Connect with your Head Start counselors! 

These can be stressful times, even for young children

We are available by phone, text, or email for help with:

• Managing your stress or your children’s stress   

• Supporting your children with things like: 

• changes in sleep, behavior, or mood 

• Finding assistance or mental health services

If you want to connect:

leave us your name, your child’s name, their Head Start, and your number at:

503-491-6219.

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis you can call the county crisis line for immediate support 24 hours a day at 503-988-4888.

¡Conéctese con una consejera de Head Start!

Estos pueden ser momentos estresantes, incluso para niños pequeños

¡Estamos disponibles por teléfono, mensaje de texto, o correo electrónico para ayuda con:

• Manejando su estrés o el estrés de sus hijos.

• Apoyando a sus hijos con cosas como:

• cambios en el sueño, el comportamiento, o el estado de ánimo

• Encontrando asistencia o servicios de salud mental

Si quiere conectarse:

deje su nombre, el nombre de su hijo, su Headstart, y su número de teléfono en

503-491-6219

Si está experimentando una crisis de salud mental, puede llamar a la línea de crisis del condado para obtener ayuda inmediata 24 horas al día al 503-988-4888.

State Program Offers Families Help to Pay for Food

It is Head Start’s goal to ensure a safe, positive learning environment for all children. Positive classroom climate contributes to positive behavior.  Head Start’s discipline philosophy approach consists of five basic components:

• High expectations for student behavior that are age appropriate;

• Supportive, secure relationships with adults;

• Clear, understandable, and predictable routines;

• Instruction focused on developing skills for self-regulation  and dealing with intense feelings; and

• Consistent response to student behavior.

In support of this philosophy and to ensure a safe and positive classroom environment, teachers will design and implement Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS), Tier 1 strategies that set clear limits, model appropriate behavior, redirect inappropriate behavior, and work with families to solve unique problems.

All discipline procedures will adhere to Head Start guidelines and Portland Public Schools policies. Teachers will teach expectations and routines that support students in ways to Be Safe, Be Friendly, and Be Ready to Learn. These expectations and routines will be retaught throughout the year.

Parents will be informed of classroom expectations and routines. They will be engaged as partners in developing additional supports as needed.

Dear Families of PPS Secondary Students,

During Comprehensive Distance Learning, opportunities are built into the schedule for all families to be able to connect with teachers during office hours. As in a traditionally formatted year, we will also be offering Parent-Teacher Conferences (morning to evening) on November 23-24. 

Dear PPS Families,

With the announcement that Portland Public Schools is extending Comprehensive Distance Learning through at least January 28, we want to make you aware of upcoming updates to our meal service as we adjust to the coming colder weather and shorter days.

Dear PPS Families and Staff,

We are now several weeks into Comprehensive Distance Learning, and simultaneously working on the next phases of a gradual re-opening of schools. PPS remains focused on published health metrics from the county and state and our medical experts. We also continue to observe Oregon Department of Education guidelines as we contemplate introducing limited in-person opportunities. While we are anxious to have all of our students back on campus, we will proceed in a measured and prudent manner that prioritizes the health and safety of our students and employees. 

Dear PPS Families and Staff,