On-Site Program Models

Positive Discipline In Schools

Positive Discipline! It's fundamental. No doubt changing a school wide punitive community to a school wide positive disciplined culture may seem daunting. It need not be. When positive discipline is carefully woven into the fabric of student's everyday school life, students and teachers begin to view mistakes as opportunities to learn, limits and boundaries are met with respect and dignity, while social responsibility becomes a collaborative process. Learn practical strategies and skills to address classroom management, decrease office referrals, when to employ restorative justice principles and how to facilitate community conferences. Beyond rewards and punishment is explored and sets the foundation for providing students with intrinsic motivation to do the right thing. So if you want to foster belonging, make more meaningful connections with students and at the same time foster self- discipline, this program is for you.

Positive Discipline Program Goals & Objectives

The goal of the Positive Discipline Program is to introduce restorative discipline and practices to all staff and parents, review school discipline policies and create a positive restorative process that is strength based and non-punitive to address discipline issues and help teachers develop skills to utilize restorative justice principles, facilitate conferencing, peace circles and mediate victim-offender cases.

Program Objectives:

1) Reduce rates of office referrals, suspensions and expulsions;

2) Train school staff and parents in principles of positive discipline;

3) Improve effective classroom management skills;

4) Offer technical assistance in implementing the program; and

5) Foster a caring supportive learning environment.

Here’s What’s Included

• 16 hours of positive discipline training;
• 4 hours of coaching and technical assistance;
• 1 hour presentation to introduce the program to parents.
• 2 hours consultation on school wide discipline policies; and
• Materials including Restorative Justice for school and communities, a guide to understanding principles and practices of school-based Restorative Practices.

Program Cost

The cost for the trainer, 16 hours of training, 7 hours of meetings, coaching and consulting, and program materials is $ 2,500.

Program Availability

The full-service Positive Discipline Program is available to schools in the seven county metropolitan Denver area. Life Trax trainers are available to schools in other parts of Colorado and the United States on a daily contract basis. A full-day training cost $1,000 plus travel, meal, and lodging expenses.

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by contacting Kelly Mitchell