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POL Government Elected Officials Auditor Griffin-Valade Divisions Progress Board
Progress Board
Benchmarks
Broad community indicators
Reports and Publications
Documents produced by the Progress Board
Meeting Schedule
Times and location
Profile of Region
Descriptions and links
History
The history of the Progress Board
F.A.Q.s
Answers to your questions
Data Table
Trend data for all Benchmarks (pdf and Excel spreadsheet)
Other Projects & Links
Regional School Database, Connecting for Kids, Our Community Portrait, & links to other benchmark efforts
The Portland Multnomah Progress Board identifies, monitors, and reports on indicators (named Benchmarks) for important community-wide goals. The Board identifies major trends in the community and acts as a catalyst for government, business, and community groups to improve the performance of the benchmarks.

 
Highlights and news from the Progress Board
Enrollment Trends (PDF Document, 335kb)
Long term K-12 enrollment trends for Portland, Multnomah County and surrounding counties

Third Grade Reading Improves (PDF Document, 26kb)
Multnomah County 3rd grade reading scores continued their long-term upward trend in 2005

Volunteerism (PDF Document, 10kb)
Multnomah County volunteerism affected by 9/11

Multnomah County: Portal to the Region
Summary analysis of Census 2000 migration files.

Multnomah County School District Demographics (PDF Document, 22kb)
2000 Census School District Data

Child Poverty in Multnomah County (PDF Document, 1,690kb)
Maps show how children and children in poverty moved within Multnomah County between 1990 and 2000

Portland in Focus: A Profile from Census 2000
A link to the Brookings Institution's Living Cities data book on Portland.
http://www.brookings.edu/es/urban/livingcities/Por...

Benchmark Quick Links
Numerical listing of Benchmarks.
PDF Information
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Contact Information
Portland Multnomah
Progress Board
1221 SW 4th Ave, Rm 140
Portland, OR 97204
fax: 503-823-4571
Scott Stewart,  Director,
 503-823-3504
Bob MacKay , Research Associate,
 503-823-3562