Restore the Respect

“In Restore the Respect, Ondine Gross incorporates humor and a lifetime of public school experiences to share ways to use mediation by all stakeholders. As she says in the preface, “â ]schools are made up of people, and how people treat each other makes all the difference. Relationships matter!” A truer statement was never written. What especially captivated me was Gross’s work with the adults in a school and mediation. So often it is the adult relationships that are toxic or at least unhealthy. I would highly recommend this book for anyone who is interested in a very doable road map of how to put the teaching back into disciplinary consequences as well as strengthen collaborative relationships among all within a school.” –Linda Sloat, EdD

Ondine M. Gross, Ed.M., was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a nationally certified school psychologist who has worked in public school settings for over 30 years. She began her career in diverse California public school districts, including Los Angeles, Alhambra, Oakland, Santa Monica Malibu and Marin County. In 1989, the California Association of School Psychologists named Ondine an Outstanding School Psychologist. While in California, Ondine earned licenses as a Marriage and Family Therapist and as a Licensed Educational Psychologist.Ondine moved to Champaign, Illinois in 1993 and has worked as the school psychologist at Centennial High School while also serving students attending day treatment centers. In Illinois, she became a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a mediator. In 2012, Ondine earned a Master degree in Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign as well certification to be a school administrator. In addition to her school psychology duties, Ondine is Centennial High School’s student services department chair. Ondine speaks publicly on a wide range of topics relating to school-aged children and families. She has appeared on TV and radio, and presented to national professional conferences, school districts, and many parent and community groups. Ondine and her husband, George, live in Champaign and Chicago, Illinois and are the proud parents of twin daughters: Arielle and Gianna.