Regional Training: Discipline, Crime, and Violence Data Reporting

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

P.O. BOX 2120

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120

SUPTS. MEMO NO. 31

February 13, 2004

INFORMATIONAL

TO:

Division Superintendents

FROM:

Jo Lynne DeMary

Superintendent of Public Instruction

SUBJECT:

Regional Training: Discipline, Crime, and Violence Data Reporting

The purpose of this memo is to provide information on regional training related to the collection and reporting of discipline, crime, and violence data. Data are submitted by all school divisions to meet the reporting requirements for the following:

Safety indicators for the state School Performance Report Card
State crime and violence report as required in 22.1-280.1, Code of Virginia
Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) report on suspension/expulsion of students with disabilities
Federal Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
Federal Gun-Free Schools Act

During the training sessions, department staff will address the following:

Reporting requirements for Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Gun-Free Schools

Reporting requirements of special education students

Reporting requirements for discipline, crime, and violence involving codes and sanctions

New requirements created by the No Child Left Behind Act (Persistently Dangerous Schools)

Maintaining, reporting, and processing data (procedures involving collecting, submitting, and verifying data)

Questions and answers

Evaluation

These sessions are designed to provide information on the Department of Educations combined discipline data reporting process. It is recommended that participants include school division discipline contact persons, building administrators, Safe and Drug-Free Schools coordinators, School Resource Officers, School Security Coordinators, and other individuals at the building or division level who are directly involved with the collection and submission of these data (e.g. technology staff, data entry staff).

Training sessions will be conducted in the eight Superintendents Regional Study Groups. Listed below are the dates and locations for the sessions. Participants may attend the session that is most convenient for them.

Date	Regions	Location	Meeting site	Time
March 10	V-VIII	Charlotte County	Central Middle School	1 pm 4 pm
March 17	VI-VII	Abingdon	Higher Education Center	9 am 12 noon
March 24	I-II-III	Williamsburg	Lafayette High School	9 am 12 noon
March 30	IV	Prince William County	Independent Hill Central Office	1 pm 4 pm

We are requesting that participants pre-register for these sessions. The registration form is attached.

We are also requesting that pre-registration be submitted 10 days prior to attendance. Directions to each location will be posted on the discipline website.

http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Publications/Discipline/datacoll/2003-2004/coll.html

Questions regarding these sessions may be directed to Joyce Martin, Data Administration, at (804) 225-2966 or to discipln@pen.k12.va.us

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