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 | Portland Public Schools Fills Several Administrative Posts Posted on 08/05/2015 Portland Public Schools Interim Superintendent Jeanne Crocker has announced the appointment of three key administrative staff members: Becky Foley, chief academic officer; Fred Barlow, director of transportation; and Nancy Kimberly Brandt, director of school management. Brandt goes by the name "Kim."
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 | King Middle School’s Transformative Longtime Principal To Retire Posted on 07/21/2015 |
 | Summer Meals Picnic Set for Peppermint Park Posted on 07/21/2015 |
 | Lyman Moore Middle School Staff, Students To Host Japanese Visitors Posted on 07/16/2015 This year marks the 12th time students from sister cities Portland and Shinagawa, Japan, have traveled in one direction or the other for a visit. The visits have traditionally been organized by Lyman Moore Middle School staff, and a group of them are again stepping up this summer to host and entertain five Japanese students and their two adult chaperones.
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| District Accepting Comments on NCLB Application Posted on 07/15/2015 The Portland Public Schools (PPS) accepts funding through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, amended in 2001 as the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. As part of NCLB, PPS is required to provide reasonable opportunity for public comment on the NCLB consolidated application and consider such comment prior to submission of the application, which details how PPS plans to use the funding
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 | SMCC Program Builds Bridge to College Success for PPS Students Posted on 07/14/2015 |
 | PPS Students To Sail into Portland on Tall Ships Posted on 07/13/2015 |
| New Teacher Leader Selected for District’s Island Schools Posted on 07/13/2015 |
 | Summer Success Picnic a Success Posted on 07/09/2015 Portland Mayor Michael Brennan told Portland youngsters gathered for the Summer Success Picnic in Deering Oaks Park on Thursday, July 9, “We want to make sure that you eat healthy over the summer and continue to learn.”
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 | Jeanne Crocker Appointed as Interim Superintendent Posted on 07/07/2015 The Portland Board of Public Education has appointed Jeanne Crocker, currently the Portland Public Schools’ director of school management, to serve as interim superintendent for one year. Crocker is stepping in to replace Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk, who is leaving to take a new superintendent post in Kentucky.
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 | Summer Success Picnic Features Food, Learning, Fun for Portland Kids Posted on 07/06/2015 |
 | New Maine Learning Initiative Launched for Students, Adults Posted on 07/02/2015 |