Sentences with phrase «reducing out of school suspensions»

Fourth, even as our quality improves, our schools have made remarkable progress reducing out of school suspensions and expulsions.

Not exact matches

Notably, new evidence from Nick Mader and colleagues in Chicago finds that there may be few (if any) costs to school climate associated with reducing the length of out - of - school suspensions for more serious student misconduct.

Reducing the number of out - of - school suspensions continue to be a high priority goal for school divisions across Virginia.

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.

State officials in California have been urging schools to reduce out - of - school suspensions.

Table 3 - 4 presents suspension data broken out by the percentage of students qualifying for free and reduced price meals (FRPM), a traditional indicator of school poverty.

Creating a universal violence prevention program for schools and reducing out - of - school suspensions.

We do worry that a lot of schools are reducing out - of - school suspensions by pulling students into in - school suspension in large rooms, sitting and not doing anything productive.

How can we know whether schools that reduce out - of - school suspensions are providing greater opportunities to learn for the students who might have been suspended in the past?

We worry that simple pressure to reduce out - of - school suspensions is really not getting at the issue.

Over the course of a 5 - year Foundations implementation, Morehead reduced both their office referrals and their out - of - school suspensions from double digits to zero!

In its first semester of use, the urban Title I school reduced the number of in - school and out - of - school suspensions, and improved the school culture.

And, we've made great strides in reducing out - of - school suspensions, but we know there is more progress to be made,» says Dr. Janice K. Jackson, Chief Executive Officer at Chicago Public Schools.

We're asking parents, students, and other community advocates to join us in the fight to maintain the federal school discipline guidance, which is a critical tool that can help schools and districts reduce the use of practices that push students out of school (e.g. suspensions and expulsions) and prevent them from disciplining in ways that discriminate against students of color.

Most of the nation's largest school districts are actively trying to reduce out - of - school suspensions, but a reversal of Obama - era guidelines could be coming in 2018.

The candidates embraced successful efforts to reduce suspensions and expulsions in California, but said that fewer students being pushed out of school alone isn't the answer.

In a blog for The Huffington Post, Hofstra University Professor Alan Singer points out that de Blasio did recently revise New York City schools» discipline codes to reduce suspensions and the threat of arrest.

The study will provide actionable insights for the School District of Philadelphia, including information on the impact of district messages about climate and suspension, strategies schools are using to reduce out - of - school suspensions, factors that impact schools» alignment with district priorities regarding discipline, and what resources matter most to schools» approaches to disciSchool District of Philadelphia, including information on the impact of district messages about climate and suspension, strategies schools are using to reduce out - of - school suspensions, factors that impact schools» alignment with district priorities regarding discipline, and what resources matter most to schools» approaches to discischool suspensions, factors that impact schools» alignment with district priorities regarding discipline, and what resources matter most to schools» approaches to discipline.

Offers evidence - based interventions for reducing excessive and disparate out - of - school suspensions.

Data on these incidences show that the proposed partial suspension ban may reduce out - of - school suspensions by as much as half.

Likewise, Cruz pointed out, including graduation rates would induce schools to provide more counseling and career services for young people, and adding in suspension and expulsion rates would drive a state movement to greatly reduce the number of kids being sent away from school.

Her strategic plan, released in 2013 and based on conversations with some 40 staff, parents, civic leaders and students, stated that the district would reduce its out - of - school suspensions to zero, «except when critical for student and staff safety.»

Highline Public Schools Superintendent Susan Enfield, on drastically reducing out - of - school suspensions

In elementary and middle schools, the proposed legislation would dramatically reduce the number of suspensions as it bans out - of - school suspensions for these students except in cases of potential bodily harm or other serious circumstances.

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 feelingSchools 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 feelingschools reduced suspensions, rates of unsafe behavior decreased and students reported feeling safer.

The Counseling Center at The Community House and Lyons Township High School have partnered to create an option to connect students to additional support while reducing out - of - school suspension bySchool have partnered to create an option to connect students to additional support while reducing out - of - school suspension byschool suspension by half.

After months of advocacy by Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth, on April 9 the San Francisco Board of Education unanimously approved nearly $ 1 million in funding for teacher and staff professional development on restorative justice practices, with the goal of reducing unnecessary suspensions, expulsions, school push - outs and referrals to the juvenile justice system, and improving the school climate and relationships of trust between students and faculty / staff.