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Facilities committee presents CBSE due diligence but delays deliberation after members cite short notice
Summary
Committee members said the Center for Black Student Excellence item was noticed late, preventing community advocates from attending; staff said the due diligence was posted and agreed to provide a high‑level update while final deliberation and any vote will occur at the Nov. 18 full board meeting.
At the Nov. 10 meeting of the Portland Public Schools Facilities Improvement and Oversight Committee, several board members and community speakers objected to an agenda update about the Center for Black Student Excellence (CBSE), saying the item was posted with inadequate notice and asking that substantive deliberation be moved to the full board meeting on Nov. 18.
The committee received public comments both supporting the CBSE and urging broader community participation. Erin Fraser, Executive Director of the Center for Black Excellence, told the committee the CBSE’s due diligence positions the…
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