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Quarterly reports: discipline, safety systems, social supports, transportation and instructional technology updates
Summary
District leaders reported quarterly data on discipline trends, crisis-alert system tests, social-worker referrals, clinic visits, transportation on-time rates and instructional technology training and SLAs.
At the March 4 meeting the Paulding County School District presented second-quarter reports across school leadership, safety and security, student supports, transportation and instructional technology.
School leadership reported discipline trends showing the majority of students have no in-school or out-of-school suspensions; an elevated share of long-term suspensions relate to alcohol or drug possession and THC vape incidents, the presentation said. District staff described programs that provide education and reduced consequences for students who complete interventions and noted an increase in supports for students with economic needs and homelessness.
Safety staff reported routine use of the Cintegix crisis alert system; presenters said the system worked as intended during an inadvertent lockdown caused by a teacher’s button being bumped and that administration could quickly identify and resolve the lockout. Student-supports presenters said social-worker referrals remain driven primarily by attendance concerns; the district reported a decline in Columbia Scale self-harm severity assessments compared with January 2023 and emphasized wraparound services for students and families.
Transportation leaders said vacancy rates for drivers have fallen and punctuality improved: on-time bus arrival was reported at 95% in December and January, compared with 88.5% in the same months in 2023. Instructional technology leaders said new service-level agreements (SLA) rolled out in February set a one-hour response goal and a three-day resolution goal for help-desk tickets; since the rollout, average response time improved from 1.4 days to about 8.8 hours and average resolution time improved from 5.9 to 3.4 days. Presenters also highlighted a teacher tech-leader cohort, school training participation metrics and student winners at a state technology competition.
Board members asked for no formal actions; reports were provided for oversight and planning.
