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Help shape school upgrade plan

PPS is seeking input on school construction bond themes – developed by a superintendent’s advisory group – at three upcoming meetings. Your feedback will help Superintendent Carole Smith and the school board determine the timing, size and priority of a future bond to update the district's antiquated school buildings. Can't make a meeting? Learn more and share your thoughts online.

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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.

Superintendent's Message

Collaboration is the key to strong schools

Carole Smith PPS Superintendent

May 15, 2012: Seeing hundreds of students, parents, teachers, school board representatives and community members march to Pioneer Courthouse Square on May 11 in support of adequate state school funding was an affirming example of how our community can come together for our students and our future.

So is the tentative agreement that the city of Portland, Portland Public Schools and the Portland Association of Teachers forged and that PAT and the school board have ratified. If the City Council approves the agreement May 30, we will have spared 110 teaching jobs and maintained a full school year. [Read more]

Carole Smith, Superintendent

 

[Superintendent's Web page]

PPS Video Gallery

Young, Gifted and Black
For the third year, Portland Public Schools has recognized its black students as a way to tell the counterstory of black achievement. [Read more]

PPS 28 TVWatch Portland Public Schools' TV station online, or view the schedule for Comcast Channel 28.

Enrollment Balancing - Learn about target school sizes, changes under consideration and how to voice your suggestions.Learn about target school sizes, changes under consideration and how to voice your suggestions.

Buildings and LearningFind resources and opportunities to help shape plans for the future of our school buildings.

Long Range Facilities PlanWork now begins to determine the long-range plan to rebuild schools in the next 30 years.

Free or Low Cost HealthcareFree and low-cost health coverage for all uninsured Oregon kids and teens under 19.

Click to view recent PPS Pulse issuesApril 2012: Championing aging schools, King arts award, budget vote, plus more. Archive

Young Gifted and BlackA photographic tribute to 26 talented black students from kindergarten through high school.

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

 

Latest News

Construction bond discussion gets school specific

May 18, 2012

Portland Public Schools seeks input on school construction bond themes – developed by a superintendent’s advisory group – at three upcoming meetings. Community feedback will help Superintendent Carole Smith and the school board determine the timing, size and priority of a future bond to update antiquated school buildings.

[More]

Appeal affirms graduation rate increase

May 17, 2012

Following an appeal by Portland Public Schools, the Oregon Department of Education has raised the district's four-year graduation rate for the classes of 2010 and 2011.

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Learn disaster survival skills at free expo

May 16, 2012
ResiliencePDX

Prepare for an earthquake — and survive its aftermath — using information from a free PPS-sponsored preparedness expo Saturday, June 2, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at King PK-8 School, 4906 N.E. Sixth Ave.

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Four schools excel in U.S. News ranking

May 15, 2012
U.S. News & World Report

Rankings released by U.S. News & World Report put Lincoln, Wilson, Cleveland and Franklin high schools among Oregon's top performers.

[More]

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