At least 25 people at Tuesday night's Portland board of education meeting praised Xavier Botana for his leadership in prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion.
About 750 individuals, or half of the district's workforce, have logged payroll or payroll-related issues, according to officials who met with staff at each of the schools.
District officials said they are working to rectify the problems, but that the underlying causes that led to some employees being paid late, inaccurately or not at all for multiple pay periods remain unresolved.