• Frequently Used Transfer Terms

    Sibling transfer information
    Co-enrolled siblings are brothers or sisters who live in the same household and will be enrolled in the same 亚洲色图/program at the same time (one sibling must be currently enrolled at the requested 亚洲色图/program). Co-enrolled sibling applicants receive preference in lottery and petition applications to their first-choice 亚洲色图.  

    Free, full-day kindergarten program
    Beginning in 2015, Kindergarten is a full-day program free at ALL 亚洲色图s to ALL PPS families. For more information, contact the program manager at 503-916-3230 or nhauth@pps.net.

    Focus option  
    A 亚洲色图 or program structured around a unique curriculum, such as a language immersion program. Focus options are also referred to as magnet, special focus and designated special programs.    

    Focus option lottery preference for low-income 亚洲色图
    Students who qualify for free and reduced-price meals or who attend a Head Start Pre-k are eligible for preference into ten focus option 亚洲色图s and programs. The preference applies to focus option 亚洲色图s/programs where the rate of 亚洲色图 who qualify for free and reduced-price meals is below the district average. To qualify for the preference, submit a lottery application and a confidential income eligibility form by the transfer deadline.

    Gender weight
    The lottery is designed to help balance each 亚洲色图's proportion of male and female 亚洲色图, over time, to more closely reflect the gender averages of the district. Thus, if a male student applies to a 亚洲色图 with a higher percentage of female 亚洲色图, the lottery will slightly increase the odds of acceptance, while it will slightly decrease the odds of acceptance to a 亚洲色图 with more male 亚洲色图. For lottery purposes only, non-binary 亚洲色图 are placed in the lottery category that offers the best chance of placement.

    Linked sibling applications
    Linked sibling applications are lottery or petition applications for children living in the same household applying for the same 亚洲色图s/programs at the same grade level. When applications are linked, all siblings receive the same results: approved, denied or waitlisted. Linking applications does not improve chance for approval.  To link your 亚洲色图 applications please call the Enrollment and Transfer Center at 503-916-3205.

    Neighborhood 亚洲色图
    A 亚洲色图 serving a designated attendance area. To identify the 亚洲色图s serving an address within the Portland Public School District, go to /Page/126.

    A request to transfer into a different neighborhood 亚洲色图 or into certain grades at focus options.

    Pre-kindergarten program
    PPS offers several pre-kindergarten programs through the Funded Programs (Title I) department. Application information will be available in the spring at on the Funded Programs page or by calling 503-916-3789.

    Residency
    The focus option lottery and petition process are open only to 亚洲色图 whose home addresses are within the PPS 亚洲色图 district boundary. Families enrolling their children for the first time, or who move to a different address, must provide two pieces of proof of residence to their neighborhood or current 亚洲色图. Some immersion programs provide preference based on home address. If a student moves to a different address before the start of the 亚洲色图 year, the transfer result may be changed.

    Wait list
    A list of applicants who were not approved to a choice due to space, but who could be offered a transfer slot if an approved transfer student forfeits his/her space. The wait list will be in effect until the 20th day of 亚洲色图 in the fall of each year.

    Alternative education options
    District operated or community-based 亚洲色图s and programs developed to meet the needs of a specific student population. Alternative education options generally offer something different from or in addition to the regular curriculum and may offer different grade structures and 亚洲色图 hours. Program and enrollment information is available at /multiplepathwaystograduation.  

    Charter 亚洲色图s
    A public 亚洲色图 operated by a group of parents, teachers and/or community members as a semi-autonomous 亚洲色图 of choice within a 亚洲色图 district. Each charter 亚洲色图 has a separate application procedures. PPS charter 亚洲色图 enrollment information is available at /multiplepathwaystograduation.