Category Archives: King School

The Right to Read — Free Documentary Film Showing October 5th

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The Right to Read shares the stories of an activist, a teacher, and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read.” 

The I Am Learning Foundation is hosting a screening of The Right to Read documentary film at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School on Oct. 5th. This film seeks to spread awareness about the literacy crisis happening in our country. Following the viewing there will be a panel discussion with local educators addressing this issue here in Portland Public Schools.

Event Time: Doors open at 5:30pm, film starts at 6:00pm. 
Location: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, 4906 NE 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97211 (Please enter at the doors on 6th, next to the playground.) 

This is a free event and childcare as well as snacks will be provided. 

Please contact info@iamlearningfoundation.org for special accommodations. For more information about The I Am Learning Foundation, please visit our website at: https://www.iamlearningfoundation.org/  

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School Vandalized with Hate Speech and Graffiti

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Our own Dr. MLK Jr. Elementary School has been vandalized with hate speech and graffiti targeted at children. Please review the KOIN.com article listed for more details and PLEASE use the number at the end of the article if you have any information that could lead to the identification and arrest of those responsible.

The children of our community deserve the best and should not be subjected to immature and hateful displays such as this. We need to find those responsible and see that they face consequences for their attempts to terrorize children.

MLK Jr. Elementary vandalized with hate speech, graffiti
koin.com/news/mlk-jr-elementary-vandalized-with-hate-speech-graffiti/

KNA Meeting Minutes 3/10/20 (Draft)

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If you missed Tuesday night’s King Neighborhood Association meeting, you can read the minutes here.

Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty talked about the Portland Street Response program and fielded questions about the Residential Infill Project (RIP).

Guest speakers from the African Women’s Coalition talked about how they are helping African immigrants and refugees in Portland, and how you can volunteer.

Are you concerned about traffic safety around Dr. MLK Jr. Elementary School and park?

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The King Neighborhood Association is collecting information about past and present traffic safety problems near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School and King School Park.

If you’ve noticed traffic safety problems, please use the following form to report the incidents.

Type the name of the streets where you’ve observed safety problems.
Type the time of day that you observed a safety issue.

Thanks for helping improve traffic safety for our children!

King School Park – PP&R survey

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The findings of the PP&R survey on the Green King proposal to resurface the broken tennis courts and replace them with new futsal courts are out. There are many possibilities to get involved in the King School Park improvement process. We are looking for neighbors that are passionate runners to help us with the new running track proposal. Get involved. Follow us www.facebook.com/greenkingproject

 

Overview
The purpose of the King School Park Futsal Resurfacing survey summary is to:
• Understand who uses King School Park
• Understand people’s experience with King School Park
• Ensure that the community-based proposal to the park will provide benefits to all Portlanders and park users
Background

Green King Committee approached Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) with a grant they applied through Fields for All which would provide local youth with safe, healthy and high quality playing surface. PP&R directed Green King Committee to use PP&R’s Park Proposal Process.246 individuals participated in the King School Park Futsal Resurfacing survey. This is a high response rate for a community park.
In general, 79% of the participants indicated that they were “Strongly Supportive” or “Supportive” of the resurfacing of the existing tennis courts to futsal courts. Reasons for this support includes: futsal courts will be used more often, they will create active and positive spaces, and the use will develop communities.
The diverse ethnicity and age of respondents reflects the work on the park of the Green King Committee to create an inclusive process.

Summary of Findings
246 individuals participated in the King School Park Futsal Resurfacing survey. This is a high response rate for a community park.
In general, 79% of the participants indicated that they were “Strongly Supportive” or “Supportive” of the resurfacing of the existing tennis courts to futsal courts. Reasons for this support includes: futsal courts will be used more often, they will create active and positive spaces, and the use will develop communities.
The diverse ethnicity and age of respondents reflects the work on the park of the Green King Committee to create an inclusive process.

Read the full report:

http://kingneighborhood.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Summary-of-King-School-Park-Futsal-Survey.pdf