MCREN News & Events
Stay up-to-date on upcoming professional learning opportunities and other ways to engage and learn with MCREN!
Administrator Coach Collaborative
A No-Cost Professional Learning Series for School Administrator CoachesIf you are a school administrator coaching principals and assistant principals this opportunity is for you! The MCREN Administrator Coach Collaborative is a no-cost professional learning series and community of practice open to school administrators that are currently in a coaching role seeking to grow their leadership...
2026-27 New School Leader Collaborative
A No-Cost Leadership Series & Community of Practice in 2026-27The MCREN New School Leader Collaborative is open to any new principal or assistant principal in the Multnomah-Clackamas region. The Collaborative will prepare new principals to meet the constantly evolving challenges that school leaders face. Join us for this unique opportunity as we build a regional network of support for new...
2026-27 Mentor Collab
A No-Cost Network Professional Learning Series for New Educator MentorsEducator Mentors, Instructional Coaches and Educators leading peers in professional growth – you are invited to delve into the Mentor Collaborative (with Lori Cohen & Bianca Espinosa!) Together, we will focus on accountability, conditions for safety & belonging, as well as spaces that are generative and collaborative....
Healthy Cross Cultural Teams Pre K-12
Healthy Cross Cultural Teams Pre K-12A No-Cost Summer Workshop for Educators in Multnomah & Clackamas Counties Educators need systematic ways to engage each other on how culture and race shape all aspects of their work—from curriculum and instruction to assessment, feedback, family and community relationships, and cross-cultural collaboration with colleagues. This week-long, credit-optional...
Estacada Math Pilot Aims to Move the Needle with Student Outcomes
Estacada Math Pilot Aims to Move the Needle with Student Outcomes Estacada School District prioritizes data to inform their instructional practices. In the spring of 2025, district staff noticed that, despite significant efforts to improve students' mathematics SBAC scores, they were not consistently achieving the outcomes they anticipated. This was especially true for multilingual learners,...
MESD Principal Impact Exchange
Principal Impact Exchange Provides Community of Support for Veteran Building Principals This school year, a pilot program is taking strides to improve the retention of seasoned school principals in Multnomah County. The principal is a critical leader in the school community, and unfortunately, experienced administrators are seen less and less in the field of education. A lack of veteran...
Social Sciences for a Better World Deepens Commitment in Year Two
Social Sciences for a Better World Deepens Commitment in Year Two We’re thrilled to share that Social Science for a Better World (SS4BW) is going strong in its second year. This program began as a partnership with Multnomah ESD and MCREN in the 2024-25 school year as a year-long professional development series centered on recent Oregon legislation mandated by ODE. This new legislation includes...
From Design to Reality: New School Leader Coaching and Professional Learning Community of Practice Aims to Improve Administrator Retention
From Design to Reality: New School Leader Coaching and Professional Learning Community of Practice Aims to Improve Administrator Retention Last winter, MCREN convened a design team of former superintendents, principals, district leaders, higher education partners, coaches, and climate and culture administrators to address a long-standing challenge in our region and nationwide: new principal...
Multnomah Grow Your Own: A Story of Impact & Resilience
Multnomah Grow Your Own: A Story of Impact & Resilience Multnomah Grow Your Own (MGYO) is a partnership of school districts, higher education institutions, and community-based organizations dedicated to helping paraeducators, high school students, and community members pursue education degrees with little to no out-of-pocket cost. Alongside a group of supportive peers, participants take...
North Clackamas Spearheads Regional Math Transformation with Partner Districts
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...
