Xavier Botana said in an email to staff that the transition to outside payroll processing might not be completed until next fall.
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School Notebook: Nov. 2
Foundation grants $59K to Portland educators The Foundation for Portland Public Schools has completed its 14th annual teacher grants program cycle. Seventy-six teachers, ed techs, librarians and others have been awarded grants totaling $59,261. These grants will benefit thousands of students – from pre-K through Portland Adult Education – in 15 schools across the district. […]
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Portland ed techs still waiting for pay increases, back pay as payroll woes plague district
Some hourly workers say they are living paycheck to paycheck and district officials aren’t offering details about when the problems might be fixed.
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Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: The Portland schools want you to work for them
The iconic poster in which Uncle Sam urges service to our country by pointing a finger and saying, “I want YOU,” is familiar to most Americans. In this column, I want to borrow Uncle Sam’s words and say “The Portland schools want YOU – as substitutes, volunteers and regular employees including educational technicians, teachers and […]
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Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: School board will be good fiscal stewards of school budget
I urge my fellow city residents to join me in voting yes on Question 5 to allow the Portland Board of Public Education to set the school budget before sending it directly to voters. Not only do our elected school board members best understand the needs of students and schools, they have proved themselves to […]
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School Notebook: Oct. 12
Portland High School recognized for college prep Portland High School has been named one of the top schools in the state for college success, according to GreatSchools, a national nonprofit. The College Success Award recognizes schools that excel at preparing students to enroll and succeed in college. Portland High School is one of 15 public […]
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Question 5 seeks to remove City Council vote from school budget process
Supporters say the proposal will simplify the budget process and make school officials more accountable to voters. Opponents question its legality and unknown costs.
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School Notebook: Sept. 21
Mobile makerspace Cumberland student named Obama-Chesky scholar Terra Gallo of Cumberland, a student at Colby College, was selected as part of the inaugural cohort of Voyager Scholarship recipients from the Obama Foundation and Airbnb. The $100 million Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service supports students pursuing careers in public service with an academic scholarship, exposure to […]
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Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: Supporting the United Way helps students grow
Portland frequently makes national lists as one of the best places to live and work, but that’s not always true for everyone in our community. Opportunity gaps lead to some students struggling to succeed in school, hardworking families can’t afford housing and other basic necessities, and many of our fellow citizens suffer from preventable health […]
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School Notebook: Sept. 14
Elementary students’ murals featured at Rosemont More than 440 students at Portland’s Rowe Elementary School created murals now hanging at Rosemont Market & Bakery on Brighton Avenue. The seven 4-by-4-foot paintings are the latest in a series of five mural projects over seven years that reflect a visual representation of the words eat, compost, plant, […]