The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed long-standing systemic inequities in education with resulting gaps in opportunity and academic achievement. In addition, many affected students have experienced additional trauma as the pandemic has cost lives and livelihoods in families already vulnerable and on the edge. School staff have also experienced greater stress and burnout this year. This report describes one bold move districts can make to begin rebuilding an education system that works for each young person. Every California district should take approximately 6 weeks over the summer or at the beginning of the school year to offer students, families, and educators a restorative restart. During this time, district and school leaders and staff should prioritize the following restorative practices, all grounded in the science of learning and development, and then continue to expand these practices year round: (1) Center Relationships; (2) Address Whole Child Needs; (3) Strengthen Staffing & Partnerships; (4) Make Teaching & Learning Relevant & Rigorous; and (5) Empower Teams to Reimagine & Rebuild Systems. This report details each of these evidence-based, equitable actions that district and school leaders and staff can undertake for this restorative work to happen. [This brief was developed by California-based family and student engagement organizations, associations representing educators and system leaders, research institutes, and civil rights and equity groups. A complete list of these organizations can be found on the full text.]