U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Equal Educational Opportunity for Hispanic Students in the Oklahoma City Public Schools

Appendices 

Appendix A

Oklahoma Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

The Hispanic Student, Equal Education Opportunity and the Oklahoma City Public Schools

Clarion Hotel/Comfort Inn Conference Center
4345 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK

September 29, 1998

AGENDA

 8:45 a.m.

Introductions and Opening Statement

• Stephanie C. Hudson, Chairperson
  Oklahoma Advisory Committee, USCCR

• Melvin L. Jenkins, Director
  Central Regional Office, USCCR

 9:00 a.m.

The Hispanics of Oklahoma

• Herman Curiel, Ph.D., Associate Professor
  University of Oklahoma, School of Social Work

9:20 a.m.                      

Federal Government

• Taylor D. August, Director
  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, Dallas, TX

9:40 a.m.                     

State Government

• Dale Wells, Vice Chair, Education Committee
  House of Representatives, District 33, Cushing, OK

10:00 a.m.    

• Robert Buswell, Executive Director
  Office of Accountability, Education Oversight Board, State of Oklahoma

10:20 a.m.        

Community Perspectives

• April Haulman, Ph.D., Professor
  Bilingual/ESL Education, University of Central Oklahoma-Edmond

10:40 a.m.

• Ralph Martinez, Parent
  Oklahoma City Public Schools

11:00 a.m.       

Break

11:10 a.m.

• Amy Nazario, Parent
  Oklahoma City Public Schools

11:30 a.m.

• Johnny Charqueno, Student
  Latino Leadership Club, Oklahoma City

11:50 a.m.

• Sergio Gallegos, Jr., Chairperson
  Hispanic Advisory Committee to the Oklahoma City Public Schools

12:20 p.m.

• Wayne Thompson, Executive Director
  Oklahoma Health Care Project, Oklahoma City

12:45 p.m.

• Maridyth M. McBee, Ph.D., Team Leader
  Student Assessment, Research & Planning Section, Oklahoma State Department of Education

1:10 p.m.

• Ruth Mazaheri, Director of Programs
  Latino Community Development Agency, Oklahoma City

1:30 p.m.

•  Dr. Vern L. Moore, Deputy Superintendent
  Oklahoma City Public Schools

 2:00 p.m.        

Open Session

 2:20 p.m.         

Adjournment

Appendix B

Columbus Elementary School Testing Data

Information obtained from Oklahoma City Public Schools Management Information Services, the 1996-97 Statistical Profile published in September 1997.

• Columbus Elementary School total student body during 1996-97 school year: 650 students.

• 439 (67.5%) of the students were Hispanic origin.

• 398 of the second, third, fourth and fifth graders were eligible to take the Iowa test.

• Only 139 (34%) of the students were given the test last year.

• 214 (49%) of the Hispanic students were exempted from taking the test.

• 54% of the eligible second, third, fourth and fifth grade students were exempted from taking the Iowa Test.