Discipline

WHY FOCUS ON MALE STUDENTS?

Enrollment by gender shows roughly 50% male, 50% female. District suspensions do not yet reflect that, with males receiving suspensions more than females.

By 2027, we will decrease suspensions for all students by 25 percent or more compared to the 2021-22 school year.

We will decrease suspensions for our male students by 25 percent or more  compared to the 2021-22 school year.

One way we measure the disciplinary environment in our schools is through suspension and expulsion counts. When students are suspended, they are not in class learning and growing with their peers. When students respect each other and staff, they can be in a classroom free from these distractions, learning and growing together.

Strategies for increasing good behavior and respect, and decreasing suspensions

• Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) 
  • Pre- and Re-teaching of expectations at schools
  • What should behavior look like in class, during lunch, on the bus, etc.
• Two-Way Communication with caregivers
  • Input from student, caregiver, and staff
  • Phone calls to check in on students (teachers and buildings)
• Social Emotional Learning Groups
  • Behavior support staff and School-based Mental Health Assoc.
• K-8 Character Strong Curriculum
  • Lessons for K-8 students focused on character traits
  • Communication with families via ParentSquare of the character traits
• Behavior Safety Assessments (Threat-SIRC-Fire)
• Two years of Studer student, staff, caregiver experience survey data