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 | Instrument Donation Day is Oct. 20! Posted on 10/18/2018 Do you have a musical instrument to donate to the Portland Public Schools’ music program? If so, please bring it to the Instrument Donation/Drop-off Day this Saturday, Oct. 20, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the back lot of Lincoln Middle School at 522 Stevens Avenue.
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 | Don’t Miss Turkey Day Football Game! Posted on 10/17/2018 |
 | Local Question #1 Good for PPS Posted on 10/17/2018 On Nov. 6, Portland residents will be asked to approve Question 1 on the municipal ballot, which asks voters to support the establishment of the Greater Sebago Education Alliance (GSEA). A “yes” vote on the question will help the Portland Public Schools, because joining this Regional Service Center (RSC) will result in financial and other benefits for the district.
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 | DHS Costume & Yard Sale Moved to Oct. 20 Posted on 10/16/2018 If you don’t have a costume for Halloween, the annual Deering High School Drama Club’s Costume and Yard Sale, set for Saturday, Oct. 20, can help! The sale was originally set for Oct. 13, but the date has been changed because of rain.
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 | New Director, Curriculum, Assessment & Instruction Posted on 10/16/2018 Jesse Robinson, a math and leadership coach with nearly 20 years experience in curriculum, assessment and teaching, has been selected as the district’s new Director, Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction. The appointment was recently announced by Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Melea Nalli.
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 | OAES Has New Outdoor Classroom! Posted on 10/16/2018 |
 | New Director of Clinical & Behavioral Services Posted on 10/16/2018 |
 | Painting for a Purpose Annual Auction Nov. 1! Posted on 10/11/2018 Portland Public Schools’ art teachers are among the local artists whose artwork will be auctioned off at the Painting for a Purpose 9th Annual Artful Auction on Thursday, Nov. 1. Some of the artists’ work will be in the form of colorful garden totems.
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 | PATHS Showcases Career & Technical Education Posted on 10/11/2018 The Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS) hosted the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce in October and the United Way of Greater Portland in September. Both groups held their board meetings at PATHS and took a tour of the building to learn more about Career and Technical Education or CTE. Students in the PATHS Culinary Program also provided the visitors with an amazing spread of food!
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 | PEF now Foundation for Portland Public Schools! Posted on 10/09/2018 The Board of Directors of the Foundation for Portland Public Schools, together with the Portland Public Schools (PPS), is pleased to announce its transition from the Portland Education Foundation to the Foundation for Portland Public Schools.
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| Three School Board Seats Up for Election Nov. 6 Posted on 10/09/2018 Three Portland Board of Public Education seats are up for election on Nov. 6. Veteran school board member Sarah Thompson is seeking re-election to her at-large seat for a fifth term on the board. The candidates running for the District 1 and District 2 seats would be newcomers to the school board.
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 | Deering, UNE Partner in Health Science Program Posted on 10/09/2018 |
 | PPS wins $150,000 Barr Foundation Grant Posted on 10/02/2018 The Portland Public Schools has won an award of $150,000 from the Barr Foundation to engage in comprehensive analysis to better understand the academic experiences of the district’s high school students and inform future steps to ensure that all students are prepared to succeed in college, career, and the community.
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Flyer.jpg) | Forum on Addictive Technology Oct. 15 Posted on 09/27/2018 |
 | Rowe Grand Opening is Sept. 27! Posted on 09/25/2018 |
 | CBHS Teacher is Award Winning! Posted on 09/20/2018 Mallory Haar, an English language learner (ELL) teacher at Casco Bay High School, is the winner of three awards for outstanding teaching. Haar has won a 2018 Lawrence W. O’Toole Teacher Leadership Award from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, which includes a $15,000 grant, and is the 2018 recipient of the Education for the Common Good Award from Bowdoin College. She also recently was awarded a Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms grant.
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| City, PPS Team Up for Voter Registration Posted on 09/20/2018 The City of Portland and the Portland Public Schools are celebrating National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, Sept. 25, with the city conducting voter registration drives at two Portland high schools. Also, Deering High School senior Allan Monga, Maine’s 2018 Poetry Out Loud Champion, will travel to Los Angeles for a Sept. 29 young voters' summit.
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 | Three PPS Students National Merit Semifinalists Posted on 09/12/2018 Three high school seniors in the Portland Public Schools have been named Semifinalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented students now have the opportunity to compete for 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $31 million offered next spring.
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| New School Leaders/Other Administrators Welcomed Posted on 08/30/2018 |
 | Open House events 2018-2019 Posted on 08/30/2018 |
| Public Hearing Sept. 4 on Facilities, Capacity Posted on 08/29/2018 The Portland Board of Public Education will hold a workshop and public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 4, regarding a comprehensive facilities and capacity analysis that the Portland Public Schools plans to conduct during the 2018-2019 school year.
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| Further Study for Non-Citizen Voting Proposal Posted on 08/14/2018 On Aug. 7, the Portland Board of Public Education voted to approve a resolution to support a City Council proposal to send to Portland voters a City Charter amendment allowing non-citizen legal residents of the city to vote in municipal elections. After a City Council public hearing on Aug. 13, however, the council voted to send the proposal to its Legislative Committee for further study.
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 | Portland Families: Back to School Fair August 25! Posted on 08/07/2018 |