Portland public schools
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2021
Portland schools to consider adding in-person learning for high school students
There is no timeline for when students in grades 10 through 12 might be back in classrooms, but the school board is expected to discuss plans for more in-person learning Feb. 23.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2021
Portland Pre-K, kindergarten registration opens
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2021
Misconduct allegations lead to resignations and discipline in Portland schools
Three staff members resigned and 2 were given verbal warnings after the district investigated allegations of misconduct made by current and former students last summer.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2021
Portland school board backs proposal to suspend key English learners test
The board voted unanimously to support the decision to not administer the annual test this year over concerns about logistics and the value of the testing data during the pandemic.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2021
Brunswick superintendents says small size allows district to administer ELL test
The Portland, South Portland and Westbrook districts decided not to administer the federally mandated end-of-year proficiency test for English Language Learners.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2021
Superintendent’s Notebook: Custodians among front-line heroes of pandemic
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PublishedDecember 23, 2020
Portland school board votes to give workers $18-an-hour minimum wage hazard pay
The city has said it will wait to enforce the hazard pay provision in the minimum wage referendum approved by voters in November, but the school board voted Tuesday to implement the provision retroactively to Dec. 3.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2020
Whimsical art funds decade of student passion projects in Portland
Painting for a Purpose has helped students start close to 100 community and school improvement projects since it began granting funds in 2010,
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PublishedDecember 15, 2020
Superintendent’s Notebook: Bus drivers are key ambassadors for Portland schools
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PublishedDecember 8, 2020
Staffing shortages caused by COVID exposure forcing some Maine schools to go remote
As more teachers and staff quarantine because of coronavirus exposure, school districts are struggling to find enough substitutes to keep buildings open for in-person learning.
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