About Our School - King School - Portland Public Schools

Daily Schedule

08:40 a.m.	First Bell, Breakfast Service Begins
08:50 a.m.	Tardy Bell, Breakfast Service Ends
11:15am/11:35am	Kindergarten Lunch/Recess
11:30am/12:05 p.m.	1st-4th Lunch/Recess
12:00pm/12:35pm	5th-8th Lunch/Recess
3:00 p.m.	Dismissal Bell (K-8)

Important Information

INCLEMENT WEATHER

Winter weather is on the way. Although rare, it is sometimes necessary to close school or delay the opening of school due to the unsafe weather conditions. In making the decision if schools should remain open or closed, first consideration is given to student and staff safety, while keeping in mind the importance of attendance and learning.

Before the school district makes the decision, local meteorologists, transportation officials, regional school districts, and traffic safety experts are consulted. The school district will attempt to make the decision as early as possible and communicate it quickly to the media and our website. Sometimes it will be possible to make the decision the night before, but often this decision cannot be made until early in the morning. The Student Transportation Department will be distributing the Alternate Emergency Snow Route Stops booklet to students who ride the bus. Please refer to this book when we announce through the media and our website that Portland Public Schools’ buses will be on snow routes.

In the rare event PPS calls a 2 hour late opening on a day your school has a scheduled late opening, school will start 2 hours later than your normal bell time – not 2 hours later than your late opening time. For example if your normal bell time is 8:00 AM, your scheduled late start time is 10:00 AM, and the district calls a 2 hour late opening due to inclement weather school will start at 10:00 AM.

As a general rule PPS will not close schools early. The chances of children arriving home early without parental supervision or the ability to gain entry clearly presents concerns when poor weather conditions are forecasted. All of our schools are capable of providing shelter in place until the end of the school day. As always, parents have the individual choice of picking up their child prior to the end of the school day.

Sometime in November the Snow Books will be distributed to students that ride school buses.

Local radio and television stations will broadcast closure and late opening information. You can also check for updates on the District’s website at http://www.pps.k12.or.us or local media websites. Families will be notified via the Rapid Broadcast System. New this year, the district has set up a Twitter feed to relay closure, delay and emergency information at no cost. You may sign up to receive the free alerts at www.twitter.com. Simply search PPSAlerts and click “follow”. If you don’t already have one, you will need to set up a Twitter account.

SCHOOL FACTS

COURSE SYLLABUS

Things you want to know

1. King School is a Title I School so all our students are recieving free breakfast, lunch and snacks everyday.

2. King School follows the dress code that is set by Portland Public Schools as follows:

All Schools: Dress code: Schools should clearly inform families and students about the school dress code. It will help if you are as specific as possible, so that there is no confusion about what is permissible. The district’s general dress code is below, and schools are welcome to modify it to fit your school needs.

(a) Clothing may not be sexually suggestive (examples include bare midriffs, visible undergarments, plunging necklines, see- through materials and sagging pants).

(b) Clothing may not be alcohol, tobacco or drug related, including advertising or advocating the use of such products.

(c) Clothing must not be lewd, vulgar, obscene or plainly offensive.

(d) Clothing must not be demeaning to a particular person or group, such that it might interfere with another student’s educational opportunities.

(e) Clothing must be clean.

(f) Clothing must not pose a threat to the health or safety of any other student or staff.

(g) Clothing or other attire (jewelry, etc.) may not be gang related. These items must be specifically listed in any school dress code. Schools must confer with their School Resource Officer for specific indications of gang membership in their area.

(h) Schools must establish an exception to the dress code for sincerely held religious beliefs. For instance, if a school establishes a ban on hats and headwear, an exception must be provided for students who cover their heads as expression of a sincerely held religious belief.