Our achievement goal in the Portland Promise, the Portland Public Schools’ strategic plan, commits us to preparing and empowering our students for a productive postsecondary path to college and career. The compelling STEM curriculum in our schools serves as a great example of how our achievement goal is realized in the classroom.

Melea Nalli is the interim co-superintendent of Portland Public Schools and can be reached at [email protected]
Over the past few years, teacher teams from all school levels have worked collaboratively to develop a PPS Science Vision, a Math Vision and a Computer Science Vision to guide decisions around curriculum, professional development for teachers and overarching structures that support the implementation of this work.
Our Science Vision sets a path for the district to provide our students with a thorough and engaging science education that…