Kiesha Locklear, a former senior project manager in the Office of School Modernization, alleges that the district terminated her after she brought her concerns with Procedeo to public board meetings.

In the letter, parents asked about what would happen to some of the schools on closure scenarios that are promised retrofits with the bond money.

Marysville Elementary School received state seismic dollars under the condition that its building be used for “existing purposes for ten years” after project completion. Now the district proposes closing it.

Board member Christy Splitt asked the School Board to verbally commit that it would not add any schools to the closure list at the eleventh hour.

Candidates for the Oregon Legislature give their diagnosis.

Top district officials took issue with the audit’s scope and findings, with PPS’ senior chief of operations disputing “the tenor of the report’s narrative and frequent implication of impropriety.”

At a Tuesday meeting, the seven members of the School Board faced the reality that, for many Portlanders, the school closure pill won’t go down easily.

Portland Public Schools has released two school closure scenarios. Under one scenario, the district would shutter 14 schools. Under the other, it would shutter 11 schools.

Among several recommendations, the board will work to sharpen its understanding of its fiscal responsibilities, and hire an additional auditor with capital experience.

So when the three county chair hopefuls came into WW’s office last week for an endorsement interview, we asked what went wrong with the county’s oversight of the Sunstone Way contract and what accountability measures should have prevented it.