isbe approved
professional development provider
Healing- Informed Restorative Justice Training + Educational Transformation
Transforming school communities through restorative justice, healing and human connection.
our work bridges
Restorative
Justice
Educational
Leadership
Mental Health
& Wellness
Healing-Informed
Practices
Ethical
Leadership
Community
Building
Social Capital
Development
Equity & Human
Centered Systems
Why Purple Path?
Purple Path offers more than traditional professional development. We create transformational learning experiences that support:
- Educator wellness & retention
- Positive school climate & culture
- Student engagement and belonging
- Ethical leadership and accountability
- Conflict resolution and restorative communication
- Healing-centered organizational practices
- Sustainable systems transformation
- Relationship-centered learning environments
signature training series
Restorative Justice 101-106
A transformational professional learning series designed to equip educators, organizations, and leaders with practical restorative and healing-informed strategies for real-world implementation.
Understanding the principles, philosophy, language, and purpose of restorative approaches while shifting from punitive mindsets toward restoration, accountability, and human connection.
Exploring how restorative practices strengthen relationships, communication, trust and community within educational and organizational spaces.
Understanding the impact of trauma, emotional safety, identity, and empathy while creating brave and healing-centered environments that support belonging and resilience.
Examining the power of connection, reciprocity, village-building, and authentic human engagement as tools for sustainable transformation and collective healing.
Equipping participants with restorative leadership tools rooted in ethics, accountability, equity, and compassionate conflict resolution. This training explores ethical communication, power dynamics, intent versus impact, professional responsibility, restorative responses to harm, and healing-centered leadership practices that strengthen organizational culture and community trust.
Key focus areas include:
-Ethical decision-making
– Accountability without shame
-Boundaries in restorative spaces
-Leadership & positionality
-Equity-centered communication
-Conflict navigation and repair
-Humanizing systems and practices
Supporting organizations and educational institutions in creating actionable restorative systems, policies, implementation strategies, and long-term culture transformation.
available training formats
Keynote Presentations
Half-Day Workshops
Full-Day
Institutes
Summer
Institutes
Leadership
Cohorts
District-Wide Professional Development
Retreat Experiences
Customized Organizational Trainings
Available virtually and in-person.
professional development resources
Explore upcoming traniings, downloadable guides, and professional learning opportunities.
ISBE Professional Development Guide
View the complete training guide, available formats, learning outcomes, and restorative justice offerings.
Trauma to Healing: The 5 Rs of Restorative Justice
Summer Professional Development Intensive
-July 25, 2026
-Matteson, IL
-6 CEUs/CPDUs Included
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about dr. shaniqua jones
Dr. Shaniqua Jones is an internationally emerging Restorative Justice Practitioner Expert, educational leader, speaker, consultant, and founder of Purple Path. She is the creator of the Jones Theory of Restorative Community Practices and presenter of the TEDx Talk:
“From Trauma to Healing:
The 5Rs to Restorative Justice”
Learn more about Dr. Jones