WCCUSD Hopes if It Can Build Housing, Teachers Will Come
Unable to offer much in the way of financial support to teachers and potential hires, the WCCUSD hopes to entice educators with workforce housing....
16
Sep
05
Sep
WCCUSD Finally Passes Budget to Keep Financial Control
Two months after failing to pass a budget, the West Contra Costa school board adopted its 2024-25 budget and will maintain local control of district finances. ...
27
Aug
EdSource: Lawsuit Against WCCUSD Could Set Precedent for How Districts Handle Complaints
A lawsuit against WCCUSD could set a precedent for how districts in California handle complaints filed by students, educators and community members....
12
Aug
WCCUSD Adopts New Anti-Racism Policy, Asks What It Means to Be Held ‘Accountable’
Despite being divided on a nearly identical statement earlier in the year, the West Contra Costa school board unanimously voted to pass a anti-racism policy. ...
09
Aug
Problems at Stege Elementary, Now Temporarily Closed, Had ‘Happened Too Long’
Environmental hazards, including asbestos, were found last month at Stege Elementary School, prompting it to be temporarily closed....
27
Jun
WCCUSD Has Its Hands Tied as Budget Gets Held Up
The rejection of a Local Control Accountability Plan on Wednesday meant the West Contra Costa school board could not vote on the proposed 2024-25 budget....
14
Jun
Fairmont Elementary Teachers, Parents Ask School Board for Additional Funding
We’re talking about whether "classrooms will have enough toilet paper and crayons to make it through the year,” one parent told the school board....
16
May
Community Picks Preferred Designs for Kennedy, Richmond High
The West Contra Costa school board reviewed community-chosen designs for the Richmond High and Kennedy High modernization projects on Wednesday....
09
May
WCCUSD to ‘Lease-Leaseback’ Kennedy, Richmond High Schools
The school board last week agreed to a “lease-leaseback” construction delivery method for its Kennedy and Richmond high school modernization projects....
29
Apr
EdSource: West Contra Costa Responds to Complaints Filed Over Teacher Vacancies
West Contra Costa Unified School District officials responded this month to complaints filed in January by three district teachers over ongoing vacancies....
26
Apr
Students, Staff Have Different Views on WCCUSD Needs
The West Contra Costa school board student trustees surveyed principals and fellow students on what they think district funding priorities should be....
24
Apr
‘What Is Pretty But Also What’s Lasting’: Upgrades Being Planned for Kennedy High
The West Contra Costa Unified School District received community feedback in a meeting Tuesday on potential designs for renovations at Kennedy High....
11
Apr
International Academies Help Newcomer Students Succeed
Newcomer students — those new to the U.S. — are often underserved, but their success in the WCCUSD shows the district is doing something right....
21
Mar
WCCUSD School Board Says It’s Received Threats, Racist Messages
West Contra Costa school board members on Wednesday discussed the negative backlash they say they have received, including threats, after recent moves....
07
Mar
Public’s Cries to ‘Keep Kibby’ Come Too Late as School Board Demotes Principal
The school board voted during closed session to reassign Pinole Valley High School principal Kibby Kleiman at the end of the school year....
