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Deans show new referral-tracking system and discipline data to Proviso board
Summary
Proviso East deans demonstrated a daily dashboard that flags teacher referrals and tracks administrative follow-up; they reported 231 district suspensions for the year, said most incidents involved marijuana-vape possession/use, and described steps to keep students in school while ensuring appropriate consequences.
Deans from Proviso East told the Proviso Township High School District 209 board on June 9 that a newly implemented referral-tracking system will help administrators follow up on teacher referrals and better document discipline responses.
"Every day we run an MBA plugin that specifies the discipline logs that have been entered by teachers," a dean said, describing a daily report that flags entries for administrators and shows which referrals remain unaddressed. The deans said the dashboard captures the incident, administrative actions and location, and helps principals and deans determine appropriate consequences and parent contact.
In a sample week the presenters reported that 171 observations were entered in one daily run but that only 27 of those were coded as discipline incidents; many entries are documentation of teacher outreach, nurse contacts or parent contacts. The presenters said they make real-time investigations for altercations and that deans typically pull 10–15 students per day for follow-up depending on grade level and day-to-day variation.
The deans reported 231 district suspensions for the year, including both in-school and out-of-school suspensions. They told the board that attempts have been made to reduce out-of-school removals and to keep students in instructional settings when possible. On common incident types, the deans said possession and use of marijuana vapes accounted for a significant share of disciplinary entries this year.
Board members asked about daily workflows, whether the process is consistent across the district's three main schools and how staff contact families; deans said the process is used districtwide, investigations happen in real time, and family contacts are made as incidents require. Several deans asked for more schoolwide incentives to improve attendance and behavior and said they planned additional supports for teachers on classroom management.
District administrators described coordination with counselors, social workers and MTSS meetings to develop interventions for students who generate repeat referrals. No formal board action was taken during the presentation.
