The Restorative Approaches (RA) Collaborative is comprised of Vermont trainers, researchers, Community Justice Center (CJC) staff, and school educators and leaders. Membership in this collaborative is based on a deep commitment to the development of the restorative approach in Vermont schools, not on any specific criteria related to experience as a restorative approach trainer in schools.
Some members have worked in a wide range of schools throughout Vermont and beyond while others bring expertise from restorative justice work to their community justice centers. Many have experience in both community and school-level restorative justice work.
Therefore it is important each school does its own research before contacting a collaborative member. You can start that work by searching this directory and reading the profiles.
Annie O’Shaughnessy
Executive Director and Co-Founder Starling CollaborativeBiography
Annie O’Shaughnessy, M.Ed. After a career as an educator in public, private and alternative schools, Annie began offering trainings and seminars across the state and country in restorative practices, mindfulness and trauma informed practices through her organization True Nature Teaching. Her many years of experience as a teacher, advanced training in both trauma informed and restorative practices, and a M.Ed. in Mindfulness for Educators prepared her well to be of benefit to students, educators and schools across the state and nationally. She is now the founder and coordinator of the Holistic Restorative Education Certificate Program at Saint Michael’s College and as of this summer, the co-founder of Starling Collaborative, a nonprofit founded to support schools and organizations across the country to implement holistic restorative approaches.
PO Box 4298 Burlington Vermont