When learning is Personalized and Relevant, students will be Engaged and prepared for Postsecondary success.  This is the theory of action behind PREP, an innovative, holistic approach to learning designed by educators in Portland Public Schools’ alternative high schools. PREP schools integrate project-based instruction with career connected learning experiences and social emotional support to remove barriers for underserved students and create enlivening learning opportunities for all students. 

 Aligned with our district’s vision, PREP’s ultimate goal is for all students to graduate from high school as compassionate critical thinkers, able to collaborate and solve problems and prepared to lead a more socially just world.

PREP is based in PPS' Multiple Pathways to Graduation Department and was developed with support from the U.S. DOE's Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program.