September 29, 2026
Portland Public Schools Board of Education — September 29, 2026 Special Meeting
1 decision explained in plain language.
Districtwide
School board responds to audit of school construction bond spending
An outside audit of Portland Public Schools' construction bond program made ten recommendations to the school board.
Decision: The board was scheduled to vote on this resolution at its September 29, 2026 special meeting. The result will be in the minutes.
Details
A bond is money voters approve for building and repairing schools, paid back through property taxes. In its draft answers, the board agrees with all ten, including hiring an extra internal auditor paid with bond money, yearly reviews of bond spending, clearer rules for how board members oversee the bond, and posting answers to board members' unanswered questions online.
Who it affects: Taxpayers who pay for school bonds, and families and staff whose school buildings are built or repaired with bond money.
Money: An additional auditor with bond program expertise would be hired and paid for with bond funds; no dollar amount is given.
Next: Responses go to the auditors by October 1, 2026. The final audit is expected to be made public October 6, 2026, and presented to the board October 20, 2026. Most changes have a target date of June 2027.
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