1. 2016-17 DC Public Charter School Discipline and Attendance briefing
September 7, 2017

2. 5-Year Analysis of Charter Sector Trends
DC PCSB’s goal is to encourage public charter schools to create and implement effective discipline policies, and increase students’ time in school.

3. Key Takeaways: School Year 2016-17
After four years of improvements, indicators showed signs of plateauing or reversing.
Expulsions:  from 0.21% to 0.22%
Suspensions:  from 9.1% to 9.3%
In Seat Attendance:  from 92.2% to 91.8%
Lost Instruction Time: no change (0.23%)
Truancy:  from 19.9% to 21.7%*
Enrollment:  by 6.6%
*Prior to , schools’ individual attendance policies set the period of time following an absence in which excuse notes could be accepted. In , District policy mandated that schools could not accept excuse notes more than 5 days following an absence.

4. Expulsion Over Time (PK*—Adult)
Number of Students Expelled
Expulsion rate cut in half and within national norms
*Note: None of the expulsions in or were PK students

5. Expulsion: Most Improved in 2016-17
School
Ward
Rate
Rate
Center City PCS - Trinidad 5
3.32%
0.54%
YouthBuild PCS 1
1.72%
0.00%
IDEA PCS 7
2.85%
1.15%
Paul PCS - Middle School 4
0.86%
Maya Angelou PCS - High School
1.33%
0.48%
Paul PCS - International High School
1.58%
0.82%
84 of 118 campuses (71%) did not expel any students in SY compared to 85 of 115 campuses (74%) in SY

6. Expulsion: Highest Rates in 2016-17
School
Ward
Rate
Rate
National Collegiate Preparatory PCHS 8
2.50%
3.64%
SEED PCS of Washington DC 7
1.70%
1.66%
Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy
0.37%
1.60%
Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory Middle School
0.65%
1.56%
Somerset Preparatory Academy PCS
1.79%
1.54%
KIPP DC - College Preparatory Academy PCS 5
0.79%
1.35%
IDEA PCS
2.85%
1.15%
LAYC Career Academy PCS 1
1.05%
1.08%

7. Out-of-school Suspensions (OSS): Charter Average in 2016-17
SY Charter Sector Average : 9.3%
9.3%
90.7% of students had
zero suspensions.
With PK and Adult students excluded, the charter sector average OSS rate was 12.6% in and 12.1% in

8. Out-of-school Suspensions (OSS): Charter Average in 2016-17
SY Charter Sector Averages
At Risk Students: 13.2%
African American Students: 11.6%
90.7% of students had
zero suspensions.
With PK and Adult students excluded, the OSS rate for At Risk students was 16.0% in
With PK and Adult students excluded, the OSS rate for African American students was 14.7% in

9. Out-of-school Suspensions: Notable Improvements in 2016-17
Ward
# of Students Suspended
IDEA PCS 7
From 86 to 40
Friendship PCS - Technology Preparatory Middle School 8
From 66 to 17
Kingsman Academy PCS 6
From 32 to 0
E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School 1
From 78 to 35
The Children's Guild DC PCS 5
From 76 to 44

10. Lost Instruction Time Due to Suspensions
Lost Instruction Time Due to Out-of-School Suspensions SY SY
15,137 days lost to suspension
16,597 days lost to suspension
6,578,132 enrolled days
7,229,162 enrolled days

11. Long Term (11+ Day) Suspensions: Highest Rates in 2016-17
Campus
Ward
% of students
# of students
KIPP DC - College Preparatory Academy PCS 5
3.4% 20
National Collegiate Preparatory PCHS 8
3.3% 9
Somerset Preparatory Academy PCS
2.5%
KIPP DC - WILL Academy PCS 6
1.4%
Maya Angelou PCS - High School 7 3
Thurgood Marshall Academy PCS
0.8%
Democracy Prep Congress Heights PCS
0.5%
Highest Long Term Suspension Rates in
Note: This is an Equity Report metric and includes students with 11+ days in a single suspension, not cumulative

12. Our Role in Addressing Discipline
DC PCSB assesses discipline policies when new applicant groups apply for a charter
When schools are up for charter review, we work with the schools on revising charter goals, including goals around discipline
Schools’ discipline policies are posted on DC PCSB’s website in each school’s Student Handbook. All must have the following:
Clear explanation of infractions, consequences and due process
Explanation of disciplinary steps for students with disabilities
We analyze discipline data monthly to look for trends, and alerts schools when they are an outlier with their rate of disciplinary incidences.

13. Attendance Rates Over Time (Excluding Adult Campuses)

14. In-Seat Attendance: Highest Rates (K-12 Only)
Highest ISA Rates SY
ISA Rate
Friendship PCS - Online
99.8%
Center City PCS - Brightwood
97.0%
Ideal Academy PCS
96.6%
Washington Latin PCS - Middle School
96.1%
Hope Community PCS - Tolson
Hope Community PCS - Lamond
96.0%
E.L. Haynes PCS - Middle School
95.9%
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom PCS
Washington Yu Ying PCS
95.7%
BASIS DC PCS
Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS
95.3%
Friendship PCS - Woodridge Middle School
95.2%

15. In-Seat Attendance: Lowest Rates (K-12 Only)
Lowest ISA Rates SY
ISA Rate
Goodwill Excel Center PCS*
48.1%
Kingsman Academy PCS
65.2%
Maya Angelou PCS - High School
70.0%
Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS
85.2%
Rocketship DC PCS
85.3%
National Collegiate Preparatory PCHS
85.9%
Democracy Prep Congress Heights PCS
86.2%
The Children's Guild DC PCS
86.5%
St. Coletta Special Education PCS
86.6%
*Goodwill Excel Center PCS is an alternative high school with a significant number of students over 18 years of age.

16. SY 2016-17 Charter Sector Average : 21.7%*
Truancy Rate: Percent of students ages 5-17 with 10+ unexcused absences
SY Charter Sector Average : 21.7%*
(up from 19.9%* in SY )
The DC PCSB Truancy Policy seeks to reduce absenteeism by encouraging schools to focus on strategies to improve attendance.
2 schools received a Notice of Concern in SY
The Policy compels schools and PCSB staff to track improvement in attendance at the school and student level.
*Prior to , schools’ individual attendance policies set the period of time following an absence in which excuse notes could be accepted. In , District policy mandated that schools could not accept excuse notes more than 5 days following an absence.

17. Truancy: Highest Rates (Excluding Adult Campuses)
School Name
Truancy Rate
16-17 ISA
The Children's Guild DC PCS
78.4%
86.5%
Rocketship DC PCS
62.6%
85.3%
KIPP DC - College Preparatory Academy PCS
60.2%
87.1%
Maya Angelou PCS - High School
50.2%
70.0%
Democracy Prep Congress Heights PCS
86.2%
Friendship PCS - Collegiate Academy
40.4%
89.9%

18. Our Role in Improving Attendance & Discipline
For SY , DC PCSB will continue to work with OSSE and charter LEAs to streamline the process for collecting and reporting truancy and discipline data.
Through transparency, we encourage schools to adopt and improve on best practices which increase instructional time.

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