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District News PPS is proud to introduce... J. Tyler Baas, English Teacher at Central High School Samantha Bowditch, Spanish Teacher at Central Middle School Kristine Briggs, District Behavior Specialist Cassandra Corning, Kindergarten Teacher at Amberly Elementary Martha Foster, Math Teacher at North Middle School Casey Fry, Resource Room Teacher at Central High School Christopher Furlong, Health Teacher at Northern High School Megan Greenberg, Kindergarten Teacher at 12th Street Elementary Melissa Holso, Band Instructor at North Middle School Mae LaFave, 5th Grade Teacher at 12TH Street Elementary Kyle Larner, Math Teacher at Central High School Ryan Ledlow, Social Studies Teacher at Northern High School Kristen Mulder, 3rd Grade Teacher at Moorsbridge Elementary Emily Myers, Family and Consumer Science Teacher at Northern High School Sarah Nott, Art Teacher at Northern High School Michelle Olsen, 4th Grade Teacher at Angling Road Elementary Benjamin Overbeek, 4th Grade Teacher at Amberly Elementary Rachele Reidel, Spanish Teacher at Central High School Elizabeth Shotwell, Physical Education at Angling Road Sarah Smith, 1st Grade Teacher at Angling Road Elementary Marna Stitt, Resource Teacher at Angling Road Elementary Please help us welcome our new staff and teachers! *Additional new hires will be announced as they become Board approved Transportation Schedules; Safety Tips for Drivers The Transportation Department will be sending postcards in the coming days with estimated bus assignments to all K-12 students eligible for transportation services and who signed up for these services. Information includes the bus number, the bus stop location, and the estimated times for both pick-up and drop-off. A Bus Safety Reminder When you see our bus fleet on the road, please remember: • When yellow lights are flashing, use caution and prepare to stop. • When yellow hazard warning lights are flashing, proceed with caution. • When red lights are flashing, stop no closer than 20 feet from the bus. • When the red lights are turned off, you may proceed. portageps.org Page 6
School Safety - A Top District Priority Every year, thousands of parents in the Portage community entrust our teachers and administrators with their most prized possessions. With that trust comes the expectation of safety in our classrooms and schools. As the world around us changes, that challenge is ever increasing. While statistically a school classroom is the safest place for our children, it remains our duty to be vigilant and ensure those statistics ring true at Portage Public Schools. Over the summer, PPS invested more than $600,000 in security upgrades to several of our buildings. This included secure entrance work at Angling Road, Central, Haverhill, Moorsbridge and Woodland Elementary schools, North and West Middle, and the Community Education Center. Some of this work was quite extensive, involving the cutting of new entrances, moving of offices, and installation of automatic door locking controls that can be operated from within office areas. The goal of these renovations is to allow the exterior doors of each school to be locked down during school hours. Visitors will enter the buildings via the main office, where office personnel will have electronic controls to grant or deny access into the school. In addition to secure entrances, PPS has also taken steps to improve safety on our grounds, as well as transient times before and after school. One major project this summer has been the clearing of undergrowth throughout the woods near Amberly Elementary. The clean out is aimed to promote visibility in the wooded areas increasing security, as well as to address loitering problems. Our teachers and staff are dedicated to the safety and growth of our students. As a District we remain committed to giving our children a safe and stimulating learning environment. portageps.org Cover Story Moorsbridge Elementary West Middle School Haverhill Elementary “We belive the secured entrances will provide another layer of safety for our students while at school. Another important safey feature will be to create a culture among school visitors to make student safety their priority. Providing current contact information or turning off a cell phone when in the drop-off lane to watch for pedestrians are two examples of how we can keep children safe.” ~Sarah Baker Community Relations Manager Page 7
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