Portland Public School K-5 Hybrid Option Survey Deadline Extended To February 25

Press release from Portland Public Schools:

February 19, 2021

Dear PPS Families,

"As we shared last week, we are continuing to offer increased in-person learning opportunities for students, with a goal of launching hybrid instruction to kindergarten to fifth grade students in April. We have a few updates for you this week:

• We’ve extended the response deadline for the 4th Quarter Learning Model survey for K-5 families. The survey gives families the opportunity to let us know if you prefer your student to participate in hybrid learning or remain in Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL). The survey will remain open through Thursday, February 25.
• If you have not already received the survey, or if you need support in filling it out, please email research@pps.net. We would be happy to assist you.
• PPS staff will make phone calls to individual families, ensuring you are aware of our options available as outlined in the survey, starting next week.
• We have posted a set of Frequently Asked Questions about hybrid learning. You can find it at pps.net/hybridfaq. Questions and answers are available in all six of our supported languages.

You can find more information, including health and safety measures we are taking to support in-person learning, sample student hybrid instruction schedules and more, in our February 9 presentation to the Board of Education.

We wish all PPS families a peaceful remainder of the week as our community recovers from yet another challenge stemming from last weekend’s winter storm. We will continue to provide you with regular updates as we get closer to launching hybrid instruction at PPS."

Thank you.

This press release was produced by Portland Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.