Whole-School Restorative Approach
Resource Guide
December 8, 2017
Holcombe, R. January, 2017. Exclusionary Discipline Response: Response to written request of
February 26, 2015 related to S.67. Vermont Agency of Education.
Sacks, V., Moore, K., Terzian, M., and Constance, N. (2014). School policies, school connection, and
adolescents: What predicts young adult substance use? Research Brief. Child Trends.
Wadhwa, A. (2010). There has never been a glory day in education for non-whites: Critical race
theory and discipline reform in Denver. International Journal on School Disaffection, 7(2), 21–28.
Outcomes Related to Restorative Approaches
Acosta, J. (Forthcoming). RCT of the Restorative Practices Intervention (RPI). RAND.
Armour, M. (2014). Ed White Middle School restorative discipline evaluation: Implementation and
impact, 2013/2014. The Institute for Restorative Justice and Restorative Dialogue, The University
of Texas at Austin.
Baker, M. (2009). DPS restorative justice project: Year three. Denver, CO: Denver Public Schools.
Encarnacao, J. (Sept., 3, 2013). “Sharp drop in suspensions as Boston schools try ‘restorative’
approach. Boston Herald. Retrieved December 8, 2017 from Boston Herald.
Fronius, T., Persson, H., Guckenburg, S., Hurley, N., and Petrsino, A. (2016). Restorative justice in
U.S. schools: A research review. WestEd.
Gregory A., Clawson, K., Davis, A., and Gerewitz, J. (2014). The promise of restorative practices
to transform teacher-student relationships and achieve equity in school discipline. Journal of
Educational and Psychological Consultation.
Jain, S., Bassey, H. Brown, M., and Kalra, P. (2014). Restorative justice in Oakland schools:
Implementation and impacts. Retrieved June 8, 2015 from Restorative justice in Oakland schools:
Implementation and impacts.
Kidde, J., and Alfred, R. (2011). Restorative justice: A working guide for our schools. Alameda
County Health Care Services.
Lewis, S. (2009). Improving school climate: Findings from schools implementing restorative practices.
Retrieved October 31, 2014 from International Institute for Restorative Practices.
McMorris, B. J., Beckman, K. J., Shea, G., Baumgartner, J., and Eggert, R. C. (2013). Applying
restorative justice practices to Minneapolis Public School students recommended for possible expulsion:
A pilot program evaluation of the Family and Youth Restorative Conference Program. School of
Nursing and the Healthy Youth Development. Prevention Research Center, Department of
Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Minnesota Department of Education. (2003). Restorative school grant executive summary.
Minnesota: Minnesota Department of Education.