The Help Zone

The Help Zone

• Staffed by The Center for Youth and supported by Ibero

• The goals of the HZ are:

  • • build honest relationships with youth

    • offer youth a place to feel safe and heard

    • re-engage students in class after a conflict

• What are the procedures?

  • • Use de-escalation strategies in the classroom

    • Call the HZ and write a pass for the student

    • When the student arrives they are taken through a restorative conversation

    • Student and HZ staff brainstorm a solution

    • HZ staff write a pass and/or walk students back to class

    • Teacher allows student back into class and plans time for a follow-up conversation with the student

    • All conversations in the HZ are confidential and cannot be discussed without permission from the student

What else does the HZ support?

At Monroe the Help Zone fully support youth taking the lead by supporting groups of students who have received Restorative Practices training through RocRestorative. These student leaders are known as Roc Responders. They help with restorative conversations, mediations, and push into home base to do restorative activities with their peers.

Throughout the school day the Help Zone Center for Youth and IBERO staff walk the hallways during passing time and join the students during lunch time to play board games and other community building activities.