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Canal Winchester schools report mixed progress on discipline; new tracking and supports planned for 2025–26
Summary
District presenters showed year‑over‑year discipline data on July 14: total referrals fell at the high school and Winchester Trail but rose at Indian Trail where staff will redeploy special‑education and behavior resources. The district will implement a new behavior‑tracking system and align MTSS/RTI across elementary schools starting 2025–26.
District staff presented the 2024–25 behavior and discipline review at the July 14 board meeting, reporting declines in several high‑school measures but noting worrying increases in some elementary school incidents. The presenter said the data will guide interventions, and the district plans a new district‑wide behavior‑tracking system and aligned MTSS/RTI beginning in the 2025–26 school year.
At Canal Winchester High School, staff reported a year‑over‑year drop in most measures: total office referrals and the number of students with discipline actions both decreased, though suspensions rose 7% and expulsions rose by three students (a reported 60% increase given the small base). Staff emphasized the decline in repeat offenders and attributed…
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