District Highlights 2020-22

August 14 Return to School: Welcome Back School Begins Monday, Aug. 17

Welcome to the 2020-21 school year! It has been quite the summer for us, and this school year begins Monday, Aug. 17 like no other year. Thanks to students, families, teachers, school principals, staff, and community partners, we begin the year with a community-driven virtual/distancing learning plan.

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Enroll Your Child in Preschool Today!

The preschool enrollment application for the 2020-21 school year is now available and can be completed electronically. Click the link title to learn more about preschool enrollment and register today.

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August 3 Return To School Update: Tentative Agreement Reached with Teachers Union

I am proud to report that the district and the bargaining unit representing teachers and other certificated staff reached a tentative agreement on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Friday evening that sets expectations for educators and outlines the distance learning environment for students and families for when instruction resumes on August 17.

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State Postpones Athletics Until at Least December

As anticipated the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) and North Coast Section (NCS) delayed the start date for athletics until at least December due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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July 20: Return To School Framework Submitted to Contra Costa County Office of Education

I hope that you are having a safe and restful summer. Today, as promised, we submitted the Back to School Vision & Framework to the Contra Costa County Office of Education. As we shared on July 9, the 2020-21 school year will begin in a distance learning format when instruction resumes on Monday, August 17.

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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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