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Wilson Elementary reports big drop in office referrals, benchmark quality rises to 85%
Summary
Wilson Elementary staff told the Ottumwa school board they cut office discipline referrals from 518 to 109 compared with last year, implemented building‑wide behavior lessons and scales, and increased their benchmark of quality from 55% to 85%.
Wilson Elementary staff reported to the Ottumwa Community School District board May 12 that a set of behavior and instructional changes this year corresponded with large reductions in office discipline referrals and measurable gains on internal quality benchmarks.
Megan Versteg, behavior strategist at Wilson Elementary, told the board, "it's a difference of 518 office referrals to this year, we're at a hundred and 9," citing data through April that compared last school year to this one.
Why it matters: the school tied the decline in referrals to a…
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