Modoc County Office of Education

What Modoc County Office of Education does

Modoc County Office of Education (MCOE) is a public California County Office of Education headquartered at 139 Henderson St., Alturas, California, operating as the statutory intermediary educational agency between the California Department of Education and three local school districts: Tulelake Basin Joint Unified, Modoc Joint Unified, and Surprise Valley Joint Unified. The organization delivers a broad portfolio of direct student services including California State Preschools, Early Head Start, Expanded Learning programs, Special Education through SELPA, Workability I, and the Transitional Partnership Program with the California Department of Rehabilitation. It also provides administrative services spanning Human Resources (including CCTC-approved credentialing), Business Services, Information Technology, Safety and Communications, and Continuous Improvement. The organization is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education and administered by County Superintendent Mike Martin (appointed December 8, 2015), with leadership including Deputy Superintendent Misti Norby and Director of Human Resources Tim Hoff.

MCOE does not sell to commercial customers and operates on a non-profit, government-entity basis. Its funding is derived from state education allocations via the California Department of Education, federal grants (Title I, IDEA, Head Start/Early Head Start), and local property taxes — no fee-for-service revenue is charged to districts or families. Headcount is reported at 251-500 employees, supporting both instructional delivery and administrative back-office functions for the county. The technology stack consists entirely of standard SaaS platforms: Google Workspace for staff email, Escape Technology for HR/payroll, Freshservice for IT ticketing, Mojo Helpdesk for maintenance, EdJoin for recruitment, and PurpleAir for air quality monitoring; no proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, or commercial product development is in evidence.

Customer concentration is structurally fixed to a captive four-district base in Modoc County, with no commercial sales motion, no pricing model, and geographic restriction to a single rural county with a population of approximately 8,500-9,000 residents. Marketing is limited to organic social (Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube) and the public website for community communication and job postings. Compliance posture includes Title IX coordinator designation (Tim Hoff), FERPA-aligned student privacy procedures, and Keenan Safe Schools safety training. As a government entity, MCOE has no ownership by venture capital or private equity, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no IPO pathway.

Name

Modoc County Office of Education

Legal name

Modoc County Office of Education

Website

https://modoccoe.k12.ca.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Modoc County Office of Education is a public California County Office of Education that delivers direct student services (Special Education, Early Head Start, Foster Youth, CTE) and administrative support (HR/credentialing, Business, IT, Safety) to three school districts and the families of Modoc County, funded by state allocations and federal grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Educational Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), 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

District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ), District Administration & Central Office (EDAJAAAA), Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• Special education services
• Early childhood education
• Foster youth services
• School district support
• Vocational rehabilitation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Alturas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. State Education Funding: As a California County Office of Education, MCOE receives state funding through the California Department of Education for administering county-wide educational programs and services to local school districts.
2. Federal Grants: MCOE administers federal grant programs including Title I, special education (IDEA), Head Start/Early Head Start, and other federal education initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Modoc County Office of Education provides countywide educational and administrative services to three local K-12 school districts in rural Modoc County, California. Its direct offerings include California State Preschools, Early Head Start, Expanded Learning, Special Education through SELPA, Transitional Partnership Program, Workability I, Foster and Homeless Youth Services, and School Based Mental Health Services. Administrative support functions include Human Resources (with credentialing), Business Services (fiscal management), Information Technology, Safety and Communications, and Continuous Improvement.

Product overview

Modoc County Office of Education provides a comprehensive portfolio of educational and administrative services to support school districts in Modoc County, California. The organization offers direct student services including California State Preschools, Early Head Start, Expanded Learning programs, Special Education through SELPA, and vocational programs (Transitional Partnership Program and Workability I). Administrative services include Educational Services coordination, Human Resources with credentialing support, Business Services for financial management, Information Technology support, and Safety and Communications. The organization serves as an intermediary between the California Department of Education and local school districts (Modoc Joint Unified, Surprise Valley Joint Unified, and Tulelake Basin Joint Unified).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• California State Preschools
• Early Head Start
• Expanded Learning
• Special Education/SELPA
• Transitional Partnership Program
• Workability I
• Foster and Homeless Youth Services
• School Based Mental Health Services
• Human Resources Services
• Business Services
• Information Technology Services
• Safety and Communications
• Continuous Improvement
• Educational Services

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• California Department of RehabilitationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for the Transitional Partnership Program (TPP), which helps prepare young adults with disabilities for the world of work through vocational counseling, career planning, job development, and job coaching services.
• California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMCOE serves as the local agency approved by CCTC to register and monitor credentials of personnel hired by county school districts for positions requiring administrative, teaching, service, and special education credentials.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE): California COE delivering the same statutory COE portfolio (special education, early childhood, credentialing, business services) to districts in the Sacramento region. Same mandate and operating model as MCOE.
• Riverside County Office of Education: California COE operating the same statutory functions as MCOE at much larger scale. Directly comparable service portfolio (SELPA, early childhood, expanded learning, credentialing).
• Butte County Office of Education: California COE providing comparable services (special education, early childhood, professional development, credentialing) to school districts in a small-to-mid northern California county. Direct functional peer for MCOE.
• Kern County Office of Education: Mid-size California COE running the same SELPA, early childhood, credentialing, and expanded learning programs as MCOE. Directly comparable in operating model.
• Plumas County Office of Education: Small rural California COE serving a sparsely populated mountain county. Closest scale peer to MCOE in terms of student population served and service breadth.
• Siskiyou County Office of Education: Adjacent small rural California COE in far northern California with comparable student population scale and service portfolio. Closest demographic and operational peer to MCOE.
• Shasta County Office of Education: Adjacent California County Office of Education serving small rural districts in far northern California. Operates the same statutory COE mandate (SELPA, credentialing, fiscal services, early childhood) and is the closest geographic and structural peer to MCOE.

Others

• California Department of Education (CDE): State-level oversight body that funds and regulates all 58 California COEs, including MCOE. Not a peer in the commercial sense but the governing counterpart and principal funder — directly relevant to understanding MCOE's mandate and constraints.

Broad incumbents

• Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE): Largest California COE, operating the same statutory mandate at county-wide scale across 80+ districts. Comparable only in role and function; serves as a benchmark for the upper bound of COE scope and capacity.
• San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE): Large, well-resourced California COE offering the full COE service portfolio plus extensive edtech, professional development, and curriculum products. Provides a broad view of the upper bound of COE capabilities and is a useful comparable for aspirational scaling.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/modoccountyofficeofed
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/modoc-city-office-of-education

Compliance4 records

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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