* Summer!

* Kindergarten Orientation

* TK & K Playdate

Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Parent Information Night

The West Contra Costa Unified School District's Early Learning Program invites you to attend TK Parent Information night for students enrolled in the 2017-2018 school year. Click here to check meeting locations per school site.

Superintendent's Message -- April 2017

Welcome back from a much deserved spring recess. As we usher in April and prepare for the final nine weeks of the school year, our students, their families, and our teachers are in the midst of testing. This is the third year that California students will take the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC), which measures our students’ academic progress in English Language Arts and mathematics.

District Spring Music Festival and Concert Dates Announced

The West Contra Costa Unified School District has announced the Spring Festival and Concert dates for all bands, orchestras, and choirs. Click the link to view dates and times.

Kindergarten Enrollment for West County Schools Opens Jan. 9

Kindergarten enrollment for the 2017-2018 school year begins January 9, 2017. Click the link to view enrollment information and learn about the NEW online enrollment system.

PTA Bayside Council Hosts Annual Art Showcase

The PTA Bay Side Council recently hosted an art showcase for District students who submitted original artwork to compete in the California State PTA’s 2016-2017 Reflections Art contest. [Gallery]

WEST COUNTY GOT THE GOLD!

The West Contra Costa Unified School District, in partnership with the Alliance for Public Education, will showcase our fourteen local schools who received the California Gold Ribbon Award from the California Department of Education. Please join us on Saturday, September 17 as we celebrate the award-winning, innovative practices in our local schools!

13 District Schools Win Gold for Academic Progress

Thirteen elementary schools from the West Contra Costa Unified School District are among 772 across the state to earn the California Gold Ribbon Schools Award, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced.

Olinda 5th Grader Wins District Spelling Bee

Fifth grader Martin Leung from Olinda Elementary is the inaugural winner of the West Contra Costa Unified School District Spelling Bee, held at Verde Elementary School last weekend.

Choir, Dance & Drama Winter Performances 2015-2016

Nominations for Special Education Awards Now Open

The West Contra Costa Unified School District Community Advisory Committee is now accepting nominees for its annual You Make A Difference awards.

Students Invited to Enter Mobile Fab Lab Design Challenge

The West Contra Costa Unified School District recently joined Chevron and the Richmond Art Center in launching the Mobile Fab Lab Design Challenge –an opportunity for local students to design the “wrap” that will be applied to the exterior surface of the Mobile Fab Lab trailer.