Richmond school supporters ask: Why is fixing one of WCCUSD’s oldest schools, with the district’s highest percentage of Black students, not a higher priority?
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Limited funds mean some aging WCCUSD schools wait years for makeovers
While Richmond and Kennedy high schools each get $280-million renovations, one of WCCUSD’s oldest schools was treated unfairly, supporters say.
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WCCUSD board election: Otheree Christian concedes seat to Guadalupe Enllana
Updated election returns show Enllana increased lead slightly Nov. 22 with 54.4% of the votes cast.
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Contra Costa County Board of Ed: Caro concedes race to Daniel Heiss in Area 1
Unofficial results released Nov. 22 show Daniel Heiss maintaining his lead with 59.2% of the votes cast.
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‘Bring it on,’ says WCCUSD school board candidate; Challenger says she’s parent-focused
League of Women Voters, WCCUSD host Monday night candidates forum for school board election.
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WCCUSD/League of Women Voters to hold Monday candidates forum
School board election forum featuring three WCCUSD candidates is announced Friday afternoon.
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Judge won’t make WCCUSD fix staffing, building issues
Judge Terri Mockler says district is remodeling Stege Elementary so a repair order would be moot. She also said the shortage of credentialed teachers is ‘chronic,’ and those that are qualified, ‘don’t want to teach in Richmond.’
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Candidates for school races clash over budget, staffing of Richmond’s schools
WCCUSD and County Education Board candidates made their cases at a recent election forum.
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WCCUSD appoints Kim Moses as interim superintendent
Kim Moses, West Contra Costa Unified School District’s associate superintendent of business services, will take over in December from Superintendent Chris Hurst, who announced his resignation Monday.
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WCCUSD superintendent announces retirement
West Contra Costa Unified School District Superintendent Chris Hurst is leaving the district in December, following a flurry of issues including a school closure and a civil rights lawsuit.
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Teachers, parents frustrated at ‘unsustainable’ staff shortages at local schools
At the WCCUSD board meeting this week: Concerns about staff shortages in schools and a 2023-24 budget that showed higher than expected revenue.
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County education board candidates dispute ballot description
Richmond candidates running for the Contra Costa County Board of Education differ on their support of charter schools, which the board has some power over.
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Meet the Richmond WCCUSD school board candidates
The new board member for Area 3, a swath of central Richmond, will be Cinthia Hernandez. She’ll win by default because no one else filed to run for the seat.
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WCCUSD school board balances budget using reserves
West Contra Costa Unified School District has an estimated $23M deficit over the next two years.
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Nervous, surprised, excited: Stege Elementary students moved to DeJean
Richmond elementary students must now attend a nearby middle school after their school was closed due to asbestos and for other repairs.
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Stege parents: Why was school operating with such serious building deficiencies?
As frustrated parents shout questions, WCCUSD superintendent says school was third on renovation list until asbestos discovery forced closure.
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WCCUSD elections: Only 1 of 3 school board seats contested
Guadalupe Enllana will challenge Otheree Christian in the Area 2 WCCUSD school board race while Cinthia Hernandez is running unopposed in Area 3.
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Parents still frustrated with school district’s revised plan to help at-risk students
‘A waste of our time,’ said West Contra Costa Unified School District parent leader. Without accountability plan, district budget delayed.
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Stege Elementary relocation could last ‘two to three years,’ superintendent says
West Contra Costa Unified School District sets another meeting to answer parents’ questions about environmental hazards found at Richmond elementary school.
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Stege school closure, services for at-risk students to be discussed
West Contra Costa Unified School District meetings to discuss moving elementary pupils to middle school and district accountability plan.
