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WEST CONTRA COSTA
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Community Schools Offer:
Community, Family, Student, and
Staff Engagement
Integrated Systems of Support
Collaborative Leadership
Expanded Learning programs
Community Schools Leadership Teams:
School Community Outreach Worker
(elementary)
Community School Director (Beacon
Director)
Expanded Learning Coordinator
Stipended Community School
Teacher Lead
Community Schools
OCTOBER 6, 2025
Bayview Elementary Dover Elementary
Lake Elementary Riverside Elementary
Downer Elementary
Helms Middle School
New Literacy Coach Reading
Specialist Grant Recipients!
Prior WCCUSD LCRS Recipents of the grant included, Bayview, Dover and Downer Elementary Schools. The LCRS program provides funds to LEAs to develop literacy programs, hire and train literacy coaches and reading specialists, and provide targeted interventions for students needing literacy support.
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Reading Difficulties Risk
Screener
OCTOBER 6, 2025
West Contra Costa Unified School District adopted mCLASS DIBELS (and mCLASS Lectura for Spanish) as the district’s universal screener to meet the requirements of SB 114 and the state’s Reading Difficulties Risk Screener (RDRS) mandate.
Ensures every student in grades K–2 is screened for foundational reading skills.
Designed to identify early signs of reading challenges.
Provides teachers with real-time, actionable data that highlights which specific literacy skills students have mastered and where they need support.
Early identification allows WCCUSD to strengthen its Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS).
Sets a strong foundation for literacy by catching challenges early Preventing long-term reading difficulties
Opens doors for all students to thrive academically.
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Two New Math Adoptions
OCTOBER 6, 2025
Elementary Secondary
Both aligned to the rigor of the CCSS and focus
establish a conceptual understanding of math (the why)
rather than only relying on procedural skills (the how).
By solving problems that occur in the real world,
students are better prepared for college and careers.
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Attendance Advocacy
Attendance Task Force - Cross-departmental task
force came together earlier this month to initiate an
ongoing work to address the challenges of chronic
absenteeism.
Systems Change Collaborative
WCCUSD staff participated in a planning session with
Supervisor John Gioia two weeks ago to prepare for the
first collaborative meeting of the year, focusing on
attendance. Our first Systems Change Collaborative
with city leaders from across West Contra Costa on
October 14, 2025.
Schools and Neighborhood Action Team (SNAT),
made up of West Contra Costa based community
partners, facilitated a root cause analysis session
focused on WCCUSD chronic absenteeism. This
work is rooted in targeted universalism, an equity
framework that centers the development of
universal goals through targeted strategies.
OCTOBER 6, 2025
California Department of
Education (CDE) Guidance
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Our SchoolsToolkit: Resources to Include Immigrant Families OCTOBER 6, 2025
Visitors and Volunteers
AGENCY WEBSITE CONTACT
Contra Costa County TB Testing Providers (925) 313-6740 La Clinica Monument La Clinica Website (925) 363-2005
Contra Costa Health Contra Costa Health Website (925) 608-5350 LifeLong Medical Care LifeLong Medical Care Website (510) 981-4100 @WestContraCostaSchools
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WCCUSD has a new sign-in system for families and volunteers.
OCTOBER 6, 2025
Beginning October 15, 2025, the district will be moving the volunteer clearance process to school sites.
All volunteers will now be required to submit documentation of a cleared TB screening from a physician. Volunteer clearance will also include an annual renewal to ensure records remain up to date.
Parents/guardians who have children at multiple schools will need to submit their application for each school. This process encourages faster clearance at each site!
Thank you for your partnership and for helping us maintain a safe, supportive learning environment for all students.
Free or low-cost clinics that offer TB screening
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San Pablo Bond Projects
Richmond High School Modernization
Complete modernization of the campus, including new
construction and modernization, in three phases.
Final Completion: 2030
Project Budget: 280 Million
Architect: DLR
Contractor: BHM
Lake Elementary School Campus Rebuild
Lake Rebuild project was a multi phase replacement of
the existing campus
Final Completion: December 2025
Project Budget: 65 Million
Design Build Team: Alten Construction supported by
Perkins Eastman as the architect
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Richmond High School
Groundbreaking Ceremony
District leaders, students, city officials, and community members gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of Phase 1 of the Richmond Modernization Project . The event featured a performance by the Richmond High School band , as well as remarks of gratitude and excitement from school board members, district and school leaders, students, and city officials .
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Lake Elementary School
Kindergarten Complex was open for the
first day of school
Opening November 4th
The cafeteria and kitchen building
The main playground black top and
play structures
Staff parking lot and kitchen service
area accessed from Manchester Ave.
Project Completion planned for early
December and includes the turf play
field, walking track, and student garden
Ribbon cutting being scheduled for
November
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Negotiations Update
District leadership met on Tuesday, September 30,
with Teamsters and UTR for mediation and are
moving towards fact-finding in the negotiations
process.
We continue to meet with union representatives. We
deeply believe in good-faith bargaining and value
every member of the West Contra Costa family. As
we move through these challenging times, we must
keep in mind that We Are One West Contra Costa!
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Union & Workforce Relations
OCTOBER 6, 2025
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Budget Updates
OCTOBER 6, 2025
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College & Career Night
October 9, 2025 | 5:00PM - 7:00PM
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Fall Job Fair
OCTOBER 6, 2025
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Public Health Immunization Clinics
Note: These are the updated Contra Costa Health flyers.
OCTOBER 6, 2025
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District Policies
Anti- slur and anti-racism policy
Cell phone policy
Visit our website - https://www.wccusd.net/departments-and-areas/policies-rights-resources- to review our policies.
OCTOBER 6, 2025
Immigration policy
Join a Committee
Committee Next Meeting Date How to Join
School Site Council Check with your local school site Check with your local school site African American Parent Advisory Committee
(AAPAC) Check with your local school site Check with your local school site African American Site Advisory Committee
(AASAT) TBD Virtual Meetings
District Local Control Accountability Plan
(DLCAP) October 14, 2025 | 6:00 PM
We encourage parents who are active in a
site-level advisory committees to attend and
participate in leadership roles as positions
become available
Multilingual District Advisory Committee
(MDAC) TBD
Community Advisory Committee for Special
Education (CAC) October 9, 2025 | 6:00 PM
Dual Language Immersion Parent Advisory
Committee (DLI PAC) TBD
Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) October 20, 2025 | 6:15 PM Application Process Parcel Tax Committee Coming Soon Application Process
Stege Community Meeting TBD TBD
District Budget Engagement Committee (DBEC) October 28, 2025 | 6:30 PM In Person: DeJean Middle School (Library) - 3400 Macdonald Ave, Richmond, CA
Fiscal Stabilization Planning Meeting October 9, 2025 | 6:30 PM In Person: Hercules High School (Library) Virtual: https://wccusd.zoom.us/j/92884272077
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Learn more about these committees at
https://www.wccusd.net/departments-and-
areas/committee-information
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