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Discipline referrals fall overall but suspensions rise late in year; handbook changed to tighten behavior contracts
Summary
Presenters reported a drop in total write-ups from about 2,800 to 1,500 over two years but an uptick in suspensions late in the year. The district revised the student handbook to place students with eight referrals in a semester or 15 per year on behavior contracts (reduced from 20).
Presenters told the board that total discipline write-ups dropped substantially this year compared with past years, but suspensions increased late in the year as the district tracked more incidents and end-of-year behaviors spiked.
"We had a sharp incline suspension," Presenter (S3) said, describing how earlier declines in write-ups were accompanied by a rise in suspensions in the final month. Presenter (S5) gave a daily referrals average of 11.7 and said 6th grade and 4th grade accounted for higher referral rates.
The board was also told the student handbook was revised: students with eight or more referrals in a semester or 15 or more in a year will be placed on a behavior contract, a threshold lowered from 20. Presenters said the change aims to make expectations clear and reduce classroom disruption while preserving interventions for students who need them.
