Defined as:
The number of students removed from school as a disciplinary action. At the time the 2018 Baseline Report was released, 3.2% of Westchester County students were suspended.
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GPS4Kids Reflections:
The data for this indicator reported in the 2018 GPS4Kids Baseline Report was released in 2016. That data set provided numbers from the school year ending two years prior (2013-14). This is a four-year lag.
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Is there a more efficient way to collect data?
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Is there value in data sets already several years old?
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Is there a way to get more timely data from local partners?
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Ideal outcome:
Alternatives to suspension and adjustments to codes of conduct are ongoing conversations in Westchesters' entire school communities. School discipline becomes a living set of standards that serve students and community better.
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Actions & outcome progress:
There has been a slight decline in suspensions since the 2018 Baseline Report, including both the county percentage and percentage across all races.
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Additionally, the City of Yonkers has prioritized community discussions on the new code of conduct.
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GPS4Kids Collective Partners doing the work!
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