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Portland, Maine
Asking $475,000
MULKERIN
REAL ESTATE
ELLEN MCKEE
ASSOCIATE BROKER
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950
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MULKERIN
REAL ESTATE
ELLEN MCKEE
ASSOCIATE BROKER
Portland, Maine
For admirers
of peaceful charm
Charming and lovingly cared for, this 2 bedroom/1 bathroom home is bright and sunny with period details including glass doors and built ins. Downstairs you'll find a full unfinished basement ready for storage or future improvement. A good sized one car garage with an attached ''summer porch'' adds another peaceful retreat in your back yard oasis. Plenty of room to entertain! The home sits on an extra large lot abutting Capisic Pond Park. With the lot size of approximately 9743sf (.22 acres), there is also potential for expansion. Move right in or update with your finishing touches to make it your own. But don't wait, this gem will not last!
The details:
Key features & more
Detached "summer porch"
Bathtub
Extensive basement opportunities & storage
Lots of opportunities for attic
The charm of yesteryear
amidst the best of Portland
Drive 20 minutes along the coast, or ride your bike in under an hour
Local favorites
The Knotted Apron
Rosemont Market & Bakery
Capisic Pond Park
The Crooked Mile Cafe & Cones
The Old Port
The Portland Museum of Art
Portland Intl. Jetport
The Fore River Sanctuary
Surf's Up at Higgins Beach
Skiing & Riding on Real Maine Snow
The State Theater
Willard Beach
Boston
The Portland Headlight
Want to know more about Schools?
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The Local Schools
Amanda Rowe Elementary
The following is brought from Rowe Elementary's website, https://rowe.portlandschools.org/
"Amanda Charles (Long) Rowe was a courageous and passionate advocate for children. She served the students and families of Portland Public Schools as a health teacher, school nurse and district school nurse coordinator for 30 years, two decades of which she spent as the school nurse at Hall Elementary School. She loved the students of Hall and they loved her. She was respectful, kind and always interested in what students had to say.
Amanda C. Rowe Elementary School embodies a diverse community who values best practices in alignment with tenets of The Portland Promise: Achievement, Whole Student and People, alongside a deep commitment to equity woven throughout each and every aspect of school life.
We strive for equity in access to ALL school experiences for ALL students and families as we collectively nurture one another, promote academic excellence, and maintain meaningful relationships amongst our community to to support the development and success of each and every student.
Achievement
We value and promote an integrated approach to teaching, learning and assessment where students experience a variety of modalities in their development as academic and social emotional learners.
Whole Student
We value students for who they are as human beings and meet them where they are in their development as academic and social emotional learners.
People
We value multi-year relationships amongst educators and community members to promote strong home-school partnerships and productive community engagement.
Rowe-d to Success
At Rowe, we utilize common language in teaching, learning and action to ensure all feel safe, comfortable and valued at school. Our commitments and expectations along the Rowe-d to Success are as follows:
- We choose kindness
- We keep trying
- We are ready to learn
- We are collaborative problem solvers"
Lincoln Middle School
The following is brought from Lincoln's website, https://lincoln.portlandschools.org/
"The entire student body of Lincoln Middle School is divided into two houses, or academic teams, named per grade level. When students enroll at Lincoln, they are placed into one of these houses and remain in that house for their 2 years through 6th and 7th grade. In 8th grade, teams are reshuffled and students will be placed in one of two 8th grade houses.
Houses are further subdivided into Lions Prides. A pride is a base group of approximately 12-15 students. The Pride structure provides each student with a one-to-one relationship with a Lion’s Pride teacher - an adult advisor - at the school, as well as a consistent and ongoing small-scale peer community. Prides meet twice a week to build community, share in common experiences and deliver school-wide announcements. Parents are encouraged to be in contact with their student’s Lions Pride teacher with any general concerns.
Lincoln Middle School is proud to have a diverse community of students and faculty. We are committed to teaching tolerance and engaging students in academic excellence.
Principles, Targets & Reporting
At Lincoln Middle School, we use a practice called proficiency-based grading. Standards-based grading is a system of reporting student mastery of specific knowledge or skills. The information that students are expected to know is made very clear in the form of standards and learning targets.
Learning Target
A learning target is a statement that translates a standard into specific goals that the students can understand. Each standard may be broken down into multiple learning targets, and learning targets are posted in classrooms daily so that students can take ownership of their achievement and understand what they are learning and why. Student achievement of learning targets is graded using a scale from 1 - 4, rather than a percentage system. This way students can focus on developing their knowledge and skills rather than achieving a certain number of points. We use two types of assessments at Lincoln:
- Formative assessments are assessments for learning that occur at the outset of and during learning to provide students with a clear vision of learning targets and to give opportunities for feedback and improvement.
- Summative assessments are assessments of learning that reflect student progress at a particular point in time, and are used to determine a student’s mastery of a long-term learning target.
Habits of Work & Learning (HOWLs)
A very important part of standards-based grading is that academic achievement is assessed separately from character traits. There are certain Habits of Work and Learning (HOWLs) which exemplify the character traits of respect, responsibility, and perseverance, which are essential to student success. We assess a student’s HOWLs separately from his or her academic achievement in order to help strengthen those character traits.
Together, students and teachers build a comprehensive body of evidence that includes multiple quality assessments that offer students different methods of demonstrating proficiency. Students’ achievements are reported in the form of progress reports and trimester report cards. Students also have opportunities to discuss their achievements during conferences."
Deering High School
The following is brought from Deerings's website, https://dhs.portlandschools.org/about
"Deering is a comprehensive public high school (one of three in Portland Public Schools) in an urban location. There are approximately 80 teachers and professional staff. Deering is the most diverse high school north of Boston, with an enrollment of approximately 800 students grades 9-12.
At Deering, we succeed together because everyone is valued, challenged, and empowered.
For us, living up to these values means creating a strong and inclusive community, supporting all students in achieving at high levels, and promoting student voice and youth advocacy throughout our academic and co-curricular programs.
We are working to make sure this is a community where students feel respected, welcomed, and valued. To achieve this goal, we work together with our students to create an environment where students feel physically, socially, and emotionally safe and have the tools they need to be both healthy and well.
Here, our students are challenged by choice. Each student has the ability to determine an academic track that best suits their needs and abilities, and they are not locked into one particular track. This helps make sure that every student gets what they need, when they need it.
We believe in our student leaders and in making sure all students feel empowered. We are dedicated to actively promoting opportunities for students to take on meaningful leadership positions, and we strive to uplift student voices.
Our core principles:
- Valued:
Together, we create a community where all students feel respected, welcomed, and valued. - Challenged:
We use professional development time to learn and implement evidence-based practices that improve results for all learners. - Empowered:
We built authentic leadership opportunities into the curriculum so that all students graduate with a sense of efficacy and purpose."
Portland High School
The following is brought from PHS's website, https://phs.portlandschools.org/about/the-city-is-our-campus
"The City is our Campus
Thanks to our prime location in the heart of the city, Portland High School students have easy access to all that Portland has to offer: City Hall, media outlets, architectural firms, law offices, social service agencies, arts organizations, hotels and restaurants, banks, and businesses large and small. Through our robust community-based learning initiatives, we match students with their interests and help ignite their passions.
Founded in 1821, Portland High School (PHS) is the second oldest continuously operating public high school in the United States. We are proud of our heritage and of how well PHS has always adapted to the changing times. This year, we are celebrating a milestone: 150 years at our current site on Cumberland Avenue. We serve 900 students, representing 43 countries of origin and 36 languages. This rich diversity gives our students an experience that will prepare them well for living in a global society.
A school in downtown Portland is a valuable resource. Th e connection our children have to our great city can never be overstated.
- Parent of a PHS student
Preparing Students for the Future
At Portland High School, we are continuing to emphasize the solid academic foundation of a comprehensive high school experience while adding new components that will prepare our graduates for life after high school. Three themes guide our work:
- Personalization:
At PHS, staff and students develop strong personal relationships. These personal relationships are at the heart of creating a personalized learning plan for each student. The learning plan allows each student to pursue his or her own unique interests through course selection, job shadows, and internships - Preparation:
At PHS, students are being prepared for post-secondary and career opportunities and global competencies through a rigorous course load that weaves together content with “21st century skills,” such as communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving. High school success begins with the Freshman Academy. - Pathways:
In Grades 10-12, job shadows and internships prepare students to make choices about their own future. A growing network of community partners, many within walking distance of the school, gives students a wide variety of career pathways to explore.
Our Curriculum
PHS students participate in a demanding, college preparatory curriculum. Our block schedule gives students and teachers ample time together for deep learning. Each day, students attend four blocks or classes that are each 75 minutes long. Students may take up to eight blocks or classes.
In addition to English Language Arts, Social Studies and History, Science and Technology, Math and numerous electives, we also recommend that students take a minimum of two years of a foreign language. Portland High School students may take up to four credits of independent study that count as elective credits toward graduation.
From 9th to 12th grade, students’ interests evolve. Our curriculum is geared to this reality; students are never locked into a particular path. Working with our faculty, students are empowered to become independent thinkers who take charge of their own education.
Our Educational Partners
PHS is working closely with the Johns Hopkins Talent Development Center, a nationally recognized research-based model that has served tens of thousands of students in schools across the country. Educational consultants from Johns Hopkins are regularly on site at PHS, guiding our progress and helping us build systems and structures that will sustain our work for years to come. Johns Hopkins is also the lead provider of professional development for our faculty, who are working in teams and learning a variety of new instructional methods. Our partnership with Johns Hopkins is supported by a generous grant from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, the largest private foundation in New England devoted exclusively to education. The Foundation’s grants support school districts that are engaged in meaningful educational change efforts."
Casco Bay High School
The following is brought from CBHS's website, https://cbhs.portlandschools.org/
"Casco Bay High School is a small and rigorous public high school that reflects the increasing diversity of Portland, Maine. Founded in 2005, CBHS is a school of choice for about 400 students. For three of our first graduating classes, 100% of the graduates were accepted to college.
Our aim is for each student to ”Get Smart to Do Good.”
At Casco Bay, we challenge and support our students to become college-ready through our 3Rs: Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships
Expeditionary Learning
CBHS is intentionally small so that we can get to know each student deeply, and so we can better personalize instruction that will help students become their best selves. Our instruction is driven by Learning Expeditions that result in quality work about genuine problems for a real audience. Learning Expeditions are long-term, in-depth studies of a single topic that explore compelling social-justice questions, incorporate vital standards, involve fieldwork, and culminate in an authentic project, product or performance. Casco Bay High School is part of a national cohort of high-achieving, progressive and urban high schools in the EL Education network.
We are proud to once again serve as one of EL Education’s “Mentor Schools” in their national network.
In 2012, we were named one of Maine’s top high schools by US News and World Report.In 2010, we were cited as a “model school” by the International Center for Leadership in Education (2010). You can learn more about out student and teachers great work at Edutopia where we were featured as part of their ”Schools that Work” series. In the last several years, our work has been supported by Portland taxpayers, the state of Maine, our Parent Advisory Group and the following foundations: the Nellie Mae Foundation, the Stupksi Foundation, FAME, the White Pine Foundation, the Quimby Family Foundation and LL Bean Charitable Giving. In 2014, we received the $100,000 Larry O'Toole Award for advancing student-centered learning in New England."
