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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
Tickets available for our annual Spring for Teachers event!
Join the Foundation for Portland Public Schools at Spring for Teachers, a benefit for PPS students and for the Equity and Innovation Teacher Grant program. On May 15, from 5 pm to 7 pm, enjoy
Summer Innovation Planning Grants for PPS Staff: Applications are Open!
FPPS offers up to $800 for individuals or up to $5,000 for teams of PPS staff to engage in curriculum planning, school team collaboration, or other summer work intended to advance new approaches to student
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
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
An Incredible Legacy: Gina Stivaletti bequest to STEM programming
In the last months of Gina Stivaletti’s life, she thought deeply about her legacy. She traced her 37-year career at Unum to the solid education she received in Portland Public Schools, graduating from Deering High
Bangor Savings Bank supports new Halal School Meals program
Bangor Savings Bank is supporting the launch of a new Halal School Meals Network. Halal is a dietary law derived from Islamic teachings, meaning “lawful or permitted.” The objective of the project is to ensure
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
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