Schools are beginning to move away from a punitive system of consequences towards Restorative Practices. This overview introduces some of the key concepts related to this shift in educational mindset.

2. Restorative Practices:
Changing Mindsets

3. Fixed
Mindset
Growth
Mindset

6. "Suspensions and expulsions often aggravate the
things the student is crying out for, and needing
in their lives."
Dorothy Vaandering

7. Code of Conduct
Houston ISD School Board
passed the resolution
prohibiting suspension of
Pre-K to 2nd grade students
Achieve 180 Plan

8. Achieve 180
Superintendent’s Plan
Social-Emotional Learning
Pillar V:
1. Teaching the Whole Child
2. Global Graduate Profile
3. Feeder Pattern Connections
4. Wraparound Services

9. Administrative Training: July to September
Three 2 hour trainings on:
● Introduction to Restorative
Framework
● Affective Statements and
Circles
● Restorative
Dialogue/Repairing Harm
Ongoing PLC Training
materials will be provided to
campuses and led by SEL staff
when possible.

10. Focus on the identified Achieve 180
schools to target implementation
supporting the Pillars

11. Restorative
Circle
A lynchpin of restorative
discipline:
TEA Sample Lesson Plan

12. Restorative
Questions
1. What happened, and what
were you thinking at the time
of the incident?
2. What have you thought about
since?
3. Who has been affected by
what happened, and how?
4. What about this has been the
hardest for you?
5. What do you think needs to be
done to make things as right
as possible?

14. Additional Resources:
Suspensions Don’t Teach
Circling Up for Classroom Community