PPS Alameda Elementary School

Hello PPS PTAs / Family Groups / Families,

This is Isabel Johson, parent advocate, Glencoe PTA Board Advocacy Chair, and Portland Council PTA, VP Franklin Cluster. Along with parent advocates from Community & Parents for Public Schools (Christy Splitt and Ashley Schofield) and Families for Equity in Education (Elizabeth Doerr and Mike Westling) we have organized two town halls on education funding, one Monday, May 13th at Franklin HS and one Tuesday, May 14th at Chapman ES.

This is a unique opportunity to come and tell our school stories to the people who make the funding decisions. And for us to hear what our legislators can tell us about K-12 education funding in Oregon. Everyone is welcome - we hope to see students, parents, caregivers, educators, and anyone interested in K-12 education.

Here are digital flyers you can share with your communities. Please help spread the word! We must show our legislators that education funding matters to us. And if you can't make either date, we have an easy action alert for you. The Oregon PTA is collecting stories on our underfunded schools. Share your story HERE before May 28th: https://www.votervoice.net/mobile/ORPTA/campaigns/115108/respond

The collected stories will be delivered to the State Legislature the next time they meet in Salem, May 29-31.

RSVP Mon May 13th East Side Town Hall: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsc16JY5WwHisq9XldlY98rZ2Y5aYD4QHj0z985zHu4DgoYw/viewform

RSVP Tues May 14th West Side Town Hall: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfp_aT5jEaj40RZVt6PgYNySzhP56oQFDzkwwnWN6bYUi0rjg/viewform

Bring your gardening gloves, weeding hats, yard tools and get ready to get a bit dirty to make the playground and schoolyard clean!

The Alameda PTA is organizing a cleanup of the grounds on Saturday, April 27 so we can have a nice, fresh area for kids to use over the final months of the school year.

We will be getting mulch delivered for the front and side beds, so wheelbarrows are encouraged!

Drinks and light snacks will be provided.

Signup through https://signup.com/go/dDJBYVU so we know how many people to expect!

Date: Saturday, April 27
Time: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
What to Bring: Gloves, tools, wheelbarrows...yourself!

We hope to see you there!

Alameda School Yard Cleanup SignUp.com makes it easy to coordinate school events & classroom activities, fundraisers, snack schedules, potlucks & more!

Last chance! Sale closes at 5 pm 11/14

Creating this thread for families to connect and set up/coordinate meet ups as the strike continues.

Hope to see you all there! 11/8 4-10 pm