MESD Superintendent
Dr. Paul Coakley
The Multnomah Education Service District Board of Directors selected Dr. Paul E. Coakley to be the district’s Superintendent, effective July 1, 2021.
Dr. Coakley began his school administrator career in 2008 as the Principal of Hudson Park Elementary School in the Rainier School District, located in Rainier, Oregon. After six years as Principal, he became Rainier’s Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction. In 2014, Dr. Coakley was hired by Centennial School District as Assistant Superintendent/Human Resources Director. He then served as Superintendent of Centennial from 2016 to 2021. Before becoming a school administrator, Dr. Coakley taught in Portland Public Schools and in Champaign, Illinois.
A frequent presenter at state and national conferences on a variety of education topics, Dr. Coakley is a Professor at Portland State University in the Initial Administrative Licensure program for school administrators. He is currently the Superintendent Advisor for the Oregon State Board of Education. Dr. Coakley also serves on the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators Equity Board.
Dr. Coakley has a Doctorate of Educational Leadership and a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction, both from Portland State University.
Dr. Coakley completed Harvard University's Advanced Educational Leadership Program in 2021. School of Education K-12 Leadership Program.
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Coakley, P.E (2020, February). The Will and Skill of a Board Becoming Culturally Responsive. School Administrator, 77(2), 39.
https://www.schoolceo.com/a/dr-paulcoakley/
Coakley, P.E (2020, April). Building Equity Structures. SchoolCEO Magazine, 1(3), 61-64.
A frequent presenter at state and national conferences on a variety of education topics, Dr. Coakley is a Professor at Portland State University in the Initial Administrative Licensure program for school administrators. He is currently the Superintendent Advisor for the Oregon State Board of Education. Dr. Coakley also serves on the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators Equity Board.
Dr. Coakley has a Doctorate of Educational Leadership and a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction, both from Portland State University.
Dr. Coakley completed Harvard University's Advanced Educational Leadership Program in 2021. School of Education K-12 Leadership Program.
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Coakley, P.E (2020, February). The Will and Skill of a Board Becoming Culturally Responsive. School Administrator, 77(2), 39.
https://www.schoolceo.com/a/dr-paulcoakley/
Coakley, P.E (2020, April). Building Equity Structures. SchoolCEO Magazine, 1(3), 61-64.
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