City View Charter School

City View Charter School Site Visit Landing Page

May 6-7, 2025

  • School Profile

    The School Profile offers a high-level overview of the school’s particular context, and includes key data gathered thus far through the Credential process. All participants must review the School Profile before attending the site visit.

    View City View's School Profile

  • Site Visit Schedule

    The schedule outlines the logistics of how the school will tell their story in 3DSA during their site visit. Schools draft their agenda in collaboration with their coach, informed by this Site Visit Planning Guidance doc.

    View City View's Site Visit Schedule

  • Site Visit Notebook

    All credential site visit participants will be provided with a Site Visit Notebook upon arrival at the school, containing: Site Visit Components & Roles, Attributes of HQW, Site Visit Walkthrough Tools, Data Synthesis Tool, Focus Group Questions, and blank pages for taking notes.

    View the Site Visit Notebook

General Information

Participant Team / Phone Numbers

Jen Wood: 303-588-3613

Ryan Maxwell: 312-369-9606

Max Silverman: 914-774-9676

Ron Berger: 413-374-3074

Adam Krusi-Thom: 603-252-5939

Sarah Purdy: 408-771-3303

Natalie Otto: 720-708-8603

Pete Martinez: 650-270-7007

Dress & Essential Items

  • Dress: Casual (not too dressed up!)

  • Bring these essential items: Your laptop, Core Practices book, comfortable shoes, and sufficient layers for the weather (we may spend time outside!)

HILLSBORO WEATHER

Distances

  • From PDX to Aloft Hotel: ~35 min drive

  • Between Aloft Hotel to City View: ~3 min drive / 9 min walk

  • From City View to PDX: ~40 min drive

In Portland, traffic is likely between City View and the airport during the afternoon rush hour.

Coding Expenses

(Air & ground travel, lodging & meals):

  • Category: 001: Staff Travel

    Department: 006: Credentialing

    Partners: 040- City View Charter School

    Funding Source: 001- No Funding Source

    Institutes & Meetings: 038- Credential Site Visits

    Note: City View Credential Site Visit

  • Please use your own team’s budget and reach out to Jen with questions.

    Partners: 040- City View Charter School

    Funding Source: 001- No Funding Source

    Institutes & Meetings: 038- Credential Site Visits

    Note: City View Credential Site Visit

  • Credential School Leaders please email Deonna at dashley@eleducation.org with your itemized receipts for reimbursement.

SUNDAY, MAY 4 / MONDAY, MAY 5

ARRIVAL DETAILS

  • Arrival on Sunday, May 4

    • Natalie (5:41pm) will rent a car

  • Arrival on Monday, May 5

    Uber/Lyft from airport (shared carpool where possible):

    • Ron (11:44am)

    • Jen (5:28pm)

    • Adam (7:40pm)

    Max S will carpool the following group from PDX to the hotel:

    • Ryan (3:15pm)

    • Sarah (4:20pm)

    • Pete (4:25pm)

Max is local to Portland and will be commuting each day.

  • Hotel: Aloft Hotel Beaverton/Hillsboro

    1705 NE Amberglen Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR 97006

    • Check in after 4pm / Check out by 11am

    • Reservation hold will be under each members name (King Room). Parking will be available onsite. (Complimentary parking in their garage, lot or on the street).

    • You may be asked to provide credit card info for cost of stay and incidentals, reimbursable by receipt

  • Monday Evening Team Huddle

    • 5:45pm huddle in hotel lobby for all able to join

Monday Evening Dinner Recommendations

Dinner will be on our own Monday (choose your own adventure!) The hotel has an on-site restaurant & bar (offering quick bites for dinner): W XYZ Bar and a 24-hour pantry: Fuel by Aloft.

Local options include:

Whole Foods  / Selection of hot foods & grab and go’s /   11 min walk  (0.5 miles) / Hours: 8am-9pm

Thirsty Lion / American/Bar Food  / 11 min walk  (0.5 miles) / 4 min drive  (1.1 miles)  / Hours: 11am-9pm

PF Changs / Chinese Food / 10 min walk (0.4 miles) / Hours: 11am-9pm

Biryani Express PDX / Indian Food / 6 min walk  (0.3 miles) / Hours: 11am-3pm &5:30pm-9:30pm

TAKUMI SUSHI AND BAR / Japanese Food /  10 min walk (0.4 miles)  Hours:  12pm-2pm & 4pm-9pm

QDOBA /Mexican Food / 11 min walk (0.5 miles) / Hours: 10am-10pm

SITE VISIT DAY 1:

  • (Starting at 6:00am) Breakfast + coffee is included in our hotel reservation.

  • Plan to arrive at the school by 7:15am

    • Natalie and Max will be able to drive folks to the hotel (~2 min), or feel free to walk (~9 min)

  • 7:15-8:00am: Opening Circle for our team in downstairs conference room at City View

  • 12:15-1:15pm: Lunch will be delivered from Evergreens

  • 4:15pm: Depart school, take a short break

  • 5:00pm-8:00pm: We will reconvene at a private meeting room (Tactic room) at the hotel for our Day 1 Dinner Debrief. (We will collect everyone’s meal orders from Kung Pow PDX)

SITE VISIT DAY 2:

  • (Starting at 6:00am) Breakfast + coffee is included in our hotel reservation.

  • Don’t forget to check out! Stop by the front office & let them know your room #

  • Plan to arrive at the school by 7:30am

  • 7:45-8:15am: Observe and join in student arrival

  • 1:30-2:30pm: Lunch will be delivered from Laughing Planet

  • 3:30pm: Those with earlier flights depart school after final debrief with school leadership team.

  • All team members able are highly enocuranged to stay for a Closing Circle with all City View staff from 3:30pm-4:00pm

TUESDAY, MAY 6 / WEDNESDAY, MAY 7

DEPARTURE DETAILS + SUGGESTED CARPOOL ALIGNMENT

  • ~35 min from City View to PDX Airport, plan for a bit more during rush hour

    • On Wednesday (carpool from the school to PDX airport)

      • Natalie (7:19pm departure) will drive:

        • Sarah (6:44pm departure)

        • Pete (7:10pm departure)

      • Max will drive:

        • Adam (8:15pm departure)

        • Ryan (red-eye departure)

    • On Thursday (Uber/Lyft to PDX airport)

      • Ron (7:00am), Jen (12:55pm)

Introducing Ourselves

We have shared this document (displayed below) with the City View Charter crew to give them a sense of who will be attending this site visit.