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February 14,1990 ■ Portland Observer - Black History Month • Page 11
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The Portland Observer
Dedicates this issue to those
African-Americans whose
Contribution to Black History
Helped to Shape
American History.
You c a n 't talk a b o u t the a c c o m p lis h m e n ts of
B la ck O re g o n ia n s w ith o u t s h o u tin g a b o u t th e ir
h is to ric p ro fe s s io n a l successes in P o rtla n d P u b lic
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D espite the d e m o g ra p h ic odds, B la cks have
e a rne d the h ig h e s t p o s itio n s o f re s p o n s ib ility and
resp ect in the N o rth w e s t’s la rg e s t p u b lic e d u c a
tio n a l system .
B la cks re p re s e n t o n ly 15.4 p e rc e n t o f the
s c h o o l d is tr ic t’s s tu d e n ts (1987-88 e n ro llm e n t),
ju s t 7.0 p e rc e n t of th e c ity 's in h a b ita n ts (1980
ce n s u s ) and b a re ly 1.4 p e rc e n t o f th e state's
re sid e n ts (1980 census).
Y e t. . .
• M atthew Prophet s in c e 1982 has been the
s u p e ra c h ie v in g s u p e r in te n d e n t o f s c h o o ls
s o u g h t by N ew Y ork, Los A n g e le s an d several
o th e r large u rb an s c h o o l d is tric ts .
• Ernest Hartzog has been an a s s is ta n t s u p e r
in te n d e n t s P o rtla n d s in c e 1972. He n o w is th e
No. 3 e d u c a to r in the system , in c h a rg e o f
d is tric tw id e and a lte rn a tiv e p ro g ra m s.
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Just ask Matt, Ernie, Aletha,
Bill, Edith, Ed, Nate, Mac and
604 other Black PPS employees . . .
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• Aletha Chavis has been p e rs o n n e l d ire c to r
sin ce 1980. S h e ’s been in s tru m e n ta l in th e
e m p lo y m e n t o f 6,551 te a c h e rs and s u p p o rt
e m p lo y e e s , o f w h o m 9 3 p e rc e n t are B la ck (a
14 1 p e rc e n t in cre a se s in c e 1980-81).
• Bill G erald and Edith W ilson are tw o o f e ig h t
c lu s te r d ir e c to r s o f in s tr u c tio n o v e rs e e in g
o p e ra tio n s o f sco re s o f s c h o o ls .
• Ed G reen, d ire c to r o f tra n s p o rta tio n services.
su p e rvise s the c o m p le x itie s o f b u s in g th o u
sands o f s c h o o l c h ild re n .
• Nate Jones, a d m in is tra to r o f J e ffe rs o n H ig h ,
was h o n o re d by his O re g o n peers as 1987
S e c o n d a ry P rin c ip a l o f the Year.
• Mac Lockett is c h ie f o f the 2 0 -m e m b e r P o rtla n d
S c h o o l P o lic e D ept.
A ffirm a tiv e a c tio n and m u ltie th n ic -m u ltic u ltu ra l
e d u c a tio n a re n ’t ju s t ta lk in P o rtla n d P u b lic
S ch o o ls. J u s t ask M att, E rnie, A le th a , B ill, E dith,
N ate, M ac an d 604 o th e r B la c k e m p lo y e e s o f the
s c h o o l d is tric t.
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