What is the Work of the Shasta County Superintendent?

The Shasta County Superintendent directs the work of the Shasta County Office of Education (SCOE). In addition to providing direct services to Shasta County students, SCOE works alongside the 24 districts and 15 charter schools to provide resources and supports for educators, students, and families across Shasta County. SCOE also leads regional and statewide programming and initiatives as a committed partner to counties across California.

SCOE Services By the Numbers:

What SCOE Does Now…

Support to Districts

  • Technology support

  • Business tools

  • Student events and competitions

  • Professional development

  • Coaching and training for administrators and teachers

  • Substitute services

  • Attendance intervention

  • Emergency response

  • English language learning resources 

  • Community Schools

  • Library services

Student Services

  • Project SHARE After School Programming

  • Alternative Education

  • Special Education Services

  • Early Childhood Education

  • Transportation

  • Substance Use Prevention Education

  • Foster & Homeless Services

  • Whiskeytown Environmental School

  • Mental health supports

  • Community Connect

  • Schreder Planetarium

Accountability

  • Fiscal solvency oversight

  • Targeted support for districts

  • Local Control Accountability Plan development support, review, and approval

  • Williams compliance monitoring

  • Charter authorizer

What are we working on to make things better?

Board Initiatives:

  • Literacy

  • Substance Use Prevention Education

  • Staff Shortage

District Improvement Efforts:

  • Suspension reduction through Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

  • Getting Reading Right

  • Improving math performance through math curriculum adoption support and participation in the Math Professional Learning Partnership

  • School culture and safety

  • Emergency response and preparedness

Partnerships:

  • Providing services to expelled youth

  • Community School plan implementation

  • Rebuilding Whiskeytown Environmental School

  • Successful college course completion for incarcerated students in Tri Mountain Academy

  • Implementation of model Native American curriculum