Board approves consent agenda, ODE integrated grant and adds senior-leadership pay grade

The Portland Public Schools Board of Education voted on multiple formal items during the April 22 special meeting. Key actions, as recorded in the meeting transcript, are listed below. All motions and tallies are taken verbatim from the meeting record.

Consent agenda (Resolutions 7094 and 7097) - Motion: "Motion. Second." (for adoption of consent agenda) - Mover: Director Green - Seconder: Director Holland - Vote: Approved. The transcript records the result as "Consent agenda is approved by a vote of 6 to 0 with student representative Kinsavy voting yes." (board vote: 6'0yes, 0'no, 0'abstain; student representative recorded voting yes) - Transcript provenance: motion and vote appear in the meeting record at the start of the agenda.

Oregon Department of Education integrated grant application (Resolution 7098) - Motion: Director Bridal Edwards moved adoption of resolution 7098 ("Oregon Department of Education integrated grant application 2025 to '27 for school district number 1J, Multnomah County, Oregon"). Director Sullivan seconded. - Vote: Approved by the board. The transcript records the vote as "approved by a vote of 6 to 0 with student representative concevia unofficially voting yes." (board vote: 6'0yes, 0'no) - Authority: ODE integrated grant application (grant application submitted to Oregon Department of Education)

Resolution to add a pay grade to senior leadership salary schedule (Resolution 7099) - Motion: Director Green moved; Director Holland seconded. - Discussion: The board engaged in extended discussion about central-office reorganization, staffing reductions and the timing of a new senior-leadership pay grade while the district addresses a structural deficit. Superintendent Armstrong said the schedule will apply to senior chief positions and to an in-house chief legal counsel position previously contracted. - Vote: After an initial vote and a re-take recorded in the transcript, the resolution passed. The final recorded outcome states: "Resolution 7099 has passed with a vote of 6 to 1 with student representing Contavious voting yes." (board vote: 6'yes, 1'no) - Note: The transcript shows procedural confusion during the vote (a recorded re-vote). The article records only the official final tally recorded in the meeting transcript.

Where to find more detail - The meeting transcript includes the full motions, roll calls and the board's discussion. The budget committee convening and the superintendent's budget message occurred earlier in the meeting and are documented separately in the record.

Ending: The board concluded votes on these items and set a public hearing and follow-up schedule for the budget. Staff indicated the ODE integrated grant application will be submitted by the end of the month and the senior-leadership pay grade will be added to the district pay schedules as approved.