Utah R277-609

Utah R277-609

Standards for School District Discipline Plans

Provides that all charter schools (and schools if district does not have districtwide plan) must develop a school-wide written model for prevention and intervention for student behavior management and discipline procedures for students who habitually disrupt school environments and processes (the "plan"). Requires plan to include:
(1) written standards for student behavior expectations, including school and classroom management
(2) effective instructional practices for teaching student expectations, including self-discipline, citizenship, civic skills and social skills
(3) systematic methods for reinforcement of expected behaviors and uniform methods for correction of student behavior
(4) uniform methods for at least annual school level data-based evaluations of efficiency and effectiveness.
(5) an ongoing staff development program related to of student behavior expectations, effective instructional practices for teaching and reinforcing behavior expectations, effective intervention strategies, and effective strategies for evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of interventions.

Adds parents to role groups for whom training in anti-bullying awareness and intervention strategies must be offered.

Requires student assessments of the prevalence of bullying in schools to be conducted not just at the district level but also at the school and charter school level. Extends school staff who must receive anti-bullying awareness and intervention skills to include custodians, kitchen and lunchroom workers, and secretaries.

Requires each plan to also provide direction to school districts for dealing with disruptive students. This part of the plan must:
(1) direct schools to determine the range of behaviors and establish the continuum of administrative procedures that may be used by school personnel to address the behavior of habitually disruptive students
(2) provide for identification, by position(s), of individual(s) designated to issue notices of disruptive student behavior
(3) provide for documentation of disruptive student behavior prior to referral of disruptive students to juvenile court.

Directs districts, schools and charter schools to implement strategies and policies consistent with their plans, and to develop, use and monitor a continuum of intervention strategies--including teaching student behavior expectations, reinforcing student behavior expectations, re-teaching behavior expectations, followed by effective, evidence-based interventions matched to student needs prior to administrative referral--to assist students whose behavior repeatedly falls short of expectations.

Provides that, as part of any suspension or expulsion process that results in court involvement, once a school district, school or charter school receives information from the courts that disruptive student behavior will result in court action, the school district, school or charter school must provide a formal written assessment of habitually disruptive students. Requires that assessment information be used to connect parents and students with supportive school and community resources.

Requires districts, schools and charter schools to provide procedures for qualifying minors and their parents to participate in decisions regarding consequences for disruptive student behavior. Requires policies to provide for notice to parents and information about resources available to assist parents in resolving school-age minors' disruptive behavior. Requires policies to provide for notices of disruptive behavior to be issued by schools to qualifying minor(s) and parent(s) consistent with:
(1) numbers of disruptions and timelines set in statute
(2) school resources available
(3) cooperation from the appropriate juvenile court in accessing student school records, including attendance, grades, behavioral reports and other available student school data.

Requires policies to provide due process procedures for minors and parents to contest allegations and citations of disruptive student behavior.

Directs the state office of education to develop, review regularly and provide to local school boards and charter school governing boards model policies to address disruptive student behavior and appropriate consequences.

Source:
www.rules.utah.gov

Status: Adopted Status Date: 03/01/2008

Utah R277-609
Standards for School District Discipline Plans
Provides that all charter schools (and schools if district does not have districtwide plan) must develop a school-wide written model for prevention and intervention for student behavior management and discipline procedures for students who habitually disrupt school environments and processes (the "plan"). Requires plan to include: (1) written standards for student behavior expectations, including school and classroom management (2) effective instructional practices for teaching student expectations, including self-discipline, citizenship, civic skills and social skills (3) systematic methods for reinforcement of expected behaviors and uniform methods for correction of student behavior (4) uniform methods for at least annual school level data-based evaluations of efficiency and effectiveness. (5) an ongoing staff development program related to of student behavior expectations, effective instructional practices for teaching and reinforcing behavior expectations, effective intervention strategies, and effective strategies for evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of interventions. Adds parents to role groups for whom training in anti-bullying awareness and intervention strategies must be offered. Requires student assessments of the prevalence of bullying in schools to be conducted not just at the district level but also at the school and charter school level. Extends school staff who must receive anti-bullying awareness and intervention skills to include custodians, kitchen and lunchroom workers, and secretaries. Requires each plan to also provide direction to school districts for dealing with disruptive students. This part of the plan must: (1) direct schools to determine the range of behaviors and establish the continuum of administrative procedures that may be used by school personnel to address the behavior of habitually disruptive students (2) provide for identification, by position(s), of individual(s) designated to issue notices of disruptive student behavior (3) provide for documentation of disruptive student behavior prior to referral of disruptive students to juvenile court. Directs districts, schools and charter schools to implement strategies and policies consistent with their plans, and to develop, use and monitor a continuum of intervention strategies--including teaching student behavior expectations, reinforcing student behavior expectations, re-teaching behavior expectations, followed by effective, evidence-based interventions matched to student needs prior to administrative referral--to assist students whose behavior repeatedly falls short of expectations. Provides that, as part of any suspension or expulsion process that results in court involvement, once a school district, school or charter school receives information from the courts that disruptive student behavior will result in court action, the school district, school or charter school must provide a formal written assessment of habitually disruptive students. Requires that assessment information be used to connect parents and students with supportive school and community resources. Requires districts, schools and charter schools to provide procedures for qualifying minors and their parents to participate in decisions regarding consequences for disruptive student behavior. Requires policies to provide for notice to parents and information about resources available to assist parents in resolving school-age minors' disruptive behavior. Requires policies to provide for notices of disruptive behavior to be issued by schools to qualifying minor(s) and parent(s) consistent with: (1) numbers of disruptions and timelines set in statute (2) school resources available (3) cooperation from the appropriate juvenile court in accessing student school records, including attendance, grades, behavioral reports and other available student school data. Requires policies to provide due process procedures for minors and parents to contest allegations and citations of disruptive student behavior. Directs the state office of education to develop, review regularly and provide to local school boards and charter school governing boards model policies to address disruptive student behavior and appropriate consequences.
Source: www.rules.utah.gov
Status: Adopted	Status Date: 03/01/2008