About RCOE
“For success in any endeavor, leadership is the key. The endeavor of educating our children is the most fundamental of undertakings. RCOE’s leadership serves as a national model of how to serve our students, their families, and our county educators. The efforts of RCOE staff at all levels are second to none."– Chauncey Veatch
2002 National Teacher of the Year
The Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE) is a service agency supporting the county’s 23 school districts and linking them with the California Department of Education. RCOE has three missions: to give administrative support to districts; to operate student programs for almost 60,000 preschool, special education, and vocational/regional occupational program students; to provide professional training, support, and resources for teachers, administrators, and staff.
About Riverside County
• The county was formed in 1893 from a small portion
of San Bernardino County and a larger part of San
Diego County and named from the city of Riverside.
RCOE was created the same year.
• 7,200 square miles, equal to the size of the
state of New Jersey.
• Population 1,871,950.
• State’s sixth largest county in population.
