Clackamas Education Service District

Teammate Tuesday: “I love working with kiddos. Sometimes they need someone to speak up for them when they can’t speak up for themselves,” notes Fabiola Maltos, Head Start to Success Home Visitor. https://www.clackesd.org/2026/06/23/staff-spotlight-fabiola-maltos-head-start-to-success-home-visitor/

Thanks to our partners at the Oregon Department of Education for visiting with our Teaching and Learning team!

We loved sharing how we are working alongside schools and districts to support students, educators and communities across the county. Together, we discussed our work to:

🌟 Strengthen high-quality instruction for multilingual students
🌟 Interrupt bias and build more welcoming school communities
🌟 Support student health through su***de prevention
🌟 Grow the school nurse lending library
🌟 Help districts use data through the Clackamas Data Project
🌟 Support math teaching and learning across the county

Learn more in these related news stories.

Multilingual learning: https://www.clackesd.org/2024/12/09/staff-spotlight-dan-kimbrow-multilingual-learner-specialist/

Clackamas Native American Student Consortium: https://www.clackesd.org/2025/11/04/honoring-culture-empowering-students-introducing-the-clackamas-native-american-student-consortium/

Family Math Nights: https://www.clackesd.org/2025/09/30/family-math-nights-making-math-fun-for-the-whole-family/

Join us in congratulating Mitzi Bauer from North Clackamas Schools, the first-ever recipient of the Hoa Nguyen Service Award! The award honors individuals whose dedication, compassion and service embody the spirit of giving back to others.

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In case you missed it...

Helping Future Teachers Find Their Path to the Classroom with Meyer Memorial Trust
https://www.clackesd.org/2026/06/15/helping-future-teachers-find-their-path-to-the-classroom/

A Celebration Years in the Making
https://www.clackesd.org/2026/06/11/a-celebration-years-in-the-making/

Literacy Grant Helps Clackamas County Families Build Early Reading Skills with Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care https://www.clackesd.org/2026/06/09/growing-readers-together-literacy-grant-helps-clackamas-county-families-build-early-reading-skills/

New article alert📍: In Oregon, more than 41% of K-12 students are students of color, yet fewer than 14% of educators share their racial or ethnic backgrounds.

With support from a Meyer Memorial Trust grant, we’re helping more students and school staff see teaching as a possible, supported, and meaningful career path.

Read our new article to learn how this work is helping build a more representative educator workforce for Oregon’s schools. https://www.clackesd.org/2026/06/15/helping-future-teachers-find-their-path-to-the-classroom/

Oregon School Boards Association, Coalition of Oregon School Administrators

Community members gathered at Milwaukie High School on May 20 for a special screening of "Powwow People," hosted with support from our Clackamas Native American Student Consortium, the Native Wellness Institute, and North Clackamas Schools. The film by Director Sky Hopinka immersed audiences in the sights, sounds, and stories of powwow culture.

The evening concluded with a Q&A moderated by Milwaukie Academy of the Arts senior Talula Knight, who led a thoughtful conversation with Hopinka about the film and its themes.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this memorable event possible!

The room was full before the LEEP high school graduation 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.

“Our LEEP graduates have shown us the true definition of perseverance this year,” said Abby Aquino, Clackamas High School LEEP teacher. “They have faced unique challenges with courage, transformed obstacles into stepping stones, and grown into self-aware young adults. To our graduates and their families: you have earned every bit of this celebration. Keep rewriting the rules of what is possible.”

https://www.clackesd.org/2026/06/11/a-celebration-years-in-the-making/

What a special way to celebrate the end of the school year! 🎓 Our Head Start to Success preschool classes are celebrating the end of the school year with graduation events for families. Yesterday, one class at the Clackamas Early Learning Center welcomed loved ones to celebrate and create keepsake tote bags together to commemorate this exciting milestone. ❤️

🎓💙 Celebrating Our LEEP High School Graduates! 💙🎓

Last week, family, friends, and staff gathered to celebrate the achievements of our Life Enrichment Education Program high school graduates as they reached an important milestone and moved on to the next chapter of their journeys.

The ceremony honored each graduate's hard work, perseverance, and growth, while highlighting the strong community of support that helped them along the way. We are incredibly proud of all they have accomplished and look forward to seeing where their paths lead next.

Please join us in congratulating our LEEP graduates! 🎉