Information and Media:

 News:

• City Plans High School Overhaul - How decisions about educational goals inform how we plan for school building improvements. (Daily Journal of Commerce – November 2, 2009)
• We're gathering additional community input about Smart Sustainable Schools - Please join us! Free lunch, child care and translation services are available at both meetings.
• Join the party for new high-tech classroom - Da Vinci Middle School's long-awaited Evans-Harvard High Performance Classroom is completed, and you're invited to join the celebration Saturday, Sept. 12. (PPS News, September 3, 2009)
• Rain or shine, roofing project's a winner  - Installation of solar panels began this month at Woodstock Elementary School, one of nine school buildings getting new roofs this summer (PPS News, June 27, 2009)
• Shining a (Natural) Light on Green Schools - A prototype green classroom addition under construction at the Da Vinci Arts Middle School in Portland, Ore. includes natural daylighting, passive heating and cooling systems, solar roof tiles and other green features that yield a 70 percent efficiency improvement over Oregon building code requirements. (New York Times, Green Inc. Blog, May 28, 2009)
• A school’s music in a sustainable key - A new music building is under construction at Northeast Portland’s da Vinci Arts Middle School, which will house the focus option school’s burgeoning band and music programs. (Portland Tribune, March 5, 2009)
• A 'Rosa' for Portland - Rosa Parks Elementary School represents the promise of meaningful and creative learning experiences for teachers and students alike. (Lewis and Clark College Chronicle, Winter 2007)
• Schools look to update facilities  - Rosa Parks elementary is example many give of ‘21st century’ model (Portland Tribune, Nov 6, 2007)

Additional Resources

• American Architectural Foundation
• American Institute of Architects, Committee on Architecture for Education
• Council of Educational Facility Planners International
• National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
• National Trust for  Historic Preservation & Historic Neighborhood Schools