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Iowa City district outlines staff injury data, new district support team and planned CBA policy changes
Summary
District leaders presented employee accident data showing 139 reported intentional student contacts last year, described a new district support team to monitor cross-cutting data, and previewed planned revisions to the Comprehensive Behavior Approach (CBA) and board policy 503.8 to better define physical aggression against staff.
Iowa City Community School District Superintendent Matt Geithner told the board that the district will continue a multi-session review of services and supports after staff presented data showing staff injuries tied to intentional student contact.
Nick (district staff presenting employee accident data) said, "last year, we had a 139 total instance of intentional student contact," and that 106 of those were unique individuals. He added that six bites required outside medical attention and that special education paraprofessionals, behavior interventionists and special education teachers accounted for roughly 75% of reported injuries.
The board was told the accident-reporting dataset derives from workers— compensation filings and uses Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-style categories. Presenters said not every accident report had a matching behavioral referral in Infinite Campus; where a match existed, most incidents involved students with individualized education programs (IEPs). "In the cases that we have that, this is what the report would tell you," the presenter said…
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