Modoc County Office of Education
139 Henderson St.
Alturas, CA 96101
530-233-7101 (office)
530-233-5531 (fax)

Modoc's schools through the years

Modoc County Office of Education
Within the jurisdiction of the Modoc County Superintendent of Schools there are three school districts led by elected school boards and district superintendents: Modoc Joint Unified School District, Surprise Valley Joint Unified School District, and Tulelake Basin Joint Unified School District.

The Modoc County Office of Education (MCOE) is located 300 miles north of Sacramento in the northeast corner of California. The geographical area is 3,944 square miles and borders Oregon to the north and Nevada to the east. Modoc County is contiguous to the counties of Siskiyou, Shasta, Lassen, Washoe (NV), Lake (OR), and Klamath (OR). Several federal agencies manage a large portion of county land including the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and National Park Service.

News & Events

  • California's budget problems linger while many other states shape up "This is not Europe," Brown told Charlie Rose on "CBS This Morning." "This is still the Wild West,and we're going to prove to the rest of this country ...
    Posted May 19, 2012 6:37 AM by Gary Jones
  • California wants to tax rich to solve budget woes NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Tax the rich! That's how California Governor Jerry Brown wants to solve the state's growing budget crisis that now nears $16 billion. Read entire article ...
    Posted May 14, 2012 7:55 PM by Gary Jones
  • California accuses O.C. of illegally shifting $73.5 million (Modoc-like activity in Orange County)Suit alleges that officials took money from schools and community colleges for daily expenses and balancing the budget. Supervisors say that returning the money ...
    Posted May 11, 2012 8:59 AM by Gary Jones
  • Gov. Jerry Brown warns more budget cuts are coming Gov. Jerry Brown warned Californians on Thursday to brace for another round of difficult budget cuts as he hand-delivered boxes of petitions to election officials requesting that his proposed ...
    Posted May 11, 2012 8:49 AM by Gary Jones
  • Molly Munger says she and Jerry Brown could work together on tax measures Gov. Jerry Brown is pinning his budget hopes on his multibillion-dollar tax hike on sales and high-income earners. But he faces a dogged challenge from wealthy civil rights ...
    Posted May 8, 2012 6:36 AM by Gary Jones
  • CA may try for personalized NCLB waiver The State Board of Education will once again consider applying for a waiver from some of the more untenable requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act, only this time ...
    Posted May 4, 2012 11:33 AM by Gary Jones
  • Poll: More back Brown’s tax plan than Munger’s Almost two-thirds of California’s likely voters favor raising income taxes for the state’s wealthiest residents to pay for public schools, but most oppose increasing the state sales ...
    Posted Apr 26, 2012 9:01 AM by Gary Jones
  • Continuation schools close in some rural districts Continuation schools are intended to help students who are struggling academically to stay in school and graduate, but haven’t succeeded in a regular high school setting. But especially in ...
    Posted Apr 24, 2012 8:52 AM by Gary Jones
  • Educators punished in cheating scandal ATLANTA — Sixty-seven more Atlanta Public School educators have been barred from the classroom because of their involvement in the district’s cheating scandal. Read entire story HERE.
    Posted Apr 13, 2012 9:03 AM by Gary Jones
  • Illegal school fee bill called too harsh for struggling districts "One-fifth of all public school principals surveyed by UCLA last year reported that their schools have begun requiring students and their families to pay for instructional materials," said Brooks ...
    Posted Apr 2, 2012 2:44 PM by Gary Jones
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Insightful & Useful

  • iPad, apps key to unlocking communication barrier with autistic students Teacher Leigh Aufenanger asks each of the five students circling one table in her room what they would like to eat. Most students in this particular room have difficulty expressing ...
    Posted May 17, 2012 5:59 PM by Gary Jones
  • Learning to 'Think Wrong' Could Be the Key to the Right Answers The key to generating truly innovative ideas, [social designer Marc O'Brien] says, is learning how to challenge the status quo—which is why he's busy trying to teach ...
    Posted May 14, 2012 8:22 AM by Gary Jones
  • New iPad App 123D Catch Turns Pictures Into Printable 3-D Renders Autodesk, one of the premier 3-D printing companies out there right now--they make AutoCAD, the pioneering software--has a new app out for iPad that aims to make ...
    Posted May 11, 2012 8:41 AM by Gary Jones
  • With Help From Will.i.am, a Teenager's Invention Could Save Infants' Lives The winning invention, the Baby Safe Rider, was submitted by 15-year-old Greyson McCluskey, a North Carolina honor student who aspires to be an architect. The device is designed ...
    Posted May 11, 2012 8:37 AM by Gary Jones
  • Fresno couple battles over special education son's expulsion (Jumping into the middle of the article)The family appealed to the Fresno County Board of Education, whose five members found there was evidence that was improperly excluded or that ...
    Posted May 4, 2012 11:26 AM by Gary Jones
  • Heavy editing on textbook publishers Bipartisan support for bills goes digitalThe Senate Education Committee yesterday handily approved two more bills aimed at lowering the cost of textbooks from elementary school through college and moving ...
    Posted Apr 26, 2012 8:58 AM by Gary Jones
  • Is school district push for political action illegal? San Diego schools have launched a website and are sending email blasts urging residents to take certain positions on state issues. State law prohibits the use of public resources to ...
    Posted Apr 24, 2012 9:00 AM by Gary Jones
  • Tired This column was written by the San Joaquin County Superintendent of Schools. It is timely and worth the time you will spend reading it. (I am thankful to Dr. "Mick ...
    Posted Apr 17, 2012 7:52 AM by Gary Jones
  • Education Coalition Press Release Please see the attachment.The Education Coalition is comprised of the following groups: CTA, CSEA, ACSA, CCSESA, CSBA, PTA, SEIU, CFT, and CASBO.
    Posted Mar 22, 2012 8:18 AM by Gary Jones
  • National report says minority students punished more often, but some local schools avoid pitfalls Pedro Garcia, a professor of education at USC who has served as the superintendent of school districts in West Covina and Nashville, said much of the discrepancy is the result ...
    Posted Mar 10, 2012 9:14 PM by Gary Jones
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