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Violent and Disruptive Incidents Report (VADIR)

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VADIR Data Collection for 2005-06

VADIR data will not be due with the October 2007 BEDS. Similar to last year, VADIR data will be collected separately via the BEDS Online. It is expected that the VADIR portion of the BEDS Online will be deployed in early November and that VADIR data will be due in mid-December.

2005-06 VADIR Data Collection Materials

Forms and Guidance for Reporting 2005-06 Incidents

• Directions for Completing the VADIR Summary Form (Summary of Violent and Disruptive Incidents, 2005-06) (HTML) (Adobe® Acrobat® PDF) (Microsoft® Word 2000)

• Glossary of Terms Used in Reporting Violent and Disruptive Incidents (HTML) (Adobe® Acrobat® PDF) (Microsoft® Word 2000)

• Frequently Asked Questions and Answer

• Summary VADIR Form (Summary of Violent and Disruptive Incidents July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006) (Adobe® Acrobat® PDF) (Microsoft® Word 2000)

• Individual Violent and Disruptive Incident Report Form for recording individual incidents in 2005-06 and 2006-07 (Adobe® Acrobat® PDF) (Microsoft® Word 2000)

Forms, 2004-05

• Directions for Completing the Summary of Violent and Disruptive Incidents Form 2004-05 (HTML) (Adobe® Acrobat® PDF) (Microsoft® Word 2000)
• Summary of Violent and Disruptive Incidents July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005 (HTML) (Adobe® Acrobat® PDF) (Microsoft® Word 2000)

• Individual Violent and Disruptive Incident Report Form for recording individual incidents in 2004-05 (HTML) (Adobe® Acrobat® PDF) (Microsoft® Word 2000)

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VADIR Data Reporting

Press Releases

• Seventeen Schools Named as "Persistently Dangerous" Under NCLB, Ten Schools Placed on "Watch List" (August 22, 2006)
   
  • Press Release and School Listing: HTML Version | Word File
  • Designation of "Persistently Dangerous" Schools and a "Watch List" - August 22, 2006 Press Conference: Text Only HTML Version | Graphical HTML Version | PowerPoint File
    
    
• School-Level Data on Violent Incidents for 2003-04 and 2004-05 (June 12, 2006)

Summary Reports

• Number of Violent and Disruptive Incidents Reported in 2005-06 by Need/Resource Capacity Category (PDF format) (Word format)

• Number of Violent and Disruptive Incidents Reported in 2004-05 by Need/Resources Capacity Category (Adobe® Acrobat® PDF)  (Microsoft® Word 2000)

• Number of Violent and Disruptive Incidents Reported in 2003-04 by Need/Resources Capacity Category (Excluding New York City) (Adobe® Acrobat® PDF)  (Microsoft® Word 2000)  

• Number of Violent and Disruptive Incidents Reported in 2003-04 by New York City (Adobe® Acrobat® PDF) (Microsoft® Word 2000)

School-Level Data

NOTE: the Excel files have a "frozen" column to make it easier to view the scrolling data.  To unfreeze the column, from your Excel menu bar select Window then Unfreeze Panes.

 

2005-06 (Microsoft Excel Files)

• 2005-06 Violent & Disruptive Invidents for New York City Public Schools
• 2005-06 Violent and Disruptive Incidents for Rest of State Public Schools 
• 2005-06 Violent and Disruptive Incidents for Charter Schools)

2004-05

• 2004-05 Violent & Disruptive Incidents for New York City Public Schools (Microsoft® Excel file)
   
• 2004-05 Violent and Disruptive Incidents for Rest of State Public Schools (Microsoft® Excel file)
   
• 2004-05 Violent and Disruptive Incidents for Charter Schools (Microsoft® Excel file)

Explanation of Reporting for New York City Buildings Including Multiple Schools

Some buildings in New York City contain multiple registered schools.  Each building has a Building Code and each registered school has it own identification number or BEDS code. These codes are provided on the school-level data file.   The following is a link to a table containing a list of Building Codes associated with more than one school and the list of BEDS codes and school names within that building.

• New York City Building Codes  (Adobe® Acrobat® PDF) (Microsoft® Excel File

2003-04

• 2003-04 Violent and Disruptive Incidents for New York City Public Schools (Microsoft® Excel file)
• 2003-04 Violent and Disruptive Incidents for Rest of State Public Schools (Microsoft® Excel file)
• 2003-04 Violent and Disruptive Incidents for Charter Schools (Microsoft® Excel file)

2002-03

• NYC Schools
• Rest of State by District
• Rest of State by School

2001-02

• NYC Schools
• Rest of State by District
• Rest of State by School

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School Safety and Accountability

Federal law requires each state to determine annually which public elementary and secondary schools are “persistently dangerous.”  Each state may set its own criteria to assess and compare levels of violence across schools.

 New York bases its “persistently dangerous” determinations on two years’ worth of VADIR data.  In August 2006 New York used a “School Violence Transitional Index” (SVTI) comprised of a sum of weighted incidents divided by the school’s K-12 enrollment. 

•  Details on the calculation of the SVTI used in 2006 to designate schools as persistently dangerous: HTML | Word | PDF.

Schools designated as persistently dangerous must submit to SED an Incident Reduction Plan explaining the steps to be taken to increase school safety.  In order to be removed from the list, the school superintendent (or chief executive officer of a charter school) must petition the Commissioner of Education.  Before the petition for removal is granted, SED will:

• Review the school’s most recent VADIR data to verify that the school no longer meets the criteria for designation
   

• Evaluate the school’s violent incident data collection system and data extracts to ensure that the system captures the required information and reports incidents accurately
   

• Conduct a site visit to:

o      Review individual report records for reporting accuracy

o      Review progress with the implementation of the Incident Reduction Plan

o      Complete a safety walk-through to determine that the school meets acceptable standards for safety and security

Once a school meets all of these conditions, the Commissioner (or his designee) may grant the petition and remove the school from the list of persistently dangerous schools.