波特兰公立学校办公厅主任将离任，关闭14所学校争议中再添变数
俄勒冈州马尔特诺马县波特兰市——波特兰公立学校系统11月3日再传人事变动：学区办公厅主任 Deborah Kafoury 即将离任。《威拉米特周刊》通过公开记录申请取得她的辞信：Kafoury 于10月27日致信学区总监 Kimberlee Armstrong，称其办公厅主任任期将于2027年1月4日结束。
此时波特兰公立学校正处在一场争议之中：学区10月初提出两套方案，分别拟关闭14所和11所学校，引发家长与社区的强烈反弹，学校董事会与学区管理层承受着持续压力。办公厅主任是学区日常运转与对外协调的关键岗位，负责人离任意味着在学校关闭方案推进的关键阶段，学区高层又出现空缺。
报道指出，关闭学校的讨论已持续一段时间，涉及入学人数下降、校舍维护成本与预算缺口等多重因素。学区方面尚未公布接任人选与交接安排，家长组织表示将继续关注后续董事会会议，要求学区在做出最终决定前充分听取社区意见。
（来源：Willamette Week）
Portland Public Schools Chief of Staff to Resign Amid Contentious Plan to Close Up to 14 Schools
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon — Portland Public Schools saw another leadership change on November 3: the district's chief of staff, Deborah Kafoury, is leaving. Willamette Week obtained her resignation letter through a public records request: Kafoury wrote to Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong on October 27 that her last day as chief of staff will be January 4, 2027.
The district is in the middle of a contentious process: in early October it released two scenarios that would close 14 and 11 schools respectively, drawing strong pushback from parents and the community and sustained pressure on the school board and district leadership. The chief of staff is a key post for the district's daily operations and external coordination, and the departure leaves a senior vacancy at a critical stage of the closures process.
The closures debate has been running for some time and involves declining enrollment, building maintenance costs and budget gaps. The district has not announced a successor or transition arrangements, and parent groups say they will keep attending board meetings and demand that the community be fully heard before any final decision.
(Source: Willamette Week)
来源：Willamette Week
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