Behavior - Trends
Are incidents decreasing week over week?
This metric displays the number of discipline incidents entered into the SIS, totaled on a week-by-week basis. Multiple years are displayed so that they can be compared against one another.
| Type | Column Label / Definition |
|---|---|
| Dimension | Week (METADATA) - The number of the instructional week in the calendar of the district or school (1,2,3…). Typically values 1 through 36 or 40 and set to 0 for days that are not included in a defined instructional week. |
| Dimension | Year The school year for the related school. 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, etc. Note that dates outside the defined school year are set to School Year of 0. |
| Measure | # Offenses The number of discipline incidences entered into the system. |
What is the change in incidents by year?
This metric displays the number of discipline incidents entered into the SIS, totaled on an annual basis. This information is organized by incident group. Individual incident types can be filtered by utilizing the Incident Type filter under Filter Data. All incidents are included, even if the student is no longer enrolled, allowing for a quick year-by-year comparison of the frequency of specific violations.
| Type | Column Label / Definition |
|---|---|
| Dimension | Type The primary type of offense that triggered the disciplinary response. Values such as disruption of class, fighting, gross insubordination, etc. |
| Dimension | Year The school year for the related school. 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, etc. Note that dates outside the defined school year are set to School Year of 0. |
| Measure | # Offenses The number of discipline incidences entered into the system. |
What is the change in action usage by year?
This metric displays the number of actions entered into the SIS totaled on an annual basis. All actions are included, even if the student is no longer enrolled, allowing for a quick year-by-year comparison of the frequency of use of specific action types.
| Type | Column Label / Definition |
|---|---|
| Dimension | Action The type of action assigned in response to the incident: Time out - 1 hour or less, PEAK - In-school suspension, Out-of-school suspension, Hearing, etc. |
| Dimension | Year The school year for the related school. 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, etc. Note that dates outside the defined school year are set to School Year of 0. |
| Measure | # Offenses The number of discipline incidences entered into the system. |
How is our use of actions changing week over week?
This metric displays the number of actions entered into the SIS totaled on a week-by-week basis. The stacked bar will break out the different action types in the system. This allows for patterns of action used over the course of the school year to be more easily identified.
| Type | Column Label / Definition |
|---|---|
| Dimension | Action Group The discipline actions grouping values according to the local district grouping rules. This requires that the detailed offense codes are mapped into district groups in the SMS or in the DISCIPLINE_ACTION_GROUPS domain. |
| Dimension | Week (METADATA) - The number of the instructional week in the calendar of the district or school (1,2,3…). Typically values 1 through 36 or 40 and set to 0 for days that are not included in a defined instructional week. |
| Measure | # Offenses The number of discipline incidences entered into the system. |
When are incidents occurring?
This metric only populates with data if your school district uses Incident Management in PowerSchool SIS to track behavior data.
| Type | Column Label / Definition |
|---|---|
| Dimension | Action The type of action assigned in response to the incident: Time out - 1 hour or less, PEAK - In-school suspension, Out-of-school suspension, Hearing, etc. |
| Dimension | Offense Group The offense group values according to the local district grouping rules. This requires that the detailed offense codes are mapped into district groups in the SMS or in the DISCIPLINE_OFFENSE_GROUPS domain. |
| Dimension | Time |
| Dimension | Type The primary type of offense that triggered the disciplinary response. Values such as disruption of class, fighting, gross insubordination, etc. |
| Measure | # Students The count of students (not unique) |
How many students are having repeated incidents in the @@VARIABLE(CYTD) School Year?
This metric allows for quick identification of students with multiple discipline incidents entered into the SIS this year. Students are only included if they have at least two incidents.
| Type | Column Label / Definition |
|---|---|
| Dimension | Frequency The number of discipline incidents recorded for a student. |
| Measure | # Students The unique count of students. Each student is counted only once. |
What types of incidents are occurring at each building location?
This metric shows how many discipline incidents occurred in different locations. The information is organized by incident group. Individual incident types can be filtered by utilizing the Incident Type filter under Filter Data.
| Type | Column Label / Definition |
|---|---|
| Dimension | Location (METADATA) - Location where the offense provoking the disciplinary response occurred: Classroom, Playground, Hall, Bus, etc. Note that if a location is not entered it is included as Other. |
| Dimension | Offense Group The offense group values according to the local district grouping rules. This requires that the detailed offense codes are mapped into district groups in the SMS or in the DISCIPLINE_OFFENSE_GROUPS domain. |
| Measure | # Offenses The number of discipline incidences entered into the system. |