West Contra Costa Schools

WCCUSD community, please continue to stay vigilant and report any information you have that will help bring Antoine home. See Richmond Police post below.

The Junior Achievement of Northern California is excited to announce their 3rd Annual Junior Achievement SHE Leads STEM Summit, a virtual event for students in celebration of International Women’s Day. The event will be 100 percent virtual starting March 8, 2021 through March 10, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. JA S.H.E. Leads Summit is a virtual, three-day event for students in grades 8-12 who identify as female, offering STEM career exploration by engaging in fun, virtual activities, and discussions with STEM career professionals. Students must register by March 3. http://ow.ly/xKne50DCQvg

Have you checked out the OAASA Black History Month community calendar? Find virtual events, resources, scholarships for students and activities for the whole family. Office of African American Student Achievement View Calendar: http://ow.ly/UJVv50DwbvC

SCHOLARSHIP ALERT: The Richmond Promise Scholarship Application for the 2021-22 academic year opens today! High School Seniors who live in Richmond are highly encouraged to apply by March 14! Applicants must complete the FAFSA/Dream Act by March 2 before applying for the Richmond Promise Scholarship. Visit: richmondpromise.org ALERTA SOBRE BECAS: El periodo para solicitar la beca La Promesa de Richmond para el año académico 2021-2022 se abre hoy. ¡Se recomienda encarecidamente a los estudiantes de 12vo grado que vivan en Richmond que presenten su solicitud antes del 14 de marzo! Los postulantes deben completar la solicitud de FAFSA/Dream Act antes del 2 de marzo. Esto se debe hacer antes de solicitar la beca La Promesa de Richmond. Visite: richmondpromise.org

Middle College High School will host an info night at 6pm on Thursday, February 11 for students and families. Applications are now available online. See the flyer for details and don't miss it. Link to meeting: https://wccusd.zoom.us/j/99722610092

FYI WCCUSD community. Please share widely and help find Antoine. Antoine has been missing since last Wednesday, Feb. 10, and was last seen around 8:30 p.m. near Marina Way South.

Clarifying Friday's Superintendent Community Message: I want to clarify that the school district hopes and expects to return to in-person instruction no later than this fall. - https://mailchi.mp//clarifying-fridays-superintendents-com

Congrats Ms. Heather!

CORRECTION: New Family Enrollment for the 2021-22 school year begins January 19. This includes TK & Kindergarten. Visit wccusd.net/enrolment2021-2022 for more information on how to register. CORRECCIÓN: La inscripción para nuevas familias para el año escolar 2021-22 comienza el 19 de enero de 2021. Esto incluye la inscripción para el jardín de infancia de transición y el jardín de infancia. Para obtener más información sobre cómo inscribirse, visite el sitio web wccusd.net/enrollment2021-2022

New Family Enrollment for the 2021-22 school year begins January 19. This includes TK & Kindergarten. Visit wccusd.net/enrolment21-22 for more information on how to register. La inscripción para nuevas familias para el año escolar 2021-22 comienza el 19 de enero de 2021. Esto incluye la inscripción para el jardín de infancia de transición y el jardín de infancia. Para obtener más información sobre cómo inscribirse, visite el sitio web wccusd.net/enrollment21-22

Join the Pinole Valley High School Information Night this Wednesday, February 10 at 6:30 pm to learn about their International Baccalaureate program offerings for current 8th-10th graders. See the flyer for details and don't miss it! Link to meeting: https://wccusd.zoom.us/j/99797217777

Superintendent's Friday Update: Getting through the pandemic together. Let's continue to work collaboratively and together. We all want the same thing--the safety, and well-being of students, loved ones, and ourselves. - https://mailchi.mp//superintendents-friday-message-working

Kids and families are preparing to go back to 'Distance Learning' school this week. Many kids will not have all the supplies they need to be successful in this ...learning environment. That is why we are relaunching our School Supply Kit Program. If you live anywhere in Contra Costa and have a student in need of school supplies you can request a delivery here: www.bgccontracosta.org/school-supplies

WE'RE LIVE! Tune in now for the second Board Study Session on COVID-19 and schools featuring Harvard Public Health experts Dr. Thomas Tsai and Dr. Joseph Allen and Dr. Elena Silva from New America. We will also discuss facilities and review the Return to School Survey. Spanish translation is available. Link to Session: bit.ly/wccusdcovid19schools Phone: 1-669-900-6833 ID:443916491

OAASA January Newsletter: Happy New Year OAASA Families! Check out the first OAASA Newsletter of the year.- https://mailchi.mp//welcome-to-the-office-of-african-ameri

EDITED TO REFLECT TIME CHANGE FOR BOARD STUDY SESSION: Superintendent's Friday Update: Welcome back. We are hosting a COVID-19 and schools Board study session at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, Jan. 20 via Zoom, and we have extended the Return to School survey to coincide with the study session. Take the survey at bit.ly/wccusdreturn2schoolsurveyhttps://mailchi.mp/9032bee18713/superintendents-friday-message-welcome-back-return-to-school-survey-extended

There is still time to take @wccusd Return to School survey. Visit bit.ly/wccusdreturn2schoolsurvey to complete the survey and share your thoughts about a possible return to school. The survey ends at 8 pm on Friday, Jan. 8. Todavía hay tiempo para completar la Encuesta de regreso a la escuela de @wccusd. Visite: bit.ly/wccusdreturn2schoolsurvey para completar la encuesta y compartir su opinión sobre un posible regreso a la escuela. La encuesta termina a las 8 pm del viernes 8 de enero.