Each school must have a School Based Intervention Team. (SBIT) team and Administration shall conduct a review conference for all Level 6 discipline offenses, which may result in an Expulsion/ALE recommendation. SBIT members may include:

• School Counselor

• Building principal or assistant principal

• One (1) or more of the student’s regular classroom teachers

• Special Education Designee or 504 Coordinator, if applicable

• Parent or guardian of the student

• Behavior Interventions

• Student Advocate

Step One:        School Administration determines a discipline violation in accordance with LRSD

                          Student Handbook Policies.

Step Two:        School Administration and SBIT team conduct mandatory review and referral conference including parent/guardian to 1) Review discipline violation allegation 2) Review Restorative Behavior Intervention Services (compliance, and 3) Review all due process compliance requirements in accordance with LRSD Student Handbook policies.

Step Three: School Administration and SBIT team make a conference determination for one of the following: 1) Recommend student expulsion 2) Recommend modified discipline sanction in accordance with LRSD policies, or 3) Recommend alternative SBIT sanction in lieu of out of school suspension.

Step Four: School-Site Administration will be responsible for submission of all Level 6 Expulsion/ALE recommendation documents to Student Hearing Office including 1) Student Hearing Office checklist documentation, and 2) SBIT/School site administration mandatory determination conference meeting documentation.

Note:  All Special Education or 504 recommendations must complete MDR due process meeting and review folder in lieu of SBIT requirements.  Submit all documents to the Student Hearing Office (Ms. W. Paige) within 48 hours

 Each school must have an Alternative Learning Environment Referral Team.  (ALER) team and Administration shall conduct a review conference for all Levels 4,5,6 discipline offenses, which may result in an Alternative Learning Environment (ALE) program recommendation. ALER team members may include:

• School Counselor

• Building principal or assistant principal

• One (1) or more of the student’s regular classroom teachers

• Special Education Designee or 504 Coordinator, if applicable

• Parent or guardian of the student

• Behavior Interventions

• Student Advocate

   

Step One: School Administration determines a discipline violation in accordance with LRSD

                          Student Handbook Policies.

Step Two: School Administration and ALER team conduct mandatory review and referral conference including parent/guardian to 1) Review discipline violation allegation 2) Review Restorative Behavior Intervention Services (compliance, and 3) Review all due process compliance requirements in accordance with LRSD Student Handbook and Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary ALE guidelines and regulations.

Step Three:School Administration and ALER team make a conference determination for one of the following: 1) Recommend student to ALE Tier 1 or Tier 2 program a minimum of 21 days. 2) Recommend modified discipline sanction in accordance with LRSD policies, or 3) Recommend alternative ALER team sanction in lieu of out of an ALE program referral.

Step Four:School Administration will be responsible for submission of all Levels 4,5,6 ALE recommendation documents to Student Hearing Office including 1) ALER team checklist documentation, and 2) ALER/School site administration team mandatory determination conference meeting documentation.                    

Note:  All Special Education or 504 recommendations must complete MDR due process meeting and review folder in addition to ALE program requirements.  Submit all documents to the Student Hearing Office (Ms. W. Paige) within 48 hours.