• Fill out a mediation referral form
• Referral forms can be found in the main office, cafeteria or counseling office.

• Significant incidence of agreement reached and followed through
• Communication, listening and empathy skill building
• Discipline referrals reduced
• Leadership skills enhanced
• Reduction in Physical fighting
• Improved self-esteem for mediators and disputants
• Valuable problem-solving skills learned
• Greater assumption of responsibility for actions
• Tension reduced
• More pro-social attitudes toward conflict reported
• More classroom time on task
• Participating at-risk disputants frequently observed to shift towards more cooperation and reduction in aggressive conflicts
• Emphasis on the other's point of view and peaceful resolution of differences helps prepare students for adulthood in work, family and community life

Facilitators

Gail Yax and Dan Mastrovito
Troy High School
(248) 952-6200
4777 Northfield Pkwy
Troy, MI 48098

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Created By: Matthew Campbell - 2005