Portland Housing Authority names scholarship winners The Portland Housing Authority has announced the recipients of the annual Portland Housing Authority Scholarship. This year, the Portland Housing Authority Scholarship Fund awarded nine scholarships totaling $18,000, made possible in part by a $10,000 grant from KeyBank. Each year, program applicants display incredible character and perseverance in written […]
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School Notebook: Sept. 22
Portland Public Schools students named National Merit semifinalists Portland High School senior Theresa Conroy and Deering High School senior Jove Emmons have been named semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. The students now have the opportunity to compete for about 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $30 million that will be offered next […]
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Superintendent’s Notebook: Strengthening core instruction in Portland schools
School this fall has not been the “return to normal” we all envisioned last June. We continue to battle this pandemic and are currently focused on fine-tuning our health and safety protocols to protect our students and staff. At the same time, we are committed to realizing our goal of continuously working to improve the […]
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Race is on for Portland council, school board seats
There are no incumbent councilors running, but three school board members are looking for another term.
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School Notebook: Aug. 18
Brunswick School Department hires new chief academic officer A longtime Portland educator has been appointed the next chief academic officer for the Brunswick School Department, Superintendent Phil Potenziano announced. Suellyn Santiago is a native of Portland and spent more than 20 years working in the city’s public schools. She began as a special education tech, […]
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Presumpscot Elementary School renovation bid approved
The Portland Board of Education voted unanimously July 20 to shift $4.3 million in school renovation reserve funds to cover the cost of renovation and new construction for the Presumpscot Elementary School project. Great Falls Construction won the project with the lowest bid of $14.6 million, but that exceeded the expected budgeted amount by close […]
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School board to use $6.2M for tax relief, custodial pay, debt service
The Portland City Council has given the Board of Public Education the go-ahead to allocate an extra $6.2 million in state aid for the 2021-2022 school year for tax relief, custodial salaries and the creation of a debt service relief fund. The extra $1.49 million being used as tax relief will mean taxpayers will not […]
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Nomination papers available for Portland council, school board seats
Nomination papers are available in the Portland city clerk’s office for open seats on the City Council, school board, Peaks Island Council and Portland Water District Board of Trustees. The election will be held Nov. 2. Open City Council seats are in District 1, currently held by Belinda Ray; District 2, now held by Spencer […]
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School Notebook: June 23
Portland school custodian honored as finalist for custodian of year Ocean Avenue Elementary School held a surprise ceremony June 11 to honor lead custodian Donna Colello for being a finalist in the Cintas Corp.’s 2021 Custodian of the Year contest and for her dedication and hard work. Cintas representatives, students, school and district staff, and […]
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Committee recommends plan for Portland schools to use additional state funds
The plan calls for using an anticipated $6.2 million for tax relief, the cost of custodians who are now being paid with federal relief funds, and a new debt service reserve.