About the Project

This project expands student leadership at our Community School campuses; supports educators in implementing restorative and culturally relevant practices; and creates healthy, welcoming, and violence free schools. Our team is composed of teachers and Community School Coordinators from four LAUSD Community Schools sites: Woodrow Wilson High School, Valley Oak Center for Enriched Studies, Academic Leadership Community, and Los Angeles School for Global Studies at the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex who have previously collaborated on social justice education initiatives. The following are our components: TJ Healing Dialogue Circles at least once a week for school identified Tier 2 & 3 students; arts workshops facilitated by community artists; RJ experts and school staff working with students to create a written and artistic artifact; an after school program that will focus on teaching the systemic causes of community violence, substance abuse, and allow students to develop leadership and community organizing skills using Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) methods; and a low to no cost Restorative Justice Salary Point class utilizing culturally relevant curriculum. The teachers along with TJLP student leaders and community stakeholders will develop a school-wide Restorative Justice plan.