School Safety & Discipline Data Reporting

2014-15

School Safety & Discipline Data Reporting

Justin Donald

Brooks Rumenik Education Information

Office of Safe Schools & Accountability Services

Presentation Outline

• Quick SESIR Review

• SESIR Changes for 2014-15

• Reporting Issues/Concerns

• Improving Accuracy of SESIR and Discipline Data

• Online SESIR Training & Tools

• Web Links/Contacts

Why are SESIR and Discipline Data Important?

Provides data for:

• needs assessment for grant opportunities

• measuring progress of intervention

• reporting to advisory councils

SESIR Key Features

• Developed 1995 for school staff

• Based on criminal code but not identical

• 25 incident categories reported

• Each incident may have related elements:

alcohol, bullying, drug, gang, hate-crime,

hazing (pending), injury or weapon

SESIR Incidents

• On school grounds, school transportation, or at off-campus school sponsored events

• The most serious offense is the primary SESIR incident. Secondary offenses can be

reported as one or more “related elements”.

• 365 days/24 hours

Violent Acts Against Persons Homicide

Sexual Battery Robbery

Battery Kidnapping

Physical Attack (new)

Alcohol, Tobacco & Drugs Drug Use/Possession

Drug Sales Alcohol

Tobacco 

Other Non-Violent Sex Offenses

Property

Breaking & Entering/Burglary Larceny/Theft

Arson

Vandalism

Harassment

Threat/Intimidation Sexual Harassment  Bullying 

Harassment 

Sexual Assault (new)

Hazing (pending)

Not Categorized

Fighting 

Level I - Most Serious Arson

Battery Homicide Kidnapping Sexual Battery

Level II

Breaking & Entering/ Burglary Drug Sale/Distribution

Physical Attack (new) Robbery

Trespassing

Level III

Disruption On Campus Drug Use/Possession Hazing (pending)

Fighting  Larceny/Theft

Sexual Harassment  Sexual Offenses (Other) Threat/Intimidation

Vandalism

Other Major Offenses

Level IV – Least Serious

Alcohol Tobacco 

SESIR Reporting

• SESIR incidents are per incident. Report only ONE incident even when there are multiple students involved in the same incident.

• Discipline actions are per student.

Reporting Formats

School

Environmental Safety Incident Report (SESIR)

Federal/State Indicator Status

Student Discipline/

Resultant Action

School En vir onmen tal Sa fe ty Inciden t R eport (SE SIR)

Studen t Dis cipli ne / R es ult an t Action

Fede ral/S ta te Indic at or St atus

2014-15 Reporting Periods

SESIR and Discipline data must be reported in Surveys 2, 3 and 5.

 Survey 2: October, 2014

 Survey 3: February, 2015

 Survey 5: August, 2015

N E W

What’s

for 2014-15?

Changes & Updates for 2014-15

New Incident Categories

• Hazing (pending) – Level III

• Physical Attack – Level II

• Sexual Assault – Level II New Data Elements

• Incident, Hazing-Related (pending)

• Victims of Homicide

• Weapon, Discharged

• Bullying or Harassment on the Basis of Sexual Orientation

New Incident: Hazing (pending)

Any action or situation that endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student at a school with any of grades 6 through 12 for purposes of initiation or admission into or

affiliation with any school-sanctioned organization.

“Hazing” includes, but is not limited to:

(a) pressuring, coercing, or forcing a student participate in illegal or dangerous behavior, or

(b) any brutality or a physical nature, such as whipping, beating, branding, or exposure to the elements.

HAZ

New Incident: Physical Attack

An actual and intentional striking of another person against his/her will, or the intentional causing of bodily harm to an individual.

• Battery (Level I)

• Physical Attack (Level II)

PHA

New Incident: Sexual Assault

An incident that includes a threat of: rape,

fondling, indecent liberties, child molestation, or sodomy . Both male and female students

can be victims of sexual assault. The threat must include all of the following elements: 1) intent; 2) fear; and 3) capability.

SXA

New Data Element:

Incident, Hazing-Related (pending)

A code indicating whether or not the incident was hazing related.

Note: The incident is hazing-related if the incident includes any action or situation that endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student for purposes of initiation or

admission into or affiliation with any school-sanctioned organization. “Hazing” includes, but is not limited to: (a) pressuring, coercing, or forcing a student to participate in

illegal or dangerous behavior, or (b) any brutality of a physical

nature, such as whipping, beating, branding, or exposure to

New Data Element: Victims of Homicide

A code to identify the Victim(s) of Homicide. A maximum of four codes may be included

(Staff, Faculty, Student, Other).

New Data Element: Weapon, Discharged

A code indicating whether

or not any of the following

was discharged during an

incident: Firearm, Other

(F); Handgun (H); Multiple

Types of Firearms (M); or

Rifle or Shotgun (R).

New Data Element: Bullying or Harassment on the Basis of Sexual Orientation

An indicator of whether the bullying or harassment incident was on the basis of sexual orientation.

Harassment or bullying on the basis or sexual orientation refers to intimidation or abusive behavior based on actual or perceived sexual orientation. Harassing conduct may take many forms, including

verbal acts and name-calling, as well as non-verbal behavior, such as graphic and written statements, or conduct that is physically

threatening, harmful or humiliating. The conduct can be carried out by school employees, students, and non-employee third parties.

Bullying on the basis of sexual orientation constitutes sexual

orientation harassment.

New Data Elements: Bullying or Harassment on the Basis of Religion

An indicator of whether the bullying or harassment incident was on the basis of religion.

Harassment or bullying on the basis of religion refers to

intimidation or abusive behavior based on actual or perceived religion. Harassing conduct may take many forms, including verbal acts and name-calling, as well as non-verbal behavior, such as graphic and written statements, or conduct that is

physically threatening, harmful or humiliating. The conduct can

be carried out by school employees, students, and non-employee

third parties. Bullying on the basis of religion constitutes religious

Changes

• Appendix P, Definitions for Incident Reporting

• SESIR Poster/Definitions and Guidelines

• SESIR Edits

Reports for Request

F62865 – School Environmental Safety Incident Report F70553 – SESIR Incident by Disciplinary Action

F71070 – SESIR Weapon Description by School

Validation/Exception Reports:

F61419 – Discipline (62551)

F62954 – School Safety (62953)

F70623 – School Safety Aggregate Validation Report

Web Links

• Office of Safe Schools

http://www.fldoe.org/safeschools/sesir

• Education Information & Accountability Services (EIAS)

http://www.fldoe.org/eias/eiaspubs/default.asp

What Does Accurate SESIR and Discipline Data Depend On?

• Knowledge of SESIR Definitions

• Software System design to optimize accuracy

• Schools Data Review/Correction

• Process to Update OSS to AP or Expulsion

• Process for Entering Incidents & Disciplinary Actions

• Student Referral Form Design

Verifying District SESIR Data

District data are now compared against:

 Incidents reported in the media

 Incidents reported to FLDOE’s Professional Practices

 Information received by FLDOE parent liaisons

 Other Sources

data

Online Training

• Knowledge of SESIR definitions and

reporting process improves data quality.

• Online SESIR Training Information is available at:

www.SESIR.org

Online Tr aining

Interactive SESIR Poster

http://www.fldoe.org/safeschools/sesir

Got Questions?

Contact us:

SESIR Program Contact:

[email protected] 850.245.0676

SESIR MIS Contact:

[email protected]

www.FLDOE.org