Due to some lingering icy conditions, Buses at the schools below will be running on snow routes this morning. All schools will start at regular time.

Due to snowy and icy road conditions, all PPS schools and offices are closed today, Wednesday, Feb. 27. That includes all after school activities. Transportation staff scouted road conditions throughout the district this morning and determined it could be unsafe on many routes. In some parts of the district, it continues to snow, and temperatures aren’t likely to warm until later in the day.

In this week's PPS Pulse: Cleveland wrestler wins state championship; landscapers upgrade Sitton playground

The PPS Board will be considering a number of policy changes in the coming weeks that would affect both school-sponsored and non-school-sponsored field trips and travel. Special activities outside the classroom are a recognized and important part of the educational experience, and these changes are not meant to diminish that importance. 

Snow clouds did not even dare to compete with the overwhelming energy of the over 280 Emergent Bilingual Students who made their way to Portland State University for the 7th Annual International Youth Leadership Conference last week.

Cleveland High School senior Jontae Hardaway became a state champion by winning the 120-pound title at the OSAA Class 6A wrestling championships Saturday at Memorial Coliseum. Hardaway did so in dramatic fashion, beating Newberg senior Christopher Strange 6-3 in a tiebreaker in the championship match.

When statewide graduation rates for 2017-18 were released in January, they brought good news for Portland Public Schools, which saw its rate rise 2 percentage points, the ninth year in a row the district saw an increase. At Cleveland High School, there was even more reason to celebrate as the school saw a 3.9 point rise, the highest among PPS schools, to 91 percent.

In this week's Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary celebrates its diverse cultures; meet the poodle who helps students read aloud

The PPS Visioning initiative reached some major milestones in January and we are ready to get back out to the community in the next few weeks!

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary has one of the most diverse student bodies in Portland Public Schools, and on Friday it held a dual event that reflected that diversity. The Global Celebration included elements tied into Black History Month and the Lunar New Year as well as other cultures in the school community. 

Raquel Laiz has a new job with Portland Public Schools this school year, but she has been honored for her work at her previous position in the district. Laiz was one of nine counselors around the country to win a Counselors That Change Lives Award.

In this week's PPS Pulse: Deadline coming for students to be immunized; Jefferson students discuss Black History Month

If you are the parent or guardian of a Portland Public Schools student, ask yourself: How is the educational climate at the school? Portland Public Schools is looking for answers to this and other key questions from family members of PPS students as part of the Successful Schools Survey. Students in grades 5, 7 and 10 also are being surveyed, and school-based staff will participate starting Feb. 19.

The recent outbreak of measles serves as a reminder about immunizations, with an important deadline coming up.

Students in Portland Public Schools who have not gotten all of their required immunizations face a Wednesday, Feb. 20 deadline. That is the “exclusion date” set by the state for 2019, when any student who is not fully immunized may be barred from attending classes or district-provided child care.

In anticipation of forecasted inclement weather, Portland Public Schools has called for all activities in district campuses and buildings to end by 7 p.m. Friday and has canceled all weekend activities.

In this week's PPS Pulse: Beaumont Middle School's Jazz Ambassadors shine at festival; an up-close lesson about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Due to inclement weather, all schools and school offices are closed today, Tuesday, Feb. 5. The BESC central offices is on a two-hour delay start time, which means the office will open at 10 a.m.

In just a few months, in June, Madison High School will close and undergo construction for two years in order to fully modernize the campus. Students and staff will move to the Marshall High School campus for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years.