The Student Behavior Team provides a variety of professional learning opportunities for schools to build capacity around proactive approaches to create a positive school environment and responding to student behavior through a restorative lens. Professional development is available to all DCPS schools and stakeholders during the DCPS professional development days and by school/cluster request.

The trainings offered are as follows:

Restorative Practices (RP):

• 101: Getting Grounded
• 102: Facilitating Circles
• 103: Restorative Practices in the School Environment
• 104: Restorative Conversations
• 105: Trauma Responsive Schools through a Restorative Practices Len
• Building Caring Classroom Community

Bullying Prevention Point of Contacts

• Understanding Bullying Prevention Policy
• Effective bullying investigation tactics

Crisis Prevention Intervention

• Verbal De-escalation
• Physical Restraint and Seclusion

Targeted School Violence Assessment

• Keeping our schools safe

Student Behavior Tracker/Chapter 25

• Understanding DCMR Chapter 25 and Student Fair Access to Schools Act
• Supporting and Managing Student Behavior

In-School Suspension

• Implementing an Effective Trauma Responsive In-School Suspension Space

If you would like to request a training for your school or school community, please email [email protected].