Referral to Restoration™
Readiness Check
A 5-minute reflection for assistant principals, deans, principals, and school leaders who want clearer, more consistent, and more restorative discipline systems.
Free to complete • 15 questions • No student information required
What You’ll Receive
Complete the readiness check to better understand the systems behind your school’s referrals, documentation, re-entry practices, data use, and student support.
How it works
The readiness check moves you from reflection to insight—and from insight to a practical next step.
Answer 15 Questions
Reflect on how your school currently manages referrals, documentation, re-entry, family communication, discipline data, and student support
Receive Your Score
Your responses are used to calculate an overall readiness score and five category scores.
Review Your Results
Identify an area of strength, your biggest system opportunity, and practical recommendations for moving forward.
Access the Starter Kit
Use the Starter Kit to begin building clearer, more restorative, documented, and belonging-centered systems.
Is this for you?
Designed for Leaders Responsible for What Happens After the Referral
Assistant Principals and Deans
Strengthen office response systems, documentation routines, family communication, re-entry, and student follow-up.
District and Network Leaders
Use the framework to support system reflection, leadership development, and more coherent discipline practices across schools.
Principals and School Leaders
Build greater school-wide clarity and consistency across classrooms, support teams, and administrative responses.
Take the Readiness Check
This reflection is designed for school leaders responsible for student discipline, documentation, re-entry, family communication, and student support.
It is not a compliance quiz or an official evaluation. It is a systems-level reflection designed to help you see what is clear, what is inconsistent, and where stronger infrastructure may be needed.
15 Scored questions
Approximately 5 minutes
No student names or case details
Personalized system-level insight
Your responses should reflect schoolwide practices. Please do not include student names, identification numbers, incident details, disability information, or other confidential school records.
Built by a School Leader Who Understands the Work
Sherwin Parker is an assistant principal and the founder of Unbound Scholars.
His work focuses on the often-hidden systems inside schools—discipline, documentation, communication, data, resources, and adult decisions—that shape who belongs and who thrives.
The Referral to Restoration™ Readiness Check was created to help administrators move beyond simply processing referrals and begin examining the systems that support clarity, accountability, repair, student growth, and belonging.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Most school leaders should be able to complete the 15 questions in approximately five minutes.
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It is designed primarily for assistant principals, deans, principals, district leaders, and others responsible for discipline, documentation, re-entry, family communication, and student support.
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No. This is a self-reported reflection tool, not a compliance audit, legal review, or formal evaluation of a school or administrator.
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You will receive an overall readiness score, a breakdown across five system categories, insight into an area of strength and an opportunity for growth, and access to the From Referral to Restoration™ Starter Kit.
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No. The assessment focuses on school systems and adult practices. Do not submit student names, identification numbers, incident details, disability information, or confidential discipline records.
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Each of the 15 statements is rated on a four-point scale. Your answers are combined into five category scores and converted into an overall readiness percentage.
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No. Restorative responses can include accountability and consequences. The focus is on making expectations clear, understanding harm, supporting repair, documenting decisions, and creating a meaningful path back to belonging.
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No. The readiness check and Starter Kit are introductory resources designed to provide immediate value and help you identify possible next steps.