Analytics & Insights

Suspension Usage

In-School Suspension Rate

This metric block displays how often ISS is used as an action.  The information is displayed as a percentage and is calculated by taking the total number of times ISS is used as an action and dividing it by the total number of discipline offenses entered into the SIS.  The resulting number shows the percentage of time ISS is utilized as an action.

Type

Column Label / Definition

Measure


% Suspensions



Measure


Number of Offenses



Average In-School Suspension Days

This metric block provides the average length of time an ISS is scheduled for.  The metric is calculated by totaling all of the ISS scheduled days and dividing it by the total number of actions.

Type

Column Label / Definition

Measure


Act. Days



Measure


Number of Offenses



Out-of-School Suspension Rate

This metric block displays how often OSS is used as an action.  The information is displayed as a percentage and is calculated by taking the total number of times OSS is used as an action and dividing it by the total number of discipline offenses entered into the SIS.  The resulting number shows the percentage of time OSS is utilized as an action.

Type

Column Label / Definition

Dimension


% Suspensions



Measure


Number of Offenses



Average Out-of-School Suspension Days

This metric block provides the average length of time an OSS is scheduled for.  The metric is calculated by totaling all of the OSS scheduled days and dividing it by the total number of actions.

Type

Column Label / Definition

Dimension


Act. Days



Measure


Number of Offenses



This metric provides the percentage of time any type of suspension is utilized as an action, broken down by offense group.  Multiple years are included on the metric to allow for easy identification of changes and patterns over time.

Type

Column Label / Definition

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


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


% Suspensions



What is the average suspension length?

This metric provides the average length of time suspension is scheduled for.  The metric is calculated by totaling all of the OSS and ISS scheduled days and dividing it by the total number of actions.  Multiple years are included on the metric to allow for easy identification of changes and patterns over time.

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


Act. Days



How has the use of suspensions as a response changed over time?

This metric provides the number of times a suspension of any kind occurred, broken out by offense group.  ISS and OSS are reported separately on the graph.  Multiple years are included on the metric to allow for easy identification of changes and patterns over time.

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


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.