October 7, 2015
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Superintendent Carole Smith (from left) Creston Principal Conrad Hurdle, and Creston PTA President
Lisa Kensel.
Creston Named School of Excellence
Principal
inspired by
recognition
Creston School and the
southeast Portland school’s
Parent-Teacher
Association
have been honored for excel-
lence by the national PTA for
their achievement in building
effective family-school part-
nerships.
Research shows that when
families and schools work to-
gether, student achievement
increases, schools improve and
communities grow stronger.
“I feel inspired by receiv-
ing The National PTA School
of Excellence recognition. At
Creston, with the support of our
PTA president and parents, we
are actively doing the work of
family engagement each day,”
said Creston Principal Conrad
Hurdle. “I am truly honored to
lead a community where par-
ents and educators form qual-
ity partnerships to promote a
healthy community so students
can thrive.”
The National PTA School
of Excellence program was
launched to help strengthen fam-
ily-school partnerships across
the country and make measur-
able progress in the areas of edu-
cation, health and safety, and arts
and cultural exploration.
“Working side by side with
our principal, we have been
able to strengthen the partner-
ship between the school and
families to take our work to
the next level,” said Creston
School PTA President Lisa
Kensel. “Our school and com-
munity have been enriched
from this experience.”
Race and Justice Forum Planned
The League of Women Vot-
ers of Portland and the Portland
chapter of The Links, Inc., are
sponsoring a panel to examine
racism in Oregon’s criminal
justice system.
Evidence suggests that at
each step in the system, from
police stops to arrests, charges,
convictions and incarcerations,
people of color are more likely
to have negative outcomes than
similarly situated whites.
Moderated with Portland
NAACP President JoAnn
Hardesty, the panel will ex-
plore why people of color are
over-represented in Oregon’s
Joann Hardesty
criminal justice system, the
impacts on our communities,
some recent advances, and
ideas for the next important
steps. Speakers will include
David Rogers, executive di-
rector of the American Civil
Liberties Union of Oregon;
Nkenge Harmon Johnson,
president and chief executive
officer of the Urban League of
Portland; Joyce Harris of the
Albina Ministerial Alliance
Coalition for Justice and Police
Reform; and Andy Ko, execu-
tive director of the Partnership
for Safety and Justice.
The event will be held on
Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. at
the Multnomah County Build-
ing Board Room, 501 S.E
Hawthorne Blvd., and is free
and open to the public.
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