Portland Public Schools is the public school district in Portland, Maine, United States. The district operates eighteen primary and secondary schools. It is the largest and most ethnically diverse school district in Maine, with a student body made up of roughly 49% minorities. The district operates expeditionary learning schools, a vocational school, and elementary, middle, and three high schools (Casco Bay High School, Deering High School, and Portland High School).
The school district is the most diverse in the state. In 2021, about 49 percent of the district’s approximately 6,500 students identified as people of color, while about 11 percent of staff do. About one-third of the district’s students come from homes where languages other than English are spoken. More than 60 languages are spoken by the student body. In total, 52 percent of the district’s students are white and 48 percent are students of color. Approximately half of the district's students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals. In 2021, the district received a $25,000 grant from the Barr Foundation to recruit a more diverse staff.[5]
The Portland Public Schools prepare food at a central kitchen. The school department provides hot lunches for about 2,200 elementary students per day. In 2011, the Portland Public Schools added a daily vegetarian cold lunch option to its school menus. In 2019, the district changed to a daily hot vegan school meal option. The food service director said the vegan options were added to serve the schools' diverse student body.[9]
^"PPS Selected for Educator Diversity Program". www.portlandschools.org. November 19, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^"Office of the Superintendent". www.portlandschools.org.
^"Home". phs.portlandschools.org. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
^Collins, Kate Irish (September 19, 2017). "Deering chosen as one of most beautiful high schools". Press Herald. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
^Staff, Nick Schroeder, BDN (September 10, 2019). "Move over, square pizza -- School lunch is evolving in Portland. And it's vegan". WGME. Retrieved July 2, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
External linksedit
Official website
This Maine school-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
portland, public, schools, maine, portland, public, schools, public, school, district, portland, maine, united, states, district, operates, eighteen, primary, secondary, schools, largest, most, ethnically, diverse, school, district, maine, with, student, body,. Portland Public Schools is the public school district in Portland Maine United States The district operates eighteen primary and secondary schools It is the largest and most ethnically diverse school district in Maine with a student body made up of roughly 49 minorities The district operates expeditionary learning schools a vocational school and elementary middle and three high schools Casco Bay High School Deering High School and Portland High School Portland Public SchoolsLocation353 Cumberland Avenue Portland ME 04101 United StatesDistrict informationTypePublicGradesK 12Established1733 1 SuperintendentRyan ScallonSchools18 2016 2017 2 Budget 103 602 884 2017 2018 3 Students and staffStudents6 739 2015 2016 3 TeachersApproximately 700 2016 2017 4 StaffApproximately 1 300 2016 2017 4 Other informationWebsitePortland Public Schools Contents 1 Demographics 2 List of schools 2 1 Elementary schools K 5 2 2 Middle schools 6 8 2 3 High schools 9 12 2 4 Former schools 3 Food service 4 References 5 External linksDemographics editThe school district is the most diverse in the state In 2021 about 49 percent of the district s approximately 6 500 students identified as people of color while about 11 percent of staff do About one third of the district s students come from homes where languages other than English are spoken More than 60 languages are spoken by the student body In total 52 percent of the district s students are white and 48 percent are students of color Approximately half of the district s students qualify for free or reduced price school meals In 2021 the district received a 25 000 grant from the Barr Foundation to recruit a more diverse staff 5 List of schools editSuperintendent of Schools Xavier Botana 6 Elementary schools K 5 edit nbsp A Portland school busAmanda C Rowe Elementary School Cliff Island School East End Community School Henry W Longfellow Elementary School Harrison Lyseth Elementary School Ocean Avenue Elementary School Peaks Island School Presumpscot Elementary School Howard C Reiche Community School Gerald E Talbot Community SchoolMiddle schools 6 8 edit King Middle School Lincoln Middle School Lyman Moore Middle SchoolHigh schools 9 12 edit Portland High School founded in 1821 Portland High School is the second oldest still operating public high school in the United States of America 7 Deering High School in 2017 Architectural Digest named Deering High School one of the most beautiful high schools in the United States of America 8 Portland Arts and Technology PATHS Casco Bay High SchoolFormer schools edit Fred P Hall Elementary School Jack Elementary School Munjoy Hill Marada Adams School Munjoy Hill Baxter Elementary School Back Cove Nathan Clifford School Portland Rosa True School Arts District West End Morrill School North School Roosevelt SchoolFood service editThe Portland Public Schools prepare food at a central kitchen The school department provides hot lunches for about 2 200 elementary students per day In 2011 the Portland Public Schools added a daily vegetarian cold lunch option to its school menus In 2019 the district changed to a daily hot vegan school meal option The food service director said the vegan options were added to serve the schools diverse student body 9 References edit Our History www portlandschools org Schools www portlandschools org a b Budget recommendation PDF www portlandschools org Retrieved June 14 2019 a b Human Resources www portlandschools org PPS Selected for Educator Diversity Program www portlandschools org November 19 2021 Retrieved March 24 2022 Office of the Superintendent www portlandschools org Home phs portlandschools org Retrieved July 14 2020 Collins Kate Irish September 19 2017 Deering chosen as one of most beautiful high schools Press Herald Retrieved July 14 2020 Staff Nick Schroeder BDN September 10 2019 Move over square pizza School lunch is evolving in Portland And it s vegan WGME Retrieved July 2 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link External links editOfficial website nbsp nbsp This Maine school related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Portland Public Schools Maine amp oldid 1201680184, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
