About our district
Located on the San Francisco Bay, the West Contra Costa Unified School District serves more than 34,000 students from kindergarten through grade 12 as well as adult learners. We serve the cities of Richmond, Hercules, Pinole, El Cerrito,and San Pablo and unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County, including El Sobrante, Kensington, Montalvin, North Richmond, and Tara Hills. We are the 20th largest local education agency in California. More than 80 languages are spoken within our 110 square mile jurisdiction.
Mission, Values, and Priorities
We provide the highest quality education to enable all students to make positive life choices, strengthen our community, and successfully participate in a diverse and global society.
We provide excellent learning and teaching experiences; safe, student-centered learning environments; and support for all students and employees. We develop and maintain productive community partnerships and individual and collective accountability.
Public Education provides the opportunities and experiences that enrich us all and is essential to the future and success of our community.We believe we must:
- Treat everyone with courtesy, dignity, and respect.
- Provide safe and nurturing environments in which to learn, teach, work, and participate.
- Serve our students by working as partners with our community to develop well-rounded, life-long learners and contributing members of a global society.
- Take responsibility for our behavior and performance to ensure the highest possible achievement of all students, employees, and our school community.
- Provide equitable and essential communication and support for successful learning, teaching, working, and participating.
- Respect, celebrate, and welcome the diversity, uniqueness, and contributions of all members of our school community.
1. Student Achievement (attendance):
Provide the highest quality education for all students to become well- rounded, life-long learners and contributing members of society.2. Safety (behavior):
Provide physically and psychologically safe environments at all schools and work places.3. Personnel Training and Professional Development:
Provide staff with the training and professional development needed to ensure the delivery of the highest quality education for all students.4. Facilities:
Provide safe and nurturing facilities that are conducive to successful learning, teaching, working, and participation.5. Family and Community Partnerships:
Develop and maintain productive, meaningful partnerships with families and communities to ensure the highest quality education for all students.6. Equity:
Provide all students, schools, and workplaces with equitable, essential support to ensure successful learning, teaching, working, and participation.7. Communication:
Provide equitable, essential communication among all students, staff, families, and communities to ensure successful learning, teaching, working, and participation.
West Contra Costa Unified School District
1108 Bissell Avenue
Richmond, CA 94801-3135
Ph. 510-234-3825
Gloria Johnston, PhD., Superintendent