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Superintendent outlines immediate steps and bond request to support Native students
Summary
Superintendent Armstrong announced immediate and proposed actions to support American Indian and Alaska Native students, including tutoring hours, a tribal liaison hire and a $1.1 million bond allocation for curriculum resources; Native students and families urged a Native Student Success Center and inclusion of the request in the bond.
Superintendent Armstrong told the Portland Public Schools board on Jan. 7 that the district will take immediate steps to expand services and cultural supports for American Indian and Alaska Native students and families, and said some items could be advanced outside of capital funding.
"We can take action immediately," Superintendent Armstrong said, describing a multipronged approach that includes added tutoring hours, dedicated curriculum funding proposed for the 2025 bond and a planned tribal liaison position.
Why it matters
Portland Public Schools identifies roughly 1,771 students as American Indian and 183 as Alaska Native — more than 1,900 students total by the district's count, Armstrong said. Community members and Native student leaders testified that those students face cultural isolation and asked the board to make a binding…
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