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West Sylvan Foundation Information Video. 

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 Quick Reference:

Dear PPS Community,

On Monday, January 31, Portland Public Schools teachers and staff will have a day to collaborate and plan for the start of the second semester, with no classes held for students on that day. This comes after the PPS Board of Education, at a special meeting on Tuesday, unanimously voted to turn January 31 into a staff collaboration and planning day for school-based staff, creating an opportunity for school staff to work on campus-specific school climate plans and instructional practices to support the diverse needs of our students. 

The recent surge in cases due to the Omicron variant, compounded by the unrelenting and continued stress from this pandemic, has impacted all of us as individuals and as a collective society. Every sector continues to face challenges, and Portland Public Schools (PPS) is no exception. We know firsthand that navigating this pandemic is taxing, especially for our students who desperately need and deserve consistency, stability and access to in-person learning experiences. 

Dear Jefferson Community,

We are so pleased to inform you that Jefferson will return to in-person classes on Monday, January 24. We realize that closing the campus and moving to temporary distance learning created challenges for families, but the dramatic rise in absences of staff and students fueled by the omicron variant of COVID-19 made it too difficult to keep the campus open safely.

Dear PPS Community,

The PPS Board of Education will consider a resolution at an upcoming meeting to make Monday, January 31 into a school climate work day for school staff, with no classes held for students. 

General Resource Links:

• Information about MYP (Middle Years Program) - Programming and course requirements
• Example Year-Long Period Schedule
• AVID information and Resources - Fill out this FORM if you are interested or want more information about AVID.

 Upcoming Dates/Information

• Forecasting surveys are now open for all grade levels.  
• Mandarin in 7th grade (update/clarification) -  
  District information was shared with us in January indicating that our relationship with the Confucius Institute was most likely ending, which means we are not anticipating the funding to staff this position, moving forward.  We are exploring some options for students who have started Mandarin and want to continue for 8th grade, but at this point are still making decisions about how that will look. Communication will be sent if we have more information about this elective option.
• Arabic is offered currently for 8th grade only (update as of 7/28/21)

Forecasting Process for Electives:

       STEP 1.  Resources for review BEFORE taking survey 

• 6th Grade Electives Descriptions (PDF)
• 6th Grade Elective Video Descriptions   - (Please be aware that we do not have a current video and that this video may not represent all our updated course options.  Please refer to the electives list for the most current elective choices.)
• 7th Grade Elective Descriptions (PDF)
• 8th Grade Elective Descriptions  (PDF) 

       STEP 2. Complete Forecasting Survey for next year's grade level.

CURRENT PPS STUDENTS WILL NEED TO USE THEIR GOOGLE LOG-IN I.D. to sign in.

   FEEDER/West Sylvan School Surveys                  OUT of District/New Student Surveys                

• 6th Grade Forecasting Survey                        Non-Feeder School 6th Grade Survey
• 7th Grade Forecasting Survey                        Non-Feeder School 7th Grade Survey
• 8th Grade Forecasting Survey                        Non-Feeder School 8th Grade Survey

Questions and Support 

If you have specific questions about this process, or need technical support, please contact:

• Kirsten Crombie, Registrar: kcrombie@pps.net; 503-916-5690
• Ben Keller-Rising 6th & 8th Grade Forecasting: bkeller@pps.net
• Evening Krauel-7th Grade Forecasting: ekrauel@pps.net
• Kandice Abney-6th Grade Counselor: kaabney@pps.net
• Rebecca Cohen-7th Grade Counselor: rcohen@pps.net
• Ricky Almeida-8th Grade Counselor: ralmeida@pps.net