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Junior high referrals rise as board considers technology success criteria
Summary
Marina presented three years of discipline data showing referrals rise as a cohort advances (example: 17.1% → 18.1% → 22.5%) and proposed adding technology‑use success criteria to reduce referrals tied to phone and online chat misuse.
Marina presented discipline data broken down by grade and said the junior high cohort has the highest referral percentages; she pointed to a cohort example that moved from 17.1% in sixth grade to 22.5% now in eighth grade. Marina told the board attendance and respect remain major concerns and that the district plans to add technology‑use success criteria to distinguish minor device use from more serious misconduct.
Marina described specific behaviors staff flagged: students using Google Slides as a chat room and posting inappropriate social media content. She said the proposed criteria would allow staff to manage computer and social‑media improprieties without automatically issuing a formal referral for a phone, which the district currently often confiscates and routes to the office.
Why it matters: rising referrals and poor attendance in middle grades signal behavioral and engagement challenges that the district plans to address through clearer classroom and technology expectations rather than relying solely on punitive referrals.
