From 2017: “At the July 7 meeting, the board briefly recessed so that members could privately discuss a proposal to name two vice-chairs instead of one. That discussion should have taken place in public and likely violated open-meetings law. Brim-Edwards, who took over as chair at the following meeting, reinstituted a practice in which the general… Read more »
Julia Brim-Edwards, a Portland Public School board member who sits on the steering committee, said it was “a pretty significant development.” The school board wants the state to present information and answer questions about the freeway project at a school board meeting, Brim-Edwards said. “We’re interested in hearing more about this,” she said.
The bond will likely have a lot of company on the November ballot, between a Metro transportation bond and possible measures for homeless services and universal preschool. The Portland Public Schools board approved a bond measure for the Nov. 3 ballot at a meeting Tuesday evening. At $1.2 billion, the bond will include funds to… Read more »
ROSE QUARTER PROJECT TURNS THORNY: A Nov. 6 meeting of stakeholders in the Oregon Department of Transportation’s proposed $450 million expansion of Interstate 5 at the Rose Quarter went sideways. Such groups as Portland Public Schools, Albina Vision, Metro and the city of Portland want the project to include more environmental and community benefits and believed ODOT… Read more »
Voters will let Portland Public Schools continue to charge a tax levy that supports one-third of the district’s teaching positions. Early returns Tuesday showed the levy passing by a wide margin. Last year, the levy produced $93.3 million and paid for 870 teachers. For the 2020-2021 school year, it’s projected to raise $99.9 million…
Dear PPS Community, It is with a sense of optimism and encouragement that I am sharing with you news about something I believe will have a lasting impact on the future of our school system and our ability to better serve our students. The Oregon Legislature has approved, and Gov. Kate Brown has signed, the… Read more »
“Two years ago, the outlook couldn’t have seemed grimmer for Portland Public Schools. The educator selected as the next superintendent abruptly bowed out as school board members grew increasingly concerned about his truthfulness. The district, short-staffed and in chaos, delayed plans to open two new middle schools promised to the community. And lingering mistrust over the discovery of… Read more »
“We expect of the investigation that there will be recommendations for changes in both our policies and practices,” Brim-Edwards said. The board put the $125,000 cap on the team’s expenses, but voiced interest in authorizing more funds at a later time. The cap came at board member Amy Kohnstamm’s suggestion. She said she wanted the… Read more »
A new era for Portland Public Schools began on August 11, when the Portland School Board announced that Guadalupe Guerrero will be our next superintendent. We are excited about this choice for many reasons. At Portland Public Schools, we are starting the new school year with a new school board, new board leadership, and now an outstanding… Read more »
The Oregonian/OregonLive, in an article published online Thursday, reported the district’s botched handling of students’ first-person complaints about Mitch Whitehurst. After reading it, newly elected school board chair Julia Brim-Edwards said she found the district’s inaction troubling and pledged to hire an outside firm to investigate…
