DECEMBER 16
The West Contra Costa Unified School District's newly sworn-in Board of Trustees voted 5-0 to approve the Superintendent Job Description at its December 16, 2020 meeting. The job description is the latest step in the District's process to select WCCUSD's next leader.
DECEMBER 15
Leadership Associates led a community forum to review the draft Superintendent Job Description (English | Spanish) and the results of the community-wide Superintendent Search Survey and the community and parent/family listening sessions. Please take a moment to review the job description and then take part in the Thought Exchange and let us know what stood in the description, and what is missing in three particular sections Professional and Personal Profiles and the Education/Experience.
The Thought Exchange is available here and will remain open until 6 pm, Wednesday, Dec. 16. The Board is scheduled to review the job description at its December 16 meeting.
If you have questions, you can email communications at communications@wccusd.net or Sandy Thorstenson at sthorstenson@leadershipassociates.org, or Jim Brown at jbrown@leadershipassociates.org.
DECEMBER 11
We asked, and you answered. Join us at 6 pm Tuesday, December 15 via Zoom as we review the Superintendent Search Survey results and the draft job description for the District’s next leader. We had more than 5,000 survey responses, held more than 50 listening sessions, and incorporated the results in the draft job description. The Zoom link is here: https://wccusd.zoom.us/j/94603505035.
DRAFT SUPERINTENDENT JOB DESCRIPTION
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COMMUNITY FORUM SLIDE SHOW
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NOVEMBER 30
Help select the next Superintendent of the West Contra Costa Unified School District and take the Superintendent Search Survey.
The survey is available in English and Spanish and is a critical piece in helping to decide the qualities and characteristics of the next Superintendent.
The survey is open through Thursday, Dec. 10.
The District is also hosting eight parent/family information sessions on Monday, Dec. 7, and Tuesday, Dec. 8 by high school feeder pattern. Please contact your principal if you want to participate.
The Superintendent search process is expected to take several months. A new superintendent could be hired by the end of March and begin working in the District on July 1. The superintendent timeline is available here.
NOVEMBER 18
The West Contra Costa Unified School District’s Board of Trustees has begun the process of selecting its next Superintendent of Schools.
On Tuesday, Nov. 17 the District's Board of Trustees voted 3-0 to approve the contract of Leadership Associates to assist in the search of WCCUSD's 10th Superintendent.
The Southern California organization is in the process of scheduling multiple community stakeholder meetings and parent/family informational sessions. Starting on Monday, November 30, Leadership Associates will meet with a variety of community stakeholder groups.
On Monday, Dec. 7 and Tuesday, Dec. 8 Leadership Associate will host informational meetings for 2 parents/family members from each of the District's 54 schools to gather input and feedback about the characteristics of the next Superintendent.
A community-wide survey on what qualities and characteristics the community is seeking in its next Superintendent will be available on the District’s website starting Monday, November 30.
