We are proud to be a North Carolina PBIS MODEL School!

The Rama Road Elementary community is committed to creating and maintaining a calm and inviting learning environment conducive to the highest levels of learning for every scholar. Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports (PBIS) are used at Rama Road to ensure that every scholar has the opportunity to access their learning without the risk of distraction during the course of their learning day. 

PBIS is a schoolwide initiative where a consistent set of positive ​expectations for learning are taught and reinforced in every classroom, hallway and major transition areas of the school - starting everything we do with kindness and a belief that every child can learn. Our scholars have been very successful with this initiative, demonstrating reduced numbers of discipline referrals throughout the school year. 

Teachers begin each day with a morning meeting in which students in their classrooms have a chance to learn positive & age-appropriate approaches to social interactions and expressing feelings while working with their classmates to build a positive and kind classroom community. Teachers at Rama Road use the SPOT Curriculum to lead SEL (social emotional learning) lessons supported by School Counselors use of Zone of Regulation instruction. The Rama Road team also utilizes a Restorative Practice model for positive interactions and healing conversations across our entire community.

RRES scholars recite a student pledge every day to help them focus their minds on learning, demonstrating self-control and being responsible in the school environment: 

As a Rama Road School student, I will be RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE and READY TO LEARN. I choose to learn. I can learn. I will learn. 

Please click below to view the Rama Road Elementary PBIS Behavior Expectation Matrix:

DOC080816-08082016085308.pdf

Please click below to view the CMS Student Code of Conduct:

CMS Student Code of Conduct

Please click below to view the Rama Road Elementary Counseling Page

https://sites.google.com/cms.k12.nc.us/ramaroadcounselorspage/school-counselors

Supports and resources available to Rama Road Elementary Scholars every day include:

School Counselors - Ms. Elizabeth Ponzi and Ms. Arlene Diaz 

A full-time Social Worker - Ms. Jennifer Maietta

A full-time Dean of Students -  

A full-time Communities In Schools Coordinator - Mrs. Dee Perez

A full-time Behavior Management Technician - Mr. Rodney Capers and Ms. Latoya Hubbard

A PBIS intervention team to support teachers and staff members with classroom management and student support plans when necessary

In-school Mental Health Services by referral provided through Family First Associates in Charlotte

Big Brothers/Big Sisters Mentors by teacher referral and/or parent request

SEL Research and Resources:

social_emotional_learning_in_schools_from_programs_to_strategies.pdf

impact_of_sel_on_academics.pdf

csc_meta-analysis-summary_feb_2011.pdf