North Clackamas Spearheads Regional Math Transformation with Partner Districts
A major shift in math education is taking place across our region—and it’s happening not in one classroom or one district, but across five. Recognizing that students move between districts and deserve consistent, high-quality math learning everywhere, educators are coming together to replace siloed approaches with a unified, region-wide strategy.
This spring, the Multnomah Clackamas Regional Educator Network (MCREN) funded a proposal that stood out for its bold, “wrap-around” design. The Regional Math Studios Project, developed by North Clackamas School District and facilitated by Teachers Development Group (TDG), brings coaches, leaders, teachers, and educational assistants into a shared professional learning experience. Through multi-day seminars, studio cycles, and job-embedded coaching, teams are building aligned practices that support both student learning and educator growth.
North Clackamas Instructional Coach and project lead Luke Weinbrecht helped bring together partner districts from across the region, including Parkrose, Oregon City, Gresham-Barlow, David Douglas, and Canby.
“We are so siloed from each other, but these are all our students,” Weinbrecht shared. “Looking beyond our district boundaries helped us refocus. We should be trying to shift math education for all the students in our region.”
Early signs show promising momentum. With cross-role and cross-district teams learning together, participants are more willing to try new strategies, support one another, and create safe, thriving environments for math learning.
This initiative is more than professional development—it’s a model for regional collaboration that has the power to accelerate change and strengthen math education for every student, in every district.
We are grateful to the team at North Clackamas School District for working tirelessly to organize and design this project, and to all participating districts and educators for their commitment to improving through learning along the way, and for sharing their learning for the benefit of the broader region we serve.
