PPS wants every high school student to have access to band, choir, career pathways and at least 10 college credit courses. The Oregonian has an article about how they plan to accomplish that by consolidating students into schools that are large enough to support those activities. You can read more here:
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2009/12/portland_pushing_big-school_mo.html
