Special PTA Budget Vote: Integrated Arts Technology Proposal The PTA is hosting a special meeting to discuss a budget amendment for the 2015-16 fiscal year to include a $3300 grant to Sparrow Sensei for technology to enhance her offering of arts education through photography, film making and digital story telling. The meeting will …
Continue reading "Special PTA Budget Vote: Integrated Arts Technology Proposal"Richmond 2015 Science Fair PTA is excited to be hosting another year of the fabulous Richmond Science Fair program! Please bring all of your scientific creative energy to the Richmond Gymnasium on April 14th, 2015 from 6:30-8pm (check in for participants starts at 6:10). There are several exciting opportunities for students to participate in this year. Please print the online …
Continue reading "Richmond 2015 Science Fair!"Why join Richmond’s PTA? A few of the many reasons are: Send a message to PPS that our parent/teacher community is large, united, and strong. A robust PTA can work more effectively within the Portland Public School district. Connect with the people, activities and culture of Richmond. PTA intersects with almost all aspects of our …
Continue reading "Show Your Support, Give the Gift of Membership"Will you be shopping for holiday gifts on Amazon this year? If so, please visit Amazon from the link below, and the Richmond PTA will receive a benefit of 15% of the cost of your purchase (with no increase in cost to you!) Don’t forget to bookmark the link and use it every time you shop! …
Continue reading "Support Richmond while shopping online!"We have put together a simple template to facilitate correspondence with the PPS school board. It contains the basic points we wish to emphasize. We encourage everyone to speak to the same talking points and remain professional and respectful. Please feel free to add your own customized comments and explain how this failed policy will …
Continue reading "SACET – Richmond template letter for School Board"Thank you to Richmond parent Jennifer Gingrich for attending the SACET meeting on 11/4/14 and reporting back to our community; her meeting summary is below. You can read the PTA’s response to the SACET recommendations here. Meeting Summary: The superintendent was very pleased with the Report and the work of the SACET. She commended the …
Continue reading "SACET Meeting Summary 11/4/14"Update – Enrollment & Transfer Policy News Concerned Richmond families, Thank you to everyone who attended Monday night’s community meeting regarding enrollment & transfer policy changes being recommended next week to PPS Board of Directors. There was fantastic Richmond representation at the meeting and our concern was evident. The committee charged with evaluating enrollment and …
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