Guides for Implementing Positive Discipline and Preventing Pushout

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You can search the resources on pushout factors section of this website for research reports, articles and websites about pushout in our schools and policy reports on restorative practices and positive behavior intervention and supports.  Here are some examples of practical guides for implementing alternatives to zero tolerance discipline and preventing pushout that we have compiled:

Widening The Circle of Our Concern: Public Perceptions of the School District of Philadelphia's Response To Intergroup Conflicts (Document)

In January 2010, after the violent incidents at South Philadelphia High School against Asian immigrant students, the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations began a series of public hearings as part of our unique mandate to address intergroup conflicts based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, and source

Restorative Services: Bringing a Framework for Improved School Culture to Public Schools (Document)

A new program is bringing restorative practices to schools (Sep 2010).

My Classroom’s Journey with Restorative Practices (Document)

Deanna L. Webb earned a Master of Restorative Practices and Education in June 2009 at the International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP) Graduate School, through the one-year FastTrack program (Jul 2010).She is an eighth-grade special education teacher at a middle school in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA.

Case Study: A Fairness Committee Model in a New York City School (Document)

"Deepening Democracy: How one school's fairness committee offers an alternative to discipline," Rethinking Schools, Vol. 21, No. 1 (Fall 2006).

Case Study: Restorative Justice in A Minnesota Recovery School (Document)

“PEASE Academy: The Restorative Recovery School,” Restorative Practice E-Forum, International Institute for Restorative Practices (July 2005).

A Best Practices Guide to School-wide Positive Behavior Support (Document)

“School-wide Positive Behavior Support: Implementers’ Blueprint and Self-Assessment,” OSEP Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, 2004.

Playgrounds and Prejudice: Elementary School Climate in the United States (Research Report/Paper)

NEW YORK - Jan. 18, 2012 - The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) today released a new report on school climate, biased remarks and bullying, Playgrounds and Prejudice: Elementary School Climate in the United States.

Alternative Schools for Dropout Prevention (Document)

“Alternative Schools: Best Practices for Development and Evaluation,” National Dropout Prevention Center (2003).

Implementing Alternatives to Suspension and Expulsion (Document)

“Preventing School Violence: A Practical Guide to Comprehensive Planning,” The Safe and Responsive Schools Project, Indiana Education Policy Center.

Fact Sheet: Safe and Fair Schools (Document)

During the 2010-11 school year, the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) handed out nearly 18,000 short-term and long-term suspensions—in disproportionate number to minority students. Short-term and long-term suspensions accounted for more than 75,000 missed school days. Nearly one-third of students who received at least one suspension (31.3%) were students
with disabilities, even though they were only approximately 13% of the student population.

The Basics of Positive Behavior Support (PBS) (Document)

National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, US Office of Special Education Programs.

Compilation of Research and Practical Guides on Family Involvement (Document)

The Family Involvement Network of Educators (FINE), Harvard Family Research Project.

Planning and Implementation Guide to Safe and Supportive Schools (Document)

Safe, Supportive and Successful Schools: Step by Step, Sopris West Eductional Services (2004).

Five Steps for Implementing A Discipline Review and Revision Process in Your School (Document)

High School: Effective School-Wide Discipline and Student Support, Educators for Social Responsibility

Reality-Based Approaches to Drug Education in Schools (Document)

The Safety First Project of the Drug Policy Alliance provides a number of useful resources on their website, including an 11 minute DVD on the Student Assistance Program at Oakland High School - UpFront: A Reality-Based Approach to Drug Education - and the educational bo