The Commission is leading a multi-tiered strategy (national, state, regional and local) to promote school-justice partnerships – an emerging strategy to reduce the number of children entering the justice system by improving educational engagement and outcomes through innovative practices.

• The Commission, partnering with the Center on Race, Crime and Justice of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, and the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, is organizing and convening the Restorative Practices in Action: A Conference for School and Justice Practitioners on May 1, 2015.
• The Commission, partnering with New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services and leaders from across the State, organized and convened two Local Workshops in November 2014: School Arrest Diversion: Memorandum of Agreement and School Climate.
• The Commission, partnering with New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services and leaders from across the State, organized and convened six Regional Summits on School-Justice Partnerships – that were at centralized locations across the state during fall 2013 and spring 2014.
• The Commission, partnering with Advocates for Children of New York, convened the New York City School-Justice Partnership Task Force.
• The Commission, partnering with Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, convened the New York State Leadership Summit on School-Justice Partnerships – held at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University on April 11-12, 2013.
• The Commission organized and convened the first National Leadership Summit on School-Justice Partnerships – held in New York City on March 11-13, 2012.