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At the Philadelphia ACE Task Force Community of Practice Meeting on October 18th, 2017, representatives from the School District of Philadelphia presented their plan for Trauma-Informed Schools. Please use this space to provide any feedback for the School District. Key questions include: What did you like? What would you change? What would be your recommendations for next steps? Their presentation and our full meeting minutes are attached for your reference.

Good afternoon everyone,   My name is Luke Butler, and I am just entering the Philadelphia ACES Connection community after attending the ACEs and Education meet-up this past Tuesday. I am a current graduate student in Penn's Master's in Public...

A huge challenge is going to be to change the disciplinary parenting style that is so deeply rooted in our culture. This is particularly challenging due to the multi-generational nature of parenting. Parents often raise their children the way they were raised. In our society, when we want to correct negative behavior, most of us immediately think of discipline, punishment, and consequence. We need to begin to steer people away from the idea that negative sanctions will promote positive...

Katherine thank you! I appreciate that you have reminded all of us that as we think about large macro systemic solutions we must also keep in mind these day to day interactions with children, adults, and families who have experienced trauma and how they can contribute to retraumatization. I completely agree with you that often children who have experience trauma are labeled and marginalized because of their behaviors, which as you point out, are legitimate and normal reactions to trauma.

Daun Kauffman shares real stories of what our Philly children have endured and what is behind the behavior in the classroom. Here is his extended blog on ACEsConnection that goes with the Philly.com article: http://acesconnection.com/profiles/blogs/failing-schools-or-failing... .

Here are links to a few stories I've done about trauma-informed schools: Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, tries a new approach to school discipline; suspensions drop 85% The secret to fixing school discipline? Change the behavior of adults -- the overview At Cherokee Point Elementary, kids don't conform to school; school conforms to kids -- San Diego There's no such thing as a bad kid in these Spokane, WA, trauma-informed elementary schools -- Spokane, WA Q-and-A with Suzanne Savall,...