The unanimous vote by the board at the North Portland Prophet Center paved the way for the bond measure to be included on the ballot in next May’s primary. When the issue was first discussed in November 2024, the proposed bond measure was around $1.5 billion, but has since then been increased to $1.8 billion.
The bond’s purpose is to deal with what the parents say are long overdue upgrades within several schools, which includes Cleveland High School. A disabled student at that high school, Calisto Ford, was quoted to have commented on the school’s lack of accessibility, saying:
“Our school is not only inconvenient — inaccessible — but a safety hazard to our disabled students. So, the Cleveland rebuild is long overdue.”
Both schools and construction sites have numerous uses for signage provided by professional printing services.
A failed amendment to the bond measure that would have tacked on an additional $40 million for a Native American center was proposed by Julia Brim Edwards, a PPS Board member.
District leaders have hopes of moving from the planning to design phase for the bond measure’s chosen renovations before voters receive the matter in May.