• Vision and Mission Statement 

     

    PPS Comprehensive School Psychologist Vision: All Portland Public School (PPS) èßäÊÓƵ are provided equitable access to a culturally responsive and socially just education that prepares them to be compassionate critical thinkers, able to collaborate and solve problems, be prepared to achieve their goals, and lead a more socially just world.

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    PPS Comprehensive School Psychologist Mission: èßäÊÓƵ (PPS) comprehensive èßäÊÓƵ psychologists’ mission is to center student and family strengths and voice, especially the voices of Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and Multilingual èßäÊÓƵ and families, to model collaboration and compassion through relationship building with staff, èßäÊÓƵ, and families and to ensure that ALL èßäÊÓƵ have equitable access to realize the graduate portrait. School psychologists collaborate with èßäÊÓƵ teams to achieve this mission through enhancing Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) implementation in their èßäÊÓƵ including:

    • Providing direct services to èßäÊÓƵ and families to amplify student and family voice, strengths, and partnerships
    • Supporting Teachers/staff and èßäÊÓƵ communities (consultation & collaboration)
    • Participating in MTSS Teams
    • Supporting èßäÊÓƵ teams data-informed decision making to facilitate equitable practices and outcome

     

    Program Outcomes:

    • Increase MTSS fidelity including Tiered Foundational Reading Instruction & Assessment
    • Reduce Disproportionate Special Education Identification
    • Reduce Disproportionate Discipline

     

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