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Inclement Weather: In case of inclement weather, here is the general outline Portland Evening Scholars will follow:
if PPS is closed for the day: no PESS classes.
if PPS closes early and cancels all evening events (basketball, choir, etc): no PESS classes.
if PPS has a full day of classes but inclement weather is a possibility for the evening time: a decision will be made by 3pm for PESS classes.
if PPS has late opening: we will have PESS classes.
if PPS moves daytime classes to a virtual platform due to weather, PESS will do the same.
Here is how our office will communicate these decisions:
We will send out a SchoolMessenger to all students/parents informing them of what our plans are.
Administrator will send an all-staff email informing you what our plan is.
Our website will be updated with a banner along the top indicating our plan is.
If you’re ever lucky enough to tag along with Tom Myers and his bird club at Skyline School, you’ll most likely notice a few things: that Skyline in the early morning can be a breathtakingly beautiful place, and that if you have a question about birds – or the natural world in general – the man his students call “Teacher Tom” can almost certainly answer it.
PPS is hosting a series of events that focus on Belonging, Equity & Inclusive Practices where we will screen powerful, award-winning documentaries aimed at starting a productive conversation about what is possible in the systems we create for our children with disabilities.
As part of this series, we are excited to welcome you to a live virtual event, Including Samuel, on Monday, October 28 at 5:30 PM at OMSI Empirical Theater. The event will include a screening of Dan Habib’s film, “Including Samuel,” and a conversation with him and his son, Samuel.
The Dr. Matthew Prophet Education Center, the rather staid home to Portland Public Schools administrative staff, had a very different look on Monday evening when it hosted the world premiere of “The Return of Emergetron.”
The red carpet event was in celebration of a new film starring students – and for students – about the many emergency scenarios they might encounter in a typical school year.
Portland Public Schools’ Comprehensive School Psychology program was recently named the recipient of a prestigious $5.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for its proven track record of improving student well-being and academic performance.
The renewable, school-based mental health grant will be used to provide comprehensive school psychology services to 18 Title I schools across the district for the 2024-25 school year. This is up from 11 schools served in the previous year. Through the duration of the grant, 25 schools designated as Title I at the time of the grant award will receive comprehensive school psychology services.
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM School Board - School Facilities Improvement Oversight Committee Meeting
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM School Board- Regular Meeting
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM School Board - Special Meeting or Work Session
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM School Board- Regular Meeting
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM School Board - Special Meeting or Work Session