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Community leaders press Portland schools to announce site for Center for Black Student Excellence; superintendent outlines next steps
Summary
At a May 19 Board of Education meeting, the superintendent said an appraisal for a potential site for the Center for Black Student Excellence is due May 23 and the district will post a director position; public commenters urged the board to publicly identify a site before the end of June.
The Portland Public Schools Board of Education heard public pleas on May 19 to identify a physical site for the district’s planned Center for Black Student Excellence and was given an implementation update by district staff.
Superintendent Armstrong told the board the district ‘‘has an appraisal that is due back at the end of this week, so Friday, May 23,’’ and that a director position for the center ‘‘will be posted tomorrow.’’ Those steps, the superintendent said, will allow the district to continue negotiations and prepare materials…
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