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Restorative Justice and Restorative Practices:
Beyond Circles and Discipline
Montgomery County Board of Education
July 11, 2019
Definition
Restorative Justice is
A mindset and philosophy toward school climate and relationship building in a system. It is a social justice platform that allows students to:
• actively engage and problem-solve physical, psychological, social and disciplinary issues that affect their lives and the community at large.
• take responsibility for their actions and work with those affected to restore the community and members who were harmed as a result of those actions.
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Restorative Justice Building Community Part I
The first year implementation of Restorative Justice in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has centered on grounding the work in the following tenets:
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•Community Circles: Utilized to build relationships between staff and students, students and students, staff and staff, staff and community. Community circles are grounded in the building of cognitive empathy for all.
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•Restorative Circles: Circles that occur when challenges happen. Restorative Circles are held to resolve conflict between staff and students, students and students, staff and staff, etc.
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•Self-Care and Mental Health and Well-Being: Restorative Practices foster self care for staff, students, and community.
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•Conflict Resolution and Mediation: Our Restorative Justice work includes conflict resolution and mediation services that address minor issues that impede instructional progress.
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Silver Creek Middle School: From Community Circles to Instructional Circles
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Ms. Thea K. Singleton Alexander
Mathematics Teacher
Silver Creek Middle School
Sligo Middle School: Restoring the School Community When Harm Occurs
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Mrs. Shauna-Kay J. JorandbyPrincipal
Sligo Middle School
Restorative Justice: Evidence of Impact
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•110 of 207 Total Restorative Justice Schools: o55 Elementary Schoolso36 Middle Schoolso19 High Schools
•57/110 Untrained (51 percent)o43 Untrained Schools are Grant Schools
o14 Untrained non-grant schools will be trained summer 2019
oAll grant schools will be trained July 2019
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•Number of MCPS Staff Trained: Approximately 2,000
oSalary Days
oThree-day Trainings
oSupplemental Trainings
oSEIU Trainings
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•Past Trainings Conducted:
oSalary Days
oThree-day Trainings
oTwo Supplemental Trainings Utilizing Circles as an Instructional Tool
Creating Safe Spaces Training
oSchool Resource Officer Training
oSEIU Training
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• Future Trainings to be Conducted Summer 2019
oThree, 3-day Grant School Trainings
oTen, 8-hour Salary day Grant School
oEleven, 16-hour Mindfulness Trainings (220 teachers)
February Proactive Data
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Topics Monthly Total
Total Community Circles Conducted (with students) 673
Total Restorative Circles Conducted (with students) 73
Total Parent/Community Circles Conducted (Community or Restorative) 29
Total Staff Circles Conducted (Community or Restorative) 6
Total Suspensions 38
Total Reduced Suspensions 25
Total Commitments to Community Service 10
Total Restitution 8
Total Other Outcomes/Agreements 53
18 Schools
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Clusters
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Middle Schools
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High Schools
Redland MS, Julius West MS, Clarksburg HS, Montgomery Village MS, Thomas S. Wootton HS, Rockville HS, Rosa M. Parks MS, Argyle MS, Kingsview MS, Parkland MS, Quince Orchard HS, Paint Branch HS, Briggs Chaney MS, Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS, Thomas W. Pyle MS, Gaithersburg MS, Seneca Valley HS, Thomas Edison High School of Technology
Link to Report: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1eGXMD-vtH5Aerj4mU7DGDspk9zACcreA
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March Proactive Data
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Topics Monthly Total
Total Community Circles Conducted 732
Total Restorative Circles Conducted 92
Total Parent/Community Circles Conducted 45
Total Staff Circles Conducted 7
Total Suspensions 82
Total Reduced Suspensions 34
Total Commitments to Community Service 16
Total Restitution 15
Total Other Outcomes/Agreements 70
Community Restoration
Relationships
Healed Through
Apologies or
Agreements
Students to Rely on
Trusted Adult When
Dealing With
Emotional Turmoil
Students Giving a
Presentation on the
Importance of
Communication
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20 Schools
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Clusters
12
Middle
Schools
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High Schools
Redland MS, Julius West MS, Clarksburg HS, Montgomery Village MS, Thomas S. Wootton HS, Lee MS, Neelsville MS, Rockville HS, Rosa M. Parks MS, Argyle MS, Kingsview MS, Parkland MS, Quince Orchard HS, Paint Branch HS, Briggs Chaney MS, Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS, Thomas W. Pyle MS, Gaithersburg MS, Seneca Valley HS, Thomas Edison High School of Technology
Link to Report: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yRjlBGrLH3lohM46LMeyLMcuSxSg7pVn
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April Proactive Data
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Topics Monthly Total
Total Community Circles Conducted (with students) 599
Total Restorative Circles Conducted (with students) 19
Total Parent/Community Circles Conducted (Community or Restorative) 4
Total Staff Circles Conducted (Community or Restorative) 6
Total Suspensions 22
Total Reduced Suspensions 1
Total Commitments to Community Service 5
Total Restitution 3
Total Other Outcomes/Agreements 23
7 Schools
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Clusters
1
Elementary
School
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Middle Schools
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High Schools
Redland MS, Rosa M. Parks MS, Argyle MS, Col. E. Brooke Lee MS, Oak View ES, Seneca Valley HS, Thomas Edison High School of Technology
Link to Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sIXZuGrrseAHMNqTGY4Ual62_q-LnwHJ/view?usp=sharing
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Challenges
• Implementation at the high school level in
particular.
• Staffing: Current Restorative Justice staff as well
as the need for school embedded trainers to
continually support the work
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Restorative Justice: Self-Care, Mental Health and Well-Being Part II
Mental Health and Well-Being: Crisis Referrals
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Restorative Justice: Self-Care, Mental Health and Well-Being Part II
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• Student Leadership Coalition (45 high school students)• Grief and Healing Groups
o Student Leadership Project by Harley Pompero Three pilot schools: Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Gaithersburg, and
Richard Montgomery high schools• Equity Accountability Model and Restorative Justice
o Collaborating with Consulting Teachers to develop Restorative Justice instructional trainings and Practices
• Restorative Justice Collective Series: o Circles Film Premier (May 2019, 220 Participants)o Mental Health and Cultural Awareness (Community Event July 2019)o Self-Care for Staff (Back-to-School Staff Event August 2019)
Restorative Justice: Current Impact
• In one year we have seen an improvement in climate at schools with a restorative justice mindset.
• Schools employing restorative practices have seen a dramatic decline in administrative referrals.
• Restorative Justice school staff have overwhelming positively responded to the self-care component of the work.
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Restorative Justice: Evidence of Impact
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• Restorative Justice Salary-Day Participants (600 Participants over 10-Salary Days)
• Data for Mindfulness (11 sessions: 220 Participants signed up currently)
• Magruder Cluster Project on Restorative Justice and Mindfulness, and Student Training (All 9 schools participating)
• Consulting Teacher Collaboration (8 Consulting Teachers writing Restorative Justice new teacher training aligned to the Professional Growth System)
• Restorative Justice Data Module
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Discussion