• Here at AHS, we are committed to a school discipline model that embraces Restorative Justice to ensure the physical & emotional safety of our students, faculty, staff, and families.

• In 2019, Albuquerque High proudly introduced the Student Success Center, a restorative alternative to in-school suspension.

• In its first year, the Student Success Center helped reduce out-of-school suspensions from 207 to only 111, helped lower the total number of discipline referrals from 446 to 331 compared to the 2018/19 school year, and was essential in lowering behavior incidents overall by 47% at the end of the first semester alone.  

• From the local to national level, school disciplinary data show concerning trends that students of color are affected more severely as a result of outmoded & outdated punitive school behavior policies.  The AHS Student Success Center is here to change that.  

The AHS Student Success Center pledges to help students:

• Seeking academic support.

• Struggling with behavior.

• Returning to school after suspension or excessive absence.

The AHS Student Success Center pledges to provide to our students:

• An opportunity to repair the harm done by their behavior before further disciplinary action. 

• Strategies to build community, educational, and personal values.

• Strategies to develop communication skills, relationships, positive affirmations, historical knowledge, and school pride.

• Emotional & social support for students whose needs are not met at school or at home. 

• Opportunities to receive counseling, health services, food distribution, and other student support services at AHS. 

• Academic advisement, tutoring & homework help in addition to organizational skills improvement strategies.

The AHS Student Success Center pledges to provide to our teachers & staff:

• Behavior interventions for students to prevent escalating situations.

• Opportunities to participate in Restorative Conversations with students, mediation, & conflict resolution. 

• Opportunities to make personal connections with students, one-on-one & in small groups.

• Professional development training in restorative classroom best practices. 

The AHS Student Success Center pledges to serve our community:

• As a leader in Albuquerque Public Schools to model Restorative Practices for the district.

• Utilizing community organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Mexico, CNM & UNM student support programs, and United Way of New Mexico.

• As a deterrent to the school-to-prison-pipeline. 

• By helping students recognize the societal problems affecting our city and encourage them to take action by being their best selves.

• With a kind heart, an open ear, a patient hand, and an action plan to take the necessary steps towards repairing the societal harm on our most vulnerable students.