Portland Public Schools (Oregon)
Portland Public Schools (PPS) is a public school district located in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is the largest school district in the state of Oregon. It is a PK–12 district with an enrollment of more than 49,000 students. It comprises more than 100 locations, including 79 schools and other sites that are maintained within the district.
Metropolitan Learning Center, a Kx12 alternative program run by PPS
Roosevelt High School
Benson Polytechnic High School
Water fountain at Jefferson High School with sign saying it is closed for lead testing
William Sargent Ladd was an American politician and businessman in Oregon. He twice served as Portland, Oregon's mayor in the 1850s. A native of Vermont, he was a prominent figure in the early development of Portland, and co-founded the first bank in the state in 1859. Ladd also built the first brick building in Portland and was a noted philanthropist. Part of his former estate, the Ladd Carriage House, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
William S. Ladd plaque Ladd Carriage House (Gretchen Forster photo 2018)
Ladd's house c. 1881
Ladd Carriage House in 2014