Portland Public Schools
Special Ed Program Review

The purpose of this website is to inform and engage members of the Portland community in ongoing improvement efforts by the PPS Special Ed Department. 

Survey Results - The Special Ed Program review began in the spring/summer of 2009 with interviews and surveys.  A Design Team met in the fall of 2009 to review the raw data and develop the framework for a summary report.

Gallery Walk - On December 9-10, 2009, the Stakeholder group reviewed the summary report and particpated in a Gallery Walk to generate and prioritize lists of potential actions.  An online group space was set up to facilitate an analysis of the data.

Day 3 Reports - on Feb 19, 2010, groups of Stakeholders selected from eleven topics under four broad categories that had been developed through the analysis. Each group developed problem statements and worked through an action-planning protocol to distinguish viable areas/directions for improvement.

The Final Report - recommendations contained in this report outline a multi-year effort (click the image to download a copy of the final report).

The Portland Public Schools' Special Education Stakeholders Task Force is a broad-based group who are assisting the PPS Special Education Department in designing strategies for system improvement.

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Next Step: Over the summer, PPS SpEd staff will make preparations for organizing and working with Action Teams to implement/monitor priority recommendations. (details & comments)