TSDC is a collaborative of organizations working to ensure that Illinois' schools are safe and supportive for all students.
An interdisciplinary team of attorneys, school psychologists, restorative justice practitioners, school-based professionals, policy advocates and community partners, TSDC is dedicated to supporting districts and schools to implement equitable and non-exclusionary discipline practices. We aim to meaningfully reduce the high numbers of school days that students lose due to exclusionary discipline policies and to eradicate inequities in the administration of discipline.
December 2020: TSDC’s Newest Resource is Here!
Police in Schools: Guide to Alternatives and Improved Approaches
VIRTUAL CONVENING 2020
August 4, 2020
10am - 2pm
On August 4, 2020, hundreds of student activists, educators, and policy advocates attended a daylong virtual convening hosted by the Transforming School Discipline Collaborative (TSDC), housed at Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights.
The panels, presentations, and workshop discussions covered a wide range of issues facing Illinois students and educators returning to school in fall 2020, from trauma response and special education to restorative justice and racial equity. TSDC also published a guide, Tools for Transforming School Discipline in Remote and Blended Learning During COVID-19, filled with concrete recommendations and resources.
Below, you can find summaries, materials, and recordings from each panel.
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THE COLLABORATIVE
Member organizations include:
TSDC Steering Committee members (updated January 2021)
Allison Lowe-Fotos, Start Early
Chris Bridges, Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights
Benjamin McKay, Chicago Public Schools
Donald Sibley, Loyola University of Chicago, School of Education
Eilene Ladson, Illinois Collaboration on Youth
Jessica Sullivan-Wilson, Educators for Excellence - Chicago
Joshua Kaufmann, Teach Plus Illinois
Miranda Johnson, Loyola University Chicago, School of Law
Monica Llorente, Northwestern University
Dr. Pamela Fenning, Loyola University Chicago, School of Education
Sarah Schriber, Prevent School Violence Illinois
Sarah Bess-Dworin, Restoring Community
Dr. Shaniqua Jones, Thornton Township High Schools District 205
Dr. Kristal H. Shelvin, Livingston County Special Services Unit
Tashiana Stafford, Equip for Equality
TSDC Emeritus Members & Contributors:
Amy Meek (Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights); Berenice Villalobos (Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights); Brian Williams (East Maine School Dist. 63); Candace Moore (Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights); Cassandra Black (Loyola University Chicago, School of Law); Chuck Hartseil (McLean County Unit Dist. 5 & El-Paso Gridley School Dist. 11, Retired); Dr. Dan Koonce (Governors State University); Elizabeth Temkin (Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights); Jessica Schneider (Equip for Equality); Jordee Yanez (Illinois Safe Schools Alliance); Jose Sanchez (Voices of Youth in Chicago's Education); Kelsie Reed (Loyola University Chicago, School of Education); Melanie Mandisodza (Homewood District 153); Margie Wakelin (Equip for Equality); Owen Daniel-McCarter (Illinois Safe Schools Alliance); Robert Spicer (Restorative Strategies); Samantha Edwards (Illinois Collaboration on Youth); Sara Balgoyan (Illinois Balanced and Restorative Justice).
Interested in serving as a TSDC steering committee member? Please contact us for more information at transformschooldiscipline@gmail.com.