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Applied in 2004

Restorative Practices in our School Communities

Barron County Restorative Justice Programs, Inc.

Program Facts

  • Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 1
  • Program Participants Last Year: 3000
  • Meets about 100 time(s) with each participant per month
  • Participants remain in the program for 0 months

Volunteers

Volunteers per month: 30

Volunteers are trained:

Volunteer Training
AlwaysRarely

Volunteers are actively recruited:

Volunteer Recruiting
AlwaysRarely

Board Activities

  • Formally reviews the performance of the chief executive officer at least once every two years.
  • Formally approves the budget.
  • Ensures that arrangements with outside fund raising firms are made in writing.
  • Receives information about the financial arrangements with such firms and, if applicable, the anticipated portion of the gross proceeds that goes to the organization.
  • Has formally approved a conflict of interest policy and regularly monitors it to ensure adherence.
  • Receives, at least quarterly, the organization's financial statement.
  • Receives, at least annually, an auditor's management letter and report.
  • Convenes an audit committee.

Outcomes & Measures: (self-reported)

Outcome 1
Reduced in-school suspensions

Measure
# in-school suspensions

Outcome 2
Reduced out of school suspensions

Measure
# of out of school suspensions

Outcome 3
Reduced detentions

Measure
# detentions

Outcome 4
Reduced police referrals

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# police referrals

Outcome 5
Reduced Expulsions

Measure
# expulsions

Change Process: (self-reported)

What we attempt to do is shift the entire school district climate from zero tolerance to one where each individual is treated restoratively. The program participants are not only the youth served but the teachers who take the training and shift their teaching methods to orient entire classrooms toward resolving issues, building communities within the classroom, and helping kids gain resiliencies by doing so.