South Portland School Department
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PublishedJune 3, 2021
South Portland breaks ground on $69.3 million middle school
The school will replace the district's 2 existing middle schools and is expected to open for the 2023-24 school year.
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PublishedApril 1, 2021
New South Portland parents group aims to address racism
The new coalition plans to attend school board meetings and offer comment when necessary regarding racial sensitivity issues.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2021
South Portland plans to release school equity report in mid-April
The report from the Center for Education Equity is based on focus groups with students, staff and parents and will come with recommendations for next steps in the district's equity work.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2021
South Portland families urge schools to work harder on race issues
Some families say they want to see more urgency and transparency around racial equity work amid incidents that include a teacher's use of a racial slur in a classroom last year.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2021
South Portland Human Rights Commission, school board clash over racism allegation
The commission has asked for a joint discussion following a meeting in which commissioners alleged school board members are racist.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2021
SoPo seeks public input on superintendent search
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2021
Brunswick superintendents says small size allows district to administer ELL test
The Portland, South Portland and Westbrook districts decided not to administer the federally mandated end-of-year proficiency test for English Language Learners.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2021
Letter: School department extends thanks to toy drive contributors
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PublishedDecember 21, 2020
Instructors: Music programs hardest hit academic discipline due to COVID
Windham High School's choir director: "How do you teach choir when you can’t sing?"