Superintendent outlines immediate steps and bond request to support Native students

Jan 8, 2025

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.

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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.

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