Within thirty (30) days of OAG's approval of the updated Code of Conduct, the District provided written notifications to students and parents, informing them of updates to the Code of Conduct and specifically referencing its provisions concerning racial and ethnic discrimination and harassment. Notification was sent to the families of all students. (completed)

A Public Hearing was held on November 6, 2020 to gather feedback and answer questions relating to the Code of Conduct.

The District shall develop and submit for OAG (1) a training plan and (2) anti-harassment discrimination training protocols created in consultation with the Diversity Consultant. One training protocol will cover students while the second will cover District employees, administrators and other adult district community members.

Submitted for OAG review and approval a DASA Compliance Plan (approved)

The Compliance Plan contains:

Policies prohibiting bullying and harassment in District schools, whether the perpetrator or victim is a student or District employee;

Procedures to ensure the documentation, investigation, and resolution of any complaint of bullying or harassment made by any student or person in parental relation to a student, and that explicitly set forth:

i. All individuals responsible for documenting in writing any complaint of discrimination made by any student or parental relation, whether such complaint is made in written or verbal form;

ii. Pertinent individuals responsible for investigating such complaints, for resolving such complaints, and communicating such resolutions to affected parties;

iii. Timeframes for the documentation and completion of all steps set forth above; and

iv. Procedures to ensure the accurate aggregation of all documented incidents across District schools, and their timely transmission to the superintendent and, ultimately, to SED.

Within thirty (30) days, the district provided written notification to students and parental relations informing them of the Compliance Plan. The District commits that it will affirmatively send notification to all families of the students. (in progress)

Following OAG approval of the Compliance Plan, the District shall timely review and investigate compliance and take appropriate corrective action to resolve such complaints in accordance with the terms of the revised Code of Conduct, the Compliance Plan and applicable law. The District shall maintain all records concerning each complaint, its investigation and resolution. (Approved)

Classroom Management and Behavioral Support for Staff:

The District agrees that it shall continue its efforts to have staff consider and utilize, as appropriate, a range of corrective measures before referring a student to disciplinary authorities and/or law enforcement, including, but not limited to behavior contracts reflective writing assignments, conflict resolution, restorative justice practices. The District may refer students to the administration without the use of corrective measures only where the safety of students and/or staff is threatened, the behavior in question is such that the disruption to the educational environment can only be remedied by such referral or the referral is required by law. The District asserts that it already deploys these practices in its day to day operations and will continue to do so. (in progress)

Rewarding Positive Behavior: The District agrees that it will continue its existing "Positivity Project, as well as a project on positive referrals. The District shall continue to maintain those programs and shall examine ways to enlarge or expand their utilization. (in progress)

Supports for Struggling Students:

If after the corrective measures have been fully implemented a student referred for discipline more than once in a school year for behavior that disrupts their education and/or the education of other students, the District will provide school-based support to assist the student. These supports may include, but may not be limited to the following: (i) Adult in-school mentoring; (ii) Peer in-school mentoring; (iii) Access to guidance counselors, student support staff, social workers, or student advocates as appropriate; (iv) Involvement of parents in the discipline process; (v) Development and implementation of a behavior management plan; (vi) Assistance with learning appropriate behavior and developing self-management skills; and (vii) Referral for educational services, where indicated and appropriate.

The District's reform plan will also ensure that the District will, and will continue to, maintain accurate records of all students who are disciplined by the District in each academic year including: the student behavior that resulted in the discipline; the form of the discipline taken; and the demographic information concerning both students who are disciplined as a result of the incident and the students involved in the same incident who were not disciplined. (in progress)