CPPS is a local chapter of Parents for Public Schools.

Community & Parents for Public Schools (CPPS) is committed to building a sustainable network of diverse parent, family and community voices to ensure a high quality education for all children in Portland Public Schools.

 

What’s New at CPPS?

-- as of June 8, 2009
Thank you to everyone who attended our CPPS 2009 Annual Members Meeting on Sunday, June 7. Congratulations to our newest board members, Jyothi Gaddam and Nicole Leggett. Also congratulations to our new officers: co-presidents Kathy Couch and Linda Olson, vice-president Sheila Warren, secretary Scott Bailey, and treasurer Will Fuller.

Congratulations to Doug Wells, CPPS board member and past president, who was recently elected to serve as the President of the Board of Directors for our national parent organization, Parents for Public Schools.

CPPS’s work was recently featured in two publications. Read “Parental Engagement Pays Off,” published in District Administration: The Magazine of School District Management. Then “The Principal Problem,” published in The Portland Tribune.

 
Congratulations to Pam Knowles, Martin Gonzaléz, and Trudy Sargent for winning seats on the PPS Board of Education in the May 19 election. View the full election results here, or visit our school board elections page to learn more about their qualifications.
 
Approximately 225 parents and community members participated in our 9th annual Parent Leadership Conference on February 28, 2009. Thank you to everyone who joined our ongoing discussion about parent and community involvement in our public schools. If you were there, please complete our short survey and let us know how you will apply what you learned at the Conference.

Ready, Set, Connect is an initiative to help families and schools work together for student success.  As part of the initiative, PPS has created a series of informative one-page flyers that are designed to encourage parents and families to become involved in public schools and that offer specific strategies for them to help their children succeed as students.

We invite you to get involved with CPPS by joining our mailing list, becoming a member, or making a donation. We appreciate your support! 

 

Do these questions sound familiar?

  • My child needs help – how can I advocate on his/her behalf?
  • Who makes the decisions at our school? Where do I fit in?
  • I don’t understand – why are we making curriculum changes, anyway?
  • Our school’s principal is leaving. What now?

We’re Community and Parents for Public Schools – and we want to point you towards answers. More importantly, we want your voice to be heard.

We founded the yearly school choice fair (then Celebrate! PPS, now Ready, Set, Connect!), draw people together at events like parent leadership conferences, and publish a regular email newsletter.

We’re at the table for budget reviews, Board committee meetings, and more. We meet regularly with PPS leadership to influence change.

We want you to join us!