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Black History Month
February 6, 2013
Chief Joseph Tops List
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schools that feed into Jefferson
High School.
Chief Joseph would close some­
time in the future, but not right away
in order to minimize the disruption
for students and promote stability,
Smith said. Ockley Green has un­
der-performed in attracting students
in recent years.
Smith also recommended that the
district re-evalute its transfer policy
to ensure that it supports strong
neighborhood schools across the
district.
The Chief Joseph-Ockley Green
consolidation plan is the latest in a
series o f su g g estio n s for the
Jefferson attendance area that also
considered closures of Woodlawn
and Vernon elementary schools in
northeast Portland.
School closures have not gener­
ated the support of the community.
L ast year, the d istric t clo sed
H um boldt and Tubm an in the
Jefferson cluster.
Specifically, Smith will recom­
mend merging Chief Joseph K-5
and Ockley Green PK-8 into a single
neighborhood PK-8 school and
close the Ockley Green focus op­
tion program. This merger would
strengthen core program and en­
richment for students and address
crowding issues at Chief Joseph.
Chief Joseph and Ockley Green
would operate as a shared campus
while a phase-out of the Ockley
Green magnet program occurs. The
distribution o f grades betw een
buildings during that transition pe­
riod would be determined.
Students attending the Ockley
Green focus option program may
remain in the merged PK-8, return
to their neighborhood school, or
apply to attend King PK-8.
The Chief Joseph building would
ultimately close and all students
would attend on the Ockley campus,
which would undergo a re-naming.
The board is expected to vote
on the superintendent's recommen­
dation Feb. 25.
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Fire Displaces Students
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cause of the blaze. There were ear-
lier reports by neighbors who heard
children running around the school
and one teacher said she saw kids
lighting fireworks near the school
on Saturday night.
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