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Parents urge pathway for Lamond French immersion students and call for Access Academy audit
Summary
Parents at the PPS committee meeting urged the district to designate a single high‑school pathway to preserve French immersion continuity and several speakers asked the board to audit Access Academy and consider redirecting up to $4 million to neighborhood schools.
Portland — Parents and community members used the Teaching, Learning and Enrollment Committee public‑comment period on Dec. 11 to press Portland Public Schools for clearer pathways and accountability for specialized programs.
"We are asking for a single high school to be identified and approved as the pathway for these public school students," said Emily Barrett, a parent at Le Monde French Immersion Public Charter School, urging the board to identify a high‑school option that preserves continuing French…
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