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Student Creativity Showcased Community e-Newsletter May 2017 STUDENT CREATIVITY SHOWCASED The public is invited to the Annual Portland Public Schools’ Student Art Show, being held at City Hall this month. The artwork of as many as 600 of talented PPS students in kindergarten through grade 12 is on display through Thursday, May 18. The show kicked off with an opening reception on May 5. The artwork is on view whenever City Hall is open. General building hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, but the lobby areas of City Hall will stay open until 7:30 p.m. during the show for the public to enjoy the art. “The public can learn about the creativity, intelligence, artistic abilities and social awareness that our talented students have, and that our great art teachers bring out in our students,” said Chad Hart, Riverton Elementary School art teacher and the Portland Public Schools’ art coordinator. “I think the show is a great way to see the wide array of subject matter, artists and art movements and mediums taught in our schools.” The artwork of PPS students also was on display earlier this year at the Portland Museum of Art during Youth Art Month. Youth Art Month is held each March to emphasize the value of art education and to encourage public support for quality school art programs. PPS students were among about 90 Maine students who had their work selected for display at the museum. The PPS students participating this year and their art teachers included Nora Barnes, grade 3, Peaks Island Elementary School, teacher: Allison Villani; Grace Connolly, grade 11, Deering High School, teacher: Audrey Rolfe; Kayla Droge, grade 2, Lyseth Elementary School, teacher: Ellen Handelman; Dshamilja Hoerschelmann, grade 9, Portland High School, teacher: Heather Gilbert; Theo Horn, grade 5, Reiche Community School, teacher: Allison Villani; Gus King, grade 3, Ocean Avenue Elementary School, teacher: Sally Mitchell; Sakara Pullen, grade 10, Portland High School, teacher: Barbara Loring; Lucy Ricker, grade 5, Presumpscot Elementary School, teacher: Anne Townsend; Collin Roe, grade 12, Portland Arts & Technology High School (PATHS), teacher: Diane Manzi; Yasmeen Tum, grade 11, Deering High School, teacher: Kathryn Roberston; and Alma Wallace, grade 3, Longfellow Elementary School, teacher: Emily Serway. Portland Public schools: ensuring student success in a diverse, ever-changing world May 2017 MESSAGE FROM SUPERINTENDENT XAVIER BOTANA Dear Portland Public Schools Families and Community Members, Happy spring! We’re nearing the end of the school year, with graduation and the last day of school on the horizon. To make up for the six snow days we had this winter, the last day of school for students will be a half- day on Thursday, June 22. Our summer school programs will begin on June 23 and go through August 17. As June approaches, I’m reflecting on my first year as superintendent of the Portland Public Schools. It has been a year of learning for me. I’ve learned about all the great things our students and staff accomplish each day in our schools. You can read about many of these successes in this bulletin. I’ve grown in my appreciation and commitment to this wonderful community because of its commitment to a world-class education for all. As a learning organization, we are committed to continuous improvement. As part of our effort to strengthen every aspect of our work as a district, we worked with our teachers, administrators and community to update our Comprehensive Plan. The new plan has four clear goals and strategies to improve student achievement, teach to the whole student, ensure all students receive an equitable education and attract, support and retain a talented and diverse staff. A key achievement this year has been working with the Portland City Council and the Portland Board of Public Education on renovations for our school facilities, particularly four of our elementary schools. In November, Portland voters will have an opportunity to decide on two bond proposals – one to renovate Lyseth, Presumpscot, Reiche and Longfellow schools and one to renovate Lyseth and Presumpscot, while waiting to see if the state might pay for Reiche and Longfellow. We have also conducted a full facilities assessment and have a blueprint for the upkeep and renovation of our schools for the next twenty years. We also have developed a school budget for next school year. The school board has recommended an FY2018 school budget of $105 million. The City Council voted to approve the budget on May 15 and now it goes to Portland voters on June 13. Due to increased personnel costs, coupled with a large decrease in state education aid, this budget is not anyone’s vision of ideal. However, this budget will continue to allow us to provide quality services to our students. It also values our employees and is fiscally responsible. It increases spending by 1.4 percent and would require a tax rate increase of 28 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value, or 2.75 percent. Please support our budget at the polls in June and please keep pressure on Augusta to properly fund our schools. Throughout this year, I have also had the opportunity to meet with many of you – the families of the Portland Public Schools, Maine’s largest and most diverse school district. I recently met with Somali parents, who had important questions concerning communication, technology and world languages in our district. I’ve met with parents of transgender students, who have spoken to me about the importance of creating a safe and welcoming environment for their children in our schools. And I’ve met with parents who gave me valuable feedback regarding the dress code in our schools, which we plan to review. The concerns of all these parents are unique. However, they share underlying goals: They want to ensure that their children have a safe and welcoming school environment in which to learn, and they want to see their values recognized and supported in our schools. I look forward to more of these important conversations, focusing on how parents and schools can work together to realize these goals. I also invite the public to a ceremonial groundbreaking for our new Hall Elementary School, scheduled for June 22 from 10 a.m. to noon, with students taking part. (If we learn in advance that day will be rainy, the event will be held June 20.) The new school, whose cost will be mostly covered by the state, is slated to open in the fall of 2018. Hope to see you there! Best, Superintendent Xavier Botana (Please follow me on Twitter: @PortlandSuper ) Portland Public schools: ensuring student success in a diverse, ever-changing world May 2017 PRIDE PARADE ON JUNE 17 For the third year in a row, the Portland Public Schools will have a big yellow school bus as an entry in the Portland Pride Parade! Please come and participate or cheer participants on at the parade, set for Saturday, June 17. The Parade, an annual event that celebrates inclusivity, diversity and unity, begins at noon. For those riding in the signature PPS school bus or marching alongside it, please arrive at the PPS lineup spot on Preble Street near Congress Street by 11:30 a.m. The route starts at Monument Square and proceeds down Congress Street, turning right onto High Street, then left onto Park Avenue and into Deering Oaks Park. The Portland Public Schools’ participation in Portland’s parade helps send an important message to PPS students, staff, families and the public that the district works to foster harmony and understanding and that it welcomes and values everyone in the Portland Public Schools. For questions about volunteering and/or participating in the PPS entry in the parade, contact Executive Assistant Janet DiBiase at 874-8100 or [email protected] NEW ONLINE SCHOOL LUNCH GRADUATION SEASON! PAYMENT SERVICE AVAILABLE The dates, times and The Portland Public locations of the Schools’ Food Service Portland Public Schools’ high school Department has a new graduation ceremonies online payment service are: available to families! PayPAMS is a safe and convenient way to make online Deering High payments to your child’s lunch account. You may also School: Wednesday, view your child’s account activity or set your own June 7, 10:30 a.m., at the Cross Insurance Arena (formerly the low balance alerts. Cumberland County Civic Center) You can find instructions on the district’s website (http://www.portlandschools.org) under the Food Portland High School: Thursday, June 8, 10:30 a.m., Merrill Service Department tab. Auditorium The information is available in English and eight other Casco Bay High School: Thursday, June 8, 6 p.m., Merrill languages most commonly spoken by families in our Auditorium district. Portland Adult Education: Thursday, June 15, 6 p.m. at Merrill Families can also sign up on the PayPAMS website at: Auditorium. http://www.paypams.com Food Service will continue to accept cash and check PATHS will hold certificate of completion ceremonies on Friday, May payments at all of our schools for families that prefer 19. Session 1 runs from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and Session 2 runs from those payment methods. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Portland Public schools: ensuring student success in a diverse, ever-changing world May 2017 VACCINE AGAINST PERTUSSIS REQUIRED FOR SEVENTH-GRADERS THIS FALL The Portland Public Schools is reminding parents that, effective for the 2017-2018 school year, all students entering seventh (7th) grade will need to receive one dose of Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) vaccine before attendance is allowed.
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