Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools 2011-2012 State Discipline Data Board of Education February 12, 2013 Charlie McCurry, Jr.

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools2011-2012

State Discipline Data Board of Education

February 12, 2013

Charlie McCurry, Jr.

Report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee Available at:

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/research/discipline/reports/consolidated/2011-12/consolidated-report.pdf

Includes: Annual Report of School Crime & Violence Annual Report of Suspensions & Expulsions Annual Report of Dropout Rates

Reportable Act Rate (per 1000 students), Among High School StudentsLEA 2010-2011

School Year2011-2012School Year

Change

WS/FCS 24.38 17.60 -6.78

Durham 12.96 19.23 6.27

Wake 12.74 13.70 0.96

Charlotte-Mecklenburg 16.89 14.37 -2.52

Guilford 12.67 14.49 1.82

Cumberland 14.18 18.08 3.90

Reportable Act Rate Among High School Students

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Top Reportable Offenses StatewideOffense 2010-11 2011-12 Percentage

Possession of a Controlled Substance in Violation of Law

4,934 4,777 -3.2%

Possession of Weapon (excluding firearm & explosive)

3,954 3,613 -8.6%

Assault on School Personnel

1,156 1,212 4.8%

Sexual Assault (excluding rape & sexual offense)

1,068 971 -9.1%

Top Reportable Offenses Statewide

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Possession of Controlled SubstanceLEA 2010-11 Total 2011-12 Total Change %

WSFCS 373 246 -34%

Durham 94 136 45%

Wake 413 446 8%

Charlotte-Mecklenburg

494 434 -12%

Guilford 284 225 -21%

Cumberland 123 162 32%

Possession of Controlled Substance

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Possession of a Weapon (excluding firearm or powerful explosive)

LEA 2010-11 Total 2011-12 Total Change %

WSFCS 181 141 -22%

Durham 135 142 5%

Wake 345 338 -2%

Charlotte-Mecklenburg

505 512 1%

Guilford 234 205 -12%

Cumberland 215 219 2%

Possession of a Weapon

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Assault on School Personnel

LEA 2010-11 Total 2011-12 Total Change %

WSFCS 69 37 -46%

Durham 11 13 18%

Wake 173 157 -9%

Charlotte-Mecklenburg

305 382 25%

Guilford 84 74 -12%

Cumberland 125 150 20%

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Sexual Assault (excluding rape & sexual offense)

LEA 2010-11 Total 2011-12 Total Change %

WSFCS 6 0 -100%

Durham 10 5 -50%

Wake 7 11 57%

Charlotte-Mecklenburg

29 75 158%

Guilford 13 12 -7%

Cumberland 16 13 -19%

Sexual Assault

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Short-Term Suspensions

LEA 2010-11Short-Term Suspensions

2011-12Short-TermSuspensions

Change Percentage

WS/FCS 11,844 10,768 -1076 -9%

Durham 5,213 5,934 721 13%

Wake 17,339 14,223 -3116 -17%

Charlotte-Mecklenburg

35,393 37,464 2071 5%

Guilford 10,781 10,000 -781 -7%

Cumberland 11,220 11,482 262 2%

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High School Short-Term Suspension RateLEA 2010-12

Rate (per 100 students)

2011-12Rate (per 100 students)

Change Percentage

WS/FCS 34.46 31.27 -3.19 -9%

Durham 25.19 33.40 8.21 32%

Wake 20.17 15.85 -4.32 -21%

Charlotte-Mecklenburg

44.46 49.16 4.70 9%

Guilford 14.46 21.90 7.44 51%

Cumberland 29.55 34.83 5.28 17%

High School Short-Term Suspension Rate

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Long-Term Suspensions

LEA 2010-11Long-TermSuspensions

2011-12Long-TermSuspensions

Change Percentage

WS/FCS 73 23 -50 -68%

Durham 104 61 -43 -41%

Wake 577 403 -174 -30%

Charlotte-Mecklenburg

137 88 -49 -35%

Guilford 115 14 -101 -87%

Cumberland 19 6 -13 -68%

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Expulsions

LEA 2010-11Expulsions

2011-12Expulsions

Change

WS/FCS 20 4 -16

Durham 0 0 0

Wake 2 0 -2

Charlotte-Mecklenburg 5 0 -5

Guilford 0 0 0

Cumberland 0 2 2

NC Alternative Placements

• Alternative schools and programs reported 14,090 student placements in 2011-12, only three fewer than in 2010-11.

• 12,874 individual students were placed in alternative programs over the course of the 2011-12 school year.

• Males were placed in alternative programs at higher rates than females, African-Americans at higher rates than other ethnic groups, and ninth graders at higher rates than other grade levels.

Questions?

Report Available at: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/research/discipline/reports/consolidated/2011-12/consolidated-report.pdf