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State data team: higher student belonging linked to sharply lower odds of causing school incidents
Summary
A USBE data presentation using Panorama survey scores found that a one‑unit increase in students' sense of belonging was associated with a roughly 38%–41% reduction in the odds of causing a school incident; presenters cautioned the analysis uses matched data from four LEAs and is preliminary.
A Utah State Board of Education (USBE) data presenter told attendees that preliminary analyses linking Panorama survey measures of students’ sense of belonging to state incident records show a sizable protective association.
The presenter said that after matching Panorama survey scores to state records, about 31,000 students were available in the winter sample and nearly 47,000 in spring. “Holding all other variables constant, for every one‑unit increase in sense of belonging mean scores, the odds of causing an incident decreased by 38 percent,” the presenter summarized for the audience, and later noted the spring model showed about a 41 percent decrease.
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