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The Families in Crisis Fund helps the School District assist families with emergency needs. With the pandemic, this need has increased for the Portland School District’s most vulnerable children and their families.
This fund allows the District to help families directly with basic needs other than food. The Families in Crisis Fund can be used to help Portland families who are experiencing unemployment to pay their rent, or to help students access internet data services for remote learning.
As the pandemic continues to impact disadvantaged families in different ways, the Families in Crisis Fund helps meet the needs of students as they arise.
Maine Audubon Teacher Grants Program awards nearly $13,000 to Portland Public Schools teachers.
Maine Audubon has completed its third annual Teacher Grants Program cycle through the Foundation for Portland Public Schools (FPPS). Fifteen grant proposals have been awarded totaling $12,845 to teachers in Portland.
Through the Maine Audubon Teacher Grants program, Portland teachers are supported in their efforts to enrich education, innovate in the classroom, and engage with the outdoors by utilizing Maine Audubon education resources. Maine Audubon teacher grants recognize and support teachers’ work to inspire students and improve learning outcomes. This year’s funded projects represent a range of learning opportunities at all grade levels.
Students gain a sense of place by engaging with the outdoor resources that the Maine Audubon campus in Falmouth offers. They learn about native plants, animals and the unique ecosystems that exist in and around Portland. Teachers also gain access to the education programming at Maine Audubon through this grant to allow additional teachers to come to the classroom and access to teaching resources to supplement classroom materials.
This is a great example of how committed the Maine community is to its public schools. Cultivating an understanding of the local environment and appreciation for the ecosystems that surround Portland is critical to helping students develop as whole students and achieving the goal of equity in the Portland Public Schools.
The Foundation for Portland Public Schools (FPPS) has completed its eleventh annual Fall Teacher Grants Program cycle. Ninety-two applications were received, requesting $75,270. Seventy-five grant proposals have been awarded totaling just over $47,000.
This fall, both Fall Equity and Innovation Grants for Teachers and Culture Club Grants* support PPS teachers in their efforts to enrich education, innovate in the classroom, and engage the community. FPPS grant programming recognizes and supports teachers’ work to inspire students and improve learning outcomes.
This year’s funded projects represent a broad range of learning opportunities in all subjects and at all grade levels. They include investments in literacy resources, Wabanaki studies, technology, visiting artists and authors, and of course, access to arts programming with Culture Club partners including Portland Stage, Portland Ovations, the Symphony, and the Museum of Art.
“Again this year, our teachers have responded with enthusiasm to the opportunity to seek funding for innovative projects and real-life activities for their students by submitting requests from the Teacher Grants Program,” said Portland Public Schools Superintendent Xavier Botana. “FPPS continues to work to increase the connection between the district’s priorities and its programming, which makes us stronger and better supports what matters most for teachers and students.”
“This is a great example of how committed the Portland community is to its public schools,” said Mike Bove, Chair of the FPPS Teacher Grants Committee. “We’re really proud to support the energy and innovation of PPS teachers. Investment in these projects is investment in our future.”
To learn more details about the 2019 grants and grants awarded in previous years, go to the FPPS Grants Program page.
*2019 Funding for Culture Club grants depletes remaining restricted funds received to-date by the Foundation in support of PPS access to professional arts programming at Portland Stage, Portland Ovations, Portland Symphony Orchestra, and the Portland Museum of Art.
