Task Force on Student Discipline Regulations Subcommittees
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Subcommittee 1 - MSDE Regulations and Guidelines:
- Examine/review current state discipline regulations and the impact of state policies and guidelines on students, teachers, classrooms, learning environments, and schools.
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Evaluate the scope of implementation by teachers, school-based administrators, and local districts and identify problematic policies, practices, and procedures.
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Review SEA/LEA’s discipline data and statistics, including the school climate survey; and
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Draft recommendations.
Subcommittee 2 - Best Practices:
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Identify, research, and evaluate model programs – locally and nationally (when possible, conduct on-site visits).
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Determine the most effective interventions and programs, and gather supporting data (statistical and/or anecdotal) to prove effectiveness in improving school climate and decreasing classroom/school disruptions, discipline referrals, suspensions and/or expulsions; and
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Draft recommendations.