The WCCUSD school board candidates discuss their priorities amidst a fiscal crisis… West Contra Costa board candidates focus on finances By Kimberly S. Wetzel The four candidates vying for two seats on the West Contra Costa school board differ somewhat on the issues, but largely agree that they must address growing fiscal challenges for the [...]
WCCUSD is looking for votes… Amid school parcel tax push, all quiet on West Contra Costa front By Kimberly S. Wetzel For the past few months, West Contra Costa school district meetings have been shorter than normal and devoid of controversial subjects. There is none of the usual public squabbling between district and union officials [...]
A wise reader chimes in on the school seismic retrofit article posted yesterday… I believe the article by Suzanne Bohan about State funding to have seismic retrofit for schools is not the complete story of why our schools in WCCUSD have not been fixed. Although I do hope the district is successful in getting the [...]
This actually goes without saying… Bay Area schools need quake-proofing By Suzanne Bohan Bill Savidge, engineering officer for the West Contra Costa Unified School District, recently appraised a structurally unsound, circa-1957 three-story school in the Richmond hills that he said is 1,000 yards from the dangerous Hayward fault. Adams Middle School, with 900 students, is [...]
Candidates are vying for the two open seats on the WCCUSD board and the three open seats on the John Swett board this election… West County school board forums scheduled By Kimberly S. Wetzel Those interested in getting to know the candidates for the West Contra Costa and John Swett school boards can do so [...]
A bond measure passed a few years ago was supposed to secure funds for the reconstruction of Ohlone Elementary, the school for the majority of Waterfront residents. After a more “critical” rebuild project in Richmond arose however, the Hercules school was put on the back-burner, where it remains to this day. All bond funds are [...]
It is my personal opinion that the WCCUSD is too large a school district to cater to the students of Hercules. That being said, it is good to read that improvements have been made, but there is still a lot more to accomplish… First the good news: West Contra Costa students continue to make steady [...]
The neglect (my word) continues… “The district [WCCUSD] has other rebuild projects on the horizon, including Dover Elementary in San Pablo; De Anza High and King, Ford and Nystrom elementaries in Richmond; Portola Middle School in El Cerrito; and Ohlone Elementary in Hercules.” On the horizon. My guess is the schools in Richmond will be [...]
This doesn’t make any sense to me, and is a clear sign — in my opinion — that the district has no plans to change. Anyone have any opinions on John Swett? County rejects district election proposal By Kimberly S. Wetzel Backers of a petition to elect West Contra Costa Unified School District board members [...]
An opinion column in the Contra Costa Times this morning starts, “In 2007, Hercules High School met federal academic performance standards but failed to meet state requirements.”
The fix is in… the powerful retain their power. Does anyone else feel like jumping ship to John Swett? County rejects bid to have WCCUSD board members elected by district rather than at-large By Kimberly S. Wetzel A proposal to have West Contra Costa Unified School District board members elected by district rather than at-large [...]
There is an open meeting discussing the fate of how the West Contra Costa Unified School District board will be made-up… “The Contra Costa County Office of Education, sitting as the county Commission on School District Organization, will tackle the issue at a meeting today in Richmond and ultimately determine whether the idea should go [...]
The Contra Costa Times reports on the intial meeting of the Hercules Education Foundation… Hercules Education Foundation to hold kickoff meeting By Tom Lochner The fledgling Hercules Education Foundation will hold an introductory meeting Thursday night. The public is invited. Founded last month, the private nonprofit corporation will raise funds to supplement programs in public [...]