Communications
Our communications department helps Clackamas ESD convene education leaders and partners in Clackamas County, and oversees internal communications with the 350+ Clackamas ESD employees dispersed in various locations across the county.
Services
Our communications team convenes an advisory committee of communications representatives from each of our partner school districts. We gather regularly to collaborate, share information and brainstorm solutions to common challenges.
We also provide several services to Clackamas County school districts on an as-needed basis, including:
- Website development, maintenance and hosting
- Writing, messaging and design support
- Communications audits
- Social media support
- Translation support
- Media relations support
- Community outreach support
- Crisis communications support
- General communications consultation
Celebrating our districts with trademark events
The communications department coordinates the following events that celebrate the outstanding students and educators of Clackamas County.
Regional Teacher of the Year
We promote nominations and coordinate selection of the Regional Teacher of the Year each spring as part of the Oregon Teacher of the Year program.
Program Contacts
Program Staff
Program Director
Clackamas Education Service District News
Beyond compliance: Supporting stronger outcomes for special education students
A well-written IEP can meet every requirement on paper. The bigger question is what happens next: Is the student receiving the right support? Are they making progress? That is at the heart of Clackamas ESD Regional Technical Assistance Provider Dan Sheppard’s work. Created in 2023–24 as part of a statewide [...]
Making digital spaces work for everyone
Curb cuts, ramps, and automatic doors help people with disabilities access our buildings. But what makes a PDF, online form, or video accessible to someone with a visual, hearing, cognitive, or motor disability? Access matters in digital spaces, too. “Digital accessibility is about removing barriers,” said Amy Mintonye Paul, Clackamas [...]
Oregon City High School math teacher Jennifer Crutcher named Clackamas Regional Teacher of the Year
Crutcher also selected as one of four finalists for 2026–27 Oregon Teacher of the Year OREGON CITY, Ore. — Jennifer Crutcher, a math teacher at Oregon City High School, has been named the 2026–27 Clackamas Regional Teacher of the Year and selected as one of four finalists [...]
