratico de Espanol (1969-1971) y en 1971 ocupo el puesto de Director de la Division de Idiomas Extranjeros, Literatura y Linguistica y como Maestro de Literatura en Espanol en la Universidad de Texas de San Antonio. En 1973, fu6 nombrado Decano Asociado del Colegio de Estudios Multidisciplinarios y en 1976 fu6 promovido a Vice-Presidente de Administracion. En 1978 fu6 nombrado Vice-Presidente Ejecutivo y Vice-Presidente Interino de Asuntos Acad6micos en la Universidad de Texas en E1 Paso. En Julio de 1979 se cambio para 1a Universidad de California en Riverside como Presidente de dicha institucion, permaneciendo en esa posicion hasta su muerte en 1984 . E. ORGANIZACIONES PROFESIONALES Tomas Rivera fu6 miembro de varias organizaciones civicas y profesionales. Sirvio en la Mesa Directiva de la Fundacion Carnegie para el progreso de la Ensenanza de 1978-1982; fu6 miembro fundador del Concilio Nacional de Chicanos en Educacion Superior (1976) , y recibio la asignacion presidencial a la Mesa Directiva de Becas al Extranjero como responsable de administrar el Programa Fulbright (1978-1981) . Otros nombramientos notables incluyen su servicio como miembro directivo del Servicio de Examenes Educacionales y como official incorporado de Times Mirror Company. F. PREMIOS AL MERITO Recibio varios reconocimientos por sus servicios publicos, como catedratico, por sus trabajos literarios y sus contribuciones en el campo de la literatura, entre ellos esta: ♦ NAACPer del ano 1984 en Riverside, California; (Asociacion Nacional para el Mejoramiento de la Gente de Color) ; ♦ Primer Robert D. Clark Catedratico Visitante Distinguido en San Jose State University (1983) ; ♦ Doctorado Honorifico de Western New Mexico University y de University of Santa Clara (1982 & 1980) ; ♦ El Premio Quinto Sol (1970) por su trabajo mas notable .t . y no se to trago 1a tierra" . ♦ TACHE Educador del Ano 1981 (Asociacion Texana de Chicanos en Educacion Superior) 2 G. OBRAS LITERARIAS Tomas Rivera escribio varios libros, historias cortas, poemas, y ensayos literarios. La mayoria de su coleccion literaria ester enfocada sobre el trabajador migratorio. En seguida ester un ejemplo de su trabajo: Los Buscadores No estamos solos Despues de tantos siglos como podemos estar solos Hemos buscado juncos Somos buscadores Y continuarems buscando Porque nuestros ojos tienen todavia Pasion por la profesia. H. EL CENTRO TOMAS RIVERA El Centro Tomas Rivera es un instituto nacional para plan de estudios con enfoque sobre asuntos que afectan la calidad de vida de Mexicanos Americanos y la extensa poblacion Hispana de los Estados Unidos. E1 Centro se fundo en Enero, 1985 con el apoyo de donativos substaciosos de la Corporac.ion Carnegie de New York y 1a Fundacion Times Mirror entre otras. E1 Centro ester localizado en Claremont, California con un Centro satelite en San Antonio, Texas. La mision del Centro Tomas Rivera es: 1. promover dialogo y entendimiento de los problemas vitales que confrontan los Hispano-Americanos; 2. conducir investigaciones sobre el analisis de los asuntos sociales e institucionales y practicas que afectan las comunidades Hispanas de los Estados Unidos; y 3. proveer informacion oportuna, acertada y dtil a la poblacion Hispana de los Estados Unidos. I. RACIONAL Hay multiples razones que apoyan el nacional para el nombramiento de la nueva escuela elemental con el nombre de un Hispano distinguido. Algunas de estas son: 3 DIVERSIDAD CULTURAL. Una institucion publica tiene la responsabilidad de reconocer y celebrar a la poblacion que sirve. MODELO EJEMPLAR. E1 Dr. Rivera representa el compromiso hacia la educacion y hacia el trabajo etico necesario para facultar al estudiante hacia el exito y como miembro contribuyente de la sociedad. COMPROMISO A SU HERENCIA. A traves de sus trabajos literarios, las artes visuales y de representacion, y sus exitos profesionales, e1 abrazo y cultivo la esencia de 10 que es ser bilingue y bicultural . LIDERAZGO. Un reconocimiento de sus habilidades como profesional, trascendio las barreras etnicas, sirviendo activamente en los grupos directivos nacionales de la Fundacion Carnegie, E1 Programa Fulbright y el Concilio Nacional Chicano de Educacion Superior. UN SER HUMANO. Tomas Rivera tipifica un individual prospero, pero energetico y compasivo, y muy orgulloso de sus "raices" . Con sus aspiraciones templadas por su amor hacia la gente, se gang el respeto y admiracion de todos aquellos que 10 conocieron y la pena de aquellos que nunca llegaron a conocerlo. Los estudiantes de la nueva escuela elemental, tendran e1 orgullo de recibir su educacion en una escuela nombrada en honra de un individuo cuyo corazon se centraba en la educacion, y quien proveyo avenidas para el exito de 1a juventud. La comunidad laica estara orgullosa de tener una institucion publica con e1 nombre de una persona tan bien educada, diversificada, inteligente, y creativa. La comunidad educative apreciara sus logros debido aun mas, a que princi.pio en el medio ambiente de un trabajador migratorio, y terming como canciller de una institucion mayor de educacion superior. Los miembros de LULAC, de la comunidad Hispana, y especialmente los padres de la juventud Hispana en las escuelas y otros advocadores interesados, sentiran orgullo y honor en haber tenido una voz activa en e1 nombramiento de este campo escolar. Tat accion, dado el lugar del nuevo campo escolar, vendra a ser una afirmacion al compromiso del Distrito Independiente Escolar de Denton y de sus directivos, de nutrir a toda la poblacion escolar de ninos. 4 La escuela Elemental Tomas Rivera vendra a ser un tributo apropiado a un nativo de Texas y a un ciudadano bilingue/bicultural y educador, de quien todos nosotros, en la comunidad de Denton debemos sentirnos orgullosos. J. ORGANIZACIONES/INSTITUCIONES PATROCINADORAS Los siguientes grupos, organizaciones e instituciones han solicitado con insistencia que se incluyan como patrocinadores, por sus esfuerzos en el nombramiento de la siguiente escuela elemental en Denton, La Escuela Elemental Tomas Rivera. Denton County League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council #4366 (Liga Unida de Ciudadanos Latino Americanos Denton ISD Comit6 Multi-Cultural (MAC) Denton ISD Programa Bilingue/Ingl6s como Segundo Idioma. Titulo VII, Proyecto Bilingue/ESL, Entrenamiento de Maestros, TWU Asociaci6n Estudiantil para la Educaci6n Bilingue (SABE) , TWU AZTECAS, UNT Organizaci6n de Estudiantes Latino Americanos (OLAS) , UNT Estudiantes Hispanos por la Educaci6n Superior (HSHE) , UNT Denton Housing Authority (Apartamentos Phoenix) Amigos Hispanos de La Universidad del Norte de Texas National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) (Asociaci6n Nacional por el Mejoramiento de la Gente de Color) 5 Referenci as Sra. Concepci6n Rivera Viuda 5337 Milize Court Claremont, California 92506 (714) 787-4787 Dr. Ricardo Romo Amigo Personal Vice-President and Director The Tomas Rivera Center, San Antonio 715 Stadium Dr. San Antonio, TX 78212 (512) 736-8376 Dr. Frank Longoria Amigo Personal Professor and Chair of Department of English, Speech, and Foreign Languages Texas Woman's University P.O. Box 23972 Denton, TX 76204 (817) 898-2324 Dr. Irma Guadarrama Alumna Assistant Professor Dept. of Bilingual Education and Reading Texas Woman's University P.O. Box 23972 Denton, TX 76204 (817) 898-2040 En donde se encuentran escuelas con el nombre de Dr. Tomas Rivera Crystal City ISD Crystal City, Texas Valverde Schools Moreno Valley, California 6 2B/Denton Record-Chronicle/Friday, May 20,.1994 DISD to receive LULAC heritage award By Leslie Hueholt administrator who died in Stan Writer 1984. A national institute for The League of United Latin policy studies on issues affect- American Citizens will honor ing Hispanics in the United the Denton Independent School States also shares Mr. Rivera's District tonight for naming the name. district's newest elementary The evening's keynote speak- school, Tomas Rivera, after a er will be Dr. Rudy Rodriguez, prominent Hispanic. professor and chairman of'the The ceremony is part of LU- department of reading arid-bi- LAC's annual scholarship lingual education at Texas awards banquet, which begins Woman's University. He has at 7 p.m. at Hubbard Hall at served on numerous boards Texas Woman's Universitv. and committees, including the Adela Nunez, principal of To- Human Resources Committee, mas Rivera Elementary, will Denton Christian Preschool receive the Outstanding His- Board of Directors and the panic Image Award for her con- Denton ISD Strategic Commit- tributions to the community. tee She most recently has served as district coordinator of bilin- Dr. Rodriguez said he plans gual and English as a Second to talk about the importance of Language programs. ethnic pride, education and civ- The school district will re- is responsibility. ceive the Tejano Heritage Also at the banquet, fourth- Award for the naming of the graders from Robert E. Lee El- school. ementary School will sing a The soon-to-be open Tomas musical tribute called"Corrido Rivera Elementary bears the de Tomas Rivera," about the name of a nationally known naming of the school. It will be Hispanic educator and school sung in Spanish. C, bt RAW Abriairug �irlus Monday, February 18, 1985 19* Denton schoot b1* It* nguaI al* d • • draws criticism By Nita Thurman ods in regular classes. Denton Bureau of The News "The students are getting DENTON — Five students who shortchanged,"said Frank Davila, know little or no English sprawled program coordinator for the bilin- on the classroom floor at Frank gual education program at Texas Borman Elementary School and Woman's University and a mem- painstakingly formed sentences in ber of the Denton County chapter their workbooks. of the League of United Latin The students — four of whom American Citizens. speak Spanish,the fifth French— "We are not necessarily push- are studying in the Denton school ing a full bilingual program. We district's English as a Second Lan- are pushing a good language pro- guage program, designed under gram,whatever the approach.The state guidelines to help students ESL program might be fine if they in all grades who have limited have additional teachers or more English skills. tutorial programs available. But leaders in the Hispanic "The basic goal is to go from a community argue that the pro- native tongue to English as gram doesn't help enough. quickly as possible, but not at the They say the Denton program expense of losing content infor- is understaffed, overcrowded and mation in other courses." does not provide enough dual-Ian- School district administrators guage instruction for the number defend the program, saying dual- of Spanish-speaking students en- language instruction is not neces- rolled in the district. sary because non-English speak- Students in the program study ing students in the classes learn English for one or two periods a day and spend the remaining peri- Please see LANGUAGE on Page 22A. ' �f ova-'�h5e THE „ ` . Th , h3 4A/Denton Record-Chronicle/Tuesday, December 30, 1986 Language unites societY Wtth regard to the letter to the editor as must have one language that is usable and used published in the Dec.17,1986,issue by throughout this country,a language that is Mr.Ramiro Valdez and Ms.Anita understood by all,all ballots,contracts,instructions, Cowan,I would like to point out the following facts. must be understood by all.As time goes on and the 1.The acknowledged drop-out rate of Hispanic citizens from Cuba,and Southeast Asia,step into students is now epidemic.If these people can't positions of authority,along with the older groups of complete the most basic of educational endeavors, immigrants,we cannot allow the formation of se- how can they compete for jobs in the society we are cond class citizens,who can not read,write,or building for the future? comprehend English when we can prevent it by The requirements of life in the 21st Century will be demanding that they all be given the same oppor- of such a magnitude,that communications both tunity by education.This should in no way be con- verbal and written will be of much more importance strued to mean that they must give up their than anything in the past. heritage,but they must assume the responsibility of 2.With regard to the need for bilingual teaching as joining the majority in the one thing that ties us it's now practiced,the system did not work for any together,the"Mother Tongue." group in the past,and it's not working now for the 4.With regard to Mr.Horn,I am sure the voters of Hispanic group.A short perusal of our history will this community will treat him as he deserves at the show each ethnic group that arrived in this society next election. has managed to keep its own customs and pass these Herbert Yuttal on to each succeeding generation so these fine old Denton attributes are alive and well.This is so evident as the Chinese celebrations in San Franciso each year at Chinese New Year,the Italian celebration of ■ Letter policy Columbus Day,the Irish celebration of St.Patrick's Day.Each religious group has found freedom to celebrate its own unique beliefs,but the national The Record-Chronicle welcomes letters. continuity has always been the one language. However,letters must include the signature and full 3.The needs of our people are now at the point address of the author,plus a telephone number,if where we must teach all students to be fluent in available.All letters will be subject to verification. more than just English,but first we must teach Address your letters to"Letters to the editor," English as the basic language of this community.We P.O.Box 369,Denton 76201. Minorities 9 0 0 4' '0 criticize hirieng DISD By Susan Shelton Mexico,Mrs.Ochoa thinks more Staff Writer Hispanic teen-agers would stay in school if they saw people of Hispanic and black leaders in their own cultural heritage in Denton are criticizing the Den- charge. "It's not only important ton school district for failing to to hire Hispanics, it's a place minorities in ad- necessity." ministrative positions. Dr. Rudy Rodriguez, LULAC Of the 55 administrators member who is active on school employed by the district, in- district committees, said he is eluding principals and central frustrated with what he sees as office staff, three are Hispanic a pattern of exclusion in the and three are black. Only two of district's hiring practices. "I , the 32 administrators who work don't think they deliberately at the campus level are discriminated, but they showed minorities: the principal of a lack of sensitivity,"he said. Denton High School, who is Dr. Rodriguez, Mr. Gonzalez black, and an associate prin- and others expressed their cipal at that school, who is concern to Denton school Hispanic. trustees on two occasions this The school district contends summer at the time ad- that it hires the best person for ministrative positions for the the job, regardless of race, new school year were being i creed or color. The problem, filled. according to school officials, is Dr. Rodriguez said he usually there are few qualified prefers to work for change minorities from which to within the school system, but choose. he believes "We have difficulty recruiting qualified minority o candidates minority teachers and even q are being overlooked in the greater difficulty recruiting i qualified a l i f i e d minority a d- hiring process. Mr. Hudspeth, qualified," said Tim Son- Who, as a board member, has ministtatorsserved on administrative nenberg, acting superintendent.. Minority leaders say they've hatctqualified mminorities rare heard that before. "We've been plying,but not being hired. told that all our lives. We never applying, r. Sonnenberg said the qualify for anything," said Emilio "Popo" Gonzalez, school district has learned president of the Denton League through to experienceg�ow y that own s of United Latin American Citi- bettadministrators — to recruit zens. minority teachers and promote The minority leaders say the them as they get experience — district should hire black and than to recruit administrators Hispanic principals because from outside the district. they serve as positive role models for minority children."It Mr. Hudspeth said he agrees would be excellent for kids to with the concept, but that the see someone of color ... so- district is not hiring enough meone of their own background 'minority teachers. For the 1990 in a position of authority," said school year, the district hired 85 Willie Hudspeth, a Denton new teachers. Of that number, school trustee who is black. four are Hispanic, one is A parent, Leticia Ochoa, American Indian and the rest agrees. A mother of three who are white. No new black came to the United States from teachers were hired. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Wednesday,November 16, 1988/Denton Record-Chronicle/1 5A Lack of commmi un ion sore point wim some readers Unimpressed by columnists response capabilities to all Dentonites. The Denton County League of United Latin American Citizens(LULAC),Council4366,has must echo William Crouch's letter regarding consistently sought and supported the need to hire your recent acquisition of the Heritage more Spanish-speaking personnel at the mid- Features Syndicate columns.I have tried to management levels throughout the city and county give these writers a chance,but to date,I have read governments and in all three educational institu- little but knee-jerk,reactionary rhetoric on emo- tions.This would allow a more visible access and tionally charged,highly polarized issues such as gun invitation to those Spanish speakers who are still in control,abortion,defense,etc. the process of learning English and who seek a quick It's not just a matter of disagreeing with many of response in a crisis situation. the views expressed by these writers.It's the Further,LULAC is available to collaborate with relative unimportance of their writing,the mockery the various entities in an effort to put together some they make of the art of editorializing(they seem to viable options that would broaden the emergency really reach to find a forum for their views),and the response capabilities within the city of Denton and absence of any feeling for other inhabitants of this strengthen the recruitment efforts to hire more planet.They are scurrilous and unconvincing. bilingual personnel in key areas. Give me compassion and human rights issues any We urge the respective boards of regents,city day—which reminds me,whatever happened to council,school board,and hospital boards to Helen Goodman?You gave up one of your best reexamine their response to these areas of concern. editorial writers for these clowns.Give us a break. Tonnie Ramirez It speaks so poorly of your regard for your president,Denton County LULAC readership.We really can handle something more than drivel. I'm with Crouch: Dump Heritage Features Syndicate—the sooner,the better! Philip Brown Denton Spanish translators needed This letter is to echo the concern expressed by Mrs.Dora Garcia regarding the need for Spanish-English dispatchers at the city of Denton police and fire departments and in the area hospitals.The Spanish-speaking population growth in the city of Denton has grown to a degree that deems it necessary to review the emergency S LETTERS E EDITO Monday,December 15, 1986/Denton Record-Chronicle/3A English First based on 'ted knowledge The editorial support and publicity(see not a melting pot issue.The only issue that should be Where is your patriotic spirit,Mr.Horn?Shame Denton Record-Chronicle,Dec.3)given to considered is whether or not to provide the best on you. Jim Horn's stance of the English First education available for each child.For a child Annette Mulkey Amendment is based on an insufficient study of the without a sufficient knowledge of English,bilingual Denton issues at hand and on erroneous information. education with a strong ESL component is the best First,all immigrants who come to the United means of providing a sound academic education States covet the opportunity to learn English,as while mastering the English language.As adults, Reassess DISD priorities exemplified by the enthusiastic response of this these children will have both the academic and group to adult English education classes.They have language skills necessary to actively participate in The good news: The new high school(voted on not come to divide and conquer. our economic and political systems. in 1980)will finally become a reality by 1990.Quick Second, the use of language programs for the Bilingual ballots provide the opportunity for adults work on the part of central administration! At least non-English speaking child to include the bilingual who have not had the opportunity to master English education approach is one way of providing a ' with a means of actively participating in our the subcommittee did a thorough job in terms of Projections into the early 1990s. transition,as cognitively effective as possible,into democratic system of government.A democratic an all-English mode.Linguists,educators and others country should not disenfranchise its citizens solely The bad news: the architect for DISD confirmed that our superintendent will have all amenities who study the phenomenon of second language because of their inability to read a specific ed itor acquisition recommend this approach as a language. outlined in Mr.Bullock's letter to the editor(Denton legitimate and pedagogically sound process. Bilingualism is not something to fear.In such a Record-Chronicle,Dec.2)and one or two more The public should remember that neither the diverse nation as ours we should use our ethnic and (special sloped ceiling,oak encased beams... ). editors of a particular newspaper nor Jim Horn are language differences as tools for expanding our "Something for the public to be proud of,"he said. linguists or educators.It is suggested that they world,not as a means of shutting people out. Personally,I would rather be proud of the educa- review the entire spectrum of acquiring a second tional aspects of DISD,rather than Dr.McGee's language before attempting to sway the public with Dr.Daniel L.Robertson,director office.Perhaps it is time to reassess just where this limited knowledge of the issue. Intensive English Language Institute administration's priorities should lie. Tomasa Garcia North Texas State University Danna Zoltner President Proposal threatens rights Denton ro The League of United Latin American Citizens p •� Denton Council No.4366 ■ Letter policy There is a particular irony in the fact that Jim Bilingual classes crucial Horn's proposal for an official English language The Record-Chronicle welcomes letters. amendment and the elimination of one of the most However,letters must include the signature and full cherished rights of American citizens (freedom of address of the author,plus a telephone number,if As educators in the field of English as a second speech)comes on the year of America's re- available.All letters will be subject to verification. language(ESL),we find the current rhetoric being dedication of the Statue of Liberty; also,during a Letters should be limited to 400 words.All letters used in reference to bilingual education,bilingual period when we are preparing to celebrate the bi- are subject to editing. ballots,and the English First movement disturbing. centennial of the Constitution of a nation of all Address your letters to"Letters to the editor," Bilingual education is not a Hispanic issue.It is people...all cultures...and all languages. P.O.Box 369,Denton 76201. UNT adm in istl-atop attends Harvard program and instruction form 1985 Contreras received a to 1987. She also was area $45,000 grant to study re- coordinator in social tention of first-year teach studies from 1982 to 1985. ers in critical shortage In 1984, Contreras areas from the Texas received a Fulbright Senior Education Agency in 1989- Lectureship/ Research 90. The grant was extended Grant for the spring in 1990-91 with an semester to La Universidad additional $38,000. She del Tolima in Columbia. In also received $80.000 in 0 1978, she served as an 1988-89 from TEA for educational adviser to the research on minority re- Bolivian Ministry of Edu- cruitment and retention in cation and Culture, admi- teacher education. nistrative reform project, Contreras received her Academy for Educational bachelor's and master's Development. degrees from the Univer- Dr. Gloria Contreras In recent years. Con- sity of Texas at El Paso. treras's research has She received her doctorate Dr. Gloria Contreras, focused on multicultural in education in social assistant vice president of needs, recruitment of science education from the multicultural affairs at the minorities to teaching and University of Georgia in University of North Texas, retention of first-year 1975. attended the Harvard teachers in Texas. University Management Development Program June 21-July 2 in Cam- bridge, Mass. The program is offered through the Harvard Gra- duate School of Education. Contreras is the second person from UNT in two years to be accepted for the Harvard program. Dr. Suzanne Labrecque, dean of the School of Merchan- dizing and Hospitality Management, attended last year. Contreras Joined the UNT faculty in 1987 as a professor of secondary education and was named assistant vice president of -mid.ticultural affairs in January 1990. She came to UNT from I the University of Texas at Austin, where She was an assistant professor, then associate professor in the deparmtent of curriculum LULAC elects 1993 officers The Denton County League of Unit- ed Latin American Citizens Council .5 ° can°' has elected new officers. They are: .� = o N Rick Salazar, president;Frank Davila to c c cc CO and Isabella Salazar,vice presidents; Rudy Moreno, treasurer;Lupe Gonza- lez,> 3 u,'� > secretary; Ramiro Valdez,parlia- un ai 2 0 a� °' O 5 to mentarian, and Daniel Hinojosa, ser- fj c a;=as c s"c geant-at-arms. no `' c° .� A o - The group's current projects include c. � �+a S w 3 sponsoring a food booth as part of the O a ¢ > a� ° w ° aai annual arts and crafts show on April on.� .c u rn 4 and participation in the April 24-25 ° a 3 arts festival with proceeds funding CO oto (n aai��iAs .ti y b o o>,= ° Ua0 d a a •P � = Commentary found • a o objectionable �7o Fo Ei sWi. r•1 °' ° � "' CU At the Aug.14 meeting of the school board, y= .30 .� C. a Denton LULAC members and other Hispanic r � �, s� parents appeared before the trustees to express " b A r� °D w their interest in the education of their children.It Q o A W S� W 3 ' was,in effect,an emotional appeal from the •rl parents for greater sensitivity from the board •N .S b 3 o S 8 b o n g and administration to the educational needs of ao 0. b z"" � � their children.Unfortunately,the Denton t ac•2 'n o Record-Chronicle did not see fit to print this 8 Ei .2 �, :; c x > display of concern; instead,in the Aug. 17 edi- ,2 .� cO c° ti w -V.c W tion,the DR-Cprinted what amounted to a 0.0 ~ a g 3 0 lob c cu ° vulgar,abusive and strongly offensive column E a-0 A � � �C4 m condemning the Hispanic community for its lack O O=1 ca v W a a, c 11 on C of intellectual drive and interest in education. ° o •M-G .� , U The decision to publish this false and repugnant � y y w C [ commentary while ignoring the plea from the : M.5 v-- � local Hispanic parents for a more responsible F and responsive system of education presents an 10 b 2 R 2 a ° a�8 eloquent statement of the priorities of this ;� bb o. i~' newspaper.This blatant oversight and the col umn itself(ominously titled"The Failed .r.y cd -5; o Hispanic")sought to chastise and embarrass the �4 '-' v o M�° k 4 3 Hispanic community.Even worse,the column • *� no o ca H lends unwarranted credence to racist attitudes 3 n ° . . which wrongly characterize people of color as 3 a cd W .- � a; ;? intellectually inferior beings.This type of ir- • • g c responsible journalism is unacceptable and a ve � ro o � should not be tolerated by the community as a �; CZ"'>, . 9 E 12' I I whale. a �„ T 0 $n cc > A > �. Denton County League of .. a a m a y United Latin American Citizens Council o m v y co d Denton � co 0 0 3'C7 r. a 0.0 w co °E ~ 7 O ~ i w O y N U A T 'a COv► r.�� •� a3 a� "S � - 1 n'� n^'"'S`r/�-�3:r'Y l4 nT.1.'f ri r. .� -. -. -. - .. --. -, .. -. .. .'.r � � -. -. -. - •- �. - - - _ The National Hispanic Reporter P.O. Box 44082 • Washington, D.C. 20026 703i379-7487 Andres Tobar Dr. Felipe de Ortego y Gasca Editor-in-Chief Publisher September 23, 1990 Dr. Tim Sonnenberg, Acting Superintendent Denton Independent School District Denton, Texas 76201 Dear Dr. Sonnenberg: I was troubled by some of the information in Sunday's Denton Record-Chronicle [9-23-901 on "Minorities Criticize DISD Hiring. " 1 I'm not surprised to learn that of 32 administrators at DISD who work at the campus level only one is Hispanic as Associate Principal--not a line position. I was, however, taken aback by a comment attributed to DISD that "it hires the best person for the job, regardless of race, creed or color. " b What that comment proffers is that Hispanic applicants are not the best persons for jobs at DISD since you've not hired them. If they were the best persons for those l jobs, you would have hired them. Ergo only Anglos seem to be the best persons for !i those jobs, since they' re hired. That's a cultural slap in the face. Maybe DISD administrators ought to take my course on "Managing Diversity and Intercultural p Relations. " l� l You' re aware, I trust, that historical staffing policies that reveal patterns of (I minority exclusion are grounds for legal action. Denton is not exempt from demographic imperatives. Minorities are everywhere [His- panics, in particular, are the fastest growing minority group in the country] . The shame is that minorities have to litigate to secure equal opportunity as constitutionally provided by legislation, executive orders and judicial mandates. Surely where there are people of good will , litigation is unnecessary. In a comment attributed to you, you say "We have difficulty recruiting minority teachers and even greater difficulty recruiting qualified minority administrators. " The assumption is that there are no qualified minority teachers or administrators from which to choose. Might the problem be that DISD doesn't recruit them adequately or - aggressively? Why blame the "victims" for the problem? I'd be happy i to help you recruit minority teachers and administrators in your next go-round. i While I agree with those who say "the district should hire black and Hispanic prin- cipals because they serve as positive role models for minority children, " that shouldn't be the principal reason for hiring them. The principal reason should be the creation of a heterogeneous workforce mirroring the diversity of the -�meric--n mosaic. In other words, DISD should create an environment where "we" i; evervone. i i ,i i • i i.a . I' ._I, i' i• i:. 'ref It i 11.t _ i'"11_il i` i' iil it iTi T'►1ITLT T1r-y1—.,T `1;�i1IS From your remark that the school district has learned through experience that it is better to "grow your own" administrators--to recruit minority teachers and promote them as they get experience--than to recruit administrators from outside the district, it seems you' re thinking of affirmative action as a pipeline you fill with qualified minorities in order to solve the problem of upward mobility. Unfor- tunately this pipeline perspective generates a self-perpetuating, self-defeating, recruitment-oriented cycle that augurs only bad news down the road. The focus shifts to the pipeline and away from the problem. The problem, it seems to me, is that DISD lacks the vision of diversity. Tnere are advantages to a heterogeneous workforce and the full utilization of minorities. A heterogeneous workforce is proof-visible of equal opportunity and that diversity is truly valued. Moreover, the vision of diversity taps fully the human resource potential of the entire country. If America is to be a whole cloth, we cannot have patches of insularity, "growing our own" to take care of our problems. Isn't this the problem in the Middle East with Saddam Hussein who says Kuwait is an Arab problem? If we are to be one people, then we must act like one people. Hispanics who have recently died during Operation Desert Shield didn't subject themselves to danger and death thinking they were doing it only for Hispanics. They died for our country--yours and mine. American Hispanics have a long heritage of dying for their country. One needs only to look at the Medal of Honor list to be informed of that. Every time minority discord flares--out of frustration and anger--in the country, the perception is reinforced in minority communities that the United Stales of America is fast becoming the United States of South Africa. Surely that is a perception we must all work to eradicate, a consummation devoutly to be pursued. I've got a Texas Teachers Certificate in English. And if you're looking for a Teacher of English [including the teaching of literature] , I volunteer. I don't have an administrator's certificate but I've got years of academic and military administrative experience. Perhaps I don't qualify. We both know that being qualified is a matter of judgment. All too often an ambiguous and subjective arena. Isn't it time we all got on with the business of creating "the American community"? That's a large order of magnitude, but doable. Sincerely and with all good wishes, Felipe de Ortego y Gasca, Ph.D. Chairman, National esources Network for Hispanic Leadership Scholar in Residence, Texas Woman's University Associate of the Center for Texas Studies, University of North Texas Recommendations for Forming an Hispanic Education Task Force DRAFT Introduction Discussion among some of the local Hispanic leaders continues regarding how best to address the actions and decisions taken by staff and DISD which led to selection of a non-Hispanic Assistant Principal for the Tomas Rivera school. We suggest that the Board of Trustees address this and other concerns of the Hispanic community by appointing an Hispanic Education Task Force to work with the Trustees to help resolve the tension at Rivera and examine other issues of concern or interest to the Denton Hispanic community. Current DISD employment policy that allows for polarizing actions or decisions which are deemed "insensitive"to the needs of the Hispanic community should be addressed by the entire Board of Trustees. We believe that an Hispanic Education Task Force would be a necessary and critical step to help our school district and the Board of Trustees address issues of concern or interest to the Hispanic community regarding the schooling of our children. Although there are many areas of concern relative to the education of Hispanic children (e.g., Hispanic retention and graduation rates, improved achievement, need for mentors and tutors),most immediate is the need to open up the system to Hispanic candidates for administrative positions. This district must stop the social networks that have worked so well in preventing well-qualified Hispanics from securing jobs as administrators in the Denton Schools. The idea of an internship program for future Hispanic administrators discussed by Gilbert Martinez with Dr. Braswell is one proposal for addressing the issue in the long term. Before we move forward with this plan, the Board needs to appoint an Hispanic Education Task Force, as noted above. An initial charge of this group would be to help develop selection criteria and recommendations for the best school fit for the trainee-- ensuring he or she is placed in a school where the Hispanic intern has the highest potential for success. Suggested Composition of the Hispanic Education Task Force It is recommended that the Board of Trustees consider appointing a task force of seven (7)members and designating one Trustee to sit on the Hispanic Education Task Force. The various Hispanic organizations involved in our discussions will submit a combined list of names for consideration by the Board of Trustees for the selection of five (5) nominees and the other two (2)members can be selected by the Board at will. It is expected that additional staff or DISD employees will periodically serve in an advisory capacity to the Task Force, as recommended or needed to support the work of the group. Timeline Acknowledge receipt of this letter, in writing, is requested within five (5) work days. An expected timeline for this proposal to become an agenda item should not exceed fifteen (15) days working days after written acknowledgement. Submitted by a Combined Committee of LULAC and HEED MEMBERS: John Cabarales, Emma Guzman, Esq.,Jean Hinojosa, Gilbert Martinez, Mary Alice Moreno, Rudy Moreno, Dr. Rudy Rodriguez, Rick Salazar and D. Jorge Urbina, Esq. LULAC disappoiaitedm committee By Jim Fredricks nomination. president of LULAC, said he was con- NAACP, could not be reached for Staff writer The Hispanic member being sug- cerned the committee did not ask comment. gested is Rebecca Cantu. Tim Hodges,a LULAC for its suggestions. Mr. Hodges said he had conferred The chairmen of the county Republican who chairs the committee "They didn't contact LULAC, and with Judge Moseley and other officials redistricting committee will present with County Judge Jeff Moseley, also a they did not contact people who are in making the nominations, but ac- their picks for the committee's minority Republican, said Mrs. Cantu was actually involved in the Hispanic knowledged that he did not contact and constable slots to commissioners chosen because of her standing in the community,"he said. either the NAACP or LULAC. court Tuesday, one of the co-chairmen community. The point may be moot anyway, said "We want people that are team said Friday. "She is just kind of a mover and Mr. Gonzalez, since he had heard players, that can recognize every group However, the president of the county shaker among the Hispanics, and very recently that Mrs. Cantu had moved has needs. The whole process is a give chapter of the League of United Latin well-respected," he said. Mrs. Cantu from the area. and take,"he said. American Citizens (LULAC) said he served on the 1988 redistricting Mr. Hodges said Friday he had not was disappointed that the chairmen did committee, which redistricted com- yet been able to contact Mrs. Cantu. He Mr. Hodges said that Charlie Coo of not contact the group for its input on missioners precincts. The committee was not aware that she may have Lewisville will be nominated as the the nomination. The president of the this year may have to tackle both moved. Asian member of the committee. county chapter of the National commissioners and justice of the peace The black nomination to the com- In addition, Constables Jim Davis Association for the Advancement of precincts. mittee is Fred Hill, the owner of Peo- and John Hatzenbuhler were chosen as Colored People (NAACP) could not be While he did not object specifically to ples Funeral Home and Chapel. nominees for the two constable slots. reached for comment on the proposed Mrs. Cantu, Popo Gonzalez, the Carl Williams, president of the Both serve in south Denton County. Hispames upset ` '' ✓ at DISD hirmgs B Henryartinez School, had expressed interest Staff Writer in becoming interim principal of Ryan High School, replacing Hispanic community leaders David Graham. Mr. Graham ?� - are criticizing the staff resigned last week to accept a reorganization in the Denton similar post in the Grapevine s ,; Independent School District for /Colleyville school district. not including Hispanics. Superintendent Tim Son - T r u s t e e s T u e s day nenberg appointed Denton unanimously approved staff High Principal Milton Wallace recommendations, which did to that post. not include the promotion of The Denton High School Hispanics. campus will temporarily close Wallace Frank Davila, coordinator of for renovations next year ex- the ESL/Bilingual Program, cept for several vocational United Latin American Citi- had applied for the director of classes that will be taught on zens. "They overlooked some special populations position, campus. Students will attend very competent people who but the job was given to Dr. Ryan High School for the were capable of doing the job. Dean Anthony, director of 1991-92 school year. "In the past, we've tended to elementary education. "We are obviously disap- work within the system," said y Adela Nunez, assistant pointed," said Rudy Rodriguez, principal at Denton High a member of the League of See HIRINGS/SA July 10, 1991 25 cents L•L ' 4A/Denton Record-Chronicle/Saturda ,MaLocal/Statey y 18, 1991 ULAC awards scholarsX,&LFS W o m a n's Uni- He said Mexican-Americans have Three students v e r s i t y. The had to overcome many obstacles and rom T TT� ,< keynote speaker cued events in the 1960s as pivotal j hail f /L/1/-1J w a s R u d y for progress in the United States, t Rodriguez Jr., an Saying, "In the 1960s, there were associate in the heroes working to change the situa- By Henry Martinez * • ,, w law offices of tion for minorities in this country, Staff Writer . ; Locke, Purnell, and with the passage of the Civil Rain and Harrell Rights Act, their efforts began to bear Thirteen students, including three from Denton High School, > in Dallas since fruit." g z January. He said organizations such as received scholarships Friday from the Among those in LULAC and the Mexican-American League of United Latin American corum Garcia Ramirez attendance were Legal Defense and Education Fund Citizens,Denton Council No.4366. Mayor Bob contributed to that success, although The Denton High students who Castleberry, he added that much work remains to received LULAC scholarships were Ramirez of Texas Woman's Univer- DISD Superintendent Tim Son- be done. Eric C. Corum, Christopher John sity. nenberg, several school board LULAC was formed in 1929 by the Garcia and Juanita Iris Ramirez. members and officials from both merger of three Mexican-American Other students who received The other recipients were Rebecca civic organizations in Texas and is the scholarships were Rafael Rivera of Lynn Cantu, Ramon M. Delgado III universities. Lake Dallas Hi School; Chriatal and Gerald Ruiz of Texas A&M Rodriguez, a 1983 honors graduate oldest existing organization of Mex- gh from Denton High School, is a Har- ican-Americans in the United States. Anne Morales, Jose Juan Renteria University and Maria Samantha vard Law School graduate and The Denton County council was and Luis Frank Torres of the Uni- Valenciano of Cooke County College. worked last year as a briefing at- chartered in 1981, with Frank S. versity of North Texas; and Martha The scholarships were awarded torney for Justice Lloyd Doggett in Davila Jr. serving as the first presi- Ruth Hotema and Renee Fuentez dig an awards banquet at Texas the Texas Supreme Court. dent. .......... .................... rz DENTON BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 4 2 n ' ANNUAL BLUES FESTIVAL "Nothing But The Blues " The Pioneer Award This award is presented to LULAC for supporting and promoting the ideals of equality, education, and improvement in the community. .. ......... September 18, 19P T A i A A John/E. Baines, Chairman Cedrtis Himes, President jj 3 i i i i The Division of Equity and Diversity UNWERSITY 0f T No��r H ExAs presents this Certificate of Appreciation J for promoting equality and diversity in Denton to the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) , La VkA taadra }. ®�arrr� •��ria 6,. p>a�ainon Amociate Vice presided November 30, 2001 /i/u[iicuCfr,ra�_,�`�air1_,Admini9Eraior DISD selection process questioned he rocky road to diversity is not a assistant principal or principal?All of the pleasant journey for minorities seeking above! Before this recent assistant principal employment with the Denton hiring at Tomas Rivera,the superintendent Independent School District, as appointed all past assistant principals for this mentioned in the July 20 editorial in the school. The vacancy was created by a G Denton Record-Chronicle.The current transfer/appointment of the former assistant frustration of Hispanic leaders in the principal to another location without a CLT community surrounds the flawed hiring process committee's advice on either campus. used by DISD. The editorial assumes that a So why is the Hispanic community upset? qualified search committee was formed to select Several qualified Hispanics applied for this i an assistant principal for Tomas Rivera position. They are bilingual and bicultural. Elementary School. Each Hispanic applicant had his or her Texas Education emergency administrative certificate at the Code 11.251 requires time of the interview process,which is a the establishment of Rick requirement for all administrative positions. committees at the Guess who didn't have their certificate but district and campus Salazar could get theirs by the beginning of the school i levels. TEC 11.253 year? i requires that the In May of this year,the League of United school principal Latin American Citizens was brought in to a regularly involve the campus committee in meeting at Tomas Rivera.Approximately 30 i planning, budgeting, setting the curriculum, Hispanic parents of Tomas Rivera students hiring,training and developing, and performing showed up at a requested meeting by concerne administrative duties. parents. This meeting was requested almost 61 A site-based committee is an advisory days earlier,but was scheduled at the end of g committee, called a Campus Leadership Team the school year by Tomas Rivera's O(CLT)within DISD and chaired by the administration. These parents took a brave ste 0 o principal. This committee is to be in coming forward to complain about the lack c75 representative of professional staff,parents, sensitivity at the school.They do not feel community members and business welcomed at the school.The parents feel v representatives. Procedures for the composition isolated after the bilingual parent liaison was C and selection of this committee are to be set by replaced with a monolingual family coordinator �° co policies established by the board of trustees. by the school's administration.The assistant The Tomas Rivera committee does not principal, at that time, and the principal constitute a qualified search committee. apologized for their actions and promised to Y The CLT should counsel the principal,and open the door to Hispanic parents, and the the principal could override its advice.A meeting ended with parents accepting the principal cannot hire, but can only recommend promises made by the principal and assistant a candidate as an assistant principal or a principal. p teacher. The superintendent can accept or So how does Tomas Rivera's school decline the recommendation of the principal. administration follow up on their promises?It Within the structure of DISD, an assistant hires a monolingual assistant principal to work principal position must have approval from the with the parents of the students. board. The board can either accept or decline To add insult to injury,Tomas Rivera was to d" this recommendation. be a model school. The name was proposed by In this current instance,the assistant LULAC and opened for the 1994 school year. It �o principal's approval from the board was hidden was the first school built in Southeast Denton s�'�� within the board's posted agenda and listed since the closing of Fred Moore School during v u s 81 under the consent item list and a subcategory of mandated desegregation. The school a hiring. Past assistant principal hiring redistricting for Tomas Rivera removed the approvals were listed as a separate item within Denton busing area in Southeast Denton that �� ug the agenda and named the position and the stood intact for more than 20 years.The b E o. 1 campus.Was this board approval process original job description for principal of Tomas ��°'o rushed through and added to a posted agenda? Rivera listed bilingual as a requirement. C Was this item properly listed, and what was the Bilingual was a factor because of DISD's °�c rush? concern for the students and parents served by The superintendent can appoint an assistant Tomas Rivera.And now,there are none! principal with the consent of the principal.The NOTE: This article is intended to question �- ! i superintendent can request the principal to the DISD selection process.It is not intended to a° N I submit multiple candidates for an assistant degrade the Tomas Rivera teacher that was principal position and then select an applicant selected to serve as assistant principal. This from the list.A principal may be asked to call person is a fine teacher and a community asset. on the CLT to help advise the principal in a SOURCE: "The Educator's Guide to Texas selection process. School Law,"by Frank Kemerer and Jim What process does DISD use to select an Walsh. ronicle/Wednesday, April 20, 1994 Un unq heroes t- Rudy Rodrigueza ■ AGE: 52 ■ YEARS IN DENTON: 20 ■ FAMILY: Wife, Rosemary, and three children 8E/Denton Record-Chronicle/Wednesday, April 20, 1994 ■ NOMINATED BY: Guadalupe Gonzalez ■ REASON: Since moving to recognition for her unselfish Denton two decades ago Dr. Rudy volunteerism, good will and Rodriguez, a professor at Texas missionary zeal." Woman's University has actively Rick Salazar said,"Lupe is a long championed for quality education time supporter of Hispanic issues for area Latinos. within Denton. She is active within the church. She has served on the As part of the education committee library board, worked with the for the county League of United amnesty program at Immaculate Latin. American Citizens, he seeks ! Conception Catholic Church and out qualified Latinos for 'Lupe currently is working with parenting scholarships. He also served on the Gonzalez classes. redistricting committee for Denton Rosemary Rodriguez said,"She is Schools. ■ AGE: 54 one of our practical parent Dr. Rodriguez and his wife ■ YEARS IN DENTON: 25 educators. She teaches parenting Rosemary sent all three of their ■ FAMILY: Husband, Emilio; two classes in Spanish to our growing children to college. daughters, Anna Maria Camlargo, Hispanic population. She is always Dianna Lopez; son, Emilio Leo willing to go the extra mile to reach Gonzalez; and five grandchildren the parents. She gives of herself to community projects and is a ■ NOMINATED BY: Popo valuable asset to our community." Gonzalez, Rudy Rodriguez, Rick Jean Hinojosa describes Ms. Salazar, Rosemary Rodriguez, Gonzalez has someone who is F,ank Davila, Jean Hinojosa, specifically sensitive to issues Tonnie Ramirez and JoAnn involving families. "She is a caring Canales and compassionate person who IN REASON: "I am nominating gives without regard of Lupe for her untiring efforts and acknowledgement or recognition." commitment to community service," Ms. Gonzalez's husband, Emilio— Rudy Rodriguez said. "Over the also known by many as Popo— past 25 years of residency in says that, as her husband, he Denton, she has devoted countless personally knows how caring and hours in service to the less compassionate she is, always fortunate members of the Dent^ giving of herself, her time and her community. Lupe is worthy of public energy. EMEMIN p 1..., 0 DENTON LULAC PRESS RELEASE - June 25 , 1992 The Denton Board of Education has seized a wonderful opportunity to highlight in a most timely manner an individual whose story needs to reach all youth and their parents . Tomas Rivera offers this community a role model that represents how barriers , in the midst of social RI despair , can be overcome . i I The Board ' s action clearly : I Acknowledges the diversity of the community . Shows the beginning of a commitment to culturally and ethnically diversify the public educational institutions they have been elected to serve . This action comes at a time of great social crisis when G tremendous educational , family , community , and other forms of upheaval confronts the American society . Obviously , our own Denton community cannot escape the social unrest of the I times and the Board ' s action is one very positive step in + the right direction . p One of the most positive outcomes of this whole effort was the broad-based support shown by very diverse groups in the t community . The desire to name this school after such a wonderful role model transcended racial , ethnic , and social barriers . LULAC is very appreciative of all of the caring advocates for young people who made this possible . Denton League of United Latin American Citizens Council #4633 PO Box 981 Denton , Texas 76201 (817) 387-4884 e i t'. r Off to a good start Carnival encourages "SIR-71ING4 LIVES 1117 i children rr- � B Holl Becka Staff Writer 10004 1 1t « 3 10950 The quest for knowledge ofteny � stems from a personal experience, rr t as Stephanie Roberson can attest. 9x rj Anxiously seeing her grandmoth- er through a kidney transplant and ' " E blood transfusions left a big impres- sion on the 9-year-old. AY INY 13 J •� So it was natural for Stephanie to think of Dr. Charles Drew, who dis- covered how to preserve blood plas- ma to use in transfusions, when she decided to take part in an academic `'- festival celebrating African-Ameri- *Am can history and achievement. Ml- _ . "After her operation, I wanted to � learn more about how you give and F7, receive blood," said Stephanie, a } student at Krum Intermediate ._ " School. Stephanie proudly displayed her project on Dr. Drew's life during Sunday's Carnival Excel! at the Fred Moore Learning Center. Organized by Denton resident Donald Cox, the festival brought to- gether children of all ages to fuel their academic interests through . art, science, writing or musical con- a tests. Though the extravaganza's pur- pose was to herald achievements of African-Americans, students of all races and cultures were invited. Mr. Cox said about 35 children participated in the festival, submit- ting more than 80 entries to judges. " ' ' ; �; r i During a mock election, complete Al . with real voting booths so children would learn to use punch-card bal- lots, students voted to continue the extravaganza. �• _ ,d� ?. . Y. �. . Parents and teachers were •.y= "" - � �. , , � �'° pldased Denton County s young peo- s plk had so enthusiastically prepared their entries. "This is something so positive and ' c0flstritctive for the kids," said ts'lo- ri. 80phenA, choir director at D#n- ton HFIX School,Ryan CatftOtls. = : LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS DENTON COUNTY LULAC COUNCIL, #4366 ��. P.O.Box 981 • Denton.Texas 76202 O 1929 • May 22, 1992 Dr. Lionel "Skip" Meno Commissioner of Education Texas Education Agency 1701 N. Congress Austin, Texas 78701 RE: Investigation of Discriminatory Practices in the Denton Independent School District Dear Dr. Meno: On behalf of the Denton County League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council #4366, I am requesting an official investigation of the promoting, hiring and reassignment practices of the Denton Independent School District (DISD) in Denton, Texas . On many occasions we have attempted to work and coordinate efforts with the district in light of the increased Hispanic population. We have repeatedly requested that they increase the number of Hispanic and bilingual faculty, administrators and staff both at the central office and at the campuses where the majority of Hispanic students attend school . Recent vacancies, both announced and unannounced, were filled totally disregarding requests frequently made by the Hispanic community. We feel that the DISD is continuing to ignore these requests in the face of obvious needs in the community and therefore is engaging in discriminatory practices based on national origin. We are requesting that you conduct an on-site investigation as there are many individuals with specific information that can attest to this complaint. I have asked two active LULAC members who are very familiar with the situation to serve as the contact persons. They are Dr. Rudy Rodriguez and Gloria Bahamon. He can be reached at (817) 898- 2221 (work) or (817) 565-950 7 (home) and Ms. Bahamon can be reached at (817) 383-4043. All For One — One For.411 Thank you, in advance, for your attention to this matter and look forward to hearing from you in the very near future. We -,,hope that with your help, DISD will finally acknowledge the diversity of the district and the community by providing opportunities for Hispanics in critical positions. Sincerely, Emilio "Popo" Gonzalez President cc: Jane Nelson, States Board Member Esteban Sosa, State Board Member Rene Nunez, State Hoard Member Mary Helen Berlanga, State Board Member Greg Vaquera, LULAC District Director for Region 3 �`��o�►T114 LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS o DENTON COUNTY LULAC COUNCIL, #4366 C M P.G. Box 981 • Denton,Texas 76202 � y May 22, 1992 Taylor August Regional Director Region VI--U.S. Dept. of Education 1200 Main Towers Dallas, Texas 75202 RE: Investigation of Discriminatory Practices in the Denton Independent School District Dear Mr. August: on behalf of the Denton County League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council #4366, I am requesting an official investigation of the promoting, hiring and reassignment practices of the Denton Independent School District (DISD) in Denton, Texas. On many occasions we have attempted to work and coordinate efforts with the district in light of the increased Hispanic population. We have repeatedly requested that they increase the number of Hispanic and bilingual faculty, administrators and staff both at the central office and at the campuses where the majority of Hispanic students attend school . Recent vacancies, both announced and unannounced, were filled totally disregarding requests frequently made by the Hispanic community. We feel that the DISD is continuing to ignore these requests in the face of obvious needs in the community and therefore is engaging in discriminatory practices based on national origin. We are requesting that you conduct an on-site investigation as there are many individuals with specific information that can attest to this complaint. I have asked two active LULAC members who are very familiar with the situation to serve as the contact persons. They are Dr. Rudy Rodriguez and Gloria Bahamon. He can be reached at (817) 898- 2221 (work) or (817) 565-9507 (home) and Ms. Bahamon can be reached at (817) 383-4043. All For One — One For All Thank you, in advance, for your attention to this matter and we look forward to hearing from you in the very near future. We hope that with your help, DISD will finally acknowledge the diversity of the district and -the community by providing opportunities for Hispanics in critical positions. Sincerely, Emilio "Pogo" Gonzalez President cc: Greg Vaquera, LULAC District Director for Region 3 Richard Sambrano, Community Relations Officer, U.S. Dept of Justice I TirlIf � LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS 4` DENTON COUNTY LULAC COUNCIL, #4366 P.O. Box 981 • Denton.Texas 76202 c y 19294 May 27 , 1992 Dr. Tim Sonnenberg i Superintendent Denton Independent School District 1307 N. Locust Denton, Texas 76201 Dear Dr. Sonnenberg: This is to inform you that the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council #4366 voted unanimously on May 19 , 1992 to file a formal complaint with the Texas Education Agency against the Denton Independent School District (DISD) because of its failure to increase the number of Hispanic administrators and counselors. We were forced to take this unprecedented course of action due to the inadequacies of the current search process and overall lack of sensitivity of this school system to the needs of the Hispanic community. It is especially disconcerting that even in schools with significant numbers of Hispanic students, Hispanic principals, assistant principals, and counselors are missing. We regret that previous attempts on our part to work with you and the Board to address this critical issue have fallen short of expectations. We will be prepared to present documentation to the Texas Education Agency to support our claim, including evidence of previous efforts to deal with this issue. We look forward to the state review and opportunities to work with you and the Board to institute a search and employment process that respects social justice and equity for all members of our community. Sincerely, Emilio "Popo" Gonzalez , President cc: Dr. Gerald Ponder, President DISD School Board I All For One — One For All 1 Is America eacr tin ssg a second underclass ? a>.� Everyone familiar with Hispanic immigrants began skewing educational affirmative action programs are extended beyond labor and job-creation issues trends in the group and diluting the quality of edu- California to other parts of the country in .America agrees that a col- cation to native-born students. "1 don't buy the premise of your question." lege education is increasingly This has happened before with other groups but answers Rodolfo de la Garza, director of the A9exi the key to the American not with so many potentially adverse factors con- can American Studies Center at the University of t Dream. verging at once: proximity to Hispanic homelands: Texas at Austin. Mr.De la Garza believes that Texas t But what happens when a t PP a 30-year wave of immigration with no end in sight: has too many powerful Hispanic elected officials to group numbering 27 million, the emergence of the post-industrial era and a allow affirmative action to be reversed. Ditto i RICHARD or 10 percent of the popula- trend away from blue-collar jobs toward higher- Florida. ESTRADA tion, has an increasingly hard skilled jobs; the existence of the welfare state: the Such factors aside, it seems certain that mass time finding that key and lags decline of mediating institutions such as schools. immigration will intensify the coincidence of eth- further and further behind other groups in churches and political parties; free-trade policies nicity and poverty among a segment of Hispanics. society? that may benefit everyone on average but hurt the As with blacks, a split-level effect appears to have According taa report cited recently in the New I poor hardest; and a communications and transpor- emerged, with a segment of Hispanics doing well, York Times, only 9 percent of Hispanics 25 or older tation revolution. while another is left behind. held bachelor's or advanced degrees in 1994, com- pared Gary Orfield, a professor of education and social �4r.De la Garza says the key question is whether I to 24 percent of5percent non-HispanicAmericans. In policy at Harvard University, prefers to look at the the country will be more inclined or less inclined I 1970, the statistics were 5 percent and 11.6 percent respectively. largest group of Hispanic Americans in explaining to do what it takes to incorporate massive numbers As usual, bootstrapping by students leads the list current trends. "Mexican-Americans in particular of newcomers. He is not encouraged by the passage of suggested remedies. Studying hard, saving and "'ere fortunate for a long time to be so concen- of Proposition 187 in California. taking out loans should be at the top of the His- trated in California and Texas," he observes. "Until If Congress persists in promoting the entry of panic student's to-do list. Established Hispanics its own recent reversal, California really had not massive numbers of low-skill, low-wage newcomers v should help by mentoring, funding scholarships experienced a downturn since the 1930s." to America, it must be prepared to dramatically and,yes,even by serving as role models. The implication is clear:Jobs and a rich tax base increase budgetary outlays for schools and other Yet because the nation's policy-makers have to pay for public schools and other publicly funded publicly funded services. Congress also must pro- implemented shortsighted policies harmful to His- services were readily available. Today, they are mote a new Americanization movement, a private- panic Americans in the first place—led by a policy not. public partnership to spur the civic incorporation of mass immigration largely indifferent to the "There is a tremendous difference in the proba- of newcomers focused on the rapid learning of skills and educational levels of newcomers— they bility of attending and finishing college between English,civics and American history. now rt ust set about reforming those policies. Boot- minorities who attend high-achievement schools in Failing the above, Congress should be prepared strapping alone is not the answer. the majority community and those who don't."says to deal with the long-term consequences of a sec- As liberalized legal immigration laws and the Mr. Orfield, who insists that segregation patterns and underclass,a second American dilemma. expansion of illegal immigration brought about the and discrimination are major problems for — largest wave of Hispanic newcomers in U.S.history, Hispanics. Richard Estrada is an associate editor of The extremely high numbers of poorly educated What will happen if attempts to roll back Dallas Morning News editorial page. i UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION E" OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS REGIONAL, OFFICE fi 1200 MAID TOWER BUILDING • DALLAS,TEXAS 75202 ru 1 � Ref: 06921219 Mr. Emilio Gonzalez, President Denton County LULAC Council #4366 P. O. Box 981 Denton, Texas 76202 Dear Mr. Gonzalez: On June 16, 1992 , you were. informed that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) , Region VI, required additional information to complete your employment discrimination complaint against the Denton Independent School District (DISD) . Based on our review of the information received on June 29 , 1992 , which completed your complaint, it appears that you are alleging that the DISD discriminates against individuals on the basis of national origin by failing to hire, appoint and/or promote Hispanics to administrative positions (e.g. , principal, assistant principal) in the district. This agency is responsible for determining whether organizations that receive or benefit from Federal financial assistance from the Department of Education or an agency that has delegated investigative authority to this Department are in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , 42 U.S.C. § 2000d, which states: No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. For your information, a copy of the regulation (Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 100) is enclosed. An investigator from this Office will contact you in the near future to further clarify and define the allegations contained in your complaint. Although our Office has established jurisdiction over the subject matter of your complaint, the conduct of an on- site investigation is pending. If it becomes necessary to t h c s: Page 2 - Mr. Emilio Gonzalez conduct an on-site investigation, a representative from this office will contact you to arrange a date for an interview. Preliminary review and investigation of your complaint will begin on July 15, 1992 . By November 11, 1992 , barring unusual circumstances, OCR will determine whether the evidence supports the allegation that a violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 has occurred) If we find that a violation has not occurred, we will send you a letter of findings (LOF) that summarizes the basis for that determination. However, if we find that a violation has occurred, with regard to this case, OCR will attempt to resolve the matter with the DISD before issuing a LOF. If we are unable to reach agreement, we will then issue the LOF. We will have 60 days after the issuance of the LOF to negotiate a remedy with the DISD. If we are unable to agree upon an appropriate remedy by January 10, 1993 , OCR is required to initiate enforcement action within the following 30 days. We will send you a letter of findings. Accordinq to our procedures, we advise you that intimidation or retaliation against cominants by recipients of Federal financial assistance is _prohib3,ted. No recipient or other person sha- l -i=n�mida-te—threaten, coerce or* discriminate against any individual for the purpose of interfering with any right or = pr3vi3ege_ secured y regulations enforced by OCR or because one --- as made a complaint, _testified, assisted or participated in any manner in an investigation,,�roceedings or hearing held in connection with a compja-int. Please notify us — ediately of any action you believe is a reprisal arising from this complaint. If you have any questions or would like us to provide additional information, please contact: Mr. Hamah King, Division Director Elementary and Secondary Education ED/Office for Civil Rights 1200 Main Tower Building, Suite 2250 Dallas, Texas 75202 (214) 767-4501 Under the Freedom of Information Act, it may be necessary to release thi.s. document and. related correspondence and records upon request. In the event that OCR receives such a request, we will Page 3 - Mr. Emilio Gonzalez seek to protect, to the extent provided by law, personal informa- tion which, if released, could constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. Sincerely, Carl'ene F. Furr Director Program Review and Management Support Region VI Enclosures UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 � OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS REGIONAL OFFICE 1200 MAIN TOWER BUILDING �•t)ATES(00 DALLAS, TEXAS 75202 DEC 10 1992 Ref: 06921219 Mr. Emilio Gonzales President Denton County LULAC Council #4366 P. U. Box 931 Denton, TX 76202 Dear Mr. Gonzales: This is to inform you that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is closing the above-referenced complaint against the Denton Independent School District (DISD) , Denton, Texas. You alleged that the DISD discriminated against Hispanic persons, on the basis of national origin, in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , 42 U.S.C. § 2000d, and its implementing regulation, at 34 C. F.R. Part. 100, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color aIL6 national origin. Specifically, you alleged that the DISD failed to ;lire and promote Hispanics for administrators (i .e. , principal and assistant principal) on the basis of national origin. Since Ithe DISD is a recipient of Federal financial assistance from the Department of. Education, OCR has jurisdiction to investigate the alleged discrimination. However, OCR has 12-114 ted jurisdiction with respect to complaints alleging discrimination in employment. The regulation implementing Title VI, at 34 C. F.R. § 100. 3 (c) (3) provides: When a primary objective of the Federal financial assistance is not to provide employment, but discrimination on the ground of race, color, or national origin in the employment practices of the recipient or other person subject to the regulation tends, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, to exclude individuals from participation in, to deny them the benefits of, or to subject them to discrimination under any program to which this regulation applies, the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (c) shall apply to the employment practices of the recipient or other persons subject to the regulation, to the extent necessary to. assure, .equal•ity of opportunity to, and nondiscriminatory treatment of, beneficiaries. I. I i i Page 2 - Mr. Emilio Gonzales, President i OCR's review of statistical information revealed that for the 1992-93 school year the representation of Hispanics in the i district is substantially proportionate to their representation in the relevant labor market. Based on the statistical data, we have determined that there is no pattern or practice of discrimination that could be presumed to exclude students from participation in the educational program, deny them benefits under that program, or otherwise subject them to discrimination on the basis of national origin. In addition, OCR determined that the provision of employment was not a primary objective of i Federal financial assistance received by the DISD in the _j positions specified in the complaint. Therefore, OCR has no jurisdiction concerning the allegation in this complaint. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has the :I jurisdiction to investigate allegations of employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil rights Act of 1964 . jTherefore, we are referring your complaint to: I =j Ms. Jacqueline R. Bradley -� Director Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 'I 8303 Elmbrook Drive -I Dallas, TX 75247 -1 These findings are not intended, nor, should they be construed to cover any other issues regarding compliance with applicable statutes that exist and are not specifically discussed herein. We are closing the case as of the date of this letter. In i accordance with OCR procedures, you are being advised of this action. Under the Freedom of Information Act, it may be necessary to release this document and related correspondence and records upon i request. If OCR receives such a request, we will seek to protect, to the extend provided by law, personal information which, if released, could constitute an unwarranted invasion of I privacy. i If you have any questions regarding our findings, please contact Mr. Hamah R. King, Division Director, Elementary and Secondary Education, Division I, at (214) 767-4500. Sincerely, i Taylor-D.' August Regional Civil Rights Director Region VI J J 7 I I f i INTRODUCTION This document is to substantiate the claim by the Denton County League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) , Council #4366 of discriminatory hiring and promotion practices by the Denton Independent School District, Denton, Texas . The most prominent inequity exists in the areas of school administration and counseling. Included in this report is documentation illustrating previous attempts by Denton County LULAC members and other local citizens to cooperate with Denton ISD school officials to improve the employment and professional advancement opportunities for Hispanics. The following are specific charges being filed against the Denton ISD. 1 . There is no evidence to show that there is an organized and consistent structure for conducting searches of administrative personnel ; it is a very loose and arbitrary process in which the selection of personnel is controlled by the central administration and/or the school principals. There is no set structure for the selection of search committee members nor any indication that they are properly oriented on procedures for conducting searches in accordance with affirmative action requirements. It should be noted that local Hispanic educators have rarely been called to serve on search committees . 2 . Current and past superintendents have never used their administrative appointment prerogative to promote Hispanics within the district to administrative positions. Normally, the administrative appointment process is exercised to fill positions requiring persons with a particular expertise such as in the area of curriculum and instruction. In many cases , as noted in this report, it has been difficult to discern the rationale used by the superintendents to promote people in the district. Interestingly, the need for placing Hispanic administrators with bilingual skills in schools with significant Hispanic student enrollments has never been a priority with the current and previous administration. �`��oW►Tirf4 LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS A DENTON COUNTY LULAC COUNCIL, #4366 7C ej P.O. Box 981 • Denton,Texas 76202 1929 ` June 26, 1992 Dr. Ruben Olivares Texas Education Agency 1701 N. Congress Austin, Texas 78901 Dear Dr. Olivares: The Denton County League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) , Council #4366 , presents to you this report as a follow-up to our letter of May 22 , 1992 which was directed to Dr. Lionel "Skip" Meno, Commissioner, Texas Education Agency. This is submitted to support the Denton County LULAC discrimination charges lodged against the Denton Independent School District. The picture that should emerge from this report is one of a long- term and consistent pattern of denial of employment and promotion opportunities for Hispanics in the administrative ranks. Although the focus of this report is on exclusionary employment and promotion practices in school administration, Hispanics have no representation in elementary or secondary counseling positions in the district, among other areas. At present, there are only two Hispanics in central administrative positions and one Hispanic associate principal in the high school. There is currently no Hispanic principal in the district. The gross inequities extant in the district are cause for much concern among Hispanic citizens of this community. In essence, these inequities reflect insensitivity on the part of the school district officials and the board of trustees to the unique educational needs created by a growing linguistically and culturally diverse Hispanic student population. We urge your consideration of the facts presented in this report and the use of your office in helping us to effect the changes necessary. This will enable all Americans in our community to benefit equally from the employment and promotion opportunities made available by the Denton ISD. Sincerely, Emilio "Popo" Gonzdlez President 817-387-4884 All Fnr One — One For All TABLE OF CONTENTS I . Correspondence Concerning Filing of Complaints Letter to Lionel "Skip" Meno Letter to August Taylor Letter to Tim Sonnenberg Response from the Texas Education Agency II . History of Demographics The Community Denton ISD III . History of Concerns Timeline of Administrative Reassignments and Promotions Letters/Articles/Brief Descriptions Supporting Concerns IV. History of Proactive Efforts Recommendations from DISD Multicultural Affairs Committee (MAC) Recommendations from the Denton County LULAC Council #4366 Recommendations from local community citizens V. Hispanic Applicants Unsuccessful for Hiring and Promotion Unsuccessful Applicants for Hiring Unsuccessful Applicants for Promotion VI . Individuals to Contact Citizens in the Community VII . Miscellaneous Articles concerning recent issues related to African Americans following pressure from the Hispanic community) and Margie Desiderato, an accountant in the business office. 3 . is only one (1) female Hispanic Associate Principal at the High School . II_ History of Demographics The Community: The population has increased by 25 % in the City of Denton since 1980 . 1980 1990 1992 % Increase Denton 48 ,063 66 , 270 66 ,900 39% UNT 18 , 153 25,008 27 , 050 49% TWU 7,935 9�,850 9,423 19% 74 , 151 101 , 128 103 , 373 39% The minority population has also increased dramatically between 1980 and 1990 . Group 1980 1990 % Increase Anglos 40 ,812 51 ,968 27% Blacks 4 , 742 6 , 206 31% Hispanics 2 ,764 5, 937 114% [NOTE: These figures are current as of April , 1992 according to Mr. Pole (University of North Texas) , Dr. Berry (Texas Woman's University) , and Mr. Persard (City of Denton) . A largely minority apartment complex known as the Phoenix apartments had 9% Hispanics as Heads of Household in 1985. As of April , 1992 , it has over 60% Hispanics as Heads of Household. Accordingly, the number of limited English proficient students has increased from 100 students in 1982 to 475 students in 1991 . Pie Charts prepared for the DISD Work Force Diversity Plan reflect the cultural mix for Denton County, the City of Denton, and the students and employees of the Denton Independent School District in 1991 . Denton Independent School District: An analysis of the Work Force for the Denton ISD clearly illustrates the lack of responsiveness to the cultural mix of the community. Attached are the analyses for the district, as well as the analyses for the high school , the two junior high schools (Strickland and Calhoun) , the three elementary schools that primarily serve minority populations (Borman, Lee, and Newton Rayzor) , and the early childhood center (Sullivan-Keller) . These analyses show that there 1 . is only one male Hispanic administrator (Frank Davila is the coordinator for bilingual/ESL programs 2. are two female Hispanic administrators at Central Office (Anita Stipnieks, asst. superintendent hired in 1991-92 III. HISTORY OF CONCERNS The timeline detailed below illustrates some of the inconsistent practices of the DISD with respect to hirings, appointments and promotions. Opportunities for Hispanics in administrative positions have been numerous since 1981 , yet the number of Hispanics hired and/or promoted have remained considerably low. Spring, Frank Davila with a varied background in working with 1981 special population programs applied for Director of Special Programs. Ron Arrington (Anglo male) whose sole experience was in secondary education was selected. When the personnel director, Ray Chancellor, was asked to comment on Ron's qualifications vs. Frank Davila's , Ray commented that Ron had been a major in the reserves . [Note: Frank had been an active duty commissioned officer. ] Summer 2 assistant principal positions opened. Adela Nunez and 1984 Frank Davila applied and were given an interview. Selection committee consisted of male and female Anglos. 2 Anglo males were hired for the position. Adela Nunez filed a discrimination suit on the basis of ethnicity, sex, and age. 1985 Adela Nunez was told that the Dean of Men and Women positions would be eliminated in 1986-87 and she would be appointed assistant principal. This was communicated prior to a visit by the Office of Civil Rights with respect to the pending law suit. The law suit was dropped as a result. 1986 Dean of Men and Women Positions were eliminated. Dean of Men retired and Adela Nunez was appointed Assistant Principal. The two assistant principals (both Anglo males) Ray Braswell and Billy Ryan were appointed Associate Principals and two additional assistant principalship positions were opened. These were filled by two Anglo males , Nick Menotti and Bill Lytle. Frank Davila (with administrative experience) applied for Assistant Principalship at Stickland Jr. High. Reed Jackson, an Anglo male classroom teacher, was selected. 1987 Frank Davila and Adela Nunez applied for the Associate Principal position (advertised) at Denton H.S. . Adela Nunez was selected. The selection committee consisted of all Anglos. Her promotion and Lytle's resignation again created two vacancies at the assistant principal level . Recollections are that these positions were filled by unsuccessful applicants for the associate principal position. Selected were a black, male Milton Wallace and Betty Garner (an Anglo female) . 1987 Frank Davila was hired as Coordinator of Bilingual/ESL Education as a result of pressure from the Hispanic community. All other similar positions , with the exception of the coordinator of student services , were considered directorships, e.g. , gifted, special ed, deaf ed, etc. Director-level positions receive higher salaries . 1989 Barbara Fisher (Anglo female) , Assistant Principal at Lee Elementary, was appointed as Director of Deaf Education. Her background in special education was at issue and she had no knowledge of sign language. After much controversy, she was promoted to Principal of Strickland Jr. High having had no experience in secondary education. Spring, David Graham, Anglo male, Principal of Denton High School 1990 is appointed to be the principal at the new high school , Ryan High School . He is relieved of his responsibilities to oversee the building of the new high school . The Principalship of Denton High School is advertised and the other Associate Principal , Ray Braswell , is selected. Adela Nunez does not apply. Summer, Approximately one( 1 ) month later the Director of 1990 Secondary Education (Ron Arrington whose credentials and experience are at the secondary level ) is removed from his position and reassigned as principal of Sullivan- Keller Early Childhood Center, a PreK - K campus. Ray Braswell was appointed to fill the Director of Secondary Education position. The position was never posted. Milton Wallace, the black male Assistant Principal at Denton High School was appointed to the Principal's position vacated by Ray Braswell's appointment. The position was never posted and Adela Nunez , the highest ranking and most qualified individual was bypassed. Ellen Fuller, an Anglo female assistant principal at Strickland Jr. High, was appointed as Associate Principal . Hector Zamorano and Frank Davila applied for assistant principal of DHS. Larry Shaw (Anglo male) , a teacher from Richardson ISD was selected as asst. principal . Mike Nunez applied for assistant principal of Hodge Elem. An Anglo female, Ellen Smith was selected. The selection committee was all Anglo with the exception of the personnel director, a black male. May, Jaime Falcon, English teacher and coach at Strickland 1991 Junior High, applies for assistant principal . He wasn't interviewed or contacted. June, Jaime Falcon was told that he would be "moved up" to Ryan 1991 High School to teach English and coach. Becky Garcia, a member of the Girls' Basketball Coaching staff is told she will be the new Head Coach. August, Jaime Falcon was told to remain at Strickland Jr. HS 1991 because there was no teaching position open. The English teaching position was given to Mr. Grider who also became the Girls' Head Basketball Coach. (Mr. Grider is reported to be a friend of the Superintendent. ) 1991 Frank Ddvila applied for assistant principal of Evers Park Elementary. Was interviewed but apparently was rejected because of his lack of elementary experience. Spencer LeForce (Anglo male) was selected by an all Anglo committee with the exception of 1 black female. Summer, Ryan Principal , David Graham, resigns. The Denton HS 1991 campus is closed for renovations and the entire administration and faculty moves to the DHS/Ryan Campus. The central office is reorganized and several reassignments and promotions occur. Some of the positions are advertised and some are not. All of the reassignments and promotions were given to Anglos with the exception of a newly created position, Assistant Superintendent. This was given to Anita Stipnieks , an Hispanic female. It is believed pressure from the community enabled Dr. Stipnieks to get the position because Adela Nunez and Frank Ddvila were again denied promotions, Principal and Director of Special Populations, respectively. Other reassignments and promotions also occurred, e.g. , Barbara Fisher was appointed Principal of Strickland Jr. High. Spring, Milton Wallace, Principal of Ryan H. S. is reassigned to 1992 the Denton High School 9th Grade campus scheduled to open in Fall , 1992 . Principalship of Ryan H. S. is advertised. The superintendent appointed an "advisory committee" which became known as the selection committee the day prior to the candidates' interviews . The advisory/selection committee consisted of nine teachers (1 black, 8 Anglos) , two assistant superintendents (1 Anglo male, 1 Hispanic female) , the superintendent (Anglo male) and the director of personnel (black, male) . The existing Campus Leadership Team was completely bypassed, nor were they invited to participate in the selection process , irrespective of their work in developing the "Campus Plan" . The selection process entailed an unprecedented two- interviews process. Adela Nunez was given an initial interview but only three Anglo males made it to the second interview stage. An Anglo male was selected and given a 2-year contract whereas all other administrators are on a one year contract. 1992 First year that Hispanic employees, Adela Nunez , Frank Davila, and Jaime Falcon have been included in selection committees. Adela Nunez remains the only Hispanic campus administrator. Spring, Wade Lilley (Anglo male) Assistant Principal at Calhoun 1992 Junior High School is appointed to be Principal at the New Alternative High School . Reed Jackson, (Anglo male) Assistant Principal at Strickland Junior High School is reassigned (movement from the Junior High School to the High School is considered a promotion) to the Assistant Principal position at Denton High School . Neither of the positions were advertised. The two Junior High Schools (now Middle Schools) assistant principal positions were subsequently advertised. Jaime Falcon and Frank Davila both applied. Jaime Falcon was never contacted. Frank Davila was casually told on a Friday P.M. that he was scheduled for an interview the following Monday. Two males (1 black and 1 Anglo) were subsequently selected for the positions. The black male has no administrative experience. Ellen Smith (Anglo female) , asst. principal at Hodge elem. , is appointed as the new director of vocational education. She has no vocational education experience. Also, the job opening was never posted. An Anglo female is selected to replace Smith as asst. principal at Hodge. The position was never posted. The above represents what is known and may not be all inclusive especially with respect to the applicants for administrative positions. One final note: The present superintendent, Dr. Tim Sonnenberg, was either Interim Superintendent or Superintendent when the majority of the changes were made. During his Interim Status, an external consulting firm was hired to search for the new superintendent. The firm was asked by the board to meet with different segments of the community to obtain a profile of characteristics that the new superintendent should possess. During the meeting with the Hispanic community members, communication with the community was stressed as an important criterion. The consultant Dr. Hoyt Watson (an Anglo male) concurred that this was a common request from other segments of the community. When the Hispanic group requested that the new Superintendent be bilingual 8 •aTT3ojd aqq 3o gjpd sP pa.zapTsuoo AT04PuT4TbaT aq qou pTnoo oT4sTJa4OPJPgo aq4 ' sng4 puP ICJ-4unoo aTOgm aqq UT sa4PpTpuPo 90aq-4 A-[gTssod o-4 -4uapua-4uT.zadns Mau aq-4 .To3 galpas aq4 gTMTT pTnoM 4pg4 4pg4 papuodsaj ATa4PTpauuzT 4up4Tnsuoo aq-4 'A4Tunuzuzoo aq-4 UT soTupdsTH 3o .zagmnu buTsL>a.zouT aq4 3o asnpoaq IV. History of Proactive Efforts Recommendations from the DISD Multicultural Affairs Committee (MAC) The DISD Board of Trustees appointed a MAC committee in 1989-90 comprised of representatives from the faculty, administrators, and community. The committee was formed in response to concerns from the black community regarding the selection of cheerleaders at Strickland Jr. High School. Their responsibility was to make recommendations to the board regarding strategies for culturally diversifying the district. The committee is loosely structured and does not enjoy the respect of the district's administrators. Attached are recommendations from the MAC committee to the Board, as well as minutes from two meetings, January 13 , 1992 and February 3 , 1992 . Recommendations from the Denton County LULAC Council #4366 On numerous occasions, officers and members, individually and as a group, have expressed their concerns verbally and in writing with district board members and administrators regarding the availability of services for Hispanics in the community, due in large part to lack of Hispanic administrators. Following are articles and letters that support this statement. Recommendations from local community citizens Board members and administrators have been approached individually regarding the lack of Hispanic representation. Letters were written on two occasions by Mr. Salazar. These letters as well as a response from a board member who is now President of the Board, Gerald Ponder are included. Additionally, recommendations were made by the Campus Leadership Team of the Denton/Ryan High school campus to add an Hispanic bilingual counselor to the staff in 1992-93 . This recommendation was omitted from the report that was submitted to the Board for approval . A Work Force Diversity Plan A Work Force diversity Plan was submitted for Board approval in the Spring, 1991 . Commitments from the superintendent and the board regarding the minority hiring practices are stated and reiterated in various places, e.g. , letter from the superintendent, the resolutions, the parameters, the concept statement, and the goals and strategies. [Note: The statements conflict with the practices denoted in section III of this report. ] V. Hispanic Applicants Not Hired or Promoted A. Hispanic Applicants not Hired -- Following are known instances of individuals who have been unsuccessful in securing positions with the DISD. Name of Individual Position Dr. Carmelina F. Holloway Principal (twice) Hector Zamorano Assistant Principal Ramon Espinosa Assistant Prinicpal Dr. Maria Alicia Travalle Administrative Position (now deceased) , Mike Nunez Assistant Principal Dr. Leo Cano Administrative Position B. Hispanic Employees not Promoted Frank Ddvila Administrative Position and Assistant Principal (numerous times) Jaime Falcon Assistant Principal Dorothy Martinez Assistant Principal Adela Nunez Principal VI. Miscellaneous Attached are some recent articles concerning reassignment and hiring practices related to the African-American community. TABLE OF CONTENTS I . Correspondence Concerning Filing of Complaints Letter to Lionel "Skip" Meno Letter to August Taylor Letter to Tim Sonnenberg Response from the Texas Education Agency II . History of Demographics The Community Denton ISD III . History of Concerns Timeline of Administrative Reassignments and Promotions Letters/Articles/Brief Descriptions Supporting Concerns IV. History of Proactive Efforts Recommendations from DISD Multicultural Affairs Committee (MAC) Recommendations from the Denton County LULAC Council #4366 Recommendations from local community citizens V. Hispanic Applicants Unsuccessful for Hiring and Promotion Unsuccessful Applicants for Hiring Unsuccessful Applicants for Promotion VI . Miscellaneous Articles concerning recent issues related to African Americans uur-r-csponaence RE: Complaint LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS •�� DENTON COUNTY LULAC COUNCIL, #4366 9,c P.O. Box 981 • Denton.Texas 76202 ' 1929 ' May 22, 1992 Dr. Lionel "Skip" Meno Commissioner of Education Texas Education Agency 1701 N. Congress Austin, Texas 78701 RE: Investigation of Discriminatory Practices in the Denton Independent School District Dear Dr. Meno: On behalf of the Denton County League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council #4366, I am requesting an official investigation of the promoting, hiring and reassignment practices of the Denton Independent School District (DISD) in Denton, Texas. On many occasions we have attempted to work and coordinate efforts with the district in light of the increased Hispanic population. We have repeatedly requested that they increase the number of Hispanic and bilingual faculty, administrators and staff both at the central office and at the campuses where the majority of Hispanic students attend school . Recent vacancies, both announced and unannounced, were filled totally disregarding requests frequently made by the Hispanic community. We feel that the DISD is continuing to ignore these requests in the face of obvious needs in the community and therefore is engaging in discriminatory practices based on national origin. We are requesting that you conduct an on-site investigation as there are many individuals with specific information that can attest to this complaint. I have asked two active LULAC members who are very familiar with the situation to serve as the contact persons. They are Dr. Rudy Rodriguez and Gloria Bahamon. He can be reached at (817) 898- 2221 (work) or (817) 565-9507 (home) and Ms. Bahamon can be reached at (817) 383-4043. All For One — One For All Thank you, in advance, for your attention to this matter and we look forward to hearing from you in the very near future. We hope that with your help, DISD will finally acknowledge the diversity of the district and the community by providing opportunities for Hispanics in critical positions. Sincerely, Emilio "Popo" Gonzalez President cc: Jane Nelson, State Board Member Esteban Sosa, State Board Member Rene Nunez, State Hoard Member Mary Helen Berlanga, State Board Member Greg Vaguera, LULAC District Director for Region 3 t�TirlIf LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS A DENTON COUNTY LULAC COUNCIL, #4366 7C �? P.O. Box 981 • Denton,Texas 76202 ' 1929 ' May 22, 1992 Taylor August Regional Director Region VI--U.S. Dept. of Education 1200 Main Towers Dallas, Texas 75202 RE: Investigation of Discriminatory Practices in the Denton Independent School District Dear Mr. August: On behalf of the Denton County League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council #4366, I am requesting an official investigation of the promoting, hiring and reassignment practices of the Denton Independent School District (DISD) in Denton, Texas. On many occasions we have attempted to work and coordinate efforts with the district in light of the increased Hispanic population. We have repeatedly requested that they increase the number of Hispanic and bilingual faculty, administrators and staff both at the central office and at the campuses where the majority of Hispanic students attend school . Recent vacancies, both announced and unannounced, were filled totally disregarding requests frequently made by the Hispanic community. We feel that the DISD is continuing to ignore these requests in the face of obvious needs in the community and therefore is engaging in discriminatory practices based on national origin. We are requesting that you conduct an on-site investigation as there are many individuals with specific information that can attest to this complaint. I have asked two active LULAC members who are very familiar with the situation to serve as the contact persons. They are Dr. Rudy Rodriguez and Gloria Bahamon. He can be reached at (817) 898- 2221 (work) or (817) 565-9507 (home) and Ms. Bahamon can be reached at (817) 383-4043. All Fnr One — One For All Thank you, in advance, for your attention to this matter and we look forward to hearing from you in the very near future. We hope that with your help, DISD will finally acknowledge the diversity of the district and the community by providing opportunities for Hispanics in critical positions. Sincerely, Emilio "Popo" Gonzalez President cc: Greg Vaguera, LULAC District Director for Region 3 Richard Sambrano, Community Relations Officer, U.S. Dept of Justice T'^'', LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS 46 DENTON COUNTY LULAC COUNCIL, #4366 P.O. Box 981 • Denton.Texas 76202 1929 ` May 27, 1992 Dr. Tim Sonnenberg Superintendent Denton Independent School District 1307 N. Locust Denton, Texas 76201 Dear Dr. Sonnenberg: This is to inform you that the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council #4366 voted unanimously on May 19 , 1992 to file a formal complaint with the Texas Education Agency against the Denton Independent School District (DISD) because of its failure to increase the number of Hispanic administrators and counselors. We were forced to take this unprecedented course of action due to the inadequacies of the current search process and overall lack of sensitivity of this school system to the needs of the Hispanic community. It is especially disconcerting that even in schools with significant numbers of Hispanic students , Hispanic principals , assistant principals, and counselors are missing. We regret that previous attempts on our part to work with you and the Board to address this critical issue have fallen short of expectations. We will be prepared to present documentation to the Texas Education Agency to support our claim, including evidence of previous efforts to deal with this issue. We look forward to the state review and opportunities to work with you and the Board to institute a search and employment process that respects social justice and equity for all members of our community. Sincerely, Emilio "Popo" Gonzalez, President cc: Dr. Gerald Ponder, President DISD School Board All For One — One For All E OF Texas x � • Education Pao= enc June 03, 1992 Mr. Emilio Gonzalez P.O. Box 981 Denton, TX 76202 Dear Mr. Gonzalez: This letter will acknowledge receipt of your complaint against the Denton Independent School District. We will look into the matters set forth in your letter and attempt to resolve any problems within our jurisdiction. Your interest and concern are appreciated. Sincerely, i Walter Rambo Director, Complaints Administration WR:sl Elp- o = rD - -,; L o � 70 � c n - II . History of Demographics The Community: The population has increased by 25 % in the City of Denton since 1980 . 1980 1990 1992 % Increase Denton 48 ,063 66 , 270 66 ,900 39% UNT 18 , 153 25, 008 27 , 050 49% TWU 7 , 935 9 ,850 9 ,423 19% 74 , 151 101 , 128 103 , 373 39% The minority population has also increased dramatically between 1980 and 1990. Group 1980 1990 % Increase Anglos 40 ,812 51 , 968 27% Blacks 4 , 742 6, 206 31% Hispanics 2 ,764 5 ,937 114% [NOTE: These figures are current as of April , 1992 according to Mr. Pole (University of North Texas) , Dr. Berry (Texas Woman's University) , and Mr. Persard (City of Denton) . A largely minority apartment complex known as the Phoenix apartments had 9% Hispanics as Heads of Household in 1985 . As of April , 1992 , it has over 60% Hispanics as Heads of Household. Accordingly, the number of limited English proficient students has increased from 100 students in 1982 to 475 students in 1991 . Pie Charts prepared for the DISD Work Force Diversity Plan reflect the cultural mix for Denton County, the City of Denton, and the students and employees of the Denton Independent School District in 1991 . Denton Independent School District: An analysis of the Work Force for the Denton ISD clearly illustrates the lack of responsiveness to the cultural mix of the community. Attached are the analyses for the district, as well as the analyses for the high school , the two junior high schools (Strickland and Calhoun) , the three elementary schools that primarily serve minority populations (Borman, Lee, and Newton Rayzor) , and the early childhood center (Sullivan-Keller) . These analyses show that there 1 . is only one male Hispanic administrator (Frank Davila is the coordinator for bilingual/ESL programs 2 . are two female Hispanic administrators at Central Office (Anita Stipnieks , asst. superintendent hired in 1991-92 following pressure from the Hispanic community) and Margie Desiderato, an accountant in the business office. 3 . is only one (1) female Hispanic Associate Principal at the High School . 550 DENTON ISD LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT STUDENT ENROLLMENT 520° 500 1982-1992 ° 475 10% 450 430 18% 400 364 350 15.5% 315 300 18% 267 250 22% 218 200 3 2.1°/ 165 150 12.2°/ 147 127 15.7% 100 106 19.80/ - -93* *PROJECTED TEXAS' FASTEST GROWING COUNTIES 1980 to 1990 1990 1980 Net Gain, % County Population* Population 1980-1990 Increase Denton 270,257 143,126 127,131 89% Williamson 139,124 76,521 62,603 82% Collin 262,079 144,576 117,503 81% Rockwall 25,410 14,528 10,882 75% Fort Bend 224,751 130,846 93,905 72% Hood 28,862 17,714 11,148 63% Hays 65,207 40,594 24,613 61% Bastrop 37,945 24,726 13,219 53% Starr 39,216 27,266 11,950 44% Johnson 96,918 67,649 29,269 43% Parker 63,978 44,609 19,369 43% Comal 51,631 36,446 15,185 42% Ellis 84,849 59,743 25,106 42% San Jacinto 16,238 11,434 4,804 42% Montgomery 180,394 128,847 51,907 40% Texas Total 16,986,510 14,229,191 2,757,319 19% *Subject to revision. Denton Housing Authority PHOENIX POPULATION HISPANIC HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD TOTALS: (177 UNITS) 6/1985 17 9% 6/1986 25 14% 6/1987 34 19% 6/1988 38 21% 6/1989 44 24% 6/1990 58 32% 6/1991 84 47% 1 1/1991 97 55% 2/1992 108 61% c --j DENTON'S CULTURAL MIX SPRING 1991 DENTON COUNTY CITY OF DENTON ti•tiftir t lr:f;:1• ■ CAUCASIAN 75.2% ''`•ti ■ CAUCASIAN 82.7% % l l r•r ! t l r•f•J r © BLACK 4.6% :•: ; ;•ti ti;•;• El BLACK 8.7% •t•%•r•r-i•i•r.r• ■ HISPANIC 6.5% ■ HISPANIC 8.2% oilim 6.2% 0 OTHM 7.9% DISD STUDENTS DISD EMPLOYEES t•J� 1•t•1 � ti;1•�•ti•ti•ti %ti•ti•1• �•1.1.ti •l•l•l• •l•t•t• �.ti.b.ti. .ti.ti.ti• !•l•l•t•t• t•r•r. '•~•`•� ~ R ■ CAUCASIAN 85.7% %•t•t•t•J•l•l• o t• ,.,.ti.ti.ti.ti.ti. ■ CAUCASIAN 75.9/o ti.ti. :'t'l't•t•l•t'l' •f lti%�%�%�%�%,%±%~%• 10 BLACK 1 1.4% © BLACK 9.1% •�• ■ HISPANIC 10.7% ■ HISPANIC 5.0% 0 OTTER 2.0% 0 OTI-m 0.2% ANALYSIS OF WORK FORCE NOVEMBER, 1991 DENTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ANALYSIS OF WORK FORCE 1991-92 SCHOOL YEAR LOCATION: DENTON ISD TOTAL % OF WHITE BLACK HISPANIC ._INDIAN ASIAN TOTAL(S) MINORITY MINORITY M F M F M F M F M F ADMINISTRATION 33 26 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 68 9 13% TEACHERS 107 491 8 32 4 28 1 1 2 0 674 76 11% SUPPORT STAFF 10 49 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 4 6% PARAPROFESSIONALS 5 150 7 30 2 27 0 0 0 0 221 66 30% MAINTENANCE 71 13 24 3 8 2 0 0 0 0 121 37 31% FOOD SERVICE 0 73 0 10 0 3 0 1 0 0 87 14 16% TRANSPORTATION 51 37 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 96 8 8% TOTAL(S) 277 839 48 81 16 64 1 2 2 0 1330 214 16% LOCATION: DENTON HIGH SCHOOL TOTAL % OF WHITE BLACK HISPANIC INDIAN ASIAN JOTAL(S1 MINOBIDL MINORITY M F M F M F M F M F ADMINISTRATION 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 33% TEACHERS 52 65 3 7 1 3 0 0 1 0 132 15 11% SUPPORT STAFF 3 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 8% PARAPROFESSIONALS 3 21 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 10 29% TOTAL(S) 60 96 8 12 1 6 0 0 1 0 184 28 15% ANALYSIS C ORK FORCE NOVEWER, 1991 LOCATION: STRICKLAND JR. HIGH SCHOOL TOTAL % OF WHITE BACK .HISPANIC _ INDIAN- ASIAN TOTAL(S) MINORITY MINORITY M F M F M F M F M F ADMINISTRATION 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% TEACHERS 19 37 1 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 67 11 16% SUPPORT STAFF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% PARAPROFESSIONALS 0 13 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 7 35% TOTAL(S) 23 53 1 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 94 18 19% LOCATION: CAL.HOUN JR. HIGH SCHOOL TOTAL % OF WHITE BLACK HISPANIC INDIAN ASIAN TOTALS) MINORITY MINORITY M F M F M F M F M F J ADMINISTRATION 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% TEACHERS 17 45 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 69 7 10% SUPPORT STAFF 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% PARAPROFESSIONALS 2 7 2 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 11 55% TOTAL(S) 22 55 4 8 0 5 0 0 1 0 95 18 19% ANALYSIS OF WORK FORCE NOVE mm, 1991 LOCATION: BORMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TOTAL % OF WHITF- _BIJWK- 1IISEANLQ- JIIMN_ ASIAN TOTAL(SI MINORITY MINORITY M F M F M F M F M F ADMINISTRATION 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% TEACHERS 3 36 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 43 4 9% SUPPORT STAFF 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% PARAPROFESSIONALS 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 3 38% TOTAL(S) 5 43 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 55 7 13% LOCATION: LEE ELEMENTARY TOTAL % OF _ W111TE_ _uIMK- 111SP_ANI-Q- JUDIAII ASIAN TOTAL(S) MINORITY MINORITY M F M F M F M F M F ADMINISTRATION 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% TEACHERS 3 31 0 3 1 6 0 0 0 0 44 10 23% SUPPORT STAFF 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% PARAPROFESSIONALS 0 6 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 14 8 57% TOTAL(S) 4 40 1 5 1 11 0 0 0 0 62 18 29% LOCATION: SULLIVAN-KELLER TOTAL % OF WHITE BLACK HISPAWQ_ INDIAN ASIAN TOTAL(Sl MINORITY MINORITY M F M F M F M F M F 00 ADMINISTRATION 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% TEACHERS 1 16 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 21 4 19% SUPPORT STAFF 1 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 20% PARAPROFESSIONALS 0 14 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 20 6 30% TOTAL(S) 3 37 0 3 1 6 0 0 0 0 52 12 23% LOCATION: RAYZOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TOTAL % OF WHITE- - BUM- -Hl5PAdIQ- _1Nmti_ ASIAN TOTAL(S) _WHQRITY MINORITY r, M F M F M F M F M F 0 ADMINISTRATION 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% TEACHERS 1 36 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 43 6 14% SUPPORT STAFF 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% PARAPROFESSIONALS 0 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 3 33% TOTAL(S) 1 46 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 56 9 16% I :3 v n c (D C Z - N C -h III. HISTORY OF CONCERNS The timeline detailed below illustrates some of the inconsistent practices of the DISD with respect to hirings , appointments and promotions. Opportunities for Hispanics in administrative positions have been numerous since 1981 , yet the number of Hispanics hired and/or promoted have remained considerably low. Spring, Frank Davila with a varied background in working with 1981 special population programs applied for Director of Special Programs. Ron Arrington (Anglo male) whose sole experience was in secondary education was selected. When the personnel director, Ray Chancellor, was asked to comment on Ron's qualifications vs. Frank Davila's , Ray commented that Ron had been a major in the reserves. [Note: Frank had been an active duty commissioned officer. ] Summer 2 assistant principal positions opened. Adela Nunez and 1984 Frank Davila applied and were given an interview. Selection committee consisted of male and female Anglos. 2 Anglo males were hired for the position. Adela Nunez filed a discrimination suit on the basis of ethnicity, sex, and age. 1985 Adela Nunez was told that the Dean of Men and Women positions would be eliminated in 1986-87 and she would be appointed assistant principal . This was communicated prior to a visit by the Office of Civil Rights with respect to the pending law suit. The law suit was dropped as a result. 1986 Dean of Men and Women Positions were eliminated. Dean of Men retired and Adela Nunez was appointed Assistant Principal . The two assistant principals (both Anglo males ) Ray Braswell and Billy Ryan were appointed Associate Principals and two additional assistant principalship positions were opened. These were filled by two Anglo males, Nick Menotti and Bill Lytle. Frank Davila (with administrative experience) applied for Assistant Principalship at Stickland Jr. High. Reed Jackson, an Anglo male classroom teacher, was selected. 1987 Frank Davila and Adela Nunez applied for the Associate Principal position (advertised) at Denton H.S. . Adela Nunez was selected. The selection committee consisted of all Anglos. Her promotion and Lytle's resignation again created two vacancies at the assistant principal level . Recollections are that these positions were filled by unsuccessful applicants for the associate principal position. Selected were a black, male Milton Wallace and Betty Garner (an Anglo female) . 1987 Frank Davila was hired as Coordinator of Bilingual/ESL Education as a result of pressure from the Hispanic community. All other similar positions, with the exception of the coordinator of student services, were considered directorships, e.g. , gifted, special ed, deaf ed, etc. Director-level positions receive higher salaries. 1989 Barbara Fisher (Anglo female) , Assistant Principal at Lee Elementary, was appointed as Director of Deaf Education. Her background in special education was at issue and she had no knowledge of sign language. After much controversy, she was promoted to Principal of Strickland Jr. High having had no experience in secondary education. Spring, David Graham, Anglo male, Principal of Denton High School 1990 is appointed to be the principal at the new high school , Ryan High School . He is relieved of his responsibilities to oversee the building of the new high school . The Principalship of Denton High School is advertised and the other Associate Principal , Ray Braswell , is selected. Adela Nunez does not apply. Summer, Approximately one(1) month later the Director of 1990 Secondary Education (Ron Arrington whose credentials and experience are at the secondary level) is removed from his position and reassigned as principal of Sullivan- Keller Early Childhood Center, a PreK - K campus. Ray Braswell was appointed to fill the Director of Secondary Education position. The position was never posted. Milton Wallace, the black male Assistant Principal at Denton High School was appointed to the Principal's position vacated by Ray Braswell 's appointment. The position was never posted and Adela Nunez , the highest ranking and most qualified individual was bypassed. Ellen Fuller, an Anglo female assistant principal at Strickland Jr. High, was appointed as Associate Principal . Hector Zamorano and Frank Davila applied for assistant principal of DHS. Larry Shaw (Anglo male) , a teacher from Richardson ISD was selected as asst. principal . Mike Nunez applied for assistant principal of Hodge Elem. An Anglo female, Ellen Smith was selected. The selection committee was all Anglo with the exception of the personnel director, a black male. May, Jaime Falcon, English teacher and coach at Strickland 1991 Junior High, applies for assistant principal . He wasn't interviewed or canjgted. June, Jaime Falcon was told that he would be "moved up" to Ryan 1991 High School to teaQ� English and coach. Becky Garcia, a member of the Girls' Basketball Coaching staff is told she will be the neW Head Coach. August, Jaime Falcon was told to remain at Strickland Jr. HS 1991 because there was no teaching position open. The English teaching position Was given to Mr. Grider who also became the Girls' Head Basketball Coach. (Mr. Grider is reported to be a friend of the Superintendent. ) 1991 Frank Davila applied for assistant principal of Evers Park Elementary. Vgas interviewed but apparently was rejected because of his lack of elementary experience. Spencer LeForce (Anglo male) was selected by an all Anglo committee with the exception of 1 black female. Summer, Ryan Principal , David Graham, resigns. The Denton HS 1991 campus is closed for renovations and the entire administration and faculty moves to the DHS/Ryan Campus. The central office is reorganized and several reassignments and promotions occur. Some of the positions are advertised and some are not. All of the reassignments and promotions were given to Anglos with the exception of a newly created position, Assistant Superintendent. This was given to Anita Stipnieks, an Hispanic ferule. It is believed pressure from the community enabled Dr. Stipnieks to get the position because Adela Nunez and Frank Davila were again denied promotions, gr�ncipal and Director of Special Populations, respectively. Other reassignments and promotions also occurred, e.g. , Barbara Fisher was appointed Principal of Strickland Jr. High. Spring, Milton Wallace, Principal of Ryan H.S. is reassigned to 1992 the Denton High School 9th Grade campus scheduled to open in Fall , 1992 . Principalship of Ryan H.S. is advertised. The superintendent appointed an "advisory committee" which became known as the selection committee the day prior to the candidates' interviews. The advisory/selection committee consisted of nine teachers (1 black, 8 Anglos) , two assistant superintendents ( 1 Anglo male, 1 Hispanic female) , the superintendent (Anglo male) and the director of personnel (black, male) . The existing Campus Leadership Team was completely bypassed, nor were they invited to participate in the selection process, irrespective of their work in developing the "Campus Plan" . The selection process entailed an unprecedented two- interviews process. Adela Nunez was given an initial interview but only three Anglo males made it to the second interview stage. An Anglo male was selected and given a 2-year contract whereas all other administrators are on a one year contract. 1992 First year that Hispanic employees, Adela Nunez , Frank Davila, and Jaime Falcon have been included in selection committees. Adela Nunez remains the only Hispanic campus administrator. Spring, Wade Lilley (Anglo male) Assistant Principal at Calhoun 1992 Junior High School is appointed to be Principal at the New Alternative High School . Reed Jackson, (Anglo male) Assistant Principal at Strickland Junior High School is reassigned (movement from the Junior High School to the High School is considered a promotion) to the Assistant Principal position at Denton High School . Neither of the positions were advertised. The two Junior High Schools (now Middle Schools) assistant principal positions were subsequently advertised. Jaime Falcon and Frank Davila both applied. Jaime Falcon was never contacted. Frank Davila was casually told on a Friday P.M. that he was scheduled for an interview the following Monday. Two males (1 black and 1 Anglo) were subsequently selected for the positions. The black male has no administrative experience. Ellen Smith (Anglo female) , asst. principal at Hodge elem. , is appointed as the new director of vocational education. She has no vocational education experience. Also, the job opening was never posted. An Anglo female is selected to replace Smith as asst. principal at Hodge. The position was never posted. The above represents what is known and may not be all inclusive especially with respect to the applicants for administrative positions. one final note: The present superintendent, Dr. Tim Sonnenberg, was either Interim Superintendent or Superintendent when the majority of the changes were made. During his Interim Status, an external consulting firm was hired to search for the new superintendent. The firm was asked by the board to meet with different segments of the community to obtain a profile of characteristics that the new superintendent should possess. During the meeting with the Hispanic community members, communication with the community was stressed as an important criterion. The consultant Dr. Hoyt Watson (an Anglo male) concurred that this was a common request from other segments of the community. When the Hispanic group requested that the new Superintendent be bilingual because of the increasing number of Hispanics in the community, the consultant immediately responded that that would limit the search for the new superintendent to possibly three candidates in the whole country and thus , the characteristic could not be legitimately considered as part of the profile. See DLN"I'ON/dA Sep t. .2-3 bEf4704 0/? 40 -- • • • c oafc L � Mlln,orities criticizeJIM DISD hiirmg By Susan 9hetton Mexico, hire. (Mina thinks more _ ,9(aft Wrltcr Hispanic teen-agers would slay In school If they sew people of Hispanic and block leaders in their own cultural heritage in Denton are criticizing the Den- charge. "It's not only Imiwrlant ton school district for fulling to to hire bllspanlev. it's a place minorities in ud• necessity miniatrative positions. Dr. Rudy Rodrigues, LULAC Of the 55 udminlstrators member who is active on school employed by the diatrlct. in- district committees, said he is eluding principals and central frustrated with what he sees as office staff, three are Illspanle a pattern of exclusion In the and three are black. Only two of district's hiring practices. "1 the 32 administrators who work don't think they deliberately at the campus level are discriminated, but they showed minorities: the principal of a lack of sensitivity,"he said. Denton High School, who is Dr. Rodriguez, Mr. Gonzalez black, and an associate prin• and others expressed their clpal at that school, who Is concern to Denton school lbisponic. truslees on two occasions this 'Me school district contends summer at the time ad. that It hires the beat person for minlalrative positions (or the the )ob, regardless of race, new school year were being creed or color. The problem, fWed. according to school officials, is Dr. Rodriguez said lie usually there are few quallflyd prefers to work for change minorities from which to within the school system, but hoe have difficulty recruiting spoke out because lie believes minority teachers and even qualified minority candidatesInthe greater difficulty recruiting are being overlooked In bile qualified di minority ecr a d- hiring prams. Mr. Hudspeth, ministrator'a," said Tim Son- who, a board member, has nenberg, acting superintendent. servedd on administrat ive Minority loader say they've selection committees, agrees hoard that before. "We've been that qualified minoriUea are told that all our lives. We never � d qquality for anything," said a�` o butootbeinghlnnenberg said the Emilio "Popo" Gonzalez, school district has learned thropresident of the Denton Leagguue experienm that It is of United Latin American CIU• to "grow your own" teem. adminlstrators -- to recruit 7be minority leaders say'the minority teacbeirs and pprroomote district shmgd hire black and tbem as they et experience — Hispanic principals because than to r�t administrators they serve as positive role .tromoutalde the district. models for minority children."it W. Hudspeth said he agrees would be excellent for kids to with the concept, but that the see someone of color ... so- district is not tiUtetg enough Weoapeosi theft 0wq baokq" '�osdRy 6—hom tt� the it;fDo ill Fe Hon o!autt+crtkyn ' sold ��dbirict hired Of that � rchooltrusteewhoisblack. tour are Hispanic one Is A parent, Leticia Ochoa, ' Amai= Indian anA the rest agrees, A motber of three who are' white. No new black came to the United States from teaeherswerehired. Monday,May 27, 199?1/Denton Record-Chronicle/7A Denton- . . , Denton ISD 's need or 500 U) 450 1 Students with limited English 'n ual teachersgrows 4) bil� g 300 By Henry Martinez He said the district needs to • Staff Writer ;Irut MOD it loll 0ni1oltir:tr■BOARD considers proposal to hire three bilingual teachers and one ESL teacher for the traiThe 1990 census figures ' 1Ori�' �teain elementary schools level and • 200 show that Denton County is candidates MA one ESL teacher on t h e one of the' fastest growing secondary level. He said one counties in the nation. That those student8. The program is teacher was hired recently by growth also applies to resi- in place at schools with high the district. 501 dents with limited English- Hispanic populations — Lee Since the majority of stu- speaking capabilities. Elementary, Rayzor Elemen- dents with limited English 0 Because of the increase of tary, Borman Elementary, proficiency speak Spanish, the • 67 88 89 90 91 residents who speak little Calhoun Junior High, Denton bilingual instructors use both Year English, schools have the task High School and Sullivan- English and Spanish. On the of educating students who have Keller Instructional Center. other hand, ESL teachers Studentlimited proficiency in English. However, growth over the concentrate on English instead 0 o The Denton Independent past decade has created the of teaching in both languages. o O School District has a Bilin- need for more Bilingual—ESL Mr. Davila said it is difficult gual—English as a Second teachers, said program coor- Source:Denton Independent School District Language (ESL) program for dinator Frank Davila. See TEACHERS/7A Teachers`- _ From/lA Bilingual—ESL teachers district could hire more billn- for most school districts, in- because of the relatively low gual teachers because they ajso eluding DIED, to hire bilingual number of teachers available. are certified to teach ESL teachers because universities The population boom in North classes. On the other hand, have been aloes in turning out Texsaid.s also has contributed, he ESL teachers are not certi$ed teachers with such training. to teach bilingual classes. For that reason, the board of In Denton, the number of trustees, at it8 last meeting, students with limited Ultimately, Mr. Davila spid approved $1,500 stipends for English-speaking capabilities he would like to see bilingual all Bilingual—ESL teachers has increased from 100 in 1982 classes required for all du- and special education teachers. to 475 in 1991. dents because children dan Mr. Davila said the stipends learn foreign languages eadier should help not only in at- Currently, the D I S D at a younger age. Until then, tracting teachers but also in employs eight ESL teachers, he wants the program to cbn- retaining them. six bilingual teachers and six tinue helping students who are He said competition is fierce teaching aides. He said it not familiar with English �d- among districts in attracting would be beneficial if the just to their environment. DENTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Office Of Support Services P.O. BOX 2387 DENTON, TEXAS 76202 May 22, 1987 Mr . Frank S . Davila , Jr . 2408 Fowler Dr . Denton, TX 76201 Dear Mr . Davila , Congratulations on your selection as a finalist for the position of High School Assistant Principal in the Denton Independent School District . You have been scheduled to meet with the selection committee on May 28, 1987, at 9:45AM. The committee interview will last approximately 45 minutes. We would ask that you report to the Administration Annex Building at least fifteen ( 15) minutes prior to the scheduled time . This building is located at 909 Linden St . , directly behind the Denton Bronco Football Stadium. Our location is most easily reached from Dallas or Ft . Worth by exiting Interstate 35 at the Hwy 380 (McKinney ) exit and traveling east to the third traffic signal . Turn right at the third traffic signal onto Fulton St . , and travel south on Fulton for two (2) blocks to Linden St . You will pass Denton High School on your right . Turn left on Linden St . The Administration Annex Building is located directly behind the football stadium. I have attached a brief Summary of District Benefits. We look forward to meeting with you on May 28, and again congratulate you on your selection as a finalist . Please contact me if I might answer any questions or be of any assistance in the interim. S " cerely , Dennis E . Stephens Pesonnel Director enclosures Denton Independent eSchool District TIM C.SONNENBERG. PH.D..AsS•T. SUPT. OFFICE OF SUPPORT SERVICES P.O. BOX 2387 DENTON, TEXAS 76202 June 10, 1987 Mr. Frank S. Davila, Jr. 2408 Fowler Denton, TX 76201 Dear Mr. Davila: The district's selection committee for the high school associate principal has recommended to the superintendent a candidate to fill the position of High School Associate Principal. The candidate's name has been presented to the Board of Trustees for approval. On behalf of the members of the selection committee and the superintendent, I thank you for the time and effort you have expended in the application and interview process. Because of the quality of the applicants considered, the committee was, indeed, faced with a most difficult task. Please be assured that we appreciated your interest in the Denton Public Schools and that we are most pleased that you chose to apply for the position. Again, thank you for allowing us the opportunity to meet and talk with you. Should other positions in which you might have an interest become available in the future, we would hope that you might consider applying with us again. Si erely, The Selection Committee Dennis Stephens, Chairperson bh cc: file Denton Independent (School District P.O. BOX 2387 DENTON. TEXAS 76202 Bilingual/ESL Programs April 16, 1992 Mr. Dennis Stephens Executive Director Support Services Denton ISD 1307 N. Locust Denton, Tx 76201 Dear Mr. Stephens : Please accept this communication as my intent to seek one of the Middle School Assistant Principal positions with the Denton ISD. Enclosed is my resume, my -personal philosophy of education and a brief summary of my perseptions of the overall middle school program. I am excited about the possibility of interviewing for this position and look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, rank S. Davila, J Program Supervisor Encls . 1 Denton Independent eSehool District DENNIS STEPHENS. DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL OFFICE OF SUPPORT SERVICES P.O. BOX 2387 DENTON, TEXAS 76202 May 14, 1992 Frank Davila P.O. Box 984 Denton,TX 76202 Dear Mr. Davila: We appreciate the time you recently spent with the selection committee to fill the position of Middle School Assistant Principal. The committee interviewed 14 candidates and we are sorry to inform you that were not selected. This is not a reflection on your fine qualifications, but rather on specific needs of the district. We hope that your experience with us was pleasant, and that you will remain interested in future positions in the district. Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at (817) 387-61 S 1. We appreciate your patience and cooperation. S' cerely, k�j Stephens ", a Executive Director of Personnel DS:bh file Me * .I tropolita n- . Monday, February 18, 1985 0ife MR,MWZ*Newt,tM 01 be Ratlas Alorairto Xtius — 19 A Denton school . bi* 11" ngual ai*d draws criticism By Nita Thurman ods in regular classes. Denton Bureau of The News "The students are getting DENTON — Five students who shortchanged,"said Frank Davila, know little or no English sprawled program coordinator for the bilin- on the classroom floor at Frank gual education program at Texas Borman Elementary School and Woman's University and a mem- painstakingly formed sentences in ber of the Denton County chapter their workbooks. of the League of United Latin The students — four of whom American Citizens. speak Spanish,the fifth French— "We are not necessarily push= are studying in the Denton school ing a full bilingual program. We district's English as a Second Lan- are pushing a good language pro- guage program, designed under gram,whatever the approach.The state guidelines to help students FSL program might be fine if they in all grades who have limited have additional teachers or more English skills. tutorial programs available. But leaders in the Hispanic '"The basic goal is to go from a community argue that the pro- native tongue to English as gram doesn't help enough. quickly as possible, but not at the They say ine Denton program expense of losing content infor- is understaffed, overcrowded and mation in other courses." does not provide enough dual-lan- School district administrators guage instruction for the number defend the program, saying dual. of Spanish-speaking students en- language instruction is not neces rolled in the district. sary because non-English speak• Students in the program stu ing students in the classes learn. English for one or two period. day and spend the remaining pert- Please see LANGUAGE on Page 22A. "In ESL, you develop English 'and then work on basic skills," an -guage ro ram ;Magallanes said. State law requires bilingual ed. F - - ucation in kindergarten through 'sixth grade If 20 students who at enton se oo s speak the same languages one ;grade level are identified as "lim- Yted English proficient"(LEP). Fnelish as a Second Language • ♦ :Is required if even one LEP stu. raws criticism ;dent 148L LEP e any ntsthrade. Of 148 LEP students the Denton district reported in October 1984 Continued from Page 19A. ;to the Texas Education Agency, ,109 are Spanish-speaking. The re• -ttrelanguagerapidly. .'mainder represent 13 other Ian- "Language problems are a tem groups. ;guage g Vaiary situation in our experi- In Droups.s kindergarten and ence,"said Superintendent Robert ,first-grade classes, the number of McGee. "Students make rapid ;Spanish-speaking students ex- progress in English as a Second reeds the 20-student requirement, -Language, so bilingual education..is not needed." .but the TEA has waived the bilin- 'gual education requirement for " Dean Anthony, director of e;e- -the last three years, primarily be- `mentary education for the dis- trict, said a bilingual education ;out among different schools, said program, which provides instruc- -Dr., Ray Chancellor, director of ,tion in a student's native language curriculum. And English, would be difficult to ljMplement. At one time,all of the district's • -"The main problem is that the English as a Second Language 'students (with limited English) .classes were concentrated at one Ate'so spread out," he said. "And ;school, but that system was criti. -the turnover is so heavy. Only cized by a TEA monitoring team one-third of them are returning because students bused ,to the 'sttdents." ;school lost an hour a day of class ---English as a Second Language 'time,Chancellor said. In'd bilingual education programs "So rather than transporting "hte different philosophically,said ,'students, we made our teachers -Ramon Magallanes, program di- itinerant,"he said. rector for the Texas Education The district has two full-time Agency's bilingual education pro- ; and two part-time instructors for gram. the program. They teach at seven "While keyed to enhancing .elementary schools and one jun- fnglish as the primary language, ; for high school,officials said. a bilingual education program re- ; Auires instruction in the native Daisy Trevino-King, a full-time �anguage while developing Eng- English as a Second Language ish language skills," Magallanes teacher at Borman Elementary, Said. said no more than 10 students "Students are oriented to the ' with limited English proficiency school environment in their na- can attend one of her classes if she dive language. Basic skills and `, is to provide the "one-on-one" earning ability are developed in ; English instruction needed. the native language and in Eng- Mrs.King said that on some oc- �lish. casc Mary Simbeck, who teaches a onel s she has had 16 students in night class, helped translate ques- "Teachers have expressed a one class. tions about Janet's ability to un- derstand instruction in public sense of frustration in not being school classes where only English Able to adequately attend to the needs of students," said Rudy Ro- is spoken. I understand others a little driguez, director of TWU's bilin- bit," Janet said through Ms. Sim- gual education program and presi- beck. "Sometimes 1 do not do the dent of Denton County LULAC. lessons if 1 don't understand them. R(,driguez said higher achieve- • . . You only have to pass English ment standards required by the and math." new education reform bill make it Anthony, iiie dis mior of ele- more urgent to improve the dis. mentary education, agreed that trict's English language develop. students who enter school with ment program. limited or no English encounter "Students will be faced with severe problems, in regular the possibility of not meeting classes. achievement standards because of 'They have a hard time in limited English proficiency," he other courses. There is no ques- said, tion about it. They do pretty well in math, because the symbols are Davila said English as a Second the same,"he said. Language students unable to func. Anthony said he has no statis- tion in mainstream classes also tics to show whether language are frustrated, which is reflected problems are linked to the school in their low achievement scores dropout rate, "but they certainly and high dropout rates. put another impediment in place." "Many of them attend night Davila quoted a study by the classes to augment what they get National Commission on Second. in the public schools,"he said. ary Schooling for Hispanics indi- Janet Orozco, 15, attends the, rating that more than one-third of English as a Second Language pro- Hispanics 18 and 19 years old do gram at Calhoun Junior High not have high school diplomas. School but also attends English Forty-five percent of Mexican- night classes funded by the TEA. American and Puerto Rican stu- The Orozco family moved to dents who enter school never fin. Denton from Colombia, South ish,and 40 percent of all Hispanic America, 31/2 years ago, and students who leave school do so Janet's mother and seven broth- before reaching the loth grade, ers and sisters—five of whom are the study says. enrolled in Denton schools—also Anthony said he is not sure if a attend the night English classes. more intensive bilingual educa- tion program is needed in Denton. "I don't know the community well enough to answer that," he said."But 1 do think we have a bet- ter program this year." The first real assessment of the program will come in the spring, when English as a Second Lan- guage students will be given stan- dard achi ent tests and lan- guage ass ,nt tests to deter- mine their progress in English,he said. DENTON RECORD CHRONICLE - JULY 28 , 1985 r DIrector cites lack r of bilin mal tea' chers By TE R RY TAT E Staff Writer a. A lack of qualified teachers and ineffective assessment of pro- grams are the chief threats to f bilingual educators' efforts to bring their students into a' English-speaking classes, the N state director of bilingual educa- tion,Oscar Cardenas,said Friday. The need for good, bilingual teachers was illustrated by they fact that before Cardenas spoke,a representative from the Dallas OSCAR CARDENAS Independent School District told bilingual education students at the Texas Woman's University ty. that all students must show mini-conference he'd be recruiting Bilingual education has a fresh mastery of the basics, or "essen- all day,. start now because of the reforms, tial elements," and with improved Ag ive recruiting for bilin- Cardenas said. "These are excit- funding measures in House Bill 72, gual chers is the case na- ing times for bilingual education. he is optimistic progress will be tionwide, Cardenas told them. For the first time bilingual educa- made. "You are a scarce commodity. tion is provided the opportunity to Cardenas sees the Texas Educa- You are that much in demand.But be at the starting block toward tion Agency faced with adequately so is the accountability factor." education reform." assessing school districts' pro- Cardenas keynoted the confer- Bilingual programs in Texas grams. "There is an unprecedent- ence, reviewing current changes have in the past differed from ed need for direction and technical in bilingual education brought by district to district, which has not assistance in school districts. Chapter 75 — the state's necessarily meant poor programs We'll have to be sure the staff back-to-basics curriculum re- but has thwarted the state's ef- doing the assessing is quirement — and House Bill 72, forts to track and ensure progress, appropriately trained to do quality both of which stress accountabili- he said. But with Chapter 75's rule assessment." 1} Hispa cs upset ka .. at rM s School, had expressed interest staflrwnter S Henry Martinez in becoming interimprincipal of Ryan High School, replacing Hispanic community leaders David Graham. Mr. Graham are criticizing the staff resigned last week to accept a ' reorganization in the Denton similar post in the Grapevine Independent School District for /Colleyville school district. not including Hispanics. Superintendent Tim Son- Trustees Tuesday nenberg appointed Denton unanimously approved staff High Principal Milton Wallace recommendations, which did to that post. not include the promotion of The Denton High School Hispanics. campus will temporarily close Wallace Frank Davila, coordinator of for renovations next year ex- the ESL/Bilingual Program, cept for several vocational United Latin American Citi- had applied for the director of classes that will be taught on zens. "They overlooked some special populations position, campus. Students will attend very competent people who but the job was given to Dr. Ryan High School for the were capable of doing the job. Dean Anthony, director of 1991-92 school year. "In the past, we've tended to elementary education. "We are obviously disap- work within the system," said Adela Nunez, assistant pointed," said Rudy Rodriguez, principal at Denton High a member of the League of See WRINGS/8A July 10, 1991 25 cents Vol. 87,No..346 '' Denton, Texas July 19, 1991 25 cents is cgetsJ-0 offer By Henry Martinez r education for the New Braunfels School Dr. Sonnenberg said then that a second Dr.Stipnieks. Staff Writer '�'v District, for the assistant superinten- assistant superintendent job would not However, he said LULAC remained dent for school operations job although be filled. concerned about DISD hiring practices. -DIED superintendent Tim Son- at the July 9 school board meeting he At that same meeting, Hispanic "I believe that the board needs to nenberg has offered a top job to a said the job would not be filled. community leaders criticized the conduct a thorough review of the Hispanic woman despite his public Dr. Sonnenberg was out of town superintendent for not promot)ng two district's employment and promotion claims that the position would not be today and could not be reached for Hispanics within the DISD. ESL/Bi- practices," Dr. Rodriguez said, "par- filled. comment on the behind-the-scenes job lingual Coordinator Frank Davila was ticulary those related to positions least D r. Anita Stipnieks of New - negotiations. seeking director of special populations accessible to Hispanics and other Braunfels is up for an assistant The school board will consider his and Denton High Assistant Principal minority applicants, such as those in superintendent slot a week after recommendation at its Aug. 1 meeting. Adela Nunez was up for the Ryan High central administration, principalships, Hispanic community leaders accused Two assistant superintendents for School principal slot. assistant principalships and positions the Denton Independent School District school operations were to be hired as Dr. Rudy Rodriguez, member of the in counseling." of unfair firing practices during the planned in the reorganization. local League of United Latin American At the July 9 meeting, Dr. Son- district's staff reorganization. At the July 9 meeting, Dr. Blake Citizens chapter, said he believed nenberg said a job offer had been made Dr. Sonnenberg is recommending Dr. D e H a r t was named assistant pressure from the Hispanic community Stipnieks, director of secondary superintendent for school operations. influenced Dr. Sonnenberg's job offer to See DISD/5A Z.6 DISD From/14 with releasing the public in- formation with Dr. Sonnenberg to a Hispanic woman for the out of town. assistant superintendent job Ms. Faught said Dr. Stip- but that she refused because of nieks "was our number one monetary reasons. choice all along," but she did A DISD official confirmed not know if pressure from the Thursday that Dr. Stipnieks Hispanic community con- initially turned down the job tributed to Dr. Sonnenberg's but reconsidered after a recommendation. counter offer was made. Dr. Stipnieks has been "They (negotiations) were director of secondary education reopened, and it leads me to at New Braunfels since 1983 believe there was a (salary) and also had served as bilin- increase," said Karen Faught, g u a l director and ad- Idirector of classified personnel. ministrative assistant for that She refused to release Dr. district. She also has been Stipnieks' proposed salary, principal of Brook Elementary saying she was uncomfortable Sc' to Austin. dnesday,April 1. 1992 � L ocal/State- A1911k 1 li t - S , ®eMcl-p eLi by iin Dana Cobb ' ; School District. neth Dinges, a personnel director for contenders for two positions — DHS Reg1�B�tar Student Talyn Etheredge told the Fort Bend school system in interim principal and director 'of trustees she was upset Mrs. Nunez Sugarland. special populations. Neither was Several students from Denton was not one of the finalists. "She's "If the decision you have made , selected. High School-Ryan Campus are angry Yery important to all of us." . makes Mrs. Nunez leave, I think you In July, Dr. Anita Stipnieks was that Associate Principal Adela Nunez Alissa Brower agreed: me and will witness an entire student body, hired as assistant superintendent for is not among three finalists being time again you make decisions that fall apart,"Ms.Brewer said. school operations a move Hispanic considered for principal of the cam- affect our lives without any apparent It was not the first time Mrs. leaders said a .response to their pus. regard by how we feel What makes Nunez has sought the position. criticism. Mrs. Nunez and Tony Swafford, these three male finalists know what When former DHS Principal David The current finalists for DHS principal at Calhoun Junior High we've been through all year?" Graham left in July to become prin- principal were chosen Friday after School, were among nine semifinalists Ms. Brewer referred to three fi- cipal of Grapevine High School, DIED interviews with the selection com- culled from 62 applicants for the nalists who'will be on, campus this superintendent Tim Sonnenberg mittee, which consists of nine position now held by Milton Wallace. week to meet teachers before a appointed Mr. Wallace as interim teachers, Dr. Sonnenberg, an ad- Mr. Wallace will move to Denton High selection committee decides April 10 principal until a permanent ministrator and the personnel School-West Campus in the fall, when who to recommend for principal. replacement was named for the fall of director. In the past, only ed- it reopens to house ninth-graders. Board members are scheduled to vote 1992. , ministratom sat on selection com- 'Mrs/ Nunez takes students at April 14 on the recommendation. At the time, Hispanic community mittees. DHS seriously. She treats them as The finalists are Malcolm Dennis of leaders criticized school officials for "I sincerely believe we are going to equals," junior Bill Merritt said Galena Park public schools near not including Hispanics in a staff find a very high-qualified candidate, Tuesday during a forum before Houston; Bill Howe, a principal in reorganization. Mrs. Nunez and not that Mrs. Nunez is not," Dr. trustees of the Denton Independent Galveeton public schools; and Ken- another adininicstrator were said to be Sonnenberg said. t 1 zrday,April 25, 1992 _♦L ocal/State Stud'ents want their views heard , too By Dawn Cobb As proposal, a student would be Students and board members also visits. Regional Editor elected by the high school students to discussed reviewing board agendas School officials and students in represent them on the board at all and organizing a group of students to Student input became an issue\ Denton are considering severalways Ys meetings and report back afterward. attend the board meetings if ponoern earlier this month in the selection of a I 'to bridge a communication gap. high school principal for the fall. Af about an issue arose. of students attended a board' Trustee Gerald Ponder said he was group Four school board members;talked concerned that if they added a stu- Beginning May 12, student class meeting to complain that their views Friday with students in the leader- dent to the board the also might leaders will receive the school board were not considered in the selection ship class at Denton High School y g meeting agenda and information and to let trustees know of their Ryan Campus about adding a student need representatives from other u s in the school district. packet each week. preference for associate principal as a non-voting member of the school gro P Adela Nunez for the job. board. Board members questioned Students also asked board The idea of a student board whether one student would have members to consider stopping by their Superintendent Sonnenberg met member surfaced several weeks ago enough time to attend all of the class on a regular basis to discuss with the leadership class the follow- when Dr. Anita Stipnieks, assistant meetings and workshops scheduled issues. Trustee Charles Stafford ing day and three students were superintendent, proposed the new each weeiz.Several students agreed. suggested students call board chosen to interview finalists for the seat based on a her experiences of a "It's too much of a burden for one members if they have questions. job. Kenneth Dinges of Fort Bend ISD student board member in the New person to carry," said senior Pat Superintendent Tim Sonnenberg said eventually was chosen for the posit Braunfels school district. Spence. he would be available for campus tion. ti r. 1 �•1� O ►s O � � m G"� �m sr �: O --- old, C: m e � �crroEn 5 (D (D r ID M CD 9- o - m p D mom, (D Cm m - (D (Dm k. mmO "+ � cpec � 000o'paO' mG.oC � � �� C � O u+n �M �.�+ ISO m p � m a � CT 0 � a � aim m i m 1F'm n c3 m o0 I:r ID O °° �1• m 'L7 ,n... Apr'L7 m �O (C, �* mmID c(pZ, m m ' c� o .,• m M m m OW* Ind � cOr O pm� �* `►� m .. Rw M m 5• � , m p m Cep •,, � a'� tC p �a �1 �+ �+- c a.m w M C e+TJ . •f9 e� < m po 0,0 1 q m P er = Af CT o aq �n©nnenher seeps szu ` n- -_ _r g c�.e is inPU . y 3y Dawn Cobb and from a Student's point of view Regional Edttar 77 its is the first time that "Certainly Pm extremely disap- Students will have a voice in j feel like action has been pointed,' he said of Mrs. Nunez's choosing the next principal for Denton elimination from the list of can- High School-R -an Campus. taken promptly and from didates. 'But I realize the school Several students, including junior Q student's point of LneLU. board has made their decision and class president Bill Merritt, told they have to stand by their decision. Denton school trustees during a ... We know she's not going to be )ublic forum last week that they were Bill Merritt principal, but we're thankful to be inhappy with the elimination of j p junior class resident partof the process,"he said. associate principal Adela Nunez's A selection committee of nine lame from the list of finalists for the teachers, Dr. Sonnenberg and several ii h schoolprincipal. administrators first reviewed 52 g The students are expected to ask l Current principal Milton Wallace questions of the candidates and report applications and narrowed the list to which included Mrs. Nunez and All be moving to the Denton High back to their classmates. After the Calhoun Junior High School Principal ;chool-West Campus next year when last interview with a finalist Wed- Ton Swafford. he ninth-grade class is moved to the nesday, students will review with y Dwasr. Sonnenberg said the committee `ulton Street campus. others and write their opinions in a His departure leaves an opening for confidential note to be passed on to five looking for someone with about .rincipal this fall. the superintendent and selection Yew school. The salary w a principal ill be in the as of a 5A high Students voiced concerns about not committee comprised mostly of d aving choices in who will govern teachers. $50,000 range. weir campus. The nine finalists were interviewed D r. Tim Sonnenberg, D I S D "We were all kind of really im- March 27 and culled to three can- uperintendent, met with the DHS Pressed. ... He was trying to get us didates, including Malcolm Dennis of eadership Class Wednesday to ask involved in some way and sympathize Galena Park public shools near with our feelings that we didn't have tudents to select four representatives �� Houston; Bill Howe, a Galveston ISD ,ho would be responsible for sitting anprincipal," �Q involvement in the selection of ugh school principal; and Kenneth i on interviews with three finalists P p ,"said Ms.Hambrick. Dinges, a former high school principal )r next years principal slot. In his comments before school now employed as personnel director The students — Mr. Merritt;junior trustees last week, Mr. Merritt in- for the Fort Bend school system in 'ritton Rogers; junior Dallas Ham- dicated students were.upset with the Su garland. rick, and sophomore Kara Stockdale chanart of what happensSe a" wanted to be The selection committee will decide N• - were elected have their classmates. Part is the firsttime that feel Friday whom to recommend to the alists,already have met with two fi- like action has been taken promptly school board for final approval April ; • 14. ' rl , 'Pal- -�.+. .P � 0, 0 a fi th.iV . I-It rmcip d, By Dawn Cobb four-year high schools by the ! The selection committee, The ad sought applicants Regional Editor 1995-96 school year.* '' ' ;which consists of nine teachers with five or more years as a Three new faces will be in A selection committee will. and three administrators, in-' principal of a 5A high school town this week as finbe instE decide April 10 which finalist terviewed nine semifinalists and offered an annual salary in i o recommend. The person Friday. the mid-$50,000 range: seek the title of principal of hired for the position would Among those "eliminated Denton_ High ,School-Ryan start work this summer. I fl41*1b;[ from consideration were Adela Campus. • " . , 'r High school teachers`•will Nunez, ,assistant principal at DHS,•,Principal Milton 'meet the three finalists the Ryan Campus, and Tony Wallace will move to Denton beginning Wednesday. ""f`=:•v Swafford, principal of Calhoun High School-West Campus The finalists are Malcolm Junior High School. when, it reopens this fall to Dennis, formerly of The Colony "Of this particular group,we house ninth-graders.. . ,,- : , High School and now based at had more qualified candidates That campus was closed last Galena Park' public schools, emerge than since I had been year- for renovations, and . near Houston; Bill Howe, a . here,"said Superintendent Tim students were moved to the principal for Galveston public Sonnenberg. "Any one of those new high school, off McKinney schools; and Kenneth Dinges, a nine could have done the job." Street near Loop 288. former high school principal The nine were chosen from Officials of the Denton In- now employed as personnel 62 applicants responding to an dependent School District plan director for the Fort Bend advertisement published in for both campuses to be 'school system in Sugarland. late January. r ednesday,April 15, 1992 j ocal/State k 1 '. '.DISD Ryan prmcipid 1 By Dawn Cobb ists among 52 applicanta for the job, where he has worked since 1968. He Also interviewed for the Ryan Reglonal Editor currently held by Milton Wallace. was a classroom teacher and assistant Campus job were Malcolm Dennis, Mr. Wallace will move to Denton principal at Dulles High School from formerly of The Colony High School Kenneth Dinges will set foot this High School-West Campus as prin- 1968 to 1980 before becoming prin- and now based in Galena Park public summer on Denton High School-Ryan cipal when it opens in the fall to cipal of WiLowridge High School. In schools near Houston, and Bill Howe, Campus as the school's new principal, ninth-graders. 1983, he moved to Clements High a principal for Galveston public School as principal, where he stayed schools. His appointment was approved The Ryan Campus job comes with a until 1990. Mr. Wallace was appointed prin- unanimously Tuesday by Denton two-year contract, a $58,000 annual cipal of the new high school, on Independent School District trustees salary, a $1,200 travel allowance each His educational background in- McKinney Street off Loop 288, after after two weeks of interviews with year and$2,000 for moving expenses. cludes a master's degree in education former DHS Principal David Graham teachers students and a d- Mr. Dinges now works as dirArtnr ¢cm 'P.—Mi;;a view A&M University left for better pay at the nearby k ministrators. of classified personnel in the Fort and a bachelor of science degree from Grapevine-ColleyviIle public school 1 Mr. Dinges was one of three final- Bend school system in Sugarland, Stephen F.Austin State University. system. bl't , ot -lut rr Vol. 87, No..346 Denton, Texan July 19, 1991 25 cents . .i r((t �.1 rl f• r. i•{ � � .� 6 • 1i: !1"r ,, '.., ni.• j ' I �, ' isp" njC , get s o , offer i! He �`� education for the New Braunfels School Dr. Sonnenberg said then that a second Dr.Stipnieks. g�gw� � '� District, for the 'assistant superinten- assistant superin tendent job w!ouldLnot,'�; However, he said LULAC remained dent for school operations job although be filled. concerned about DISD hiring practices. ,DISD,s.>}perintendent Tim Son- at the July 9 school board meeting-he__. At that same meeting, Hispanic.._ "I believe that the board needs to fief wWlhas offered a top job to a said the job would not be Filled.: community leaders criticized the conduct a thorough i review of the Hispanic woman despite his public Dr. Sonnenberg' was out of town superintendent for not promoting two district's employment and promotion claims that the position,would not be , today and could not be reached for Hispanics within the DISD. SL/Bi- practices," Dr. Rodriguez said, "par- [Wed.0' comment on the behind-the-scenes job lingual Coordinator Frank Davila was ticulary those related to positions least "'Or.' Arilta S ipnieke, of New l,�negotiations. '�` t seeking director of special populations accessible to`' Hispanics"and other Biauiifelo;_is up for; an assistant�i . . The school board .will consider his and Denton High Assistant Principal minority applicants, such as those in Bupetintendent slot a week after ,�tecommendation at its Aug. 1 meeting. ' Adela Nunez was up for the Ryan High : central administration, principalships, Hispanic community leaders -accused ,', " Two, assistant superintendents for. School principal slot. assistant principalships and positions the Denton Independent School District ; school operations were to be hired as Dr. Rudy Rodriguez, member of the in counseling." of unfair hiring practices during, the,,,',planned in the reorganization. local League of United Latin American At the July 9 meeting, Dr. Son- district's staff reorganization. At the July 9 meeting, Dr. Blake Citizens chapter, said he believed nenberg said a job offer had been made Dr. Sonnenberg is recommending Dr. D e H a r t was named assistant pressure from the Hispanic community Stipnieks, director of secondary superintendent for school operations. influenced Dr.Sonnenberg's job offer to See DISD/5A DISD From/l.A , .` ' with' releasing the public in- formation with Dr. Sonnenberg to a Hispanic'woman for the out of town. assistant superintendent job Ms. Faught said Dr. Stip- but that she refused because of nieks`` vas our number one monetary reasons. choice all' along," but she did A DISD official confirmed not know if pressure from the Thursday that Dr. Stipnieks Hispanic community con- initially turned down the job tributed to 'Dr. -Sonnenberg's but reconsidered after a recommendation. counteroffer was made. Dr. 'Stipnieks has been "They .(negotiations) were director of secondary education reopened, and it leads me to fat New Braunfels since 1983 believe there was a-,(salary) and also had served as bilin- increase," said Karen'Faught, g u a l director and a d- director of classified personnel. '•ministrative assistant for that She refused 'to release Dr. 'district. She also has been .Stipnieks' proposed salary, principal of Brook Elementary I saying she was uncomfortable School in Austin." pHispar.�.cs u set Eathirin ........ .. S �. I By Henry Martinez School, had expressed interest Staff writer . in becoming interim principal of Ryan High School, replacing 1 ° Hispanic community leaders David Graham.='Mr. Graham � , are criticizingthe staff",-resi resigned last week to accept a:"', :BTl P reorganization in the Denton similar post in the Grapevine Independent School District for /Colleyville school district.'`t not including Hispanics. Superintendent' Tim' Son-' Trustees Tuesday nenberg appointed Denton unanimously approved staff High Principal Milton WallaceM recommendations, which did to that post. ' not- include the promotion of The Denton High School Hispanics. campus will temporarily close Wallace Frank Davila, coordinator of for renovations next year ex- the ESL/Bilingual Program, cept for several vocational United Latin American Citi- had applied for the director of classes that will be taught on zens. "They overlooked some special populations position, campus. Students will attend very competent people who but the job was given to Dr. Ryan High School for the were capable of doing the job. Dean Anthony, director of 1991-92 school year. "In the past, we've tended to elementary education. "We are obviously disap- work within the system," said Adela Nunez, assistant pointed," said Rudy Rodriguez, principal at Denton High a member of the League of See HIRINGS/8A July 10, 1991 25 cents Monday,May 27, 199?1/Denton Record-Chronicle/7A 0 .�I nton Independent SchoolDistrict fo Denton LSD 's need or 500 ' dbilhaffual teachers rows .. . .. . C7 350 By Henry Martinez He said the district needs to A CO 300 �. Staff Writer . 'hire three bilingual teachers i rn r n r_� �niio,Iq r't, OOARD considere proposal to and one ESL teacher for the train minority teaching iPAP4 �� The 1990 censusr figures ��;n��4A ''•' : elementary schools level and show that 'Denton County is one ESL teacher on the „,a one ofthe'fastest*'growing Q6econdary level. He said one r 50 counties in the nation.,;That:,; those students. The ro am is ,teacherwas hired recently by Y growth also applies to resi- in place at schools with high -the district. dents with' limited''English-"' Hispanic"populations — Lee ;' Since' the"majority of stu, iT �ispeaking capabilities. > Elementary, : Rayzor Elemen- ;dents with limited English Because of the increase of tart' Borman Elementary, ,proficiency speak Spanish, the • •0 residents ' who' speak'little"'Calhoun Junior High, Denton .bilingual instructors use both English, schools have the task High School and Sullivan- °English and Spanish. On the of educating students who have Keller Instructional Center. other hand, ESL teachers limited proficiency in English. However, growth over the concentrate on English instead The Denton Independent past decade has created the of teaching in both languages. - o wC;vui Biei,riut, Jane a Bilin- need for more Bilingual—ESL Mr. Davila said it is difficult gual—English as a Second teachers, said program coor- Source:Denton Independent School District - Language (ESL) program for dinator Frank Davila. See TF-ACC/7A Teachers' -- .--r From/IA Bilingual—ESL teachers district could hire more bi4n- for most school districts, in- because of the relatively low gual teachers because they ajso cluding DIED, to hire bilingual number of teachers available. are certified to teach ESL teachers because universities The population boom in North classes. On the other hapd, have been slow in turning out xdas also has contributed, he ESL teachers are not certi$ed teachers with such training. to teach bilingual classes. For that reason, the board of In Denton, the number of . trustees, at its last meeting, students with limited Ultimately, Mr. Davila Wd approved $1,600 stipends for English-speaking capabilities. he would like to see bilingual all Bilingual—ESL teachers has increased from 100 in 1982 classes required for all du- and special education teachers. to 476 in 1991. dents because children can Mr. Davila said the stipends ' learn foreign languages eailier should help not only in at- Currently, the D I S D at a younger age. Until thbn, tracting teachers but also in employs eight ESL teachers, he wants the program to con- retaining them. six bilingual teachers and six tinue helping students who are He said competition is fierce teaching aides. He said it not familiar with English �d- among districts in attracting would be beneficial if the just to their environment. 5cc DENTuti/aA S*rl,r J 3 H?C b E f4'T6104 OP a - R • • C14011C L � Mnorities criticise DISD hiirmg By Susan Shelton Mexico, Mrs. ochna thinks inure Si,n writer hispanic teen-ages would stay In school if they saw people of Iispanic and black leaders In their own cultural heritage in Denton are criticizing the Den- charge. "It's not only Important ton school district for (ailing to to hire llispanics, it's a place minorities in ad' necessity"' ministrativeposltions. Dr. Itudy Rodriguez, LUL%C Of the 55 administrators member who is active on school employed by the district, In- district committed, said he is cluding principals and central frustrated with what he sees as office staff, three are Hispanic a pattern of exclusion In the and three are black. Only two of district's hiring practices. "1 the 12 administrators who work don't think they deliberately at the campus level are discriminated, but they showed minorities: the principal of a lack of sensitivity,"he said. Denton Itigh School, who is Dr. Rodriguez, Mr. Gonzalez black, and an associate prin- and others expressed their cipal at that school, who is concern to Denton school Hispanic. The school district contends summer umer at the time on two occasions this that It hires the beat person for smee ad- the }�, regardless of race, minlslralivo paallioru for the creed or color. The problem, new school year were txtnb (Wed. according to school officials, is here arc few qualified Dr. Rodriguez said lie usually there minorities from which to prefers to work for change choose within the school system, but lieves "We have difficulty recruiting qualispokfied binority ecausehcandidates minority teachers and even greater difficulty recruiting are being overlooked In tits greater qualified di cminority ecr a d hiring process. Mr. Iudspeth, who, as mi.n strators," said Tim Son- a board member, has nenberg, acting super inten selection committees,servedd on adminis , ail eve s Minority loader say they've agrees heard that before. "We've been that qualified minorities are told that all our lives. We never eying,but iwt being hired. qualify for anything," said r. Sonnenberg said the Emilio "Popo" Gonzalez, school district has learned president of the Denton League beU� experience �t It is of United Latin American Ciu ��graw your own" zero administrators — to recruit The minority leaders say'the minority teachers and mote district should hire black and tbem as they get exper once Hispanic principals because than to recruit administrators they serve as positive role .fromouWde the district. models for minority children."It 'Mr. Hudspeth Bald he agrees would be excellent for kids to with the concept, but that the see someone of color .....back .,s,,o-- district is rwi hiring enough tooapposiitio of onn of tir authority, Yid IaC� tr, the d. irk the hired 93 Willis Hudspeth, a Denton new t ebbwe. tnumbe, school trustee who is black. four are Hispanic one Is A parent, Leticia Ochoa, Amarican Indian ani the rest agrees. A mother of three who are white. No new black came to the United States from UNNd en vat hired. Denton Independent School District TIM C. SONNENBERG. PH.D..ArS'T.SUPT. OFFICE OF SUPPORT SERVICES P.O. BOX 2387 DENTON. TEXAS 76202 June 10, 1987 Mr. Frank S. Davila, Jr. 2408 Fowler Denton, TX 76201 Dear Mr. Davila: The district's selection committee for the high school associate principal has recommended to the superintendent a candidate to fill the position of High School Associate Principal. The candidate's name has been presented to the Board of Trustees for approval. On behalf of the members of the selection committee and the superintendent, I thank you for the time and effort you have expended in the application and interview process. Because of the quE.lity of the applicants considered, the committee was, indeed, faced with a most difficult task. Please be assured that we appreciated your interest in the Denton Public Schools and that we are most pleased that you chose to apply for the position. Again, thank you for allowing us the opportunity to meet and talk with you. Should other positions in which you might have an interest become available in the future, we would hope that you might consider applying with us again. Si erely, v� The Selection Committee Dennis Stephens, Chairperson bh cc: file DENTON RECORD CHRONICLE - JULY 28, 1985 1 Dector ci es lack A �: of! bliLingual x y t teachers By I ERRYTATEIA- Staff Writer A lack of qualified teachers and ineffective assessment of pro- s grams are the chief threats to bilingual educators' efforts to ` bring their students into English-speaking classes,. the - state director of bilingual educa- Iv Lion,Oscar Cardenas,said Friday. The'. need for good, bilingual teachers was illustrated by the fact that before Cardenas spoke,a - - - representative from the Dallas OSCAR CARDENAS Independent School District told bilingual education students at the -Texas Woman's University ty. that all students must show mini-conference he'd be recruiting Bilingual education has a fresh mastery of the basics, or "essen- all day' start now because of the reforms, tial elements,"and with improved A ive recruiting for bilin- Cardenas said. "These are excit- funding measures in House Bill 72, gual chers is the case na- ing times for bilingual education. he is optimistic progress will be tionwide, Cardenas told them. For the first time bilingual educa- made. "You 'are a scarce commodity. lion is provided the opportunity to Cardenas sees the Texas Educa- You are that much in demand.But be at the starting block toward tion Agency faced with adequately so is the accountability factor." education reform." assessing school districts' pro- Cardenas keynoted the confer- Bilingual programs in Texas grams. "There is an unprecedent- ence, reviewing current changes have in the past differed from ed need for direction and technical in bilingual education brought by district to district, which has not assistance in school districts. Chapter 75 — the state's necessarily meant poor programs We'll have to be sure the staff back-to-basics curriculum re- but has thwarted the state's ef- doing the assessing is quirenjent — and House Bill 72, forts to track and ensure progress, appropriately trained to do quality both of which stress accountabili- he said. But with Chapter 75's rule assessment." S t S..{� �,` _�J { � 1 r ,. _` s 'A ii. l:s �`� y I� 7� ...M�+-. •..bwt,G�. o � ^ .,r.41 �� . . 1.�.. y �� '�,- . -,' r �.�': }h ``�rx �YYYIj I rrF 7l1 1 '�-�xs�++tf� •i Monday,``February;18, 1985 'OTMft�Da WWI,na " . r. /400��U�� Denton _ sc' oo lax _ 1* 1i* ngua- draws criticism ," By Nita Thurman ods in regular classes. Denton Bureau of The News I "The students .'are' ,getting DENTON — Five students who i shortchanged,"said Frank Davila, know little or no English sprawled ' program coordinator for the bilin- on the classroom floor at Frank { gual education program at_Texas Borman Elementary School and 41 Woman's University and'a`ufeM painstakingly formed sentences In ber of the Denton Countyzhapter• their workbooks. : of the League of United'Latin The students -- four of whom American Citizens. speak Spanish,the fifth French "We are not necessarily'pusht are studying in the Denton school ' Ing a full bilingual program. We district's English as a Second Lan• are pushing a good language pro. gunge' program, designed under y gram,whatever the approach.The state guidelines to help students 1' FSL program might be fine if they in all grades who have limited' have additional teachers M.mors English skills. tutorial programs svallsbld.,I e- But leaders in the Hispanic ; ' 'The,basic goal is to go'-from,A .community argue that the.pro-1 native ,tongue to English ag gram doesn't help enough. " �'�'" quickly as possible,but not'at the They sa"he uentdn program;expense'of: losing contenljtafoD' is understaffed, overcrowded and oration In other courses.— of does not provide enough dual-Ian- School district administrator$ gunge,instruction for the number defend the program, saying,,'0081r' of Spanish-speaking students en-1 language Instruction is not bec:; rolled in the district:"'``t""" sary because'non-English`ipe6kj Students in the program study : ing students in the}olasaes;aeerst. English for one or two periods r day and spend the remaining per; lease see LANGUAGE on PA"22A. „ +t "In FSL, you develop English and then work,on•basic skills."': anguaget,-,-- ro ramp wfagtate la qui State law requires bilingual ed•,: ��; ^t.qs t y i�i;it y".,• i� i Wation in kindergarten through sixth grade if 20 students who ' { speak the same language in one at,' enton t se OO s ;grade level are identified as"Iim- „1 , ;f sited English proficient”(LEP). -a, j _ ,_�, Fnalish as a Second Language • ♦ ♦ - r ,is required if even one LEP stu•, :dent is identified in any grade. - + taw s .criticism Of 148 LEP students the Denton ...draw :district reported in October 1984., Continued from Page 19A. ;to the Texas Education Agency, tlnClanguagerapidly. �mainder represent.13 109 are Spanish-speaking. The re- "Language problems are a tom-` ;guage groups. , other Ian- - "ry situation In our experi- , In Denton's kindergarten and once,"said Superintendent Robert ,first-grade classes, the number of McGee. "Students make rapid ;Spanish-speaking students ex- 'progress in English as a Second ceeds the 20-student requirement, language, so bilingual education :but the TEA has waived the bilin• is not needed." but education requirement for ""'Dean Anthony, director of ete- the last three years, primarily be- `tnentary education for the dis .cause the students are so spread trict, said a bilingual education ;out among different schools, said '016A ram, which provides instruc• •:Dr.- Ray Chancellor, director of 'tion in a student's native language ' l And English, would be difficult to curriculum. rhpiement. At one time,all of the district's "The main problem is that the English as a Second Language ;students (with limited English) ' +classes were concentrated at one C btt'so spread out," he said. "And :school, but that system was criti-' 1the- turnover is so heavy. Only cized by a TEA monitoring team ' one-third of them are returning because students bused to the 'jWdents."` - ;school lost an hour a day of class, English i§ a Second Language 'time,Chancellor said. j "AU bilingual education programs � "So rather than transporting 'SN.different philosophically,said ,students, we made our teachers j 'Ramon Magallanes, program di• itinerant,"he said. +mot a rector for the Texas Education The district has two full-time Agency's bilingual education pro- ' ,and two part-time instructors for ` Farm; -,,_ ti ?,...... , 'the program. They teach at seven "While keyed.to enhancing , •elementary schools and one jun. I Fnglish as the primary language, ;for high school,officials said. e bilingual education program re Daisy Trevino-King,a full-time ' quires instruction 1ri the native ', ' English as a Second Language e language while developing Eng-..; , teacher at Borman Elementary,h j. ish language skills;'.Magallanes..- laid. ..;.,;, '� 1 ; said no more than 10 students 7 ti "Students are oriented to the ' with limited English proficiency; can attend one of her classes if she i 6chool environment in their na• ' ;)ive language. Basic skills and is to provide the "one-on-one" � English instruction needed. 1 earning ability are developed in Mrs. King said that on some oc- " Ahe native language and in Eng- ._ . )ish. Mary Simbeck, who teaches a oneclass. caslons she has had 16 students in night class, helped translate ques- "Teachers have expressed a one class. tions about Janet's ability to un- derstand instruction In public� sense of frustration in not being school classes where only English , N__i!Me to adequately attend to the isspoken. needs of students,"said Rudy Ro- "I understand others a little driguez, director of TWU's bIlin- bit," Janet said through Ms. Sim- gual education program and presi- beck. "Sometimes 1 do not do the dent of Denton County LULAC. lessons if I don't understand them. . Rodriguez said higher achieve. • • . You only have to pass English ment standards required by the and math." new education reform bill make it Anthony, the uueclor of ele- more urgent to improve the dis. mentary education, agreed that trict's English language develop. students who enter school with ment program. limited or no English encounter "Students will be faced with severe problems, in regular the possibility of not meeting classes. achievement standards because of 'They have a hard time in limited English proficiency," he other courses. There is no ques- said, tion about it. They do pretty well in math, because the symbols are Davila said English as a Second the same,"he said. ' Language students unable to func- Anthony said lie has no statis- tion in mainstream classes also , tics to show whether language are frustrated, which is reflected problems are linked to the school In their low achievement-scores dropout rate, "but they certainly and high dropout rates. put another impediment in place."' "Many of them attend night Davila quoted a study by the, classes to augment what they get, National Commission on Second- in the public schools,"he said. �, ' ary Schooling for Hispanics Indi- • JaneC Orozco, 15, attends the',' f cating that more than one-third of English as a Second Language pro Hispanics 18 and 19 years old do gram at Calhoun Junior High- not have high school diplomas. School but also attends English Forty-five percent of Mexican- t night classes funded by the TEA. American and Puerto Rican stu-; The Oro2co, family'moved 'to?l dents who enter school never fin- Denton from `'Colombia,' South`"� lsh,and 40 percent of all Hispanic - Amer:ca, 3V2 years ago, , and students who leave school do so Janet's mother and seven broth before reaching_ the loth grade, ers and sisters—five of whom are the study says. enrolled in Denton schools—also" Anthony said he is not sure if a attend the night English classes. more intensive bilingual educa- tion program is needed in Denton. "1 don't know the community well enough to answer that," he said."But 1 do think we have a bet- ter program this year." The first real assessment of the. program will come in the spring, when English as a Second Lan- guage students will be given stan- dard achievement tests and lan- guage assesF- vit tests to deter- mine their 1 ess in English,he said. Denton Independent (School District P.O. BOX 2387 DENTON.TEXAS 76202 Bilingual/ESL Programs April 16, 1992 Mr. Dennis Stephens Executive Director Support Services Denton ISD 1307 N. Locust Denton, Tx 76201 Dear Mr. Stephens : Please accept this communication as my intent to seek one of the Middle School Assistant Principal positions with the Denton ISD. Enclosed is my resume, my -personal philosophy of education and a brief summary of my perseptions of the overall middle school program. _ I am excited about the possibility of interviewing for this position and look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, rank S. 2vila, J �. Program Supervisor Encls . z Denton Independent ekhool District DENNIS STEPHENS. DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL OFFICE OF SUPPORT SERVICES P. 0 BOX 2387 DENTON. TEXAS 76202 May 14, 1992 Frank Davila P.O. Box 984 Denton, TX 76202 Dear Mr. Davila: We appreciate the time you recently spent with the selection committee to fill the position of Middle School Assistant Principal. The committee interviewed 14 candidates and we are sorry to inform you that were not selected. This is not a reflection on your fine qualifications, but rather on specific needs of the district. We hope that your experience with us was pleasant, and that you will remain interested in future positions in the district. Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at (817) 387-6151. We appreciate your patience and cooperation. S' cerely, ' Stephens "AO 1\-� Executive Director of Personnel DS:bh file 1 o v SL ` . n C C—r J.Cc Ci O l"+ Ln The organizational meeting of the Multicultural Advisory Committee ( MAC ) was held on Monday , January 13 , 1992 at 6:05 p .m . in the conference room of the Denton ISD Central Services Building , 1307 N . Locust . MAC MEMBERS Dr . Bill Giese , Dr . Anita Stipnieks , Charles PRESENT: Stafford , Diane Harris , Adela Nunez , Gloria Contreras , Dorothy Martinez , Herman Wesley MAC MEMBERS Jesus Nava , Carl Williams , Amy Wan , Mary Ella ABSENT: Cudd APPROVAL OF The minutes of the December 2 , 1991 meeting MINUTES : were approved . WORK FORCE A work session has been scheduled by the Board DIVERSITY PLAN: for Jan . 14 , with the vote to follow on Jan . 21 . Dr . Giese will notify the MAC of any major changes . He made note that some components of the Plan have already been put into effect ( Spring Hiring ) . Dr . Giese also reminded the committee that the student to teacher ratio could not be resolved if professional minorities are not available for hire . The Grow-Your-Own Program should help this dilemma , but this is a problem in reaching a pro,Dortional status . ESL : Frank Davila made a presentation to the MAC regarding ESL . The number of Hispanic-speaking students has increased dramatically over the last 5-6 years and there are many gaps in the DISD program not only in personnel numbers but also in available translatio of basic school literature and in family communications . The attached recommendations are made as a result of his presentation . ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p .m . Mecca Trueblood Secretary , MAC RECOMMENDATIONS - JANUARY 1992 The MAC recommends . . . that as an office secretary/office administrative position becomes vacant , a Spanish speaking person be considered and hired and that a resource list be developed for assistance in multicultural situations . that administrators and secretaries make a commitment to become bilingual by taking a 60 hour second-language class . Personnel evaluations will reflect a persons effort to learn an additional language . that an innovative , bilingual , Spanish/English program be established through grant funds . ( Frank Davila can write & administer the grant . ) that Multicultural Awareness training for all personnel in the district be re-established using the Learning Styles Approach by Diane Harris . that transportation be offered as part of the Headstart Program . The organizational meeting of the Multicultural Advisory Committee ( MAC ) was held on Monday , February 3 , 1992 at 6:05 p .m . in the library of the Denton ISD Central Services Building , 1307 N . Locust . MAC MEMBERS Dr . Bill Giese , Dr . Anita Stipnieks , Charles PRESENT : Stafford , Dorothy Martinez , Herman Wesley , Carl Williams , Amy Wan , Jesus Nava MAC MEMBERS Gloria Contreras , Diane Harris , Mary Ella Cudd , ABSENT: Adela Nunez APPROVAL OF The minutes of the January 13 , 1992 meeting MINUTES: were approved as amended . ESL RECOMMENDA- The recommendations were finalized for TIONS. recommendation to the Board . WORK FORCE The Work Force Diversity Plan was accepted at DIVERSITY PLAN: the last Board meeting with minimum debate . MAPS: The presentation from Ryan High MAPS program has been postponed for next month . Dorothy is to contact the resource persons directly . NEXT MONTH 'S Items for next month were given to Dorothy for AGENDA: the March agenda . Minority drop out rate at the junior high schools , pool of parent & community groups , LULAC scholarship assembly . ADJOURNMENT : The meeting adjourned at 7: 15 p .m . Mecca Trueblood Secretary , MAC 1�£IZf012 �LLLTLI.G �G2OOL�. ROBERT T. MCGEE, ED.D., SUPERINTENDENT 1205 UNIVERSITY DRIVE WEST Benton, gexai 76201 October 20, 1981 Mr. Frank Davila, Jr. President, Denton County LULAC Council 2408 Fowler Denton, TX 76201 Dear Mr. Davila: Thank you for your welcome letter of October 19 and its outline of commitment by your organization "to work with and on behalf of the Denton Independent School District." We are ready to assist you in this endeavor in all ways possible. It would seem that one place for your committee to begin its review of programs and opportunities is found in the enclosed "Fact Packet" of basic information about our schools. Another is the newly revised District Policy Manual which is available for study in this office. Beyond the many advisory groups which serve our district, the existence of P-TA organizations in every school provides a particular means for all citizens to become involved directly in their schools at the most critical level. Of course, this office and its divisions (Instruction, Business, and Support Services) will also be pleased to assist you. Your questions and suggestions will be welcomed. Since you have identified Dr. Rodriguez as chairman of your committee, we are supplying the enclosures to him and placing his name on the mailing list for agenda of school board meetings. If we can assist you further, please do not hesitate to call upon us. Sincerely, Robert T. McGee RTM/ry Enclosures: Fact Packet Information brochure Innerviewers cc: Dr. Ray Chancellor Dr. Rudy Rodriguez DENTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DI Si R I CT PLAN FOR DEVELOPIiiG DISTRICT COMMUNICATION POLICY The Superintendent shall ap^oint -in ad hoc writing committee for the purpose o` drafting a communication policy.. The writing, cos.:-rittee shall sub,-,,,it to the Su�cr- intendenL a policy draft representing the consensus of the conimi itee. Minorite reports will not be accepted. The policy draft shall conform to the Parameters specified by the C'oard; shall be in compliance i%i th appl i cabl law; and shall bQ subject to review by the Adninistration and the Board. Tiro Superintendent shall recoimmmend the final communication policy, based on Ithe policy draft of the v,rit- ing conrrittec, to the Board for adoption. The cor,,,mnicat•ion policy shall be adopted as policy DC3 (LOCAL) and the ce:le,urr,i- cation syst.aai establ ishcd t -;-ein shall he implemontpd as early as practicaule in school year 1981 -82. fhe corn=runica;'ion policy Su�e►stc:-23 the pr'ofessional Con- sultai:icn Agreement between the Board of Education of the Dorton independent School District, the Denton Classroom, Teachers Association, and the Denton Administ—ziters Assoc-1-tion vihich has beer terminated by action of the Goarc of Trustees in accor- d:nce v,i ,:h the provisions of the agreement. fir. Lloyd Tale of the Texas. Association of School Goards shall he retained as con- sultant to the Board during the development of the communication policy. TM4r. Tate shall serve as resource person to the wri titr? ce;5i;11 Lt0C. PARAMETERS FOR CONMUN I CP, I QId POLICY The fol1mvinq parameters for the conrnuni cat ion policy are hereby es tab Iished and approvc(i by tire Board and shall be adherod to by the r•:citing committee: 1 . The communication system shall be structured by Bard policy rathor than by agreement or contract. 2. The corrrnunica ion policy. shall be applicable to all fulltimc. C;isA- ict teachers , as defined by the writing committee (hut not to include pararrofessicr- ls or administrators) , regardless of organizational rrernber_.hip or affiliation. R,?- presentation of teache, in the ccmi%n i cation process sha i l ncL b:: excl vs i ve Or proportional by profes-sional association or organization. 3. The communication committee shall be of sufficiently :hall size to -enable it tv function effectively as a committee of the -whole. 4. The scope of the communication policy shall be 1im; t:d to wao'eS, salarics , hours of work, economic benefits , and cor,di tior>> or hark ofim- pact to teachers. Final determination shall be r:ade by the Superinton:lCnt in cases of dispute over scope. 5. The communication con-Uri tt-ee shall forward its recor.giendati ons d i ractly to the a Superintendent. 6. Tyr;., c:orar,vn�Ication Fo' icy shall not cQntain coi loot!ve bargaining language or 1,rocedu res. l 7. Communication shall be defined as "advice, counsel , and exchange- of infor- mation," and shall be designated as an advisory process a;h-irehy ce.::h rz- n:zy provide input for consideration by the Administration and i:oard . Explicit reference shall be made to th-i exclusive po...ers of governance givon :.he Boar..' by Texas Education Code 23.26(b) . I. 8. Policy provisions regarding terry of office rand el i ►i b i l i ty for re-el ec:t:i cn shall be structured so as to provide opt:iwal opportunity for service u,► oc communication committee to the teachers of the District. �. �: 1 ' Denton Independent (School District P O. BOX 2387 DENTON. TEXAS 76202 C O N F I D E N T I A L Memo for the Record June 20 , 1991 TO: Tim Sonnenberg, Superintendent, Denton ISD Dennis Stephens, Director of Personnel , Denton ISD FR: Frank Davila, Coordinator, Bilingual/ESL Programs Denton ISD RE: _ Criteria & Process for Selection of Administrators in the Denton ISD The following is in response to our meeting of Monday, June 17, 1991 , in my office, at the Denton ISD Administration Building. Attached to this summary, are some thoughts and questions that may provide another perspective on why :some of the administrative positions need to be filled by a qualified and productive Hispanic and/or other minority individual . Summary of Meeting: June 17, 1991 The meeting focused on: 1) establishing a clear rationale on why the position of Director of Special Populations was to be set aside for another individual within the DISD; 2) .sharing with me this decision before it became public ; and 3) showing a concern for not getting my expectations too high in regards to this position. The selection of the Director of Special Populations has been postponed pending the outcome of the position of one of the Area Assistant Superintendents . The purpose of this delay was to secure a position for one of the administrators who will be reassigned. It was furthered noted that we all have a lot of experience in education and will proceed with our options in a professional manner. The only viable option available to me is to stay in the same position. I mentioned that I feel quite competent in the current position and am looking to the directorship position as part of a growing process . My ultimate goal is to be an assistant superintendent or superintendent and am therefore looking for a variety of experiences in the field of public education. Perceived Impact of Hiring by Appointment 1 . Student diversity is not mirrored by diversity of personnel , especially in the administrative ranks . 2 . The Affirmative Action Plan of the Denton ISD seems to only direct itself to affirming that a plan needs to be put into action. 3. The idea of providing administrative role models for the Hispanic students in the Denton ISD is way short of the mark in all areas (counselors, administrators, teachers) . 4. A very high percentage of the administrators are members of Rotary, Kiwanis, and other service clubs , and seldom have contact with those individuals who are advocates of the special population students. 5 . The limited English proficient student population has grown considerably indicating a move towards more cultural and linguistic diversity in the work force . 6 . Encouragement, support, and nurture does not seem to be provided to the two Hispanic administrators in the DISD. 7. Very few of the current administrators have set foot in t'Ze Phoenix Apartments, the MLK Center, or the Cement CityApartment complex to create P P ate more of a con nection between the school and the community. 8. Direct and personal contacts with non-English speaking parents by administrators is almost non-existent due to language barriers . 9 . The concept of Strategic Planning appears exclusionary; targeted primarily to one segment of the population. 10 . Minority representation in the personnel selection committees has been woefully under represented. 11 . The DES (Developing Employees Systematically) or Grow Your Own program needs to be carried beyond the teacher aides to include various levels and types of employees : ie . , administrators . 12 . Most importantly, the basic, "nitty-gritty" needs of all students and their parents have not been fully reviewed. Summary The Denton ISD has had numerous opportunities to venture out and bring in qualified Hispanic administrators or to promote those within the district; neither has occurred. There seems to be a lack of genuine and proactive effort to turn this around. This can certainly be demoralizing and demeaning if one were not of a professional nature . Historically, in Denton ISD, administrative positions have been set aside for certain individuals on an appointment basis even though some of these individuals have not had the necessary experience and background for that respective position. In other instances, individuals have been insulated to protect the integrity of the system. The Denton ISD is again at a very visible crossroads and indeed needs to make some decisions that are not necessarily defendable but that are just and right and healthy for the entire organization which we call public education; to do otherwise would cast doubt on the respect and equal opportunity we seek to provide for all of our students . I do thank you for meeting with me and alerting me of the developments related to my professional aspirations . It is unfortunate that no healthy options related to upward mobility were discussed. I am available and willing to meet with you if it is deemed necessary. i June 26, 1991 Dr. Gerald Ponder 2900 Harlee Field Rd. Denton, Texas 76201 Dear Dr_ ponder, The School Board authority of principality was established to balance the propensity of School Administrations from developing into a sovereign dominion in contrast to the needs of the community. It is in recognition of this jurisdiction and the inclination of the School Administration to circumvent the community it serves that this letter is directed. While the current Administration speaks of community interaction with the citizenry, it is re-establishing the buddy-system of promotion. Verifiable rumors of pre-arranged lateral promotions and internal personnel placement before the close of interviews of advertised job openings begin to reveal the color of a new Administration and in continuance of policies of the past Administration„ Opportunities for Hispanic administrators and educators are squelched by crony appointments and personnel gerrymandering. Denton Independent School District claims to be represented equally and in representation of the community , so why is it that Hispanic educators are not promoted in representation of the community? Are they even given a fair chance when administrative positions are filled by appointments without announcing a position opening ( last year)? Is it fair that positions are targeted to be filled by current staff before the completion of the interview process ( this year)? Past administrators of the School District have walked a forked road appeasing the Hispanic community with words of encouragement while working on a buddy-system for not only advancement, but also for initial hiring practices. Hispanic educators and administrators of Denton have been forced out of this District for employment and subsequently out of Denton altogether. Now the current Administration claims there is a lack of Hispanic administrators available for promotion and Hispanic educators for advancement to administrators. Although I cannot explicitly speak for the Hispanic community, please let me echo the plea that the Governing Board establish and superintend a sincere and impartial process of advancement that represents the community and its needs (and 5T)the political motivations of an Administration) . Sincerely, Flick Sal ar 2216 Burn ng Tree Lane Denton, exas 76201 cc Dr. Tim Sonnenberg DEMTOM INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIS -UCT Board of Trustees 1307 N Locust Denton, `l ( 76201 July 8, 1991 Rick Salazar 2216 Burning Tree Lane Denton, Texas 76201 Dear Mr. Salazar, Thank you for your letter of June 26, 1991 regarding your concerns about the district's hiring and promotion practices for Hispanic citizens. I can appreciate your concern, given some of the past history of the school district. However, the current board and administration have committed themselves to welcoming diversity in the work force for the district. This change will be accomplished best, we believe, by ensuring that the selection process for new and important replacement positions is accomplished in an open and clearly non-biased manner. This means that all present employees, as well as applicants from outside the district, should have equal access to positions and that selection for these positions will be based on qualifications of the applicants. The policy is intended to increase the numbers of visible employees who are minority citizens, females, or handicap citizens. I hope that you will continue to watch developments in the school district and that over time you will be satisfied with changes in the school district. Thank you again for your concern as expressed in the letter. Sincerely, G rald onder, President SD oard of Trustees RECOMMENDATIONS U 15D PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT, HIRING AND PROMOTION Presented to the Denton I SD Multicultural Advisory Committee November 8, 1990 1 . At the outset, it is important for committee members to acquaint themselves with the hiring and promotion policies and practices of DISD, including the district's affirmative action policy. 2. It is advisable that the committee be informed about the DISD's Strategic Plan. There are certain elements of the plan which r`?Tit this district to promoting cultural diversity. See, for example, the mission statement. 3. Th8 district needs to use more creative and aggressive approaches to attract minorities. For example, a brochure could be designed to promote the district to professional personnel with a special interest in appealing to minority applicants. 4. Although recruitment is a year-round process, the district administrators and MAC Committee need to consider when is the most optimal time to recruit minority personnel. For example, July and August are usually not good months for recruiting since most school people already have signed contracts which prevent them from relocating to other districts. If there is an urgency to fill a position, it is suggested that an adequate person be sought who would be willing to cover the job temporarily to allow for a fair and procedurally correct search to be conducted. S. Publicity for job openings should be widely disseminated to include regions with large Afro-American and/or Hispanic populations. Also, universities with major numbers of minority students need to be contacted. In this regard, It is paramount that DISD recruiters visiting these campuses include local district Hispanic and Afro-American Professionals. 6. The time period allowed for a search to be conducted, especially for administrators or counselors, should be long enough so as to enhance the potential for a diverse pool of applicants. 7. it is equally important that the membership of selection committees be ethnically diverse. Both Afro-American and Hispanic personnel need to participate in these committees. 8. State law allows for principals to have greater decision-making 3uthor�ty on the employment of personnel for their building. The central administration and MAC Committee need to think of a checks and balances system which vill ensure that minority orofessionals have the same opportunity as non- minorities to be hired or promoied--pariicuiarly for assistant principai positions. 9. Sincu the district has already sot a precedent, it may be necessary to continue providing stipends as a supplement to the basic salary in order to attract minorities into certain positions--such as those in administration and counseling. 10. The Board and central administration need to ensurs that the few Afro- American and Hispanic professionals in the district realize that professional advancement opportunities are open to them as well. We cannot afford to lose the few minurities that we have in our school system because they percaive this district to be anti-minority. Indeed, those who resign from the school distract should be contacted and asked why they decided to leave our community. Their comments might be instructive in terms of hs!-o+;;y the district administrators and the MAC Committee to create a more supportive environment for these professionals. i 1 . Because of the critical role that the superintendent plays in setting the tone and direction of a school district, it is vitally important that the person who will be hired to lead our schools as district superintendent be qualifiea not only by virtue of administrative experience and credentials, but also oy proven commitment and sensitivity to cultural diversity. The most eligible candidates for this position must show concrete evidence in their resumes and through Interviews that they have made an earnest effort to enhance their awareness of and sensitivity to ethnic and cultural dtfforonces--espocially, differences peculiar to Hispanic and Afro-American segments of the population. They must show d track record of solid commitment to promoting cultural diversity. It is suggested that the MAC Committee provide examples of 'proven commitment" for the Board to consider in drawing up the qualification requirements for the new superintendent. Respectfully sunmittea: Rudy Rodriguez 2616 Wellington Denton, Texas 76201 ... ,�►� ��II�t h��I1�►M�111, ',III►�11�I�h�� ' ��,�+ �� - _� -- —� E�_ ,► r ,/1 /► � /► � I1' + ,/,: I► /1`1'y/►``'I>I�, v �I,ti � ,/,; •. ��'% r v � t � v i r , v 7 z ; � �1� J h a 3 s � ♦ �i Ids �!„ ♦ _1 �- ss T G Denton League of United Latin American Citizens 1 P.O. Box 981, Denton,TX 76202 9 C.� COUNCIL #4366 & MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION 1981 — Council formed 1982 — First Scholarship Banquet with two recipients MEMBERSHIP: 1981 — current Membership runs from April 1"current year to the following year March 31 st. i.e.: Membership year 1982. The Membership is from April 1, 1982 to March 31, 1983 etc. OFFICERS - LOCAL 1981 —2010 April V— March 30 Officers took their place as of April 1st to the following year March 3151 i.e.: Officers year 1982 President etc..took their office April 1", 1982 to March 311, 1983 2011 — Current January V— Dec. 3V Officers took their place as of January I" to the end of December of that year. This was voted at a Council Mtg and approved by Nationals, State and District. SCHOLARSHIPS — Students apply in the spring of the current school year. — Students are identified and recognized as recipients @ LULAC Banquet. 0 1980's to 1990 —approx. — Banquets were in June o Later moved to the spring — Nationals approves the scholarship & sends funds for following school year — i.e: Student applies spring 1983 (Recipient of 1983) o Student recognized at the LULAC Banquet 1983 o Student receives (if Natl approves) first check fall 1983 & spring 1984 Isabella Pifia-Hinojosa, Ed.D. Archivist / Historian Denton LULAC Council #4366 2007 - 2017 �� c _ < � c . � I � ° _ � z i V. Hispanic Applicants Not Hired or Promoted A. Hispanic Applicants not Hired -- Following are known instances of individuals who have been unsuccessful in securing positions with the DISD. Name of Individual Position Dr. Carmelina F. Holloway Principal (twice) Hector Zamorano Assistant Principal Ramon Espinosa Assistant Prinicpal Dr. Maria Alicia Travalle Administrative Position (now deceased) , Mike Nunez Assistant Principal Dr. Leo Cano Administrative Position B. Hispanic Employees not Promoted Frank DAvila Administrative Position and Assistant Principal (numerous times ) Jaime Falcon Assistant Principal Dorothy Martinez Assistant Principal Adela Nunez Principal VI. Miscellaneous Attached are some recent articles concerning reassignment and hiring practices related to the African-American community. FronifIA you to pick that person,' said ( EDITORIAL J Mike Whitten. "I want •you to later at the meeting. pick the best person for the job, Gerald Ponder, president of and I want it to be fair. Begtn process the seven-member school "Perception is important." board, said last week that he 1,/�'c had investigated the selection o healing process and found it to be fair. s/•lz, Moat a the trustees concurred Denton wounds Tuesday with that assessment, although Jeff Krueger said he would like to have been in- uesday's school board vote volved in the selection process. put an end to one question, Asked whether his son's but opened the door to experience with Vernon Wright had clouded his judgment in others. the selectors process, Mr. The DISD board oftrustees voted Rutherford said: "Absolutely unanimously to offer the position of not." Denton High School boys basketball He said he did not tell anyone about the involvement coach to Pat Brown,a position Mr. before the selection began. "1 Brown already has accepted.The con- didn't feel a need to,"he said. tract is signed and Pat Brown will be "I forgot all about it." "I have a little greater re- the new coach. sponsibility to provide a quality That question is settled,but the athletic department right controversy surrounding the selection now," he said after the continues and criee out for settlement. meeting. Several Denton residents are upset City Councilman Mark Chew said he believed Mr. about the signing.They contend that Rutherford was biased and the multi-racial selection committee urged the board to scrutinize that recommended Mr.Brown was the actions of the committee. racially biased,that the committee did "There are some things there that really do not taste good in not select an applicant from Denton the mouths of the consti- High School's coaching faculty because tuents,"he said. he was black. Herman Wesley,Can I Notwithstanding the fact that Den- evangelist and former City ton's head basketball coach for the past Council candidate, likened the committee members to a biased 11 years is black,these residents are jury,saying a good judge would genuine in their perception of racial have rejected their verdict. bias on the part of the school board. "I think that decision needs The board and the selection committee to be thrown out and we process need to go thro h this process members,however,do not see any bias ug again,"he said. on their parts.That difference in Carl Williams, president of perception is reason enough for con- the Denton County chapter of cern. the National Association for ie Advancement of Colored The DISD school board and ad- eople, and Carl Young, a ministration must continue to work self-proclaimed minority ad. toward an open dialogue with all por- vocate, said Mr. Wright was lions of the Denton community.If the passed over because he was i perception in any part of Denton is of black."I believe it's because he's exclusion,of bias,then measures must black, and I say that because be taken to change those perceptions. I'm from Denton,and that's the The commitment to open com- way y'all have done things for munication must be gentuue and years,'said Mr.Young. ongoing.The board and administrators Outgoing Coach Evans, who resigned this spring after 11 must include all segments of the pop- years as the boys' basketball ulation in dialogue early in the deci- coach,is black. sion-making process.Citizens do elect John E. Baines, a local board membe*a to make decisions,but businessman, said, When it Y also expect their voices to be the l comes to the matter of race, I p only ask that the board remain heard. very sensitive." Residents,too,must do their part to When DISD hires outside th district, sends a establish good communication.We e message that we are just not must realize that we cannot build a good enough," Baines said. good community,a good school system "You have to give a person a if we exclude anyone from the equation. chance to see what they can do." We all will succeed together,or fail Some residents spoke in together.The choice is ours. favor of the board's actions, A second major question left unset- and others said the board tled is the welcome Coach Pat Brown should examine the selection will receive when he moves to Denton. process. Coach Brown has some sterling 'Z,as a citizen,am relying on qualities,qualities that led to his selection.He knows how to lead a team of youth to victory,how to organize and follow through and how to succeed. The Denton community — a united community—should treat Coach Brown as it would any new resident, with respect and open-minded tolerance.We must give the guy a chance — a chance to prove himself,to get to know us and let us know him.We cannot close our minds to him before he even takes up residence here.That is not healthy;that would be biased. DISD icks Lampasascoa c �ip 4. ♦�. tfq vY rAI F "q,I a G, =XrOR R[CORIYCARORICLE/AL[AA EYY John Baines.left,and Andrew Lawrence Listen as the Denton school board decides on a new basketball conch. Board accepts committee recommendation By Laura Lambeth criticized the eclection committee for Staff writer opting not to recommend promoting ■REACTION from assistant coach Ver- assistant basketball coach Vernon Amid allegations of racism, school non Wright/1 B Wright,who is black. trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to Calvin Evans, who described himself hue Pat Brown, a white coach selected Dennis Stephens, might have been as a"school board supporter,"questioned by a multiracial district committee, as racially biased. The committee consisted the objectiveness of the committee, the head boys' basketball coach at of seven white members, two black Baying Mr, Wright last year cut corn- Denton High School-Ryan Campus. members and one Hispanic. mittee member Roger Rutherford's son A b o u t 1 5 Coach Brown,,who compiled a winning from the junior varsity basketball team. from outside the At last week's school board meeting, brothers. residents at the record at Lampasas High School, signed Mr. Evans met privately Tuesday Tuesday trustees' a one-year contract within hours of the morning to discuss the issue with Mr. meeting criticized school board's vote. The contract, which Rutherford,the assistant superintendent Denton Independent . will pay about $33,000 a year for for instructional services; Athletic School District officials ! coaching and teaching, was signed at Director Bill Carrico; and Maurice for hiring the coach DISD's central offices on Locust Street. Evans, Calvin and Maurice Evans are district. trustees postponed naming a replace- "I still have reservations about the The residents also i ment for outgoing Coach Maurice Evans, overall construction and fairness of the said the 10-member Brown who will continue as a DHS English selection committee," Calvin Evans said selection committee, teacher, after four residents questioned chosen by Executive Personnel Director the fairness of the selection process and See COACH/7A 48 pages in 4 sections Vol .88,No.303 Denton,Texas May 31,1992 $1.00 Coacong flapprompts NAACP meet By Laura Lambeth the right course,"Carl Williams said. Seven whites, two African- until Tuesday. at 7 StaIIwrtter One of will be the the topics ol district he's selection selection of ng 0 NAACP meeting will be at 7 p.m* theeselection dconmmitteew hichdc n- p.m. Monday ate up The NAACP n the mMartin will be The president of the Denton a new high school head basketball Monday at the Marlin Luther King Jr. sidered eight candidates for the job. King Jr. Recreation Center, 1300 Count chapter of the NAACP has g Recreation Center,1300 Wilson St. y p coach. Dennis Stephens,executive director of Wilson St. For more information,call called a meeting of the minority Controversy has sprung from the personnel, selected the committee, Williams at 382-7445. community to discuss concerns about recommendation of a white candidate Action on the recommendation of which was appointed by Dr. Tim Mr. Williams said Saturday that discrimination, hiring and promotion — 34-year-old Pat Brown, boys Mr. Brown was delayed until a 12:15 Sonnenberg,superintendent. Brown is not as qualified for the job practices in the Denton school basketball coach at Lampasas High p.m. Tuesday meeting of the school When the committee made its as Mr. Wright, who is African- district. School — over assistant basketball board after four people opposed the recommendation,a motion to accept it American, but added that. "Sometimes we ne-d to get the coach Vernon Wright, who also was process at the last school board died for lack of a second. The board coni unity together to see if were on vying for the position. meeting. then postponed the final decision See NAACP/5A N"CP- From/IA coaching record. Mother topic for discussion 'African-Americans are held to will be the need for single- different standards of per- member districts in Denton• formance than Anglos." Mr. Williams said t h e "Here's a guy that comes southeast Denton community from a 3A program in Lam- is sorely under-represented on passe, and Lampasas has the school board, though be never been known m a hotbed said he held little hope for the of basketball," Mr. Williams possibility of single-member said- Brown has a 127-36 districts. eeting. Coach Fmm/lA vote today for the appointment of Mr.Brown. superintendent for instruc- I don't consider it my posi- tional services; and Dennis Lion on the school board to Stephens, executive personnel second-guess every committee director• that comes in force,"be said. (� Minority employees are not Unfairness to minorities in rs recruited by DISD and are not the district will have long- promoted within the district, range negative consequences, said many who spoke at the said some who spoke at the pointment but postponed tak- meeting. They complained that Monday meeting. One speaker By Laura Lambeth ing action after minority the district was not doing lamented the loss of minority statrwrtta leaders spoke against the p g enough to retain minority mentors for students. A call to 'wake up and go choice. They suggested that faculty members. 'The ones we've got,we want forth" was issued Monday by Vernon Wright, Mr. Evans' Mr. Williams was one of four to keep," Mr. Williams said members of Denton's minority assistant, was not selected for residents who spoke last week after hearing one speaker say community as they gathered to the job because he was black. against Mr. Brown's ap- that not enough blacks were discuss their disfavor with Trustees were to meet at pointment and emphasized becoming teachers. "We want hiring and promotion practices noon today at the DISD Cen- Monday that he did not oppose to keep them happy." of the Denton Independent tral Services Building to make the selection of Mr. Brown Mr. Stephens told the group School District. a final selection. because he was white — but the district had hired "18 or The meeting was sparked by The Monday meeting was because it appeared Mr. 19" blacks and Hispanics this discontent over the proposed scheduled by Carl Williams, Wright was passed over year. selection of a white coach to president of the Denton County because he was black. He said DISD officials were lead the boys' basketball pro- chapter of the National Calvin Evans, who described recruiting minorities but noted gram at Denton High Association for the Advance- himself as a "school board School-Ryan Campus. went of colored People. supporter," and others said they had compete with Last week, a 10-member About 60 people attended, pp larger districts end private they thought two members of industries that paid more than DISD selection committee including NAACP members the selection committee,chosen the average starting salary of a tapped Pat Brown, 34, cur- and DISD officials, among by Mr. Stephens, were biased DISD teacher,about$20,000. rently the coach at Lampasas them school board President and personally (lialiked Mr. 'The competition is very High School, as the replace- Gerald Ponder;Superintendent Wright. fierce,"he said. ment for outgoing Ryan coach Tim Sonnenberg; Roger He also said he thought Mr. Still, he acknowledged a Maurice Evans,who is black. Rutherford, assistant Wright, as a 13-year DISD need for more active recruiting Trustees were poised last Sec COACH/5A employee, was better qualified efforts. Tuesday to confirm the ap- for the position.p "We are going to have to be S Mr.Stephens said he tried to more aggressive, more sen- choose a balanced mix of sitive," Mr. Stephens said. "All teachers, coaches and ad- the things you're saying ministrators to be members of tonight are true." the selection committee. The number of minority It consisted of seven white faculty and staff members, members, two black members which is about 15 percent, is and one Hispanic member. disproportionate to the number Dr. Sonnenberg explained of minority students, which is that the selection committee, about 27 percent,Mr.Stephens as was customary, outlined a said profile of the prospective coach before interviewing the eight finalists for the position, whom he said were all qualified for the job. W"DM-MM♦cr-MG) "It's a question of having ^^"'r"''"'`"*" •, r�M selected a person that the 0O1T"@O 1. T,�," a_u�i,r committee felt would best meet unc.anu, the needs of the program," he 7AMt Moab-p4171 said. n"u•IWE eto 748 Dr. Ponder said he had in- MU MOM,an 614 a%N vestigated the process and was M•�uAM .1% m satisfied it was fair. He said , last week that he intended to DISD ready to nam c ach DIsD ✓ From/lA credits necessary for gradua- ByLauraLambeth process because the first- some residents complained of tion. staffwrster choice candidate was white. unfair minority hiring prac- time to �investigat� the com- One such parent is Bill The new coach will replace ` tices in the district. Others Pets. Bailey, who spoke at last The Denton school board Maurice Evans, who resigned have said that the selection School board president week's school board meeting. plans to announce the name ''after 11 years as coach. A , committee was not biased, Gerald Ponder said he had Mr. Bailey's daughter, Jen- of the new high school 10-member search committee and had other problems with investigated, and was satisfied nifer, received a four-year basketball coach Tuesday. selected by executive per- ? assistant' basketball coach with the findings. music scholarship from West The board was expected to aonnel-director Dennis Vernon"'Wright, who was "I intend to vote for the ... Texas State University in hire the new coach at last Stephens chose `Pat Brown, passed over for the job.'The (search committees) decision Canyon, but cannot officially week's school board. meeting the 34-year-old head boys school board voted to on Tuesday, he said. graduate from high school be- but postponed the decision basketball coach'at Lempamw ,.postpone the decision to allow The president of the Denton fore summer. Her higher after four residents com- Hi h SchooL '!t?� County chapter of the NAACP education future might hang in plained about the selection gt last week's; meeting, < SeeDISD/6A has called a meeting of the the balance. minority community to discuss In another matter, to com- concerns about discrimination, plete renovations and con- hiring cnd promotion practices struction on three schools by in the Denton school district. this fall, the district is expected One of the topics at the to sell $5,275,000 in bonds at meeting will be the controversy Tuesday's meeting. Bids to buy over the coach's selection. the bonds will be accepted by The NAACP meeting will be telephone until 11 a.m. Tues- at 7 p.m. Monday at the Mar- day. tin Luther King Jr. Recreation Gilbert Bernstein, assistant Center, 1300 Wilson St. superintendent for ad- Parents who oppose a ministrative services, said he long-standing school district anticipated the district would policy of not allowing seniors receive about five bids on the who fail the Texas Assessment bonds, to be used for a $4.5 of Academic Skills test to par- million new southeast Denton ticipate in graduation cere- elementary school. The re- monies will have a chance to maining $700,000 would be raise questions at Tuesday's used to pav the balance of two meeting. ongoing projects — a $1.2 About 12 Ryan seniors failed million renovation of Fred a portion of the state-required Moore School and a $2.6 test on their fourth try and will million renovation of the not be allowed to walk across Denton High School-West the stage during the June 5 Campus. The money is from a commencement exercises $38.8 million bond package under the policy. The next approved by voters in 1985. chance to take the test is in J Some parents have called the policy unfair, saying that it penalizes students even if they 1have earned all the course Que Canten Los Ninos Let the Children Sing Let the children raise their voices and sing Let them make the world listen Let them join their voices to reach the sun For in them is the truth Translations Let the children who live in peace sing Let those who suffer sing Let them sing for those who cannot sing Because their voices have been seized I sing so that you may let me live Corrido e I sing so that Mother may smile I sing so that the sky may be blue And I so that you do not pollute the oceans ' I sing for those who do not have peace 50mas (I� IVcra I sing so that you can respect the flower I sing so that the world can be happy I sing to listen to the candor aue canten Jos x1nos I sing so that the garden is green And I so that you do not take sunlight I sing for the ones who do not know how to write And I for the one who writes love verses I sing so that you may listen to my voice And I so that I may be allowed to think I sing because I want a happy world And I just in case someone wants to listen Corrido de Tomas Rivera Lyrics by: And this is how the school board voted: Isabella Pina-Hinojosa Dr. Gerald Ponder Yes Emilio"Popo"Gonzalez Charles Stafford Yes Sotero Lozano Vicki Holt Yes Music& Arrangements by: Isabella& Daniel Hinojosa Guy Jones Yes Jeff Krueger Yes Dr, Jean Schaake Yes On the 23 of June He came to be Chancellor I recall Of the University of California Even though it was storming outside He was known by all The people gathered As an honorable man Asking the school board members A persistent man To name the new elementary school A compassionate man In memory of an Hispanic A role model for children Who was bom in Crystal City To continue their education (Long Live Rivera (Long Live Rivera Long Live Education) Long Live Education) A man whom from below We extend our appreciation and `Thanks" to: With his will opened paths NAACP Triumphed over obstacles Denton Housing Authority To be a highly honored man Texas Woman's University (Long Live Rivera University of North Texas Long Live Education) Father Sergio and Catholic Hispanics of Den. League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) @Tic (Hispanics are proud Of this grand day %ong %vc 0-omas qI lvera Conchita will be proud he Aan from Crystal City In Califomia When she hears of the news Of her beloved Tomas (Long Live Rivera �°ng live somas <I�ivera Long Live Education) gong five Tducation @his homage proves *1Tiat the earth did not part .. (*name of his book) Que Canton Los Ninos Jose Luis Peralez '(Estribillo)' Que Canten los ninos que alzen la voz Que hagan el mundo escuchar Que unan sus voces y Ileguen al sol En ellos esta la verdad Que Canten los ninos que viven en paz Y aquellos que sufren dolor C orri do de Que Canten por esos que no cantaran Porque han apagado su voz 90mas �1Yo canto para que me dejen vivirl V QraYo canto para que sonda Mama' Yo canto porque sea el cielo azul Y yo para que no ensucien el mar Yo canto para los que no tienen paz Yo canto para que respeten la flor Yo canto e por el mundo sea f aue Canten Jos Tin o s Yo canto para el candorr rs e Yo canto porque sea verde el jardin Y yo pars que no me apaguen el sol Yo canto por el que no sabe escribir Y yo por el que escribe versos de amor Yo canto para que me escuchen la voz Y yo para ver si le acabo pensar Yo canto porque quiero un mundo feliz Y yo por si alguien me quiere escuchar '(Estribillo)' Corrido de Tomas Rivera Y asi es comp de comun acuerdo voto el cuerpo Lyrics by: escolar... Isabella Pina-Hinojosa Dr. Gerald Ponder Si Emilio"Popo"Gonzalez Charles Stafford Si Sotero Lozano Vicki Holt Si Music&Arrangements by: Isabella& Daniel Hinojosa Guy Jones Si Jeff Krueger Si Dr.Jean Schaake Si El 23 de junio Presente to tengo yo Llego a ser Canciller Aunque era noche Ilwiosa En la Universidad de Cal'rfomia La gente se reunio Fue conocido por todos Como hombre de pleno honor Pidiendole al cuerpo escolar Que una escuela se nombrara En memoria de un hispano Un hombre muy persistente Que en Crystal City naciera (Que Viva Rivera Ej hombre muy compasivo Y la Education) emplo para los Winos Que sigan su educacion Un hombre que desde abajo (Que Viva Rivera Con esfuerzo paso se abrio y la educacion) Vencio todo obstaculo OrguUosos.... Y a atta figura Ilego Las gracias a la communidad de Denton, en especial: (Que Viva Rivera NAACP Y la Educacion) Denton Housing Authority OrguUosos Los 91ispanos TWU randioso dia LINT este g Padre Sergio y los Hispanos Catolicos de j viva `Lomas 12ivera Denton EL hombre de Crystal City League of United Latin American Citizens Conchita mu orgullosa `Uiva`Lomas Rivera y 'Viva La education En Califomia ha de estar Que este homena"e p rueba Cuando escuche la noticia Q 1 De su querido Tomas (Que viva Rivera rNo se Lo trago La tierra... y la educacion) s-_ 9 LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS DISTRICT III 1989-90 OFFICERS Raul C Sanchez (214) 262-3726 h DISTRICT DIRECTOR 1614 Inglewood Drive Grand Prairie, TX 75051 Frank Davila (817) 382-7946 h DEPUTY DISTRICT DIRECTOR 2408 Fowler Drive Denton, TX 76201 Gilbert Herrera (214) 826-1942 h PRESIDENT - LULAC COUNCIL #100 (214) 767-2449 w 6026 Vickery Dallas, TX 75206 Ramiro Lopez (214) 339-1370 h PRESIDENT - LULAC COUNCIL #272 1512 S. Barnett Dallas , TX 75211 Joe V. Guerrero (817) 926-8474 h PRESIDENT - LULAC COUNCIL #601 (817) 336-2361 w 3705 Bryan Street Fort Worth, TX 76110 Greg Vaquera (817) 467-5429 h PRESIDENT - LULAC COUNCIL #4353 (214) 658-2038 w 232 Lantana Drive Arlington, TX 76018 milio Gonzale$ (817) 387-4884 h RESIDENT - LULAC COUNCIL #4366 216 W. Collins Denton, TX 76201 Robert Ramirez (214) 641-8376 h PRESIDENT - LULAC COUNCIL #4382 (214) 767-2469 w 2318 Cypress Drive Grand Prairie, TX 75050 Andres Garza (817) 244-7622 h PRESIDENT - LULAC COUNCIL #4442 8112 Rush Fort Worth, TX 76116 J f-4-7-S /k4 vi4/2- PrZes�dd.c?` 3t- 16) ? LEAGUE OF [!NITER LATIti AMERICAN CITIZENS V DISTRICT III 1990-91 OFFICERS Greg Vaquera Metro ( 817) 467-5429 H DISTRICT DIRECTOR ( 214 ) 658-2038 W 232 Lantana Drive Arlington, TX 76018 Helen Sides ( 817 ) 293-3219 H DEPUTY DISTRICT DIRECTOR ( 214 ) 574-3299 W 1213 Lyric Drive Fort Worth, TX 76134 Julio Delgado ( 817 ) 485-2085 H DEPUTY DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR YOUTH ( 214 ) 790-1- 120 W 316 Norfolk Bedford, TX 76021 Hector Flores ( 214 ) 780-0082 -H PRESIDENT - COUNCIL #100 ( 214 ) 827-0202- 0 1030 Tracy Av. :r Duncanville, TX Jesse Navarro ( 214 ) 245-7020 H PRESIDENT - COUNCIL #101 ( 214 ) 276-3067 0 1501 Estates Way_ Carrollton , TX 75006 Ramiro Lopez ( 214 ) 339-127C H PRESIDENT - CCUNCIL #272 ( 214 ) 570-7:Z3 0 1512 S . Barnett Dallas , TX 75211 Vicki Bargas ( 817 ) 294-131Z H PRESIDENT - CCUNCIL #601 5005 Savoy Ct. =607 Fort Worth , TX 76133 Cuqui Sanchez ( 817 ) 261-9640 H PRESIDENT - COUNCIL #4353 3623 Yorkshire Dr. Arlington , TX 76013 /Popo Gonzalez PRESIDENT - COUNCIL #4366 ( 817 ) 387-4884 0 216 W. Collins Denton , TX 76201 Robert Ramirez ( 214 ) 641-8376 H PRESIDENT - COUNCIL #4382 ( 214 ) 767-2469 0 2318 Cypress Dr. nnnnH Prai ri A TY 79non DISTRICT III 1989-90 Officers Page 2 Felix Galan (214) 327-4779 h IMMEDIATE PAST DISTRICT DIRECTOR (214) 824-1620 w 8622 Sikorski Lane Dallas, TX 75228 John T. Garcia (915) 532-0745 h STATE DIRECTOR (915) 545-2737 w 2226 Montana El Paso, TX 79903 Bertha D. Galan (214) 327-4779 h DEPUTY STATE DIRECTOR (214) 767-7047 w 8622 Sikorski Lane Dallas, TX 75228 Irma Mireles (512) 734-0134 h DEPUTY STATE DIRECTOR (512) 342-5157 w FOR WOMEN' S ACTIVITIES 1810 Alametos San Antonio, TX 78201 Dorothy Martinez (817) 387-6941 h DEPUTY STATE DIRECTOR FOR YOUTH 2611 Royal Acres Denton, TX 76201 Richard Coronado (817) 755-6546 h STATE TREASURER (817) 756-6551 x305 1713 Holly Vista Waco, TX 76711 Jose Botello IMMEDIATE PAST STATE DIRECTOR P. 0. Box 57664 Dallas, TX 75207 r tir ) .ti. 4� '4 ,1 C J n ressl'*onalCo United States PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 11 01h CONGRESS,SECOND SESSION of America House of Representatives The Honorable Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) Extension of Remarks February 27, 2008 Honoring the Denton, Texas League of United Latin American Citizens Council #4366 Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the League of United Latin American Citizens Council #4366 in Denton, Texas. This group is being recognized by Texas Women's University as a 2008 Texas Women's University Founders Award recipient. The Denton LULAC Council #4366 was established in 1981 under the leadership of charter president Frank Devila and 10 other Denton community leaders. Today, members serve on a number of Denton boards and committees; including the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as well as the committees for the Cinco de Mayo, Cena en el Barrio and Fiesta on the Square celebrations. For more than five years, the Denton LULAC Council #4366 has partnered with Texas Women's University to award scholarships to deserving Hispanic students in the North Texas area. Since 2002, the organization has awarded scholarships to 13 Hispanic students at Texas Women's University. Chancellor of Texas Women's University, Ann Stuart, has said that the university is fortunate to have partners such as Denton LULAC join them in their mission of educating the state's future leaders. The Texas Women's University Founders Award is presented to honor organizations and individuals who have supported Texas Women's University. I am proud to honor the Denton LULAC Council 44366. This group of dedicated and s ice-oriented individuals is very deserving of this award, and I am proud to represent the citizen n Congressional District of Texas.