STUDENT DISCIPLINEWORKSHOP
August 8, 2016
Overview
Alignment of Priorities
Student Discipline Process Overview
Impact
Next Steps
Data Review
Increased Investments & Supports
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College & Career Services
Student Engagement & Parent Support
Social-Emotional Supports
Discipline
High Quality Instruction
Supporting the Whole Child
Discipline – Comes from the Latin word “disciplinare” which means to teach, instruct, educate.
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Prevention & Intervention
Mission StatementThrough relationships withstudents, families, community andour Fresno Unified staff, theDepartment of Prevention andIntervention strives to reconnectwith the humanity in education.We help to bridge gaps inopportunity through providingaccess to resources that promotethe academic success and well-being of the ”whole-child” andsupport the optimum conditionsfor learning in our schools.
Prevention & Intervention
School Climate
Attendance/ SARB
Restorative Practice
Project Access/
HHIStudent
Discipline
Behavioral Intervention
Student Support Services
Mentoring
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Alignment of Priorities
California State Legislature •Revised student discipline laws to
encourage the use of alternative strategies to address student misconduct and keep students in school and on target to graduate
District Policy•Revised and adopted in accordance with
guidance from CSBA and the Office for Civil Rights
Research•Department of Education Office of Civil
Rights Data Collection Report•UCLA - Out of School & Off Track: The
Overuse of Suspensions in American Middle and High Schools
•American Federation of Teachers- From Reaction to Prevention
•Council of Great City Schools – FUSD Report
School Quality Improvement Index• Recognizing the connection
between exclusionary discipline and academic outcomes; includes measuring suspension and expulsion as part of the accountability system
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Legislative Impact on Local Policy
•AB 1732- Cyberbullying•AB 1729- Restriction on Use
of Suspension -‘Other Means of Correction’ defined
•AB 2537- Clarification of Zero Tolerance
•AB 256- Cyberbullying Expansion
•AB 420- Restriction on Suspension/Expulsion for Defiance/Disruption
•SB 1111-Improper Transfer
Legislative Change
•BP 5138.1 Anti-Bullying•BR 5145. 7 Sexual Harassment•5144 Discipline•5144.1 Suspension and
Expulsion/ Due Process•5145.3
Nondiscrimination/Harassment •5131.7 Weapons
Impacted Board Policies
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Suspension
• Jurisdiction
• Grounds for Suspension/Expulsion
• Restriction on Suspension
• Discipline of Students with Disabilities
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Parent ConferenceCounseling Referrals
Intervention-Related Teams
Assessment for Special Education/504 Services
Community Service
Prosocial behavior/Anger Management Programs
Restorative Justice Programs
Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS)
After School Programs that address specific behavioral issues
AdditionalFUSD
Supports
School Based Social Worker Intervention
Interagency Child Empowerment Team (ICET)
Peer MediationBullying Prevention
Men & Women’s Alliance ProgramsMentoring
Social Skills Groups
RestitutionYouth Court
Safe & Civil Schools
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Data Tracking & Monitoring
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Suspension Incidents by Segment
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016
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Suspension by Offense Type
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1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
BEHAVIORS LEADING TO SUSPENSION4-YEAR COMPARISON
2012-13 2015-16
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Expulsion Circumstances
• Firearm• Brandish a Knife• Sales of Controlled Substance• Sexual Assault/Sexual Battery• Possession of Explosives
SHALL(Mandatory)
• Serious Physical Injury• Possession of Knife or Dangerous Object• Possession of Controlled Substance • Robbery• Assault or Battery of a School Employee
SHALL…UNLESS
• All lesser offenses listed under Education Code 48900 and not included above
MAY(Discretionary)
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Expulsion
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• Timeline• Administrative Hearing Panel• Threshold for Expulsion• Suspended Expulsion• Expulsion Term• Appeal• Rehabilitation Plan• Readmission
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2015-16 Expulsion Placement Type
94
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10 5Phoenix Secondary
Phoenix Elementary
KKEC
Suspended Expulsionto Comprehensive SiteSuspended Expulsionto Alt Ed Sites
Total Expulsions = 175
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Expulsions by Year
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200
300
400
500
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700
2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016
BEHAVIORS LEADING TO EXPULSION:DOWN 72%
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2015-2016 Expulsions by Group
STUDENT GROUP % OF DISTRICT ENROLLMENT
% OF EXPULSION REFERRALS DISPROPORTIONALITY
Foster Youth 0.95% 2.29% 2.41
African American 8.65% 30.86% 3.57
Special Education 10.71% 25.71% 2.40
Male 51.39% 74.29% 1.45
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Improving Student Behavior
2008-09 Core Beliefs
and Commitments
2009-11District
Actions (Safe & Civil/ Bullying
Prevention)
2012-13 Legislative Actions &
Graduation Taskforce
2013-14 Restorative Practices
Resolution & Pilot
2014-15Increased Parent & Student
Engagement Opportunities
2015-PresentAdditional
Investments-Social
Emotional Supports
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Increased Investment-Increased Student Supports
Middle School Social Workers-12
sites
Restorative Practices- 38 sites
Supports to Foster/Homeless
Students 7-10
Elementary Child Welfare &
Attendance- 29 sites
No Cost Mental Health Services-
16 sites
Hmong Student Success Team
High School Reengagement
Centers
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Impact
Behaviors Leading to Suspension: 4% reduction districtwideHigh school out-of-school suspensions increased by 17%Middle school out-of-school suspensions decreased by 11%Elementary school out-of-school suspensions increased by 11%
Behaviors leading to expulsion: 13% reduction within the Restorative Practices site cohort
Students with behavioral needs seen by the Middle School SESS demonstrating Q3-Q4 behavioral improvement: 69%
Foster/Homeless students (7-10) with behavioral needs seen by the Project Access social worker demonstrating Q3-Q4 behavioral improvement: 62%
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Next Steps
Standardize Expectations
Regarding ‘Other Means of Correction’
MBK Success Mentoring
On Campus Substance Abuse
Services
Expand Mental Health Services for Elementary
Expansion of Support Homeless/Foster 6-12
Peer Mediation-Scale
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