Discipline Action Groups - Glossary

Discipline Action Groups

 1. ISS (IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION) - this action group pertains to all in-school suspensions whether full day or part day.

  a. ISS ACTIONS - the number of times or occurrences an ISS action was taken. A student can receive more than one ISS action.
  b. ISS STUDENTS - a distinct count of students who received an ISS action.
  c. ISS PERCENT - a distinct count of students who received an ISS action over the total count of students.

2. OSS (OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSION) – this action group pertains to all out-of-school suspensions whether full day or part day.

  a. OSS ACTIONS - the number of times or occurrences an OSS action was taken. A student can receive more than one OSS action.
  b. OSS STUDENTS - a distinct count of students who received an OSS action.
  c. OSS PERCENT – a distinct count of students who received an OSS action over the total count of students.

3. DAEP (Disciplinary Alternative Education Program) – this action group pertains to all actions for students being placed or expelled to an on-campus DAEP or an off-campus DAEP for the current year or for a continuation from the prior year.

  a. DAEP ACTIONS – the number of times or occurrences a DAEP action was taken. A student can receive more than one DAEP action.
  b. DAEP STUDENTS – a distinct count of students who received a DAEP action.
  c. DAEP PERCENT – a distinct count of students who received a DAEP action over the total count of students.

4. JJAEP (Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program) - this action group pertains to all actions for students being placed or expelled to a JJAEP facility for the current year or a continuation from the prior year.

  a. JJAEP ACTIONS - the number of times or occurrences a JJAEP action was taken. A student can receive more than one JJAEP action.
  b. JJAEP STUDENTS - a distinct count of students who received a JJAEP action.
  c. JJAEP PERCENT - a distinct count of students who received a JJAEP action over the total count of students.

5. EXPUL (EXPULSIONS) – this action group pertains to any expulsions without educational placement for the current year or a continuation from the prior year. This action group does not include any type of expulsion to a DAEP or JJAEP.

  a. EXPUL ACTIONS – the number of times or occurrences an expulsion action was taken. A student can receive more than one expulsion action.
  b. EXPUL STUDENTS – a distinct count of students who received an expulsion action.
  c. EXPUL PERCENT – a distinct count of students who received an expulsion action over the total count of students.

Mandatory and Discretionary Placements

A placement of a student in DAEP or JJAEP can be mandatory or discretionary, depending on the disciplinary action reason. Please see Appendix 8.E Additional PEIMS Information Related to Discipline Data Reporting of Texas Education Data Standards (TEDS) available at  https://www.texasstudentdatasystem.org/TSDS/TEDS/TEDS_Latest_Release/  for more details.