Riverside County Office of Education
3939 Thirteenth Street
Riverside, California 92501 | Map
(951) 826-6530
Indio Office
47-336 Oasis Street
Indio, California 92201 | Map
(760) 863-3000
Murrieta Office
24980 Las Brisas Road
Murrieta, California 92562 | Map
(951) 600-5651
Governmental Relations Office 1121 L Street, Suite 807
Sacramento, California 95814 | Map
(916) 325-1162
Administration and Business Services | Charter Schools
The Riverside County Board of Education and the RCOE staff view the responsibility to provide a quality to education to all of the children in Riverside County as a serious undertaking. In that light, RCOE is interested in authorizing only high quality charter schools where student achievement is paramount, the potential for fiscal viability is evident, and the governance structure is effective and free of conflict.
RCOE’s Charter Schools Unit has the following areas of responsibility:
Meeting with charter school developers
Organizing a multi-disciplinary team to review petitions submitted to the County Board of Education
Drafting an analysis of petitions submitted to the County Board of Education
Updating the county board policies and administrative regulations as they relate to charter schools
Providing information to school districts and to the community regarding charter schools
Supplying required oversight to charter schools authorized by the County Board of Education
Furnishing regular feedback to the County Board of Education regarding the operation of charter schools authorized by the county board