For the 2018-19 school year, Bridger School will have a new child care provider – Champions. Champions will provide high-quality before- and after-school child care services. This is a known and well-regarded organization, providing child care in schools in the Portland area and across the country.

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My name is Pam Nagashima and I will be an educational assistant in reading for grades 1 through 5.   I did this at Arleta School three years ago, and for the last two years I have been working at Mt. Tabor Middle School helping students who were newcomers to the country.  I have some idea how they must feel because I lived in Japan for 10 years and had to learn to live in a very different culture using a very different language.   Other places I’ve lived have included growing up on the east coast and some time in California (more cultural adjustment…).  Since moving to Portland, I became a tutor in the Orton-Gillingham method for dyslexia.  In that same time frame my husband became, I’m pretty sure, the first Oregon state champion in Old Time Fiddling who is Japanese (see photo).   When I’m not working with students, I make pottery, do lots of walking and swimming, and read voraciously.

The school year has been over for nearly three weeks, and your student is settling into a summer routine. But the time off can harm academic gains made during the school year. A number of studies point to weeks or months of learning loss, particularly for students who were already struggling. For some the “summer slide” can snowball over time, leaving them chronically below grade level.

Portland Public Schools Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero has hired two educational leaders to play major roles in the district’s senior leadership team. Claire Hertz will serve as Deputy Superintendent for Business and Operations, and Dr. Kregg Cuellar will join the district as Chief of Schools, the district announced.

During summer break, when many of our schools are closed, parents can still register their students for the coming year by visiting the Enrollment and Transfer Center at the PPS central office.

Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero and his staff have completed the 2018-19 budget for Portland Public Schools. The $655 million budget reflects the Superintendent’s priorities, including increasing investment in core instruction, staffing schools equitably, advancing racial equity, diversity and inclusion, and enhancing student safety and wellbeing. The PPS Board of Education is expected to formally adopt the budget at its June 26 meeting.

• 2018-19 Budget Highlights (PDF)
• Puntos sobresalientes del presupuesto para 2018-19
• Các điểm nổi bật của ngân sách 2018-19
• Бюджет на 2018-19 учебный год
• 2018-19年预算亮点
• Tilmaamaha Miisaaniyadda 2018-19