Prior to the webinar please visit http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Curriculum-and-Instruction/Pages/Student-Discipline.aspx

and download the most recent:1) Discipline Matrix (print on legal size paper);

2) Discipline Matrix Rationale; and 3)Discipline Matrix Quick Reference Guide

You will need these for the webinar.

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Student Discipline Reporting

Training Webinar for New Discipline Reporting for the 2013-2014 School Year

Dennis A. Kramer IISenior Research and

Policy Analyst

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Jeff HodgesProgram Specialist, Safe and Drug-Free Schools

Marilyn WatsonProgram Manager, Safe and Drug-Free Schools

Agenda• Introduction to Discipline Matrix

• Rationale for Discipline Matrix

• New Action Items– Updates Post Data Collection Conference

– Definition Changes to Detention

• New Incident Items– New “Other Categories”

– Repeated Offenses vs. Continuation of Incident

• Reporting Examples

• Questions

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What is the New Discipline Matrix• Serves as a guidance tool for school systems

• May be aligned with student codes of conduct

• Discipline Matrix includes:oNew Discipline Incident TypesoUpdated definitions to provide more clarityo Specific examples o Three-tiered discipline incident levels

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Rationale•Improve Data Accuracy and Reliability

•Improve Transparency in Data Reporting

•Address Concerns about the Disproportionate Use of Discipline Actions

•Improve Ambiguous Categorical Definitions and the Correlation Between Discipline Incidents and Discipline Actions

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Implementation Timeline• Fall 2012:

– Request for comments from Superintendents on new discipline matrix

– Training / Webinar – Archived online for future reference

• Spring 2013: – Mandatory Reporting: New incidents and actions for 2012-2013

school year– Optional Reporting: Severity levels for the 2012-2013 school year

• Summer 2013: – RESA and/or site-based training session on severity levels– Data Collections Conference Training and Discussion

• Fall 2013:– Full implementation of severity levels

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New Discipline Action Types

• Detention- Disciplinary action consisting of the assignment of students to a certain area of the school outside of regular school hours (before school, after school, on a non-school day) for two consecutive days or the equivalent hours. – Does not include lunch-based detention or any single day

detention.

– May include Saturday school detention so long as the single Saturday school detention is the equivalent to two consecutive regular day detention periods.

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New Discipline Action Types

• Short-Term OSS- Suspension of a student for ten school days or less (O.C.G.A. § 20-2-751)

• Long-Term OSS- Suspension of a student for more than ten school days but not beyond the current school quarter or semester (O.C.G.A. § 20-2-751)

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New Discipline Action Types

• Removed Administrative Action as a state reported action.

• All other discipline actions remain the same as prior reporting.

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New Discipline Incident Types• Other - Attendance-Related (30)

Repeated or excessive unexcused absences or tardies; including failure to report to class, skipping class, leaving school without authorization, or failure to comply with disciplinary sanctions

• Other - Dress Code Violation (31)

Violation of school dress code that includes standards for appropriate school attire

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New Discipline Incident Types• Other - Student Incivility (33)-

Insubordination or disrespect to staff members or other students; Includes but is not limited to refusal to follow school staff member instructions, use of vulgar or inappropriate language, and misrepresentation of the truth

• Other - Possession of Unapproved Items (34)- The use or possession of any unauthorized item disruptive to the school environment.

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New Discipline Incident Types• Academic Dishonesty (32)

Receiving unauthorized assistance on classroom assessments and assignments

• Gang-Related (35)

Any group of three or more persons with a common name or common identifying signs, symbols, tattoos, graffiti, or attire which engage in school disruptive behavior

• Repeated Offense (36)

Collection of state reportable offenses that occur on multiple school days

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Reporting New Incidents• Reporting New “Other” Incidents– Treated the same as “Other Incident” (24) and only reported

with state reportable actions.

– Should not increase number of reported incidents as these incidents were reported in prior years as incident type 24 and a state reported action.

• Reporting New Non-“Other” Incidents– Academic Dishonesty (32), Gang-Related (35), and Repeated

Offenses (36), should be treated as state reportable incidents regardless of action type.

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Repeated Offenses vs. Continuation of Incident

• Repeated Offenses– Multiple offenses occurring on different school days

– Repeated offenses with the same incident type should be reported as Level 3 as provided in Discipline Matrix. If Level 3 doesn’t include repeated offenses, please report as Repeated Offense (36)

– May also include collection of different incidents across multiple days.

• Continuation of Incidents– Multiple actions for a single incident

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New Reporting and USCO• USCO is Separate Collection from Student Discipline– Focuses primarily on violent crimes.

– USCO data is based on official tribunals, hearings conducted by a disciplinary hearing officer, and official actions of the local board of education (instead of court proceedings).

– Although USCO incidents and discipline incidents may appear to overlap, the definitions are different! (i.e. The discipline incident for “Battery” is not the same as the USCO offense for “Aggravated Battery”)

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Response to Questions / Clarification

• Intentional vs. Unintentional– Local decision on intent.

• Questions on PDA– Removed from Level 1 Sexual Offenses

• Questions Thus Far……

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Severity Level Reporting Examples

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Example #1• Student uses a razor blade as an intimidation tool to

take lunch money from a fellow student. How would this be reported?

– Incident Code: Which one best describes the situation• Burglary

• Robbery

• Threat and Intimidation

– Severity Level: What level should be this coded at…• Level 1

• Level 2

• Level 3

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Example #2• Students are caught kissing and holding hands in the

hallway. How should this incident be reported?

– Incident Code: Which one best describes the situation• Sex Offenses

• Sexual Harassment

• Sexual Battery

• Not Reported

– Severity Level: What level should be this coded at…• Level 1

• Level 2

• Level 3

• Not Reported

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Example #3• On Monday a student is involved in a fight. On Tuesday, the

same student is sent to the office for using profanity towards a teacher. On Wednesday, the same student is written up for a dress code violation. What do you code the incident on Wednesday as?

– Incident Code: Which one best describes the situation• Other-Dress Code

• Repeated Offenses

• Continuation of Incident

• Fighting

– Severity Level: What level should be this coded at…• Level 1

• Level 2

• Level 3

• Not Reported

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QUESTIONS??

Dennis Kramer: dkramer@doe.k12.ga.us

Marilyn Watson: mawatson@doe.k12.ga.us

Jeff Hodges: jhodges@doe.k12.ga.us

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