Board approves minutes, capital improvement plan and personnel hires at Feb. 11 meeting
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Summary
The Portland Public Schools Board approved minutes from Feb. 4, the district’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), four probationary teacher hires and one temporary administrator appointment during a roll-call series of votes on Feb. 11.
The Portland Public Schools Board of Directors took three formal votes at its Feb. 11 meeting: approval of the Feb. 4 meeting minutes, adoption of the district’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), and approval of personnel items that included four probationary teacher hires and one administrator appointment to cover an assistant principal’s leave.
Minutes: The board approved the Feb. 4, 2025 meeting minutes "as distributed" with no corrections recorded. No motion mover was recorded in the transcript; the chair declared the minutes approved.
Capital Improvement Plan (CIP): The board voted to approve the district’s capital improvement plan after staff briefings and a finance committee review. Board member Bridal moved the motion to approve the CIP; Vice Chair Bondo seconded. The board passed the motion by roll call; Chair Carol Lentz announced that the motion "passes, with the students, voting with the majority." The transcript recorded unanimous "Yes" votes from the board members and student representatives present. The motion followed a committee review earlier in January and staff presentations to the full board.
Personnel: The board approved the election of four probationary teacher candidates and one administrative appointment to provide coverage for an assistant principal on maternity leave. Board member Ali moved the teacher appointments; Member Noor seconded. Board member Lina moved the administrator appointment; Member Bridal seconded. The board approved both personnel items by roll call with all voting members and student representatives recorded as "Yes." The administration said the temporary administrator appointment is intended to cover the remainder of the current school year in anticipation the assistant principal’s leave would require coverage through June.
Vote tallies (roll-call summary as recorded in the meeting transcript): yes 13; no 0; abstain 0. The meeting transcript records the following board members and student representatives responding "Yes": Member Ali Ali; Member Youssra Ali; Vice Chair (Bondo/Bando); Member Bridal; Member Lina; Member Noor; Member Opperman; Student Representative Fitzgerald; Student Representative Contiba; Student Representative Lee; Student Representative O'Brien; Student Representative Ziegler; Chair Carol Lentz.
Why it matters: Adoption of the CIP advances the district’s prioritized facilities and capital projects and feeds into budget and facilities planning. Personnel approvals allow the district to staff classrooms and provide interim administrative coverage for an assistant principal on leave.
Documents and follow-up: The finance committee had reviewed the CIP in January; staff indicated they are available to answer implementation questions. The temporary administrator appointment will remain in place for the remainder of the school year unless otherwise modified; no additional details or contract numbers were provided on Feb. 11.
