Office of Education
Mission To be leaders in educational excellence, offering support to schools and community to ensure Shasta County students receive a quality education preparing them for high school graduation and success in career and college.

Core Values Service to and engagement of school districts, community partners, and each other for the benefit of all students Hopeful and helpful Aspire to improve and innovate Shared humor and joy Trustworthy Attract, hire, and retain the best employees
Shasta County Schools
Shasta County, a region full of natural resources, none as important as our children. In the north state we take our education seriously; constantly striving to develop lifelong learners by ensuring access to quality education; teaching every child every day so that they can succeed in tomorrow’s world.

Our County's commitment is embodied by the Shasta Promise: Every student in Shasta County will graduate prepared for education beyond high school. Those students who complete minimum college preparatory or community college transfer requirements will receive guaranteed admission from all of the participating institutions of higher education.
Programs & Services
- Early Childhood Services
  Preschool, QRIS, Resource & Referral
- Student Programs
  Independent Study, Special Education, Excel Academy, Juvenile Court School
- Youth Support Services
  Expanded Learning - Project SHARE, Foster Youth Services, Tobacco Use Prevention, Education for Homeless Children
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- Professional Development
  We provide high quality professional development and resources to help our districts develop effective instructional systems that allow our students to thrive academically.
- What We Do?
  Ensure Shasta County students receive a quality education preparing them for high school graduation and success in career and college.
- Schreder Planetarium
  Participants are transported through the solar system to far away galaxies. Engaging programs blend science, technology, engineering, mathematics and imagination.
- Who We Work With?
  Partnering with local superintendents, we developed unified goals centered on collaboration and support for all 25 school districts in Shasta County.
Instructional Services
- Professional Learning and Leadership Support Services
  Our purpose is to provide high quality professional development and other resources to help our districts develop effective instructional systems that help our students thrive scholastically. We also provide Preliminary and Clear Administrative Services credentials, leadership development and technical services to local schools and School Leadership Teams.
- Early Childhood Services
  We provide quality early care and education programs, resources and supports for children & families, and their teachers or care providers.
  
  Student Support Services
  Supporting alternative education; special education; foster and homeless youth; after school; supplemental tutoring; and School Attendance Review Boards.
Administrative Services
- Business Services
  Provide fiscal & operational services to our district partners, internally for SCOE programs, as well as processing payroll for the county schools
- Human Resources
  Provides support within the realm of recruitment, retention, relations, and benefits.
- Information Technology
  Acts as the K12 High Speed Network node site for the county
- Transportation
  Transports our county's precious cargo to and from school each day

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REACH HIGHER Shasta Counseling Initiative

The Reach Higher Shasta Counseling Initiative aims to improve student outcomes for Shasta County students. The Counseling Initiative has achieved tremendous results since its inception in Fall of 2016.

Increased College Eligibility Course Completion Pattern (“A-G”) from 30.8% to 41.8% comparing Classes of 2016 and 2017.
Increased completion rate of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) from 38% to 67.7% comparing March, 2017-March, 2018.

Growth in our college going culture has improved in large part due to the professional growth and efforts of Shasta County’s school counselors and administrators. Together, school counselors and administrators have been privileged to attend five days of professional development from Dr. Trish Hatch and Whitney Triplett of Hatching Results LLC. Dr. Trish Hatch is a nationally acclaimed author and trainer in the American School Counselor Association’s (ASCA) professional standards. Shasta College is supporting the work with Dr. Hatch and her team through Shasta College Promise Grant. Resulting from the Hatching Results Academy, Shasta County’s high school counselors have developed a common counseling curriculum to be delivered in our comprehensive public high schools. Students will notice a presence of their high school counselors teaching lessons around academic, college/career, and social/emotional development in a variety of classrooms. Shasta Union High School District’s Superintendent, Jim Cloney, states “In my nearly 20 years as an administrator in Shasta County this is the first time I know of that districts have together so clearly focused on working toward common counseling practices to improve outcomes for all students.”

Reach Higher Shasta encourages frequent communication between students, parents, and the school counselor in order to take full advantage of educational opportunities within out Shasta County public schools as well as to be informed of post-secondary (education post high school) opportunities.