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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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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

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

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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
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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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What’s your vision for a rebuilt school?

May 24, 2013
Last November, Portland voters approved an historic $482 school facilities improvement bond.  This bond will fund replacement of leaking roofs, seismic improvements, improved accessibility and science lab upgrades.  It also will fund a full modernization of Roosevelt, Franklin and Grant high schools, and replace Faubion PK-8. [More]

High schools receive donation of surplus furniture from Nike

May 24, 2013

Starting Friday morning, high schools classrooms, College and Career Centers, and libraries in Portland Public Schools will receive more than 1,000 donated furniture items from Nike, Inc..

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Mural pays tribute to Native American legend Chief Joseph

May 24, 2013
Toma Villa

The Chief Joseph School community and Nez Perce tribal members joined May 24 to celebrate completion of the Chief Joseph mural, which frames the Nez Perce Garden on one side of this North Portland 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 Hashanah.

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