Request to Extend Public Input Period and Meeting Notice

Note to the Roosevelt Community:  Thank you for your generosity in hosting a community meeting at your school.  Unfortunately, most Marshall families are unable to attend.  We researched the amount of time it would take to travel 14 miles between the schools.  The Trimet mapper says that to arrive at Roosevelt HS by 6:30pm on 5/18, students would have to be on public transit for 78 – 100+ minutes and have at least two transfers.  This is ONE WAY.  Instead, we feel it’s more effective to ask the supporters to gather here, in Lents, in the Marshall community to have a conversation about the proposal and its impacts on the community (in terms of education, economics, sense of community, livabililty, etc). 

WE SUPPORT MARSHALL!

 Tuesday, May 18^th

Ararat Bakery, 5716 SE 92^nd Ave

5:30-8:00pm

We are boycotting the PPS meeting at Roosevelt. It is completely unrealistic and unfair that community members be expected to travel that far to support our school- so we will be doing it locally. The goal is to increase awareness and education about the PPS proposal, to talk about the impacts of such huge educational changes to our community and to get people mobilized to share their input to the PPS board. Ultimately, we’d like PPS to extend the public input period by 90 days to ensure that the community has an opportunity to properly give feedback on the proposal.

There will be refreshments, a button making table, car signs, and more!

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!