Category Archives: Community Involvement

PPS Board to Hold Sabin/Alameda Meeting Tonight

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The Board’s Ad Hoc Committee on Student Assignment, Program Initiation and Reconfigurations scheduled to meet Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in the Board Auditorium:

Blanchard Education Service Center
501 N. Dixon
Portland OR 97227

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the following agenda items:

1. Public Hearing to Receive Citizen Comment on the Proposed Enrollment Options

2. Alameda-Sabin-Beaumont Recommended Enrollment Options

3. Short-Term Lottery Priority Implementation

The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities.
A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired, or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities, should be made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. Please contact the Board Office at 503-916-3741.

http://www.pps.k12.or.us/files/board/Boundary_Committee_Revised_Notice_020311.pdf

Draft Agenda for February 9th KNA Meeting

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4815 NE 7th Avenue
February 9, 2011 – 6:30 to 8:30 pm

Draft Agenda–Revised

6:30 Introductions and approval of agenda and minutes; additions to the agenda; announcements (including Movie in the Park; King’s facebook page; Spring clean-up information and other possible King projects; the Columbia River Crossing forum; the Community Watershed grant program; and the liquor license application for I&A Market)

6:50 Proposal to change the by-laws to eliminate the requirement that a candidate needs a year of service on the NA board before standing for election or appointment to Chair; other NA board positions that are currently vacant.

7:10 Irek Wielgosz: Friends of Tree King planting, & the Williams Transportation Project.

7:15 Officer Ryan Bren, Portland Police Bureau update.

7:25 Shoshana Cohen, NECN announcements, including King Action Planning meeting.

7:35 Sherrie Smith: Community Energy Project presentation.

7:45 Chris Goodell, AKS Engineering: the Vanport Housing project.

8:00 PSU Community Development Group: the King mural project.

8:10 Kevin Brake: pedestrian crossing at NE MLK Boulevard & Failing Street.

8:15 Time for further discussion on any topic.

8:30 Adjourn

Old Town Pizza Share Night with King School

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Support your local school, local business and get some pizza in the process. The King School PTA is partnering with Old Town Pizza to put on a profit share night on Tuesday, February 15th from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. Come meet the PTA and new King Principal, Kim Patterson.

Old Town Pizza is located in Vanport Square at 5201 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. To support King you will need to bring a voucher. All purchases by customers with vouchers will benefit the PTA enrichment and literacy programs.

Vouchers can be printed at:
Old Town Pizza Voucher

Get in on Friends of Trees’ Spring Planting

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Your tree is waiting (and waiting) for you
People in more than 40 neighborhoods can still buy trees to plant at their homes this spring. If you haven’t ordered your tree yet, don’t miss this chance to make your home happier, healthier and wealthier. This slideshow on January 20 can help you choose which tree to order. Read about a new Portland study that links tree-lined neighborhoods with healthy newborns.

Be a leader this winter
If you missed our fall crew leader trainings, it’s not too late to join our team of well-loved leaders. Sign up online for our January 27 and 29 trainings.
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Survey on Police Staffing, Budget

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From Katy Asher of NECN:

At this month’s Safety and Livability Team Meeting, Chief Reese of the Portland Police Bureau gave a presentation about staffing and coverage in the North/Northeast precinct. He and his staff are actively seeking input regarding the way they structure their next budget, and have a survey they would like to have completed by community members by January 27, 2011.

Attached below is a PDF copy of the presentation he and his staff provided us.

The link below will take you to an online version of the survey if you or your neighbors are interested in completing it:
http://www.portlandonline.com/police/index.cfm?c=43843
Please feel free to call or email if you have questions or would like more information.

Katy Asher
Neighborhood Programs Coordinator
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods
4815 NE 7th Avenue
Portland, OR 97211
503-823-4135
www.necoalition.org

copy of the presentation