Special Programs
Services tailored to each child’s individual needs
Many students in our region experience cognitive, physical, emotional or behavioral challenges that impact their ability to learn. Our partnership with area school districts gives them additional capacity to serve the educational needs of all of these children. Districts refer school-age children experiencing significant learning challenges to us, and we provide individualized services tailored to their needs.
We also provide educational support for students in alternative living situations, from short-term,temporary foster care to longer-term residential facilities. We work closely with families, caregivers and school district partners to develop personalized learning plans that will allow students to return to their home schools as quickly as possible. We also help older students ages 18 to 21 to transition to the next stages of their lives by building employable skills and independent living capacity.
We collaborate with district special education staff frequently, offering workshops, consultation and other professional learning opportunities.
Special Programs
Heron Creek Therapeutic Program
Our Heron Creek Therapeutic Program serves K-12 students from districts throughout the county experiencing significant social, emotional, behavioral and academic challenges. We work to address their barriers to success and help them build the self-regulation skills that enable them to make a successful return to their home [...]
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 [...]
Transition Network Facilitation
Transition Network Facilitation works with educators in five counties to help students with developmental disabilities ages 16 to 21 shift from school to integrated, competitive employment. We share best practices, strategies and curriculum that help students explore vocations, gain work experience and set post-secondary goals. We’re also [...]
Special Programs Support for Districts
Clackamas ESD provides educational, motor team, Medicaid administrative claiming and Medicaid administrative billing support to our partner districts. Educational support at residential programs We bring an educational team of teacher and coach to the Parrott Creek Ranch, a residential program for youth who [...]
Procedural Safeguards Notice/Parental Rights for K-12 Special Education
Review restraint and seclusion data for Heron Creek and LEEP.
Program Contacts
Program Director
Special Programs News
Staff spotlight: Steve Schroeder, LEEP teacher
The first full week of May is designated as Licensed Employee Appreciation Week. At Clackamas ESD alone, we have at least 20 types [...]
Staff spotlight: Jessica Livernois, speech-language pathologist
The first full week of May is designated as Licensed Employee Appreciation Week. At Clackamas ESD alone, we have at least 20 types [...]
Post-high school students prep for employment at unique “summit”
Hundreds of students in our region continue their education in “transition” programs through their school districts after earning alternative high [...]
