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District presents equity audit highlights: graduation rates up, suspensions down
Summary
District administrators showed state dashboard data indicating improved 4‑year graduation rates at South Kingstown High and a substantial drop in suspensions; staff outlined changes to discipline policies, alternative consequences and plans for sustained data tracking and restorative practice training.
District staff presented equity‑audit findings and public data dashboards to the committee, saying South Kingstown High School recorded its "lowest gap in 12 years" on certain equity measures and that subgroup graduation rates had improved. "South Kingstown High School has its lowest gap in 12 years," the presenter said while showing the state data dashboard and subgroup results for 2024–25.
Administrators reported a sharp drop to 69 total suspensions district‑wide in the most recent school year and described policy changes intended to reduce exclusionary discipline: clarified teacher‑managed vs. administrative incidents, expanded in‑school sanctions (lunch‑time interventions, after‑school detention staffed by paid supervisors) and restorative practice training for administrators and teachers. Staff said they are upgrading the student information system to run more granular reports (by incident type and subgroup) and will publish subgroup rates when state reporting allows. Committee members asked about tracking effectiveness; staff said future reports will include rates (suspensions per 100 students) and outcome measures to monitor the impact of alternatives.
