FY 2018 - Student Code of Conduct Adoption Board of Education - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

FY 2018 - Student Code of Conduct Adoption Board of Education Presentation MAY 9, 2017

SCOC REVIEW Phase Time Line August – January Assessment & Planning - Data Analysis, District Comparisons, Research Senate Bill -100 * effective September 2016 Parent/Teacher Advisory Committee – 105 ILCS 5/10-20.14 Compliance ..leading to a policy addressing the 12 - 14 hours scheduled over 6-7 temporary classroom exclusion of disruptive students by the teacher meetings, Time:(5:00 – 7:00 p.m.) January 12, 17, 26, February 2, 6, 16 @ East HS Student Code of Conduct Review Committee – Administrative Department staff, General Counsel, Principals, REA, 6 hours 3:00 - 4:30 Parents, and Teachers February 24, Review of Parent/Teacher Advisory recommendations , student feedback, board feedback, school discipline data March 3, trends, and IL school discipline; finalize recommendations for presentation to the Education Committee Location: Administration Building/ July 2015 – April 2016 Senate Bill-100 Legal Review Team - General Counsel and Executive Director code language revisions Education Committee Presentation – Student Code of Conduct Recommendations reviewed and Recommendation April18, 2017 for Board Consent approved Board May 9, 2017 Consent & Action – Approved for Design, Printing and Dissemination May 23, 2017

SCOC Document Phase Time Line Design & Formatting – Adjustments to Design and Formatting based on revisions, definitions, etc. May – June (4-6 wks) May – June (4-6 wks) Translation (English Language Learners )- Bi-Lingual office translators collaborate with design team Printing – 2- 3 weeks June - July Principal Training – Phase I - Revisions and Social Intervention Planning (using draft copies) May 16,17,18 - Phase I Phase II – Document Processing (e-schools /SunGard) August 2,3,7- Phase II School Registration Distribution – Disseminated to Students & Parents/Guardians July 18 – 25, 2017 (Registration begins in August) Parent Presentations – Student Services Parent Community Presentations for Question and Answer September – October Sessions on the Student Code of Conduct and Positive Behavior Intervention Supports

Disruptive Students 105 ILCS 5/13A- 1… a)The children of this State constitute its most important resource, and in order to enable those children to reach their full potential, the State must provide them the quality public education that the Constitution of the State of Illinois mandates. b)The State cannot provide its children with the education they deserve and require unless the environment of the public schools is conducive to learning. c)That environment cannot be achieved unless an atmosphere of safety prevails, assuring that the person of each student, teacher, and staff member is respected, and that none of those people are subjected to violence, threats, harassment, intimidation, or otherwise confrontational or inappropriate behaviors that disrupt the educational atmosphere. d)In most schools, although the disruptive students who are the primary cause of inappropriate educational environments comprise a small percentage of the total student body, they nevertheless consume a substantial amount of the time and resources of teachers and school administrators…..

Disruptive Students 105 ILCS 5/13A-1 e)Disruptive students (a student eligible for suspension or expulsion through the discipline process established by the school district) typically derive little benefit from traditional school programs.. f)Students need an appropriate, constructive classroom atmosphere in order to benefit from the teacher’s presentations. Stud ents cannot afford the classroom disruptions and often become frustrated at the inability of their teachers and schools to control disruptive students. As a result they drop out of school too often…if these students stay in school and graduate, they have been depriv ed by their disruptive classmates of the attention to their educational needs that their teachers would otherwise have provided, thereby diminishing their receiving the education and skills necessary to secure good jobs and become productive members of an increasingly competitive economic environment. g)Parents of school children statewide have expressed their rising concern at the failure of their local public schools to provide a safe and appropriate educational environment for their children and to deal appropriately with disruptive students, and the General Assembly deems their concerns to be understandable and justified. h)Every school district in the State shall do all it can to ensure a safe and appropriate educational environment for all of its students, …..

Research & Practices Reviewed

Research Research /Action Practices Reviewed US Dept. of Education, January 2014; “Guiding Principles; A - National trends on student discipline Resource Guide for Improving School Climate and Discipline” - Principles/Standards on adopting code of conduct policies for public school students National School Climate Center - ”A Climate for Academic Success” - - ”Are We Closing the School Discipline Gap”?, the Center for (Full Report; How School Climate Distinguishes Schools that are Civil Rights Remedies – February 2015 beating the Achievement Odds) – Voight, Austin, Hanson -2013; - “Teaching the Whole Child”, American Institute for Research - American Institutes for Research -CASEL Guide/Research – 2013 2014 - CTRI, “ Mindfulness Webinar Training” - Voight, A.,and Hanson, T.(2017). How are middle school climate - Maintaining Safe Schools – ( Feb.(2017), vol.2, issue2, LRP and academic performance related across schools over time?(REL 2017- 212). Washington, DC:U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Publications) Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory West. Ies.ed.gov/ncee.edlabs IL State Board of Education - SCHOOL CLIMATE; Resources[Edutopia, Illinois Balanced and Restorative Justice, Anatomy of School Bullying, Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning] • Springfield, Peoria, Aurora, Elgin, Freeport Urban School District SCOC comparison matrix

Student Rights Research /Action Practices Reviewed • RPS Student Discipline Trends * School Dashboards Data Analysis • Climate Score Boards * Illinois Report Card • ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) Professional Learning Communities RPS Multi Tiered Systems of Support/MTSS Student Success Plan * Transition Plans * ESSA * 5-Essentials * Mindfulness * Bullying Prevention * Soft Skills Behavioral Theorist Sources Sprick (2012) * Johnson (2012) * Marzano (2007) Good, Grumley, & Roy (2003) * Covey (1998) * Canter (1993) Enns ( Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute ) * Wilson & Conyers (2013) Organizational Structure RPS Strategic Plan Teacher’s Encyclopedia of Behavior Management, Sprick (2012) Optimizing Performance and goal attainment Supportive School Discipline Initiative (SSDI) Education Equity * Teacher Leadership

Source: RPS Research Dept. 12/31/2016 RPS Behavior Trends MINORS & T2 30,000 25,000 # of Incidents 20,000 Minor and Tier 1 (excluding tardy) 15,000 Tier 2 10,000 5,000 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Sem1

Source: RPS Research Dept. 12/31/2016 RPS Behavior Trends T3 & T4 – T5 2,500 Tier 3 Tier 4 & 5 (fomerly Zero Tolerance) 2,000 # of Incidents 1,500 1,000 500 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Sem1

Source: RPS Research Dept. 12/31/2016 RPS Behavior Trends # of Incidents - Fighting and Group Violence 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Sem1

Source: RPS Research Dept. 12/31/2016 RPS Behavior Trends % Students Involved in Fighting or Group Violence 9.00% 8.00% 7.00% 6.00% 5.00% 4.00% 3.00% 2.00% 1.00% 0.00% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Sem1

Source: RPS Research Dept. 12/31/2016 RPS Behavior Trends Bullying/Threats 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 Bullying/Threats 600 400 200 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Sem1

Source: RPS Security Dept. 7/06/2016 RPS Behavior Trends

Source: Illinois State Board of Education RPS Exclusion Trends OSS trends 2009-2016 19,000 17,000 15,000 13,000 Suspensions 11,000 9,000 7,000 5,000 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Years

Source: Illinois State Board of Education RPS Exclusion Trends School Year ISBE OSS Students ISBE OSS Incidents 2009 5,626 18,690 2010 4,257 14,460 2011 4,299 13,791 2012 4,699 14,032 2013 5,001 15,261 2014 3,536 9,425 2015 3,865 9,301 9,301 2016 3,513 7,680

RPS 2018 SCOC Revisions

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