For anyone interested in talented & gifted issues at Alameda and within PPS

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Oregonian: "How Portland Public Schools fails advanced math students (OPINION)"

The Oregonian published an opinion piece on February 16, 2016 about the lack of PPS schools participating in the Perennial Math Tournament.

Read it here: "How Portland Public Schools fails advanced math students (OPINION)"

Monday, February 8, 2016

TAG Parent Advisory Council Says PPS Is Not in Compliance with State Laws

This January, as PPS prepared to submit its yearly Division 22 report to the Oregon Department of Education certifying that it had followed state laws governing education, the TAG parent Advisory Council (TAGAC) sent the School Board a list of concerns outlining why the council believes PPS is not in compliance with Oregon TAG laws:



TAGAC vice chair, Nicole Iroz Elardo, and chair, Scholle McFarland, spoke at the February 3, 2016 School Board meeting. See their testimony here: