As we approach the close of the school year, Portland Public Schools is focused on some final goals. One is the successful passage of a school budget for the 2024-25 school year. We’re also finalizing our summer learning plans and our high schools are preparing for commencement. We’re near the end of the FY25 budget […]
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New principal appointed for Portland’s Casco Bay High School
Priya Natarajan, who currently serves as the school’s assistant principal, will take over as principal on July 1.
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Portland City Council set to vote on school budget
The council heard a first reading of the budget on Monday night along with public comment. They will vote on the budget on May 20.
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Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: Community engagement enhanced school budget process
Portland Public Schools reached a milestone in our FY 25 budget process when the Board of Public Education on April 9 approved a $161.4 million school budget to recommend to the City Council. One of the things that I’m proudest about in this budget process is the amount of community engagement involved. Since March 5, […]
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Portland school board approves $161 million budget
The spending plan, which would require a 6.6% increase in the schools portion of the tax rate, still needs to be passed by the City Council and voters.
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Portland City Council gets its first look at amended 2024-25 school budget
The school board’s finance committee on Monday voted to add 17 positions that were originally slated to be cut back into the budget for a cost of $1.3 million.
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Portland school board appears likely to approve $162.3 million budget
The spending plan reinstates about 17 positions that had been slated for elimination in the original proposal while maintaining the proposed 6.85% tax increase.
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Portland schools’ finance panel approves budget that reduces staff cuts, maintains tax increase
The proposed spending plan cuts fewer positions but maintains the 6.85% tax increase under Superintendent Ryan Scallon’s $161 million proposal through cost savings and by tapping into reserves.
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Portland councilors voice concerns about proposed school budget
The $161 million plan, which includes $2 million in cuts but would also raise taxes, leaves the City Council and the school board in a difficult position.
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City counterparts get first look at Portland school budget that cuts staff, but raises taxes
Superintendent Ryan Scallon’s proposed $161 million budget would eliminate nearly 30 positions. The City Council ultimately has to sign off on the budget before sending it to voters this summer.