Portland Area Local Schools
Lake Oswego
http://www.loswego.k12.or.us/
Lake Oswego School District, located just ten miles south of Portland, Oregon.
Committed to providing each student with a strong academic program in a safe and supportive educational environment. Lake Oswego schools strive to foster a love of learning, to instill a sense of personal, civic and social responsibility, while developing the intellectual, physical and social skills necessary for life-long personal achievement.
2005/06 brings yet another year of exceptional ratings with 12 of the 13 Lake Oswego schools receiving the top rating, and one missing rating by 1/10th of a percent.
Parental and community support, and exceptional staff and the motivated students make learning a priority in Lake Oswego.
West Linn/Wilsonville
http://www.wlwv.k12.or.us/
Known for quality education, students thrive in this learning environment. Educator with a strong sense of purpose, want students to achieve high levels of knowledge, skill, and understanding through meaningful inquiry in all disciplines. Students engage in the study of significant ideas, construct meaning, engage in research, and develop skills for thought and action in the world.
Character and purpose provide students experience the joy and challenge in learning as individuals in a community. Each student will be known as a person and as a learner, developing the skills that will open doors of opportunity.
2005/06 area schools again exceed state and national scores in all three benchmark subjects.
West Linn School ratings retain exceptional and Wilsonville continuing progress toward this high standard with strong ratings.
Tigard/Tualatin
http://www.ttsd.k12.or.us/
All efforts in the Tigard/Tualatin School District focus on the classroom and student achievement.
We provide excellent classroom instruction and a variety of learning alternatives. Every student succeeds.
Our teachers, administrators and classified staff are highly qualified and supported with the best available resources.
2005/06 notes exceptional student character, with academic standards met and ratings strong to exceptional in most schools.
Beaverton School District
http://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/home/
Located to the west of Portland, Beaverton schools offer students a high quality education that is grounded in traditional subjects with many opportunities to explore special interests. In addition to our strong comprehensive elementary and secondary schools, the District now has 23 learning option programs available for students with particular interests or abilities.
Beaverton students consistently perform well on standardized tests. Students score higher than the state and national averages in every subject at every grade level. Despite being the third largest school district in the state, Beaverton SD's dropout rate is well below the state average.
2005/06 notes exceptional student character, with academic standards met and ratings strong to exceptional in most schools.
North Clackamas County – Clackamas, Milwaukie http://www.nclack.k12.or.us/
North Clackamas County is located south east of metro Portland and include the communities of Clackamas, Milwaukie and Happy Valley.
Helping students to succeed “Toward a New Excellence” is the motto, reflecting the challenges presented to many, by the rapidly growing communities. Once considered more rural, now new construction of larger family homes has drawn in families seeking affordable newer neighborhoods.
The motto considered to honor the past in a community that has taken great pride in its schools and for a district that had already experienced success and recognition for its efforts. It challenges our present practices and whether they are working for the benefit of students and the community. And it holds a vision for the future helping us strive for quality, consistency and equity, the three strongest themes we heard from our community.
Portland Public Schools
http://www.pps.k12.or.us/
Portland gets needed funding with public support of levy…On behalf of all of Portland Public Schools – more than 46,000 students, their families and our employees – thank you for your strong support for Portland school’s local option levy.
“With five years of stable funding for our operations, Portland Public Schools will keep the momentum building:
- Challenging our students of all ages to excel – in writing, reading, math, science, social studies and all academic pursuits;
- Maintaining and building back the full curriculum in our schools, including arts, music, PE and library services; and
- Increasing the rigor AND relevance of our middle and high schools – preparing kids for higher education and higher wage jobs.
More great news for Portland Public Schools:
Portland schools draw $2.6 million Gates grant
Learning - The money will help improve high schools, graduation and college preparedness
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
SCOTT LEARN
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will plow $2.6 million more into Portland Public Schools to help Oregon's largest district improve its high schools and increase graduation and college readiness, district officials said Tuesday.
It's the second direct grant in two years to Portland Public Schools from the Gates Foundation, backed by Microsoft's billionaire founder. Superintendent Vicki Phillips said the two-year grant would pay for consultants and a new four-staff high school improvement office to do work in three areas:
Evaluate high school options for students. The district has a wide array of magnet, alternative and regular high school programs. Phillips has pushed for a core curriculum, a set of common courses that is proving controversial with teachers. The high school office will help develop that and analyze what's working, what's not and what students need, Phillips said. The district could expand successful programs and offer new ones, such as a "very strong fine- and performing-arts school," she said. "In the past we've been more opportunistic than strategic about what some of those choice are."
Portland schools continue to strive to achieve high standards. This latest news of funding is a welcome sign to growth in our schools and the ground floor for the opportunity of students.
Latest 2005/06 note ratings of satisfactory to exceptional depending on school. With new budget needs met, the community is well positioned to improve educational opportunities for students.
Other Portland Area Schools outside of Portland Public School District
Centennial http://www.centennial.k12.or.us/
David Douglas http://www.ddouglas.k12.or.us/
Gladstone http://www.gladstone.k12.or.us/
Oregon City http://www.orecity.k12.or.us/
Parkrose http://www.parkrose.k12.or.us/
Riverdale http://www.riverdale.k12.or.us/District/WEB/index.htm