# 2026-11- 09 Board of Education’s Facilities Improvement and Oversight Committee


**Body:** PPS Board of Education 
**Date:** November 09, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Education, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


The PPS Board of Education’s Facilities Improvement and Oversight Committee meeting, held November 10, 2026 (the meeting title lists November 9), focused on school-facility readiness amid the district’s right-sizing process and on capital projects. Staff reported that the Beverly Cleary seismic retrofit is in permitting and its contractor RFP has been issued; contractor RFPs for seismic retrofits at Richmond, Ainsworth, and Kelly have also been issued, with responses expected in mid-December. Summer roofing projects at Vestal, Chavez, Marshall (phase one), and Woodmere were reported as closed out. The committee also heard that West Sylvan land-use planning consultants are under contract and the land-use process must be restarted, while the Powell Park lease with Portland Parks & Recreation remains with the parties’ attorneys after negotiations. No contract awards or votes were reported.

Staff reviewed readiness findings for schools expected to receive increased enrollment, including functional capacity, special-education space, transportation, accessibility, and planned nutrition-service upgrades. Planned work includes kitchen equipment improvements at several schools, generally scheduled for summer 2027; the superintendent said eligible work would use bond funds, and noted about $500,000 in 2025 bond funding for PE/green playgrounds, alongside a DLCD grant for vision planning. Public commenters urged the district to advance seismic retrofits and voter-approved turf-field projects and raised concerns about data accuracy, overcrowding, and project delays. Committee members requested follow-up on the Powell Park lease and a broader history and status update on Southwest Parks projects; no spending motion or procurement approval was taken.

**Source:** PPS Board of Education