Oak Park–River Forest administrators report discipline data, note data‑cleaning and emphasis on restorative practices

School administrators delivered the annual discipline practices review to the board, reporting 818 recorded disciplinary incidents in the prior year and explaining that a substantial portion of the increase reflected improved data collection rather than a proportional rise in student misbehavior.

Principal Luna Parker, who introduced the item, said the district changed how incidents are coded and reviewed, funneling teacher referrals through the dean team for consistent coding and end‑of‑year reconciliation. An assistant principal, who led much of the data discussion, said the shift was deliberate: ‘‘It used to be the teachers could directly input a disciplinary incident…now teachers put in a teacher referral code and from the narrative the team put in the appropriate disciplinary code,’’ which…