All Portland Public School students deserve a school that will stand strong in an earthquake.


Safe Structures PPS is here to ensure that all Portland Public Schools students and educators are safe in the case of a significant seismic event, and are prepared with risk-informed plans, processes, supplies and structures.

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The mission of Safe Structures PPS is to demand that Portland Public Schools leaders undertake an urgent, transparent, community-engaged, and risk-informed process for addressing seismic risk at our schools.

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View fullsize What is next for elementary & middle schools that are at risk for collapse in an earthquake? We don’t know. But we should. The PPS Board owes the public a district-wide plan for seismic upgrades at risky schools. Back in May, when they w
View fullsize These are our main takeaways and best interpretation of what we learned at the Facilities Improvement & Oversight Committee meeting on November 10th. It’s not all crystal clear, so we strongly encourage you to watch the meeting if you can o
View fullsize Monday, November 10th at 4:30 PM the Facilities & Oversight Committee meeting will discuss a new formula and prioritization list. The new formula & prioritization list is already in the agenda for the meeting, which is linked in our linktree
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View fullsize PPS shared a new potential formula for seismic work in the meeting notes for Mondays Facilities Improvement & Oversight Committee Meeting - link in bio! Please come to this meeting if you can!
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