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Reconnecting Youth

Multnomah County Student Achievement

Disaggregated data on student performance in Multnomah County school districts 2001-2009 See also Multnomah County Dropouts by Race Ethnicity 1997-98 to 2007-08

Who We Are

The Leaders Roundtable is an informal yet influential coalition of top educational and private sector leaders and elected officials in Multnomah County, Oregon, all working toward one common goal--100% student success.

In existence since 1983, the Leaders Rountable has been working to insure that all children complete their schooling with the skills to access post-secondary education or work. By aligning the activities of our various organizations and institutions toward the common goal of school success and measuring results, we can achieve better educational outcomes for our community's children and youth.

Click here for brief history & background summary of the Leaders Roundtable

English Classes

Community ESL: English classes for non English speaking adults are offered in partnership with Portland State University. New classes start the week of January 11, 2010. For the class schedule and for other information about English and citizenship classes, click here.

Community ESL was a recent recipient of a prestigious award from the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation for Campus-Community Collaboration. Click here for more information. See also (3 minute) Community ESL Video.

Vision for Teenage Learning

The Leaders Roundtable recently adopted a document laying out a vision to expand options and opportunities for teen learners in Multnomah County schools. Click here.

A promise for all high school grads?

Kalamazoo, Michigan was the site of the inaugural Promise.Net Conference in late June, 2008. The Kalamazoo Promise is an economic and community development initiative based on the concept of free college tuition for all high school graduates.

Read about it here. See also Kalamazoo Promise

Homeless students

Oregon's homeless student population increases. See ODE Press Release

Connecting Families and Schools

A tool to help schools evaluate how well they engage parents. . . Click here

Closing the Expectations Gap

Achieve, Inc.'s 50 state progress report on the alignment of high school policies with the demands of college and work. Click here