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Committee approves restorative‑practices rollout plan and selects consulting package B
Summary
District staff reported the first year of a multi‑year restorative‑practices initiative, described training, volunteer cohorts and trainer‑of‑trainers plans, and the committee approved a mid‑level consulting package (D & H Solutions package B, $12,138) as part of a grouped motion.
The EPR Committee received a report June 5 on the district’s first year of implementing restorative practices and approved funding for an intermediate vendor support package.
Staff described a multi‑year plan started before COVID, efforts to train volunteer cohorts and building leadership teams, and steps toward training local trainers. Presenters said the district trained more than 100 staff across five two‑day sessions in year one, and 9 staff indicated firm interest in becoming trainers with 9 others “maybe” interested. Staff said training feedback was largely positive and that restorative practices had been included in TSI/ATSI and special-education comp plans as a research‑based practice.
Consultant D & H Solutions presented three package options; staff recommended package B, which the district described as four two‑day fundamentals trainings plus six in‑person coaching hours, three online coaching hours and six hours of content creation for $12,138. Committee members emphasized that restorative practices are not a substitute for discipline but a complementary approach to repair and community building. The $12,138 package was included in a grouped motion of consent items (agenda items 5a–n) and carried on a voice vote.
Staff outlined next steps for year two and year three: train‑the‑trainer sessions (grant funds secured to offset training‑of‑trainers cost), expand to elementary buildings, select at least two teacher trainers (staff recommended at least two trainers be classroom teachers), and provide coaching for new trainers. Staff said additional scaled training and trainer compensation would be budget items under consideration.
Ending: The committee approved package B for consultant support as part of a grouped motion; staff said a grant would cover trainer‑of‑trainer costs and that the district will continue scaling the program over the next 3–4 years.
