WELCOME BACK!
Yesterday, the Portage Central High School Marching Band helped us kick off the new school year. Staff also heard from two current PPS students on what they need to succeed and from Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist and PPS Alumnus Lindsay Tarpley.
Tonight is the night!
You're invited to come view the new English Language Arts curriculum for K-8 at the PPS ELA Family Night 6-7:30 p.m. TONIGHT Thursday, Aug. 24, at the Portage District Library.
There will be games, activities, raffles, and an opportunity to see the units for each grade level. Don't miss it!
Bus Route Information is now available in your student's Skyward Family Access. Please check your account and call 269-323-5151 if you have any questions.
At last night's meeting, the Board of Education approved a partial 2023-24 School Year Calendar. The complete calendar is contingent on ongoing contract negotiations with the Portage Education Association.
Click here to view https://www.portageps.org/o/pps/page/school-year-calendar
We are loving our new website and app! Have you downloaded the app yet? Access documents, news updates, and even emergency notifications, right from your pocket. You will find even more on the new website, which is more mobile friendly and can be translated into your chosen language.
Download for Android https://bit.ly/3OXzqri
Download for iPhone https://apple.co/42pWwtJ
You're invited to come view the new English Language Arts curriculum for K-8 at the PPS ELA Family Night 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, at the Portage District Library.
There will be games, activities, raffles, and an opportunity to see the units for each grade level. Don't miss it!
Are you interested in caring for our youngest PPS learners? Curious Kids is holding Open Interviews from 1-4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24.
Positions are available from infant care to preschool educators. Join us!
Are you wondering how PPS will communicate with you as we start the new school year? Whether its snow days, social media sharing or critical communication, we have a plan to keep staff, students and families informed. Please review our Communication Expectations online to learn more about how the District will share information with you and what you can do to stay up-to-date. https://www.portageps.org/page/communication-expectations
The countdown to back-to-school is on! There's a lot of work to do including cleaning buildings in preparation for students' return. Join me in thanking Tevin, a PPS custodian, and others for all this hard work! Remember, you can find back-to-school information at https://www.portageps.org/page/back-to-school-at-pps
Office secretaries are back at PPS and attending training all day today to prepare for the new school year!
Reminder, you can find back-to-school information at https://www.portageps.org/page/back-to-school-at-pps.
We're thrilled to announce the new website and app for PPS! The new website is more mobile friendly and can also be translated into your chosen language.
Most families use their phones as a primary means of communication, so we've created an app that is custom-built and a more mobile-friendly website.
The app gives families a quick way to access news and announcements, events, the staff directory, alerts, dining and more! The app can also be customized to your chosen language.
Be sure to sign up for notifications to receive alerts for snow days or emergencies directly to your phone!
It's everything PPS, in your pocket.
Download for Android https://bit.ly/3OXzqri
Download for iPhone https://apple.co/42pWwtJ
PPS is looking for crossing guards to help protect our students! Interested? Call Tom King at 317-506-3967.
With some Alka-Seltzer tablets and water, students attending the Air Zoo Space Exploration STEP Camp launched their very own rockets.
Today was a day to celebrate the achievements of underclassmen at Portage Central High School The students gathered in Centennial Park after their awards assemblies for cookies and photos with Maverick the Mustang.
Congratulations on a great school year CHS! 👏 👏
The Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 8, for a work session in room #1136 of Central High School, 8135 South Westnedge.
Visit portageps.org/boe/meetings/notices/ to view the agenda.
Portage Public Schools launched a new mobile app to help students, parents, and community members know what is happening on campus from their phones. Most families use their phones as a primary means of communication, so we've created an app that is custom-built to your school for smartphones. On the app, your students, parents, and community can read the latest announcements, locate staff contact information, review upcoming events, and find important documents. The Portage Public Schools app is available to download free from the Apple App Store or the Google Play store.
Today is School Lunch Hero Day! Thank you to the amazing food service workers from Chartwells K12 who feed our students breakfast and lunch every day.
