Tara Bourland

Tara Bourland is an experienced educator currently serving as Principal at Portland Public Schools since 2019. Prior to this role, Tara was a Principal at K12 from August 2018 to August 2019 and held the position of Elementary School Principal at Oregon Trail School District 46 from July 2012 to July 2018. Tara Bourland earned a Doctor of Education (EdD) in Educational Leadership and Administration from George Fox University between May 2020 and December 2022. Additionally, Tara holds a Master of Education (MEd) in Curriculum and Instruction, English to Speakers of Other Languages from Portland State University, completed between 2007 and 2018, and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Elementary Education and Teaching from Concordia University-Portland, earned from 2000 to 2002.