You have probably been noticing the slow but sure improvement of our field over the school year.  This is the result of efforts throughout the school year, a collaboration between PPS and a local landscape company.  Bald spots are beginning to fill in with patches of healthy grass.  We've also noticed more students playing on the field and a greater number of parents have been sitting on the field enjoying some conversation while watching the kids play.  To keep the field moving in this direction we met with Principal Raddy Lurie and Gary Hunter from PPS Grounds Maintenance.  What follows is the plan for continuation of the Field Improvement Project throughout the summer.

By now most of you have likely seen the great work that was done this past weekend, on Earth Day, at the Spring Alameda Grounds Clean Up.  Read more about this in a letter from parent organizer Dana M. Peterson.

In case you missed it in your inbox, we are providing a copy of the letter principal Lurie sent to our community today.

Our new online Alameda School Family Directory makes finding your student(s) a play date easy and convenient, and saves trees and ink. Join the PTA and you can access the directory using any device with an Internet connection, including any smartphone with the MySchoolAnywhere app installed.

¡Sí Se Puede! or Yes, we can! is an opportunity for students to celebrate and inspire one another, build relationships outside their schools and share the rich diversity of their talents and experiences with the greater Portland community.

Dear PPS staff and families,

Summer has started, but we want to let you know that the PPS Task Force on the Superintendent Recruitment is continuing to meet on a regular basis and work is happening daily to advance our efforts to find and recruit our next superintendent. We have a final position description and are still actively recruiting candidates.  We appreciate the feedback and candidate recommendations we have received from the community to date.  Below are highlights of our last meeting. We will keep you informed as we go forward. Thank you.

Julia Brim-Edwards, Chair, Superintendent Recruitment Task Force

SEI and Oregon Seal of Bi-Literacy awardees were honored at the June 13 Board meeting. PPS celebrated 13 years of partnership with Self Enhancement Inc. (SEI) Academy. Libra Forde, SEI Chief Operating Officer, Timothy Rodgers, SEI Academy Principal, and Linda Harris, 2006-2010 SEI principal, were presented with plaques honoring this partnership. SEI Academy was named a model school by the Oregon Department of Education in 2013 and 2014.

Dear PPS Families,

Over the summer, crews will be working in schools throughout the district to address health and safety issues, using funds from the bond that voters approved in May. At the same time, planning is under way for bigger projects to rebuild three high schools and a middle school. We wanted to give you an update on what is coming up.