Thursday, July 22, 2010

For Portland schools, new plan means layoffs, but not as many as feared | OregonLive.com

For Portland schools, new plan means layoffs, but not as many as feared | OregonLive.com

For Portland schools, new plan means layoffs, but not as many as feared

Published: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 6:55 PM Updated: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 8:15 PM
Molly Hottle, The Oregonian Molly Hottle, The Oregonian
Staffing cuts by school
K-5 schools
Abernathy, 0.26 position
Ainsworth, 0.96
Alameda, 1.08
Atkinson, 0.66
Bridlemile, 0.77
Buckman, 0.69
Capitol Hill, 0.44
Chapman, 0.67
Chief Joseph, 0.43
Duniway, 0.71
Forest Park, 0.63
Glencoe, 0.78
Grout, 0.43
James John, 0.47
Lewis, 0.47
Llewellyn, 0.66
Maplewood, 0.60
Markham, 0.46
Richmond, 1.08
Rieke, 0.69
Rosa Parks, 1.05
Sitton, 0.37
Stephenson, 0.44
Whitman, 0.45
Woodmere, 0.65
Woodstock, 0.69
Total, 16.60

K-8 schools
Astor, 0.90 position
Beach, 1.07
Boise-Eliot, 0.56
Clarendon-Portsmouth, 0.63
Harrison Park, 1.07
Creston, 0.46
Creative Science, 2.05
Faubion, 1.22
Hayhurst, 0.73
Beverly Cleary, 0.75
Irvington, 0.70
Laurelhurst, 1.65
Lee, 0.80
Lent, 0.62
Marysville, 1.42
Peninsula, 0.49
Rigler, 1.94
Roseaway Heights, 0.74
Sabin, 0.79
Scott, 1.72
Skyline, 0.42
Sunnyside, 1.02
Vernon, 1.61
Winterhaven, 0.48
Woodlawn, 0.47
Total, 23.82

Middle schools
Beaumont, 0.56 position
Da Vinci, 1.43
Gray, 0.46
Jackson, 1.16
Lane, 1.29
Mt. Tabor, 0.86
Sellwood, 0.91
West Sylvan, 1.78
Total, 8.20

High schools
Benson, 4.09
Cleveland, 1.53
Grant, 1.37
Lincoln, 2.03
Pauling Academy, 1.20
Renaissance Arts Academy, 1.50
RAA Marshall Campus, 2.69
Wilson, 1.05
Total, 12.23

Alternative schools
Alliance, 0.82
ACCESS, 0.41
MLC, 0.61
Total, 1.84

Spared schools:Kelly, George, Jefferson, Biz Tech,
Roosevelt, Bridger, Humboldt, King,
Ockley Green

Schools adding staff
Hosford, +0.24 position
Franklin, +0.61
Vestal, +0.2
Arelta, +0.48
The Portland School District has announced specifics of its staff-cutting plan, spreading the pain far and wide but protecting the most challenged schools. As expected, high schools are generally being asked to cut the most.


The plan, released Wednesday night, will cut the equivalent of 139 full-time positions this coming school year, including the equivalent of 62 teaching jobs spread among 71 schools. In addition, the district will trim 52 special education and English as a Second Language positions, plus 25 in the central office.

Schools such as Jefferson High, George Middle and Humboldt Elementary, meanwhile, won't have to cut staff at all. An additional lucky
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