• About Portland Evening and Summer Scholars

    Portland Evening Scholars and Portland Summer Scholars are  Portland Public Schools-operated credit recovery programs for high school students. The two programs merged together during the 2015-16 school year to form "Portland Evening and Summer Scholars." This change in title better reflects the similar goals, use of staff & resources, etc. that the two programs share. 

     

    Both programs take place in Grant HS, Franklin HS, McDaniel HS & Roosevelt HS.  Students from all over the PPS area can attend classes that occur outside of their regular class time. This allows students to continue taking classes at their day school and take additional classes during the evenings or summer.

  • Portland Evening Scholars

    Portland Summer Scholars is a high school credit recovery program. It is a tuition-based program for students who want to recover credit, improve a grade, or get ahead by earning original credit. All Portland Evening Scholars classes are taught by highly qualified teachers, are required for graduation, and are NCAA approved.
     
     
    Here are some facts about the Portland Evening Scholars program.
    • Portland Evening Scholars has been serving Portland students since 1946. 
    • Priority for enrollment goes to students behind in credit needed for graduation.
    • The class of 2015 graduation rate increased by 3% as a result of course completion at Portland Evening and Summer Scholars
    • 97% of students who persist with attendance earn credit for graduation
    • Students from more than 20 high schools and community-based programs are served by Portland Evening and Summer Scholars.
     

    Office Hours

    During Evening Scholars (see calendar overview below):

    • 10:00am - 8:30pm Monday through Thursday 

    otherwise:

    • 8:00am - 2:00pm Monday through Friday

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    Calendar Overview

     
     

    Inclement Weather Information

    Inclement Weather Communication Specifically for Portland Evening Scholars:

    1. If ALL Portland Public Schools are closed for the day, there will be NO Evening Scholars classes.
    2. If ALL Portland Public Schools are dismissed early due to weather, there will be NO Evening Scholars classes. 
    3. If there is a district-wide delayed start, Evening Scholars WILL have classes.
    4. If specific schools are closed (not district-wide), Evening Scholars WILL have classes. 
    5. Check back to our Evening Scholars website for any updates throughout the day:  pess.pps.net  
    6. For days when the weather may change during the afternoon or evening, we will do our best to make our announcement by 3:00pm.  
    7. We will communicate our decisions via our Evening Scholars website and our School Messenger system, which pulls contact numbers from Synergy.