Good Afternoon Lane Community, 

I want to thank our entire community for coming together to find a way through this challenging year. We are already hard at work, planning for our return to full time, in-person classes at the beginning of next school year. We have learned a great deal through the hardships of this year and are looking forward to putting that learning to work for our students! What a great joy it will be to have all of our students back at school!

School Offices Closing

Tuesday, June 22, is the last day that our school offices will be open this month. The office will be open for students who are returning for summer programs in mid-July. If you need to drop off materials, have questions, or would still like to come by for gifts that you haven't been able to pick up, tomorrow will be the last opportunity until August. 

Summer Opportunities

You will be receiving a message from Portland Public Schools with comprehensive information about summer activities. I will resend the message when I receive it, to be sure that you have access to the information. 

Food Pantry is Open

Please remember that Lane's food pantry is open on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 4:00 in the south parking. All are welcome to make use of this excellent resource.

Please continue to contact me with questions or needs as they arise. I will continue to share information as it becomes available. As always, you can reach me by texting my cell at 971-678-9700, or replying to this email. Have a fun, safe summer, and don't forget to keep your students reading all summer!

Sincerely, 
Michael Rowell, Principal
Lane Middle School

Dear PPS High School Families,

Yesterday, Multnomah County Health announced updated guidance for mask-wearing: Wear a mask when indoors around people you don’t live with, whether vaccinated or not. This update is in response to increases in Delta variant cases in Oregon and is consistent with evolving guidance from state and national public health agencies, including the CDC, which today will advise that vaccinated people who live in high-transmission areas wear masks in indoor public spaces and that K-12 schools require masks for all.

Yesterday, Multnomah County Health announced updated guidance for mask-wearing: Wear a mask when indoors around people you don’t live with, whether vaccinated or not. This update is in response to increases in Delta variant cases in Oregon and is consistent with evolving guidance from state and national public health agencies, including the CDC, which today advised that vaccinated people who live in high-transmission areas wear masks in indoor public spaces, and that K-12 schools require masks for all.

All of us at Portland Public Schools are mourning the loss of Paul Edward Coakley Sr., a beloved educator who passed away on July 18, 2021. He was 67.

Portland Public Schools, thanks to the generosity of voters, has a head start on preparing for instruction in a post-pandemic world, an article in EdTech Magazine reports.