Troy Donaldson

Troy Donaldson, was born and raised in the Bronx, and is a high school English teacher for the NYC Department of Education, and currently works at The Bronx High School for Writing and Communication Arts, teaching 10th grade ELA and a Restorative Justice. As the Restorative Justice coordinator for his school, he trains and leads students in community building and conflict resolution through the use of restorative circles. Restorative circles are comprised of two students from each grade level that solve conflicts through healthy dialogue and finds solutions that benefits the school community. As a model teacher on campus, Troy incorporates restorative circles within the classroom and helps to integrate process across content curricula. This process has found success as data has shown that students involved in the circle are less likely to be involved in another incident at the school.