Say Their Names
Toolkit to help foster productive conversations about race and civil disobedience.
Trauma Responsive
Scholar Story: Nia Heard-Garris
In the video, Dr. Nia Heard-Garris explains how media exposure to racism negatively impacts health by causing stress and trauma, especially through vicarious racism, which is when children witness or hear about racist incidents rather than experiencing them directly.
School & Crisis Recovery & Renewal
The School Crisis Recovery & Renewal project offers resources and support to help schools recover and heal from crises through a trauma-informed and equity-centered approach.
Restorative Practices Guide and Toolkit
This Restorative Practices Guide and Toolkit was created by the Chicago Public Schools Office of SEL, in collaboration with the Embrace Restorative Justice in Schools Collaborative. The guidance and resources provided are intended to support staff, administrators, and community partners in developing restorative school communities. The implementation tools included should be used by trained school staff and administrators, parents, RP Coaches, and community members. The tools are not to be used in place of training and is not a platform to begin practicing formal Restorative Practices in schools without other supports, such as professional development and coaching.
Restorative Practices: Explained
Restorative practices is a field within the social sciences that studies how to strengthen relationships between individuals as well as social connections within communities. Though newer to the social sciences, restorative practices has deep roots within indigenous communities throughout the world. This site has videos, podcasts and articles that explain restorative practice and its benefits.
Safe & Resilient Schools: Resources
Searchable database of materials created by the Center for Safe & Resilient Schools to support trauma-informed schools. Includes resources around Tier 2 interventions, such as a downloadable CBITS manual.
Safe and Successful Schools Framework
This framework provides policy recommendations and best practices for improving school safety for children and youth, and includes a section on actions principals can take to promote safe and successful schools.
Resources on Personal Pronouns
This website provides information about why pronouns matter in a straight forward way. Access the resources provided to use in student, staff, and family learning events, newsletter, or link to their page in your email signature and share this information and your support of LLBTQ+ communities.
Responsible Decision-Making: a Step-by-Step Guide
Download this PDF on responsible decision making: the process of making choices by identifying a decision, gathering information, and assessing alternative resolutions. Using a step-by-step decision-making process can help you make more deliberate, thoughtful decisions in schools by organizing relevant information and defining alternatives. This approach increases the chances that you will choose the most satisfying alternative possible.
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Restorative Justice in Oakland Schools
This video offers an inside look at the use of restorative circles in a high school.