Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Services and Supports

1. FY2012Data Collections Conference Special Education Discipline, Data, Disproportionality, Discrepancy,Determinations and Other "D" WordsAthens, GeorgiaAugust 17 - 19, 2011 Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Services and Supports 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334

2. Session Agenda

3. OSEP/WESTAT Reporting Directions for Federal Data Report (FDR) – Discipline Data elements related to a discipline event for a student that must be reported according to law. Out-of-school Suspension “Incidences in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home). This includes removals in which no IEP services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IEP.” FDR- Table 5

4. While Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) requirements are unique to students with disabilities excluded from school for more than 10 days, reporting requirements are consistent with those for students without disabilities unless otherwise indicated in local board policy. Two issues: • Compliance with FAPE (Continuation of Service) • Reporting Requirements

5. OSEP/WESTAT Reporting Directions for Federal Data Report (FDR) – Discipline • “If, following a discipline offense, the IEP team meets and determines that the child’s current placement is not the least restrictive environment for that child, and therefore makes a permanent change in the child’s IEP placement, DO NOT report the child on the FDR for discipline. If the child is suspended pending an IEP team meeting in which his/her IEP placement is changed, the suspension must be reported.”

6. Review of Discipline Record • Discipline Record Layout: • Fiscal Year • Period • System Code • School Code • Student ID • Discipline Incident Number • Data Type Indicator • Discipline Incident Date • Discipline Type • Discipline Incident – Context and Location • Teacher ID • Discipline Action Code • Discipline Action Auxiliary Code • Administrator ID • Event Identifier • Continuation of Services

7. DISCIPLINE ACTION CODE DISCIPLINE ACTION CODE indicates the action taken by a school administrator or administrator’s designee (pursuant to O.C.G.A 20-2-731 and 20-2-740). Discipline Action Code & Type Description • 00 Continuation of Incident An entry of “00” for a DISCIPLINE ACTION CODE is acceptable only when the DATA TYPE INDICATOR is “2,” indicating that an event with multiple incidents for a single action has occurred. • 10 Corporal Punishment Corporal Punishment - corporal punishment was administered pursuant to O.C.G.A 20-2-731. • 20 In-School Suspension In-School Suspension - placed in a state in-school suspension program. • 30 Out-of-School Suspension Out-of-School Suspension - suspended out of school. • 40 Expulsion Expulsion - expelled.

9. Discipline Data Trends

10. Discipline Data TrendsYear to Year Decrease

12. Continuation of Service Out-of-school suspension 1-10 days (cumulative) – No services required Out-of-school suspension 11+ days (cumulative) – Services required (Continuation of Services) Significant Disproportionality/Significant Discrepancy data are not influenced by Continuation of Services.

13. DIS090 Continuation of Service: “For students that receive out-of-school suspension or expulsion, indicate whether or not the student continued to receive education services during the disciplinary action. Enter ‘Y’ if student received education services and ‘N’ if student did not receive education services.”

14. New Discipline ReportOSS >10 Days Continuation of Services = N • Removes suspensions before and after placement in special education • Does not reflect all days of OSS • (OSS days with Cessation of Service Flag =Y are excluded)

15. Remember: After your superintendent certifies the accuracy of the your Student Record, the opportunity for correction is not available.

16. Discipline and IDEA Compliance

17. APR Indicators • Indicators B9 and B10 • Identification only • Overrepresentation • Underrepresentation • Indicators 4a and 4b • Discipline discrepancy SWD • Discipline discrepancy by race/ethnicity

18. FFY 2009 APR Summary Disproportionate Representation

19. FFY 2009 APR Summary B9: Disproportionate Representation That Was the Result of Inappropriate Identification

20. FFY 2009 APR Summary B10: Disproportionate Representation That Was the Result of Inappropriate Identification

21. FFY 2009 APR Summary Districts Excluded From Analysis of Disproportionate Representation

22. Risk Ratio Trends (All Disabilities)

23. Risk Ratio Trends (Intellectual Disabilities)

24. Risk Ratio Trends (Emotional Disturbance)

25. Risk Ratio Trends (Specific Learning Disabilities)

26. Significant Disproportionality • Identification (Overrepresentation only) • SWD • Six disability areas • Placement • Discipline

27. Disproportionality: The Big Picture Significant Disproportionality 1. Reserve 15% of the federal funds to provide Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) for at-risk students 2. Review and revise policies, procedures and practices 3. Publicly report any revisions on policies, procedures and practices 4. May result in a finding of non-compliance

28. Disproportionate Representation and Significant Discrepancy: The Big Picture 1. Does not prompt Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) for at-risk students 2. Must review and revise policies, procedures and practices 3. Must publicly report any revisions on policies, procedures and practices 4. May result in a finding of non-compliance

38. State Level Relative Risk for OSS by Subgroups *≥ 5 students ** Subject to final verification State Risk = .50

39. State Level Risk for Discipline • Includes All District and All Subgroups • Yields lower relative risk values than “All • Other Districts” or “All Other Subgroups” • Sets one bar for All Districts and All Subgroups