CPPS is a local chapter of Parents for Public Schools - http://www.parents4publicschools.com.

What are we up to lately?

-- as of 1/22/2008

Register for the Parent Leadership Conference!: Our Parent Leadership Conference is fast approaching - it’ll be Saturday, February 9th at Benson High School. Register today so we know you’re coming!. You’ll also find the conference schedule here, along with flyers you can download to share at your school.

Read the letter we sent out to our mailing list on Monday about the reforms we’d like to see to the current PPS teacher hiring and transfer policies. (See this article in the Portland Tribune for more details.)

We’ve updated and expanded our Site Council section on the site, including a new downloadable training curriculum.

We continue to send you email announcements that are also now available here as blog posts:

  • A letter from our President, Doug Wells.

Find all of our recent news here.

Not receiving our newsletters and announcements? Join our mailing list.

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 (now Celebrate! PPS), draw people together at events like parent leadership conferences, and publish a regular email newsletter, District Intelligence.

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!