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Students get a break from class Friday, November 6, as teachers finalize grades and prepare for parent-teacher conferences later this month. PPS offices will operate on normal schedules.

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Portland Public Schools

Students get a break from class Friday, November 6, as teachers finalize grades and prepare for parent-teacher conferences later this month. PPS offices will operate on normal schedules.

Families of
Portland Public Schools

Students get a break from class Friday, November 6, as teachers finalize grades and prepare for parent-teacher conferences later this month. PPS offices will operate on normal schedules.

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Portland Public Schools

Located in the beautiful city of Portland, Oregon, Portland Public Schools educates 47,000 students from pre-kindergarten through high school. Thanks for stopping by.

Moving Forward Together

Feedback shapes high school work

Carole Smith PPS Superintendent

November 2, 2009: Build strong programs at all of our high schools, but don’t let allow mediocrity in the name of equity. This was a key message I heard at community meetings in October about our high school redesign efforts. A summary of the meetings is now available.


The meetings gave us valuable guidance about our proposed system model. In the coming weeks, we will hold meetings on each high school campus to gather more feedback. In December, I will announce next steps. [ More ]


Carole Smith
Superintendent


[Superintendent's Web page]

PPS Video Gallery

Superintendent Carole Smith is featured along with children, parents and other educators in this video about the Nike School Innovation Fund. Read more.

Check our News page for more PPS videos.

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High School System RedesignWe need high schools that inspire and challenge all students. We must give every student what they need to prepare for the next step. We have to get this job done with the resources we have. And it starts now.

Office of School ModernizationPPS school campuses are community assets. Learn how you can help create smart, sustainable schools for our students and for our city.

Click to view recent TV 28 Schedule Click here to check out the PPS TV 28 Broadcast Schedule.

Click to view recent PPS Pulse issues October 2009: Teaming up for our students - High schools, playgrounds, health screenings, classroom projects

Click to view recent PPS Extra Credit May 2009: How PPS arrived at its Big Ideas; parents, staff and students share ideas about Big Ideas; study of Class of 2007 shows more students earning diplomas; and more related info.

Latest News

H1N1 (swine flu) information:

PPS continues to work closely with Multnomah County health officials and MESD to monitor the evolving situation. [Read More]

Tax bill's here: Want to learn more?

November 06, 2009
27 cents Property owners across the city are sitting down with their tax bills; payments are due by Nov. 15. Did you know 27 cents of every dollar support Portland Public Schools? Check out the one-page "Dollars and Cents in Portland Public Schools," or get more detail on total tax rates in our jurisdiction and how PPS tax rates compare to other districts. [More]

Students get a taste of nature through Outdoor School

November 04, 2009
Mt. Tabor student On Sunday, Nov. 1, hundreds of Portland sixth-grade students left their Halloween spoils behind, boarded buses and headed to the woods for the sixth and final week of this fall’s MESD Outdoor School. [More]

City Club forum: Oregon blacks face disparities

November 02, 2009

Speaking before the City Club of Portland, PPS Deputy Superintendent Charles Hopson described Portland Public Schools' work to increase equity in its High School System as a key step in addressing disparities for black Oregonians. 

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Portland police chief takes a shift as Vestal principal

October 27, 2009
Rosie Sizer is principal for a day at Vestal Elementary

Portland Police Chief Rosie Sizer stepped into the morning rush of children, teachers and parents in the Vestal K-8 School hallway. She navigated to the main office, passing signs welcoming her, and shook a few inquiring students’ hands. Stepping inside the door, she declared: “Reporting for duty.”

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No school? November schedule explained

October 19, 2009
November calendar Every November, families take note of the multiple days that students don’t report to school. The six days off for most students is a lot over a short period of time, but there are several reasons, including holidays, teacher planning time and parent-teacher conferences.
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