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PPS Pulse: September 18, 2018
9/18/2018In this week's PPS Pulse: Ockley Green moves forward with new principal; Skyline celebrates 47th Cornfest
PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 Español | Tiếng Việt | 中文 | Русский | Soomaali Under new principal, Ockley Green moves forward
As she ushers a visitor into her office, Kristina Howard says to excuse the boxes and bags and plain walls. “I haven’t really had time to unpack or decorate,” the principal of Ockley Green Middle Schools says.
Other things have consumed Howard’s time since she started the job on July 1. Early on, she engaged in multiple listening sessions with returning teachers and staff to collect data and information. She used the feedback to institute a technology-based system that staff members hope will give the school some stability that can allow it to shine academically.
Skyline’s 47th Annual Cornfest Corn, corn and more corn was served up at the 47th annual Cornfest at Skyline School. The festival brings families, teachers and staff together to celebrate the start of the new school year.
Public invited to share ideas on education with lawmakers at Madison High event Parents, educators and community members who have ideas about public education will have an opportunity to share them with a bipartisan group of state lawmakers at an event at Madison High School.
Metropolitan Learning Center, Lincoln, Vernon celebrate milestone anniversaries Metropolitan Learning Center is believed to be the oldest continually operating alternative school in the United States, and this year the K-12 school hit a milestone number: 50 years.
Transportation: How your student can get to school The first step toward your children getting an education is getting them to school. In Portland Public Schools, there are a number of options.
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