The Portage Public Schools district is in the midst of overhauling its facilities. Trustee Joanne Willson says improving the district's buildings and sports fields has been the PPS Board of Education's greatest achievement in the eight years since she was first elected.
"I've watched us build up and be successful on a $144 million bond which we are about a third of the way through, which is two new middle schools, athletic events, swimming pools, more security, more technology, more buses," Willson says.
In an interview with WMUK, Willson, who is running for another term on the PPS Board, explains why she believes security is one of the district's biggest challenges, and what standardized MSTEP scores reveal about the district's achievement gap.
