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School Safety Update Guilford County Schools

School Safety Update Guilford County Schools. Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401. Presentation to the Board of Education July 28, 2011. Overview. Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401.

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School Safety Update Guilford County Schools

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  1. School Safety Update Guilford County Schools Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401 Presentation to the Board of Education July 28, 2011

  2. Overview Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401 • Key Points for Data Interpretation • Strategic Plan Goals for Student Safety • Strengths and Focus Areas • Actions for 2011-2012

  3. Data Interpretation Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401 • Changes in definitions of “Reportable Offenses” • Addition of reporting categories • Heightened awareness of criminal consequence for failure to report • Increased training for principals

  4. Suspensions and Expulsions Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401

  5. Number of Out of School Suspensionsby Ethnicity & Gender 2007-2008 to 2010-2011

  6. Number of Unique Students Suspended Out of School by Ethnicity & Gender 2007-2008 to 2010-2011

  7. GCS Strategic Plan 2012 Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401 • Area V – School Safety & Character Development • V.D – Decrease the number of overall out-of-school suspensions related to non-compliance and discourteous acts by 15%. • V.E – Decrease the number of State Reportable Incidents of inappropriate behavior per 1,000 students by 10%.

  8. Progress Toward Goals Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401 Strategic Plan Goal V.D – Decrease the number of overall out-of-school suspensions related to non-compliance (Rule 6) and discourteous acts (Rule 8) by 15%. GOAL: Decrease from 6,972 to 5,926 (15%) • 2007-2008 6,972 Baseline • 2008-2009 7,026 +0.8% (increase from baseline) • 2009-2010 6,028 -13.5% (decrease from baseline) • 2010-2011 5,281 -24.3% (decrease from baseline) • (Met Strategic Plan Goal!)

  9. Reportable Offenses Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401 North Carolina General Statue 115C-288 indicates the procedures for reporting specific offenses to school administrators, and if necessary, law enforcement authorities. Sixteen (16) “reportable offenses” must be reported to law enforcement, the superintendent and the Department of Public Instruction. Additionally, there are eleven (11) offenses that must be reported to the superintendent and the Department of Public Instruction. Each reportable offense spans a continuum of severity.

  10. Comparison of Reportable Acts/Violent Acts 2007-08 thru 2010-11 Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401 *Total does not include Robbery WITHOUT a Dangerous Weapon, which is no longer a legally reportable offense. Note: Bolded items are offenses that contribute to a school being designated as “Persistently Dangerous”.

  11. Reportable Acts Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401 Increased from 608 offenses to 693

  12. Assaults on Staff Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401 Increased from 41 offenses to 84 offenses

  13. Possession of Alcohol Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401 Increased from 40 offenses to 54 offenses

  14. Possession of Weapon (excludes firearm) Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401 Increased from 206 offenses to 234

  15. Progress Toward Goals Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401 Strategic Plan Goal V.E – Decrease the number of State Reportable Incidents of inappropriate behavior per 1,000 students by 10%. GOAL: Decrease from 638 to 574 (10%) • 2007-2008 638 Baseline • 2008-2009 545 -14.6% (decrease from baseline) • 2009-2010 608 - 4.7% (decrease from baseline) • 2010-2011 693 +8.62% (increase from baseline) • (Missed Strategic Plan Goal)

  16. Comparison of NCDPI Other “11” Reportable Offenses Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401 * Included in bullying total for 2009-10 school year. ++ Data was not disaggregated for this category. ∆ These numbers reflect offenses, not incidents of fighting.

  17. Focus Areas and Strategies for 2011-12 Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401 Focus Areas • Assaults on School Staff • Bomb Threats • Possession of Alcoholic Beverages • Possession of Weapons (excluding firearms) • Sexual Assaults Regional and School Strategies

  18. Other Consequencesto Address Student Misbehavior Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401

  19. Highlights from the Data Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401 • Decrease in Out-of-School Suspensions • Decrease in In-School Suspensions • Increase in a number of reportable offenses • Comparing data from previous years has limitations • More effective capturing of other student behavior management strategies

  20. Next Steps Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401 • Review new legislation • Collect student safety perception data • Prepare for the weekly transmission of data to NCDPI • Provide additional training and resources to schools • Enhance the role of the Student Services Administrators • Establish effective alternatives to suspensions • Conduct thorough review of district’s Safe Schools Plan • Conduct safety assessments at all district schools

  21. Questions & Answers ? Guilford County Schools 712 North Eugene Street • Greensboro, NC 27401

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