Jayne Sawtelle, a retired Portland music teacher, and Cassidy LaCroix, a general contractor and parent of a Talbot Elementary student, will appear on the June ballot to fill the seat vacated by Benjamin Grant.
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Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: People priority: Fostering a strong, inclusive, and supportive staff culture
This column is the next in my series detailing how our new Portland Public Schools five-year strategic plan impacts students in the classroom. This month, I’m focusing on our “people” priority. Our strategic plan has five priorities: equity, achievement, whole student, people and systems. Each priority is supported by multiple initiatives to achieve that goal. […]
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Portland schools, teaching unions plan to create student discipline task force
The task force would draft a proposal for a progressive discipline policy for the district by May.
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Personnel costs, inflation, special ed are top budget challenges facing Portland schools
Superintendent Ryan Scallon laid out the district’s financial hurdles in a public forum, where many turned out to support increasing music education in Portland schools.
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Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: Whole student priority: Ensuring all students thrive academically and personally
I’m continuing my series of columns on how our new Portland Public Schools’ five-year strategic plan impacts students in the classroom. This month I’m focusing on our “whole student” priority. Our strategic plan has five priorities: equity, achievement, whole student, people, and systems. Each priority is supported by multiple initiatives to achieve that goal. We’re […]
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Vision van brings eye care and eyewear to Portland students
The mobile optometry clinic came to Portland Public Schools as school nurses found that students were not able to get the vision care they needed.
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Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: Improving outcomes for all students
I’m writing a series of columns about the impact that our new Portland Public Schools’ five-year strategic plan will have on students in the classroom. This month I’m focusing on our plan’s central priority: equity. Our strategic plan has five priorities: equity, achievement, whole student, people and systems. Each priority has four to seven strategic […]
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School Notebook: Nov. 27
PPS admin earns award for multilingual ed efforts Grace Valenzuela, Portland Public Schools’ director of communications and community partnerships, received a Lifetime Recognition Award from the Northeast chapter of the Multistate Association for Bilingual Education last week. MABE is a nonprofit organization of educators promoting multilingualism and multiculturalism that was formed 50 years ago. Valenzuela […]
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Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: Expanding our capacity to deliver special education services
How will the Portland Public Schools’ new five-year strategic plan impact students in the classroom? That’s a question I will be exploring in my column over the next few months. This month I’m focusing on our special education programming. The five priorities of our strategic plan are: achievement, whole student, people and systems – with […]
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Portland City Council races decided after ranked choice runoff
Ben Grant, Sarah Michniewicz and Wes Pelletier have won seats on the council. Maya Lena was elected to the school board.