Portland Picks Up 2024 Trash Cleanup and Field Day Festival

Join us on Saturday, May 18, 2024 (Rain Date Sunday, May 19, 2024) The Foundation for Portland Public Schools is collaborating with the City of Portland Office of Sustainability, Saltwater Classroom, the United Way (Brick and Beam Society), Portland Parks Conservancy and several Parent Teacher Organizations to coordinate trash pickup around their schools and surrounding neighborhoods … Read more

Nominate A Distinguished PPS Alum!

Is there a Casco Bay, Deering, and/or Portland High School graduate you think deserves recognition? The 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes Casco Bay, Deering, and/or Portland High School graduates who have notably distinguished themselves in some aspect of their lives. Make your nominations here. Awardees would be expected to attend a celebratory event in Portland on May … Read more

FPPS Launches the Ed Feeney Access to Athletics Fund

Anonymous donors have given the Foundation for Portland Public Schools (FPPS) a $50,000 matching donation to launch the Ed Feeney Athletics Fund, named after retired Portland High School girls basketball coach Ed Feeney. When Portland Public Schools coaches, teachers, or school social workers learn of a student who lacks basic athletic gear to play sports, … Read more

Mural by Wabanaki Artist Enhances Rowe School

A new mural at Rowe Elementary School promotes learning and beautifies the school, according to Rowe art teacher Jean Rank. Marissa Joly, a Wabanaki artist and recent graduate of the University of Southern Maine, collaborated with Rank to create the mural, which was painted by Joly and funded through a grant from the Foundation for … Read more

Student Art to Be on Display at PPS Central Office

Starting with the December First Friday Artwalk, Central Office will begin hosting student art shows. The first exhibit will open on Friday, Dec. 1, Central Office, at 353 Cumberland Avenue. Parents, staff and community members are invited to come from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.  to enjoy the artwork lining the halls and in the … Read more

FPPS Provides Grants to 73 Educators Across the Portland Public Schools

The Foundation for Portland Public Schools (FPPS) has announced it is awarding $64,299 to Portland Public Schools staff members through the FPPS Equity and Innovation Grant program. Seventy-three teachers, ed techs, librarians, and other staff members will receive up to $1,250 each for classroom resources and experiences such as robotics clubs, purchasing math manipulatives, attending … Read more