Frequently Asked Questions
General
- What are the three high schools in Portland Public Schools?
- Can island kids attend Casco Bay High School?
- How is PPSD making it easier for kids to attend paths?
- Will there be Spanish immersion programming at any of the high schools?
- If a student decides they want to transfer. What criteria is required to grant this request?
- Will students be able to do co-curriculars at the other high school (such as music or clubs that are not available at the other school)?
- How many APs are offered at each school?
- Can you talk about the Beach Program at Portland High?
- How many students are enrolled at each high school?
- What are the differences and similarities between the high schools?
- Are charter schools such as Baxter Academy part of Portland Public Schools?
- Which school would be the best fit for a special ed student who works better with hands on, visual work?
- How can I watch the High School Info Night zoom recording?
- What languages are available?
- How many students are expected to enter 9th grade next year?
- What languages are taught at Portland High School?
- Are there school wide differences in assigning homework?
- Is the district planning on having Spanish Immersion programming in high school?
- When this year will math level for Freshman year be determined?
- Is there more oppurtunities for college classes at USM if a student attends Portland because it is in closer proximity?
- Do any other school do expeditions other than Casco Bay?
What are the three high schools in Portland Public Schools?
Can island kids attend Casco Bay High School?
How is PPSD making it easier for kids to attend paths?
Will there be Spanish immersion programming at any of the high schools?
If a student decides they want to transfer. What criteria is required to grant this request?
Will students be able to do co-curriculars at the other high school (such as music or clubs that are not available at the other school)?
How many APs are offered at each school?
Can you talk about the Beach Program at Portland High?
How many students are enrolled at each high school?
What are the differences and similarities between the high schools?
Are charter schools such as Baxter Academy part of Portland Public Schools?
Which school would be the best fit for a special ed student who works better with hands on, visual work?
How can I watch the High School Info Night zoom recording?
What languages are available?
How many students are expected to enter 9th grade next year?
What languages are taught at Portland High School?
Are there school wide differences in assigning homework?
Is the district planning on having Spanish Immersion programming in high school?
When this year will math level for Freshman year be determined?
Is there more oppurtunities for college classes at USM if a student attends Portland because it is in closer proximity?
Do any other school do expeditions other than Casco Bay?
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High School Selection Process
- Is there any benefit to choosing early? That is to say, is there any element of first come first served?
- Will we be able to do rank choice voting to indicate 1st and 2nd preferences?
- Is there a hard copy of the high school preference form for people who may not have a computer?
- Once a student is placed in their freshman year can they expect to keep that placement for all four years?
- Do island students get preference to the closest high school to Casco Bay Lines?
- How do out-of-district requests factor in to the lottery process?
- Are you going to send forms via email or post mail?
- Can you say more about the CBHS lottery process?
- Will students be ensured a spot at a school if a sibling is currently attending?
- Is there any consideration based on geography, i.e. will a student have to travel to a school that is further away if that's not their first choice?
- Currently in private school—will we be able to get the form from his private school?
- How are you determining diversity as it relates to school placement?
- If the student lives closest to Casco Bay and Casco Bay is their first choice, is that taken into consideration?
- What about a child with an IEP?How does that work?
- Do you have to apply to Portland High School?
- If you apply to Casco Bay and win the lottery, can you go to a different school?
- How are you determining diversity as it relates to school placement?
- Do all students who choose Casco Bay enter the Casco Bay lottery?
- Is there a way to fill out the high school preference form without accepting the Portland Schools High school enrollment process?
- How does the waitlist work?
- Do all Portland students receive free and reduced lunch?
- Are high school placements typically communicated in February or is that a change due to this new process?
- For students who may be assigned to their 2nd choice school do you anticipate any kind of waitlist for the 1st choice school as in/out of district student numbers fluctuate through the remainder of the year?
- What happens if Casco Bay is our first choice and we don’t get in?
- If you apply to Casco Bay and you don’t get in, can you you can get onto a waitlist to transfer in later?
Is there any benefit to choosing early? That is to say, is there any element of first come first served?
Will we be able to do rank choice voting to indicate 1st and 2nd preferences?
Is there a hard copy of the high school preference form for people who may not have a computer?
Once a student is placed in their freshman year can they expect to keep that placement for all four years?
Do island students get preference to the closest high school to Casco Bay Lines?
How do out-of-district requests factor in to the lottery process?
Are you going to send forms via email or post mail?
Can you say more about the CBHS lottery process?
Will students be ensured a spot at a school if a sibling is currently attending?
Is there any consideration based on geography, i.e. will a student have to travel to a school that is further away if that's not their first choice?
Currently in private school—will we be able to get the form from his private school?
How are you determining diversity as it relates to school placement?
If the student lives closest to Casco Bay and Casco Bay is their first choice, is that taken into consideration?
What about a child with an IEP?How does that work?
Do you have to apply to Portland High School?
If you apply to Casco Bay and win the lottery, can you go to a different school?
How are you determining diversity as it relates to school placement?
Do all students who choose Casco Bay enter the Casco Bay lottery?
Is there a way to fill out the high school preference form without accepting the Portland Schools High school enrollment process?
How does the waitlist work?
Do all Portland students receive free and reduced lunch?
Are high school placements typically communicated in February or is that a change due to this new process?
For students who may be assigned to their 2nd choice school do you anticipate any kind of waitlist for the 1st choice school as in/out of district student numbers fluctuate through the remainder of the year?
What happens if Casco Bay is our first choice and we don’t get in?
If you apply to Casco Bay and you don’t get in, can you you can get onto a waitlist to transfer in later?
Schedule
- Can you give more information about the process for aligning the schedules at Portland High School and Deering High School?
- Will the schedules at the different high schools stay the way they are right now?
- What is the schedule set up for Portland High School? 4x4?
Can you give more information about the process for aligning the schedules at Portland High School and Deering High School?
Will the schedules at the different high schools stay the way they are right now?
What is the schedule set up for Portland High School? 4x4?
Sports
- Which schools have lacrosse and swimming?
- Can PATHS students play sports?
- Are any other sports besides swimming combined between the schools?
- If your child goes to Casco Bay and plays sports, do they take metro buses to get to practice?
- Is Tennis available?