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Meeting Date:
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7/27/2017 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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Regular Items of Business
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Type:
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Info
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Subject:
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18. Report with Possible Action on Follow-up to Resolution 1617R-005 by Directors Bonds and Harris on Alternatives or Enhancements to MPS Disciplinary Programs
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 1 Academic Achievement
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Attachments
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Resolution 1617R-005
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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In March 2017, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors adopted Resolution 1617R-005 by Directors Bonds and Harris to explore alternatives or enhancements to MPS’s disciplinary programs, to include in-school suspensions, creation of Success Centers, lessons in character development, use of data to identify students for extra support, implementation of an extra service-learning curriculum focused on community work and self-reflection, and expansion of Restorative Justice programs.
The Administration has determined that pursuing the creation of Success Centers in our schools as an enhancement to the already robust continuum of supports associated with MPS’s disciplinary programs would benefit our students and could be accomplished by leveraging an existing partnership with Wisconsin Community Services, Inc., at James E. Groppi High School.
To accomplish this, the Administration recommends that such a model to with the 2017-18 school year at Groppi. Students assigned to the school would be eligible to receive behavioral-improvement and support services aligned with their offenses. The site would serve 40 students per semester in a half-day program, with dismissal from the program based on satisfactory completion of program requirements. Students assigned to the Success Center at this location would participate in a minimum of one semester of programming that includes A.R.T. (anger-replacement training); mindfulness/art therapy; forward thinking; healthy socialization; social awareness; and community action projects.
Examples of other supports that are currently in place as part of the disciplinary process throughout the district include the following:
•Professional Preventive Services: Provides clinical support in group settings at Vincent and Washington High Schools and is led by a counselor licensed in anger management and substance abuse. Students participate in a 16-week curriculum that provides strategies for conflict resolution, addressing substance abuse, and positive decision making.
•In-School Suspension: MPS Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Discipline allows for schools to use the in-school suspension model. The Administration continues to explore mechanisms to ensure consistent implementation to ensure that the model is meeting students' academic and social-emotional needs.
•Use of Data: The Administration will also continue to use data to identify students for support through Building Intervention Teams (BIT) to ensure that Tier 2 and Tier 3 intervention systems are in place. Reviews of individual data will occur on a regular basis and as needed.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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NA
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Recommendation:
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Matthew Boswell - Senior Director
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Signed By:
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Keith Posley - Chief
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Signed By:
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Dr. Darienne Driver - Superintendent
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