Restorative Practices Clause Samples
The Restorative Practices clause establishes procedures for addressing conflicts, misconduct, or harm within an organization or community through collaborative and reparative means. Typically, this clause outlines steps such as facilitated dialogue, mediation, or restorative circles, where affected parties come together to discuss the impact of an incident and agree on actions to repair harm. Its core function is to promote healing, accountability, and relationship-building, offering an alternative to punitive measures and helping to resolve issues constructively.
Restorative Practices. Restorative Practices is a philosophy aimed at building a sense of community through inclusion and equity. It is an alternative discipline model. Teachers in a restorative setting look at academic challenges and student misbehavior as opportunities to offer support and guidance rather than punishment. The goal is to increase personal accountability for behavior and put the focus on repairing the harm done. Key restorative features are: ● Restorative circles-a strategy used in the classroom that builds community, acceptance of each other, and allows each student to have a voice. ● Focusing on the harm of the incident instead of the broken rule ● Understanding harm has created a responsibility for the student to repair and reestablish damaged relationships Educators in a restorative setting emphasize arriving at agreements, healing, and repair over punishment. Restorative approaches promote individual accountability with high levels of community support from the classroom and school staff. The practices help students’ problem solve, apologize and understand the effects positive and negative behavior has on others. This is a proactive effort to decrease problem behaviors from occurring and offers students a way to learn from their mistakes made. A key component to Positive Behavior Intervention is pre-teaching and re-teaching of expectations, and establishing common expectations.
Restorative Practices. Nothing in this article shall limit the District’s ability to utilize restorative practices in lieu of the formal disciplinary contract with the consent of the staff member involved.
Restorative Practices. A framework for a broad range of restorative justice approaches based on cooperation, mutual understanding and trust and respect that pro-actively build a school community by implementing solution based conflict responses intended to restore relationships and repair the harm done to the school community. These practices can be used to implement positive behavior in classrooms and on school campuses consistent with the framework set forth in SWPBIS. Bullying
Restorative Practices. Onsted Middle School will consider using restorative practices as an alternative to or in addition to a suspension or expulsion from school. Restorative practices may, at the sole discretion of OMS, offer students who violate this Student Code of Conduct alternative options to the School’s imposed disciplinary action. Such strategies may include participation in a restorative program intended to address the underlying issue(s) believed to be causing the inappropriate conduct. Restorative practices will be the first consideration to remediate offenses such as: interpersonal conflicts, bullying, verbal and physical conflicts, theft, damage to property, class disruption, and harassment and cyberbullying. Restorative practices may be used at the discretion of OMS Administration.
Restorative Practices. The Association and District share the value of a culture of restorative practices to improve the school climate and achieve safe, respectful, equitable and just school sites.
Restorative Practices. Before suspending or expelling a Student (except a Student who possesses a firearm in a weapon-free school zone), Employees authorized to issue discipline must first determine whether restorative practices would better address the Student’s misconduct, recognizing the Board’s objective of minimizing out-of-school suspensions and expulsions. Likewise, consideration as to whether restorative practices should be used in addition to the suspension or expulsion. Restorative practices, which may include a victim-offender conference, should be the first consideration to remediate offenses such as interpersonal conflicts, bullying, verbal and physical conflicts, theft, damage to property, class disruption, harassment, and cyberbullying. All victim-offender conferences must be conducted consistent with state and federal law and Board policies. No Student who claims to be the victim of unlawful harassment may be compelled to meet with the alleged perpetrator of the harassment as part of a restorative practice.
Restorative Practices. A framework for a broad range of restorative justice approaches based on cooperation, mutual understanding and trust and respect that pro-actively build a school community by implementing solution based conflict responses intended to restore relationships and repair the harm done to the school community. These practices can be used to implement positive behavior in classrooms and on school campuses consistent with the framework set forth in PBIS. Restorative practices promote inclusiveness, relationship-building and problem-solving, through such restorative methods as circles for teaching and conflict resolution to conferences that bring victims, offenders, and their supporters together to address wrongdoing.
Restorative Practices. Restorative Practices is a research-based approach to address school culture and climate. Restorative Practice is a preventative approach aimed at promoting inclusiveness, relationship-building, and problem-solving. Restorative Practices involve a continuum of interventions and strategies that are both proactive and responsive. OSS has implemented Restorative Practices to address the unique needs of students who have committed disciplinary offenses in violation of the Code. A trained school staff member (administrator, teacher, or counselor) facilitates Restorative Practices conflict resolution circles with the person harmed and the person causing harm. Some restorative methods include using affective statements, restorative questions, community-building circles, and conflict-resolution circles. Restorative Practices also aim to build a school culture that focuses on developing and maintaining relationships among educators and students. Through Restorative Practice, all voices are heard as problems are addressed and solved. Restorative Practices teach the skills necessary to manage and reduce conflict. Completing Restorative Practices may serve as an acceptable consequence in lieu of a suspension or other appropriate disciplinary response.
Restorative Practices. The Employer and the Union share a commitment to the implementation of restorative practices in our schools in conjunction with a defined discipline system. To that end, school culture shall be standing item on the Professional Solutions Committee agenda. The PSC can study and make recommendations to the Principal with respect to student discipline, truancy, and school safety issues. The Employer shall respond to recommendations from the PSC to improve the culture and climate of the school. The Employer shall make every effort to maintain a physical space at each school dedicated to Restorative Justice practices, peace circles, etc. The Employer and the Union shall work collaboratively with local restorative practice community experts to develop curriculum and training modules to train school communities, individual teachers, and parents on restorative practices. Training shall be provided at least annually.
Restorative Practices. The PSLO and the Verona Police Department will make every reasonable effort to participate in and initiate restorative practices involving VAHS students. This includes executing the MOU for Dane County Community Restorative Courts in order to implement a restorative process for those students over the age 17. The PSLO and the Verona Police Department shall work cooperatively with Dane County Time Bank Youth Court to ensure students under 17 years of age have a functioning restorative process that aims to reduce citations and arrests among VAHS students. The PSLO and the Verona Police Department should consider the practices of surrounding departments that currently utilize Dane County Time Bank, to mirror similar practices.