The Portland Public Schools is inviting parents to join the High School Design Team to help reenvision our high schools to better meet the changing needs of our community.

Portland’s high schools have many wonderful features. We are rightly proud of much of what our schools are able to offer our diverse student body. All three of our general high schools have a rich set of traditions and unique characteristics.  

At the same time, we all recognize that as we focus on creating equitable outcomes for all of our students, we have a responsibility to look deeply at our high schools and continue to evolve them to meet the changing needs of our community. As our enrollment plateaus, our aging buildings increasingly need repairs and renovations, resources continue to dwindle, and we continue to see disproportionate outcomes, we have additional reasons to take an in-depth look at our structures and practices to establish and grow efficient and effective programming for our students.

The Board’s recent resolution to direct us to develop closer alignment between our high schools reinforces and gives urgency, visibility, and accountability to efforts that have been underway among the administrative teams at all three schools, including PATHS, for the past six months.  The timing is right for us to expand membership and grow ownership for these efforts and that is why we write to you today.

We are seeking to engage parents to advance this reenvisioning work. It is important that we design schools that meet the needs of families. Below is more information about the Design Team and workgroup as well as how to sign up to participate.

Design Team Goals and Expected Outcomes

Workgroup Goals and Expected Outcomes

How to Sign Up

If you are interested in participating in the Design Team or any of the work groups, please fill out this form by Tuesday, November 8. If you have any questions please email Pamela Otunnu at otunnp@portlandschools.org or call 207-874-8100 ext. 4681.