Multnomah Education Service District (MESD) is an education service district that coordinates school events and activities throughout the

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. Its administrative offices are located at 11611 NE Ainsworth Circle in

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Administration

The superintendent is Dr. Paul Coakley.

Districts

MESD operates through several school districts: * Centennial School District *

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* Gresham-Barlow School District *

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* Portland Public Schools * Reynolds School District * Riverdale School District

Schools

MESD also directly operates several schools: * Arata Creek School - Troutdale * Burlingame Creek School - Gresham * Four Creeks School -

* Helensview High School -

* Knott Creek School -

* Riverside High School - Albany * Wheatley School -

Outdoor School

MESD also operates the Outdoor School

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program, serving roughly 7,000 6th-graders and 1,600 high-schoolers from throughout Multnomah County annually.

Anti-gay discrimination and retaliation

In 2015, the

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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.

References

External links

ESD
(official website)

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