2. Discipline through: Short- and Long-Term Suspensions and Expulsions
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
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3. 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)
# of Expulsions
250
200
150
100
50
0
2011-2012
2012-2013
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4. Expulsions
56 campuses had 0 expulsions (46 campuses had one or more)
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%
Most Improved from SY 12 to SY 13
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5. Data at a Glance: Highest Rate
Expulsions
All schools: Pre-K through 12th plus Adult
Highest Expulsion Rate
LAYC Career Academy PCS
Integrated Design Electronics Academy PCS
YouthBuild PCS
Maya Angelou PCS - Evans High School
National Collegiate Prep PCS
Cesar Chavez PCS - Parkside Middle
SEED Public Charter School of Washington DC
Ward
1
7
1
7
8
7
7
Rate
5.8%
4.4%
4.3%
4.0%
3.9%
3.8%
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%
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6. 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)
14.5%
85.5% of students have
0 suspensions
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7. Out of School Suspension
Data at a Glance: Lowest Rates
All schools: Pre-K through 12th plus Adult
Schools with ZERO Out of School
Suspensions
Bridges PCS
Briya PCS
Community Academy PCS - CAPCS Online
Eagle Academy - New Jersey Ave
Next Step PCS
Roots PCS
Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS
Howard Road Academy PCS – Penn Ave *
Ward
4
1
5
6
1
4
1
7
*closed
Notable Improvements
SY 12 to SY 13
KIPP DC - Heights Academy PCS
Friendship PCS - Blow-Pierce
Thurgood Marshall PCS
Ward
# Change
(students)
8
7
8
From 30 to 22
From 181 to 73
From 76 to 31
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8. 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
High Short Term/ Low Long Term Suspension
*closed
Cesar Chavez PCS - Parkside Middle
DC Prep PCS - Edgewood Middle
Achievement Prep Academy PCS
KIPP DC - KEY Academy PCS
DC Prep PCS - Benning Elementary
Howard Road Academy PCS – MLK*
Ward
7
5
8
7
7
8
% students
with Short Term
34.9%
47.0%
18.1%
28.7%
25.8%
40.4%
Long
Term
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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9. Data At a Glance: Highest rate
Long Term Suspension: 11+ days
Sector Average Long Term Suspension Rate: 0.3%
Ward
% of
Students
# of
students
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
Highest Long Term Suspension Rate
-Grade 6-8 long term average: 0.7%
-Grade 9-12 long term average: 0.9%
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%
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10. 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)
PCSB greatly values the amount of time students are in class
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11. Data At a Glance: Lowest rate, Highest rate
Lost Instructional Time
Sector Average Lost Instructional Time Rate: 0.4%
Schools with ZERO time lost due to
suspensions
Bridges PCS
Briya PCS
Community Academy PCS - Online
Eagle Academy - New Jersey Ave
Next StepEL Proximo Paso PCS
Roots PCS
Shining Stars Montessori PCS
Carlos Rosario International PCS
Mundo Verde Bilingual PCS
Howard Road Academy PCS – Penn*
Ward
4
1
5
6
1
4
1
1
1
7
Highest Rates
3.0%
2.5%
2.0%
1.5%
1.0%
0.5%
0.0%
*closed
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12. DC CAS Proficiency Rate by Expulsion Rate
Very little correlation
(Campus analysis)
2013 DC-CAS Composite Proficiency
Rate
100.0%
SEED PCS of
Washington, DC
IDEA PCS
50.0%
Cesar Chavez PCS –
Parkside Middle
National Collegiate
Prep PCHS
0.0%
0.00%
Maya Angelou
PCS – Evans High
2.50%
5.00%
2013 Expulsion Rate
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13. DC CAS Proficiency Rate by Suspension Rate
Very little correlation
(Campus analysis)
100.0%
2013 Composite DC CAS Score
KIPP DC: KEY Academy PCS
D.C. Prep PCS - Edgewood
Middle
Howard Road Academy PCS
- MLK (Closed)
D.C. Prep PCS - Benning
Elementary
50.0%
Cesar Chavez PCS Parkside Middle
Maya Angelou PCS - HS
Short Term Suspension
Maya Angelou PCS - Middle
Long Term Suspension
0.0%
0.0%
25.0%
50.0%
Percent of students receiving a suspension in 2013
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14. DC CAS Proficiency Rate by Lost Instructional Time
Very little correlation
(Campus analysis)
2013 DC CAS Composite Score
100.0%
50.0%
Friendship PCS – Tech Prep
Maya Angelou PCS – MS
Hospitality PCS
Maya Angelou PCS – HS
0.0%
0.0%
1.5%
3.0%
Amount of Instructional Time Lost due to Suspensions in 2013
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15. 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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16. 2012-2013 Discipline Policy Analysis
LEAs’ policies
100%
90%
92%
85%
80%
70%
68%
60%
50%
74%
56%
52%
40%
30%
32%
31%
20%
10%
0%
Mission is
reflected.
Specific acts not
tolerated in
school are stated.
Plan includes
rewards.
Consequences are Due process
Parent
tiered and include rights are clearly notification and
interventions.
stated.
appeals process
stated.
IDEA guidelines Appeals/ hearings
for students w/ conducted by an
disabilities are impartial person.
incorporated.
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17. 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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18. 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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