Homewood SD 153 board approves ISBE discipline-improvement plan for disproportionate discipline rates
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Summary
The board approved the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) discipline improvement plan required for districts in the top 20% statewide for discipline disproportionality and said it will work with administrators across the district to reduce disparities.
The Homewood School District 153 board approved the district's ISBE discipline improvement plan at its May 5 meeting, a document required by the state when a district ranks in the top 20% statewide for discipline disproportionality.
"The state board requires that districts who are in the top 20% statewide of disproportionality ... to create a report that we will work on to address this disproportionality and discipline rates," a district official said. The plan's details were placed before the board and the administration said it will work with administrative teams at all three district buildings to implement improvements.
Why it matters: School-discipline disproportionality often correlates with racial or other disparities in who is suspended or disciplined. The ISBE-required plan obliges the district to analyze data and pursue corrective steps.
No formal roll-call vote detail beyond approval was recorded in the transcript; the board moved the item as part of the consent agenda and the motion carried.
