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| School Board Schedules Meeting to Appoint Interim Superintendent Posted on 07/02/2015 |
 | Superintendent Caulk Leaving for New Post in Kentucky Posted on 06/29/2015 Portland Public Schools Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk has accepted a position as school superintendent for the 40,000-student Fayette County Public Schools in Kentucky. His departure date from the Portland school system will be determined by Caulk and the Portland Board of Public Education
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 | 10 Ways Parents Can Help Kids Get Ready for Kindergarten Posted on 06/25/2015 |
 | DHS Students’ Book Imparts Wisdom, Hope for Middle-Schoolers Posted on 06/24/2015 |
 | PPS Proud Part of Pride Parade for First Time Posted on 06/22/2015 |
| Summer Lunch Programs Open June 29th Posted on 06/22/2015 The Portland Public Schools and partners will be serving summer fun, activities and meals around the city. PPS is working with multiple partners through Portland ConnectED’s Portland Summer Success – Feeding Bodies & Minds program to offer no cost summer meals for children from June 29 through August 14.
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 | District To Be Official Participant in Portland’s Pride Parade Posted on 06/20/2015 The Portland Public Schools will have a formal presence this year in Portland’s annual gay pride parade. District and school staff, school board members and students will participate in the Pride Parade down Congress Street this Saturday, June 20, riding in one of the district’s signature yellow school buses and also marching alongside it.
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 | Superintendent Caulk Finalist for Superintendent Job in Kentucky Posted on 06/19/2015 Portland Public Schools Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk is a finalist for a position as school superintendent for the 40,000-student Lexington, Ky. public school system. If he’s appointed to the new job, his departure date from the Portland school system will be determined by Caulk and the Portland Board of Public Education.
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 | Moore Students’ Hyper Heart Race Raises $2,500 Posted on 06/19/2015 |
 | School Board honors Music Teacher, Food Service Manager Posted on 06/18/2015 The Portland Board of Public Education earlier this spring recognized Reiche music teacher Alyson Ciechomski. She and the school’s kindergarten team have developed a partnership with the Portland Symphony Orchestra, called PSO Musical Explorers. The partnership has developed a program that uses music to accelerate learning across the curriculum.
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 | ‘Crusher’ Helps Ocean Avenue Students Launch into Summer Reading Posted on 06/18/2015 |
 | School Board Thanks 2015 Retirees Posted on 06/17/2015 The Portland Board of Public Education held a special ceremony prior to the board’s June 16 business meeting to recognize 29 Portland Public Schools’ employees who recently chose to retire.
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 | School Board Votes to Proceed on Hall School Replacement Posted on 06/17/2015 |
 | School Board Honors PE Teacher as Wellness Champion Posted on 06/17/2015 |
 | Lyseth ELL Family Literacy Night Features Puppets and More Posted on 06/16/2015 |
 | Credit Union Makes Generous Donation to Longfellow School Posted on 06/16/2015 |
 | PPS Summer Programs Feed Young Minds and Bodies Posted on 06/15/2015 School’s out for Portland Public Schools’ students on Friday, June 19, but they can continue learning all summer long through a variety of programs offered by the district and in conjunction with community-based organizations. Students can also get nutritious free meals at various locations throughout the city.
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 | Students’ Dream of Fixing up Playground Becoming Reality Posted on 06/12/2015 Two Lyman Moore Middle School students, Atak Natali and Divine Macibiri, have organized a Front Street Playground Fix-Up Day for Saturday, June 13, to which students, staff and community volunteers are invited. The goal of the event at the city-owned Front Street Housing complex at 34 West Presumpscot St. is to make the playground as clean and safe as possible.
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 | Casco Bay High School to Celebrate 10th Anniversary Posted on 06/11/2015 |
 | CBHS Teacher Wins First Amendment Challenge Award Posted on 06/11/2015 Casco Bay High School senior humanities teacher Mark Ford has won a First Amendment Challenge award for leading his students in a learning expedition that culminated in a Soapbox Celebration of Free Speech in Portland’s Monument Square in May.
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 | USDA Under Secretary To Tour DHS Kitchen, Lunch with Students Posted on 06/10/2015 U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Kevin Concannon will be visiting Deering High School on Friday, June 12, to see firsthand an example of the Portland Public Schools’ food service operation, which is funded, authorized and regulated under the programs in the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service division.
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| DHS’ Second Annual Cultural Heritage Day is June 12 Posted on 06/10/2015 Students and faculty of Deering High School will celebrate the school’s second annual Cultural Heritage Day on Friday, June 12. The event is organized by Seeds of Peace members from Deering and will feature an afternoon of international foods, dancing and games for the entire student body.
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 | PHS Freshmen Share Personal Memoirs in New Exhibit Posted on 06/10/2015 |
 | Moore Students To Hold Samantha Smith Challenge Showcase Posted on 06/09/2015 Earlier this month, students from Lyman Moore Middle School and King Middle School participated in the first annual Samantha Smith Challenge celebration in Augusta. They were among more than 500 Maine students who accepted the challenge from Americans Who Tell the Truth and the Maine Association for Middle Level Education to choose a problem in their community, state, country or the world that they would like to address and help solve.
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| Portland Adult Education 2015 Class of ‘Strivers’ Graduates June 11 Posted on 06/09/2015 |
 | School Board Recognizes Students for 'Buddy Bench' Project Posted on 06/09/2015 The Portland Board of Public Education recently recognized students from Hall and Riverton elementary schools and Deering High School and the Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS) for their work on a community-based “Buddy Bench” project. The project was designed to help foster friendship, kindness and inclusion among students during outdoor play.
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| Lincoln Middle School to Hold ‘School's Out 5K’ on June 13 Posted on 06/09/2015 |
| School Board to Vote on Hall School Plan June 16 Posted on 06/09/2015 |
| Public Invited to Tour Lyseth Elementary School June 16 Posted on 06/09/2015 |
 | PATHS Gets Student Representative on School Board Posted on 06/08/2015 |
 | Presumpscot Teacher Is One of Sea Dogs’ “Starting 9” Posted on 06/04/2015 |
 | Lyseth Students Win Grant for School ‘Shine’ Sign Posted on 06/03/2015 |
| Four New School Leaders for the Portland Public Schools Posted on 06/03/2015 |
 | Hall Elementary School Math Team Honored Posted on 06/03/2015 |
| Parents Invited to Informational Meetings on METRO Plan Posted on 06/02/2015 Families of students who will attend a Portland Public Schools’ high school this fall are invited to attend informational open houses this month about the new plan to have Greater Portland METRO buses transport high school students to and from school and extracurricular activities, starting in September.
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 | Gifted and Talented Teacher Wins Harvard Fellowship Posted on 05/20/2015 |
 | Lyseth Teacher Team Headed to Harvard this Summer |