Madison Schools' Behavior Report: 2012-2013

Madison School District PDF:

1. Both out-of-school and in-school suspensions were less common in 2012-13 than in 2011-12. In particular, the reduction in out-of-school suspensions led to nearly 600 fewer days of instruction lost to suspensions.

2. Large disproportionalities exist between suspensions and demographics in MMSD. For example, African- American students make up 19% of MMSD's population but received 60% of out-of-school suspensions. Low- income students make up 48% of MMSD but received 85% of suspensions.

3. There are large disparities in discipline practices between schools. For example, among elementary schools, out-of-school suspensions ranged between 0 and 98, and behavior referrals ranged between 25 and 2,319.

Related: Madison School Board discipline presentation (PDF) and a Wisconsin DPI FAQ (PDF).

Related: Gangs & School Violence Forum (2005) audio & video and Police calls to and near Madison schools: 1996-2006.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at September 15, 2013 12:32 AM
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