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Portland school board approves furlough MOUs and shortens 2025–26 school year
Summary
The Portland Public Schools board unanimously approved memoranda of understanding with four unions that create four furlough days, and adopted a revised 2025–26 calendar that shifts the last day to June 5 and converts two early-release days into full instructional days.
The Portland Public Schools Board of Education on March 31 approved memoranda of understanding with four labor partners to implement four furlough days as part of a package of measures to close the district's midyear budget shortfall.
Superintendent Armstrong told the board the agreements were a "last resort" and reflected "a spirit of collaboration and shared responsibility during a very difficult moment for the district." Armstrong summarized the calendar changes tied to the labor agreements: May 1 will be a no-school day, April 22 and May 13 will be converted to full school days, and June 5 will become the last student day of the 2025–26 year.
The board voted 6–0 on the memorandum of…
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