They have been fielding questions around grading, work load and technology, and say they will continue to update plans as they get feedback.
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Portland early reader program expands outreach
Starting Strong’s Talking is Teaching campaign is being expanded to South Portland and Westbrook.
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Portland schools cancel SATs with little notice
School officials postponed Saturday morning’s tests in response to the coronavirus, and it was an ‘oversight’ parents and kids weren’t informed through the test administrator’s website, the Portland High School principal says.
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Portland suspends elementary school reconfiguration effort amid virus concerns
It’s no longer part of the 2020-2021 proposed school budget, but Superintendent Xavier Botana says he will advocate for it the following year.
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Police body camera proposal raises questions for Portland school board
Members are poised to vote March 17 on the revised agreement, which includes restrictions on how police handle videos captured by cameras worn by officers in schools.
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Portland renames school for Maine’s first African American legislator
Renaming Riverton Elementary School as the Gerald E. Talbot Community School is expected to take place by the 2020-21 school year.
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Maine school districts would benefit from supplemental budget
Portland could receive a roughly $600,000 increase, and Brunswick, Gorham and Scarborough also could see a jump in state funding.
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Portland School Notebook: Jan. 22
Portland students receive free books through literacy nonprofit The Portland Public Schools recently partnered with Reading Is Fundamental, a national children’s literacy nonprofit, to provide free books to the district’s fourth and fifth graders through RIF’s Books for Ownership program. RIF’s Books for Ownership program enables children to select new, age-appropriate books to take home […]
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Portland teacher launches children’s book
PORTLAND — A party to celebrate the release of “Magnificent Homespun Brown,” a children’s book by Presumpscot Elementary School kindergarten teacher Samara Cole Doyon is set for this weekend. The event will run from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Indigo Arts Alliance, located at 60 Cove St. The 32-page book, […]
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Casco Bay High School celebrates 15 years of filmmaking flair
The Feb. 7 festival will feature work of both current and former Casco Bay High School students.