The Town of Portland, in conjunction with the Portland Board of Education, takes great pride in introducing you to the Town Tech Educational Partnership Program, more commonly referred to as Town Tech.
     Through this program, participating students get to apply their learning skills to real job situations provided by Town government. In return, the Town gains substantial benefits from their combined talents and energies.
     On top of acquiring true-to-life work experience, the students also receive high school credit toward graduation, along with an impressive resume of accomplishments for prospective colleges or employers!
     While the original intent of this program was to "afford students the opportunity to discover the day-to-day responsibilities of Town government, which increasingly reflect the complexities of a highly technical world," the results have often been more than reciprocal! The Town Tech program has substantially helped and encouraged Town government to incorporate the ever-advancing benefits of new technology!
     Thanks to these talented students, the Town of Portland has acquired a GIS Mapping of our town-wide water supply, a fixed assets inventory tracking system, innovative annual reports, a school calendar and guide, bio-monitoring of reservoir related streams, a monthly televised production called Portland On the Move, and many other accomplishments as well!
     To help finance this program, these same students create and maintain web-sites for local businesses, managing to expand their program beyond anything that was originally imagined. We expect that future innovation and achievements will continue in this direction.
     If you have any questions, please call program coordinator David Kuzminski at 860.342.6769.