DC Public Charter School Board SY 2012-2013 Discipline Data

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PCSB’s goal is to encourage public charter schools to create and implement effective discipline policies that result in:

1. More time on task (meaning students in school learning) 2. Increased percent of students who are able to read, write, and do math at

grade level

Discipline through: Short- and Long-Term Suspensions and Expulsions

PCSB Goal: Encourage disciplinary policies that keep

students in school

Expulsions

All schools: Pre-K through 12th plus Adult

Expulsion Rate: Percentage of students that were expelled for disciplinary reasons

2012-2013 Charter Sector Average : 0.5% (down from 0.7% in SY 2011-2012)

*Total sector decrease from 227 to 186 expulsions, a 27% improvement (with increased enrollment factored)

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56 campuses had 0 expulsions (46 campuses had one or more)

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Most Improved from SY 12 to SY 13

Ward Rate Change

KIPP DC - College Preparatory PCS 8 -85% YouthBuild PCS 1 -85% Center City PCS - Trinidad 5 -73% Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy 7 -66% Capital City PCS – High School 4 -65% Friendship PCS – Tech Prep 8 -63%

Data at a Glance: Highest Rate

Expulsions

All schools: Pre-K through 12th plus Adult

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Highest Expulsion Rate Ward Rate LAYC Career Academy PCS 1 5.8% Integrated Design Electronics Academy PCS 7 4.4% YouthBuild PCS 1 4.3% Maya Angelou PCS - Evans High School 7 4.0% National Collegiate Prep PCS 8 3.9%

Cesar Chavez PCS - Parkside Middle 7 3.8%

SEED Public Charter School of Washington DC 7 3.2%

Largest Increase from SY 12 to SY 13

SY 13 Rate

Integrated Design Electronics Academy PCS 4.4%

Cesar Chavez PCS - Parkside Middle 3.8%

Maya Angelou PCS - Evans High School 4.0%

*Grade 6-8 sector average: 1.0% *Grade 9-12 sector average: 1.4%

Out of School Suspension

All schools: Pre-K through 12th plus Adult

Out of School Suspension Rate (OSS): % of students with at least one out-of-school suspension

2012-2013 Charter Sector Average : 14.5% (up from 12.9% in SY 2011-2012)

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85.5% of students have 0 suspensions

14.5%

Out of School Suspension

Data at a Glance: Lowest Rates All schools: Pre-K through 12th plus Adult

*closed

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Schools with ZERO Out of School Suspensions

Ward

Bridges PCS 4

Briya PCS 1

Community Academy PCS - CAPCS Online 5

Eagle Academy - New Jersey Ave 6

Next Step PCS 1

Roots PCS 4

Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS 1

Howard Road Academy PCS – Penn Ave * 7

Notable Improvements SY 12 to SY 13

Ward # Change (students)

KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS 8 From 30 to 22

Friendship PCS - Blow-Pierce 7 From 181 to 73

Thurgood Marshall PCS 8 From 76 to 31

Short Term Suspension: 1 day

Long Term Suspension: 11+ days All Schools: Pre-K through 12th plus Adult

2012-2013 Charter Sector Averages

Short Term Suspension Rate: 7.0% (up from 6.5% in SY 2011-2012)

Long Term Suspension Rate: 0.3% (same rate of 0.3% in SY 2011-2012)

Some schools use short term suspensions as a discipline strategy but rarely or never use long-term suspensions

*closed

74 schools had ZERO long term suspensions

-Grade 6-8 short term average: 13.8%; Grade 9-12 average: 7.4%

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High Short Term/ Low Long Term Suspension Ward % students

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Cesar Chavez PCS - Parkside Middle 7 34.9% 0

DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Middle 5 47.0% 0

Achievement Prep Academy PCS 8 18.1% 0

KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS 7 28.7% 0

DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary 7 25.8% 0

Howard Road Academy PCS – MLK* 8 40.4% 0

Data At a Glance: Highest rate

Long Term Suspension: 11+ days

-Grade 6-8 long term average: 0.7%

-Grade 9-12 long term average: 0.9%

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Highest Long Term Suspension Rate Ward % of

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Maya Angelou PCS - Evans High 7 7.4% 22

Maya Angelou PCS - Evans Middle 7 6.1% 12

Booker T. Washington PCS 1 2.8% 10

Sector Average Long Term Suspension Rate: 0.3%

Largest Increase from SY 12 to SY 13 Ward SY 13 Rate

Perry Street Prep PCS 5 0.7%

Booker T. Washington PCS 1 2.8%

Maya Angelou PCS - Evans Middle 7 6.1%

Lost Instructional Time

All schools: Pre-K through 12th plus Adult

Lost Instructional Time:

Sum of out of school suspension days ÷ sum of enrollment days for all students

Charter Sector Average

Lost Instructional Time Rate: 0.4% (same rate as last year 0.4% in SY 2011-2012)

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PCSB greatly values the amount of time students are in class

Data At a Glance: Lowest rate, Highest rate

Lost Instructional Time

Sector Average Lost Instructional Time Rate: 0.4%

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Schools with ZERO time lost due to suspensions

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Bridges PCS 4 Briya PCS 1 Community Academy PCS - Online 5 Eagle Academy - New Jersey Ave 6 Next Step\EL Proximo Paso PCS 1 Roots PCS 4 Shining Stars Montessori PCS 1 Carlos Rosario International PCS 1 Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS 1 Howard Road Academy PCS – Penn*

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DC CAS Proficiency Rate by Expulsion Rate Very little correlation

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Cesar Chavez PCS – Parkside Middle

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Maya Angelou PCS – Evans High

SEED PCS of Washington, DC

IDEA PCS

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DC CAS Proficiency Rate by Suspension Rate Very little correlation

(Campus analysis)

Cesar Chavez PCS - Parkside Middle

D.C. Prep PCS - Benning Elementary

Howard Road Academy PCS - MLK (Closed)

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DC CAS Proficiency Rate by Lost Instructional Time Very little correlation

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Maya Angelou PCS – HS

Maya Angelou PCS – MS

Hospitality PCS

Friendship PCS – Tech Prep

PCSB’s role in addressing discipline

• PCSB assesses discipline policies when new applicant groups apply for a charter.

• When schools are up for charter review, PCSB works with the school on revising charter goals, including goals around discipline.

• Schools’ discipline policies are posted on PCSB’s website.

• PCSB shares discipline policy data with public entities.

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2012-2013 Discipline Policy Analysis LEAs’ policies

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Mission isreflected.

Specific acts nottolerated inschool are stated.

Plan includesrewards.

Consequences aretiered and includeinterventions.

Due processrights are clearlystated.

Parentnotification andappeals processstated.

IDEA guidelinesfor students w/disabilities areincorporated.

Appeals/ hearingsconducted by animpartial person.

PCSB’s role in addressing discipline (cont.)

• PCSB staff reviews discipline policies and checks for the following:

*Clear explanation of infractions & consequences *Clear explanation of due process *Explanation of disciplinary steps for students with disabilities

• PCSB analyzes discipline data monthly to look for trends, and alerts

schools when they are an outlier with their rate of disciplinary incidences.

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Discipline Key Takeaways

1. Expulsion rates are down across the sector.

2. More schools use short-term suspensions than long-term suspensions.

3. PCSB continues to alert schools when their discipline rates are out of the norm, and encourages schools to adjust their practices to ensure more students are kept in school.

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