WEST CONTRA COSTA
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
02 West Contra Costa Unified
Community Update
Superintendent Cheryl Cotton
San Pablo City CouncilOctober 5, 2026
VISION
WEST CONTRA COSTA
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
02 MISSION
WCCUSD schools foster courageous scholars whocreate solutions that improve and enrich ourcommunity and the world.
We actively welcome our students, families, andcommunity into equity-centered, coherent,interconnected systems of support that care forthe whole child and nurture every student’sintellectual, social, and emotional growth. #WeAreOneWCC
WEST CONTRA COSTA
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
02 Welcoming Schools
As we build solutions and reimagine school systems together, we must intentionally signal to each other, to every student, and to every family: Your experiences, identities, and ideas are welcome here, even if they are different from my own.
Courageous Scholarship
Connected Systems of Support
We are preparing our students and ourselves for unforeseen careers and civic life that we have yet to see. As we equip our students with essential academic skills, we also seek to foster an unshakable confidence, empowerment, and academic self- concept.
As one unified district serving the whole family and whole child, we must constantly seek connections across our teams and disrupt inequities that would provide one set of opportunities to some students and not to others.
Our WCCUSD Parcel Tax:
One Consistent Rate for Over 20 Years
W e s t C o n t r a C o s t a v o t e r s f i r s t p a s s e d a 7 . 2 c e n t s - p e r - s q u a r e - f o o t p a r c e l t a x i n 2 0 0 4 t o a v o i d c l a s s r o o m - l e v e l b u d g e t c u t s . T h i s l o c a l t a x i n s u p p o r t o f l o c a l s c h o o l s w a s r e a p p r o v e d b y v o t e r s i n 2 0 1 2 a n d 2 0 1 6 . I t h a s n e v e r b e e n i n c r e a s e d b y t h e D i s t r i c t a n d i s n o t a n e w t a x .
WEST CONTRA COSTA
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Priorities Informed by Our Community
O u r W C C U S D p a r c e l t a x i s a c o r e s o u r c e o f f u n d i n g f o r c o u n s e l o r s , l i b r a r i a n s , a n d a t h l e t i c p r o g r a m s . W h e n t h e t a x i s u p f o r r e n e w a l , t h e D i s t r i c t c o n d u c t s i n f o r m a t i o n a l p o l l i n g o f o u r l o c a l c o m m u n i t y t o u n d e r s t a n d w h a t e d u c a t i o n a l p r o g r a m s v o t e r s a n d t a x p a y e r s c a r e m o s t a b o u t f u n d i n g . T h e m o s t r e c e n t r e s u l t s o f t h i s p o l l i n g a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c v i e w o n t h e J u l y 1 5 , 2 0 2 6 , W C C U S D B o a r d A g e n d a . C o m m u n i t y p r i o r i t i e s h a v e r e m a i n e d s t a b l e f r o m 2 0 1 6 t o 2 0 2 6 .
Our WCCUSD Parcel Tax:
Benefits for Every West Contra Costa Public School, With Exemptions for Those Who Need It
B o t h W C C U S D d i s t r i c t s c h o o l s a n d c h a r t e r s c h o o l s b e n e f i t f r o m t h e p a r c e l t a x , w h i c h b r i n g s i n $ 1 0 . 2 m i l l i o n a n n u a l l y . E x e m p t i o n s a r e i n p l a c e f o r s e n i o r s a n d f o r t h o s e w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s . I n d e p e n d e n t a u d i t s a n d o v e r s i g h t e n s u r e a c c o u n t a b i l i t y .
T o d a t e , W C C U S D h a s n o t h a d a u d i t f i n d i n g f o r t h e P a r c e l T a x .
WEST CONTRA COSTA
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT