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Three Portland Board of Public Education seats are up for election Nov. 7: an at-large seat and the District 4 and District 5 seats. Only the at-large seat is contested on the ballot.

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has begun mailing out Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) cards to Maine families, and some parents are understandably reaching out with questions. Here are some answers.

Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night at the Deering High School Varsity football game!

They actively engaged in experiments, gaining firsthand insight into how scientific knowledge can be applied to aid the investigations conducted by the crime unit's lab.

DHS Trivia places 2nd + 5th

Locker Project Maine

Deering High School turns 150 this school year and is extending a warm invitation to all “Ramilies” (current students and families), Deering alumni and Deering neighbors to celebrate with special 150th Homecoming events in October.

Reserve your spot for the October 13th Tailgate Event

ensures that even though school meals remain free for all students, regardless of their family's income, the information gathered from these forms plays a pivotal role in optimizing the state revenue received by our school district.

The Portland Public Schools’ Multilingual and Multicultural Center will host Beyond Borders: A Conference on Migration and Integration on Sept. 27 at the University of Southern Maine.

Your attendance at Deering matters. 

Details about the practice evacuation drill on September 20th. 

Please check your inbox. There is an important message from Asia Alexis, Guidance Director for Deering High School. 

Family-Teacher Organization meeting on September 19th

Schedule of Events for Open House 9/18

The Portland Public Schools is participating in Special Provision II and Community Eligible Provision for the 2023-2024 school year. This alternative is referred to as Provision II and CEP.  All students enrolled in all of Portland’s public schools except the Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS) may participate in the School Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program at no charge. Household applications are not required to receive free meals this school year but forms similar to applications may be distributed by the school and the district to collect household income data for other programs that require this information, such as Federal Title programs.