Blue Springs R-IV administrators told the board at the first 2025 work session that documented student supports have grown and disciplinary incidents declined in the first semester.

Danica, a district student-supports presenter, said staff recorded about 38,000 positive "wraparound" points of contact in K–12 during the first semester. She described the contacts as proactive interventions — parent outreach, supportive plans and teacher/administrator check-ins — and noted the number reflects documented contacts only. “Every one of these numbers has a story behind it,” Danica said.

Disciplinary incidents for the semester totaled about 6,730, the presenter said, a decline of roughly 1,000 incidents compared with the prior year. Social‑worker contacts totaled about 2,215 for the semester, and newly added licensed professional counselors (LPCs) recorded 1,384 minutes of contact in the first semester, according to the presentation.

Why it matters: District leaders and board members framed the trend as early evidence that increased preventive interventions, behavioral supports and partnerships among counseling, social-work and instructional staff can reduce disciplinary referrals. The board noted clinic visits and medication support provided by health services were not reflected in these figures but also contribute to student supports.

What’s next: Staff said they will continue to track interventions separately from discipline and to report trends to the board; the student-supports presentation was positioned as an update rather than an action item.

Ending: Board members praised the work and reiterated the presentation’s message that numbers reflect individual student interactions and stories.