Glenn County Office of Education

What Glenn County Office of Education does

Glenn County Office of Education (GCOE) is a county-level educational agency established under the California Education Code, headquartered at 311 South Villa Avenue in Willows, California. It provides administrative, fiscal, and educational support services to all eight public school districts and four charter schools in Glenn County, serving over 6,000 children ranging from infants through high school seniors across the county's 1,314 square miles. The organization employs over 300 staff, including 163 specialized personnel serving students with disabilities from birth through age 22, and is led by Superintendent Ryan Bentz under the governance of a five-member elected Board of Education.

GCOE's service portfolio spans four core domains: Administrative Services (Business Services, Human Resources, Information Technology, Maintenance and Facilities, and Medi-Cal Administrative Activities); Early Education (Child and Family Services, Universal Pre-K, Little Bridges Preschool); Serving Students Programs (Career Technical Education, Special Education, Foster Youth, Homeless Education, Behavioral Health/CYBHI, College & Career, School Safety, Transportation); and Adult Education (Success One! Charter High School, Glenn Literacy Projects, the Rusty Wagon community integration program, and adult CTE). Its technology backbone consists of standard educational infrastructure including the AERIES student information system, SEIS special education system, and an internal employee portal, with no external API offering.

GCOE is funded through a combination of state allocations, federal grants, and local sources, and operates under a hybrid go-to-market model combining direct service delivery to students and families with enterprise-level administrative support to the school districts it serves. As a public government entity, it holds a statutory monopoly on county-wide educational administration and partners with organizations including the California Department of Healthcare Services (Region 2 LEC), Far Northern Regional Center, WIOA, and Butte County Office of Education to extend its service reach.

Name

Glenn County Office of Education

Legal name

Glenn County Office of Education

Website

https://glenncoe.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Glenn County Office of Education is a California county-level educational agency providing administrative, fiscal, and educational support services to eight school districts and four charter schools, serving over 6,000 children from early childhood through adulthood across Glenn County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (611710), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Public Student Support & Related Services (Counseling, SEL, Health, Safety) (EDAJAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ), District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ), Technical Community Colleges (Applied/CTE-Focused) (EDAHADAD)

Keywords

• Public education services
• K-12 school district support
• Special education programs
• Career technical education
• Adult education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Willows

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Publicly funded county office of education receiving government allocations for educational services
2. Fiscal Services to Districts: Providing comprehensive fiscal support, budget development, payroll processing, and grant management to school districts in Glenn County

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Glenn County Office of Education is a public county-level educational agency that delivers administrative, fiscal, and educational support services to all 8 school districts and multiple charter schools in Glenn County, California. Core offerings include Business Services, Human Resources, Information Technology, Maintenance and Facilities, Medi-Cal Administrative Activities for districts, plus direct-to-student programs spanning early childhood education, career technical education, special education, foster and homeless youth services, behavioral health (CYBHI), adult education, and adult literacy.

Product overview

Glenn County Office of Education provides a comprehensive suite of educational services and programs rather than a unified software product. The organization operates as a county-level education agency supporting eight school districts and multiple charter schools. Key offerings include: Administrative Services (Business Services, HR, IT, Facilities, Medi-Cal) providing fiscal and operational support to districts; Early Education programs (Child and Family Services, Universal Pre-K, Little Bridges Preschool) for children ages 0-5; Serving Students Programs (Career Technical Education, College & Career, Special Education, Foster Youth, Homeless Education, Behavioral Health) addressing diverse student needs; Adult Education including Success One! Charter High School, Glenn Literacy Projects, and The Rusty Wagon vocational program; and technology platforms including AERIES student information system and SEIS special education system. The organization does not appear to offer a commercial software product with API capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GCOE: Common abbreviation used for Glenn County Office of Education on social media and communications

Products and services

• Administrative Services for Districts
• Early Education Programs
• Special Education Services
• Career Technical Education
• Children & Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI)
• Success One! Charter High School
• The Rusty Wagon Community Integration Program
• Little Bridges Preschool
• Glenn Adult Literacy Projects
• GCOE Library Media Center
• EMS Corps (Emergency Medical Services Training)
• REACH Classroom

Quantifiable outcome

• Supporting over 6,000 children across 8 school districts and 3 charter schools
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Far Northern Regional CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Rusty Wagon Community Integration Program is a partnership with Far Northern Regional Center, providing vocational training and employment opportunities for adults with disabilities who are FNRC eligible and live in the Glenn County region. The program creates training, assessment and employment opportunities through a not-for-profit retail store.
• Willows Public LibrarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Glenn County Adult Literacy Projects, operating in Orland and Willows with support from Willows Public Library and California Library Literacy Services. The program offers free, one-on-one tutoring for adults in basic reading, writing, spelling, math, and test study skills.
• California Library Literacy ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level partner supporting the Glenn County Adult Literacy Projects. Provides resources and framework for adult literacy tutoring programs operating in Orland and Willows libraries.
• Butte County Office of EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for adult CTE programs, specifically the Professional Welding Academy offered through Butte County Office of Education for Glenn County adult learners.
• Butte College Training PlaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides training opportunities and classes for Glenn County adults, including a variety of trainings and arborist training programs.
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuccess One! Charter High School is an exclusive partner of WIOA, a federal program dedicated to strengthening the nation's workforce system. Through this partnership, students receive personalized educational experience that prepares them for graduation and equips them with skills needed for college, career success, and workplace readiness.
• Department of Healthcare ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlenn County Office of Education serves as the Region 2 Local Educational Consortium (LEC), acting as a local arm of the Department of Healthcare Services. The MAA program provides essential training, support, and oversight for district MAA programs throughout Region 2.
• Tri Counties Community Action PartnershipcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner in CYBHI implementation providing weekly one-on-one coaching and office hours. Supports care management, behavioral health integration, and referral system training for Glenn County.
• EMS CorpsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdult education program under the Glenn County Office of Education offering emergency medical services training and career pathways.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Plumas County Office of Education: Small rural Northern California COE serving a sparsely populated mountain county — strong comparable for low-population, geographically dispersed service delivery.
• Sutter County Office of Education: Adjacent rural-agricultural California COE with similar small-county program structure including preschool, special education, and adult education services.
• Shasta County Office of Education: Northern California rural COE offering the same statutory countywide services (special education, CTE, adult ed, fiscal) at a slightly larger scale but with similar geographic and demographic profile.
• Butte County Office of Education: Neighboring Northern California County Office of Education. Already an active GCOE partner (joint Professional Welding Academy and CTE programs), making it the closest comparable in mandate, scale, and rural service footprint.
• Colusa County Office of Education: Neighboring small rural California COE with similar statutory responsibilities and limited service territory, providing a like-for-like peer for size and program structure.
• Tehama County Office of Education: Adjacent rural Northern California COE serving a comparably small population with similar cradle-to-career program mix including CTE, special education, and adult education.

Broad incumbents

• Los Angeles County Office of Education: Largest COE in California, performing the same statutory functions (special education, fiscal oversight, programs for foster/homeless youth) but operating at city-scale with multiple divisions and significantly larger budget.
• Sacramento County Office of Education: Much larger California COE serving a metropolitan county. Demonstrates the same County Office mandate (fiscal, SELPA, CTE, adult ed) but at substantially greater scale and resource depth.

Others

• California Department of Education: State-level agency that funds, supervises, and sets policy for all 58 County Offices of Education, including GCOE. Not a competitor but the governing counterpart defining GCOE's service requirements.
• Far Northern Regional Center: Active GCOE partner operating the Rusty Wagon vocational program; comparable as a regional service nonprofit that GCOE coordinates with for adult-disability employment programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GlennCountyOfficeOfEducation
• Instagraminstagram.com/glenncoe_ca
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/glenn-county-senior-nutrition

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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