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A p ril 4, 2012
Budget Axe Points to Humboldt, Tubman
c o n t i n u e d f r o m fron t
2231 N. Flint Av e., are recommended for
closure next school year because they do not
have enough students to provide core aca
demic offerings without a significant staff
ing subsidy.
The reduction in teaching positions would
be made across the district, along with cuts
in course offerings, to balance a $27.5 million
shortfall in state school support. About 34
central office and administration positions
are also planned for elimination.
Thé Portland School District is also antici
pating a $6 million reduction in federal Title
1 monies to high poverty schools.
Smith said the proposed budget maxi
mizes the use of community partners and
makes strategic choices, instead of spread-
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The Harriet Tubman Leadership Academy for Young Women, 2231 N. Flint Ave.,
would cease operations next year because of low enrollment, a recommendation
in Superintendent Carole Smith’s budget proposal for Portland Public Schools.
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ing cuts across the board. She said the dis
trict is making strong gains in student
achievement and will stay focused on aca
demic progress, whatever the district ’ s fund
ing levels.
“While this budget proposal is incredibly
difficult, and our schools will lose effective
people and services, we will be responsible
for ensuring a quality education for our stu
dents,” Smith said.
The superintendent recom m ends that
H um boldt students, a pre-kindergarten
through 8th grade school, be transferred into
Boise-Eliot School, also a PK-8 program, and
the closure of the Young W omen’s Leader
ship Academy, a grades 6-12 program that
emphasized math, science and leadership
skills along with course offerings for college
prep and future careers.
The School Board will hold public hear
ings on the proposed budget on Monday,
April9 at 5 p.m. at Cleveland High School in
southeast Portland and Wednesday, April
11 and 6 p.m. at Roosevelt High School in
north Portland.
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Police say a shooting early Sunday in north
east Portland was the 31 st gang shooting of
the year in the city, compared with 17 at the
same time last year. Police say a 22-year-old
man was standing on the porch of a house
where a gang party was under way when he
was shot and critically injured.
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Gas Prices Eclipse $4
The AAA auto club reports the average
price of a gallon of gasoline in Oregon is
$4.11 .That's up 5 cents in a week and 16 cents
in a month. The price is 18 cents higher than
the national average.
Rose City Is Greenest
Travel + Leisure magazine has named the
Rose City the nation's greenest based on
everything from cleanliness to public trans
portation. The m agazine takes note of
Portland’s 288 parks and says one quarter of