Contact Information Malcolm Thomas, Superintendent Escambia County School District Steve Marcanio, Director of Middle Schools Escambia County School District

Escambia County School District Restorative Justice Model

Create a District where parents want to send their children, students want to learn, teachers want to teach, and employees want to work. Vision

Our Journey… time for a change in direction

Historical Data: Cell Phone Incidents Resulting in Out of School Suspensions : 2027 Incidents resulting in suspension

A New Approach Revised Secondary Student Rights and Responsibility Handbook –Cell phones may be confiscated –Parent must come to school to retrieve cell phone

TOTAL EXPULSIONS (JULY ‘08 THROUGH MAY ‘09): MIDDLE SCHOOL: 59 HIGH SCHOOL: 75 Expulsion Data

Revised Adjudication Guidelines High School Edition Middle School Edition Changes reflect additional interventions, including ISS, school within a school, and School Accountability Boards Financial Resources - Stimulus Funds

School-Wide Behavior Management Plans

Mandatory Components of Plans All schools developed a plan – Clear Vision for behavioral expectations Baseline data collected Communicated to students on regular basis Reward/Recognition component

Restorative Justice School Accountability Boards

Five Middle Schools Selected All Agreed Suspending a student is ineffective in changing behavior

Training funded with Title I, Part D – Neglected and Delinquent Stimulus Funds Additional funding expected through a grant submitted through the Collins Center, funded by the Florida Bar

All faculty and staff received three hours of training – overview of Restorative Justice Model Each school’s leadership team received two full days of intensive training on how to conduct a school accountability board meeting.

Community members were also invited to this training Schools were encouraged to begin using School Accountability Boards (when appropriate as a strategy)

Schools have begun conducting School Accountability Boards! Taking The Risk …

Two Boys…. History of Problems with Each Other… First Week of School MAJOR Fight in Cafeteria

The SAB: Student – Parent – Principal – Guidance Counselors – Dean – Teacher - Intervention Specialist – Community Member

People coming together to help the student understand: the impact of his/her actions on the entire community importance of “Repairing the Harm” what is necessary to help him/her make better choices in the future

An Opportunity for Reflection

And find answers to the hard questions An opportunity to ask…

Outcomes… 1.Essay – Research three colleges 2.Attend anger management counseling 3.Five hours of restitution to the cafeteria – clean up after lunches 4.Deadline for completion – 30 days

“Yea, I need to make this right.”

A realization that the adults are really there to help

School Accountability Boards… An investment in their future… an investment in ours

Escambia County School District’s School Accountability Board Review of SAB Packet

Contact Information Malcolm Thomas, Superintendent Escambia County School District Steve Marcanio, Director of Middle Schools Escambia County School District