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 lead 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.

The U.S. Census 2010 population was 9,686. The county seat of Alturas is the county's only incorporated city.

News & Events

  • Apple seeks to reinvent textbook Apple unveiled new software aimed at the education market, seeking to reinvent key aspects of learning in ways that will drive sales of iPads. Read entire article HERE
    Posted Jan 20, 2012 8:30 AM by Gary Jones
  • Jerry Brown predicts fight over his education proposals SAN DIEGO - One day after urging a series of education changes in his State of the State address, Gov.Jerry Brown said today that he expects a major part of ...
    Posted Jan 19, 2012 8:41 PM by Gary Jones
  • Report blasts Natomas Unified 'culture of entitlement,' sick-time abuse PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11, 2012Data for last year show that 36 percent of employees in the district used up their annual allocation of regular sick days, and 18 percent ...
    Posted Jan 11, 2012 5:38 PM by Gary Jones
  • State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Comments on Governor’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2012-13 SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson issued the following statement today on Governor Brown’s proposed budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year:“The Governor has offered us ...
    Posted Jan 13, 2012 6:19 PM by Gary Jones
  • NCLB: A Landmark Law for Children By Congressman George Miller (D-CA)The No Child Left Behind Act was a landmark law for children, reaffirming their right to an equal opportunity at a quality education. And ...
    Posted Jan 13, 2012 7:42 PM by Gary Jones
  • Update from the National Forest Counties and Schools Coalition Senate Action Since we last reported to you, the Campaign has been instrumental in working with Senator Ron Wyden and a bipartisan Senate team to draft S-1692 which provides ...
    Posted Dec 30, 2011 11:36 AM by Gary Jones
  • When Bad News is Good News Gov. Jerry Brown announces deeper cuts to California colleges and child careIn a rare December budget action, Gov. Jerry Brown announced deeper cuts Tuesday to colleges, libraries and child ...
    Posted Dec 14, 2011 7:28 AM by Gary Jones
  • In Texas, Keeping Kids In School And Out Of Court The sort of offenses that might land a student in the principal's office in other states often send kids in Texas to court with misdemeanor charges. Some schools have ...
    Posted Jan 5, 2012 7:52 AM by Gary Jones
  • Untangling the State-Local Fiscal Relationship Three new fact sheets deconstruct the fiscal relationship between state government and the cities, counties, and school districts of California.The State-County Fiscal Relationship in CaliforniaAs counties' fiscal ...
    Posted Nov 22, 2011 11:06 AM by Gary Jones
  • California finance director says mid-year budget cuts likely As expected by Modoc County school officials,  "Finance Director Ana Matosantos issued her statement [that mid-year budget cuts are likely] just as nonpartisan Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor presented his ...
    Posted Nov 16, 2011 7:16 PM by Gary Jones
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Insightful & Useful

  • Flipped classrooms give every student a chance to succeed At Clintondale High School, our education model wasn’t working, and the people suffering most were students.Read entire article HERE(Thank you Rena Harris for pointing out this article
    Posted Jan 20, 2012 8:36 AM by Gary Jones
  • Kids Marshmallow Experiment You are Not So Smart: A Celebration of Self DelusionBy David McRaneyFrom the section on procrastination, scroll down and read about the Marshmallow Experiment HERE and the watch ...
    Posted Jan 10, 2012 7:05 AM by Gary Jones
  • Modoc County Fiscal Restoration Plan A copy of the county's fiscal recovery plan is provided as a PDF document HERE.The Modoc County Superintendent of Schools' written comments read to the Modoc County Board ...
    Posted Nov 9, 2011 7:08 AM by Gary Jones
  • LiveBinders LiveBinders is your 3-ring binder for the Web Collect your resources Organize them neatly and easily Present them with pride Best of all, it's free! http://livebinders.com ...
    Posted Nov 8, 2011 3:05 PM by Gary Jones
  • Gamers solve molecular puzzle that baffled scientists This news report by NBC serves as a nice follow-up to my discussion at our All Staff Gathering. (Thank you Jon Landerman for forwarding this insightful piece.)http://cosmiclog ...
    Posted Sep 29, 2011 6:00 AM by Gary Jones
  • The world needs all kinds of minds Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works. The video is about 20 minutes long. You can access it HERE.
    Posted Sep 7, 2011 8:08 PM by Gary Jones
  • Dropbox: Convenient File Storage Use your flashdrive less! Store you non-confidential files for quick access at Dropbox. Anywhere a smartphone, tablet, or computer has access to the internet, you have access to your ...
    Posted Aug 15, 2011 7:48 PM by Gary Jones
  • Mind Your Head Prezi The online presentation from the All Staff Gathering (8/15/2011) is available to the staff and public HERE.
    Posted Aug 15, 2011 7:18 PM by Gary Jones
  • Gaming Can Make a Better World Jane McGonigal speaks about the need to transition people from gaming problem-solving to world problem-solving.TED Ideas Worth Spreading
    Posted Aug 15, 2011 7:13 PM by Gary Jones
  • Weather Cameras Check road conditions before leaving the area.
    Posted Mar 20, 2011 7:55 PM by Gary Jones
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