Discipline Data
Does the current rate of disproportionality for students of color exceed or falls below the average in Seattle Public Schools?
Despite a trend of reduction in suspension rates even those specific to students of color, SPS' disproportionality rate still exceeds the average of 3 incidents per hundred.
What is Board Policy 0030?
SPS's policy of Ensuring Educational and Racial Equity
What is most heavily impacted when a student is removed from the classroom or school?
Their learning
How much did discipline rates decline between 2015 and 2019?
Almost 5%
What are two areas of Board Policy 0030 that directly impact Discipline?
Racial Equity Analysis and Professional Development
What are the foundations of SPS's discipline policy?
Prevention and reengagement and reparation of harm.
Who are the students who are most common students to receive disciplinary actions?
Male students of color and students with disabilities
What are the two internal factors that influence staff's response to discipline?
Implicit Bias and Mind set
Who cannot be suspended for disruptive conduct, rule breaking of disobedience?
Students in kindergarten through 5th grade