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WCCUSD Events

Monday

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM China. This Summer!
Tuesday

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM District Jazz Festival
April 24, 2019

6:30 PM Board of Education
April 25, 2019

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM MDAC
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Hercules Area Music Festival
April 26, 2019

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM MDAC
April 30, 2019

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM DLCAP Meeting
May 2, 2019

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Pinole Area Band Festival
May 3, 2019

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Richmond Promise 4th Annual Scholars Celebration
May 4, 2019

8:30 AM - 2:00 PM Cinco de Mayo Parade

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WCCUSD Highlights

China. This Summer!

This summer, the WCCUSD will once again offer to District students the China Global Ambassador Program! Middle and high school students can earn college credit while having the experience of a lifetime.

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Richmond Writes! Poetry Winners Set for Honors

2019 Richmond Writes! Poetry Contest winners around announced, will be honored at a special ceremony on Friday.

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It Takes a Village: You Make A Difference Award Honorees Credit the Community for their Work

“This isn’t my ‘You Make a Difference Award,’” El Cerrito High School classroom assistant Tanita King told the audience at Lovonya DeJean Middle School in Richmond. “It’s our ‘We Make a Difference Award.’ ” District honors 14 individuals/teams at annual awards celebration recognizing those who go above and beyond the call of duty in service to special education students.

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Superintendent's Message -- March 2019

Welcome to March. Can you believe how quickly the school year has progressed? We are just under three months away from the end of the year, and I thought this would be the perfect time to reflect on the positive stories that have emanated throughout the District.

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Seeking Classified Employee of the Year Nominations

Help recognize some of the fantastic Classified Employees in the District by nominating them for the District's Annual Classified of the Year Employee Awards. Individuals will be recognized in the following categories: Classified Supervisor, Paraprofessional Unit, Office and Technical Unit, General Services, Maintenance and Operations Unit, and Confidential.

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A Message From Superintendent Duffy

I am writing to update you on the facilities challenges facing our district. Last night (Thursday, March 7), the Board of Education held a study session to share these challenges and discuss next steps.

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Court Approves Trustee Area Map, Sets Independent Redistricting Commission

A map that creates trustee areas in the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) for the 2020 election was approved by a Contra Costa County Superior Court judge.

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Special Board Study Session: Facilities Challenges in the District

Join us for a special WCCUSD Board of Education Study Session on Facilities Challenges in the District from 6:30 pm-8 pm on Thursday, March 7 at De Anza High School.

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Middle College High School Named One of the Best in State

Middle College High School was one of three high schools in Contra Costa County named a California Distinguished School by the State Department of Education.

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Recreating History: Longtime District Employee Creates Unique Project to Celebrate Black History Month

The District's Director of Assessment, Nicole Joyner, and her family created a photo album of African-American professionals with her twins researching the accomplishments of the individual and then dressing up as the professional to recreate a photo.

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A Life Like Mine: Wilson Concludes Black History Month with a Panel of Professionals

For the past five years, Marcella Jamerson and the Wilson Elementary School community have concluded Black History Month with a professional panel and this year may have been one of their best with former Warriors' Center Adonal Foyle and a judge, doctor, fitness instructor and business owner, author and former tech industry executive, and correctional investigator all sharing their stories.

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Living History: King Elementary School Recreates Freedom March

King Elementary hosted a Freedom March on March 27 and this is how Principal Joey Sundberg summed up the day: "Today was one of those days you live for as an educator," Sundberg said following the march. "We made history live and gave kids a path to have their voices heard."

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District recognizes 75 Science/STEM Fair Winners

The annual West Contra Costa Unified School District's Science/STEM Fair had 141 students from eight different schools submit a project, and after a day of judging 75 students were recognized for their projects.

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Middle College Hosts Preview Night

Recognized as one of U.S. News & World Report's top high schools, Middle College is hosting a preview night from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm on Thursday, Feb. 28 at Contra Costa College, building GE 225.

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Fantastic Four: West Contra Costa Public Ed Fund Announces Teaching Excellence Winners

Teachers from Helms Middle School, Nystrom Elementary and Pinole Valley and Richmond high schools recognized for their work in the classroom.

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