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Arkansas Department of Education Special Education Unit
Part B State Performance Plan
Definition of Significant Discrepancy and Methodology
An LEA with a risk ratio greater than four (4) is identified as having a significant discrepancy
by race or ethnicity. The risk ratio compares students who received special education services
and were suspended or expelled for greater than 10 days during the school year to all students
who were suspended or expelled for greater than 10 days. Although the calculations generate
risk ratios and weighted risk ratios, Arkansas applies the lower of the two ratios for
identification of LEAs. There is no minimum “n” size applied to this measurement.
Arkansas has been using risk ratios to identify significant differences in discipline by race for
over five years. However, beginning with the 2009-10 discipline data, Arkansas will use a
percent difference calculation. The calculation is the difference of a specific race for SWD with
suspension/expulsion exceeding 10 days minus the percent of all general education students
with suspension/expulsion exceeding 10 days. Any district identified for Indicator 4B in a given
year will be required to submit a self-assessment for the review discipline policies, procedures,
and practices.
Actual Target Data:
4B(a). LEAs with Significant Discrepancy, by Race or Ethnicity, in Rates of Suspension and
Expulsion:
Year
Total Number
Number of LEAs that have Significant Discrepancies by
Percent
of LEAs
Race or Ethnicity
FFY 2009 (using
280
3
1.07
2008-2009 data)
4B(b). LEAs with Significant Discrepancy, by Race or Ethnicity, in Rates of Suspensions and
Expulsions; and 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.
Year
Total Number
Number of LEAs that have Significant Discrepancies, by
Percent
of LEAs
Race or Ethnicity, and 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.
FFY 2009 (using
280
0
0
2008-2009 data)
For each of the three (3) LEAs that the State
Review of Policies, Procedures, and Practices:
identified in 2008-09 as having a significant discrepancy by Race or Ethnicity, the State
reviewed LEAs’ policies, procedures and practices relating to the development and
implementation of IEPs, the use of positive behavioral interventions and supports, and
procedural safeguards via an LEA self- assessment and its Arkansas Comprehensive School
Improvement Plan (ACSIP). The State verified each LEA’s self-assessment and ACSIP through
desk audits and/or onsite visits to determine whether an LEA was in compliance with Part B
requirements. The review of policies, procedures, and practices resulted in zero findings of
noncompliance.
The self-assessments are reviewed by a single contractor to ensure continuity and reliability of
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