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Restorative Practices

Within Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), restorative practices is a framework that emphasizes the value of relationships and repairing harm to build and sustain a positive learning and working space for students and adults districtwide.

Mission

We use a restorative process to transform educational communities by prioritizing building, maintaining and repairing relationships with our students, families, staff, and community. This approach is rooted in our acknowledgement that current educational systems create disproportionate harm, especially to marginalized communities. This way of being and process leads to healing, collaboration, and shared leadership.

Vision

Values

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Restorative Practices in MPS

Restorative practices is a way of being that is rooted in indigenous wisdom and teachings and refers to all the things we do to build, maintain, and repair relationships.
When being restorative, we honor cultures and identities, ensure that all voices are valued, and foster meaningful connections among all school community members.
This mindset naturally creates cultures where everyone is accountable and supported in striving to be their authentic selves socially, emotionally, and academically.

A list of proactive and responsive actions

Restorative Questions
Introduction: How are you doing today? What's good?
Share the story: What happened?
Explore the harm: How have you been impacted?
Repair the harm: What could you have done differently?
Reach an agreement: What are you willing to do to make things right/move forward?

Restorative Responses
Observation (When...)
"I feel" statement
Needs (...because I need...)
Request (concrete action step)
Example: "When I see you playing in the hallway, I feel nervous that someone is going to get hurt because I need to keep students safe. Please stop touching one another and start walking to class."

More Information

If you have any questions, please contact restorativepractices@milwaukeepublicschools.org or (414) 252-0220.