Life Enrichment Education Program
Our Life Enrichment Education Program (LEEP) provides a comprehensive education for students grades kindergarten through transition with complex disabilities and communication needs. Through the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) process, LEEP supports students to access academic, social-emotional, communication and life skills curriculum and instruction. Multidisciplinary classroom teams include special education teachers, educational assistants, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, behavior specialists, nurses, adaptive physical education teachers and others as needed. The program focuses on supporting students to develop knowledge and skills that increase decision making, self-advocacy, independence and access to a full life. LEEP is accessed through the student’s local school district and placement is made through the IEP process.
Celebrating all our students can do
The annual LEEP track meet is beloved by LEEP students, their families, and Clackamas ESD staff. This special day is just one way the Life Enrichment Education Program realizes its mission — celebrating all our students can do and supporting them in developing life skills and independence.
Registration/Verification
Parents of students referred to and enrolled in LEEP: please complete our registration/verification form.
Referrals
Referrals to LEEP must be made by the student’s home district.
County Resources
Clackamas County Developmental Disabilities Program serves eligible adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities that live in Clackamas County. Services include service coordination, abuse investigation, intake and eligibility, and program development.
Program Contacts
Program Staff
Program Director
Special Education News
Staff spotlight: Kellie Reeves, educational assistant
The first full week of March is designated as Classified Employee Appreciation Week. At Clackamas ESD alone, we have more than 60 types of classified jobs. These are people who touch every corner of our agency’s work and the districts we support, from providing hands-on help to teachers, children and families, to [...]
Staff spotlight: Mitch Beck, therapeutic intervention coach
The first full week of March is designated as Classified Employee Appreciation Week. At Clackamas ESD alone, we have more than 60 types of classified jobs. These are people who touch every corner of our agency’s work and the districts we support, from providing hands-on help to teachers, children and families, to [...]
LEEP students get a behind-the-scenes look at local job opportunities
What kind of employment to pursue after graduation is something every student needs to figure out, and that’s no different for the students experiencing complex disabilities and communication needs in our Life Enrichment Education Program. LEEP’s post-high classes serving students aged 18-21 focus on developing knowledge and skills necessary for [...]
