A road map to restorative practices that are practical and effective

Format

Individual Presentation

First Presenter's Institution

Lovinggood Middle School

Second Presenter's Institution

N/A

Third Presenter's Institution

N/A

Fourth Presenter's Institution

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Fifth Presenter's Institution

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Strand #1

Heart: Social & Emotional Skills

Strand #2

Hands: Safety & Violence Prevention

Relevance

My proposal addresses the Heart and the Hands. Restorative practices empower the youth. This includes the agitators and the victims of the agitators. It enables the youth to become active participants in conflict resolution and it gives everyone involved a voice. It provides our youth with real opportunities to right their wrongs. Restorative practices have the potential to keep our youth out of the criminal justice system.

Brief Program Description

You will learn how to systemically utilize four practical Restorative Practices in a way that best benefits your school or organization. You will walk away with tangible strategies and reproducibles to get you started right away.

Summary

Participants will learn how to use Restorative Conferences, Restoration plans, Circles and Structured day plans to create a restorative culture. They will learn how to set up a conference, conduct a conference and follow up after the conference to get the best results. I will present a customized restorative check-in script to be used as a follow up process to a restorative conference. Participants will see how to connect current issues and address it through Circles. They will be presented with the process and benefits of including student voice. Participants will be exposed to structured day plans which are practical approaches to In-School Suspension alternatives. I will present a Restoration Plan which can be utilized for serious offenses and provides an opportunity to work with the juvenile court system. The presentation will include a video and tips on what to avoid using each practice. Participants will learn how to collect data and analyze their practices. Each participant will be able to utilize the content of the presentation, along with reproducibles they can use to customize every practice to meet the unique needs of their school, district, or organization. I will distribute actual plans I used that were successful. I will summarize all of my experiences and how I continue to adjust and expand my practices based on those experiences. I will present buy in strategies that focus on collaborating with others to assist in the restorative process both in its development and implementation. My presentation will include research on the current trends in discipline data and that support the use of restorative practices.

Evidence

The history behind restorative practices will be cited directly from the International Institute of Restorative practices as well as authors who specializes on the topic. Data will also be cited to support the need for restorative practices as well as current educational trends in school discipline.

Understanding Implicit Bias: What Educators Should Know. American Educator. WInter 2015-2106 by Cheryl Staats

In-School Suspension by Jenna Strawhun, Reece L. Peterson, Scott Fluke & Ana Cathcart,

The Consequences of Suspensions by Frank Pokorski November/December 2010

Advancing School Disicpline: Educators Leader Report August 2015 Vol. 1, No.2 by Greta Colombi and David Osher

Defining Restorative by Ted Wachtel, IIRP Founder 2016

The Little Book of Restorative Discipline for Schools by Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz & Judy H. Mullet 2015

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to develop and implement Restorative Practices that fit the needs of their organization.

Participants will be able to choose the appropriate Restorative Practice to use based on the desired outcome.

Biographical Sketch

Derrick Bailey has been in education for over 17 years. He is currently a Principal at Lovinggood Middle School in Powder Springs Georgia. He has a masters’ degree in education and a specialist in educational leadership. He became certified to conduct Restorative Conferences over five years ago and has dedicated his professional development to enhance the use of Restorative Practices in Schools. He presented on school climate and culture in 2018 at the Georgia Advanced Ed Conference. This was followed by his presentation on Restorative Conferences in 2019 at the Impacting Student Learning Conference at Augusta University, in addition to presenting on Restorative Practices at the Innovative Schools Summit in San Antonio. He was honored to present at the International Institute for Restorative Practices in Pennsylvania, where the Restorative Practices base is located. Mr. Bailey is committed to providing schools with practical strategies designed to restore our youth.

Keyword Descriptors

Restorative, Alternatives, Accountability, Strategies, Culture, Discipline, Circles, Emotional, Practical

Presentation Year

2021

Start Date

3-10-2021 3:00 PM

End Date

3-10-2021 4:00 PM

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A road map to restorative practices that are practical and effective

You will learn how to systemically utilize four practical Restorative Practices in a way that best benefits your school or organization. You will walk away with tangible strategies and reproducibles to get you started right away.