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LPS gives year‑one update on PAR behavior framework; suspension and disproportionality data presented
Summary
Lincoln Public Schools staff reported April 22 that 2,499 unique students had been suspended out of school year‑to‑date under the district’s reporting window as it implements the PAR (Prevention, Accountability and Restorative) behavior framework in year one.
Lincoln Public Schools staff told the board April 22 they are nine months into the first year of implementing the PAR (Prevention, Accountability and Restorative) behavior framework and provided early data and staff feedback on its effects and next steps.
The framework: The district described the PAR accountability matrix as a decision-support tool prefilled for administrators to increase consistency across roughly 70 buildings and programs. Carmen Pedroza, student services supervisor, said the matrix aligns responses to levels of behavior, clarifies responsibilities for students, teachers and administrators, and provides instructional, reflective and restorative activities (IRR activities) for teaching and reteaching expected behavior.
Year-one data and findings: The district reported…
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