Lassen County Office of Education

What Lassen County Office of Education does

Lassen County Office of Education (LCOE) is a California state-created governmental agency serving as the county-level coordinating body for K-12 public education across Lassen County, California. It provides oversight, fiscal, credentialing, special education (SELPA), health, technology, and professional learning support to 10 traditional school districts, 3 independent charter schools, and approximately 3,700-4,500 TK-12 students across 4,500+ square miles. Governance is provided by an elected Board of Education, with Patricia Gunderson serving as Lassen County Superintendent of Schools and a leadership team spanning Business Services (Courtney Russell, CBO), Educational Services/Human Resources (Tom Jones), Special Education/SELPA (Joshua Kim), District Support (Bryan Young), Technology (Robert Talley), and Student, Family, and Community Engagement (James Hall).

LCOE's operational footprint spans 14+ program lines and 7 core departments, including Business Services (payroll, AB 1200 oversight, SACS reporting on QSS/QCC), Special Education/SELPA (Adaptive PE, ASL, Assistive Technology, AAC, Infant/Toddler, OT, PT, Speech/Language, Vision/Hearing, Psychology, WorkAbility I/TPP), Health Services, Human Resources (LiveScan, credentialing, Title IX), and Technology. Signature programs include Opportunity Academy Adult School, Homeless Education (McKinney-Vento), TUPE tobacco prevention, SEL4Lassen (CASEL-aligned), Care Teams wraparound services, the Lassen County Youth Camp at Eagle Lake (67 acres, managed since 1987), and Family University. The technology stack is entirely commercial off-the-shelf: Microsoft Office 365, QSS/QCC, Sophos AV, CatapultCMS/EMS, EdJoin, Zoom, Keenan Safe Schools, and iSafe Gold. LCOE publishes no APIs, SDKs, or AI/ML capabilities.

Funding flows primarily from California Department of Education LCFF allocations (separate oversight and instructional program streams established in 2013-14), CDE grants (TUPE Cohort), and a small volume of transactional fees (LiveScan fingerprinting at $10 plus DOJ/FBI fees, and Youth Camp tiered daily/weekly rentals). Adult Education, student events, and professional learning are provided at no cost. As a public governmental agency, LCOE has no equity financing, no cap table, no shareholders, and no commercial revenue model; budget documents (2021-22 through 2025-26 published) reflect governmental appropriations rather than corporate revenue.

Name

Lassen County Office of Education

Legal name

Lassen County Office of Education

Website

https://lcoe.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lassen County Office of Education (LCOE) is a California state-created governmental agency providing statutory oversight, fiscal, credentialing, special education, and program services to 10 public school districts, 3 charter schools, and approximately 4,500 TK-12 students across Lassen County, California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education Support Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

In-Service Professional Development (Workshops/Institutes/Short Courses) (EDACAIAB), Student Health Services (School Nursing, Health Office) (EDAJAIAE), Child-to-Staff Ratio & Staffing Compliance Monitoring (EDACAKAG)

Keywords

• County education services
• Special education programs
• Fiscal oversight services
• Professional learning services
• Student support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Susanville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) State Funding: County Office of Education receives separate LCFF funding streams for oversight activities and instructional programs, as established in 2013-14. The Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) governs allocation of base, supplemental, and concentration grants. Annual LCOE Budgets published from 2021-22 through 2025-26; EPA Budgets published for the same period.
2. LiveScan Fingerprinting Service Fees: Rolling fee of $10 per LiveScan fingerprinting appointment plus applicable Department of Justice/FBI fees; cash, check, or credit card accepted; by appointment only
3. Youth Camp Facility Rental Fees: Lassen County Youth Camp (67 acres on Eagle Lake, managed since 1987) rentals: Youth groups $250/week or $45/day up to $250 plus $5/camper/day; Other groups $150/day plus $10/camper/day; Day use $125/day plus $5/person; Classroom add-on $25/day, Lab add-on $15/day; deposits range $100-$250
4. Fiscal Services & AB 1200 Oversight for Districts: Business Services department provides payroll, bill warrant processing, requisitions, AB 1200 oversight, developer fees collection, financial oversight, and data processing services to member districts and Lassen Community College
5. TUPE Grant Funding (Tobacco Use Prevention Education): LCOE serves as Technical Assistance Provider and TUPE Tier 1 Cohort grant holder for all districts in the county, funded through California Department of Education to conduct California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) and address identified areas of need

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

LCOE provides oversight, fiscal, credentialing, special education (SELPA), health, technology, and professional learning support to 10 K-12 school districts and 3 charter schools in Lassen County. It also delivers direct programs including adult education, social-emotional learning, homeless education, tobacco prevention, workability transition services, family engagement, and manages the 67-acre Youth Camp at Eagle Lake.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lassen County Office of Education: Primary operating brand for the county education office serving 10 districts and 3 charter schools in Lassen County.
• Opportunity Academy Adult School
• Lassen County Youth Camp
• Family University
• SEL4Lassen
• You Matter Conference
• Lassen SELPA
• Lassen County Homeless Education Program
• Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE)

Products and services

• Opportunity Academy Adult School
• Lassen County SELPA / Special Education
• WorkAbility I (WAI)
• Homeless Education Program (McKinney-Vento)
• Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE)
• SEL4Lassen (Social-Emotional Learning)
• LCOE Care Teams
• Lassen County Youth Camp at Eagle Lake
• Family University
• Health Services
• LCOE Information Technology Department
• Business Services
• SAFE CoP (Supporting All Fellow Educators)
• LiveScan Fingerprinting Service
• LOST (Lassen Online Safety Training) + iSafe Gold Countywide internet safety program combining the LOST program developed in conjunction with the FBI with iSafe Gold subscription providing 281 lessons, videos, lesson plans, presentations, and teacher resource newsletters for all Lassen County schools.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 4,500 students served TK-12 across 4,500+ square miles
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship strategic partner for outdoor education, core community partner, community implementation partner, key event sponsor, sponsor, niche programmatic partner, regional capacity partner, countywide subscription, program collaborator, cybersecurity vendor, core financial system vendor, compliance training vendor, community education partner, inter-segment education partner, event programming partner, community wellness partner, peer education partner, flagship community initiative co-host, curriculum implementation partner, framework partner, recruitment platform vendor and web platform vendor.

• Bureau of Land Management (BLM)flagship strategic partner for outdoor educationStrategic or Co-development PartnerLCOE partners with BLM to host the annual 5th Grade Day in the Desert, where students visit petroglyphs and engage in interactive learning stations covering local wildlife, native plants, OHV recreation, and the Wild Horse and Burro Program. BLM provides continued support, expertise, and educational programming across multiple school years.
• Lassen County Public Healthcore community partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerLassen County Public Health co-hosts the You Matter Conference and provides free Narcan to the public; serves on Sober Graduation sponsor list and contributes to TUPE tobacco prevention, fentanyl awareness, and oral health programming.
• Lassen County Sheriff's Officecore community partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerLassen County Sheriff's Office supports the You Matter Conference and Sober Graduation; Lassen County Sheriff's Posse provides food at Sober Graduation.
• Lassen County Behavioral Healthcore community partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on the You Matter Conference supporting student mental health and wellness across the county; coordinated with Care Teams and SELPA programs.
• Lassen County Wrapcommunity implementation partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCo-presenter at the You Matter Conference supporting student and family wraparound services.
• Wheels Westkey event sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerWheels West donates a Kia Optima as the grand prize for Sober Graduation (2026 winner: graduate Hollin Thomas). Long-running sponsor supporting the annual substance-free graduation celebration.
• CHP 140 ClubsponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerGenerous contribution to Sober Graduation from their annual golf tournament.
• American Lung Associationniche programmatic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerLCOE promotes and supports the Vape-Free Schools Initiative, which provides schools with guidance, education, and cessation toolkits to address youth vaping; aligns with TUPE tobacco prevention efforts.
• CS4NorCalregional capacity partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional initiative to build capacity at the county office of education level to support computer science professional learning and pathway implementation in small/rural school districts; LCOE serves as a participating site.
• iSafe (iSafe Gold)countywide subscriptionTechnology or IntegrationAll Lassen County schools subscribe to iSafe Gold for internet safety training; provides 281 lessons, videos, lesson plans, presentations, and teacher resource newsletters for countywide use.
• FBI (Lassen Online Safety Training - LOST)program collaboratorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLOST program developed in conjunction with the FBI to help teachers, parents, and students develop safe internet habits across the county.
• Sophoscybersecurity vendorTechnology or IntegrationSophos AV and malware protection for K-12 employees; staff register personal devices via home.sophos.com with work email verification.
• Quintessential School Systems (QSS)core financial system vendorTechnology or IntegrationProvides QCC Payroll, Accounts Payable/Purchasing, and SACS reporting software used for financial and data processing services for the LCOE and county school districts.
• Keenan Safe Schoolscompliance training vendorTechnology or IntegrationOnline workplace safety and abuse prevention training portal at lassencoe-keenan.safeschools.com for staff compliance training.
• Lassen Library Districtcommunity education partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner delivering free adult literacy programs at the Lassen Library District (1618 Main Street, Susanville) including one-on-one tutoring, small group classes, online learning, and workbook-based learning; LCOE Opportunity Academy Adult School also uses library as a class site.
• Lassen Community Collegeinter-segment education partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner with LCOE and the 10 districts on common curriculum, assessments, and instructional practices; LCOE Business Services provides financial oversight for Lassen Community College; co-presents at events like Fourth Grade California History Day via Lassen Community College Nursing Program.
• Lassen County Cattlewomenevent programming partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports multiple LCOE student events including 4th Grade California History Day (ranching/agriculture stations), 3rd Grade History Days (cattle ranching), and Fatherhood Summit.
• Native Daughters of the Golden West, Nataqua Parlor #152event programming partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports 4th Grade California History Day and 3rd Grade History Days with California history and pioneer life programming.
• CalFresh Healthy Livingcommunity wellness partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports You Matter Conference, 4th Grade California History Day, and nutrition/healthy living education across county schools.
• Lassen High School FBLA and FFApeer education partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigh school student organizations support LCOE elementary events including 3rd Grade History Days and 4th Grade California History Day via presentations and peer mentoring.
• Lassen County Fatherhood Partnershipflagship community initiative co-hostStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosts the annual Lassen County Fatherhood Summit (2026 event at Diamond View School, June 13) featuring local fathers/leaders Russell Bates, Mitch Lively, Orlando Shannon, and Barney McKee.
• Really Great Readingcurriculum implementation partnerTechnology or IntegrationProvides Science of Reading-aligned curriculum; LCOE hosted two workshops and provided Classroom Set-Up kits and training to 70+ teachers on implementation.
• CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning)framework partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation for LCOE's SEL4Lassen social-emotional learning framework and 3 Signature Practices Playbook implementation.
• EdJoinrecruitment platform vendorTechnology or IntegrationOnline job application platform (edjoin.org/lassencoe) used by LCOE for posting all certificated and classified substitute positions including substitute teacher and paraeducator pools.
• CatapultCMS / EMSweb platform vendorTechnology or IntegrationWebsite and emergency management systems vendor powering lcoe.org and related school websites; SchoolManager backend and Help Desk integration.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Plumas County Office of Education: Adjacent rural California county office of education serving small districts and charters in Plumas County. Operates with the same statutory LCFF/LCAP, AB 1200, SELPA, and credentialing mandate, and runs comparable small-scale community programs — directly comparable in scope, governance model, and rural-county service profile.
• Sierra County Office of Education: Very small rural California county office serving Sierra County schools. Comparable to LCOE in minimal scale, geographic isolation, and small-district oversight role.
• Butte County Office of Education: Northern California county office serving Butte County districts and charters with mandated oversight and countywide programs. Comparable in statutory role and programmatic scope; modestly larger than LCOE.
• Modoc County Office of Education: Small, rural far-northern California county office of education serving a small student population. One of the closest comparables to LCOE in scale, rurality, and limited-district service footprint.
• Tehama County Department of Education: Northern California county education agency providing statutory oversight, special education, and community programs to districts within Tehama County. Directly comparable as a small/rural COE with similar service breadth.
• Shasta County Office of Education: Northern California county office serving Shasta County school districts with the same mandated oversight, SELPA, fiscal, credentialing, and community-program functions. Comparable in mandate, service portfolio, and Northern California rural context.

Others

• California Department of Education: State-level agency that allocates LCFF, TUPE, IDEA, and McKinney-Vento funding to LCOE and oversees COE mandates. Not a peer in the operational sense, but the parent regulator and primary funding source that defines LCOE's mandate and revenue model.

Broad incumbents

• Kern County Superintendent of Schools: Much larger California county office providing the same statutory oversight, SELPA, fiscal, and credentialing functions across a substantially larger district base. Comparable in mandate and service categories but operates at significantly greater scale.
• Fresno County Superintendent of Schools: Large central California county office providing the same statutory oversight, SELPA, IT, and professional learning services as LCOE but at substantially greater scale and programmatic depth.
• Sacramento County Office of Education: Larger California county office of education delivering the full statutory oversight, special education, fiscal, and countywide program portfolio. Comparable in mandate and service taxonomy; operates with broader resources and reach than LCOE.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/LassenCOE
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@LassenCOE
• Facebookfacebook.com/LassenCOE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lassen-county-office-of-education
• Instagraminstagram.com/lassencountyofficeofeducation

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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