Community Building Booster Workshop:

Review key elements of Circles: creating
shared values and guidelines, check in rounds, selecting prompts to promote connection and
trust, use of talking pieces and center pieces.

Restorative Conversations in the Classroom:

Participants will learn how to assess
students’ readiness to engage in process to resolve conflict and role play scenarios.

Addressing Behaviors through Community Building:

Participants will use the “Circle of Courage” model of positive youth development to understand behavior and to create plans to address challenging behavior.

Using Restorative Practices in team and family meetings:

As leaders, we can model
relationship building and problem solving using Restorative Practices. In this workshop,
participants will learn three different circle activities to use with staff and parents.

Facilitating Circles about Race:

Participants will discuss and practice using “Affinity
Circles” to discuss racial and bias with staff.

Creating a Three-Year Plans for RP Implementation:

Over the nine workshops,

participants will look at three year implementation plans and create their own plans. During
this session, participants will share their plans.

Teaching Social Emotional Skills in Circles:

Learn how SEL and Restorative Practices
are aligned, and practice using two different circle scripts “What Makes Us Feel Good” and
“Managing Mountains”.

Academic Circles:

Participants will use a circle process to assess prior learning, teach content, and prepare for exams projects and field trips.

Celebrating Success and Giving Gratitude:

Participants will practices using a circle
process to celebrate success and show appreciation for staff and students.

Aligning Trauma Informed lens and Social Emotional Learning with School Wide
Restorative Practices:

Educators face implementing multiple initiatives each year. In this workshop, participants will discuss how community building circles provide opportunities to teach and practice social emotional skills and increasing understanding among staff and
students.

Evaluating School Wide Restorative Practices:

Participants will review an assessment
tool to measure building level implementation of RP.

Facilitating Circles with Staff:

Full implementation of School Wide Restorative Practices requires that staff experience community building circles. During this workshop, teachers
will practice using two staff circles that support teamwork and collaboration.

Using Community Building Circles to Engage Families and Community:

Participants will practice using “Parent-Teacher Conference” and “Feedback to the School” scripts.

Addressing Chronic Truancy with Restorative Practices:

Participants will reflect on
traditional school responses to excessive absences and learn how to engage with students
and families to address obstacles to attendance and create plans to improve attendance.

Grievances verses Gripes - A Restorative Approach to Restorative Practices:

Not all conflicts among staff are contractual or can be addressed with a formal human resource process. In this workshop, participants will role play a conflict between two staff members using a restorative conversation.

Restorative Script for IEP Meetings:

To promote inclusion within IEP process,
participants will role play circle script for Special Education meetings.