Ainsworth Connect to Kinder/Spanish Immersion Information Nights

January 25th, 5pm (presented in English)

February 15th, 5pm (presented in Spanish)

2024-25 Elementary School Lottery Window

February 15, 2024 to March 15, 2024

District Map: 2023-24 Focus Options, Language Immersion, Charter Schools and Early Learning Sites

This is how to enroll a student that is new to Portland Public Schools.

Collect this information

• Proof of age document (birth certificate, passport or similar document)
• 2 address verification documents. Examples include mortgage, rental agreement, utility bills (dated within the last 30 days at the time of enrollment), insurance or governmental assistance statement.
      ⁃ Parent name, home address and date must be visible
      ⁃ If you cannot provide two proofs of address, contact the Enrollment and Transfer Center
• Immunization record
      ⁃ Information on the Vaccine Requirements by grade level can be found on the 
     Multnomah Education Service District Immunization website
• Vision and Dental Screening Information (7 years old and under only)
• Emergency contact information
• Previous school’s contact information (not required at the start of Kindergarten)

Online registration process

The online registration will enroll the student at the school assigned to the address where you reside. If the student is on an approved transfer to a different school, connect with the transfer school for enrollment options. If you experience technical difficulties with the online registration, email IT Support at support@pps.net.

1. Go to:
     Online Registration Site
2. Click Activate Account/Reset Password
3. Click Create a New Account
4. Read the Privacy Statement and if you agree, click I Accept
5. Enter your account information and click Continue to Step 3
6. Refer to the confirmation email you should have received and follow the next steps

Once you have submitted the online registration, school staff will reach out to you about completing the enrollment.

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He confided his wish to Tony Nitz, who at that time was an educational assistant at Madison (now Leodis V. McDaniel High School). Tony had been working one-on-one with Joseph for months and he immediately went about making the young man’s dream come true.

“The truth is, I would have done anything for Joseph,” Nitz said. “He was a unique person, and we had a very special bond.”

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When Aaron Presberg first got the email from the White House, he thought it was some sort of prank. 

Then he shared the message with a few colleagues who assured him that it was no joke, and the exciting reality that he had been invited to Washington, D.C. to present at the White House’s first-ever Summit for Sustainable and Healthy K–12 School Buildings and Grounds started to sink in.