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Fine Tune: Richmond High Revitalizes Its Music Program
Andrew Wilke, a Pinole Valley High School graduate, has helped Richmond High School re-establish its music program that features concert, symphonic, and jazz band and an orchestra.
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Superintendent's Message -- January 2019
Happy New Year and welcome back. It is enrollment season and an opportunity for us tout the great programs and services available to the students in our District. Kindergarten enrollment opened Jan. 14 and open/transfer enrollments begins Monday, Feb. 4.
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Kindergarten/Transitional Kinder Registration Now Open
Kindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten enrollment in the West Contra Costa Unified School District for the 2019-2020 school year begins on Monday, Jan. 14.
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Special Delivery: Longtime Warehouse Supervisor Delivers Presents as Santa for the Final Time.
For the past 18 years, Jim Gant donned his Santa suit and beard, loaded up his white and red van with toys and headed to a kindergarten class to spread some holiday cheer. On Dec. 21, Gant made one final visit King elementary school before he retires in June.
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Updated California School Dashboard Provides Simpler Progress Reports
The California Department of Education (CDE) released a new version of the California School Dashboard with reports that are simpler to read. The dashboard (www.caschooldashboard.org) is an online tool created by the CDE to provide information about K–12 schools and districts.
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Board Cuts Spending by $12.5 Million, Submits Balanced Budget
The West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education on Wednesday night to cut $12.5 million in expenses that eliminates its structural deficit and ensures the budget is balanced for the next three years.
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Board Selects Tom Panas to Serve as Board President
El Cerrito resident Tom Panas was chosen as the president of the West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education by his colleagues.
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Superintendent's Message -- December 2018
At the end of the 2017-18 school year, the West Contra Costa Unified School District’s Board adopted Roadmap 2022, an ambitious plan to ensure that more students succeed and are prepared for college and beyond. Part of that plan included compensation increases for employees and a commitment to reduce the budget to fund the increases.
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Up For Debate: Greenwood Academy Students Team with BAUDL
Greenwood Academy students tackle if prisons should be abolished at The Bay Area Urban Debate League event.
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Highland Elementary Host WCCUSD Elementary Basketball Jamboree
March Madness, college basketball’s annual championship tournament, came early for several elementary schools in the West Contra Costa Unified School District.
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Better Together: WCCUSD Hosts 3rd Annual Special Olympics Basketball Tournament
For the first time in its three-year history, the WCCUSD Special Olympics Basketball Tournament was fully unified, meaning students with disabilities and general education students competed together and against one another.
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WCCUSD Board Swears In Three Members
The West Contra Costa Unified School District welcomed newly elected board members incumbent Valerie Cuevas, Stephanie Hernandez-Jarvis, and Conseulo Lara at Wednesday night's meeting.
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Board Selects Preferred Trustee Area Map
The Board of Education has selected a preferred trustee area boundary map, bringing it one step closer to completing its transition to a trustee area system of elections. The map is titled “Oct. B.”
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Tiger Beat: El Cerrito High School Baseball Duo Headed to Grambling
El Cerrito High School baseball players DeAngelo Fleetwood, an outfielder, and Jamison Patanapanich, a pitcher, signed National Letters of Intent to continue their baseball dreams and education at the Grambling State University.
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Students Bring Home Medals from World Kickboxing Championships
Five West Contra Costa Unified School District students from Dumlao’s Academy of martial Arts competed at the 2018 Junior World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO) World Championships in Jesolo, Italy, in September.
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Kindergarten, Transitional Kindergarten Registration Begins Monday, Jan. 14
Registration opens at 9 am on Monday, Jan. 14 and can be completed at your elementary school of residence. Online registration is also available on the Jan. 14, starting at 9 am.
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Calling All West Contra Costa Unified School District Families
NFL Atlanta Falcons star and Kennedy High School graduate Takkarist McKinley helped welcome students and their families to the 2018-19 school year with a special audio message.
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Superintendent's Message -- Welcome Back
Welcome back. Are you ready for a fantastic 2018-2019 school year? I am excited for the upcoming school year and everything that it has in store for WCCUSD students and employees. I hope that you had a restful and rejuvenating summer, because we have a lot of work to do this year.
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Staying Home: WCCUSD Teacher Becomes First-Time Home Buyer
Kennedy High School Teacher purchase home through the Richmond Community Foundation's Housing Renovation Program
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School Resumes For Most Students Monday, August 20
The start of the 2018-19 school year is less than three weeks away. Here are some important dates to remember.
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El Cerrito, Kennedy Hire Familiar Faces to Principal Positions
Patricia Crespo, a former El Cerrito assistant principal, to lead Gauchos; Felicia Phillips, a 1984 Kennedy graduate, to lead Eagles.
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Superintendent Receives Positive Evaluation, Contract Extension
The West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education unanimously voted Wednesday night to extend Superintendent Matthew Duffy’s contract by two years and rated his work as “Above Satisfactory” on his most recent evaluation.
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District Honors Educators at 2018 Retirement Reception
Nearly 80 veteran educators and support staff in the West Contra Costa Unified School District were honored at the 2018 Retirement Ceremony last month. (See the group photo.)
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Superintendent's Message -- June 2018
Thank you for a fantastic 2017-18 school year. We are a District of learners, and for the past four years the members of the graduating Class of 2018 has soaked up everything and opportunity afforded to them. We can’t stop there. We must prepare ALL our graduates for college and beyond before they cross our stages.
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Graduation Files: Hercules High School's Class of 2018 Commencement Ceremony
On Saturday, June 9, 2018, the Hercules High School Titans held their Class of 2018 Commencement Ceremony for 222 seniors.
