Our Restorative Practices team offers a variety of professional development training. We offer customized contracts to fit your specific needs.
- For those seeking to build capacity, we offer the prerequisite two day training required by IIRP to attend their Trainer of Trainers Certification.
- We have one day overviews for those who are interested in understanding the foundations of RP and alignment to the CAMTSS framework.
Please see the flyers below for upcoming professional development offered by OCDE.
Introduction to Restorative Practices & Using Circles Effectively
Restorative Practices are a continuum of informal and formal strategies designed to develop community in schools and foster healthy relationships. As a prevention and intervention approach to discipline, restorative practices provide an alternative to suspension and can be integrated into a school’s multi-tiered system of support. Participants will learn practical strategies for facilitating circles which build strong, healthy relationships and community in the classroom and across the school campus. Participants will discover how and when to optimally utilize circles to support universal (classroom) and supplemental (small group) needs for community building, social-emotional development, problem solving and academics.
New Dates For 2025/26: (select one in person series)
Times/Registration Links:
2-Day Training Opportunities:
11/04 & 11/05, 2025 -- 2-Day training OCDE Building D Conference Center Register Here 01/21 & 01/22, 2026 -- 2-Day training OCDE Building D Conference Center Register Here
05/07 & 05/08, 2026 -- 2-Day training OCDE Building D Conference Center Register Here
Cost: $300 per person - Registration is limited
Link to Flyer: 2025_26 Restorative Practices Flyer.pdf
Intended Audience: Teachers, Administrators, and School Counselors
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For questions related to content please contact Toby Espley - tespley@ocde.us
For questions related to registration please contact Paula Bartlett - pbartlett@ocde.us or 714.966.4427
Individuals with disabilities in need of auxiliary aides and services may request assistance by contacting pbartlett@ocde.us. OCDE may take photographs of
participants at the event. Photographs may be used to document the event, promote events in written materials, posted on the OCDE website or supplemental webpages, or
on the digital frame in the entry to OCDE offices.
LCAP Bucket: Engagement - LCAP Priority: Engagement and School Climate - MTSS Domain: Integrated Educational Framework
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES OVERVIEW
 | This one day training is designed as a foundational overview of what Restorative Practices is and how we use it to align with the CAMTSS framework to build an equitable, positive, safe and predictable learning environment. Restorative Practices are a continuum of research-based informal and formal strategies to develop community in schools and foster healthy relationships. In this overview training, participants will develop a strong foundation in Restorative Practices. They will begin to understand how multiple initiatives align and work together & participants will gain strategies to begin implementing practices for community building, social- emotional development, problem solving and academics. |
Cost: $150.00 per person - Registration is limited
NEW Dates/Times/Location/Registration Link
Please select one of the following training options:
Location: Orange County Department of Education
200 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 - Room location will be announced prior to the training date.
Intended Audience: Teachers, Administrators, and School Counselors
Individuals with disabilities in need of auxiliary aides and services may request assistance by contacting pbartlett@ocde.us. OCDE may take photographs of participants at the event. These photographs may be used to document the event, promote events in written materials, posted on the OCDE website or supplemental webpages, or on the digital frame in the entry to OCDE offices.
LCAP Bucket: Engagement - LCAP Priority: Engagement and School Climate - MTSS Domain: Integrated Educational Framework
r content questions contact: Toby Espley, 714 966-4288 / tespley@ocde.us
For registration questions contact: Paula Bartlett, 714 966-4427 / pbartlett@ocde.us
Link to New Flyer: 2025_26 Restorative Practices Flyer.pdf
Restorative Practices Sustainability Network
Free Virtual 3-Part Series
This new, online series is designed to support educators in enhancing their restorative practice skill set and strengthening their school’s system to sustain restorative practices. Activities will include exploring current resources and publications within the county and from the International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP), networking with colleagues, and planning for restorative practices integration within our CAMTSS framework.
New Dates for 2025/26
All sessions are virtual on Zoom from 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Oct. 15, 2025 - March 4, 2026 - May 6, 2026 - 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. - Register Here
Audience: Training is intended for educators who have completed a two-day basic restorative practices training.
LCAP Bucket: Student Engagement - LCAP Priority: School Climate - MTSS Domain: MTSS
For questions related to content please contact Toby Espley - tespley@ocde.us
For questions related to registration please contact Paula Bartlett - pbartlett@ocde.us or 714.966.4427
To receive emails about our upcoming Restorative Practices trainings, contact Paula Bartlett - pbartlett@ocde.us
