Restorative Justice Practices
Restorative justice practices provide schools with a framework to build community, strengthen relationships, and improve school climate. This approach can be seamlessly integrated into the classroom, state standards-aligned curriculum, and a school's culture and climate. Approaching from a restorative lens helps to restore a sense of belonging, safety, and importance in the school community.
What Is Restorative Practices?
Overview of
Restorative Practices in Schools
More to Explore
- Training and Support
- Coaching
- Recorded Trainings and Resource Videos
- Additional Resources
- Restorative Practices and Attendance
Training and Support
County-wide trainings at SDCOE
Introduction to RJP and Effective Use of Circles
This 1-Day training hosted at the SDCOE Linda Vista campus, will provide participants with the foundational understanding of Restorative Justice Practices along with opportunities to grow skill sets to implement core restorative strategies for sustainable implementation. In addition, this training will also provide participants with the foundational understanding and tools to effectively develop and facilitate different types of restorative circles in educational settings.
Cost: $125 (covers breakfast and resources)
September 12, 2024
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Annex C
Register for 9/12/24
November 14, 2024
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Annex C
Register for 11/14/24
February 13, 2025
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Annex C
Register for 2/13/25
Restorative Conflict Intervention and Restorative Conferencing
This 1-Day training hosted at the SDCOE Linda Vista campus, will provide participants with a foundational understanding of conflict and the opportunity to develop effective strategies to intervene while also continuing to build trusting relationships. In addition, this training will also provide participants with the foundational knowledge of how to develop & conduct a Restorative Conference for if/when a significant harm within your school community or organization occurs. Participants will learn how to coordinate the pre-conference work and assess for when it is appropriate to move forward with organizing a Restorative Conference.
Cost: $125 (covers breakfast and resources)
October 24, 2024
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Annex C
Register for 10/24/24
April 10, 2025
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Annex B
Register for 4/10/25
May 1, 2025
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Annex C
Register 5/1/25
School site/team training opportunites
We are currently offering the Introduction to RJP and Circles or Conflict Intervention and Restorative Conferencing for schools who would like to host a half or whole day training on their site. These trainings are identical to the trainings offered county wide at SDCOE (half day trainings are a condensed version of the full training). To arrange a site based training for your team or site, contact Jen Vermillion at Jennifer.vermillion@sdcoe.net
Dates and availability are first come, first serve.
Half-day training
Time: 3.5 hours
Cost: $500 per training
Full-day training
Time: 6 hours
Cost: $1,000 per training
Restorative Justice Practices Pause and play training video
These Pause and Play training videos are a great fit for teams looking to get a quick introduction to proactive and responsive restorative practices. These interactive videos are intended for teams of k-12 educators. Viewers will be prompted to pause video, hold discussions, and engage in activities amongst their group. Please plan for enough time to go through the video and complete the activities to get the most from the experience. Approximately and hour and a half to two hours should be enough time. This video is not intended to replace proper training, rather it serves to support school teams to begin their restorative journeys together. Before starting this video be sure to have a facilitator to pause video and organize group discussions as prompted, chart paper, markers, stack of blank paper, accompanying resource packet.
Introduction to RJP - Pause and Play Video
This video is broken up into 5 segments:
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Understanding Restorative Justice Practices
- Reframing behavior and our responses to it
- Understanding community building circles
- Practices community building circles
- Closing thoughts and feedback.
Download the Circle Format and Planning Guide
Conflict Intervention and Restorative Conferencing - Pause and Play Video
This video is broken up into 5 segments:
- Redefining conflict and behavior
- Teaching the behavior we want to see
- Affective statements and restorative questions
- Restorative conferencing process
- Closing thoughts and feedback.
Virtual Restorative Justice Practices Collaborative
Restorative Justice Practices Collaborative
The Restorative Justice Practices (RJP) Collaborative holds a meeting every other month for restorative practitioners and educators to come together to network, share ideas, share successes and challenges being experiences while implementing RJP.
September 10, 2024
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Register for 9/10/24
November 12, 2024
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Register for 11/12/24
January 14, 2025
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Register for 1/14/25
March 11, 2025
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Register for 3/11/25
May 13, 2025
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Register for 5/13/25
Coaching
Virtual Coaching Session
This 30-minute coaching session is offered over the phone or virtually through zoom. Coaching sessions are held Tuesdays and Thursdays (9me is based on availability of coach and educator). This service is for educators utilizing restorative practices within their classroom or role on a k-12 campus. This option is ideal for those who have attended past training(s) and are desiring some feedback/brainstorming or have questions about a particular restorative practice or intervention.
To schedule a free coaching call, contact Jen Vermillion at Jennifer.vermillion@sdcoe.net
Recorded Trainings and Resource Videos
Restorative Justice Practices Training Video Series
#1: Introduction to Restorative Practices
#2: Effective Use of Circles in Schools
#3: Restorative Conflict Intervention
Restorative Justice Practices Training Video Series
#4: Restorative Justice Conferencing
#5: Restorative Leadership in Education
#6: Sustainable Site Implementation
Educator Voices Series
Positive Impact of RJP Teacher Panel #1
Positive Impact of RJP Teacher Panel #2
Positive Impact of RJP Teacher Panel #3
Restorative Parenting Series
Developing Family Values
The Importance of Mindfulness
Checking in With Our Kids
Opening Up Communication
Belonging and Significance
Using Affective Statements
Restorative Questions to Address Conflict
Restorative Practices in Action
Helix High School - Restorative Programing
Helix High School - Impact of Restorative Justice
Bell Middle School - Special Education Circles
Student and family Voices Series
Impact of Restorative Practices on Students Zoom Interview
Student Leaders of Restorative Practices Zoom Interview
The Journey of Community Building Circles
Building Culture, Community and Student Voice
Evolving Relationships with Teachers Through Restorative Practices
The Impact of Restorative Justice in the Class Room
Why are Circles Important?
Restorative Practices - Tools for our Future
What are Circles in Restorative Practices?
What are the Protocols for Circles?
Advice to Educators Implementing Circles
Discovering Student Leaders
Using Skills in the Real World
Finding Belonging in Education
Additional Resources
- SDCOE RJP - Google Share Drive
- Using Restorative Practices in a Virtual Environment (System of Supports Department)
- Virtual Restorative Circle Participants - (Templates)
- Defining Restorative Practices: An article by Ted Wachtel, IIRP President and Founder (PDF)
- A Guide to Facilitating Restorative Circles in Schools (PDF)
- Restorative Practices Resources Packet - San Francisco USD (PDF)
Recommended websites for additional resources
Restorative Practices and Attendance
Restorative practices is a framework that can assist students and parents remain engaged in the educational process. The cultural shift of using restorative practices within attendance intervention practices fits perfectly with the intent of the School Attendance Review Team (SART) or Student Attendance Review Board (SARB) processes; identification of concerns; opening channels of communication; supporting families to address barriers to attendance and helping to link students and parents to resources that will lead to increased engagement. Although accountability is still part of the SART/SARB process, the approach is one of working "with" youth and families as opposed to doing things "to" them in order to incite change.
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