Page A6 I1i' |Jnrt(anb (©bseruer J efferson ® FOCU S If the district can’t deliver and a charter ’ demonstrates itself i j to be a viable option, then yes, its something we have to consider. June 30. 2004 Advertise with disersity Zzt Clu |J n r t l a i t b (O b s e rv e r Call 503-288-003? ads port!andob server.com Want to do business with the Port? We want as many companies as possible to register now at w w w .p o rto fp o rtlan d .co m — Lolenzo Poe, Portland School Board co-chair continued from Front “ I d o n 't care what you do in creating an outstanding high school program if kids e n tering the school are so far below benchm ark that th ey ’re not academ ically p repared,” said Poe. 4 s a former Jefferson graduate and cochair o f the Portland School Board, Lolenzo Poe has a personal interest in improving the performance o f the north Portland school. > Select "Business Opportunities” and sign up to receive automatic e-mail notices of opportunities of interest to your company. > You will be able to download invitations to bid and requests for proposals as soon as they are available. > Please provide multiple company contacts, if possible. > Office of Contracts & Procurement 503.944.7593 businesses and com m unities that can help su p port you with resources and opportunities, we can help with th at,” said H opson, speaking for SEI. He sites continuing an em phasis on ed u ca tion from preschool o r Head Start program s to m iddle school and parental involvem ent as contributing factors to success in high school. Not to m ention that SEI already has a p res T h a t’s w here H opson says he can help. ence at Jefferson. M ore than 250 SEI students “ W e’ve had success with bringing people attend the school. to g eth er unlike any o ther group out there. We H opson said SEI can be a “vehicle to provide do a better jo b o f involving kids in activities re so u rces and su p p o rt” to Jefferso n H igh than anybody else. W e do a better jo b o f School. getting parents involved than Jefferson ever “ But there needs to be a full plan and we could. If you need to get kids to participate need to be given full opportunity to work with beyond the school day or in school, we can adm inistrators and teacher to get that done, ” help with that. W hen you want to identify he said. PORT OF PORTLAND A ccepting A pplications Road Map to Educational Options continued from Front Kersey of the school district’s educational options program. Some of the schools offer specialized programs to give struggling students more fo cused and directed attention. Each program has its own per sonalized flavor created with success of the student in mind. Alternative schools, such as Open Meadows Middle School located in north Portland, are designed to meet academic, so cial and behavioral needs. Unique to Open Meadows, the goal is to attract students ages 12 to 15 that otherwise might be labeled as dropouts. Charter schools on the other hand, like V ictory M iddle School and Trillium School (K through 12) in northeast Port land utilize a small student to teacher ratio with additional before and after school help pro grams to attract students and ensure their success. These spe c ialty sch o o ls m ust report progress and strive to meet, if not exceed standards in order to con tinue operation. Our goal is not only to teach, hut also to encourage learning. -A n d y Kelly, Roosevelt High School Principal For years, area high schools have struggled to meet the di verse needs of their students. P rin cip al Andy K elly of Roosevelt High School believes one attributing factor of poor aca Quality Training demic achievement among high school students is their lack of confidence in their ability to suc ceed. “Here at Roosevelt, we’re try ing the best we can as a team to change that,” says Kelly. “Our goal is not only to teach, but also to encourage learning. We stretch our students so that as a result, they’ll choose to use their minds and achieve the extraordi nary. This is the reality we’ve chosen to accept for our stu dents.” To ex p lo re y o u r c h ild ’s choices within the Portland Public School system log on to www.pps.k 12.or.us for more in formation. Continue support ing your child by becoming more involved in their educa tional journey. As the trad i tional African proverb pro claim s, “It takes a whole vil lage to raise a child.” Great Wages it Superb Benefits The NECA-IBEW Local 48 Electrical Training Center is accepting applications for the Inside Electrician Apprenticeship Program: When: 10 a .m .- 4 p.m. Orientations 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Where: „ Destination Northeast Portland continued July 12-16 and July 19-23 NECA-IBEW Local 48 Electrical Training Center 16021 NE Airport Way Portland, OR 97230 nëcâ V7 ï m w from Front 1 o cake. Owner Anita Smith told Roker her restaurant has grown to be an important asset to the commu nity with its very diverse and loyal clientele. “Hannah Bea’s has grown to be so much more to me. 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