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The RocRestorative Team

About RocRestorative

  • The RocRestorative Team is made up of more than a dozen counselors, dedicated coaches, and community partners trained in restorative practice and ready to support our schools and serve all students in the Rochester City School District.

    Our Restorative Practices are built from the bottom up, by our school communities, through dialogue, assessing needs and resources through a strength-based lens, and applying these principles to each unique situation.  Our team, through ongoing coaching and support, partners with schools to recognize and enhance existing and additional resources, provide training, and design and evaluate professional learning opportunities.


    We envision schools where peace, equity, social justice, and academic excellence are achieved through a collaborative effort of all school-community members to engage in restorative practices to build relationships, respond to and repair harm and wrongdoing, as well as to learn from one another.


    For more information, please contact us today at RocRestorative@rcsdk12.org.

Key Initiatives

The H.U.B. (opens in new window/tab)
The Restorative H.U.B. (Healing, Understanding, Belonging) is an intentional space located at 15 Costar Street for building community, navigating conflict, and restoring relationships.

RocRestorative is

  • Ruth B. Turner
    Deputy Superintendent
    for Administration and Supports

    Jess Nordquist
    Director of Culture & Climate

    Roc Restorative Team
    Kevin Baldwin Team Lead
    Angelica Matias Team Lead


    Lynda Bell
    Briana Bendlin
    Curtis Birthwright
    William Broome
    Jenny Canales
    Katy Frank
    Courtney Jackson
    Sandra Krieger
    Persephone Modeste
    Justin Monk George
    William Pearson
    Emma Sullivan
    Dawn Flowers Thompson













    IBERO Partners
    Cynthia Collazo Team Lead
    Yabnel Coss-Torres
    Natasha Del Rosario