Our service area
Margot Peek,
West Linn-Wilsonville School District
By the numbers
Clackamas ESD Fast Facts
Lead, serve and innovate for learning
What we do
We provide a range of services and support to:
- Preschool children
- K-age 21 students
- Educators
- School districts
Our key services
Special education
- Provide specialized instruction to students ages 3 – 21 with complex and multiple disabilities
- Help students transition to meaningful employment
Early learning
- Evaluate children birth to 3 for developmental delays
- Operate free preschools for children experiencing poverty
- Train and support child care providers and expand access
Teacher and student support
- Train educators in multiple areas to improve instruction and student achievement
- Train and support school teams to improve students’ physical and mental health and prevent suicide
- Coordinate summer school, graduation support and preschool services for migrant children
- Help out-of-school youth re-engage in education and employment
- Facilitate career education and work-based learning for high school students
Technology
- Provide cost-saving network, server administration and cybersecurity services to all 10 regional school districts and 39 other statewide customers
- Serve as a regional data center, hosting highly sensitive student, financial and personnel information
We also serve as a convener and liaison between schools and community partners. Our many activities include hosting region-wide school safety summits, participating on the Child Care for All Taskforce, and partnering with Clackamas County Public Health on multiple health supports for schools.
Our region
Our funding
We leverage state funding to secure grants and other sources of funding to strengthen our impact and meet the needs of more children and educators.
■ 60% Competitive state and federal grants, contracts, fee-for-service initiatives and other revenue sources
■ 40% State general fund
Clackamas ESD News
Staff Spotlight: Fabiola Maltos, Head Start to Success Home Visitor
For Fabiola “Fab” Maltos, helping children and families feel welcomed, supported, and connected is at the heart of everything she does. As a bilingual home visitor in Clackamas Education Service District’s Head Start to Success free preschool program, Fab works closely with families to ensure young learners have a strong [...]
Helping Future Teachers Find Their Path to the Classroom
High school student Emma Molick thought she wanted to work with younger children. After spending the summer as a teaching assistant with Clackamas ESD’s summer school program for migrant youth, she began to see a different future for herself. “I initially wanted to work with younger students, but now I [...]
A Celebration Years in the Making
The room at Clackamas Education Service District headquarters was full before the ceremony even began. Families, friends, classmates, teachers, and staff gathered, waiting for a moment years in the making: the celebration of six Life Enrichment Education Program high school graduates. There were many familiar signs of a high school [...]
