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Families helping families at Mt. Tabor Middle School is a special, annual winter tradition for our èßäÊÓƵ community. Families seeking assistance with groceries or gifts during the winter can make requests for support, and families in a position to offer that support are invited to contribute gift cards and/or cash. We handle gift-giving with discretion, and all names remain confidential. 

To give and/or request support, go to

The Successful Schools Survey is an opportunity for èßäÊÓƵ, staff, and families to provide important feedback on their èßäÊÓƵ environments, learning experiences, and sense of well-being and safety at èßäÊÓƵ.

The survey is conducted once every èßäÊÓƵ year to provide timely information to èßäÊÓƵs, district leadership, and the community, allowing us to make informed decisions about èßäÊÓƵ climate and culture. This year, the survey window is open November 1 to December 6.

èßäÊÓƵ highly values the input and opinions of its families, and we welcome all PPS parents and guardians to complete this year’s survey. We use the data to help improve our èßäÊÓƵs, providing targeted feedback and training on how to create healthy èßäÊÓƵ environments that are welcoming for all.

You can complete the Successful Schools Survey online using the link provided below. Please complete one survey per household. If you have more than one student at PPS, we ask that you complete the survey considering the experiences of your eldest child.

The survey will take approximately 15-30 minutes to complete and is available in English, Spanish, Russian, Somali, Vietnamese and Chinese.

For more information about the Successful Schools Survey, please go to .

If you’re ever lucky enough to tag along with Tom Myers and his bird club at Skyline School, you’ll most likely notice a few things: that Skyline in the early morning can be a breathtakingly beautiful place, and that if you have a question about birds – or the natural world in general – the man his èßäÊÓƵ call “Teacher Tom” can almost certainly answer it.

PPS is hosting a series of events that focus on Belonging, Equity & Inclusive Practices where we will screen powerful, award-winning documentaries aimed at starting a productive conversation about what is possible in the systems we create for our children with disabilities. 

As part of this series, we are excited to welcome you to a live virtual event, , on Monday, October 28 at 5:30 PM at . The event will include a screening of Dan Habib’s film, “Including Samuel,” and a conversation with him and his son, Samuel.

The Dr. Matthew Prophet Education Center, the rather staid home to èßäÊÓƵ administrative staff, had a very different look on Monday evening when it hosted the world premiere of “The Return of Emergetron.”

The red carpet event was in celebration of a new film starring èßäÊÓƵ – and for èßäÊÓƵ – about the many emergency scenarios they might encounter in a typical èßäÊÓƵ year.

èßäÊÓƵ’ Comprehensive School Psychology program was recently named the recipient of a prestigious $5.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for its proven track record of improving student well-being and academic performance. 

The renewable, èßäÊÓƵ-based mental health grant will be used to provide comprehensive èßäÊÓƵ psychology services to 18 Title I èßäÊÓƵs across the district for the 2024-25 èßäÊÓƵ year. This is up from 11 èßäÊÓƵs served in the previous year. Through the duration of the grant, 25 èßäÊÓƵs designated as Title I at the time of the grant award will receive comprehensive èßäÊÓƵ psychology services.