Join us on Saturday, August 26th from 9 am - 12 pm for Chapman Community Care Day at Main Campus. Many wonderful projects are planned to beautify & improve the school grounds for the new year. There are four-square lines to paint, rose bushes to prune & plenty of weeds to pull! Please plan to accompany your children, & bring any small hand tools if you have them. There will be snacks, coffee & water provided, and a t-shirt for all participants. Hope you can make it!

We need several volunteers to help create school welcome packets for the new year. If you are available on Monday, August 28th @ 10 am, please join us at Main Campus. Contact Natalie Maciukenas if you can help out. Thank you for supporting our students & our schools.

Hard to believe it's that time again - Chapman's annual ice cream social will be held on Tuesday, August 29th from 3 - 4 pm. View the posted class lists, see old - and meet new - friends, and enjoy a frozen treat outside on the grounds of Main Campus! (1445 NW 26th Ave) Grades 1-5 begin classes Wednesday, August 30th. Kindergartners will have introductory conferences/assessments, and begin class on Tuesday, September 5th at the Ramona site (1545 NW 13th Ave).

Call 503-916-6901 if interested. $16.25 per hour; they will train. 

Do you want to help inspire culinary curiosity and nourish the health of the community through school meals? Portland Public Schools Nutrition Services is recruiting for Roving Food Service Assistants to provide students delicious, high quality, nutrient rich, and safe meals. Our kitchens and cafeterias provide a vibrant and inviting atmosphere for enjoying and sharing meal time. We want you to be a part of our team! Training provided. To learn more about this exciting opportunity, call Anya Friday or Charles Hardin at 503-916-3399 or apply at https://careers.pps.net – Roving Food Service Asst. - 15742

All students who were receiving free or reduced-price meal benefits at the end of last year must complete a NEW meal application for the 2017-18 school year. Students who have not submitted a new application will be required to pay full price starting Thursday, October 12th.

Applications are available at your school office, cafeteria and online at www.pps.net/nutrition.

If your child attends a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) school, you do NOT need to submit a free or reduced-price meal application. All students at CEP schools do not pay for school meals. The CEP schools are: Alliance @ Meek, Boise Eliot/Humboldt, Cesar Chavez, George MS, Harrison Park, King, Lent, Pioneer @ Youngson, Rigler, Rosa Parks, Scott, Sitton and Woodmere.

The Portland School Board on Friday unanimously voted to hire Guadalupe Guerrero to lead Portland Public Schools as its next superintendent.

Guerrero, now a deputy superintendent in San Francisco Unified School District, has dedicated himself to ensuring that all students – especially those traditionally underserved – have access to a well-rounded education that sparks learning and success in school.

Welcome to our weekly newsletter PPS Pulse. The current issue has great information on how PPS is preparing for back to school, introductions to our new board members and exciting news about our next superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero.

Three new members joined the PPS Board after the May 16 election, bringing a wealth of experience, activism and passion to the job. Julia Brim-Edwards, Scott Bailey and Rita Moore were inaugurated last month and will serve the PPS community for at least the next four years. Brim-Edwards was elected chair. Moore was elected co-vice chair along with Julie Esparza Brown.