Pep Bands Back In Stands As PPS Will Pay Teachers For Time – KXL

Grant High School will have its student pep band perform for tonight’s football game. This comes as Portland Public Schools and its teachers’ union, which includes the Portland Interscholastic League, came to an agreement to update its bargaining contract.

Earlier this month, band teachers from six area schools sent out a joint letter saying they would forgo their commitments to the 2025-26 sports season, meaning students would not be able to perform. Band leaders have wanted to get paid more for extracurricular activities and had been bargaining since November 2023. The current collective bargaining between PPS and its teachers’ union will expire in November 2026.