Dear Jackson Community,

I am pleased to announce that Susan Kosmala will become the new principal of Jackson Middle School. Susan is a veteran of Portland Public Schools who has served as principal of Buckman Elementary School the last four years.

Dear Rieke Community,

I am pleased to announce that Jonathan Jeans, a 16-year veteran of Portland Public Schools, will become the new principal at Rieke Elementary School. Jonathan knows the community well, having served as assistant principal at Robert Gray Middle School for the last six years. As you know, Rieke is the feeder school for Robert Gray within the Wilson High School cohort.

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Two high school teachers from Portland Public Schools have been selected to the OnPoint Community Credit Union Circle of Excellence, with one of them, Wilson's Joe Minato, named a finalist for the organization's Educator of the Year Award.