Dr. Laura Taylor: Assistant Superintendent

Mr. Orlando Thomas: Director

CHAMPAIGN UNIT 4 SCHOOL DISTRICT DISCIPLINE FROM A SOCIAL JUSTICE LENS

UNIT 4 DEMOGRAPHICS

RECOGNIZING THE DISCIPLINE GAP HIGH SCHOOL

Discipline Referrals

Year AA% White % Gap2009-2010 80% 15% 65%2010-2011 74% 18% 56%2011-2012 74% 17% 57%2012-2013 69% 19% 50%2013-2014 75% 12% 63%

Discipline Referrals

Year AA% White % Gap2009-2010 80% 15% 65%2010-2011 74% 18% 56%2011-2012 74% 17% 57%2012-2013 69% 19% 50%2013-2014 75% 12% 63%

Suspensions

Year AA% White % Gap2009-2010 80% 15% 65%2010-2011 77% 15% 62%2011-2012 77% 13% 64%2012-2013 72% 15% 56%2013-2014 75% 13% 62%

Suspensions

Year AA% White % Gap2009-2010 80% 15% 65%2010-2011 77% 15% 62%2011-2012 77% 13% 64%2012-2013 72% 15% 56%2013-2014 75% 13% 62%

SOCIAL JUSTICE

Unit 4 Social Justice Definition 

Unit 4 understands social justice as a continual commitment to thoughtfully consider and actively challenge societal norms that privilege some and not others.

ADAPTIVE APPROACH Social Justice Seminars Http://www.champaignschools.org/pages/social-justice-seminar/meetings/documents

Topics: 

White Privilege, Levels of Racism, The Black Male Experience, How we Exclude, The Immigrant Experience, The LGBT Experience, Intersectionality 

Professional Development across the board on Culturally Responsive Education 

TOOL FOR ADAPTIVE CHANGE

Social Justice Framework 

http://www.champaignschools.org/sites/default/files/SJ%20framework3.pdf

Created during the 2012-2013 school year by community members, teachers, students, parents, and administrators to guide decision making processes in Unit 4. 

SUSPENSIONS • Suspensions of five or more days – director approval

Complicated suspensions – principal consults with supervising assistant superintendent

No zero tolerance policy - all are reviewed

Mitigating Letters – See example

• Portal-to-Portal vs. Nexus 

RETHINKING OUR PRACTICE EXPULSIONS

• What are the reasons we remove a student from the regular school setting?

• What should we consider when determining length of time for removal?

• What process should be used at the building level for recommending expulsions?

ADJUSTED OUR PRACTICE EXPULSIONS

• Conversations with Building Administrative Team and Supervising Assistant Superintendent

• Ex – Teacher and Student in Hallway

• Guidance Document and Building Process

Guidance Document -  See example

• Approval from Supervising Assistant Superintendent

High School Discipline Referrals 2009-2014

High School Suspensions 2009-2014

Expulsions by Grade Level and Gender 2009-2014

Expulsions by Ethnicity 2009-2014

 CONSEQUENCES + INTERVENTIONS

 ACTIONS

Process

ACTIONS

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS Champaign Police Department (School Resource Officers)

Champaign Community Coalition (Summer Youth Employment Program)

Youth Assessment Center (District Building)

School Resource Officer Arrest Data

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QUESTIONS