6-490: Portland Public Schools or Portland School District may refer to: Portland Public Schools (Maine) , in Portland, Maine, U.S. Portland Public Schools (Oregon) , in Portland, Oregon, U.S. Portland Public Schools (Connecticut) , in Portland, Connecticut, U.S. Portland Public School District (Michigan) , in Portland, Michigan, U.S. Portland School District (Arkansas) ,
12-504: A central kitchen. The school department provides hot lunches for about 2,200 elementary students per day. In 2011, the Portland Public Schools added a daily vegetarian cold lunch option to its school menus. In 2019, the district changed to a daily hot vegan school meal option. The food service director said the vegan options were added to serve the schools' diverse student body. This Maine school-related article
18-680: A former school district in Arkansas, U.S. Gregory-Portland Independent School District [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portland_Public_Schools&oldid=558616514 " Category : Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
24-484: A vocational school, and elementary, middle, and three high schools ( Casco Bay High School , Deering High School , and Portland High School ). The school district is the most diverse in the state. In 2021, about 49 percent of the district’s approximately 6,500 students identified as people of color, while about 11 percent of staff do. About one-third of the district’s students come from homes where languages other than English are spoken. More than 60 languages are spoken by
30-587: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Portland Public Schools (Maine) Portland Public Schools is the public school district in Portland, Maine , United States. The district operates eighteen primary and secondary schools. It is the largest and most ethnically diverse school district in Maine, with a student body made up of roughly 49% minorities. The district operates expeditionary learning schools,
36-469: The student body. In total, 52 percent of the district’s students are white and 48 percent are students of color. Approximately half of the district's students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals. In 2021, the district received a $ 25,000 grant from the Barr Foundation to recruit a more diverse staff. Superintendent of Schools: Ryan Scallon The Portland Public Schools prepare food at
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