Stakeholder Discipline Equity Committee. The District will provide OCR with documentation of its Stakeholder Discipline Equity Committee (Committee) of appropriate stakeholders by January 30, 2017. Such stakeholders may include school site representatives (teachers, administrators, counselors, etc.), District administrators, special education staff or administrators, representatives of community organizations, community members, students, parents/guardians, and retained expert consultant(s), if any. The Committee will include staff members from school sites who are representative of different regions within the District. The District will take steps to ensure that Committee members are representative of all segments of the District’s student population, and, in furtherance of this objective, will provide annual notification to District parents about the Committee and opportunities to participate in said Committee. The Committee will meet semiannually at a minimum, by June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017, and by the same dates annually thereafter, to review the District’s student discipline aggregate data by race, color and national origin for the prior semester in a manner consistent with FERPA, and will include a review of the implementation of the Action Plan described in I.C, infra. The Committee will consult with any District expert consultant(s), as appropriate, and make recommendations to the District regarding the District’s discipline policies, procedures, practices, and implementation of the Action Plan. The Committee may also provide recommendations regarding strategies to improve student behavior and reduce exclusionary discipline, train and support staff as appropriate, and conduct outreach to students, parents, and guardians. The District’s Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating Committee meetings and its related work. Based on each semiannual review, the Committee will provide a written summary of findings and recommendations, and will submit this report and its recommendations to the District by June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017 or within 15 days thereafter, and by the same dates annually thereafter. The District Superintendent and Board will review the report submitted by the Committee and decide whether to implement any of the Committee’s recommendations. The District will inform the Committee in writing of any of its recommendations that it has adopted and incorporate them into the Action Plan (I.C.).
