1. Restorative Measures Principles and Practices Riestenberg, MDE

2. Compare and Contrast Formal System Rule Punishment Administrator decision Riestenberg, MDE Restorative Approach Harm Amends/healing/re- connection Victim/Offender/ Community decision

3. Restorative Measures Person(s) harmed Person(s) who did harm Community conflict/problem/harm done : talk it through identify solutions restore order Riestenberg, MDE

4. Restorative Practices Voluntary Have to admit harm Willing to problem solve Any party can stop at any time conducted by a trained facilitator Riestenberg, MDE

5. Models in MN Schools Family/Restorative Group Conferencing Victim/Offender Dialogue Circles of Understanding Riestenberg, MDE

6. Agreements Victim needs: safety, retaliation concerns Offender plan to : make amends, change behavior, do good in community Community plan for support for both; bystander education if needed Address identified educational needs

7. Restorative Results... …are measured by how much repair is done rather than by how much punishment was inflicted. Riestenberg, MDE

8. Outcomes of School Exclusion High levels of repeat offending—suspension not effective in changing behavior (Costenbader & Markson, 1998) Early suspension appears to predict rise in misbehavior (Tobin et al 1996) Suspension Correlated with School Dropout (Ekstrom1986) Decrease in academic achievement, (Skiba, et al, 2003) Less effective school climate (Wu et al,1982) http://www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/research/discipline/discipli ne_gen.php http://www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/research/discipline/discipli ne_gen.php

9. Evaluation Studies Minnesota Schools, 1998-2003

10. S.St. Paul, Lincoln Elementary: 1997-2000 Incidents of physical harm went from 7/day to less than 2/day Behavior Referrals to Office 1997-981662 1998-991143 1999-00 640 2000-01 407

11. Lincoln Elementary

12. Kaposia Elementary ISS OSSBeh Ref 98-99 8 27 361 99-00 25 4 442* 00-01 36 4 459** *Bottom line behaviors required referral to office **New planner did not get referrals from teachers for about 2 months

13. S. St. Paul Jr. High Out of School Suspensions: 1998-99110 99-2000 65 2000-01 55

14. Minneapolis Public Schools 01-0202-03% change NS Johnson K-880029263% Ramsey Fine Arts27214945% K-8 Training and implementation of circle process for community building, violence prevention and intervention;

15. Cass Lake Bena Elementary “Responsive Classrooms”

16. Bibliography In-School Behavior Intervention Grants, Riestenberg, (2001) http://education.state.mn.us/content/041622.pdf http://education.state.mn.us/content/041622.pdf Restorative Measures: Respecting Everyone’s Ability to Resolve Problems http://education.state.mn.us/content/064280.pdfhttp://education.state.mn.us/content/064280.pdf Restorative Justice in Schools Report, (2002) Ierley & Ivker, www.schoolmediationcenter.org www.schoolmediationcenter.org Restorative Schools Grants Executive Summary (2003) http://education.state.mn.us/content/069037.pdf http://education.state.mn.us/content/069037.pdf Compiled by Nancy Riestenberg, MN Dept of Education, 651-582-8433 nancy.riestenberg@state.mn.us

17. Resources http://education.state.mn.us/html/intro _safe_atd.htm. http://education.state.mn.us/html/intro _safe_atd.htm Other articles: click on “MDE Programs,” Safe and Healthy Students, “alcohol/tobacco/other drugs/violence” Nancy Riestenberg MN Department of Education 651-582-8433 nancy.riestenberg@state.mn.us