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| Volunteers Make a Difference at Presumpscot School Posted on 01/23/2015 Deering High School student volunteers are playing a vital role in helping Presumpscot Elementary School students improve their reading and writing skills – and the school is looking for more volunteers to help its English language learner students. Recently, Presumpscot School redoubled its efforts to bring the community into the schools to make a difference in the lives of students. Community...
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| Landscapes & Gardens Class Holds Holiday Sale Posted on 01/09/2015 The Landscapes and Gardens Program at the Portland Public Schools' Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS) is holding its annual holiday sale at the greenhouse from now until Dec. 23. The students have made wreaths, evergreen swags, botanical products and table arrangements. Delivery is available or stop by the greenhouse during school hours or by appointment.The following items are...
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| Multilingual Center Wins $25,200 in Grants for Make It Happen! Posted on 12/30/2014 |
| DHS Student Projects Win Painting for a Purpose Grants Posted on 12/29/2014 Three projects proposed by Deering High School students recently won grants from Painting for a Purpose, an organization that funds youth-led initiatives that make a difference in the community.The awards ceremony took place Dec. 17 at the school. The three winning projects involve a total of 13 students and focus on service learning.
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| School Board Recognizes Exceptional Staff Posted on 12/23/2014 At its Dec. 16 business meeting, the Portland Board of Public Education and Portland Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk honored four staff members for their outstanding service. Recognized were teacher and coach Rocco Frenzilli; nurse Becky Bell; speech therapist Lisa Downey; and special education teacher Ted Hummel.Caulk introduced each staff member.
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| PHS, Governor Baxter Students Score in Academic Bowl Posted on 12/23/2014 Two Portland High School students were part of a Governor Baxter School for the Deaf team that recently competed successfully in the annual Academic Bowl for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students in Rome, N.Y. There were 17 schools participating from the Northeast, with only four winners qualifying to compete nationally at Gallaudet University in April. The Governor Baxter School for the Deaf team...
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| PHS Athletes Honored for Talents On, Off the Field Posted on 12/23/2014 |
| Presumpscot Students Taste Test Healthy Snacks Posted on 12/23/2014 One day a month, Garrick Brown, registered dietitian with Healthy Portland, brings his Pick A Better Snack & Act program to Beth Linevitch’s and Natasha Vandergrift-Martinez's second grade classrooms at Presumpscot Elementary School.Lessons are designed to present nutrition information on a wide variety of fruits and vegetables in an effort to promote healthy food choices. Each lesson begins...
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| PPS Hires New Deputy COO Posted on 12/23/2014 Craig Worth joined the Portland Public Schools Dec. 22 as the district’s new Deputy Chief Operations Officer. Worth has more than 35 years of experience in transportation, facilities management, public works operations and engineering.He most recently was the Transportation Director for the South Portland School Department. Prior to that, he spent six years in Brunswick, first as the town...
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| Portland Superintendent Completes Classroom Tours Posted on 12/22/2014 Portland Public Schools Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk has completed the goal he set in September of visiting every classroom in the district."This was an unprecedented opportunity for us to see firsthand the great work that our students, teachers, building principals and other staff are doing every day,” Caulk said. “I am honored to have been able to spend this time with our students and staff.”
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| Portland School Board Gets District Scorecard 2.0, Parent Survey Data Posted on 12/16/2014 |
| School Board, Teachers Agree on New Two-Year Contract Posted on 12/16/2014 The Portland Board of Public Education voted unanimously at its business meeting Tuesday, Dec. 16, to approve a new two-year agreement with the teachers’ union. Highlights of the contract include increased instructional time for students, more professional learning time for teachers and a 2 percent cost-of-living salary increase in the 2015-2016 school year. Members of the Portland Education...
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| CBHS Principal Derek Pierce Wins $100,000, Lots of Praise Posted on 12/16/2014 Casco Bay High School Principal Derek Pierce was described as the kind of educator who dares students “to do the impossible,” as he was awarded the Nellie Mae Education Foundation’s 3rd Annual Larry O’Toole Award on Dec. 16. The award, which included a $100,000 check that will go to enhance student programs at CBHS, is given out each year to proponents of student-centered learning.
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| King Middle School Teacher Wins Competitive Grant Posted on 12/11/2014 King Middle School teacher Karen MacDonald is one of 30 teachers nationwide to receive a $2,500 grant through the Farmers Insurance “Thank a Million Teachers” program. Thomas Hyman from Farmers Insurance and Maine State Sen. Anne Haskell presented King Middle School students in the K-PAC after school program with the $2,500 grant check in early December. MacDonald, Maine’s 2014 Teacher of the...
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| Families Invited to Get To Know CBHS Posted on 12/10/2014 Casco Bay High School will hold an 8th Grade Family Night on Thursday, Dec. 11, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The event is designed to allow families to learn about CBHS as their eighth-graders decide which of Portland’s three high schools they want to attend next year.
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| Diverse Group of CBHS Students Explores Legal Profession Posted on 12/08/2014 About 80 Casco Bay High School juniors attended a daylong conference at the University of Maine School of Law on Dec. 8 to learn about the law and legal careers. The conference was the culminating event of the Legal Diversity Pipeline Program, which strives to create more diversity in the legal profession.
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| Scholarships Let Elementary Students “Dream Big” Posted on 12/05/2014 The cPort Credit Union College Aspirations Scholarship Program gets “elementary school students thinking big about their future plans for college,” according to Portland Public Schools Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk.Caulk is featured in a new video about the innovative scholarship program that offers elementary school students $100 scholarships to get them to start planning early for college.
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| Job Shadows, Internships Complement Classroom Learning Posted on 12/05/2014 In the latest edition of “Let’s Talk Portland,” Portand Public Schools students tell Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk how their experiences with job shadowing and internships have benefited them. “Let’s Talk Portland” is a video series in which Caulk interviews guests about initiatives in the Portland Public Schools.
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| Time for Eighth-Graders to Make High School Choice Posted on 12/02/2014 The Portland Public Schools offers eighth-graders a unique opportunity to choose between three high schools, each with its own distinctive personality and offerings. Open houses at each school, being held this month and next, and other upcoming events will help eighth grade families decide which school to choose by a Jan. 30, 2015 commitment deadline. Portland students may attend any of the...
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| School Board Inaugurates New Members; Re-elects Chair Posted on 12/01/2014 At a ceremony at City Hall on Monday, Dec. 1, the Portland Board of Public Education inaugurated its newest members and then voted unanimously to elect at-large school board member Sarah Thompson, who has been school board chair for the past year, to a second one-year term as chair.Thompson thanked fellow board members “for placing their trust in my leadership ability” and she thanked teachers...
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| School Board To Hold One of Its Monthly Meetings at City Hall Posted on 12/01/2014 Beginning in February, the Portland Board of Public Education will hold its regular meeting on the first Tuesday of each month in City Council Chambers at City Hall. The board will hold its second regular monthly meeting – which takes place on the third Tuesday of each month – at alternating schools around the city. A calendar of meeting locations will be posted on the Portland Public Schools’...
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