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District Administration: K-12 climate literacy curriculum created [districtadministration.com]

KATU: Portland Public Schools launches climate change-focused curriculum with PGE grant [katu.com]

KOIN: PPS partners with PGE for climate change, renewable energy education [koin.com]

Portland Tribune: PGE donates $250K toward climate change curriculum development [pamplinmedia.com]

Fox 12 Oregon: Portland Public Schools creating 'first-in-the-nation' climate literacy curriculum [kptv.com]

Oregonian/ Oregon Live Portland Public Schools announces $250,000 boost for its climate curriculum [oregonlive.com]

OPB: Portland General Electric Gives PPS $250,000 For Climate Change Curriculum [opb.org]

Tony Memmel visited our school. KOIN TV Feature

Dear PPS Community,

This morning, the Oregon Department of Education publicly released this past spring’s summative assessment data. I’m pleased to share that PPS avoided significant setbacks, but the data nonetheless shows the negative impact of the pandemic.

Dear PPS K-12 students and families,  

PPS is partnering with OHSU to offer free weekly COVID-19 testing for students. Participation in this program is completely optional but encouraged. PPS students may participate in the program regardless of vaccination status. Participating students will submit spit samples in pre-labeled test tubes to their school on a designated day each week, regardless as to whether they have symptoms. Schools will begin collecting spit samples starting September 27th-29th.

Dear Familias, Students and Colleagues,

One of my favorite experiences in my nearly thirty-year educational career was in my first year teaching. I was a Spanish bilingual teacher, and I was happy and proud to be “el maestro” – a role that carried esteem and respect in the predominantly-Latino neighborhood where I lived and worked.

Dear PPS students and families,

I want to share with you a very enthusiastic “Welcome Back!” I hope you enjoyed your summer break and are eager and energized for a fantastic school year.