portland schools

Published
January 3, 2023

Portland school board appoints interim co-superintendents

Assistant Superintendents Melea Nalli and Aaron Townsend were appointed as temporary co-superintendents in the wake of Xavier Botana's resignation.
Published
December 20, 2022

Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: Portland schools leading the way with Wabanaki studies
Published
December 3, 2022

Portland school district says ed techs have been paid correctly, with back pay

School board Chair Emily Figdor said ed techs received their raises and retroactive pay on Friday.
Published
December 2, 2022

Casco Bay High School reports flu outbreak

Portland schools said nearly one-third of the high school's staff and students were unable to attend class Friday morning due to illness.
Published
December 1, 2022

Portland ed techs to be paid correctly starting Friday, superintendent says

Xavier Botana also said ed techs would receive back pay on Friday, but the district continues to work toward solving other payroll problems affecting a range of employees.

Published
November 23, 2022

Portland superintendent apologizes for payroll problems, says long-term fix expected by next fall

Xavier Botana said in an email to staff that the transition to outside payroll processing might not be completed until next fall.
Published
November 22, 2022

School Notebook: Nov. 2
Published
November 18, 2022

Portland ed techs still waiting for pay increases, back pay as payroll woes plague district

Some hourly workers say they are living paycheck to paycheck and district officials aren't offering details about when the problems might be fixed.
Published
November 15, 2022

Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: The Portland schools want you to work for them
Published
October 18, 2022

Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: School board will be good fiscal stewards of school budget