My guest today is Allison Meier.  Allison is a Restorative Practices Coordinator for Jefferson County Public Schools in Colorado.  She has partnered with over 64 schools in the Jeffco school district to provide Restorative Practices support through trainings, facilitation strategies and systems analysis.  Previously, Allison worked with Denver Public Schools in the same role.

In our conversation, Allison discusses how Restorative Practices has recently gained momentum in challenging and replacing the traditional punitive discipline system most schools have historically adopted in addressing student behaviors.  She highlights important key foundational conditions she has learned need to exist in order for restorative practices to work as well as common pitfalls that often prevent it from really taking off in schools.