Portland Tribune, 12/20/05: "At Jefferson, single-sex classes, uniforms mulled"

Superintendent Vicki Phillips last week proposed a sweeping set of changes for the school and surrounding schools in North and Northeast Portland, aimed at boosting enrollment and improving achievement. They are on a fast track to be approved by the Portland School Board on Jan. 23, a little more than a month after Phillips announced them.

“We would like to see more process to make sure we’ve got a consensus,” said Ruth Adkins, who represents the Neighborhood Schools Alliance, which has taken on a watchdog role over the district.....“It would be good if there were some way to send home surveys (about uniforms) with parents at the beginning of the year,” Adkins said.