Sentences with phrase «reduce high suspension rates»

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Is it reduced suspension rates, higher test scores, parent and student satisfaction, or something else?

Topics include the use of disciplinary procedures such as Positive Behavior Intervention and Support and Restorative Justice as effective ways in reducing suspension rates, the impact of high suspension rates in the capacity of schools to attain better academic outcomes, and the high suspension rate of students suffering learning and emotional disabilities.

Districts with high rates of chronic absence, out - of - school suspensions, and school drop outs will be given priority for these grants aimed at improving student outcomes by reducing truancy and supporting students who are at risk of dropping out of school or are victims of crime.

Schools with more students qualifying for free and reduced price meals, a proxy for poverty, have higher African - American suspension rates than schools in wealthier communities.

To create What We Know about Reducing Disproportionate Suspension Rates for Students of Color, a literature summary for the Oregon Leadership Network Research Alliance, we examined over 8,900 articles in search of evidence of school and classroom practices that can help reduce disproportionality in discipline referrals and suspensions for middle and high school students.

In her three years at Tri-Creek, graduation rates have risen from 87 percent to 95 percent, the high school rating has risen from a D to an A, and suspensions and expulsions have been significantly reduced.

The high school had significant turnaround in reducing suspensions, increasing graduation rates and academic scores over a period of time.

In recent years, the focus has shifted to use more positive approaches to reduce chronic absenteeism and suspension rates, which have been disproportionately high among at - risk youth, including foster youth and students of color.

AFC Testifies on the Draft NYC Discipline Code, January 25, 2017 AFC testified before the NYC Department of Education Office of Safety and Youth Development on the draft citywide discipline code, urging the DOE to continue to reform our school disciplinary system to help students stay in school and reduce the disproportionately high rates of suspension experienced by black students and students with disabilities.

A new report on school suspensions based on data from Chicago Public Schools shows that not only are students of color held out of class at a high rate even as overall suspensions are decreasing but also that as schools reduced suspensions, rates of unsafe behavior decreased and students reported feeling safer.

- Reduced achievement gap - Increased course passing rate - Increased graduation rates - Higher standardized test scores in reading and math - More AP and IB tests taken - Fewer suspensions - Lower absenteeism