Safety and Discipline Incidents Collection

Safety and Discipline Incidents Collection

General Information

Why is data required?

• 22-11-503 (3)(c): The information shall be consistent for each type of report and, at a minimum, shall include the occurrence of each of the following types of incidents, expressed as a number and as a percentage of the total occurrences of all of the incidents:– Substance abuse-drugs– Substance abuse- alcohol– Substance abuse- tobacco– Felony assaults– Fights– Possession of dangerous weapons; and– Other violations of the code of conduct at the public school

Why is data required? (part 2)• 22-32-109.1(2)(b)(IV) The number of conduct and

discipline code violations…only in the most serious category that is applicable to that violation including to specific information on the number of and the action taken with respect to the following types of incidents:─ Dangerous Weapon ─ Destruction of Property─ Alcohol ─ Tobacco ─ Drug ─ Robbery─ Disobedient/Defiant ─ Detrimental Behavior ─ 1st, 2nd or Vehicular Assault─ 3rd degree Assault/Disorderly Conduct

SDI Collection Process

Schools Districts CDE

August•Prepare systems for any updated required information

•Assists schools with reporting questions

•Provides all required data reporting•Provide requested data as needed

September thruApril

•Tracks occurring incidents •Categorizes each for reporting purposes

•Prepare systems for reporting data

•Prepares for current year collection•Reviews Law changes•Notify districts of next school year’s updates

May thruJuly

•Provides summed data to districts•Prepare systems for any updated required information

•Combines school data into 1 report•Reports to CDE•Verifies accuracy•Provides updates for upcoming year

•Trains districts•Assists districts•Reviews data for accuracy

SDI Collection Timeline

Reporting• Safety and Discipline Indicators (SDI)

– 2 Files:• File A: Incident by Action

• File B: Action by Race/Ethnicity and Gender

File A: Incident by Action TakenSDI Files

• Count of Incidents per school–Most severe action taken per incident–Only 1 student/incident reported

• Guns Free School Act Data also reported– Includes any gun, rifle/shotgun or other firearm

incident within the school–Groups students by IDEA and Non-IDEA

File B: Action Taken by Race/Ethnicity & Gender

• Count of Students per School• All students involved in an incident included• Unduplicated count of the students

– If 1 student is suspended 3 times and expelled 1 time, he/she would be reported as 1 in the unduplicated count, 3 suspensions and 1 expulsion

• Attendance Data• Habitually Truant Counts

Reporting Example

3 students expelled and referred to law

enforcement for drugs

Reporting Example 2

INCIDENT BY ACTIONFile A:

Overview

• Report if violation occurs on school grounds, in school vehicles, or at school activities or sanctioned events

• If multiple students are involved in the same incident, the actual incident is only reported 1 time with the most severe action taken

By Action Taken• For each incident, report the most severe

action taken:– Classroom Suspension– In School Suspension– Out of School Suspension– Expulsion– Referral to Law Enforcement*– Other Action Taken

*If the incident involved a referral to law enforcement AND another action taken, BOTH actions are reported

Types of Incidents (1 of 10)

• Drug Violations– Use, possession, or sale of drugs or

controlled substances• Alcohol Violations

– Use or possession of alcohol products• Tobacco Violations

– Use or possession of tobacco products

Types of Incidents (2 of 10)

• 1st, 2nd Degree or Vehicular Assaults– 1st Degree Assaults- committed by a person

• With intent to cause serious bodily injury to another, he/she causes serious bodily injury to any person by means of a deadly weapon

• With intent to disfigure another person seriously and permanently, or to destroy, amputate or disable permanently a member or organ of the other person or

• Knowingly engages in conduct with creates a grave risk of death to another person, and thereby causes serious bodily injury to any person

Types of Incidents (3 of 10)

• 1st, 2nd Degree or Vehicular Assaults (2 of 3)– 2nd Degree Assaults

• With intent to cause bodily injury to another person, he/she causes such injury to any person by means of a deadly person

• With intent to prevent one known/should know to be a peace officer or firefighter from performing a lawful duty, he/she intentionally causes bodily injury to any person or

• Recklessly causes serious bodily injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon or

• Intentionally causes stupor, unconsciousness, or other physical/mental impairment to another person by administering without content, a drug, substance or preparation capable of producing the intended harm

Types of Incidents (4 of 10)

• 1st, 2nd Degree or Vehicular Assaults (3 of 3)– Vehicular Assault

• If the person operates or drives a motor vehicle in a reckless manner, and conduct causes serious bodily injury to another

• If a person operates/drives a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or 1 or more drugs, or a combo of alcohol and drugs, and this conduct is the cause of a serious bodily injury to another

Types of Incidents (5 of 10)

• 3rd Degree Assaults/Disorderly Conduct– 3rd Degree Assault

• Knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another person

• With criminal negligence he/she causes bodily injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon

Types of Incidents (6 of 10)

• 3rd Degree Assaults/Disorderly Conduct (cont)– Disorderly Conduct

• Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly fights with another in a public place (except in an amateur or professional contest of athletic skill)

Types of Incidents (7 of 10)

• Dangerous Weapons– Carrying, bringing, or possessing a dangerous

weapon• Firearm-loaded or unloaded• Firearm facsimile reasonably mistaken for an actual firearm• Pellet or BB gun or other device (operational or not designed to

propel projectiles by spring action or compressed air)• fixed blade knife with a blade longer than 3 in.• spring-loaded knife or pocket knife with blade longer than 3.5 in.• Any object, device ,instrument, material, or substance, whether

animate or inanimate, used or intended to be used to inflict death or serious bodily injury

Types of Incidents (8 of 10)

• Robbery– A person who knowingly takes anything of

value for the person or presence of another by the use of force, threats or intimidation commits robbery

• Other Felonies– Any other act that if committed by an adult,

would be considered a felony that is not listed

Types of Incidents (9 of 10)• Disobedient/Defiant or Repeated Interference

– Being willfully disobedient or openly and persistently defiant, or repeatedly interfering with the school’s ability to provide education opportunities to and a safe environment for other students

• Detrimental Behavior– Behavior that is detrimental to the welfare or safety

of other students or school personnel, including behavior that creates a threat of physical harm to the student or to other students

Types of Incidents (10 of 10)

• Destruction of School Property– Willful destruction or defacement of school

property• Other Violations of Code of Conduct

– Other violations of the Local Board of Education’s code of conduct that resulted in suspensions, expulsions or resulting referrals to law enforcement, not already reported in above categories

Gun-Free School Act (GFSA) Firearm Expulsion Table

• Expulsions reported are a subset of Dangerous Weapon Expulsions reported

• 3 types of Firearms reported– Handgun - Rifle/Shotgun - Other Firearm

• GFSA Data Collected by 2 sets of students– IDEA (Special Education students)– Non-IDEA (non-Special Education students)

GFSA Data (cont)• # of students brought or possessed firearm

by type• # of student expelled • # of students disciplined in an action other

than expulsion• # of students in another type of removal• # of students in which no action was taken

GFSA Data Collection Flowchart for IDEA and Non-IDEA students

ACTION BY RACE/ETHNICITY AND GENDER

File B:

Overview of Data

• Count of students by Race and Gender and Action Taken

• A student may be counted multiple times• The total count of students must be equal

or greater than the number of incidents• Habitually Disruptive Students Count• Unduplicated Count • Attendance Data

Action Taken (1 of 6)

• Classroom Suspension/Teacher Removal: – The total number of students (not incidents)

that were removed by the teacher or suspended from the classroom. If a student was removed or suspended multiple times, each time is included in the count.

Action Taken (2 of 6)

• In School Suspension: – The total number of students (not incidents)

that were suspended in school. If a student was suspended multiple times, each time is included in the count.

Action Taken (3 of 6)

• Out of School Suspension: – The total number of students (not incidents)

that were suspended out of school. If a student was suspended multiple times, each time is included in the count.

Action Taken (4 of 6)

• Expulsion: – The total number of students (not incidents)

that were expelled from school. If a student was expelled multiple times, each time is included in the count.

Action Taken (5 of 6)

• Referred to Law Enforcement: – The total number of students (not incidents)

that are in this Federal Race/Ethnicity Reporting Category, gender category, which were referred to law enforcement. If a student was referred to the law enforcement multiple times, each time is included in the count.

– If a student was referred to law enforcement and another action was taken, the student is counted in both.

Action Taken (6 of 6)

• Other Action Taken: – The total number of students (not incidents) in

which another action was taken that is not listed. Each other action is included, even if a student would be counted multiple times.

Unduplicated Count

• Provide an unduplicated count of students involved in incidents reported on both Safety and Discipline tables. Regardless of how many times a student appears in the Action Taken fields, only count the student once in the unduplicated total.

Habitually Disruptive• Provide the total number of students that were

declared habitually disruptive and expelled. A child who has been suspended three times during the course of the school year for causing a material and substantial disruption in the classroom, on school grounds, on school vehicles, or at school activities and events because of behavior that was initiated, willful and overt on the part of the child.

Habitually Disruptive Additional Clarification

• Include only students who have been declared Habitually Disruptive. Each of the suspensions which caused a "material and substantial" disruption that led to this expulsion will be reported separately in the appropriate incident category. The final suspension leading to an expulsion should be recorded only once under the "Pupils Expelled" column as the expulsion was the most serious action taken as a result of the third or final incident.

Habitually Disruptive- Quick Overview

• Students are DECLARED habitually disruptive

• Student disciplined will also be included as:– 2 incidents resulting in Suspension– 1 incident resulting in the Expulsion

Attendance Information (1of 4)

• Student Total Days Attended: The aggregate numbers of whole and partial days the students have attended school for the current school year.  It is calculated by adding the number of days each student attended (full and partial days) in the current school year.

Attendance Information (2of 4)

• Student Total Days Excused Absent: The aggregate number of whole and partial days students had excused absences (out of school), for the current school year.  Absence due to a suspension is excused.  (A student that is tardy is not considered to be absent.)

Attendance Information (3of 4)

• Total Student Days Unexcused Absent: The aggregate number of whole and partial days students were absent (out of school), without being excused from a parent/guardian for the current school year.  (A student that is tardy is not considered to be absent.) 

Attendance Information (4of 4)

• Student Total Days Possible: The aggregate number of whole and partial days students would have attended school if there had been no absences for the current school year.  It is calculated by adding the number of days that each student was enrolled in the current school year.  Expelled students are included until date of expulsion.  This number should be the sum of Total Days Attended, Total Days Excused Absent and Total Days Unexcused Absent.

Attendance Information – Relationship Equation

Habitually Truancy Definition• A child between 6 and 17 years of age

having four unexcused absences from public school in any one month or ten unexcused absences from public school during any school year. Absences due to suspension expulsions is considered excused absences.

Habitually Truant Counts

• 3 fields capture this required data:– Truancy: Four or more days in any one

calendar month– Truancy: Ten or more days in one school year– Truancy: Met both conditions

• Students are to be reported in only 1 category per school as applicable

Habitually Truant Counts Field Definitions (1 of 3)

• Habitual Truancy Count: Four or more days in one month (A): – The unduplicated count of Habitually Truant students

who are at least the age of six on or before August 1 of the year in question and under the age of seventeen years having four or more total days of Unexcused Absences from public school in any one calendar Month; calculated by the sum of Unexcused Absences converted to days and fractions of days. 

Habitually Truant Counts Field Definitions (2 of 3)

• Habitual Truancy Count: Ten or more days in one school year (B)– The unduplicated count of Habitually Truant students

who are at least the age of six on or before August 1 of the year in question and under the age of seventeen years having ten or more days of Unexcused Absences but never accumulated four or more days of Unexcused Absences from that public school in any one calendar month; calculated by the sum of Unexcused Absences converted to and fractions of days. 

Habitually Truant Counts Field Definitions (3 of 3)

• Habitual Truancy Count: Met Both Conditions (A & B): – The unduplicated count of Habitually Truant students

who are at least the age of six on or before August 1 of the year in question and under the age of seventeen years having four or more total days of Unexcused Absences from the reporting public school in any one calendar Month and also accumulated ten or more total days Unexcused Absences from the same public school during the Reported School Year; calculated by the sum of Unexcused Absences converted to days and fractions of days. 

FAQ: Habitually Truant• Q: How should a day be counted?

– A: It really depends on how often attendance is tracked within the school. If attendance is taken 6 times, then 6 unexcused absences would count as a day.

• Q: I had a student meet the habitually truant definition, yet they are no longer in our school-are they reported?– Yes, they would still be counted. This is the

same for any incident.

More Information

• Definitions and examples found at– https://ade.cde.state.co.us/sdi_field_definition

s.htm

• Or Contact:– Annette Severson– Severson_a@cde.state.co.us