This course satisfies the Safety, Support, and Wellness requirement for the School Culture Advocate Certification. Learn more at www.safeschoolsacademy.org/csca.

Course Description: More and more, schools and districts are moving away from traditional disciplinary practices of top-down authoritarian rule, such as detention/expulsion/suspensions, Saturday school, and corporal punishment, which are largely found to be ineffective, and towards a system of restorative classroom management that focuses on justice through mediation and agreement, rather than punishment.

Restorative justice and classroom management empowers students to maintain ownership of the conflicts that they’re involved in and come together to resolve them in small groups or with mediators. Restorative justice classroom programs are a fundamental change in the ways we respond to misbehavior and rule violations, and it takes quite a bit of planning to enact. This course will help you understand and explore the tenants of restorative classroom practices, and provide you with ways you can implement these changes in your own classroom, and larger school communities.

Click here to download the course syllabus.

This is a one credit course.*

*Participants taking Drake graduate credit can enroll in a maximum of 12 graduate hours per academic semester.  If you take more than 12 credit hours, not all of your credits will be issued nor will your money be refunded. 

Upcoming sections:
December 8, 2024 - December 28, 2024
January 12, 2025 - February 1, 2025
February 16, 2025 - March 8, 2025
March 16, 2025 - April 5, 2025

Course Fees (🎮🎲♟️ Game Night: 55% OFF License Renewal Credit and 35% OFF Grad Credit now through 11/21/24! Prices automatically applied—NO CODE REQUIRED! 🎮🎲♟️):

License Renewal - $95 $42.50
Para credit - $95 $42.50
Graduate Credit - $175 $140
Audit - $35

If you have questions, check out our FAQ page! You can also email academy@iowasafeschools.org or call 515.381.0588 if you’d prefer to pay by check.

Cancellation/Refund Policy
All course cancellations or requests to change credit type must be received in writing or electronically at least fourteen days prior to the class start date. All refunds requested before this deadline will be subject to a $40 cancellation fee per course credit cancelled. No refunds will be issued on cancellations received after this deadline, however, we can move you to a future session of the same course if possible. Iowa Safe Schools reserves the right to cancel any course in the event of insufficient registration, in which case our Registrar will contact you to make alternative arrangements. Cancelled courses may be rescheduled at a later date.

Minimum Registration Limit
Beginning 8/1/2021, the minimum registration limit for a class will be three (3) registrants. If your registered class does not meet the minimum registration limit one week prior to your course start date, our Registrar will contact you about future transfer options.

Transcripts
Please allow up to two weeks for transcripts to be processed following a course end date. Request your transcripts by going to http://www.safeschoolsacademy.org/transcripts.