Implementation Guides for Restorative Practices in Schools

Implementation Guides
for Restorative Practices in Schools

We’ve come across some amazing implementation guides for restorative practices in schools, and we want to share them with you. Why reinvent the wheel? Implementing restorative practices is more than just attending training. It takes thoughtful preparation time, sufficient resources, and dedicated staff to pull it off with fidelity and sustainability. We aim to promote best practices that last over time and inspire others with their success. Our own Implementation Manual is listed at the end!

Oakland Unified School District: Restorative Justice Implementation Guide, A Whole School Approach

Using Circles to Build Positive Relations- A Practical Guide

Taking Restorative Practices School-wide

Restorative Practices Implementation, Trainers and Training: An Administrator’s Checklist

Restorative Practice Kete (A Kete is A Basket of Materials or Manual)

School-Wide Restorative Practices: Step by Step

Restorative Practice Resource Project: Tools and Successful Practices for Restorative Schools Supporting Student Achievement and Well Being

Teaching Restorative Practices with Classroom Circles

Restorative Justice: A Working Guide for Schools (Alameda County Health Care Services Agency) 44 pages

Restorative Circles: Cultivating Restorative School Communities

Relationships First Implementation Guide: A Holistic, Whole-School Responsive Approach

12 Indicators of RP Implementation (Anne Gregory, Ph.D., Rutgers University)

Whole-School Restorative Approach Resource Guide (Vermont Agency of Education

San Francisco Unified School District Restorative Practices Whole-School Implementation Guide