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Join us on Saturday, September 16 from 1:00-4:00 PM at East End Community School to participate in workshop sessions on important topics that will help prepare students and families for the upcoming school year.

We are excited to invite you to a focus group for our “Portrait of a Graduate” vision on Monday, May 8, at King Middle School from 6 pm-8 pm. A Portrait of a Graduate is a shared vision of the knowledge, skills, and character traits that our students should possess upon graduation.

Join us in-person at East End Community School on Tuesday, April 11 from 6:00-7:30pm! Parents/caregivers are highly encouraged to register for and attend this session.

Join us in-person at Lincoln Middle School on Wednesday, April 26 from 5:30-7:30pm

Join us virtually on Thursday, March 23 from 6:00-7:30pm as well as in-person on Tuesday, April 11 from 6:00-7:30pm at East End Community School! Parents/caregivers are highly encouraged to register for and attend both sessions. 

Join us on January 26, 2023, 5:30-7:30 PM at King Middle School for Outreach and Partnership with Multilingual Families: Strategies and Best Practices. In this session, participants will examine the individual and institutional challenges for meaningful participation among our multilingual families in school parent groups and strategies to overcome overcome them. Refreshments and child care provided.

This virtual event kicks off the high school transition process. It will help students and families to learn more about each high school and provide answers to questions about the transition. Join us at 6:30 pm - 8:00pm via Zoom.

Join us on December 13, 2022 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm at Lyman Moore Middle School in rethinking PTO fundraising basics and the potential for collaboration.

Join us on Nov 17 at 4:30 PM to receive COVID shots, fresh food, clothing, winter coats, and footwear, as well as information about afterschool programs, immigration services, and other community resources.

In this community conversation with Rowe School parents/caregivers, we will explore how policies and practices impact the success and development of our students.

Portland Public Schools is committed to the social and emotional health of all students which is all the more critical as a result of the pandemic. 

At this session, PPS district social work leaders and The Yellow Tulip Project presented on how trauma impacts the brain of children and adolescents what this means for all of us and how we can work together as parent/guardians, families, and friends, to remain regulated to help students and each other through difficult, stressful times. 

In an effort to create a school environment where all students and staff feel safe and welcomed, the Portland Board of Public Education has approved a Harassment and Discrimination Policy. 

Starting at Zero is a film that explores the power of investing in high-quality early childhood education so that all children and families have the opportunity to thrive and attain the American Dream. 

What’s the status of early childhood education in Portland and in Maine? Why is birth-to-5 education critical in the development of children? How can families bring their voice in developing quality early childhood education programs? 

On April 30, 1975, the North Vietnamese army invaded and Saigon fell. The lives of many Vietnamese, Khmer, Lao, Hmong, and Americans were upended. Join us for an evening of sharing personal stories from Mainers who experienced the war and its aftermath -- and prevailed.

Join members of the Atlantic Black Box Project for a two-part exploration of slavery in the North and New England’s complicity in the global economy of enslavement. Why have our history books and regional narratives left out this critical aspect of our past, along with the stories of local Black and Indigenous populations? What is the impact of these omissions on our students? Participate in this timely discussion about how unearthing local and regional history can help us to better navigate our present and our future as a community.

PATHS and WRVC invite you to a community forum on the future direction of programming and their vision for a career in technical education in our region

In his best-selling book How to Be an Antiracist, Ibram X. Kendi suggests a framework for embarking on Antiracist work. Kendi says that not racist is not the opposite of racist. We are called to be antiracist. To be antiracist is a state of intention in which we examine systemic racism and how it is manifest in our lives.

Racism has a profound impact on the health and well-being of our kids. With near-constant exposure to news and social media, more kids are witnessing violence and racism firsthand. When children witness events of racism at school, on the streets, or on television, what is the effect?

Please join children's health expert, pediatrician, and author Dr. Jacqueline Dougé to talk about the harmful effects of racism on the health of all children and learn about ways families can support their children, one another, and a just future

Join Parent University for Remote Academy Orientation. Topics will include Remote Academy structure, schedule, curriculum, student expectations & more!

This Parent U session will provide orientation on protocols and structures for in-person, remote, and hybrid learning scenarios. We will also introduce technology platforms, such as Google Classroom and SeeSaw, that the students will be using this year.