SCOE's Role and District Data

What the County Office Does

California’s 58 county offices of education act as a support system for their county’s school districts and provide services that vary by county based on local needs. A core responsibility is to act as a fiscal overseer to ensure local educational agencies can meet their financial commitments for the current school year and each of the two subsequent years.

Sonoma County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Amie Carter was elected to a four-year term that began in January 2023 and serves as chief executive officer of SCOE. Unlike a superintendent at a school district, she has broad authority to enact her platform and tailor SCOE’s programs and staffing to align with her goals of safety and equitable access to high quality educational opportunities.

SCOE has several divisions, containing more than a dozen departments that support operations at SCOE and throughout the county’s 40 school districts. These departments provide an array of services and oversight, including in curriculum and instruction, early childhood education, payroll, technology support and infrastructure, migrant education, campus safety and school culture, school finance, communications, behavioral health, and alternative and special education.