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Portland Public Schools
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501 North Dixon
Street / Portland,
OR 97227
503-916-3304 / pubinfo@pps.k12.or.us
Community Involvement & Public Affairs
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Portland Public
Schools releases further
data on high
school plans
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Portland Public
Schools has shared additional information this week as the Portland
School Board and the broader community consider
key elements of the proposed plan to change PPS high schools.
School board members
are set to take a key vote on Monday, March 8, endorsing the goals and
principles of the plan. The resolution, first introduced on Monday, Feb.
8, has been revised by the board to reflect their input following more
than a year of board discussions and staff and community engagement. (See
the draft with
changes marked.)
Information provided to the Portland School Board and posted online
includes:
- A review of past and future enrollment projectsion and their accuracy.
- A detailed analysis of the high school
core program at each community school, including how it would help
raise graduation rates and close the achievement gap, possible
changes in elective offerings and budget implications of various
options for community school size and number.
- Findings from a recent Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall
survey of parents and students about their interest in proposed districtwide focus high schools.
- Results of discussions with high school
staff at all of the school district’s nine comprehensive campuses.
On Monday, board members will consider a resolution outlining the
design elements of a PPS High School System and directing Superintendent
Carole Smith to develop a proposal detailing:
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The core program offered at each community comprehensive school.
• The number, size and location of those schools.
• The uses of campuses not utilized as community
comprehensives.
Under the resolution, Superintendent Smith has 45 days to complete her
work and present a proposal to the school board. School board and
community engagement around the proposal will follow, with final
decisions occurring by June, with implementation for fall 2011.
More information on the process to design a PPS High School System is
available online.
The Portland School
Board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March 8, at the Blanchard
Education Service
Center, 501 N. Dixon. Board materials and agenda will
be posted.
If you wish to testify, you may sign up before the meeting, or call the
board office at 503-916-3741.
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