San Benito County Office of Education

What San Benito County Office of Education does

San Benito County Office of Education (SBCOE) is a public government entity — an intermediate educational authority under the California Department of Education — headquartered at 460 Fifth Street in Hollister, California. It is led by an elected County Superintendent of Schools (Krystal Lomanto) and governed by a five-member Board of Education. SBCOE serves 11 public school districts within San Benito County, providing county-level educational oversight, fiscal monitoring, and compliance coordination for approximately 12,000 students across 27 public schools. Its core functional offerings include the Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA), alternative education programs (San Andreas High School, Pinnacles Community School, Santa Ana Opportunity School), mental health and wellness services, foster and homeless youth services, migrant education, early childhood education, and credentialing services for educators.

SBCOE's underlying technology and service infrastructure is concentrated in a centralized Technology Department that acts as the shared IT backbone for all 11 rural districts, providing ISP services, email, firewall, internet filtering, network monitoring, telephony, antivirus, backup, and Chromebook administration via a Freshdesk-based help desk. Educational product initiatives include the Building Bridges 2 Literacy program (combining the Footsteps2Brilliance digital app and the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library print program serving 937 children), Math Initiative 2.0, and a Teacher Induction Program offered in partnership with University of the Pacific's Benerd College. SBCOE has no disclosed commercial revenue stream; its operations are funded through state and federal education allocations (LCFF, federal grants, special education apportionments). It is structurally a publicly funded administrative and service-delivery unit rather than a revenue-generating enterprise, and it holds statutory exclusivity over county-level educational oversight within its geographic boundary.

Name

San Benito County Office of Education

Legal name

San Benito County Office of Education

Website

https://sbcoe.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

San Benito County Office of Education is a public government entity providing educational oversight, special education (SELPA), alternative education, student support services, and shared technology infrastructure to 11 public school districts serving approximately 12,000 students in San Benito County, California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education Administration and Services

NAICS

Administration of Education Programs (92311), Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Education Authorities & Municipal Education Offices (EDADABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial/Regional Education Departments (EDADAAAB), State/Provincial Education Department Administration (BPAIABAJ), Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH)

Keywords

• Educational leadership services
• Special education programs
• Alternative education services
• County education administration
• Teacher professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Hollister

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Educational Services to Districts: As a County Office of Education, SBCOE receives funding through state and federal sources to provide educational programs and services to local school districts including special education regional programs, alternative education, and various student support services

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

San Benito County Office of Education is a public County Office of Education in California that serves as an intermediate educational service unit between the California Department of Education and 11 local public school districts. It provides specialized programs and services that individual small rural districts could not independently sustain, including alternative education, special education through SELPA, foster and homeless youth services, mental health programs, teacher induction, and centralized IT infrastructure serving approximately 12,000 students across 27 public schools.

Product overview

San Benito County Office of Education is a government educational institution providing educational leadership and support services to 11 public school districts in San Benito County, serving approximately 12,000 students across 27 public schools. The organization operates Alternative Education Programs (including Pinnacles Community School for expelled youth, San Andreas Continuation High School, and Santa Ana Opportunity School), Special Education Services through its SELPA (Special Education Local Plan Area), and various student support services including Foster Youth Services, Homeless Youth Services, and Mental Health and Wellness Programs. Educational initiatives include the Building Bridges 2 Literacy Initiative (featuring Footsteps2Brilliance and Dolly Parton's Imagination Library), Math Initiative 2.0, and Teacher Induction Programs. The organization also provides technology support services to rural school districts and operates the Early Childhood Special Education Center. The portfolio represents educational programs and support services rather than commercial technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Building Bridges 2 Literacy: Literacy initiative promoting literacy in all content areas for students from transitional kindergarten through 12th grade.
• Footsteps2Brilliance

Products and services

• Alternative Education Programs

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Footsteps2BrilliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBCOE partners with Footsteps2Brilliance to provide early literacy application to families with children ages 0-3rd grade across the county through the Building Bridges 2 Literacy initiative. This digital literacy tool is provided to all families in San Benito County.
• Dolly Parton's Imagination LibrarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBCOE partners with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to provide free books monthly to children ages 0-5 in San Benito County. Currently 937 children receive books monthly, with 261 children having graduated from the program. Books are available in Spanish.
• United for San BenitomajorGTM or Marketing PartnerUnited for San Benito brought the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program to San Benito County and continues to support early literacy initiatives through donations and community partnerships.
• County of San Benito (Behavioral Health, Human Services Agency, Public Health)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBCOE collaborates with County of San Benito departments including Behavioral Health, Human Services Agency, and Public Health to provide coordinated student support services including mental health services, foster youth support, and community schools programs.
• San Andreas Regional CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBCOE provides liaison services and coordinates with San Andreas Regional Center as part of the special education and student services programs for children with developmental disabilities.
• California Department of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBCOE serves as the liaison to the California Department of Education for implementing state educational programs and compliance requirements across the county's school districts.
• Navigator Schools (Hollister Prep)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNavigator Schools operates Hollister Prep School as a charter school within the county, serving as one of the alternative educational options for students.
• Probation DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBCOE operates the San Benito County Juvenile Court School and coordinates with the Probation Department to provide educational services for students involved with the juvenile justice system.
• University of the Pacific (Benerd College)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough the Teacher Induction Program, SBCOE partners with University of the Pacific's Benerd College to offer graduate-level credits for participating teachers and induction coaches.
• Chartwell Teaching InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBCOE partners with Chartwell Teaching Institute for the Summer Literacy Institute, providing advanced professional development in structured literacy and the science of reading for educators.
• Monterey County Office of EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBCOE participates in Region 5 professional development network along with Monterey, Santa Cruz, and Santa Clara County Offices of Education, offering cross-county professional learning opportunities.
• Santa Clara County Office of EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBCOE participates in Region 5 professional development network along with Santa Clara, Monterey, and Santa Cruz County Offices of Education.
• Santa Cruz County Office of EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBCOE participates in Region 5 professional development network along with Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Santa Clara County Offices of Education.
• First 5 San BenitomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBCOE collaborates with First 5 San Benito on early childhood education initiatives and the San Benito County Vision Project bringing free vision exams and glasses to students.
• VSP Vision of HopemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBCOE partners with VSP Vision of Hope as part of the San Benito County Vision Project to provide free vision exams and prescription glasses to students at county schools.
• Safe Kids Coalition of San Benito CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBCOE participates in Safe Kids Coalition events including Kids at the Park to promote child safety and wellness in the community.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Contra Costa County Office of Education: California County Office of Education delivering district oversight, SELPA, alternative education, migrant education, and student services analogous to SBCOE's portfolio for Contra Costa County districts.
• San Mateo County Office of Education: California County Office of Education providing the same intermediate education services — district oversight, special education local plan area administration, alternative education, and student support — for San Mateo County districts.
• Santa Cruz County Office of Education: Another Region 5 California County Office of Education; operates the same statutory functions as SBCOE — district oversight, SELPA coordination, alternative education, and student services — for Santa Cruz County districts of comparable rural/suburban scale.
• Monterey County Office of Education: Adjacent California County Office of Education serving Monterey County school districts; partners with SBCOE in the Region 5 professional development network and provides comparable SELPA, alternative education, and student support services to its districts.
• Santa Clara County Office of Education: Larger Region 5 California County Office of Education; performs the same statutory county-level education oversight, SELPA administration, and educator credentialing functions as SBCOE but at significantly greater scale in Silicon Valley-area districts.
• Merced County Office of Education: California County Office of Education serving a rural Central Valley county of comparable scale and demographics to San Benito, providing SELPA, migrant education, and alternative education services similar to SBCOE.
• Alameda County Office of Education: California County Office of Education that, like SBCOE, oversees K–12 districts, operates SELPA, runs alternative education programs, and provides educator credentialing and technology services — at much larger scale in the East Bay.

Others

• Footsteps2Brilliance: Core strategic partner of SBCOE providing the early literacy application behind the Building Bridges 2 Literacy initiative; comparable as an EdTech supplier enabling SBCOE's early childhood literacy programming rather than a direct competitor.
• Dolly Parton's Imagination Library: National early literacy partner of SBCOE providing free monthly books to 937 enrolled children in San Benito County; functions as a content/program supplier rather than a peer or competitor.

Broad incumbents

• California Department of Education: State-level education authority that SBCOE serves as a liaison to; CDE sets policy, distributes state and federal education funds, and oversees all 58 County Offices of Education including SBCOE, providing the overarching governance framework SBCOE operates within.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@sanbenitocountycoe9809
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=100057562566372
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/19200283
• Instagraminstagram.com/sanbenitocoe

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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