Clackamas Native American Student Consortium
The Clackamas Native American Student Consortium is dedicated to fostering opportunities for Native American and Alaska Native students in Clackamas County to stay connected to their cultural community and excel academically. Grounded in consultation with Native families, tribal leaders and district partners, the consortium pools resources and centralizes culturally responsive programming, ensuring that even students in districts with smaller Native American and Alaska Native populations have equitable access to Native-centered supports.
The consortium serves as a bridge between schools and Native communities, implementing programming that strengthens cultural identity, school engagement and pathways to postsecondary success. Activities are hosted countywide, ensuring equitable access for students from both larger and smaller districts.
Funding for the Clackamas Native American Student Consortium is provided by federal and state grants.
Consortium goals
Program Contacts
Student Success Act Support News
Staff spotlight: Hoa Nguyen, student and community engagement specialist
Hoa Nguyen is a Clackamas Education Service District student and community engagement specialist on our student services team who helps Clackamas County school districts address chronic student attendance issues. Hoa spent several years as a school attendance coach before coming to Clackamas ESD, and her expertise is further informed by [...]
High School Success Network uses data, teamwork to keep students on pathway to graduation
There are many factors that drive student success in school, but one of them is crystal clear: School attendance matters. Chronic absenteeism has grown dramatically in Oregon since the COVID-19 pandemic. Our state has one of the worst chronic absenteeism rates in the country, with about one in three students [...]
Staff spotlight: Melanie Inns, student services support 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 [...]
