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Meeting Date:
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10/31/2019 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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New Business (for Referral to Committee unless Otherwise Indicated)
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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3. Action on a Request to Approve the Proposed Revisions to Administrative Policies 8.28: Student Discipline, and 8.31: Student Suspensions
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 3 Effective and Efficient Operations
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Attachments
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1. Administrative Policy 8.28: Student Discipline - Redline
2. Administrative Policy 8.31: Student Suspension - Redline
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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In 2014-15, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) conducted a biennial data collection review. Out of that data collection, the OCR found disproportionality in African American students receiving referrals, suspensions and other disciplinary actions. Through an investigation, the OCR confirmed this disproportionality, which led to the MPS Resolution Agreement 05-14-5003. The District assured the OCR that it will take action to comply with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d (Title VI), and its implementing regulation, 34 C.F.R. Part 100, which prohibit discrimination based on race, color, or national origin by a recipient of Federal financial assistance.
The Interim Monitoring Letter dated March 2019, issued by the Office of Civil Rights, directed the district to identify a requirement within the district's policies and procedures that requires alternatives to removal from class be utilized except when the immediate safety of students or staff is threatened or behavior is such that disruption to the educational environment can only be remedied by removal.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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None
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Recommendation:
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That the Board approve the proposed revisions to Administrative Policies 8.28: Student Discipline and 8.31 Student Suspension as presented in the attachments to this item.
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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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Katrice Cotton, Ed.D. - Chief School Administration Officer
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Signed By:
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Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent
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