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I hope that we can find schools/districts where RP is having a positive affect can be showcased and highlighted. We've been told it works- I do believe this but would love to see "street data" that supports this hypothesis.

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My greatest hope is that we take the time to put two feet on the ground and take a deep breath and look at the structural barriers that are in the way of taking this approach with fidelity. For example, the schedule at our school for more than half of the students has been broken into seven tiny chunks, which teamed with the academic pressure of the systemically racist high stakes testing, makes digging into this very challenging. We need to make structural shifts to support the teachers that really want to do and/or continue with this work.

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My greatest hope is that we can commit as a staff to RP with fidelity.

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Not enough adults will believe in it enough, long enough, to make it through the transition (i.e. won't give it a chance long enough to see the change).

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That the proactive side of RP will not be fully implemented or will be implemented very inconsistently and thus will not be effective.

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Having that all in mentality

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I fear I will become passive about this topic if we stop focusing on it

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My greatest fear is that our students won't see tangible evidence of RP work as actual consequences and will feel like there are no bounaries or consequences and "anything goes."

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We will start developing restorative classroom settings focused on relationships, in addition to viewing RP as a response to behaviors/a disciplinary alternative

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Kids will be appreciative of a platform for their voice.

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I’m afraid teachers won’t create a culture and environment that supports all types of students

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HOPE RP might give some specifics about connecting with the students that need me most.

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HOPE RP might give some specifics about connecting with the students that need me most.

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Staff are frequently told to take risks and that they will be supported. I'm concerned that our re-action to missteps is always consistent with an RP approach.  It can feel punitive- I'm afraid to make mistakes.

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Are we writing referrals for small behavior that otherwise can be taking care of with a TAB(take a break) for 5 minutes.

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That teachers will continue to promote punitive measures. That the transition from punitive to RP will take long.

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Is that there won't be buy-in by students and that these RP circles will not be effective and students will not take them seriously.

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My hope is to have community wide fun and activities that will create awesome fun memories for both students and staff.

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That staff and students do not see this as a long term effort/journey. This is will not be a "quick" fix

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I hope to find opportunities to collaborate with colleagues on strategies and implementation for RP

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I hope students can learn to express their feelings through rp and feel more seen in our school

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This becomes another "thing" and will be forgotten about in a couple of years.

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That intentions are great but full restorative follow-through rarely occurs

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I fear that we will be tempted to fall back into dangerous/unhealthy practices when we feel like we’re “at capacity” or “have no other choices”

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That we put in a lot of time and energy into restorative practices and then this initiative gets replaced by something else and we move on.

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My hope is that we can bring all teachers together to support this effort. While at the same time the district buys in permanently by adding positions to the middle schools around RP in the yearly budget.

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I fear that naysayers' voices will overpower people trying to make it work. Nothing is perfect, including the way it's always been done.

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RP terms or practices will get “fossilized” with negative experiences or connotations.

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My fear is that we find ourselves stuck halfway between RP and traditional discipline, and are unable to fully commit/effectively implement either approach.

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That using RP helps to strengthen the relationships between students and relationships between faculty. In other words - it has a significant impact on our school culture.

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This process will take time and I worry that people (staff and students) with think RP isn't working if impacts/changes aren't seen immediately. I also fear that people won't remember to be authentic in the process, which is key!

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That I can learn more about how RP is utilized in our school community and how I can support that work.

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I hope circles can be used to repair broken relationships with admin and staff, and staff to staff.

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I think for the resotrative justice piece that we willnot have the time to do it right. Half-asses RP is not really RP

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That building relationships as a staff and with kids will help bring our stress level lower and improve behaviors.

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I do hope that we can help students to feel more valued and connected by using an RP approach.

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to build a more positive, unified EMS community; to see noticeable gains in students' sense of feeling seen/heard/valued; to build a stronger sense of community and connection amongst staff.

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Kids will begin to see this as theater rather than genuine and/or organic.

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That students will not find it helpful or willing to participate

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I hope the number of referrals go down significantly going forward.

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Students will feel empowered to speak from the heart and from their truth.

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My fear is that staff will not "buy in" and students will continue to feel disconnected from our school community.

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That I will continue to build relationships with my students that will allow them to feel safe and cared for

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I hope that kids will give this a chance and be open to developing relationships with all or most of their teachers

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that we can use RP to build stronger and more positive relationships

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I hope that we can trust each other and our students enough to really sustain our engagement in these processes even when things get really hard. I’m currently experiencing this happening so I feel very hopeful!

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That we can increase buy-in and skills enough to see the benefits of a restorative community

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a lack of trust might inhibit restorative practices from being effective

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That we find creative ways to restore harm that's been done in the in the community.

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Students not feeling comfortable participating.

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My greatest hope is that all students feel safe, loved, and supported at school, and within their school community. (I also want to see the numbers of kiddos leaving the classroom go WAYYYY down)

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Fears : I fear we won’t actually use this in school. It sounds nice, but we have had a RP coordinator for a month at school but haven’t seen one restorative circle happen 

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Fears : I fear we won’t actually use this in school. It sounds nice, but we have had a RP coordinator for a month at school but haven’t seen one restorative circle happen 

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I hope that I can better learn how to implement RP

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That there will be some students who will not agree to pariticipate.

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My hope is that our entire community buys in to RP and we have a true cultural shift in our school.

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Kids will feel a better sense of belonging.

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I am affraid that if we are all doing the same thing all the time the kids are just going to be over it.

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That the 25% of teachers don’t see RP as useful will continue to feel that way

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That we don’t do it thoroughly, but haphazardly and inconsistently.

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My hope is that we can add in connection-building activities and conversations so that students WANT to be part of the greater EMS Community.

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That restorative responses will not adequately prepare our youth for responses to behaviors in the wider community

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My fear is that students will reject the RP and be reluctant to participate

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Internalizers are given the space and time to share their voices

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I fear that we might have hard time getting EVERYONE to buy in to RP

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our hope is that kids will feel more connected and therefore want to be a positive part of the community

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Kids not feeling connected enough to participate

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I hope that we can bring down our ratio from 2.2x as likely to less than 1!

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What is your greatest fear about Restorative Practices at EMS?

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What is your greatest fear about Restorative Practices at EMS?

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What is your greatest hope for Restorative Practices at EMS?

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What is your greatest hope for Restorative Practices at EMS?

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