What are Restorative Practices? Restorative Practices are used in workplaces, schools, and in the justice system to build, strengthen, and repair relationships. These approaches are rooted in a philosophy that views wrong-doing as harm to relationships rather than simply...
In 2011, I had served as the school improvement officer in Decatur Illinois, where the high schools were ranked at the bottom 5% of schools in the State. The talented staff took on the emotional filled topic of grading reform. A...