Levels Of Restorative Actions

1. Own it. Accepting responsibility for the action. 2. Fix it. Figuring out a plan for how to make the situation "right". 3. Learn from it. Within every action and choice, we have an opportunity to learn how to better handle a similar situation differently in the future. 4. Move on. We recognize that we are not the total sum of our mistakes, and once we own it, fix it, and learn from it, we also have the opportunity to move on from it.

Mistake: (example: accidently marking a wall with a felt tipped marker) If a child makes a mistake or an inappropriate choice, they will be given the opportunity to own it, fix it, learn from it and then move one.

Mischief: (example: drawing tic tac toe on a wall) If a child creates mischief, they will be given the opportunity to follow the usual process. However, since mischief involves intent, there must be more active commitment on the part of the child to make sure the mischievous actions do not happen again.

Mayhem: (example: writing on the wall a child's name next to a derogatory term) Since mayhem involves intent to cause harm or to purposely hurt ourselves or others, there is an obligation and there must be commitment to go through the full process of restorative justice:

a) Restitution: own and fix what was done to the best of our ability. b) Resolution: to figure out what was behind the intent to harm or hurt and remedy that; to find constructive ways to keep it from happening again. c) Reconciliation: to heal with the person who was harmed to the best of our ability.

For more information about this philosophy, please see the book "Kids are Worth it!" (Harper Collins, 2010)

Levels of Restorative Actions

If a student requires intervention from the Administrative Team for serious or repeated mean and/or disruptive behaviors to the learning environment, along with the above steps for mayhem the following consequences will occur. A record is kept of all incidents. ● First Referral: Student meets with the Citizenship Coordinator and follow the four-step “Make it Right” process ● Second Referral: Student meets with the Citizenship Coordinator; consequences that are RSVP (reasonable, simple, valuable, and practical) commensurate with the action are given at the discretion of the Citizenship Coordinator). ● Third Referral: A virtual parent meeting will be scheduled. ● Fourth Referral: Student serves an in-school reflection day, called Think Day. ● Fifth Referral: The Child Study Team will be informed and make a decision on the next steps. The Dean of Academics will be notified.

Serious Offenses: The school has a no-tolerance policy for specific serious offenses that include fighting, possession of weapons, destruction of school or personal property, vulgar/inappropriate language or behavior, leaving campus without permission, or stealing. In such cases the parents will be notified and the student will be assigned an in-school reflective task and/or be sent home from school for the day, according to the severity of the offense. The referral process does not apply to serious offences.