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Portland schools begin public process to phase out Jefferson High dual‑assignment, aim for vote in early 2026
Summary
District staff outlined a timeline to end dual assignment for Jefferson High School and reposition it as a neighborhood comprehensive school; public engagement events are scheduled and a potential change would take effect fall 2027 if approved.
Portland Public Schools staff said Sept. 18 they will begin a multi‑month public engagement process to consider phasing out the district’s long‑standing dual‑assignment policy for Jefferson High School.
The district plans a series of outreach events this fall and a timeline that could lead to a board decision in January 2026; if approved, staff said the change would position Jefferson as a neighborhood comprehensive high school beginning in fall 2027. "We are proposing to phase out the dual assignment, positioning Jefferson as a comprehensive neighborhood school in the fall of, 2027," Assistant Superintendent for School Planning and Modernization Margaret Calvert said during the committee meeting.
The proposal responds to a persistent enrollment gap across high schools in the North/Northeast corridor. Calvert showed district enrollment trends that, if unchanged, would leave Jefferson with roughly…
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