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Board approves Conscious Discipline at Del City Elementary after questions about evidence and tracking
Summary
Board members asked for data on the district’s Conscious Discipline curriculum at Del City Elementary, heard it is a curriculum (not mental‑health services), and unanimously approved the school's request while directing staff to add data tracking and report outcomes.
A board member (Speaker 6) pulled consent item 2d to ask how the proposed Conscious Discipline curriculum at Del City Elementary differs from the district RESET program and what evidence exists of effectiveness. District presenters (Speakers 8 and 9) explained Conscious Discipline is a school‑adopted, trauma‑informed behavior curriculum and structure that trains teachers and counselors (not an outside mental‑health service). "Conscious discipline is actually it's not a program. It's more of a curriculum and structure that the school itself has chosen to use," a presenter said, and described staff training, coaching and a three‑year adoption history (Presenter, Speaker 8).
School leaders described teacher training and coaching supports, noted the school used school improvement grant funds to adopt the curriculum and said they will update their data tracker to monitor suspensions, office referrals and absenteeism. A board member pressed for evidence: "What I'm hearing right now is that we don't have data in place, like, today to show the efficacy of the program," and asked staff to ‘‘dive in’’ on whether the program’s benefits justify the expense (Board member, Speaker 6).
After discussion, the board moved and approved item 2d as part of the consent process. The superintendent and principals will add specific metrics to the school's tracker and return data to the board in upcoming reporting cycles.
What's next: staff will add the requested metrics (suspensions, office referrals, absenteeism) to the school's data tracker and report early indicators to the board.
