Columbia School District

PBIS

PAWS:  Practice Respect, Act Responsibly, Work Together, Safety Matters 

Horace W. Porter School uses a system of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) to encourage, teach, practice and model appropriate, respectful and responsible student behavior.  We have four core behavioral expectations for students: Practice Respect, Act Responsibly, Work Together, Safety Matters (PAWS)


PBIS Team Members

Caputo, Karen

Assistant Principal 

kcaputo@hwporter.org 


Doubleday, Jessica

Behavior Technician

jdoubleday@hwporter.org


MacDonald, Katherine 

Grades 58 Visual Arts, Arts Integration Teacher

kmacdonald@hwporter.org 


Ortiz, Andrea

Reading Intervention/Coach-PBIS Coach

Aortiz@hwporter.org




McLeish, Lorraine 

Grades PK8 Special Education Teacher

lmcleish@hwporter.org 


Dousis, Shawn

Grade 2 Teacher

sdousis@hwporter.org 


Polakowski, Corey 

Grades 5-8 School Counselor

cpolakowski@hwporter.org   


Rivard-Lentz, Cheri

 Mental Health Counselor

crivardlentz@hwporter.org





Andrews, Jennifer

Stem Teacher

jandrews@hwporter.org


Spear, Kristin

Social Worker

kspear@hwporter.org


Ancona,  Maria

Spanish Teacher/PBIS Coach

mancona@hwporter.org


Whitcomb, Sara

PBIS Consultant- UMass Amherst

 We Practice Respect

 We Act Responsibly

We Work Together

Safety Matters

We are Proud Panthers !