Dominique Smith

Dominique Smith is the director of student services at Health Sciences High & Middle College, where he also serves as a culture builder and student advocate. He is also social worker, school administrator, mentor, national trainer for the International Institute on Restorative Practices, and member of ASCD's FIT Teaching^® (Framework for Intentional and Targeted Teaching^®) Cadre.

He is passionate about creating school cultures that honor students and build their confidence and competence. He is the winner of the National School Safety Award from the School Safety Advocacy Council.

Smith is the coauthor of Better Than Carrots or Sticks: Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management and Building Equity: Policies and Practices to Empower All Learners. He holds a master's degree in social work from the University of Southern California.

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Building Equity: Policies and Practices to Empower All Learners

Experience-honed guidance and tools to help school and teacher leaders understand and uncover equity-related issues within their building—and organize action to address them.

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Better Than Carrots or Sticks: Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management

A comprehensive guide to replacing rewards-and-punishments-based discipline practices with a more effective "restorative practices" approach.

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