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Parents and staff press Portland Public Schools over Jefferson Rising boundary plan; district outlines timeline and more engagement
Summary
Portland Public Schools officials told the Teaching, Learning and Enrollment Committee that staff will recommend boundary changes for Jefferson High School in December, with a board vote expected in early 2026, while parents raised concerns about transparency, timeline and program continuity during public comment and engagement sessions.
Portland Public Schools staff on Nov. 13 told the Board of Education’s Teaching, Learning and Enrollment Committee that a recommendation on sunsetting the district’s dual-assignment boundaries for Jefferson High School will be developed in December and likely voted on by the full board in early 2026.
Margaret Calvert, assistant superintendent for school planning and modernization, said staff ran six public engagement sessions in October and November, collected more than 200 completed feedback forms and engaged roughly 400 participants. “We are posting materials every Friday,” she said, describing a running set of FAQs and weekly updates the district is publishing as it compiles feedback and refines scenarios.
Why it matters: the proposal — branded in district materials as “Jefferson Rising” — would reassign some students now double‑assigned to Grant and Jefferson and aims to stabilize enrollment and programming at Jefferson while modernizing the facility. Families and board members told staff they want clearer detail on how programming, extracurriculars and advanced coursework would be phased in…
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