Hi, I'm
Laura Mooiman
âś˝ LCSW
✽ Creator of Restorative PBIS™
âś˝ School Culture & Behavior Systems ConsultantÂ
I help school leaders build calm, consistent, and caring school cultures - where students thrive and teachers stay - without reactive discipline or one more disconnected initiative.
I Spent 25 Years as a School Social Worker and District Administrator
And I know how heavy this work can feel.
- I’ve worked alongside principals who were pulled in a dozen directions before lunch.Â
- Behavior referrals stacking up.Â
- Teachers asking for support and feeling frustrated when nothing seems to stick.Â
- Parents demanding answers.
- Districts pushing to reduce suspensions while staff worry about losing consistency or control.
We tried what most schools try.
PBIS. Restorative Practices. SEL. MTSS.
Each had value. Each promised change. But implemented separately, they created confusion instead of clarity.
Everything changed when we stopped treating them as competing initiatives—and started weaving them into one clear, shared system.
What Happened When We Got Aligned
As a district administrator, I led the implementation of this integrated approach across all 30 schools in one public school district—not as a pilot, but as a long-term systems change that began in 2008.
The results were real—and they lasted:
- Â 75% reduction in suspensions
- 99% reduction in expulsions
- 97–99th percentile school climate scores (California Healthy Kids Survey)
- Youth arrests dropped so significantly that our local juvenile hall downsized
- Creation of California’s first MTSS-aligned Wellness Centers, earning state and national recognition
This wasn't a pilot program that fizzled out after a year. This was a sustainable, system-wide transformation with measurable results that lasted—because the work was built into the systems, not dependent on personalities.
Why I Created Restorative PBIS™
One of the most common things I hear from school leaders is:
“Our school is different. This might not work here.”
I’ve heard that from:
- Small elementary schools
- Alternative high schools in urban communities
- Well-resourced private schoolsÂ
- International schools serving families from around the worldÂ
And here’s what experience has shown me:
The contexts may differ, but the problems are strikingly similar.
When schools struggle with behavior, it’s rarely because of the students. It’s because there’s no clear, shared system for how adults respond when harm happens.
Too often:
- responses depend on which adult is involved
- expectations are unclear or inconsistently enforced
- discipline relies on punishment, without a clear process to repair harm and restore relationships
One Framework. Three Systems. Zero Confusion.
Schools don’t need better kids or harsher consequences.
They need a predictable, consistent system that teaches expectations, holds students accountable, repairs harm, and restores relationships—without burning out staff.
That’s why I created Restorative PBIS™.
Restorative PBIS™ integrates PBIS, Restorative Practices, and MTSS into one clear implementation path—so discipline is no longer reactive or personality-driven, but structured, restorative, and consistent schoolwide.
Calm, caring school cultures don’t happen by luck.
They happen by design.
I've made the mistakes-so you don't have to.
After years of working alongside school leaders, I hear the same concerns again and again:
they feel guilty sending students home, knowing punishment doesn’t solve the problem
they worry staff see them as too soft—or too strict
they wonder why nothing seems to stick, no matter how hard they try
they lose sleep over behavior they can’t seem to get under control
Here’s what I tell them:
You're not failing. |Â Your SYSTEMS are.
And I can show you how to fix them.
The System You've Been
Looking For
- Whether that's finally having time to actually lead instead of constantly putting out fires...
- Or building a staff culture where everyone's aligned and moving in the same direction...
- Or walking into your school and feeling confident and proud - rather than bracing for the next crisis...
You can have the school you became a leader to create.
I've seen it happen. Again and again. And I'd be honored to support you as you put the right system in place.
Credentials & Recognition:
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Master of Social Work, UCLA
- Certified Trainer, International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP)
- Qualified Trainer, European Forum for Restorative Justice
- Golden Bell Award Winner (Excellence in School Programs)
- Two-Time U.S. Congressional Recognition for Outstanding Service
Find Your Starting Point
âť‹ I Need Consistent Responses to Behavior
Start with the Discipline Flowchart
Not sure where to begin? That’s common when responses to behavior vary from classroom to classroom.
My FREE Restorative Discipline Flowchart gives you a clear, step-by-step process for responding to behavior—so adults are aligned, decisions are predictable, and discipline no longer depends on who’s involved.Â
âť‹Â I Want to Get Started with Circles
Ready-to-Use Circle Tools
If your school is looking for a simple way to begin using restorative practices, my Circle Script Starter Pack gives staff a clear, shared starting point for running circles—so community-building feels purposeful, consistent, and doable across classrooms.
âť‹Â I'm Ready to Align Our Whole School System
Build Systems That Last
The Restorative PBIS School Leadership Academy is a live, supported implementation and coaching program designed specifically for school leaders.
It combines clear training, step-by-step implementation tools, and ongoing coaching support—so you’re not just learning what to do, but actually putting systems in place that bring clarity, consistency, and calm to your school.Â
What our clients say
Christina Lunde
Principal
I’ve done PBIS and restorative training separately—but this Academy was the glue that brought everything together.”
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Melissa Becker
Principal
Laura’s online courses are meaningful and powerful and will help you guide your school in one year a hundred steps up the ladder that it would've taken a lot longer to do. It's worth every penny - to get time with Laura is a gift!”
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Janet Handley
Assistant Superintendant
Since working with Laura, we have reduced 67% suspensions overall in our district, and in one particular elementary school alone, saw a 55% reduction in just one year and our School Climate increased 10% overall.
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Ready to Build a Calm, Consistent, Caring School — That Lasts?
You don't have to figure this out alone.
With the right structure and support, schools can move out of constant reaction and into clarity, consistency, and care—without adding another disconnected initiative.
Start where it makes sense for your school:
Let's build schools worthy of the kids we serve, together.
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