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Thriving Educated Youth

5-Year Action Plan
Number

Related
Action Areas

Actions

Partnersuiy

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Joint use agreements: Develop or update joint-use
PP&R, School Districtsuiy
agreements between Portland Parks and Recreation and
all local school districts. Explore coordinated operations,
grounds management and shared facilities, particularly in areas
underserved by community centers.

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Regular consultation: Develop agreements between the
BPS, School Districtsuiy
City of Portland and each school district to outline protocols for
consultation related to issues and decisions of mutual interest
and concern.

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Support different learning needs: Inventory local facilities
and programs to assess their ability to accommodate differing
abilities and learning styles.

OEHR, School Districtsuiy

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Safety and physical accessibility: Fund seismic and
accessibility upgrades at public schools. Develop a specific
revenue stream for seismic and ADA improvements in school
facilities.

School Districts, City,
PBEMuiy

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Arts and culture programming: Advocate for full funding
Office of Government
for the National Endowment for the Arts and increased funding Relations, Nonprofits,
for arts education to prevent diminished service to Portlanders. RACCuiy

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Conservation education: Support the Outdoor School, yearround conservation education and nature play/study to ensure
every student is exposed to his or her natural environment and
learns what individuals can do to ensure the ecological health
of their neighborhood and the city. Use curriculum materials
developed by the national No Child Left Inside movement.

Intertwine Alliance,
SUN Service
System, Multnomah
Educational Service
District, BESuiy

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Equit y

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Multi-functional facilities: Create new Comprehensive Plan BPS, SUN Service
policies and zoning for schools, colleges and universities to
System, School
flexibly accommodate multiple functions that serve community Districtsuiy
members of all ages, while maintaining accountability to
neighborhood concerns regarding impacts.

New East Portland education center: Develop a funding
strategy for the Gateway Education Center as a partnership
of Parkrose and David Douglas school districts, Mount Hood
Community College, Portland State University and the City of
Portland.

Parkrose and David
Douglas School
Districts, MHCC, PSU

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Campus investment: Support Portland Community College’s PCC, City
planned transformation of its Southeast Center into a vibrant
full-service campus and community anchor, as well as PCC’s
planned expansion of its Cascade Campus, by helping to
catalyze complementary local development and investing in
supportive community-serving infrastructure.

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