Indicator 4A is the percentage of LEAs with significant discrepancy in the rate of suspensions and expulsions of greater than 10 days in a school year for children with IEPs. Indicator 4B is the percentage of LEAs that have (a) a significant discrepancy, by race or ethnicity in the rate of suspensions or expulsions of greater than 10 days in a school year for children with IEPs; and (b) policies, procedures or practices that contribute to the significant discrepancy and do not comply with requirements relating to the development and implementation of IEPs, the use of positive behavioral interventions and supports and procedural safeguards.
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Terms to Know:
Interim Alternative Educational Setting (IAES): An alternative educational setting other than the student’s current placement enabling the continuation of educational services. Unless determined by an ARC or manifestation determination, students with IEPs can remain in the IAES up to 45 days.
Manifestation determination: A meeting which convenes within 10 days of any decision to change the student’s placement due to a violation of the student code of conduct. The purpose of the meeting is to review relevant information and determine if the behavior in question is a manifestation of the student’s disability. If the ARC determines the behavior is a manifestation of the student’s disability, steps must be taken as outlined in 707 KAR 1:340, Section 15.
N size: The number of students with disabilities within the LEA (4A: at least 50 students; 4B: at least 10 students).
Significant discrepancy: A Kentucky LEA is found to have significant discrepancy under Indicator 4A if the following two criteria are met: The LEA suspends or expels students with disabilities for greater than 10 days during a school year at a rate that is three times or greater than the statewide rate for these types of removals during that year.
Data Collection:
LEAs enter student behavior information, including suspensions and expulsions, into IC following Infinite Campus Safe Schools Data Standards.
LEAs are given a survey to verify the Safe Schools data gathered from IC is correct. The Office of Continuous Improvement and Support (OCIS) provides the Safe Schools data to the OSEEL, which then reviews the file to ensure the LEAs have submitted all required data. Then, student specific identification numbers are identified for those LEAs whose data indicated students with IEPs are being removed out of school more than 10 days during the school year. For each district identified with a significant discrepancy, the OSEEL conducts a desk review of 10% of identified students, to include no less than 10 students nor more than 100 students for any one district.
The data source for Indicator 4 is Section 618 Data (December 1 Child Count Report of Children and Youth with Disabilities), and Safe Schools Report.
For more information on the risk ratio used to determine disproportionality, click HERE.
Measurement:
4A: The OSEEL calculates 4A by dividing the number of LEAs that meet the established n-size (50) and have a significant discrepancy in the rates of suspensions and expulsions of students with IEPs for greater than 10 days during the school year by the number of LEAs that meet the established n-size (50) and then converting the result to a percentage.
4B: The OSEEL calculates 4B by dividing the number of LEAs that meet the established n-size (10) for one or more racial or ethnic groups and have a) a significant discrepancy in the rates of suspensions and expulsions of students with IEPs for greater than 10 days during the school year and b) policies, procedures or practices that contribute to the significant discrepancy and do not comply with requirements relating to the development and implementation of IEPs, the use of positive behavioral interventions and supports and procedural safeguards by the number of LEAs that meet the established n-size (10) for one or more racial or ethnic groups and then converting the result to a percentage.
Formula: Number of districts with significant discrepancy divided by the number of districts that met the state's cell size.
4A: N-size is 50, cell-size of 2
4B: N-size is 10, cell size is 2
Investigative Questions:
To encourage reflection and discussion among district and school staff on the root causes of Indicator 4 performance, you can access investigative questions HERE.
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