Posts Tagged ‘WCCUSD’
Richmond community members petition for more salad bars in schools
Affordable and sustainable food is a priority for Laneisha Whitfield, the director of the Richmond Food Policy Council, and her young campaigners. So on February 17, the Richmond Food Policy Council created an online and door-to-door petition to address the issue of getting more nutritious food for students.
Read MoreSchool district holds town hall meeting to discuss funding, school services and Common Core
Peres Elementary School’s auditorium was filled with low murmurs of conversation Saturday morning as West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) held its second community town hall meeting of the year. Armed with questions, parents trickled in around 9 am, dropping off their children at the daycare service the district provided. Coffee and pastries were…
Read MoreWest Contra Costa School Board President reflects on two decades of service
“Everyone comes in wanting to be a change agent, but you can’t change things overnight.”
Read MoreIn first School Board meeting since election, clashes over spending
Parents and students lined up one by one at the podium during West Contra Costa Unified School District’s Board of Education meeting Wednesday night to voice their concerns about the Board’s spending decisions.
Read MoreEduardo Martinez: Shy person turned into powerful city councilman
Three minutes past midnight, Eduardo Martinez walks out of the Richmond Progressive Alliance office. He turns around and stares back in. Still no final result. He waves goodnight to his supporters. It’s Martinez’s third time running for the Richmond City Council.
Read MorePro-charter school PACs flood West Contra Costa school board elections with spending
Political Action Committees (PACs) advocating for charter schools have spent more than $350,000 to date in the West Contra Costa County school board race, prompting protests from parents concerned that charter schools siphon funding away from public schools.
Read MoreAs school board election nears, Richmond youth organize their own candidate forum
The smell of salad dressing and pasta hung in the air Thursday night as voices and laughter filled the basement of Living Hope Neighborhood Church. There, about 150 students, parents, residents, and community organization representatives joined in leading the last of West Contra Costa Unified school district’s (WCCUSD) school board candidates’ forums. The forum was…
Read MoreMajority of Richmond graduates don’t meet admission requirements for state’s public universities
Nearly 1,700 students graduated in the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) during the 2012-13 school year, but less than half of them had the requirements necessary to get into a school within the University of California (UC) or California State University (CSU) systems.
Read MoreChevron funds classroom projects in annual Fuel Your School program
Kelly Fimbres’ students were thrilled with Stomper, the Oakland A’s mascot who arrived in an oversized Chevron car to help deliver the goods.
Read MoreIn annual cross-town rivalry, Kennedy Eagles best Richmond High Oilers
The Kennedy Eagles use a late interception to break open a heated contest against cross-town rivals Richmond High for a 35-6 victory.
Read MoreNational Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated at school board meeting
Dancers and musicians from local middle and high schools spiced up Wednesday’s WCCUSD school board meeting. The students’ performances were in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month.
Read MoreWCCUSD committee brings parents together to discuss progress, data, and sustaining goals
The John F. Kennedy High School Library was filled with a multicultural group of students, staff, parents, teachers, and union members Tuesday night as West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) held the school year’s first District Local Control Accountability Parent Committee (DLCAP) meeting.
Read MoreTruancy epidemic in Richmond elementary schools
A recent report by the California attorney general’s office states that approximately 50,000 elementary school students in California were considered chronically truant and more than 250,000 were chronically absent during the 2013-14 school year. The West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) had a chronic absence rate of 17 percent. These numbers represent an attendance…
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