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Restorative-practices staff urge quick approval of stalled Help Zone contract
Summary
Two Ghani Institute Help Zone staff told the Rochester Board of Education Audit Committee they have paused services because a district contract was stalled and urged board approval so nearly 2,000 recorded Help Zone admissions and ongoing mediations can resume.
Spiro Michadillis, a 12-year Ghani Institute restorative-practices staffer, told the board the district’s Help Zone services at multiple Rochester City School District schools have been interrupted while a contract was stalled and asked the board to approve the contract this Thursday so services can resume.
Michadillis said Help Zones provide a nonpunitive space for students to de-escalate, reflect and receive social-emotional…
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