COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

P.O. BOX 2120

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120

SUPTS. MEMO NO. 29

July 28, 2006

ADMINISTRATIVE

TO:

Division Superintendents

 

FROM:

Billy K. Cannaday, Jr.

Superintendent of Public Instruction

 

SUBJECT:

2006-2007 Discipline, Crime, and Violence Report


The purpose of this memo is to provide information for collecting data on discipline, crime, and violence in public schools for the 2006-2007 school year.  Data should be collected for the 365-day period starting with the first day of the 2006 summer school session.  Data collected will meet the reporting requirements for the following:

  • No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)
  • Standards of Accreditation safety indicator for the School Report Card
  • State Crime and Violence Report as required in Section 22.1-279.3:1 of the Code of Virginia
  • Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) report on suspension and expulsion of students with disabilities
  • Federal Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
  • Federal Gun-Free Schools Act

The data collection process will remain the same; however, all five digit offense codes have changed to three digit offense codes. The required offense codes for 2006-2007 are located on the department’s Web site: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Publications/Discipline/datacoll/2006-2007/newoffensecodes.pdf. No new data fields have been added. As previously established, all incidents within a regional center/program and division center must be reported to the enrolled division. 

The Comprehensive User Guide for Discipline, Crime, and Violence Data Collection and Submission for 2006-2007 was posted to the VDOE Web site in early July and may be accessed at: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Publications/Discipline/datacoll/2006-2007/comprehensive-user-guide.pdf.

The opening date for the 2006-2007 Web collection process will be August 1, 2006. The closing date will be July 31, 2007.
 

Additional information related to the data collection process can be downloaded from the Department of Education’s Web site at www.doe.virginia.gov. Users can select “Reports” at the top of the home page, or “Reports” at the bottom, and then select “Discipline, Crime, and Violence Data Collection” from the “Collections” list.  The complete address to access instructions for data collection and submission is: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Publications/Discipline/datacoll/2006-2007/06coll.html.
 

Questions regarding the submission of this report may be directed to Joyce Martin at (804) 225-2966, or by e-mail at discipln@doe.virginia.gov.

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