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![Portland’s Tom McCall Waterfront Park in full springtime bloom, with rows of Akebono cherry trees lining the Willamette River. Their delicate pink and white blossoms create a breathtaking canopy, contrasting against the deep blue sky and the city skyline in the background. Photo by Richard Hedrick on Unsplash.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775582910/mesdk12orus/rqfl6tojalxftqw20nhx/Aprilnewsletter2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1775582910/mesdk12orus/rqfl6tojalxftqw20nhx/Aprilnewsletter2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1775582910/mesdk12orus/rqfl6tojalxftqw20nhx/Aprilnewsletter2025.png","width":704}])
MESD March Newsletter 2026
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MESD March Newsletter 2026
![Association for the study of African American Life and History ® Celebrate Black History Month All Month Long in February. Text is in retro block yellow, orange, and red letters with February in a handwritten light blue cursive against a dark blue background with the MESD logo at the bottom.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770240590/mesdk12orus/jqlikqi81nr6u7f6hdvo/February2026newsletter.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770240590/mesdk12orus/jqlikqi81nr6u7f6hdvo/February2026newsletter.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1770240590/mesdk12orus/jqlikqi81nr6u7f6hdvo/February2026newsletter.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770240590/mesdk12orus/jqlikqi81nr6u7f6hdvo/February2026newsletter.png","width":1080}])
MESD February Newsletter 2026
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MESD January Newsletter 2026
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MESD December Newsletter 2025
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Arata Creek, Burlingame Creek, and Knott Creek schools provide educational programs for students ages K-21 on IEPs who have had persistent behavior challenges in school. Staff teach new social and academic skills and strategies that will allow them to be successful in school as well as in the community and work place.
Arata Creek, Burlingame Creek, and Knott Creek schools provide educational programs for students ages K-21 on IEPs who have had persistent behavior challenges in school. Staff teach new social and academic skills and strategies that will allow them to be successful in school as well as in the community and work place.