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A ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Hall Elementary School took place on June 22, with students taking part along with school and city officials.

The Portland Public Schools (PPS) accepts funding through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965. As part of ESEA, PPS is required to provide reasonable opportunity for public comment on the consolidated application and consider such comment prior to submission of the application.

The Portland Board of Public Education on June 20 unanimously approved the appointment of Sarah Jane Sirois, a Lyman Moore Middle School teaching strategist, as assistant principal of Hall Elementary School, effective July 1.

Lincoln Middle School (LMS) seventh-grade art teacher Louis-Pierre Lachapelle was recently awarded a $3,000 Fast Track grant through the Perloff Family Foundation. The award was given to fund the purchase of an etching press to be used in an after-school art program.