8th Grade Promotion 2020-21

Available Thursday, June 10th, @ 6:00pm.  

                  AVID                           
AVID.org Secondary Link            Advancement Via Individual Determination             PPS's AVID Department Link

2021 Upcoming AVID Information Meetings and Resources for 5th -8th graders

• AVID Presentations and Applications  (more details and links)
  • 5,6,7th Grade - May 12th @ 2:30
  • 8th Grade to Lincoln - May 5th @ 1:oo pm
• MAY 5th "Successful You" Event
• 

More West Sylvan AVID links

• AVID at West Sylvan video

PPS Mission:

Every student by name prepared for college, career and participation as an active community member, regardless of race, income or zip code.

What is AVID in Middle School and High School?

AVID Secondary (grades 6-12) is an essential component of the AVID College Readiness System and is designed to enable schoolwide implementation of AVID’s proven instructional methodologies and content area best practices to improve outcomes for all students. AVID Secondary goes beyond the AVID Elective course to affect an entire campus or district by creating a college-going culture that increases the number of students

Parent Access to CANVAS - Quick Guide 

 Quick Reference:

Dear PPS Families,

As we reach the end of an unprecedented school year, we want to extend our gratitude for the patience, flexibility and understanding shared by you and your students.

Dear PPS Families,

It has been a pleasure to serve your students meals this school year. We are happy to let you know that we will continue to provide access to meals during the summer, beginning June 21.

Dear PPS Families and Staff,

As we complete this most unique school year, we want to recommend two events being staged by the PPS Visual & Performing Arts department to showcase art pieces and performances by the creative students of Portland Public Schools.

Dear PPS Community,

As this is the last week of Mental Health Awareness month, we want to ensure that everyone has information about our continuum of care for students who experience mental health and substance use challenges. We also want to highlight services for our BIPOC students and families.

General Resource Links:

• Information about MYP (Middle Years Program) - Programming and course requirements
• Example Year-Long Period Schedule
• AVID information and Resources - Fill out this FORM if you are interested or want more information about AVID.

 Upcoming Dates/Information

• Forecasting surveys are now open for all grade levels.  
• Mandarin in 7th grade (update/clarification) -  
  District information was shared with us in January indicating that our relationship with the Confucius Institute was most likely ending, which means we are not anticipating the funding to staff this position, moving forward.  We are exploring some options for students who have started Mandarin and want to continue for 8th grade, but at this point are still making decisions about how that will look. Communication will be sent if we have more information about this elective option.

Forecasting Process for Electives:

       STEP 1.  Resources for review BEFORE taking survey 

• 6th Grade Electives Descriptions (PDF)
• 6th Grade Elective Video Descriptions   - (Please be aware that we do not have a current video and that this video may not represent all our updated course options.  Please refer to the electives list for the most current elective choices.)
• 7th Grade Elective Descriptions (PDF)
• 8th Grade Elective Descriptions  (PDF) 

       STEP 2. Complete Forecasting Survey for next year's grade level.

CURRENT PPS STUDENTS WILL NEED TO USE THEIR GOOGLE LOG-IN I.D. to sign in.

   FEEDER/West Sylvan School Surveys                  OUT of District/New Student Surveys                

• 6th Grade Forecasting Survey                        Non-Feeder School 6th Grade Survey
• 7th Grade Forecasting Survey                        Non-Feeder School 7th Grade Survey
• 8th Grade Forecasting Survey                        Non-Feeder School 8th Grade Survey

Questions and Support 

If you have specific questions about this process, or need technical support, please contact:

• Greg Crabtree  (gcrabtree@pps.net) – Incoming 6^th Grade
• Ben Keller (bkeller@pps.net) – Rising 7^th & 8^th Grade
• Kimberley Hess-Torbert (khesstorbert@pps.net) – Enrollment and/or transfer
• Sharne Motley (spathiwillemotl@pps.net) – General office questions