CPLI Positive School Discipline Initiative
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Positive School Discipline Institute

Innovative strategies to achieve positive learning environments for all school children to succeed. 

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The Children's Policy and Law Initiative of Indiana
greatly appreciates the generous grant funding and support by The Glick Fund and The Indianapolis Foundation of the Central Indiana Community Foundation that helped make this training possible.

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​The PSDI program provides tools to help administrators, school support service staff, teachers, and school resource officers reduce exclusionary practices and provide strategies to improve learning environments for all students. The Initiative jump-starts School-wide Core Teams to bring about a mind-shift on positive school discipline practices through a culturally-responsive, trauma-informed lens. It exposes participating schools to readily available professional development opportunities for continued learning. Our Master Trainer Program supports a School Trauma Lead Coach who receives additional training and materials to help a school sustain the work they began in its first year with the program. 

What is the Positive School Discipline Institute?

The Positive School Discipline Institute is a year-long training initiative for school personnel to reform disciplinary practices and promote student academic success. The program provides educators with the tools to help teachers, administrators, student resource officers and support staff improve school learning environments and reduce exclusionary discipline.
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Schools must become places where all children thrive. 

Program Overview

For an overview of the PSDI program, including session dates, descriptions, and how to join the program, please click here.

Resources

The Children's Policy and Law Initiative (CPLI) has compiled a list of selected resources on the topics trained on through the Positive School Discipline Institute. These resources are available to the general public, and are organized by professional roles in the school team.  This feature is available to participating teams. 

Why is this important?​

Equipping educators with strategies rooted in positive school discipline, trauma-informed practices and culturally-responsive practices can lead to improved school climate and greater academic achievement among all students. 
Black males are 3.5x as likely to be suspended as their white counterparts.​
More than 60% of youth have been exposed to crime, violence, and/or abuse.
70% of youth in the juvenile justice system have mental illness or disability.
School days lost due to suspension or expulsion in 2012-13 school year in Indiana.
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The Children's Policy and Law Initiative of Indiana
​greatly appreciates the generous contributions from our faculty, partners, and sponsors: 
Great Lakes Equity Center at IUPUI, Prevent Child Abuse Indiana, and Waples & Hanger 



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  • Welcome
  • CPLI Home
    • CPLI UPCOMING EVENTS
    • CPLI Past Event: No Go Gala
  • PSDI Home
    • PSDI Faculty
    • COVID-19 Educational Resources
    • About PSDI >
      • 2019-2020 Cohort >
        • Institute Sessions >
          • Session 1: Positive School Discipline Practices
          • Session 2: PSDI for Principals and School Discipline Personnel
          • Session 3: Teachers Championing Positive School Discipline
          • Session 4: PSDI for SRO/Law Enforcement and Administrators
      • 2018-2019 Cohort >
        • Institute Sessions >
          • Webinar Resources
          • Session 1: Positive School Discipline Practices
          • Session 2: PSDI for Principals and School Discipline Personnel
          • Session 3: Teachers Championing Positive School Discipline
          • Session 4: PSDI for SRO/Law Enforcement and Administrators
          • Session 5: PSDI Strategic Planning Meeting
      • 2017-2018 Cohort >
        • Institute Sessions >
          • Summit on the Trauma-Informed School
          • Session 1: Training for Administrators
          • Session 2: Training for Teachers
          • Session 3: Training for School Security and Law Enforcement
          • Session 4: School Team Positive School Discipline Plan
        • PSDI Planning Committee
        • PSDI Faculty
        • PSDI Sponsors
        • PSDI Community of Donors
        • Payment
  • Contact