Jeanine Bischoff 
Baptista Fernando Muanda is the 2024 recipient of the Portland High School Step Up Award. The award helps free recipients from having to do paid work after school and on weekends so that they can fully participate in extracurricular activities, serve in leadership roles, and expand their horizons. The Step Up Award is specifically intended … Read more
We are so excited to announce the first Portland Public Schools Distinguished Alumni Award recipients, who will be recognized at Spring for Teachers! We hope you join us to celebrate these three graduates in person on May 15th at Bunker Brewing. We received dozens of nominations and our reviewers could truly have been happy selecting … Read more
Join us on Saturday, May 18, 2024 (Rain Date Sunday, May 19, 2024) The Foundation for Portland Public Schools is collaborating with the City of Portland Office of Sustainability, Saltwater Classroom, the United Way (Brick and Beam Society), Portland Parks Conservancy and several Parent Teacher Organizations to coordinate trash pickup around their schools and surrounding neighborhoods … Read more
Join the Foundation for Portland Public Schools at Spring for Teachers, a benefit for PPS students and for the Equity and Innovation Teacher Grant program. On May 15, from 5 pm to 7 pm, enjoy a casual evening out for adults with music, hot and cold appetizers, and a cash bar with beverages from Bunker … Read more
FPPS offers up to $800 for individuals or up to $5,000 for teams of PPS staff to engage in curriculum planning, school team collaboration, or other summer work intended to advance new approaches to student learning or otherwise prepare for the school year. FPPS Summer Innovation Grants are meant to support work that would not … Read more
Is there a Casco Bay, Deering, and/or Portland High School graduate you think deserves recognition? The 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes Casco Bay, Deering, and/or Portland High School graduates who have notably distinguished themselves in some aspect of their lives. Make your nominations here. Awardees would be expected to attend a celebratory event in Portland on May … Read more
Anonymous donors have given the Foundation for Portland Public Schools (FPPS) a $50,000 matching donation to launch the Ed Feeney Athletics Fund, named after retired Portland High School girls basketball coach Ed Feeney. When Portland Public Schools coaches, teachers, or school social workers learn of a student who lacks basic athletic gear to play sports, … Read more
In the last months of Gina Stivaletti’s life, she thought deeply about her legacy. She traced her 37-year career at Unum to the solid education she received in Portland Public Schools, graduating from Deering High School in 1979. She wanted to leave a gift to show her gratitude, providing 21st-century students with the same high-quality … Read more
Bangor Savings Bank is supporting the launch of a new Halal School Meals Network. Halal is a dietary law derived from Islamic teachings, meaning “lawful or permitted.” The objective of the project is to ensure that Muslim students who observe halal have equitable access to Maine’s universal school meals. As far as we know, the … Read more
A new mural at Rowe Elementary School promotes learning and beautifies the school, according to Rowe art teacher Jean Rank. Marissa Joly, a Wabanaki artist and recent graduate of the University of Southern Maine, collaborated with Rank to create the mural, which was painted by Joly and funded through a grant from the Foundation for … Read more