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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.

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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.

Families of
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.

Community of
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.

Superintendent's Message

2013-14 budget forged through participation and partnership

Carole Smith PPS Superintendent

May 22, 2013: On Monday night, the Portland School Board approved a budget for 2013-14 that focuses our resources on our classrooms and our schools. We are making critical investments to ensure that we continue to make gains at key academic Milestones: all students reading by third grade, on track to graduate by 10th grade and graduating with a diploma that prepares them for career, college, and life.  [Read more]

Carole

[Superintendent's Web page]

PPS Video News

The Young, Gifted and Black event celebrated its fourth year of honoring the achievements of African American students at PPS. Read more

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Voters approved a major rebuilding effort in Nov. 2012. Stay up-to-date on the latest info.Voters approved a major rebuilding effort in Nov. 2012. Stay up-to-date on the latest info.

School Transitions· Chief Joseph/Ockley Green K-8
· ACCESS Academy

Our commitment to the cultural transformation needed to ensure academic and personal success for all students. Our commitment to the cultural transformation needed to ensure success for all students.

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Click to view recent PPS Pulse issuesApril 2013: Budget update, PPS makes high school rankings, Gates scholars, and more. Archive

PPS MilestonesMilestones are five assessments that help PPS evaluate student progress at key learning stages.

 

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PPS charts near-term growth for ACCESS

May 23, 2013

Portland Public Schools has released a near-term growth plan for ACCESS Academy, allowing for this alternative program serving highly gifted students to grow from 218 to 250 students next year and to as many as 320 students in 2014-15.

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PTA , PPS honor volunteers, teachers, leaders, students

May 23, 2013

Oregon PTA and the Portland Council PTA joined Portland Public Schools to honor outstanding volunteers, students, teachers and principals at the May 22 Volunteer Recognition at Madison High School.

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PPS 2013-14 Calendar helps families plan

May 23, 2013

PPS families and school staff are busy wrapping up the 2012-13 school year yet many are also making plans for next year. Among important aspects of the 2013-14 calendar is the timing of back to school and the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana.

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Board approves budget adding teachers, prioritizing full high school course loads

May 20, 2013

The Portland School Board approved a $487 million budget for the 2013-14 school year by a vote of 6-0. The budget adds teachers district-wide, prioritizes equity in allocating staff to schools, and allows high school students to take full course loads.

 

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Portland Public Schools recognizes the diversity and worth of all individuals and groups and their roles in society. It is the policy of the Portland Public Schools Board of Education that there will be no discrimination or harassment of individuals or groups on the grounds of age, color, creed, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation in any educational programs, activities or employment.

District Title VI & Title IX Contact: Greg Wolleck, HS Regional Administrator (503-916-3963)
District 504 Contact: Tara Vargas, Student Services (503-916-2000, x71016)
American Disabilities Act Contact: Human Resources Legal Counsel (503-916-3246)

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