Lassen County Office of Education

Robert Owens, Superintendent
Lassen County Website.
The educational opportunities are outstanding in Lassen County, with services from birth to community college level. Our office takes pride in its special education services and the special events that we sponsor. These include the Lassen County Children's Fair, Academic Olympics, Spelling Bee, Geography Bowl, Science Fair, and Vocational Olympics.

Lassen County is a rural community situated at the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. We are at about 4500 feet. We have a head start program that has several sights. We have about 35 Family Day Care Homes and six centers in Susanville and the outlaying areas.

Professional Development Specialist

Melissa Rojas     Contact email
  My name is Melissa Rojas. I have worked as a child care giver for 20 years while raising four   boys and fostering over 50 children. Education has always been important and that is why   CAL-NET has been a wonderful experience for me, to be able to encourage caregivers to   continue on their education journey. I have also enjoyed mentoring and coaching people in   the child care field.

  There are many opportunities for professional Development opportunities. The Lassen Child   and Family Resources offer several trainings a month for providers, exempt providers, center employees, and parents. We have a strong FASD, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Collaboration that offers many workshops and information for people that work with children. We also offer trainings for working with and recognizing Autistic children. Lassen College offers an AA degree in Early Education.

STARS

Westwood State Preschool located in Westwood, more rural then Susanville with a population of 1500. It is the only preschool in the area. The school has 20 to 27 children three to five year olds in attendance. Cinda Folsom is the SITE Supervisor and Head Teacher, Sue Shetterly is the Aide and Pam is the cook. Pam Post, Cinda Folsom and I attended the conference in 2005. We had a wonderful time. A few have participated in E-CIRCLE. Cinda from Westwood has completely enjoyed the online class offered through E-CIRCLE. She feels that these classes have had the most impact on her teaching experience.

Classrooms of Excellence

The staff at Westwood is most appreciative of all the CAL-NET offerings, the books and manipulative have allowed them to provide the children with a well rounded preschool experience. The staff feels that it has enabled them to help the families to parent better in an economically depressed area. The children leave preschool with a strong literacy base.