University High School's suspensions dropped 78% and fights fell from more than 10 per semester to one in the 2023–24 school year after adopting the community school strategy¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Suspensions at University High dropped 78% from 274 in 2022–23 to 61 in 2023–24, and fights fell from more than 10 per semester to one for the whole 2023–24 year. → Espinoza 2024

Evidence¶

Espinoza 2024¶

Espinoza, D. (2024). New Mexico community school profile: Roswell Independent School District. Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/new-mexico-community-school-roswell-brief

q2 · i? · qualitative · r1

Key accomplishments section reports administrative counts from University High, an alternative school in its second year of community school implementation: suspensions "dropped 78%" from 274 to 61. Fights similarly fell to one for the year.

"The number of suspensions substantially decreased. Suspensions at University High dropped 78% from the 2022–23 school year (274 suspensions) to the 2023–24 school year (61 suspensions)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Roswell's University High cut suspensions from 274 to 61 and raised graduation nearly 20 percentage points; substance abuse infractions dropped 80% at both Roswell community schools — a broader claim this one bears on
• Substance abuse infractions declined by about 80% at both Roswell community schools during 2023–24 — related
• Four-day school weeks decrease per-pupil fighting incidents among high school students by approximately 31% — related
• Schurz High School's Cultivate-driven feedback-for-growth improvement work coincided with improved student experiences and out-of-school suspensions dropping to one-half of the prior year's number — related