Rightsize. Right Support. Right for Students.
Portland Public Schools is undertaking a districtwide rightsizing process to better align our schools, programs, and resources with the needs of today’s students and the realities shaping our future.
Welcome to the 2026-2027 School Year! You now have access to complete all of your mandatory training. It is each employee’s responsibility to complete the training by October 30, 2026* for the 26-27 school year. These required trainings ensure employees understand their employment rights, safety practices, and mandated reporting responsibilities. The total estimated time to complete these training sessions is approximately 4 hours, but they do not all have to be completed in one sitting or in any specific order.
All PPS employees are required to complete these trainings, including all substitutes, limited term staff, interns, student teachers, and practicum students. All PPS employees, with the exception of Portland Association of Teacher members, will be given time during the workday (timing at the discretion of their manager) to complete these trainings. Note: if you already completed these as part of being hired for summer school, you do not need to complete these again.
To complete your required training, please navigate to the my.pps.net portal and select Pepper (powered by Playbook), the District's Professional Learning Management System. Your assigned courses are located under the "My Learning" tab. See additional directions below. If you are receiving this notice outside of your work year, please be advised of this requirement once your work year begins. Additionally, you are not required to print your certificate.
*Exceptions
PPS Athletic Coaches must complete the training sessions by August 7, 2026. If hired after August 10, 2026, coaches will have one week to complete the mandatory training.
Mandatory Online Trainings:
Step 1: Click on the following link: https://my.pps.net.
Step 2: Enter your PPS username and password and click “Sign-In.” You'll need to go through Duo-Multifactor Authentication to sign-in. If you need assistance with logging in, contact the IT Service Desk at support@pps.net.
Step 3: Click on the "Pepper" icon
Step 4: Your mandatory courses are located in the upper menu bar under “My Learning.”
Step 5: Each course will begin on the navigation instructions page. Instructions and Course Description sections are optional.
Step 6: After finishing all course requirements, click on the “I completed the course” button in order to receive a certificate of completion. You can now click "View Certificate" to download your certificate.
Step 7: To complete your remaining courses, return to the “My Learning” page located in the upper menu bar. You can filter by "incomplete" courses.
Note: Partially completed courses will remain under the “My Learning” section until they are fully completed. Once a course is fully completed, the course will be removed from the “My Learning” section and a certificate is available under the Profile menu.
More information about Pepper learning can be found on the PPS website here!
