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![Three Board Members Re-elected]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1696525756/portlandschoolsorg/jrpwtxbmxx9tkesoq3yz/PPSNewsImage_5.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1696525756/portlandschoolsorg/jrpwtxbmxx9tkesoq3yz/PPSNewsImage_5.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1696525756/portlandschoolsorg/jrpwtxbmxx9tkesoq3yz/PPSNewsImage_5.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1696525756/portlandschoolsorg/jrpwtxbmxx9tkesoq3yz/PPSNewsImage_5.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1696525756/portlandschoolsorg/jrpwtxbmxx9tkesoq3yz/PPSNewsImage_5.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1696525756/portlandschoolsorg/jrpwtxbmxx9tkesoq3yz/PPSNewsImage_5.png","width":1920}])
Three current Board of Public Education members whose seats were up for election Nov. 4 have each won new three-year terms. They faced no opposition on the ballot.Board members Sarah Lentz and Jayne Sawtelle were returned to their at-large seats, and Board member Julianne Opperman was re-elected to her District 3 seat.
![Senator Sees Impact of Free School Meals Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762189762/portlandschoolsorg/portlandschoolsorg/kiab9frazejj7say13ir/DusonVisitOct202025Photo4.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762189762/portlandschoolsorg/portlandschoolsorg/kiab9frazejj7say13ir/DusonVisitOct202025Photo4.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762189762/portlandschoolsorg/portlandschoolsorg/kiab9frazejj7say13ir/DusonVisitOct202025Photo4.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1762189762/portlandschoolsorg/portlandschoolsorg/kiab9frazejj7say13ir/DusonVisitOct202025Photo4.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1762189762/portlandschoolsorg/portlandschoolsorg/kiab9frazejj7say13ir/DusonVisitOct202025Photo4.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762189762/portlandschoolsorg/portlandschoolsorg/kiab9frazejj7say13ir/DusonVisitOct202025Photo4.png","width":1920}])
Assistant Senate Majority Leader Jill Duson, who represents part of Portland, servef lunch to Lyman Moore Middle School students Oct. 20. The senator’s visit was an opportunity for her to see the impact of the universal free school meal program and meet with Superintendent Ryan Scallon, Moore Principal Darralynn Jones and Food Service staff.
![Virtual HS Preference Night Sept. 29]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757443463/portlandschoolsorg/mhg3djjupiksnxqac4az/HighSchoolPreferenceNight2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757443463/portlandschoolsorg/mhg3djjupiksnxqac4az/HighSchoolPreferenceNight2025.png","width":512}])
Eighth-Grade Families: Please join us on Monday, September 29, from 6:30 p.m to 8 p.m., for a virtual discussion about the three different high school options — Casco Bay High School, Deering High School, and Portland High School — that the Portland Public Schools offers to students who will start ninth grade in the fall of 2026. Students will have the opportunity this fall to tell us which high school they would prefer to attend.
![$1m Donation To Aid in Arts/Music Education]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755105738/portlandschoolsorg/uvla5tvhbhd466acakyu/StudentArtProject.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755105738/portlandschoolsorg/uvla5tvhbhd466acakyu/StudentArtProject.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1755105738/portlandschoolsorg/uvla5tvhbhd466acakyu/StudentArtProject.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1755105738/portlandschoolsorg/uvla5tvhbhd466acakyu/StudentArtProject.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755105738/portlandschoolsorg/uvla5tvhbhd466acakyu/StudentArtProject.jpg","width":1536}])
The Foundation for Portland Public Schools (FPPS) is thrilled to announce that it has received a $1 million donation, half of which is earmarked for supporting arts and music education in the Portland Public Schools system. The donation, made by anonymous donors through the Maine Community Foundation, will allow FPPS to build on existing arts and music programs and launch a new arts partnership. The remaining $500,000 from this generous donation is an unrestricted gift to FPPS.
![Board Incumbents Unopposed Nov. 4]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1714656896/portlandschoolsorg/z1uuf1rp22fs9zqaxhcv/PPSLogoBlue.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1714656896/portlandschoolsorg/z1uuf1rp22fs9zqaxhcv/PPSLogoBlue.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1714656896/portlandschoolsorg/z1uuf1rp22fs9zqaxhcv/PPSLogoBlue.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1714656896/portlandschoolsorg/z1uuf1rp22fs9zqaxhcv/PPSLogoBlue.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1714656896/portlandschoolsorg/z1uuf1rp22fs9zqaxhcv/PPSLogoBlue.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1714656896/portlandschoolsorg/z1uuf1rp22fs9zqaxhcv/PPSLogoBlue.png","width":1920}])
Three Board of Public Education members whose seats are up for election Nov. 4 are running unopposed for re-election to their seats.
![Important Updates, Information for 2025–26]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1696525730/portlandschoolsorg/bxtcanrtqqkgefusfqq2/PPSNewsImage_6.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1696525730/portlandschoolsorg/bxtcanrtqqkgefusfqq2/PPSNewsImage_6.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1696525730/portlandschoolsorg/bxtcanrtqqkgefusfqq2/PPSNewsImage_6.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1696525730/portlandschoolsorg/bxtcanrtqqkgefusfqq2/PPSNewsImage_6.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1696525730/portlandschoolsorg/bxtcanrtqqkgefusfqq2/PPSNewsImage_6.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1696525730/portlandschoolsorg/bxtcanrtqqkgefusfqq2/PPSNewsImage_6.png","width":1920}])
Here's a summer letter to the PPS community with a brief preview of what you can expect to see at PPS in the coming year related to the school calendar, special education services, and the district’s new policy on cell phone and device-free schools.
![PPS Retirees Honored June 10]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749678192/portlandschoolsorg/ol1hdr7xxayymiampejv/Retiree2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749678192/portlandschoolsorg/ol1hdr7xxayymiampejv/Retiree2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749678192/portlandschoolsorg/ol1hdr7xxayymiampejv/Retiree2025.png","width":720}])
More than 30 Portland Public Schools employees are retiring this school year. The retirees were honored by the Portland Board of Public Education and the district in a ceremony on Tuesday, June 10. Those recognized have served throughout the district and held a wide variety of roles in service of students and families.