Georgia’s Story for Student Success: The Sequel Continues G-CASE Fall Conference Keynote Slides Zelphine Smith-Dixon, Ed.D. Assistant Director Georgia Department of Education 9/22/2018

Join me as I share “the sequel” to the Georgia Story about our Sweet Georgia Peaches. 9/22/2018

What is the elephant in the room? What barriers are blocking Georgia’s view of “Student Success” that we are ignoring? 9/22/2018

Georgia’s Enrollment Statewide Total Enrollment: 1,744,029 Statewide SWD Enrollment: 192,536 Based on October 2014 FTE Student Enrollment Based on October 2014 FTE Disability Enrollment 11.0% SWD Enrollment Summary of Proposal (100 words or less):  During this general session, participants with obtain follow up information to support the implementation of Student Success: Imagine the Possibilities. Georgia has prioritized improved graduation rates for Students with Disabilities and identified 50 school districts that will receive Intensive Technical Assistance. With aligned state and regional systems, improved student success is the only option. 9/22/2018

Georgia’s Total Student Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity 9/22/2018 Based on October 2014 FTE

Georgia’s FY15 SWD Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity (Ages 6-21) 9/22/2018

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Free and Reduced Lunch (FRL) Eligibility Pre-K to 12 Enrollment Pre-K to 12 Free Pre-K to 12 Reduced Pre-K to 12 % FRL 2015 State Totals 1,744,029 986,986 101,488 62.41 2010 State Totals 1,667,685 797,772 137,133 56.06 While RL has decreased, FL has increased. Since 2010, FRL has increased from 56.06% to 62.41% (6.35%). 9/22/2018

Purple states have 18.0% or more people in poverty. 9/22/2018

Georgia’s Progress Against Poverty Since 2000 9/22/2018

FY15 Free/Reduced Lunch Count by Race/Ethnicity 9/22/2018

Consequences of Poverty Low achievement Higher drop out rate Poorer reading scores Brain Functioning (such as Working Memory) 9/22/2018

Analysis of GA’s Bottom Quartile for Math (3-8) 2014 19.5% SWD 84.8% ED 42.9% of these students missed 6 or more days Is poverty for students the elephant in the room? 9/22/2018

61.8% 9th Grade Lit/American Literature Percent of Georgia’s SWD with Typical/High Growth Based on 2014 Full Academic Year (FAY) 61.8% 9th Grade Lit/American Literature 59.9% Calculus/Algebra 62.4% ELA 62.3% Math Is the expectation for all students to learn and make progress the elephant in the room? 9/22/2018

2015 Annual Event Graduation Data 8,202 (64.1%) of SWD exited with a General Education Diploma 3,546 of SWD exited by dropping out 1,057 of SWD exited with a Certificate of Attendance Note – The Annual Event Graduation Data includes dropouts, diplomas, and certificates. This data are not based on a cohort model. Based on final exit data for FY15. 9/22/2018

Annual Event Graduation Data for Students with Disabilities Dropout HS Diplomas Certificate/Sped Grad Rate FY14 3552 5214 3061 44.1% FY13 3526 4630 3262 40.6% FY12 3579 4866 3118 42.1% Is the dropout rate for SWD the elephant in the room? 9/22/2018

FY15 Exit Data by Disability Categories Percent of HS Diplomas by Disability Categories: EBD (46.3%) ID (45.0%) FY15 Exit Data by Disability Categories Highest Number of HS Diplomas by Disability Categories: SLD, OHI, ID, and EBD Row Labels DROPOUT GHS RC Grand Total AUTISM 101 590 165 856 DEAF/BLIND 1 2 EMOTIONAL\BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS 790 743 71 1604 HEARING IMPAIRED 17 119 INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES 408 758 518 1684 OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENTS 1892 127 2762 ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRED 6 57 5 68 SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITES 1421 3880 158 5459 SPEECH LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT 35 92 132 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY 12 38 56 VISION IMPAIRMENT 51 63 3546 8202 1057 12805 9/22/2018

FY15 Exit Data by Disability Categories Percent of Dropout by Disability Categories: EBD (49.3%) Highest Number of Dropout by Disability Categories: SLD, OHI, EBD, and ID FY15 Exit Data by Disability Categories Row Labels DROPOUT High School Diploma Certificate Grand Total AUTISM 101 590 165 856 DEAF/BLIND 1 2 EMOTIONAL\ BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS 790 743 71 1604 HEARING IMPAIRED 17 119 INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES 408 758 518 1684 OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENTS 1892 127 2762 ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRED 6 57 5 68 SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES 1421 3880 158 5459 SPEECH LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS 35 92 132 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY 12 38 56 VISUALLY IMPAIRED 51 63 3546 8202 1057 12805 Is the dropout rate for students with EBD the elephant in the room? 9/22/2018

FY15 Exit Data by Disability Categories Interesting Facts: (30.8%) of students with ID exited with a certificate. This disability made up 49% (518/1057) of total certificates. Highest Number of Certificates by Disability Categories: ID, Autism, SLD, and OHI FY15 Exit Data by Disability Categories Row Labels DROPOUT High School Diploma Certificate Grand Total AUTISM 101 590 165 856 DEAF/BLIND 1 2 EMOTIONAL/BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS 790 743 71 1604 HEARING IMPAIRED 17 119 INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES 408 758 518 1684 OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENTS 1892 127 2762 ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENTS 6 57 5 68 SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABLITIES 1421 3880 158 5459 SPEECH LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS 35 92 132 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY 12 38 56 VISUAL IMPAIRMENT 51 63 3546 8202 1057 12805 Is the count of students with an ID receiving Certificates/SPED Diplomas the elephant in the room? 9/22/2018

FY15 SWD Exit Data by Gender Row Labels DROPOUT High School Diploma Certificate Grand Total Females 1012 2855 382 4249 Males 2534 5347 675 8556 3546 8202 1057 12805 Males make up about 67.5% of the SWD Enrollment. 71.5% of dropouts were males. Is that the elephant in the room? 9/22/2018

FY15 SWD Exit Data by Racial/Ethnic Group Row Labels DROPOUT High School Diploma Certificate Grand Total AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN 6 17 1 24 ASIAN 12 91 120 BLACK 1778 3320 603 5701 HISPANIC 336 737 96 1169 MULTI-RACIAL 109 188 18 315 PACIFIC ISLANDER 3 8 WHITE 1302 3841 321 5464 3546 8202 1057 12805 White SWD had a HS Diploma Rate of 70.2%. Black SWD had a HS Diploma rate of 58.2% and a Dropout rate of 31.2%. Black SWD had 57% of all certificates/sped diplomas. 9/22/2018

FY15 SWD Dropouts by Age The dropout rate peaked between 16 and 18. 9/22/2018

2015 Student Discipline Data for All Students Total Count of Students Disciplined – 265,841 Total Count of Discipline Incidents – 692,058 Percent of State Enrollment Involved in Discipline Incidents – 14.66% More students were disciplined than enrolled in special education. Georgia’s climate issues are bigger than special education. Based on SR2015 Discipline Totals System and State Level 1,812,909 total count of students enrolled at any time during the year 9/22/2018

2015 SR Discipline Data for All Students 387,183 Total Students that Received Disciplinary Actions (Duplicative Count) 728,765 Total Count of Discipline Actions/Assignments Based on SR2015 Breakouts of Student/Discipline Incident Information, System, State Level 9/22/2018

GA’s Discipline Actions 5 1 2 4 3 9/22/2018

Top Five Actions by Race/Ethnicity Discipline Action Ethnicity: Hispanic Race: American Indian Race: Asian Race: Black Race: Pacific Islander Race: White Race: Two or More Races Detention 619 16 92 4135 11 2631 258 In-School Suspension 17664 263 1339 90992 179 52041 5610 Out-of-School Suspension 10018 170 803 80689 150 24270 3559 Suspended from Riding Bus 2044 50 106 18987 15 9210 1240 Other Discipline Action 3627 52 519 25131 33 11069 1348 Total 33972 551 2859 219934 388 99221 12015 368,940 Students (95.3%) (Duplicative Count) were impacted by the Top Five Actions. Do you see any equity issues? Black Students represent 59.6%. 9/22/2018

Top Five Discipline Actions by Age Ranges 9/22/2018

Other Quick Facts about the Top Five Actions 68.5% Males 77.2% Free/Reduced Priced Eligibility 18.3% SWD Is discipline the elephant in the room? 9/22/2018

Based on the data, do we have a school climate issue? 9/22/2018

Top Five Discipline Incident Types SCHOOL_YEAR Discipline Action Disorderly Conduct Fighting Discipline Incident Attendance-Related Student Incivility 2015 Detention 692 152 1270 2948 2834 In-School Suspension 27799 10163 22923 44870 87051 Out-of-School Suspension 22247 30738 11496 13451 45820 Suspended from Riding Bus 11418 2805 6446 33 11385 Other Discipline Action 23050 4855 101 830   State Totals 85206 48713 42287 61403 147920 9/22/2018

Helpful Descriptors #1: Student Incivility – Insubordination or disrespect to staff members or other students; Includes but is not limited to refusal to follow school staff member instructions, use of vulgar or inappropriate language, and misrepresentation of the truth #2: Disorderly Conduct - Any act that substantially disrupts the orderly conduct of a school function, substantially disrupts the orderly learning environment, or poses a threat to the health, safety, and/or welfare of students, staff or others. (Includes disruptive behaviors on school buses) #3: Attendance-Related - Repeated or excessive unexcused absences or tardies; including failure to report to class, skipping class, leaving school without authorization, or failure to comply with disciplinary sanctions 9/22/2018

2015 Student Support Team Stats 58,966 (3.3% of the Total Student Population) 51 LEAs reported Zero students 14 LEAs reported a range of 1 - 10 students 4 LEAs reported a range of 11 -20 9/22/2018

Everything I needed to create “Student Success,” I really learned my 1st year of teaching! 9/22/2018 Harry Wong

Everything I needed to create “Student Success,” I really learned my 1st year of teaching! 9/22/2018

What is the elephant in the room? Let’s take care of business for all students! 9/22/2018