Restorative practices proactively build healthy relationships and a sense of community to both prevent and address conflict and wrongdoing.

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Restorative practices represent a mindset to help guide behavior and relationship management.

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Restorative practices focus on the violation of people and relationships, not on the violation of rules.

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It is important to remember that behavior is a form of communication. Students engage in problematic behavior to express an unmet need or avoid a problem. Our students are communicating with us as best as they can. It is our job to teach them the skills to do so.

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Below are resources to help create a classroom that uses restorative practices.