Napa County Office of Education (NCOE)

The Napa County Office of Education (NCOE) is the local school agency established by the California State constitution to perform a number of important educational functions. Its 175 employees serve over 2400 students each year in a wide range of programs. The NCOE is different from the five school districts in Napa County. The districts offer school programs for children in kindergarten through high school classes while the County Office is a multifaceted agency mandated by the State constitution to act (1) as a go-between the State Department of Education and local school districts, and as a State-empowered monitor of district personnel and fiscal practices, (2) as a staff training and curriculum support system for district instructional and business functions (particularly to small upvalley districts), and (3) as a provider of specialized school programs that are most efficiently administered on a countywide basis.