SPS Discipline Appeal Council

的 Discipline Appeal Council is appointed by the Seattle 安全正规的棋牌游戏平台排行 to decide appeals for certain exclusionary discipline decisions for students. This includes short-term, 校规的行为, and long-term suspensions; expulsions; and emergency expulsions/removals.

董事会政策编号. 3201, Discipline Appeal Council (DAC), outlines the process for appealing discipline decisions to the Discipline Appeal Council and requirements for Council appointments.

For more information about how appeals to this council fit into the overall discipline appeal process, 查看地区 Discipline and Behavior webpage.

的 Disciplinary Appeal Council may also be tasked with deciding Harassment, 恐吓, or Bullying (HIB) appeals from students under Superintendent Procedure 3207SP, Prohibition of Harassment, 恐吓 or Bullying – Students.

委员会组成

的 Discipline Appeal Council consists of approximately nine (9) volunteers appointed to three-year terms.

Of the total membership,

• Five (5) members are community members not employed by the district, and
• Four (4) members are district staff, such as:
  • 学校管理人员, 老师, and other building-based staff; central office staff; and/or 安全正规的棋牌游戏平台排行 members

的 安全正规的棋牌游戏平台排行 may appoint up to three alternate volunteers to serve should any vacancy arise. Alternates may also serve on the three-member panel as needed when Discipline Appeal Council members are unavailable.

District discipline data shows that racial disproportionality persists in district disciplinary responses. 的 district commits through 校董会政策编号. 3240, Student Behavior and Disciplinary Responses, to eliminating this racial predictability and disproportionality. 因此, the 安全正规的棋牌游戏平台排行 will appoint a Discipline Appeal Council that is reflective of the students most impacted by district disciplinary decisions through race, 种族, 和经验.

Role, Responsibilities, and Time Commitment

Each discipline appeal to the DAC is decided by a three-member panel drawn from the full nine-member DAC and any alternate members. 的 number of appeals members decide each year varies. 去年, five discipline appeals were decided, and in the prior five years, the DAC received zero to three appeals per year.

Discipline appeals must be decided on a tight timeframe under state law, with the DAC being impaneled and issuing a decision usually within about one week. Panels of members with availability and who do not have a conflict of interest will be formed for each appeal. 的 panel may request to meet with the appealing student, 他们的家庭, and relevant staff to hear arguments and gather additional information or may decide the appeal based on the record already developed.

Under state law and board policy, DAC members must be knowledgeable about state and district discipline rules, 政策, 和程序. An orientation will be provided to DAC members. DAC members will also receive training, 必要时, prior to deciding Harassment, 恐吓, or Bullying (HIB) appeals from students under Superintendent Procedure 3207SP. Only a small number of these appeals have been received by the DAC in recent years.

Apply for the Discipline Appeal Committee

的 安全正规的棋牌游戏平台排行 is accepting volunteer applications from community members and district staff interested in serving on the Discipline Appeal Council. Selected applicants will serve three-year terms running through the 2025-26 school year.

Applications will be reviewed by 安全正规的棋牌游戏平台排行 director(s) designated by the 安全正规的棋牌游戏平台排行 president. 的 designated board director(s) will recommend appointments for confirmation by the full board this fall.

To apply, submit an application online by September 12, 2023. All relevant information should be provided within the application form—additional attachments will not be accepted. Questions should be directed to the 安全正规的棋牌游戏平台排行 Office at boardoffice@lfkgw.com.

Interviews may be scheduled with some or all applicants.

Submitted materials will be subject to public disclosure under the 华盛顿 State Public Records Act and may be posted publicly online with board meeting materials.