The Restorative Practices Playbook

Foreword by Zachary Scott Robbins Acknowledgements Introduction Module 1: The Logic of Restorative Practices Module 2: Foundations of Respect Module 3: Establishing Expectations and Teaching for Engagement Module 4: Restorative Conversations Using Affective Statements Module 5: Restorative Conversations Using Impromptu Conversations Module 6: Restorative Circles Module 7: Formal Restorative Conferences and Victim-Offender Dialogues What Does Success Look Like? References

Schools are a community, and all communities experience challenges and success. One of the challenges we commonly face is supporting our educators in understanding how to meet our students' social-emotional and behavioral needs in a way that provides proactive and sustainable solutions. The Restorative Practices Playbook is an outstanding resource any educator can use to start their journey toward positive change. This book is full of practical tools and examples that can support an individual teacher or create system-wide change. I highly recommend this book to all educators. -- Heath Peine * Executive Director of Student Support Services, Wichita Public Schools * I haven't been as excited about the implications of any book I have read as I have with The Restorative Practices Playbook. As we continue to evolve in our discipline methods as a district, this playbook offers a systematic guide that can help us to reflect and adjust our practices. We need to offer better solutions to support positive behavior in our schools and this book provides action steps to make those changes happen. -- Kris Felicello * Superintendent of Schools, North Rockland Central School District *