Spring for Teachers 2020: Postponed

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UPDATE: Spring for Teachers 2020 POSTPONED

Like so many other organizations in our community, we are postponing our “Spring for Teachers 2020” fundraiser.  No specific new date has been scheduled at this time. We are taking our direction from the City of Portland and the CDC to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Tickets to Spring for Teachers will be honored at the rescheduled event and will support our Fall 2020 Teacher Grant Program. If you would like a refund, please let contact the Foundation directly at info@foundationforpps.org. Please stay safe and healthy and stay tuned for more information on this event later this year.


The Spring for Teachers event helps us to fund our annual Teacher Grants Program. Enjoy a casual evening out for adults with music, a raffle, light refreshments, and a cash bar with beverages from Allagash Brewing.

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RIF Grant Provides Free Books to Students

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The Foundation for Portland Public Schools recently partnered with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF).

RIF, a national children’s literacy nonprofit, provided free books to the district’s fourth- and fifth-graders through RIF’s Books for Ownership program.

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Save the Date: Spring for Teachers 2020

Spring for Teachers 2020 Spring for Teachers highlights the classroom innovations and curricular enrichment opportunities made possible by the Foundation for Portland Public Schools Teacher Grants Program. What: Spring for Teachers 2020 When: Tuesday, March 31, 2020. 6:00PM to 8:00PM Where: Allagash Brewery, 50 Industrial Way, Portland, ME 04103 The Spring for Teachers event helps … Read more

Schools Receive PPS Food Fund Grants

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King Middle School, Riverton Elementary School and Casco Bay High School have received Portland Public Schools (PPS) Food Fund mini-grants for projects that foster food security for students and their families.

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Fund For Students to Pursue Extracurriculars

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] PORTLAND — Bill and Ann Weber believe more students at Portland High School should have the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities, which they say enriches the high school experience and gives students a chance to broaden their horizons. That’s why the couple has worked with the Foundation for Portland Public Schools to create … Read more

Download our SPRING 2018 Newsletter

Hello Portland Public School Education Team, The member organizations of Culture Club-Portland hope you have been having a splendid school year! It has been wonderful to get to work with many of you and your students this year. We are writing with exciting information about next year’s programming. As a reminder, Culture Club-Portland, established in … Read more

Portland Public Library – Annual Book Sale, June 8 & 9

Announcing the Portland Public Library – Annual Book Sale, June 8 & 9 TEN FREE BOOKS for ALL PPS EdUCATORS June 8 (Friday Preview) and June 9 (Saturday SALE!) NEW LOCATION: PPL Collections Center at 1000 Riverside Street Preview night: Friday, June 8 from 5-8pm Sale day: Saturday, June 9 from 9am-3pm

And the WINNERS are…

Announcing the PEF Spring for Teachers 2018 Raffle Winners! The winner of the Two LL Bean Kayaks, Paddles and PFDs – Susie and Steve Schwartz And, winners of the following: 1) An overnight at the Press Hotel, Fore Street Gift Certificate, and 2 Tickets to the Portland Symphony Orchestra: Lisa Merchant 2) Sea Dogs Sky … Read more

Summer is coming…. Here’s your chance to win two L.L. Bean Kayaks- plus two PFD’s!

L.L. Bean has generously donated a set of two kayaks and two pfd’s that will go home with one lucky winner!  Raffle Tickets are $20 each, and there is no limit to the number of tickets you can purchase.  The winner will be chose at random on Monday, May 8th at the Foundation for Portland Public Schools Spring For Teachers … Read more

STK Foundation Grant

Foundation for Portland Public Schools Awarded $50,000 Grant from The Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation for PreK-Grade 5 Literacy Resources! This program addresses a general lack of funding for books and literacy resources, helps to build collections that honor and celebrate culture and language differences, thereby helping to meet students where they are and bridge … Read more