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Superintendent reports sharp drop in out‑of‑school suspensions, ties change to equity audit and restorative practices
Summary
Superintendent Perdosa presented a three‑year suspension analysis showing a roughly 43% drop in out‑of‑school suspensions and outlined changes—equity audit work, restorative practices, revised workflows and professional development—that the district credits for the trend; the committee approved administration of the Rhode Island student survey for grades 6–12.
Superintendent Mr. Perdosa told the School Committee the district has seen a notable decrease in out‑of‑school suspensions over the past three years and presented district‑level, disaggregated data in compliance with Rhode Island reporting requirements.
Perdosa said out‑of‑school suspension incidents fell by about 43% from the 2022‑23 school year to last year, declining from 68 incidents to 35 and dropping the district rate from 2.7 to 1.7 incidents per 100 students. He listed subgroup counts for the 2023‑24 year (for example: Black/African American students 9; Hispanic students 11; students with disabilities 33) and stressed…
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