But the district’s proposed investment in summer school would remain much greater than the pre-pandemic level.
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Portland Superintendents’ Notebook: Highlighting the value of the arts at city schools
March is National Youth Art Month, as well as National Music in our Schools Month, so we’re using our column this month to shine a spotlight on recent art and music accomplishments of our students and the dedicated educators who teach them. In just one example, PPS High School Orchestra students helped make the 39th […]
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Surge of asylum seekers means children wait weeks to be screened for school enrollment
The district has shifted some staff responsibilities and is working to hire an additional staff member to help try to keep up with the influx of new students, many of whom are multilingual learners who often need substantial support.
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Portland school district expects number of multilingual learners will more than double this year
As of the end of January, 612 multilingual students joined the district serving a total of 6,500 students.
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Former Portland ed tech could receive 15 to 30 years for abusing 6-year-old student
Benjamin Conroy’s defense attorneys are requesting he serve 18 years, while prosecutors are pushing for 25 after he pleaded guilty to sexually abusing an autistic student.
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Man tried to coax student away from Reiche Elementary School area, police say
The man approached the student near the Portland elementary school Wednesday morning and may have been in the area the previous day, according to police.
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Portland Superintendents’ Notebook: STEM learning rigorous and engaging at all levels
Our achievement goal in the Portland Promise, the Portland Public Schools’ strategic plan, commits us to preparing and empowering our students for a productive postsecondary path to college and career. The compelling STEM curriculum in our schools serves as a great example of how our achievement goal is realized in the classroom. Over the past […]
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IRS fined Portland schools more than $1 million in past 4 years
Documents obtained through a Freedom of Access Act request show that the district struggled to manage its finances for years before its payroll system broke down last fall.
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Portland’s eighth graders get high schools of their choice
An equal number of students picked either Portland or Deering high, avoiding the need for the district to reassign students to balance enrollments under a new school choice policy.
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Audit confirms staffing, lack of controls led to payroll problems at Portland schools
The report by Spinglass Management Group also recommended outsourcing payroll and said the district’s decision to work with ADP Inc. should help resolve many outstanding problems.