Portland Public Schools District Student Council

The District Student Council's (DSC) Mission is to elevate and unify student voice within the district, increase student involvement, and facilitate collaboration and interaction between various PPS student groups and PPS leadership. The DSC is made up of PPS high school students who meet bi-weekly at the Prophet Education Center (PEC) prior to PPS Board of Education meetings.

Ian Ritorto serves as the active Student Representative on the Board of Education elected body for the 2025-2026 academic year. Ian Ritorto
also coordinates and leads the District Student Council throughout the school year.

The core functions of PPS Student Council include:

Elevate and leverage student input on school and district issues to PPS leadership.
Incorporate student perspectives in board meetings and policy, in support of the Student Board of Education Representative.
Host Annual District Student Council Student Summit.

Staff Liasion

Chris Williams
Senior Manager, Family and Community Engagement (FACE)
cwillia2@pps.net

District Student Council Leadership Team

The District Student Council has officially seated its DSC Leadership Team for the school year. This student-led team includes the Vice Chair, Secretary, and Corresponding Secretary, who work alongside district staff to support meeting facilitation, communication, and continuity across the council.

Together, the DSC Leadership Team helps:

Shape meeting agendas and priorities
Support clear communication between DSC representatives and their school communities
Strengthen student leadership and shared responsibility within the council

We’re excited to support these students as they step into leadership and help guide the work of the District Student Council this year.

Student Representative and District Student Council Policy

District Student Council Scheduale

Leadership

Ian Ritorto

Student Representative, Board of Education

Roosevelt High School, Senior

Zahra Faruqui

Vice Chair of District Student Council

Benson High School, Junior

Rose Sandell

Secretary of District Student Council

Lincoln High School, Junior

Grace Nguyen

Corresponding Secretary of District Student Council

McDaniel High School, Sophomore

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Councilors At-large

Board Student Rep

Ian Ritorto

Alliance Reps

Vacant

Benson Reps

Mel Schuller

Zahra Faruqui

Jakai Patterson

Cleveland Reps

Alina Luu

Estelle Ranta

Franklin Reps

Eve Thompson

Margaret Garringer

Grant Reps

Eben Cole

Nora Isles

Ida B. Wells-Barnett Reps

Eesa Taylor

Misha Russo-Yanowitz

Jefferson Reps

Taliyah Pratt

Brian Nguyen

Lincoln Reps

Rose Sandell
Allison Hu

Leodis V. McDaniel Reps

Viola Loforti Devigal

Grace Nguyen

Metropolitan Learning Center Reps

Carter Johnson-Nelson

Isabella Kjellander

Roosevelt Rep

Sumya Kedir

Sanarya Kareem