Action Ridge Minutes, General Meeting - February 28, 2024

General Meeting

April 30, 2024

Nan Parson commenced the meeting at 7:06pm.

The purpose of this meeting was to learn about the implementation of restorative practices in schools, which is a philosophy and approach to building community, developing relationships, and repairing harm when incidents occur within the school setting. This is the third in a series following the increase in youth misbehavior in the Uptown area.

Alissa Goldwasser introduced the speakers.

Speakers:

Modeled the first part to restorative practices in groups:

Why revisit disciplinary practices?

Restorative Practices (RP) - What is it and why?

Taking it to scale - how does this actually look?

Questions were asked throughout the presentation about how using Restorative Practices actually works.  Some examples are:

There was hope expressed that Restorative Practices can be used more broadly throughout our community.

We also heard about the ways that the Big Brother/Big Sister Program (BBBS) helps youth in Lake County.

Nan Parson introduced the speaker.

Speaker:

BBBS create and support 1 to 1 mentoring for 7-18 year olds facing adversity. Two main programs: 

There is a Des Plaines site at the District 63 Resource Center. Volunteers are always needed.

The meeting concluded with announcements: 

The meeting was adjourned at 8:50pm

Respectfully submitted by Molly Phalin and Nan Parson