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July 9 Return To School Town Hall Reminder
Today, as promised, I am releasing our framework for returning to school this fall. I hope that everyone can appreciate that school will not look the same when full-time instruction resumes on August 17.
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July 2 Closure Update: Return 2 School Task Force Updates
A District task force of students, families, teachers, principals and District staff are working at a furious pace to create a plan of what school will look like for the 2020-221 school year. We will share a draft plan at a Town Hall meeting on Friday, July 10.
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Board Votes to End Contracts with Police Agencies, Shift Funds to Support African American Students
The West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education on Wednesday night unanimously voted to end contract services with local police agencies and transfer the money to efforts supporting African American students.
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Public Hearing: Special Education Local Plan/Annual Service & Budget Plan
WCCUSD will host a public hearing at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, June 24 via Zoom about its Special Education Local Plan/Annual Service and Budget Plan as required by by AB 602.
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June 5 Closure Update: Last Day of School of an Unprecedented Year
Today is the last day of school and in most years, I could simply talk about graduations and the wonderful celebrations taking place. This year is different. The COVID-19 pandemic and civil protests have altered and changed society, education, and our communities.
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Reflecting on the loss and injustice and ensuring WCCUSD schools are a safe haven for students.
This weekend has been a difficult one for our community and for America at large. Over the past weeks, I felt ill when I read the stories of Ahmaud Aubrey and Breonna Taylor. The image of George Floyd dying with an officer’s knee on his neck was beyond sickening.
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May 29 Closure Update: The Work to Develop What the 2020-2021 School Year Will Look, Graduations in Full Swing
We have started the process of working through various scenarios for the start of school. Whether we return to our classrooms in the fall, distance learning continues or some hybrid of the two, there are a lot of challenges that must be addressed and we will need your help in finding solutions.
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May 22 Closure Update: Commencement Season, planning for multiple options for the 2020-21 school year; virtual school
Despite uncertainty, we know that students will need to learn and that we will need to offer services to support them and their families. We have several teams working together to create multiple plans for how instruction might look next year.
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Fab Lab Richmond, Chevron partner to produce face shields for frontline workers
In response to a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fab Lab has partnered with Chevron Richmond and the Richmond Community Foundation to produce and distribute 1,000 professional-grade face-shields for local frontline workers. Credit: Richmond Standard
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May 19 District Closure Update: New county guidance allows car-based graduations; locker, classroom clear out process out this week
On Friday, Contra Costa Health Services released new guidance that allows for car-based gatherings, which includes graduations. We are extremely relieved to finally have clear guidance that will allow the Class of 2020 to be acknowledged in person. Our high schools will hold car-based ceremonies for the Class of 2020 that comply with the new county guidelines.
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Celebrating Classified School Employee Week
Today, marks the first day of Classified School Employee Week where we honor and highlight the work of people from the teams that greet the community in the front office, take care of students on the playground, in the cafeteria and in the classroom, make sure students are safe and ensure schools are cleaned and well stocked.
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May 15 Closure Update: End of year procedures, sobering state budget news
The Governor released his May Revision this week and we may have to reduce $26 million or more for the 2020-21 school year.
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May 12 Closure Update: Class of 2020 Virtual Graduation, Distance Learning Workshops
Everyone has been affected by the shelter-in-place orders due to the COVID-19 public health emergency in some way, but one of the most impacted groups are the seniors in the Class of 2020.
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COVID-19 Relief Fund to Help Vulnerable Families
The West Contra Costa Education Fund (Ed Fund) in partnership with the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) has raised more than $350,000 to support students and families during the public health crisis that has closed school campuses and access to many of the resources normally available.
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May 8 Closure Update: Temporary grading policy approved; close to a decision about Class of 2020 celebration
First, I would like to wish all of the mothers a Happy Mothers Day and Día de las Madres. Even though a normal celebration may not be possible due to the stay-at-home orders, I hope that you all find a time to celebrate the mothers in your life.
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Summer Learning Resources
Families check out these summer resources for your students in reading, math, science and a special surprise category. Visit bit.ly/20wccsummer.
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Student Meal Distribution Locations and Food Options
Summer meals for children 18 years or younger can be picked up from 10:45 am to 1:15 pm at nine school locations and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 21 community locations Monday through Thursday. Thursday meals include four days worth of meals. Children do not need to be present to pick up meals.
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Support the Ed Fund's COVID-19 School Closure Fund
The Ed Fund created the COVID-19 School Closure Fund to assist WCCUSD families with food, technology, childcare costs and other emergency needs during the closure. To donate visit bit.ly/wccedfundcovid19fund.
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District Closure Updates and Resources
Due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic affecting the WCCUSD community and globe, all District facilities remain closed for the 2019-20 school year. We have compiled meal locations, e-learning, Distance Learning parent/family guides and other resources.
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Distance Learning: Family/Parent Guides
Distance Learning Phase 2 began April 13 and working with WCCUSD parent/family leaders we developed these family/parent Distance Learning Guides for PreK, TK-2, 2nd-6th and Middle and High school.
