Suspension and Expulsion Rates

State Performance Plan Indicator 4

SPPI 4: Measurement

State Performance Plan Indicator (SPPI) 4 measures rates of suspension and expulsion:

A. Percent of local education agencies (LEAs) that have a significant discrepancy, as defined by the State, in the rate of suspensions and expulsions of greater than 10 days in a school year for children with individualized education programs (IEPs); and

B. Percent of LEAs that have: a) a significant discrepancy, as defined by the State, by race or ethnicity, in the rate of suspension and expulsions of greater than 10 days in a school year for children with IEPs; and (b) policies,
procedures, or practices that contribute to the significant discrepancy and do not comply with requirements
relating to the development and implementation of IEPs, the use of positive behavioral interventions and
supports, and procedural safeguards.

SPPI 4: Calculation

SPPI 4A State Calculation and Example

SPPI 4A Calculation and Example (PDF)

SPPI 4B State Calculation and Example

SPPI 4B Calculation and Example (PDF)

SPPI 4A Local Education Agency Calculation

The State's definition of "significant discrepancy" provides that any local education agency (LEA) meeting the State's established minimum size requirement (MSR) and exceeding the established rate ratio threshold of greater than 3.0 (3 times the rate of non-disabled students) for out of school suspensions and expulsions of greater than 10 days in a single school year for children with IEPs would be identified as such. To meet the MSR and be included in this measurement, an LEA must have at least 30 total students served in special education during the school year measured on applicable attendance reported AND have at least 10 students ages 3-21 served in special education with applicable action codes for out of school suspensions and expulsions that equal more than 10 cumulative school days. If the LEA meets MSR, the rate of students ages 3-21 served in special education with out of school suspensions and expulsions greater than 10 days is divided by the rate of all nondisabled students in the same LEA with out of school suspensions and expulsions greater than 10 days to determine the rate ratio.

SPPI 4B Local Education Agency Calculation

The State's definition of "significant discrepancy" provides that any LEA meeting the State's established minimum size requirement (MSR), including a minimum cell size (10) and a minimum n-size (30), and exceeding the established rate ratio threshold of greater than 3.0 (3 times the rate of non-disabled students) for out of school suspensions and expulsions of greater than 10 days in a single school year for children with IEPs in a particular racial/ethnic group would be identified as such. To meet the MSR and be included in this measurement, an LEA must have at least 30 total students in a particular racial/ethnic group served in special education during the school year measured on applicable attendance reported AND have at least 10 students ages 3-21 in the same racial/ethnic group served in special education with applicable action codes for out of school suspensions and expulsions that equal more than 10 cumulative school days. If the LEA meets MSR, the rate of students ages 3-21 in a particular racial/ethnic group served in special education with out of school suspensions and expulsions greater than 10 days is divided by the rate of nondisabled students in all racial/ethnic groups in the same LEA with out of school suspensions and expulsions greater than 10 days to determine the rate ratio.

SPPI 4: Data Source

Local education agencies submit discipline data during the summer Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) collection.

States report data for the reporting year or, for some indicators, data from the year prior to reporting year (lag data). The USDE Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) determines indicator reporting years. SPPI 4 reports data from the year prior to reporting year.

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