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Charter Schools

Charter Schools

  • Portland Public Charter Schools

    Charter èßäÊÓƵs are public èßäÊÓƵs that are intended to provide innovative programs with specific educational philosophies and/or delivery models that offer additional options for èßäÊÓƵ and families within the public èßäÊÓƵ system.  Charter èßäÊÓƵs enter into a contract with èßäÊÓƵ for sponsorship and they maintain a high level of autonomy in exchange for increased accountability.

    The Board of Education of èßäÊÓƵ believes that providing èßäÊÓƵ and families a variety of education choices representing a range of high quality instructional methodologies is an important element in the district's goals and assists the district in meeting the objectives of its Strategic Plan to provide flexibility for programs that facilitate èßäÊÓƵ achieving their very best academic and personal potential.

    The mission of the Charter Schools Department is to support and monitor a high performing, and innovative PPS charter èßäÊÓƵ portfolio, to promote equity and learning for all èßäÊÓƵ, to advocate and act as a liaison for PPS charter èßäÊÓƵs and for the district in its role as a charter èßäÊÓƵ authorizer, and to educate the district, parents, stakeholders, and community partners about charter èßäÊÓƵs.  We pursue our mission through the creation and implementation of transparent, equitable practices as recommended by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) (supported by NACSA membership, conference attendance, and other professional development opportunities), a rigorous application process for new charter èßäÊÓƵs including review by an internal PPS team of reviewers, ongoing oversight through annual evaluation of academic, financial, and organizational performance to support and continuously contribute to the improvement of high quality charter èßäÊÓƵs, productive partnerships with PPS charter èßäÊÓƵs and other stakeholders, including parents, community and district and through a systemic commitment to equity and high educational achievement for all èßäÊÓƵ.

    Please contact the charter èßäÊÓƵs directly if you are interested in applying to their programs. 

    LIST OF PPS SPONSORED CHARTER SCHOOLS

    List of charter èßäÊÓƵs

    REPORT CARDS

    Report cards for each individual PPS sponsored charter èßäÊÓƵ can be accessed at the link below.  After clicking the link below, choose district selection Portland SD 1J from the drop down list.  Then scroll down the screen to find a specific èßäÊÓƵ. 


    DEMOGRAPHIC DATA

    Find information on enrollment statistics and other data by clicking this link:
    PPS Systems Planning and Performance Reports.

  • MORE INFORMATION ON CHARTER SCHOOLS
    Click the buttons below to access information on charter èßäÊÓƵs or the process to create a charter èßäÊÓƵ:

    Family Community Developer 

     

    Please contact individual charter èßäÊÓƵs for their student/family handbooks.  

Contacts

Sunita Sandoz
Director, PPS Charter Schools
(503) 916-3359
ssandoz@pps.net
Jenny Braden
Administrative Assistant, PPS Charter Schools
(503) 916-3857
jbraden@pps.net

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