The data in this dashboard is updated twice each school year.

October 19th 2021: Beginning in September 2021, MPS has made several updates to the way student behavioral incidents and staff supports are identified and followed up on. These changes were made to remove previous terms which were subjective in nature and therefore contributed to ongoing disproportionate disciplinary actions being taken for our students of color and those receiving Special Education services. Eliminating these terms removed the need for continued sorting by the terms objective and subjective. The number and type of incidents that could lead to a potential exclusionary practice such as a removal from school or suspension were also updated therefore the sorting term of violent was also removed.

August 21st 2019: The count of enrolled students in the district has been updated to be consistent with other reporting, including official state reporting. This change affects only the last chart on the Overview tab and the last two charts on the Student Groups tab, all of which compare disciplinary counts to the overall student population. Raw disciplinary referral numbers throughout the dashboard are not affected.

March 8th 2019: To comply with a change in Federal policy, the definition of a suspension is now a removal from school that lasts at least one day. This is in comparison with the Minnesota state definition that was displayed here previously, which required that a suspension last more than one day. Reclassifying removals that last exactly one day from the out-of-school removal category to the suspension category has changed the numbers displayed here, roughly doubling the number of suspensions. See slides 54 - 72 in this presentation for a detailed comparison of the data using Federal and Minnesota definitions.

If you have any questions or concerns about the data, please contact the department of Research, Evaluation, Assessment and Accountability at rea@mpls.k12.mn.us.