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Curriculum Leaders Symposium

Restorative Practices

November 21, 2017

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Agenda

9:45 Coffee and Networking

10:00 Introduction,Systemic Implications Resources

10:30 Principals and Assistant Principals Panel Presentation

11:00 Q & A

11:15 High level announcements, important upcoming events, networking

11:30 Meeting Adjourns

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Reflection |

Think of a time in your life when you did something that caused harm to someone else.

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Discipline/Classroom Management

Traditional or Restorative Approach

TRADITIONAL APPROACH	RESTORATIVE APPROACH

“Classroom management has less to do with punishment and rewards but more “about building relationship with students and teaching social skills along with academic skills Casseta and Sawyer (2013).

“We do not believe that teachers who use shame and humiliation as tools are intent on crushing the spirit of their students; we simply believe that they’ve mistakenly bought into the conventional wisdom that exalts punishment as an effective means of altering behavior.” (Smith, Fisher, Frey 2015, Better than Carrots and Sticks, Restorative practices for Positive Classroom Management).

Restorative Practices are based on principles that emphasize the importance of positive relationships as central to building community and involve processes that restore relationships when harm has occurred.

So here to share with us an overview of the journey and the Framework that Bethel instructional leaders have implemented in their schools is my good friend Tina.

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Restorative Practices Paradigm Shift

Restorative principles and practices are a shift away from thinking about rules being broken, who broke the rule, and how we punish those who broke the rule. There’s a shift to-- the harm caused, the disagreement or dispute, and how do we repair the harm, address the conflict, and meet the needs of those involved so that relationships and community can be repaired and restored.

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Bethel School District - Equity and Academic Framework

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Foundation of Restorative Practices

Inclusive and Welcoming Community
High Expectations for academics and behavior
Authentic listening-equity of voice
Behaviors of concern = harm to relationships and community
Addressing implicit bias and stereotyping

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Building/Sustaining Relationships

Collaborative relationships with adults and families
Culturally responsive community building circles
Fair process for decision making
Use of affective statements and language

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Restoring Relationships and Community

Restorative Language across the community
Restorative questions
Restorative conversations
Classroom responsive practices
Brief restorative interventions-informal conferences
Restorative formal conferencing
Re-entry conference

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Panelists Share Out

Successes and challenges when introducing “Restorative Practices” to staff.
Success and challenges when introducing “Restorative Practices” to students.
If you were to start all over again, what would you do differently based on the information and the experience that you have now?

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