District reports improvements in safety, recommends deeper restorative practices and expanded early-warning supports

Indian Prairie School District 204 administrators reviewed the district's student behavior data and recommended steps to deepen restorative practices and earlier, tiered interventions during a Sept. 8 board presentation.

Presenters said most students report feeling safe in class (92 percent) and that districtwide suspension rates remain low: at all grade spans a very large majority of students had no state-reportable in-school or out-of-school suspension during the 2024-25 school year. Staff reported a small decline in some indicators that measure shared expectations and academic press and recommended pairing belonging-building efforts with consistent academic challenge.

Why it matters: the district tied behavior objectives directly to Board Policy 7-190 (Student Behavior) and 7-200 (suspension review). Staff said the district's approach focuses largely on prevention and supports, with restorative practices positioned as an 80…