Portland Public School parents advocating for safe school buildings.
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PPS just released updated seismic safety ratings for our schools and will briefly discuss these reports at the next Board Meeting on 9/9 at 8:25 PM.
More to come after we’ve reviewed all of this new information. If you're interested in seismic safety, attend the 9/9 meeting!
How to show up for our kids: there are two important Board Meetings coming up on 9/9 and 9/16 that you can attend in-person or virtually (pps.net/Page/1790). Write an email or submit a public comment. And you can sign up for our mailing list at safestructurespps.org.
Every child deserves to learn in a safe environment, and that includes buildings that can stand strong in a seismic event. We look forward to making more progress toward this vision this school year. #portland#portlandpublicschools #earthquake#cascadiasubductionzone
full retrofits (what we want), "seismic strengthening," and roof work. As you'll see in this video, prioritization in the past has not been based on life-risk.
PPS has promised that the most dangerous schools will be taken care of this time. We hope they keep their promise.
How has PPS prioritized seismic funds in the past? Have the most at-risk elementary and middle schools received the priority work? Unfortunately, no.
We took a list of PPS elementary and middle schools, sorted them by their 2012 seismic risk score, and noted which have received
Với trận động đất mạnh 8.8 độ gần đây ở Nga, đây là thời điểm thích hợp để nhớ rằng mỗi ngày trôi qua, chúng ta lại tiến gần hơn đến "Trận động đất lớn" của riêng mình -- và nhiều trường học của chúng ta không đủ vững chắc về mặt cấu
With the recent 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia, it's a good time to remember that every day that passes we get closer to our own "Big One," and that many of our schools are not ready.
Thanks to Huynh Pool, Rose City Park parent, for hosting this video!
until every school in this district is safe in an earthquake.
This is the first in a series of videos that will explore the current state of schools around the district, particularly schools that have received "seismic improvements," based on PPS's 2024 seismic report
We are thrilled that the 2025 Bond has passed and that seismic upgrades for the most at-risk elementary and middle schools have been prioritized. But our work is not done. We want to raise awareness about the seriousness of this issue so that the public will keep up the pressure
We agree! We're voting YES, to get this board the funds they need to protect our kids.
Join us. Lets pass this bond and get to work.
oregonlive.com/opinion/2025/0…
As a result the Oregonian Editorial Board has changed their stance from a conditional and tepid yes, to a STRONG YES!. A full-throated endorsement of the PPS school bond.
STRONG YES!
The Oregonian Editorial Board has changed their endorsement!
The PPS School Board has made the seismic promise, to prioritize bond funds for seismic retrofits of our most dangerous school buildings.
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