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Business Meeting

The Portland Public Schools Board will hold a business meeting with votes on the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Update and ratification of the Multilingual Coordinators contract. They will also review personnel items, receive updates on school culture, high school redesign, and middle school resolution, and consider entering executive session for a personnel matter.

• Vote on Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Update and FY27 adjustments
• Ratify Multilingual Coordinators contract
• Approve personnel items: teacher candidates (probationary and one-year-only), resignations, terminations, position shifts, other hires
• First read of Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan revisions
• Approve minutes of September 8, 2026 meeting

Attendance Boundaries Advisory Committee

The Portland Board of Public Education is holding a fall retreat with a short agenda of board training and closing next steps. No substantive policy, budget, or boundary decisions are listed; the only action item is adjournment.

• Board training session
• Close and next steps discussion
• Consideration and action to adjourn

Curriculum and Student Success Committee

The Curriculum and Student Success Committee will discuss the district's vision for classroom technology and current instructional uses. The meeting includes an update on the Chromebook+ rollout and a report from the Grading & Schedule Task Force.

• Discussion on redefining the PPS vision for classroom technology
• Update on the Chromebook+ rollout initiative
• Grading & Schedule Task Force update

Public and Legislative Affairs Committee

The Public and Legislative Affairs Committee will meet remotely to discuss middle school design engagement and the district's community engagement calendar. The committee will also review the State of Maine legislative calendar.

• Middle School Design Community Engagement
• PPS Community Engagement Calendar
• State of Maine Legislative Calendar

Finance, Personnel and Operations Committee

The Finance, Personnel and Operations Committee will meet remotely to review committee priorities and a draft calendar. The meeting also includes an update from the finance team and the CFO.

• Review of committee priorities and draft calendar
• Finance team and CFO update

Policy Committee

The Portland Public Schools Policy Committee is meeting remotely to discuss and vote on two carryover items from June: the 2027-28 school calendar (Policy ICA) and revisions to the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (Policy EBCA). The committee will also have a first discussion on a new policy about animals in schools (Policy IMG) and an introductory discussion on screen time/use. The agenda includes setting expectations and a schedule for the 2026-27 committee year, plus public comment.

• Vote on 2027-28 school calendar (Policy ICA)
• Vote on Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan revisions (Policy EBCA)
• First discussion of Policy IMG - Animals in Schools
• Intro discussion on screen time/use policy
• Draft 2026-27 Policy Committee schedule and expectations

Business Meeting

The Portland Public Schools Board of Education will hold a business meeting with recognitions, public comment, and reports from the chair, superintendent, and secretary. Key actions include approving personnel items (separations, probationary teacher candidates), approving August 25 meeting minutes, and voting on a Fiscal Year 2026 budget amendment. The board will also receive a Fiscal Year 2027 budget update and enter executive session for a personnel matter.

• Vote on Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Amendment
• Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Update
• Approve personnel items: resignations, terminations, position shifts, other hires
• Approve election of probationary teacher candidates
• Approve minutes of August 25, 2026 meeting

Business Meeting

The Portland Board of Public Education will consider adopting the 2026-2027 district and board meeting calendars, and will receive updates on the cell phone policy implementation and Portland Adult Education's strategic plan. The board will also vote on personnel items, including teacher candidates and separations, and approve minutes from the August 11 meeting. An executive session is scheduled to discuss contract negotiations for several employee groups.

• Adoption of 2026-2027 district and board meeting calendars
• Cell phone policy implementation update
• Portland Adult Education strategic plan presentation
• Approval of personnel items: teacher candidates, resignations, terminations, position shifts, other hires
• Executive session for contract negotiations with multiple employee groups

Attendance Boundaries Advisory Committee

The Attendance Boundaries Advisory Committee is meeting remotely to select a vendor for an equity audit and to discuss closing out and next steps. The agenda is otherwise procedural, with only these two business items listed.

• Selection of a vendor for the equity audit
• Discussion of close and next steps

Curriculum and Student Success Committee

The Portland Public Schools Curriculum and Student Success Committee is meeting remotely to discuss its purpose and focus, and to review and approve its 2026-2027 agenda plan. The meeting includes public comment and a vote to adjourn, with no major policy decisions or contracts on the agenda.

• Review and approve the 2026-2027 Committee Agenda Plan
• Preview and discuss Curriculum Committee Purpose & Focus
• Public comment period
• Upcoming meetings listed through June 2027

Business Meeting

The Portland Public Schools Board of Public Education will hold a hybrid business meeting on August 11, 2026, at Casco Bay High School. The board will hear reports from the chair and superintendent, including a look back at the 2025-2026 school year and a strategic plan update, as well as an update on middle school design. Action items include approving meeting minutes, personnel items (teacher candidates, administrators), and the 2026-27 board calendar. The board will also enter executive sessions to discuss the superintendent's evaluation and contract negotiations for several employee groups.

• Review of 2025-2026 school year and strategic plan update
• Middle School Design Board update with Harriman Facilities Overview
• Approval of personnel items: probationary teachers, one-year-only teachers, school administrators
• Approval of 2026-27 Board of Public Education calendar
• Executive sessions for superintendent evaluation and contract negotiations (Portland Administrators' Association, Special Education Coordinators, Multilingual Specialists, Educational Technicians, Student Enrichment Coordinators)

Business Meeting

The Portland Public Schools Board is holding a retreat on June 29, 2026, at the Central Office. The agenda includes board training and discussion of next steps, with no specific decisions or proposals listed.

• Board training session
• Discussion of next steps

Business Meeting

The Portland Public Schools board will hold a hybrid meeting on June 23, 2026, to review and vote on personnel matters, including resignations, hires, and administrator elections. The board will also consider a new memorandum of understanding with the Foundation for Portland Public Schools and discuss a postponed strategic plan for adult education.

• Vote on personnel items: resignations, terminations, position shifts, and hires
• Election of administrators and teacher candidates for the 2026-27 school year
• Authorization to begin hiring for budgeted vacancies without prior board approval
• Review of a draft memorandum of understanding with the Foundation for Portland Public Schools (2026-2029)
• Approval of June 9, 2026 meeting minutes

Finance, Personnel and Operations Committee

The Finance, Personnel and Operations Committee will meet remotely to review the district’s May 2026 financial report, receive an update on grants for fiscal year 2027, and discuss personnel matters including a position reclassification and staffing changes. The meeting also includes a public comment period and the committee’s annual evaluation of the superintendent.

• Review of May 2026 financials
• Fiscal Year 2027 grant update
• Reclassification of Environmental, Experiential, and Out of School Coordinator position
• Finance staffing update
• Superintendent evaluation

Curriculum and Student Success Committee

The Curriculum and Student Success Committee will meet remotely to discuss English/language arts and math standards, as well as whole-student and social studies requirements. The agenda includes no specific proposals, votes, or dollar amounts.

Policy Committee

This Policy Committee meeting agenda is marked as canceled. The listed items are procedural only (welcome, public comment, business items, adjournment) with no substantive decisions or discussions scheduled.

• Meeting canceled
• Remote-only Zoom meeting was scheduled

Public and Legislative Affairs Committee

The Public and Legislative Affairs Committee will review engagement data and goals from the 2025-2026 school year, and provide feedback on the 2026-2027 engagement calendar. The committee will also discuss meeting times and schedule for the upcoming year. No votes on substantive policy or budget items are scheduled.

• Review of 2025-2026 engagement numbers
• Review goals from the 2025-2026 school year
• Review and give feedback on the 2026-2027 engagement calendar
• Review committee meetings times and schedule for 2026-2027

Business Meeting

The Portland Public Schools board will hold a hybrid meeting on June 9, 2026, to discuss and vote on key policies and contracts. Items include new temperature standards for schools and vehicles, middle school attendance boundaries, and ratification of the BASE contract. The board will also receive reports from the chair and superintendent and consider personnel actions.

• Second read and vote on Policy EBBD - Temperature Standards for Schools and Vehicles (New Policy)
• Second read and vote on Middle School Attendance Boundaries Recommendation
• Vote on ratification of the Benefit Association of School Employees (BASE) contract
• Consideration and action to approve the meeting minutes of May 26, 2026
• Presentation on Multilingual and Spanish Immersion Program

Finance, Personnel and Operations Committee

The committee will discuss updates for Fiscal Year 2027 and personnel matters. The meeting includes a review of personnel separations and other information for the board.

• Fiscal Year 2027 Updates
• Personnel separations
• Personnel updates for board information

Public and Legislative Affairs Committee

The Portland Public Schools Public and Legislative Affairs Committee will hold a remote-only meeting on June 8, 2026, at 7:30 PM. The agenda includes only routine procedural items such as welcome, public comment, adjournment, and scheduling the next meeting. No business items or decisions are listed.

Curriculum and Student Success Committee

The Curriculum and Student Success Committee will meet to review updates regarding the LAU Advisory and Plan. The body will also receive updates on community engagement for Middle School Design.

• LAU Advisory & Plan Update
• Middle School Design community engagement updates

Policy Committee

The Portland Public Schools Policy Committee meeting scheduled for June 8, 2026, was cancelled. The committee planned to discuss and vote on the 2027-28 school calendar and revisions to the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. The next meeting is set for June 22, 2026.

Business Meeting

The Portland Public Schools Board will hold a business meeting with public comment, reports, and several action items. Key decisions include approving personnel items, changes to Policy GBEB on staff engagement with students, and meeting minutes. The board will also have first reads on a new temperature standards policy and a middle school attendance boundaries recommendation, and will enter executive sessions for legal counsel and labor negotiations.

• First read of Policy EBBD on temperature standards for schools and vehicles
• First read of Middle School Attendance Boundaries Recommendation
• Action on Policy GBEB: Staff Engagement with Students
• Approval of personnel items including probationary teacher candidates
• Executive sessions for PAA, Special Education Coordinators, and Multilingual Specialists negotiations

Business Meeting

The Portland Public Schools Board will consider and vote on personnel items including continuing and probationary teacher candidates for the 2026-27 school year, review a first read of revisions to Policy GBEB on staff conduct with students, and receive a middle school update. The board will also hold executive sessions to discuss negotiations with four employee unions: BASE, PAA, Special Education Coordinators, and Multilingual Specialists.

• Consideration and action to approve election of continuing contract teachers (26-27)
• Consideration and action to approve election of probationary teachers (26-27)
• First read of revisions to Policy GBEB - Staff Conduct With Students
• Middle School Update presentation
• Executive sessions for negotiations with BASE, PAA, Special Education Coordinators, and Multilingual Specialists

Public and Legislative Affairs Committee

The Public and Legislative Affairs Committee will discuss a legislative update, review community engagement from the 2025-2026 school year, and begin planning engagement for 2026-2027. They will also review the May 4th candidate forum. The meeting is remote only.

• Legislative update
• Review of community engagement from 2025-2026
• Initial planning for community engagement for 2026-2027
• Review of May 4th candidate forum

Curriculum and Student Success Committee

The Curriculum and Student Success Committee will meet remotely to receive updates on special education services and a grading task force review. No formal decisions are listed on this agenda.

• Special Education Update
• Grading Task Force Update

Policy Committee

The Portland Public Schools Policy Committee will discuss and vote on a middle school boundaries update and a policy on temperature standards (EBBD). They will also discuss the draft calendar for the 2026-27 school year. The meeting includes public comment and is held remotely.

• Middle School Boundaries Update - discussion and vote
• Policy EBBD - Temperature Standards - discussion and vote
• School Year 26-27 Calendar - discussion

Finance, Personnel and Operations Committee

The Finance, Personnel, and Operations Committee will review April 2026 financials, proposed organizational restructures for the Data/IT and Finance departments, and personnel updates including teacher contracts and separations. Public comment is scheduled. The meeting is remote only.

• April 2026 financials review
• Data/IT department proposed restructure
• Finance team structure review
• Personnel updates: separations, board information, continuing and probationary teacher elections

Business Meeting

The Portland Board of Public Education is meeting for a retreat that includes board training and agenda review. The meeting is largely procedural with no specific decisions or public hearings listed.

• Board training session
• Agenda review and next steps discussion

Business Meeting

The board is holding a virtual emergency business meeting to receive an update on the FY27 Final Fiscal Note. The update concerns the local budget calculation and has no impact on the total budget or the tax levy.

• Update on FY27 Final Fiscal Note local budget calculation

Business Meeting

The Portland Public Schools board will hold a public hearing and vote on the recommended Fiscal Year 2027 school district budget for submission to the City Council. The meeting will also include reports from the chair, student representative, and superintendent, along with personnel actions such as resignations, hires, and approvals for teacher candidates and school administrators.

• Vote on FY2027 Portland Public Schools budget for City Council approval
• Consideration of personnel items: resignations, terminations, position shifts, and hires
• Approval of probationary teacher candidates and school administrators
• Public hearing on the proposed FY2027 budget
• Executive session to discuss negotiations

Policy Committee

The Portland Public Schools Policy Committee meets remotely to discuss proposed updates to staff conduct rules with students and new temperature standards for school buildings. No decisions are listed; the meeting is procedural with public comment and adjournment votes.

• Policy GBEB - Staff Conduct With Students (draft update)
• Policy EBBD - Temperature Standards (draft update)
• Alignment of Middle School Attendance Boundaries (discussion only)