Agenda: October 15, 2012 Education and Youth Success PEG Meeting
October 15, 2012 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM
1900 SW 4th Avenue, Portland. Conference Room 7A
Welcome and Reflections from Last Meeting (10 minutes)
Description: Opportunity for PEG members to share impressions and/or follow-up thoughts from the September 17 meeting
Overview of Today’s Meeting (5 minutes)
Presenter: Deborah Stein, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
- Presentation/discussion: demographic trends that affect school enrollment, operations, stability and resilience today and in the future
- Feedback to staff on draft Comprehensive Plan policies
Overview of Data and Trends that Affect Schools and School Districts (20 minutes)
Presenters: Deborah Stein and Uma Krishnan, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
- Demographics: City and school districts
- Key demographic issues affecting school districts in Portland
- School district strategies to address trends
- Policy interplay: in what ways do City policies and school district policies affect each other?
Discussion (30 minutes)
Review Draft Policies Related to Schools (10 minutes)
Presenter: Deborah Stein, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
Description: Walk through draft policies related to schools
Draft Policies and Goals Document
Discussion (25 minutes)
- Are these concepts on target?
- What concepts are missing?
- What questions should we pose to the general public to foster a fruitful public conversation?
Reflections and feedback on PEG to date (10 minutes)
- Do you feel like this is time well spent?
- Are you getting the right amount of information to support discussions?
- Are we asking the right questions?
- Is the balance between presentations and discussions about right?
- Suggestions to improve meetings?
Public Comment (10 minutes)
Next Meeting: November 19, 2012 from 4:00-6:00
Meeting will focus on equity and inclusion
For more information, please contact either Deborah Stein, Bureau of Planning & Sustainability at 503-823-6991 or deborah.stein@portlandoregon.gov, or Clark Worth, Facilitator, at 503-222-0146 or clark@barneyandworth.com.