Multnomah Education Service District (MESD) is an education service district that coordinates school events and activities throughout the school districts in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States. Its administrative offices are located at 11611 NE Ainsworth Circle in Portland.[1]
Administration edit
The superintendent is Dr. Paul Coakley.
Districts edit
MESD operates through several school districts:
Schools edit
MESD also directly operates several schools:
Outdoor School edit
MESD also operates the Outdoor School environmental education program, serving roughly 7,000 6th-graders and 1,600 high-schoolers from throughout Multnomah County annually.
Anti-gay discrimination and retaliation edit
In 2015, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries found MESD to have engaged in discrimination and retaliation against Brett Bigham, the 2014 Oregon Teacher of the Year, for being public about his sexual orientation. Brigham eventually agreed to a $140,000 settlement with the district.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "MESD Schools, Sites & Offices". Multnomah ESD. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
- ^ Laura Frazier (July 2, 2015). "BOLI finds 'substantial evidence of discrimination' against Teacher of the Year". OregonLive. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
External links edit
- ESD (official website)
- Outdoor School
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