Students Return to School on September 6

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Classes will begin on September 6 for students in first through 12th grades in the Portland Public Schools.  Kindergartners and children enrolled in the district’s pre-kindergarten classes will start school on September 10. 

The normal daily schedule is:

  • Pre-kindergarten: 8:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 
  • Elementary schools: 8:55 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.
  • Middle schools: 8:25 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
  • High schools: 8 a.m. to 2:10 p.m.
  • West School: 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS): Morning session - 8 to 10:30 a.m.; Afternoon session - 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

All students except pre-kindergartners are released one hour early on Wednesdays from September 26 through May.  The PATHS schedule on early release days is 8 to 10 a.m. (morning session) and 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. (afternoon session).

Marilyn Philbrook prepares her third grade classroom at Lyseth Elementary School.