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Rantoul City SD 137 sees drop in exclusionary discipline, but racial disproportionality remains
Summary
District officials reported a year-over-year decline in exclusionary discipline and referrals but acknowledged Black students remain disproportionately affected; the board heard plans including MTSS manual revisions, Tier 2 interventions, and social-emotional screening for 2025–26.
Rantoul City Schools officials presented the 2024–25 Behavior and Discipline Report to the board on Aug. 21, 2025, saying exclusionary discipline and total referrals decreased over one year though remained flat over two years. Dr. Woods, superintendent, and DeAndre Henderson, a district staff member, said the district will prioritize classroom-level culture and climate plans, fidelity checks, and Tier 2 behavioral interventions next school year.
District presenters also told the board that "Data from staff surveys indicate that staff overwhelmingly landed on wanting consistency in behavior management." The report noted Black students were still disproportionately represented in exclusionary discipline even as that disparity appeared to be decreasing. The board was presented with concrete next steps: publish a revised MTSS behavioral manual, implement a universal social-emotional screener, and incorporate culture-and-climate and Tier 2 behavioral interventions into teacher and support-staff performance evaluations for 2025–26.
