The Commissioner's report provides the Legislature with data in four broad categories of incidents: violence, vandalism, weapons and substance abuse. Analysis of trends yields indications of progress and of concern and provides guidance to the department as it endeavors to focus its resources appropriately. In this report, the department also notifies the Legislature and the public of the actions taken by the Commissioner, State Board of Education and the Department of Education (DOE) to address the problems indicated in the data. Since 1994 when the State Board of Education adopted a resolution supporting implementation of the Department of Education's Safe Schools Initiative, the department has embarked on various actions designed to address the problem of school violence and disruption documented in the incident reporting system. The department's recent actions under the Safe Schools Initiative are described in the Programmatic Response section of this report. The following are appended: (1) Public School Safety Law; (2) Summary of Changes to Incident Definitions, 2003-04; (3) Data Collection Form; (4) Weapons and Substance Detail; and (5) District Totals by County.