Special Programs

Services tailored to each child’s individual needs

Some students in our region experience complex 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 assist older students in transitioning to the next stages of their lives by building employable skills and independent living capacity.

We provide educational support for students who are in short- and 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 provide specific services throughout the region and state, including staff support, training and assistance with federal and state programs in areas such as occupation/physical therapy.

Amount we helped our regional school districts recoup in Medicaid funding to cover expenses of providing medically necessary support to students in 2020

Special Programs

Heron Creek Therapeutic Program

Our Heron Creek Therapeutic Program serves K-12 students from districts throughout the region 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 Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), LEEP supports students in accessing academic, social-emotional, communication and life skills curriculum and instruction. Multidisciplinary classroom teams include special education [...]

Transition Network Facilitation

Transition Network Facilitation supports high school and post-high school personnel in Clackamas, Hood River, Wasco, Gilliam and Sherman 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 [...]

Parrott Creek

We bring an educational team of teacher and coach to the Parrott Creek Ranch, a residential program for youth who are stepping out of incarceration or who are returning from residential placements outside of Oregon. These professionals are supervised and supported by the administrative team at Heron [...]

Regional Technical Assistance Provider

This is a collaborative partnership position with the Office of Enhancing Student Opportunities within the Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon Association of Education Service Districts. Each ESD provides regional professional development and targeted technical assistance to special education teachers, case managers and administrators. Technical assistance [...]

Local Educational Agency Motor Team

We provide occupational and physical therapy staff support upon request from our school district partners. These staff members provide consultation, assessments and direct services, including ongoing support for students with Individualized Education Plans where these services are required. Program Contacts [...]

Medicaid and School-Based Health Services

Clackamas ESD provides two important Medicaid-related services to our partner districts: Medicaid administrative claiming and Medicaid administrative billing support. Medicaid Fee for Service Medicaid’s fee-for-service process allows districts to recover the costs of providing medically necessary support to eligible students. Clackamas ESD collaborates [...]