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You Became a Leader to
Make a Difference
You wanted to build a school where students feel safe and supported.
Where teachers are aligned around shared values.
Where the culture is positive and worthy of the kids you serve.
Instead, you're juggling behavior referrals, putting out fires, and trying to keep everyone happy—teachers, parents, and the district.
You've implemented PBIS.
Tried Restorative Practices.
Rolled out SEL and MTSS.
Each one promised change. None of it fully stuck.
...Now your staff is divided.
Some are calling for stricter consequences.
Others want a more restorative approach.
And you're stuck in the middle—carrying the tension every day.
Here’s the truth: The initiatives aren’t the problem.
They’re just disconnected.
When staff don’t share a clear, unified approach to behavior, inconsistency turns to confusion, and...
confusion turns into chaos
There's a better way.
What Is Restorative PBIS™?
Restorative PBIS™ is a proven framework that seamlessly integrates PBIS, Restorative Practices, and MTSS into one clear system.
Instead of juggling disconnected initiatives, you get one shared approach that creates consistent responses to behavior, aligned expectations across every classroom, and a school culture built on both structure and connection. Â
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Proven Results—Sustained Over Time
In Napa Valley Unified School District, where Restorative PBIS™ was implemented across schools, the results were dramatic and sustained over more than a decade:
- 77% reduction in suspensions
- 99% reduction in expulsions
- 99th percentile for school climate scores
- National recognition including the Golden Bell Award
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Declines in youth arrests that contributed to the closure of half of the local juvenile hall facility
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These results were sustained over time—not because leaders worked harder, but because the system finally worked.
District Partnerships
Implement Restorative PBIS Across Schools
For districts seeking aligned, sustainable implementation across multiple schools.
Rather than relying on one-time professional development, districts partner with me to support school leaders and staff as they implement Restorative PBIS throughout the school year.
- Provide plug-and-play staff trainings schools can deliver in staff meetings
- Support school leaders in guiding implementation and restorative discipline
- Align expectations and responses to behavior across schools
A Clear Path to Schoolwide Consistency—With Support Built In
The Restorative PBIS™ School Leadership Academy
The Restorative PBIS School Leadership Academy is a live, supported implementation program designed to help school leaders bring clarity, consistency, and calm to their schools with a year of ongoing access and support—designed to bring clarity, consistency, and calm to your school.
You'll get the proven Restorative PBIS™ framework, live coaching, and practical tools to:
- Reduce behavior referrals
- Align your teachers around one clear approach
- Build a calm, connected school culture that lasts
You won’t be figuring this out on your own.
Join NowStart with Immediate Clarity
Download The FREE Restorative Discipline Flowchart
A step-by-step guide for responding to student behavior with both structure and care.
This flowchart gives you a clear decision-making process to:
- Create consistent responses to behavior
- Clarify teacher-managed vs. administrator-managed behaviors
- Balance accountability with compassion.
Meet Laura Mooiman
Creator of Restorative PBIS™ and former district administrator who led 30 schools to national recognition for school climate and discipline reform.
Now helping 700+ schools in 19+ countries build calm, connected school cultures.
Learn More About Laura
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Every week, Laura shares stories from her 25+ years in schools – the tough moments, the breakthroughs, and the lessons learned leading restorative change – along with free circle scripts, practical checklists and tools you can use right away.
Here's What Others Are Saying...
Becca Boswick
Principal, Lincoln County School District, Oregon
“We had a long history of high staff turnover due to student behavior. But after working with Laura to implement Restorative Practices at our school, we retained 95% of our staff in a single year—something that had never happened before.
I didn’t even have to interview for open positions because teachers were requesting to transfer into our school.”
Janet Handley
Assistant Superintendent, Oroville Elementary School District, California
“Before working with Laura, our district was struggling with extremely high suspension rates and school climates that felt chaotic and negative.
Since implementing Restorative Practices and PBIS with Laura’s support, we’ve reduced suspensions by 67% districtwide, with one school seeing a 55% reduction in a single year, and our overall school climate improved by 10%.”
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