Portland public schools

Published
April 9, 2021

Lincoln Middle School and Reiche go remote Friday

The building closures are due to staff quarantines for COVID-19 and other absences at Lincoln and a plumbing issue at Reiche.
Published
April 7, 2021

Maine schools to fund summer programs, safe reopenings with federal relief money

School districts must spend at least 20% of their allocations to address learning loss, and some superintendents say they are also looking at summer programming and additional staffing.
Published
April 2, 2021

Portland school finance committee votes to advance $125.8 million budget

The school board will hold a public hearing on the budget, which is up 5 percent, on Tuesday night.
Published
March 29, 2021

Portland schools receive national award for college readiness program for multilingual students

The award comes with a $5,000 prize the district plans to use to establish a scholarship fund for students participating in the Make It Happen! program.
Published
March 29, 2021

Portland Public Schools win top prize for equity program

Published
March 29, 2021

Portland elementary and middle school students will go back to classrooms 4 days per week

The target date for increasing in-person learning is April 26, the superintendent said in a letter to families.
Published
March 24, 2021

School Notebook: March 24
Published
March 18, 2021

Portland school staffer is a finalist for national Custodian of the Year

Donna Colello, the head custodian at Ocean Avenue School, has been working for Portland Public Schools for 25 years.
Published
March 16, 2021

Portland superintendent proposes $125.8 million budget for next school year

The proposed 5% increase includes $2.9 million largely addressing achievement and opportunity gaps for students who are English language learners, have disabilities and are economically disadvantaged.
Published
February 16, 2021

Superintendent’s Notebook: Parent community specialists are lifelines between families and schools