The Placer County Office of Education plays a major role in the education delivery system for students in Placer County. The office exists to provide leadership and service to our schools and communities. As mandated by the education code, PCOE provides direct educational programs for specific student populations and financial oversight of budgets of the school districts in Placer county.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placercoe.org/Pages/PCOE/Home.aspx

List of Placer County School Districts - https://www.placer.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3209/Placer-County-School-Districts-List-PDF

 

Rocklin Unified School District provides a Foster and Homeless Youth Liaison.  Each school district and county office of education must designate an educational liaison for foster and homeless youth. The Foster and Homeless Youth Liaison ensures proper educational placement, school enrollment, and checkout from school. Additionally, the Foster and Homeless Youth Liaison assists with the transfer of grades, credits, and records when there is a school change.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.rocklinusd.org/

Grass Valley School District provides public education for children from preschool through 8th grade.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.gvsd.us/
• School locations - https://www.gvsd.us/Schools/index.html
  • Bell Hill Academy
  • Grass Valley Charter School
  • Grass Valley Preschools
  • Lyman Gilmore Middle School
  • Margaret G Scotten School

The Nevada County Superintendent of Schools (NCSOS) offers many educational services including programs on web pages listed below.

Web pages

• Home - https://nevco.org/
• Educational Services - https://nevco.org/programs/
• Homeless Children and Youth Services - https://nevco.org/homeless-youth-services/ (McKinney-Vento definition of homeless: https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/understanding-federal-definitions-3-12-18_508_0.pdf)
• Family Resource Centers - https://nevco.org/family-resource-centers/
• BasicPlus CPR, AED & First Aid Training - https://nevco.org/cpr-aed-training/
• Foster Youth Services - https://nevco.org/foster-youth-services/ including info about:
• Foster Kinship Care Education (FKCE)
• Nevada County Foster Youth Independent Living Program (ILP)
• Indian Education (IE)
• Transitional Housing Program Plus (THP+)
• Foster Youth Resources Padlet -  https://padlet.com/NevadaCountyFYS/nevada-county-foster-youth-services-ztzw2j64intmwywc

The Nevada County Superintendent of Schools (NCSOS) office oversees many aspects of school life.

Web pages

• Home - TheNevada County Superintendent of Schools(NCSOS)
• Schools directory, including district info - https://nevco.org/schools/ and https://nevco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/School-Directory-23-24-for-Public-Distribution-updated-8.17.2023.pdf
• Student health - https://nevco.org/school-health/
• School lunch - https://nevco.org/school-lunch/
• School safety - https://nevco.org/school-lunch/
• School closures - https://nevco.org/school-closures/

The Nevada County Superintendent of Schools office provides educational, financial, and student support programs for almost 12,000 students in Nevada County. They work closely with the county’s nine school districts and seven charter schools, with a total of over 36 schools between them, to support all students and educators.

Web pages

• Home - https://nevco.org/

NCSOS offers Special Education services programs described on web pages listed below.

The NCSOS Special Education Local Planning Area (SELPA) provides leadership and support to create and sustain educational programs for children with special needs by working closely with school districts, educational staff, parents and families, and community agencies.

Functions of the SELPA include:

• Support for families including information regarding the IEP (Individualized Education Program) process, and meaningful participation in their child's educational program
• Development of policies and procedures
• Interagency coordination
• Program Specialist support for students and districts
• Assistance with problem solving and conflict resolution relating to the IEP process.

Web pages

• Home - https://nevco.org/special-education/
• NCSOS home - https://nevco.org/
• Special Education - https://nevco.org/special-education/
• Special Education Services - https://nevco.org/special-education/se-services/
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Tahoe Truckee Unified School District provides free meals for students through its Food & Nutrition Services.

Tahoe Truckee Unified School District (TTUSD) is providing free summer meals for children aged 18 and younger and any adults with developmental disabilities. Participants do not need to be enrolled in a TTUSD school site.

Participants can receive five breakfasts and five lunches, delivered to the following locations every Monday until August 9th, 2024:

• Henness Flats Apartments

• • 12929 Waters Way, Truckee, CA
  • 9:15-9:35am
    
    

• 265 Bear St, Kings Beach, CA

• • 10:00-10:20am
    
    

• Tahoe Vista Mobile Home Park

• • 501 National Av, Tahoe Vista, CA
  • 10:50-11:20am
    
    

• Donner Creek Mobile Park

• • 10715 Highway 89, Truckee, CA
  • 9:50-10:10am
    
    

• Truckee Pines Apartments

• • 10100 Estates Drive, Truckee, CA
  • 9:15-9:35am
    
    

• Sierra Village Apartments

• • 10081 Martis Valley Road, Truckee, CA
  • 10:50-11:10am
    
    

Web pages

• Food & Nutrition services -https://www.ttusd.org/departments/food-and-nutrition-services

Tahoe Truckee Unified School District provides information for planned power outages which are commonly known as Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) and/or Public Safety Outage Management (PSOM) events. TTUSD has been notified that TTUSD's energy providers may turn off electricity throughout the school district when extreme fire danger conditions are forecast.

Dangerous conditions include:

• Red flag warnings
• Low humidity
• High winds
• Dry conditions

Timing of a planned power outage?
While these kinds of events can be unpredictable, our energy providers have committed to notifying the public as far in advance as possible. Please note that planned power outages could last as long as 24-48 hours!

What does this mean for your child’s school day?
When we are notified in advance of an upcoming de-energization event, we will communicate this with you right away. You will receive an email and text message from your school’s principal if your child’s school is impacted by the outage or a district-wide …

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