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District says restorative practices tied to sharp drop in suspensions; preliminary IAR gains reported
Summary
Dr. Antoinette Gray credited restorative practices with a reported 90% decrease in behavior-plan students receiving out-of-school suspension and said preliminary IAR assessment data show growth; she highlighted a back-to-school event that drew about 350 attendees.
Dr. Antoinette Gray, the district's director of teaching and learning, told trustees the district has expanded restorative practices and observed a steep decline in suspensions among students on behavior plans.
"We've actually seen a 90% decrease with those students who are on a behavior plan that are not engaged in out of school suspension," Gray said, citing restorative practices such as lunch detentions and after-school detentions. She also reported a back-to-school event with about 350 attendees where families accessed free physicals, immunizations and dental services, and staff distributed book bags and uniforms to new students.
Gray said the district received IAR official data and would review those results with Superintendent Dr. Cynthia Levy; the minutes describe preliminary growth observed in early reviews of the IAR assessment.
