"Pointing Ahead From Midpoint," by Kent Organ, Oct. 2, 2004

The bulk of the Kent Organ Dayton School Desegregation Papers consists of the final report submitted by the Ad Hoc Committee of the Dayton Citizens Advisory Board. In addition to the report, the papers contain two articles written by Kent Organ and the Agenda for a School Desegregation Panel held at College Hill Community Church in October 2004.

As noted, the bulk of the papers consists of the Ad Hoc Committees report to the DCAB. The report is divided into three parts: Analysis of the 1976-77 Experience; Forecast for 1977-78; and Recommendations. The report also has 10 appendices including: Community Preparation; Transportation; Racial Ratio; Safety and Security; Human Relations; Student Relations; Student Conduct and Discipline, Parent Relations, Curricular Offerings, and Comments from the Superintendent. Researchers will found the introductory comments interesting as it describes some of the difficulties in obtaining data for the report after the fact. Also, of note, are the statistical reports found in the appendices.