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Smith, Blumenauer tour interstate alignment
Portland’s light-rail system into a
transportation network worthy o f a
first-class city,’’said Smith. "The
project rose out o f a community-
based, citizen-led effort and I will
continue my efforts to obtain the
needed federal funding for the
project.” "North Portland’s backing
is critical as we push for this project
to receive full federal funding. Oregon
is very fortunate to have two Senators
who recognize that this project would
bring great economic revital ization to
the metro area and to our state and
help make our communities more
livable,” Blumenauer said.
“Interstate MAX has the highest
rating in the country o f any light rail
p ro je c t.
S e n a to r Sm ith has
demonstrated his strong commitment
to this project, and it’s this type of
leadership that will secure funding to
• Legislators Meet Community Leaders
Supportive o f the Project
CONTR1BI TEDSTORh
for T he
P ortland O bserver
U.S. Senator Gordon Smith, U.S.
Representative Earl Blumenauer and
T ri-M et G eneral M anager Fred
Hansen on Thursday toured the
Interstate MAX alignment and met
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with Portland community leaders to
discuss the MAX project. The
discussion focused on the strong
support the project received from the
n e ig h b o rh o o d s and o n g o in g
revitalization efforts.
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Action team three will look to select,
support and retain teachers that
contribute to the goals o f the Strategic
Plan. "If we are going to accomplish
the things that we want to accomplish
for our kids, we need to give teachers
and principals the right tools,” said
Tim Lauer, team three facilitator.
Achievement disparity is addressed
by team four. Their intent is to
eliminate the achievement disparity
o f low-income and children o f color.
T his is to be accom plished by
improving communication with these
students and parents, and by breaking
down cultural barriers such as racism,
la n g u a g e d iffe re n c e s an d low
expectations.
Action team five looks at legislation
and regulations. They want to achieve
greater partnership and negotiation
with the community on the way that
legislation and regulations are made
and put into effect.
Team six stresses the need for
flexibility in the way the Strategic
Plan is implemented.
Standards and assessment managed
by team seven will decide how
successful the Strategic Plan is. They
want to look at individual student
growth and goal achievement over
test scores. “We need to remind
people that the end product o f all
work is not a test score. It’s a student ’ s
learning,” said Evelyn Brzezinski,
director o f research, evaluation and
assessment.
Not all o f the standards set by the
Strategic Plan have been completely
agreed upon. The Crisis Education
Team (CET), made up o f educators
and others, wants the District to take
more specific actions for change.
Although the Strategic Plan has
included many o f the suggestions
made by the CET not everyone is
satisfied. Katie Haycock, an outside
expert hired by the District, agreed
w ith m any o f th e C E T ’s
recommendations. No course o f
action has been decided upon since
Haycock’s report was released.
The core planning team is a large
group o f people from every Portland
community made up o f business and
co m m u n ity m em b ers, paren t
representatives, teachers, principals,
students, school board members, PPS
union representatives, and other PPS
staff. Canada stressed that dialogue,
along with com m unity input, is
necessary.
“ We
w ill
look
at
every
recommendation, not only those that
come from the action teams but from
outside individuals as well," said
Canada.
PPS Foundation Staffmember, Sally
Yee said that community involvement
sets this plan apart from previous
plans. “More o f the community owns
Vessels
move us into construction,” Hansen
said. Smith, Blumenauer and Hansen
met with, among others, members
from the Interstate Avenue Business
Association and members from the
N orth P ortland N eig h b o rh o o d
Association, including residents of
Arbor Lodge, Overlook, Kenton,
P iedm ont,
and
H um bolt
neighborhoods.
The Interstate MAX is a proposed
5.8-mile extension o f Portland’s 33-
mile MAX light rail system. The
Interstate MAX line runs along
Interstate Avenue from the Rose
Quarter Transit Center to Kenton,
and then to the Expo Center. The
project includes 10 new stations, and
would operate from the Expo Center
through downtown Portland. All local
funding for the $350 million project
has been approved.
w ith O ce an 503
S h o e h o rn a n d K e m k e s W a h m e s
this plan than any o f the other plans
that have been put forth,” said Yee.
The next meetings will be held on
June 19,21,and26at6:30p.m. During
theJune I9and21 meetings there will
be time set-aside for public comment.
For more information on the Strategic
Plan call the Strategic Plan Office at
916-3472 or 916-3390, or on-line at
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index.shtml.
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