Prior to the webinar please visit
http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-andAssessment/Curriculum-andInstruction/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 II
Marilyn Watson
Jeff Hodges
Senior Research and
Policy Analyst
Program Manager, Safe
and Drug-Free Schools
Program Specialist, Safe
and Drug-Free Schools
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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:
o New Discipline Incident Types
o Updated definitions to provide more clarity
o 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.
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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
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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
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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
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•
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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
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•
•
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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
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•
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Other-Dress Code
Repeated Offenses
Continuation of Incident
Fighting
– Severity Level: What level should be this coded at…
•
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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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