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Portland Elementary Parent Info

Portland Elementary Parent Info
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School Events Calendar School Events Calendar

Upcoming Events Upcoming Events

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Friendship Dance 5:30-6:30

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Thursday, Feb 12, 2026, 05:30 PM
Where?
Portland Elementary School, Northwestern Parkway, Louisville, KY, USA
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Talent Show 5:30-7:00

When?
Tuesday, Mar 24, 2026, 05:30 PM
Where?
Portland Elementary School, Northwestern Parkway, Louisville, KY, USA
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Art Show/Peter Pan Play

When?
Friday, Apr 24, 2026, 05:30 PM
Where?
Portland Elementary School, Northwestern Parkway, Louisville, KY, USA
Free Internet for Students: Project 10Million | T-Mobile

Free Internet for Students: Project 10Million | T-Mobile

With Project 10Million, we're providing eligible student households free internet to help fight the homework gap. Apply for a free hotspot today!

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Weekly Purple Folder Information Weekly Purple Folder Information

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UPDATED WEEKLY

May 13th, 2026.


Parent/Guardian,

Today will be the last week for Purple Folder to go home. There are several summer camp links listed below. There is still time to get a free KONA ICE treat on May 18th by filling out the transportation link for next school year if you have NOT completed it yet.

In the RETURN TO SCHOOL (LEFT SIDE)


In the KEEP AT HOME SIDE (RIGHT SIDE)

  • Ambo Dance Camp- Electronic only

  • Boys & Girls Club Summer Camps -Eletronic only

  • Louisville Male HS- Elementary Volley Ball Camp-Electronic only

  • Macaroni Kid Free Girls Bike Club- Electronic only

  • Macaroni Kid Mom Event-Electronic only

  • Monthly Free Meal-Flyer

Electronic Only Reminder

  • Send your doctor/parent notes, transportation changes and any other updates to our email address below:

JCPS.PortlandChanges@jefferson.kyschools.us


  • To Stay completely up to date on Portland things, please visit the Portland Family Newsletter by clicking/inserting the link below or scanning the QR code.

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As always, stay happy, healthy and safe! Love your Portland Staff!





As always, stay happy, healthy and safe! Love your Portland Staff!

Arrival- Students may enter the building beginning at 9:10am.

  • Car Riders and Walkers- enter on Northwestern Parkway
  • Bus Riders- enter thorugh the back entrance


Dismissal-

  • Car Riders will exit through the doors on Northwestern
  • Bus Riders exit through the back doors
  • Walkers dismiss last, through the doors on 34th st.

If you arrive in a car, your child is a car rider and you must be in the car rider line. Students will not be dismissed to parents/guardians in parked cars. This slows our dismissal process.

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Tardies Tardies

Students arriving after 9:40am are counted as tardy. Parents/guardians must sign students in at the from office when they arrive after that time.

Transportation Changes Transportation Changes

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Student & Family Handbook Student & Family Handbook

25-26 Family & Student Handbook

25-26 Family & Student Handbook

Portland Elementary 25-26 Family Handbook 3410 Northwestern Pkwy Louisville, Ky 40212 502-485-8313 Michelle Perkins, Principal Sheri Kiser, Asst. Principal Jeremy Belcher, Counselor Michelle Cox, FRC Coordinator

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Cell Phone Policy- NEW FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR Cell Phone Policy- NEW FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR

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DRESS CODE DRESS CODE

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Traceable Communication Law Traceable Communication Law

Kentucky law now requires that any electronic communications between school district staff or volunteers and students occur through board approved traceable communication systems, unless a parent or guardian has specifically authorized a staff member to communicate electronically on another platform. The approved traceable communication systems in JCPS are:

· JCPS District Email

· Apptegy Rooms and Alerts

· Infinite Campus Messenger

· Google Workspace for Education

· Class Dojo

· Microsoft for Education

· Blackboard Ultra ONLY for JCPS eSchool and Pathfinder


If your student receives electronic communication from a JCPS staff member or volunteer outside of these platforms without your written consent, please notify your student’s principal. If you would like to authorize communication with your student by a JCPS staff member or volunteer outside of the board approved traceable communication systems, please utilize the Consent for Outside Traceable Communications Form in JCPS Parent Place.


If you would like to review any electronic communications your student has received from JCPS staff or volunteers on the approved traceable communications systems, please send a request to open.records@jefferson.kyschools.us The request should include:

1. The name of the student

2. The school the student attends

3. The email address of the student

4. The name of the adult with whom the student was in communication

5. The platform used for these communications

6. The date of the communication


7. The reason for the request

Sexual Extortion Parent/Guardian Letter

Sexual Extortion Parent/Guardian Letter

Dear Parents and Guardians, Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our students is one of the many responsibilities that we have as a school district. Senate Bill (SB) 73, related to sexual extortion, was recently passed by the legislature and requires the district to provide the following informa...

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Equal Employment Opportunity Employees/Applicants

The Jefferson County Public School District shall not discriminate in recruitment or employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, marital or parental status, political affiliations or beliefs, sex (including sexual orientation or gender identity), gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. The District shall promote equal opportunities through a vigorous affirmative action program as an integral part of personnel policy and practice in the employment, development, advancement, and treatment of employees.


In the Event of Questions

Employees and applicants should report allegations to immediate supervisors, Human Resources administrators, the Office of Compliance and Investigations, or the appropriate enforcement agency if you believe you have experienced harassment or discrimination.


Equal Educational Opportunity Students/Parents or Guardians

The Jefferson County Public School District shall not deny any student equal educational opportunity because of their race, color, national origin, age, religion, marital or parental status, political affiliations or beliefs, sex (including sexual orientation or gender identity), gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

Harassment/discrimination is prohibited at all times on school property and off school grounds during school-sponsored activities. District staff shall provide for a prompt and equitable resolution of complaints concerning harassment/discrimination.


In the Event of Questions

Students and parents/guardians should report allegations to the school principal, the Office of Compliance and Investigations, or the appropriate government enforcement agency if you believe you have experienced harassment or discrimination.

Noncompliance with the above policy and procedures may result in disciplinary action.


Discrimination Grievance Procedure

The Jefferson County Public Schools Discrimination Grievance Procedure is available at local schools, on the Jefferson County Public Schools website at www.jefferson.kyschools.us, or in the Office of Compliance and Investigations, C. B. Young Jr. Service Center, 3001 Crittenden Drive, Louisville, KY 40209. Contact the Office of Compliance and Investigations at 485-3341, or call or write one of the following enforcement agencies:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

600 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Place, Suite 268 Louisville, KY 40202

(502) 694-3989 | www.eeoc.gov

U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights Wanamaker Building, Suite 515

100 Penn Square East

Philadelphia, PA 19107-3323

(215) 656-8541 | www.ed.gov

Kentucky Commission of Human Rights

312 Whittington Parkway

Louisville, KY 40222

(502) 595-4024 | http://kchr.ky.gov

Louisville Metro Human Relations

Commission

745 West Main Street Louisville, KY 40202

(502) 574-3931 | louisville.ky.gov/government/human- relations-commissions

JCPS

www.jefferson.kyschools.us

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Offering Equal Educational Opportunities

Revised 09/24

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Portland Elementary

Email: michelle.perkins@jefferson.kyschools.us
Website: https://schools.jefferson.kyschools.us/Elementary/portland/
Location: 3412 Northwestern Parkway, Louisville, KY, USA
Phone: (502)485-8313
Facebook: facebook.com/PortlandElementarySchool
Twitter: @PortlandJCPS

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