Asheville City Schools unveils 45‑page Student Code of Success; board raises questions on implementation and training

Kim Robinson, a district staff member presenting the policy, told the Asheville City Schools Board that the district had revised its Student Code of Success to give “more clarity on how the process goes” and to replace vague disciplinary writeups with a progressive, leveled model.

Robinson said the document assigns levels of response to conduct—levels 1 and 2 to be handled by teachers and levels 3–5 to be handled by administrators—and that teachers will enter narratives in Infinite Campus for minor incidents so administrators can track repetitive behavior. “The system itself is designed to be a progressive model,” Robinson said. “Level ones and twos are supposed to be handled by teachers themselves and 3 levels 3, 4, and 5 are more administrative.”

The board broadly welcomed the aim of consistent responses across schools but pressed for more precision on how staff will distinguish, for example, level 2 from level 3 conduct and how the district will train personnel so similar behaviors…