Bundled Office Conference Script

Facts before anything else. Stay neutral. Don't adjudicate yet.

• Open calmly: "Tell me what happened."
• Let the student speak without interruption
• Cross-check: witnesses, video, teacher write-up
• Ask: "Is there anything else I should know?"

Guardrail: Do not move to Phase 2 until the student confirms your retell. Discipline applied to a misunderstanding erodes trust for years.

Per district code of conduct. Proportionate. Consistent. Documented.

• State the violation: which code, which behavior
• State the consequence clearly and specifically
• Confirm understanding: "Can you repeat back what will happen?"
• Enter into the discipline system immediately

Guardrail: Discipline is not optional for qualifying behaviors. Inconsistency across students is an equity problem, not a judgment call.

Four questions. Built into this meeting. Not deferred to a separate conference that won't happen.

• Use the four questions shown below
• Let the student name the harm
• Name one concrete repair action
• Write the repair action into the record
• Keep tone calm, firm, not performative

Guardrail: Restorative does not mean replacing discipline. Both happen. In this meeting.

Phone the family from this meeting. Student present. Not later. Not by email.

• Put the call on speaker with student present
• State: what happened, what was applied, repair agreed
• Invite the family to add context or concerns
• Ask for their support in reinforcing at home
• If no answer: leave a brief voicemail, document attempt, follow up same day

Guardrail: First contact about a serious behavior should never be a letter mailed home three days later.

The teacher brief and MTSS flag close the loop. This phase is what keeps students from recycling back to the office.

• Complete the 4-field teacher brief (see below)
• Send to teacher before student returns to class
• Flag for Friday batch MTSS review
• Indicate whether CICO is warranted
• Enter repair action into tracking system

Guardrail: A student who returns to a teacher who was not briefed, to a class that was not prepared, will re-offend.