Discipline Proportionality by Focal Group

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Purpose

This report compares the proportion of students in selected focal groups to the proportion of students from those groups involved in discipline incidents.

The report supports:

  • Discipline equity analysis

  • State and federal monitoring

  • Identification of disproportionality trends

  • District and school improvement planning

A column chart is included to visually compare:

  • Student Proportion

  • Incident Proportion

for each focal group.


Parameters

School Year

Defines the academic year used for enrollment, program participation, and discipline incidents.

Event Schools

Select one or more schools to include in the report.


Data Included

Student Population

Includes enrolled students within the selected school year and schools.

Discipline Population

Includes discipline incidents associated with enrolled students during the selected school year.

Focal Groups

The report evaluates proportionality for:

  • Alternative Education

  • Homeless

  • Indian Education

  • English Learner

  • Migrant Education

  • Special Education

  • Section 504

  • Title I

  • Talented & Gifted

  • Free and Reduced Lunch


Output Fields

Focal Group

The student subgroup being evaluated.

Student Count

Number of enrolled students in the focal group.

Students Referred

Number of students in the focal group involved in at least one discipline incident.

Student Proportion

Percentage of the total student population represented by the focal group.

Incident Proportion

Percentage of discipline-involved students represented by the focal group.


Business Rules

  • Students are counted distinctly within each focal group.

  • Students may appear in multiple focal groups.

  • Discipline incidents are only counted when the incident date falls within the student’s active program participation dates.


Using the Report

  1. Select School Year and Event Schools.

  2. Run the report.

  3. Compare Student Proportion to Incident Proportion.

  4. Review focal groups where incident proportion exceeds student proportion for potential disproportionality concerns.


Notes

  • Each row represents a focal group summary.

  • Incident counts represent distinct students, not total incidents.

  • Results reflect current data and user permissions at the time the report is run.