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To families enrolled in the OHSU Covid-19 testing program:

Sample kits will be sent home this Thursday 12/ 9 and next Thursday 12/16.  Collection days will be Friday mornings 12/10 and 12/17. 

You MUST use two labels each week. One label will adhere to the test vial, and the other label should be attached to the plastic bag. 

Important information for this week:

In order to participate in testing, your student(s) must return their kit to their first period teacher the morning after distribution.  We can not accept any late samples.

Please keep the instructions and extra labels in a safe place. The label supply the student was given is good for 12 weeks. We do not have extra labels at school. If you lose your labels, we will have to order new ones from OHSU. That could take a few weeks.

How to enroll for future testing:

It's not too late to participate in the free weekly COVID-19 screening testing program. To sign up, please return signed copies of the opt-ins forms. You can access them now using the links below:

• OHSU Opt-In Form: English. 
• OHA Opt-In Form: English.

Both the OHSU and OHA Opt-In Forms are required.

Additional program details:

If I enroll my child in this testing program, what should I expect?

1. Families who wish to participate in the testing program must fill out the consent forms and health authorization forms. Print, sign, and return the forms to the MLC office.
2. Our school will receive testing kits to send home every week.
3. Every "test return" morning, your student will spit into the test tube.  (Test return days will mostly be the next morning after distribution, but distribution days will vary based on OHSU's availability and MLC closure days.)
4. Please return the spit sample that same morning to your first period teacher. Samples will be collected by OHSU for transportation to the lab for testing.
5. OHSU will share the results within 48 hours of the specimen being dropped off at school. You will receive a secure email with your child's results. Please note: PPS will not receive the results of your student’s test. 

If there's a positive (or inconclusive) result, we ask that you keep your student home from school. Please call us immediately and we will follow the guidance provided by our partners at the Multnomah Health Department. 

If you have questions about this program, please contact the office at MLC by calling 503-916-5737.

Thank you!

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Dear Community,

After careful consideration and in consultation with school principals, we are extending the temporary distance learning return date until Tuesday, February 1 for the following three middle schools: George, Harriet Tubman and Kellogg.

On Thursday, the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) released graduation rates for the 2020-21 school year, with 84.4% of Portland Public Schools  students earning a high school diploma within four years, an impressive result and a steady increase for the 12th year in a row.

Dear Community,

We are so pleased to inform you that your school (see chart below) will return to in-person classes early next week. We realize that closing the campus and moving to temporary distance learning created challenges for families, but the dramatic rise in absences of staff and students fueled by the omicron variant of COVID-19 made it too difficult to keep the campus open safely.

Dear PPS Community,

On Monday, January 31, Portland Public Schools teachers and staff will have a day to collaborate and plan for the start of the second semester, with no classes held for students on that day. This comes after the PPS Board of Education, at a special meeting on Tuesday, unanimously voted to turn January 31 into a staff collaboration and planning day for school-based staff, creating an opportunity for school staff to work on campus-specific school climate plans and instructional practices to support the diverse needs of our students.