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Board accepts OE‑11 discipline monitoring report; teachers and students press for more disaggregated data
Summary
The board accepted the OE‑11 monitoring report asserting full compliance and continued emphasis on restorative practices, but teachers and students called for more transparent disaggregated data on lower‑level incidents and clearer post‑discipline supports; the board approved the report 2–1.
Issaquah School District staff told the board Nov. 13 that the district maintained full compliance with Operational Expectation 11, which governs discipline, and that exclusionary discipline (in‑ and out‑of‑school suspensions) has remained very low — under 1% districtwide over the past two years.
Executive Director of Elementary Education Melinda Reinvan presented the monitoring report, saying the district is implementing tiered proactive supports, restorative practices and a discipline matrix to reduce disproportionality. “We’ve maintained full compliance with OE‑11, ensuring safe, inclusive, and equitable learning environments,” Reinvan said.
Public commenter and Maywood teacher Camille Wright praised the restorative focus but asked for greater transparency on lower‑level infractions and the progressive steps that precede suspensions. “Without that information, it’s difficult to know whether interventions are effective, consistent, or equitable across schools,” Wright said. Student representatives from Issaquah and Liberty High Schools offered survey results: Issaquah High had 164 survey responses (about 7% of IHS population) showing mixed results on perceptions of restorative practice and communication; Liberty reported 155 responses (roughly 10% of its population) highlighting continued gaps in students’ awareness and follow‑up after incidents.
Directors asked staff for more disaggregated data and clarification on processes such as manifestation determinations and bus‑incident reporting. Staff said an internal checklist triggers executive‑level review when an incident might lead to exclusionary discipline and that IEP/504 teams are consulted when required; manifestation‑determination meetings occur when a student reaches 10 days of suspension.
On a recorded voice vote the motion to accept the OE‑11 monitoring report passed with two ayes and one nay, and the board asked staff to return with more granular school‑level data and clearer, student‑facing explanations of how discipline is handled and what restorative follow‑up looks like.
