Furthermore, the program was the most beneficial for teachers» reduction of
exclusionary discipline with African American students.
This is the first study to show that programs like MTP - S that focus on teacher - student interactions in a sustained manner using a rigorous approach can actually reduce the disproportionate use of
exclusionary discipline with African American students.
In the current study, a randomized controlled trial found that teachers receiving MTP - S relied less on
exclusionary discipline with all of their students compared to the control teachers.
Not exact matches
The Appendix lists many recommendations for policy and practice,
with the general theme of reducing the use of
exclusionary discipline (suspension and expulsion) and providing
discipline through positive approaches.
The most interesting thing we found, however, was that the findings about black students
with same - race teachers experiencing less
exclusionary discipline were driven largely by a reduction in «willful defiance» incidents.
The 2014 letter declares that «Studies have suggested a correlation between
exclusionary discipline policies and practices and an array of serious educational, economic, and social problems, including school avoidance... decreased academic achievement... increased likelihood of dropping out; substance abuse; and involvement
with juvenile justice systems.»
While little impact - evaluation research exists on the efficacy of early - warning indicator systems in reducing the use of
exclusionary discipline, implementation research suggests that if early - warning systems are not paired
with a behavioral - support approach, they are unlikely to be effective.
These evidence - based approaches help schools support students
with challenging behaviors and were recommended by the Mayoral Leadership Team on School Climate and
Discipline to keep students in school learning instead of punishing them through
exclusionary discipline practices, which do not address the underlying causes of the behavior.
On average, a black student
with a black teacher in a school where more than two - thirds of the student - body is black is still more likely to experience
exclusionary discipline, compared to a black student assigned to a white teacher in a school where black students accounted for less than a third of the student population.
In fact, a handful of studies have shown that black and Latino students are less likely to receive
exclusionary discipline in schools
with higher concentrations of black and Latino teachers.
However, because schools
with larger populations of black students have higher average
exclusionary discipline rates overall, race - matched students at those schools are not necessarily less likely to experience such measures.
But there also could be «unintended consequences,»
with schools changing suspension policies or switching to other forms of «
exclusionary discipline,» Bellwether said.
E4E teachers met
with officials from the Department of Education and testified before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to share their perspectives on how
discipline policies must be less
exclusionary and express support for guidance that helps districts achieve this.
To further support their efforts, the OLN conducted a review of the research literature and provided the Beaverton team
with eight promising practices to reduce
exclusionary discipline.
It encourages teachers to build relationships
with their students and leverage those relationships to deal
with behavior before using
exclusionary discipline as a last resort.
Being suspended or expelled directly disrupts students» learning and weakens their connection to school, and research shows all students do worse in schools
with higher levels of
exclusionary discipline.
When teachers build relationships
with their students through strong emotional supports and high - quality teaching, it leads to increased cooperation and engagement in the classroom as well as fewer instances of
exclusionary discipline.
This is how we break the
exclusionary discipline cycle and teach our children interpersonal skills they can carry
with them beyond their classroom walls.»
Among this population, students
with disabilities are even more likely to experience
exclusionary discipline.
Our schools contribute to these conditions when we respond to student misbehaviors and acts of defiance
with exclusionary and punitive
discipline practices.
The current study tests whether a professional development program
with these three characteristics helped change teachers» use of
exclusionary discipline practices — especially
with their African American students.
Other locations he's watching include Maryland, where extensive changes to the state's
discipline policies are underway, and Denver, whose leading role in the elimination of
exclusionary discipline makes it a key guidepost for other districts striving to do away
with zero - tolerance tactics.
Instead, schools took a cue from the 1970s War on Drugs
with its zero - tolerance approach, he said, and dramatically expanded the use of
exclusionary discipline — taking students out of their everyday educational settings —
with unanticipated outcomes.
Chicago schools
with high rates of suspensions and expulsions served extremely vulnerable, segregated populations, while those
with low levels of
exclusionary discipline did not.
And, you know, speaking to education and justice, in 2011, the u.s. department — the departments of education and justice launched a supportive school
discipline initiative to reduce
exclusionary discipline policies, practices and their impact on youth of color and youth
with disabilities.
An unintended consequence of these policies and practices was that youth
with behavioral health needs were put at an increased risk for
exclusionary discipline and school - based arrests.
Students
with behavioral health needs are disproportionately subject to
exclusionary school
discipline and school - based arrests.
Instead, children
with behavioral health conditions are often marginalized through the use of
exclusionary discipline policies that disrupt their education.
The ultimate goal of this moratorium is to reduce the reliance on all forms of
exclusionary discipline and to replace them
with best practices that support students, teachers and all members of the school community in creating safe and engaging classroom environments.
Hear David Brooks speak about aspects of character building that are crucial for students» academic and personal growth, and Dr. John B. King Jr. on the need to replace
exclusionary discipline methods
with more equitable and effective techniques that will meaningfully support children while combating the opportunity gap that exists today.
on the need to replace
exclusionary discipline methods
with more equitable and effective techniques that will meaningfully support children while combating the opportunity gap that exists today.
Studies have suggested a correlation between
exclusionary discipline policies and practices and an array of serious educational, economic, and social problems, including school avoidance and diminished educational engagement; 9 decreased academic achievement; 10 increased behavior problems; 11 increased likelihood of dropping out; 12 substance abuse; 13 and involvement
with juvenile justice systems.14
Furthermore, even in districts
with the lowest suspension rates, racial disparities in
discipline and schools
with high rates of
exclusionary discipline are still present.
To address the chronic absence of students
with emotional disabilities, staff must be trained in positive behavioral strategies and conflict de-escalation and schools must develop alternatives to
exclusionary discipline.
He claims that «connecting
with kids and having a strong instructional program» are the keys to lower rates of
exclusionary discipline (NPR Staff, 2013).
Being suspended or expelled directly disrupts students» learning and weakens their connection to school, and research shows all students do worse in schools
with higher levels of
exclusionary discipline.
Exclusionary discipline such as suspension isolates the children most in need of social - emotional development, and is associated
with terrible educational outcomes.
States can address this issue by eliminating
exclusionary discipline in preschools.27 New evidence shows that children
with disabilities are at the greatest risk of suspension; if states outlaw preschool suspension and expulsion, they will affirm the rights of our most vulnerable students at the earliest stages of learning.