Lower School
Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS)
PBIS is an evidence-based, multi-tiered approach to addressing the social, emotional, and behavioral support of our students within the classroom and the entire school. The approach has been shown to improve students’ academic, social, and emotional outcomes. At Columbus Torah Academy, we believe in a positive approach to setting school-wide expectations. This means that we believe in catching students doing the right thing inside and outside of the classroom. Our school-wide expectations center around the 4 Middot–Honesty, Patience, Respect, and Friendship. Our teachers and student leaders model the ways these expectations are demonstrated in common locations such as the lunchroom, playground, classroom, Shul, and hallways. We believe that students learn by practicing and coaching. In addition, we reward our students by doing the right thing through classwide incentives such as lunch with the principal, scooter races, and special art or gym class to name a few examples.
PBIS is critical to our school. Therefore, we have a PBIS coordinator whose role it is to meet one on one or in small groups with students to support their social-emotional needs through role-playing our Middot program. In addition, the PBIS coordinator works with teachers to create lesson plans to explicitly teach the Middot through a read aloud, role play, or hands-on activities.
Hyperlinks:
Coming Soon Student Leadership Opportunities
Resources
Resent Posts
Photos 2023-2024
Click on "Open in New Window" icon in top right of each slide show to open and view easier.[embed-google-photos-album link="https://photos.app.goo.gl/wtMZ7FuCVtHXENWV8"...
Slides
CTA Facilities Calendar
The Facilities Calendar shows internal use of public spaces and any daily activities that are outside of the normal daily class schedule. To schedule an event or reserve a room, click here or send an email of the event with date(s), time(s) and location to...
Learn More
Schedule a Tour
The best way to get to know CTA is through a private tour. Arrange a time to come and see our classes in action!