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RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: Follow signs to Peace Circles Thank you Circle Facilitators: MCEA/ Human & Civil Rights Committee Georgene Fountain Daly ES - Music RJ Trainer NAACP Questions What is Restorative Justice?

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RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: Follow signs to Peace Circles

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Thank you Circle Facilitators:

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MCEA/ Human & Civil Rights Committee

Georgene Fountain

Daly ES - Music RJ Trainer

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NAACP Questions

  • What is Restorative Justice?
  • MCPS suspension data
  • MCPS RJ pilot program
  • Social-emotional learning
  • Why black boys?
  • PBIS and RJ
  • Parent involvement:

○ Legislative advocacy ○ RJ schools

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RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: Follow signs to Peace Circles

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Thank you Circle Facilitators:

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MCEA/ Human & Civil Rights Committee

Georgene Fountain

Daly ES - Music RJ Trainer

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NAACP Questions

  • What is Restorative Justice?
  • MCPS suspension data
  • MCPS RJ pilot program
  • Social-emotional learning
  • Why black boys?
  • PBIS and RJ
  • Parent involvement:

○ Legislative advocacy ○ RJ schools

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Indigenous Roots

MAORI BANTU Many others

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1974 - 2000s

Victim - Offender Reconciliation Programs

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3 Principles of Restorative Justice

Harm & Victim’s Needs Obligations Engagement

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mid 1990s - early 2000s

Schools & Teacher Preparation

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Traditional Discipline vs. Restorative Questions

  • What rules were

broken?

  • Who broke them?
  • What does the Code of

Conduct or law say the punishment should be?

  • What happened?
  • Who was harmed and

how were they affected?

  • How can the harm be

repaired and who is responsible for repairing the harm?

Traditional Restorative

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1994- 1999

Schools shift to Zero Tolerance Policies

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Non-violent / non- dangerous infractions

  • Skipping class
  • Not doing homework
  • Not raising hand to

speak

  • Making gun sound

Infraction

  • Making gun shape
  • Temper tantrum
  • Sucking teeth
  • Rolling eyes
  • Sleeping in class
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High Racial Disparities in Suspensions & Expulsions

  • National Center for Education Statistics, Annie E. Casey Foundation
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U.S. Department of Education

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Subjective and Affected by Cultural Perception

  • Insubordination
  • Defiance
  • Disrespect
  • Refusal to obey school

rules

  • Disruption
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Carol Anderson, White Rage Washington Post NPR

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Mass Incarceration

20

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Mass Incarceration

Crisis of the century for our democracy

21

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School to Prison Pipeline

4

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  • Build community
  • Healthy relationships among

educators and students

  • Social-emotional
  • Conflict-resolution skills
  • Reduce conflict
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  • use less power:

– increase your influence – shape student behavior – cultivate healthy respect for authority

Boyes-Watson and Pranis, Circle Forward, 2015

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Restorative Practices Approaches

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Circle participants ➔ Respected ➔ Speak honestly ➔ Tell own stories ➔ Listen

➔ Voluntary

participation

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Circles may be used to...

  • Build community
  • Make decisions
  • Appreciate differences
  • Increase personal relations
  • Teach content
  • Discuss serious issues
  • Share feelings
  • Share ideas
  • Problem solve
  • Repair relationships
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Restorative Justice Supports Seriousness

  • f Harm

RJ Intervention RP Prevention

.

Restorative Classroom Foundational training

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Restorative Justice Support Seriousness

  • f Harm

RJ Intervention RP Prevention Restorative Support Team Restorative Classroom More training to facilitate

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Continuum of RJ processes Seriousness

  • f Harm

RJ Intervention RP Prevention Restorative Support Team Restorative Behavior Intervention Restorative Classroom

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Additional training to facilitate Restorative Support Staff Member

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Continuum of RJ processes Seriousness

  • f Harm

RJ Intervention RP Prevention Job specific training to facilitate Restorative Support Team Restorative Behavior Intervention Restorative Classroom

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Restorative Support Staff Member Restorative Justice Conference

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RJ Conference

Harmed Person (Victim)

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  • school climate
  • academic achievement
  • Reduce racial disparities in

discipline

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  • 3-year timeline
  • Principal buy-in
  • Staff buy-in
  • Ongoing and intensive

professional development

  • Full time RP Coordinator
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RJ Myths

  • Eliminate ‘misbehavior’ throughout the school
  • Will be successful with every student
  • Will work immediately and every time
  • Only used to address student ‘misbehavior’ and conflict
  • RP strategies should only be used by RJ support team
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PBIS Tiered Support

Level 1: School-wide Level 2: smaller groups Level 3: Individual

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MCPS – suspension data – RJ pilot program

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MCPS Suspension Data (by Year and Race/Ethnicity)

Transparent color (left column of each pair) = MCPS student population racial breakdown. Solid color (right column of each pair) = racial breakdown of suspended students only. * First year of Code of Conduct # Year to Date (April 1, 2016)

Percentage of Student Population

Students of All Other Races/ Ethnicities Combined Hispanic/La tino Students Black/ African American Students

FY 2012 2013 2014 2015* 2016#

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MCPS Suspension Data (by Year and Race/Ethnicity)

Number of Students Percentage 2012 2013 2014 *2015 #2016 ’12 ’13 ’14 *’15 #’16 MCPS Enrollment 146,456 148,768 151,289 153,994 156,164 Black/Afr. American 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.4 Hispanic/Latino 26.0 26.6 27.4 28.4 29.2 All other race/ethnicities 52.8 52.1 51.2 50.1 49.4 Suspensions and Expulsions 5,354 5,168 3,572 2,813 1,991 Black/Afr. American 2,673 2,671 1,858 1,459 998 49.9 51.7 52.0 51.9 50.1 Hispanic/Latino 1,427 1,381 1,005 822 635 26.7 26.7 28.1 29.2 31.9 All other race/ethnicities 1,254 1,116 709 532 358 23.4 21.6 19.8 18.9 18.0 * First year of Code of Conduct # Year to Date

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MCPS RJ Pilot Program

Argyle Middle School Gaithersburg Middle School Neelsville Middle School Montgomery Village Middle School

  • A. Mario

Loiederman Middle School Briggs Chaney Middle School Silver Spring International Middle School Sligo Middle School Westland Middle School Quince Orchard High School Northood High School

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Family Support for RJ

MCPS website:

Restorative Practices Guide for Educators – http://schottfoundation.org/r estorative-practices

Talk to the school administrator ○ What do they need? ○ Join PTA? ○ Volunteer?

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Restorative Justice in Schools

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Parents & Legislative Advocacy

Montgomery County PTSA ○ strong organization ○ testimony before the County Council ○ partners with MCPS and MCEA

Maryland State PTSA

  • letter writing to support RJ
  • in-person testimony before

General Assembly

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The Future ...

  • –
  • –
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Any Questions?

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Indigenous Roots

MAORI BANTU Many others

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SLIDE 49

1974 - 2000s

Victim - Offender Reconciliation Programs

slide-50
SLIDE 50

3 Principles of Restorative Justice

Harm & Victim’s Needs Obligations Engagement

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mid 1990s - early 2000s

Schools & Teacher Preparation

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Traditional Discipline vs. Restorative Questions

  • What rules were

broken?

  • Who broke them?
  • What does the Code of

Conduct or law say the punishment should be?

  • What happened?
  • Who was harmed and

how were they affected?

  • How can the harm be

repaired and who is responsible for repairing the harm?

Traditional Restorative

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1994- 1999

Schools shift to Zero Tolerance Policies

slide-54
SLIDE 54

Non-violent / non- dangerous infractions

  • Skipping class
  • Not doing homework
  • Not raising hand to

speak

  • Making gun sound

Infraction

  • Making gun shape
  • Temper tantrum
  • Sucking teeth
  • Rolling eyes
  • Sleeping in class
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SLIDE 55

High Racial Disparities in Suspensions & Expulsions

  • National Center for Education Statistics, Annie E. Casey Foundation
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U.S. Department of Education

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Subjective and Affected by Cultural Perception

  • Insubordination
  • Defiance
  • Disrespect
  • Refusal to obey school

rules

  • Disruption
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Carol Anderson, White Rage Washington Post NPR

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Mass Incarceration

59

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Mass Incarceration

Crisis of the century for our democracy

60

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School to Prison Pipeline

4

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  • Build community
  • Healthy relationships among

educators and students

  • Social-emotional
  • Conflict-resolution skills
  • Reduce conflict
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  • use less power:

– increase your influence – shape student behavior – cultivate healthy respect for authority

Boyes-Watson and Pranis, Circle Forward, 2015

slide-65
SLIDE 65

Restorative Practices Approaches

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SLIDE 66

Circle participants ➔ Respected ➔ Speak honestly ➔ Tell own stories ➔ Listen

➔ Voluntary

participation

slide-67
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Circles may be used to...

  • Build community
  • Make decisions
  • Appreciate differences
  • Increase personal relations
  • Teach content
  • Discuss serious issues
  • Share feelings
  • Share ideas
  • Problem solve
  • Repair relationships
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SLIDE 68

Restorative Justice Supports Seriousness

  • f Harm

RJ Intervention RP Prevention

.

Restorative Classroom Foundational training

slide-69
SLIDE 69

Restorative Justice Support Seriousness

  • f Harm

RJ Intervention RP Prevention Restorative Support Team Restorative Classroom More training to facilitate

slide-70
SLIDE 70

Continuum of RJ processes Seriousness

  • f Harm

RJ Intervention RP Prevention Restorative Support Team Restorative Behavior Intervention Restorative Classroom

70

Additional training to facilitate Restorative Support Staff Member

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Continuum of RJ processes Seriousness

  • f Harm

RJ Intervention RP Prevention Job specific training to facilitate Restorative Support Team Restorative Behavior Intervention Restorative Classroom

71

Restorative Support Staff Member Restorative Justice Conference

slide-72
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RJ Conference

Harmed Person (Victim)

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  • school climate
  • academic achievement
  • Reduce racial disparities in

discipline

slide-74
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  • 3-year timeline
  • Principal buy-in
  • Staff buy-in
  • Ongoing and intensive

professional development

  • Full time RP Coordinator
slide-75
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RJ Myths

  • Eliminate ‘misbehavior’ throughout the school
  • Will be successful with every student
  • Will work immediately and every time
  • Only used to address student ‘misbehavior’ and conflict
  • RP strategies should only be used by RJ support team
slide-76
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PBIS Tiered Support

Level 1: School-wide Level 2: smaller groups Level 3: Individual

slide-77
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MCPS – suspension data – RJ pilot program

slide-78
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MCPS Suspension Data (by Year and Race/Ethnicity)

Transparent color (left column of each pair) = MCPS student population racial breakdown. Solid color (right column of each pair) = racial breakdown of suspended students only. * First year of Code of Conduct # Year to Date (April 1, 2016)

Percentage of Student Population

Students of All Other Races/ Ethnicities Combined Hispanic/La tino Students Black/ African American Students

FY 2012 2013 2014 2015* 2016#

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MCPS Suspension Data (by Year and Race/Ethnicity)

Number of Students Percentage 2012 2013 2014 *2015 #2016 ’12 ’13 ’14 *’15 #’16 MCPS Enrollment 146,456 148,768 151,289 153,994 156,164 Black/Afr. American 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.4 Hispanic/Latino 26.0 26.6 27.4 28.4 29.2 All other race/ethnicities 52.8 52.1 51.2 50.1 49.4 Suspensions and Expulsions 5,354 5,168 3,572 2,813 1,991 Black/Afr. American 2,673 2,671 1,858 1,459 998 49.9 51.7 52.0 51.9 50.1 Hispanic/Latino 1,427 1,381 1,005 822 635 26.7 26.7 28.1 29.2 31.9 All other race/ethnicities 1,254 1,116 709 532 358 23.4 21.6 19.8 18.9 18.0 * First year of Code of Conduct # Year to Date

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MCPS RJ Pilot Program

Argyle Middle School Gaithersburg Middle School Neelsville Middle School Montgomery Village Middle School

  • A. Mario

Loiederman Middle School Briggs Chaney Middle School Silver Spring International Middle School Sligo Middle School Westland Middle School Quince Orchard High School Northood High School

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Family Support for RJ

MCPS website:

Restorative Practices Guide for Educators – http://schottfoundation.org/r estorative-practices

Talk to the school administrator ○ What do they need? ○ Join PTA? ○ Volunteer?

slide-82
SLIDE 82

Restorative Justice in Schools

slide-83
SLIDE 83

Parents & Legislative Advocacy

Montgomery County PTSA ○ strong organization ○ testimony before the County Council ○ partners with MCPS and MCEA

Maryland State PTSA

  • letter writing to support RJ
  • in-person testimony before

General Assembly

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The Future ...

  • –
  • –
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Any Questions?

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