Discipline, Crime and Violence

1. Discipline, Crime and Violence

2. Objective • This session will familiarize you with the fields in the Disciplinary Action and Incidents of Crime and Violence files, their definitions and help you determine if the incident is reportable or not. Provided by the Idaho state department of education

3. Why? – Safe Schools • NCLB Act, Title IX, Part E, Subpart 2, sec 9532 • Each state receiving funds shall establish and implement statewide policy (Unsafe School Choice Policy). • State shall certify in writing of compliance. • Idaho Unsafe School Choice Option Policy • http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/safe_drugfree/docs/grants_docs/PDSpolicy.doc Provided by the Idaho state department of education

4. “Persistently Dangerous School” • Establish state compliance with ESEA • Determine if Idaho schools are “Persistently Dangerous.” • In each of 3 consecutive years, one instance of: • Homicide • Sexual Offense • Kidnapping • OR the school exceeds 1% of the student body or 3 students (whichever is greater) expelled or convicted for Violent Criminal Offense or violations of federal/state gun free schools requirements. Provided by the Idaho state department of education

5. Why? – IDEA/SPED • ISDE is required to collect and report data to meet IDEA regulatory requirements: • IDEA Subpart F—Monitoring, Enforcement, Confidentiality, and Program Information Monitoring, Technical Assistance, and Enforcement • § 300.600 State monitoring and enforcement. • § 300.601(b) Data Collection Provided by the Idaho state department of education

6. Why? – SIG/Common Sense • School Improvement Grant (Requirement) • Tracking and reviewing discipline data is a critical part of the most effective allocation of resources and program planning. • Behavior policy violations contribute to toxic school climates, which have significant impact on teaching and learning. Provided by the Idaho state department of education

7. History • Prior to the 2012 School Year, districts reported annually on incidents of Discipline/Crime and Violence on aggregate by grade/gender. • Starting in the 2012/2013 School Year reporting was integrated into the monthly ISEE upload. • Why the change? • Auditable, replicable, and valid. • The SDE reports data to USDOE on aggregate. No disaggregated data leaves the Core database for any reason. Provided by the Idaho state department of education

8. What to report? • It was determined that the level of reporting was left to the LEA to determine incidents outside current state law. • Responsibility to report rests with school administrators. • Each LEA determines threshold for reporting incidents of violence. • Only actions that result in ½ day or more of removal from typical school activity is requiredunless juvenile justice/law enforcement involved. • ISS, OSS, URI, RHO, EXP, or EXM • Each LEA establishes lists of infractions and sanctions imposed for violating policy in accordance with • Idaho statute and IDAPA rule. Provided by the Idaho state department of education

9. Process for Reporting • ISEE Longitudinal Database • SRM upload each month. • 2 Files: • Disciplinary Actions • Incidents of Crime or Violence • If there were no incidents for the reporting period, upload empty files with just the file headers only. • Superintendents certify information. Provided by the Idaho state department of education

10. Fields for Reporting • ISEE web site  Required Data Collection Elements • http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/isee/requiredData.htm Provided by the Idaho state department of education

11. Fields for Reporting Provided by the Idaho state department of education

12. Glossary and Definitions • An incident glossary is included on pages 51 to 53 of the following document: • http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/safe_drugfree/docs/year_end_docs/2010%20YR%20END%20REPORT.pdf • Violent Offenses • Consult State Criminal Statutes Provided by the Idaho state department of education

13. Definitions • Alcohol, Bullying, Distribution, Explosives, Expulsion, Fighting, Firearms, Harassment, Incidents, Male or Female, Repeat, Insubordination, Knife, Other Drugs, Other Non-Firearm Weapon, Possession, Tobacco, Truancy, Use of alcohol/tobacco on school grounds, and Vandalism. • Suspension: In School and Out of School • Arson, Assault, Battery, Federal Gun-Free Act, Homicide, Kidnapping, Robbery, Sex Offenses, Stalking and Threats or Actual Physical Injury. • Violent incident with injury= student requires professional medical attention. Provided by the Idaho state department of education

14. Program Contacts • Matt McCarterDirector, Student Engagement & Postsecondary ReadinessPhone: (208) 332-6961mamccarter@sde.idaho.gov • http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/safe_drugfree/data_resources.htm • Richard O’Dell • Quality Assurance & Reporting Coordinator • rodell@sde.idaho.gov • 208-332-6919 Provided by the Idaho state department of education

15. Wrap Up SDE IT Support Desk: support@sde.idaho.gov (208) 332 - 6987 Manager: Todd King – IT Resource Manager(208) 332 - 6937tking@sde.idaho.gov Regional Coordinators: Chris Campbell - Region 1&2(208) 503 - 6368cacampbell@sde.idaho.gov Roger Sargent - Region 3(208) 332 - 6977rsargent@sde.idaho.gov Tim MeGee- Region 4(208) 332 - 6941tmegee@sde.idaho.gov Roger Evans - Region 5&6(208) 557 - 8838revans@sde.idaho.gov Provided by the Idaho state department of education

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