Article in today's Chronicle about the battle over Prentice Hall. If you have kids who might want to go to UC someday or are planning on taking college prep...
For those of you at all those other meetings, here's a brief synopsis of the El Cerrito community forum. There was a small turnout, expected given the number...
Friends, I may be treading on shaky ground here, but I'm sure our intrepid list mom will help me get back in line, if necessary. We've discussed the NCLB...
My husband mentioned that he heard an interview with Dr. Johnston on NPR this morning as he was driving to work. The topic had to do with the strain on school...
Hey I think most of us know Michael Jung has been going through the website, changing and updating. Check out the superintendent/school board president ...
The WCCUSD Strategic Planning Committee is holding a series of community forums to assess the last 5-year over-all plan for the District's schools and discuss...
Our State government officials chose to accept NCLB to receive Federal money just as our Board chose Class Size Reduction to receive a partially funded State...
The implementation of Prentice Hall is on the agenda again at the May 18 board meeting. This statement is in the board packet from Alliance for Meaningful...
Below is the connection to the video and story. Why were these students still on campus and why does this student victim need a new placement to be able to...
--Hello all: I guess you saw or heard about the kindergartener who was arrested in Florida. I hope this is not the direction this district will be going in...
Does that have your attention? I wanted to ask about this to the "vets" on the list because this is the "plan" that the community never got to see all of when...
Shirley, Are you still the ed reporter. The two West County schools that received the Distinguished School Awards, Middle College and Manzaniota CHARTER School...
Please join us tomorrow at 7:15am in front of El Cerrito High as a way of making a public witness to the idea that all students need to be reading whole books...
As a parent with a daughter attending Hercules Middle/High and 2 sons scheduled to attend Hercules Middle/High School in a couple of years, Something doesn't...
Alicia, to follow up on my previous posting, I can't help but think that most everything the district administration does now speaks to public relations. There...
Yep, better education through a new catch phrase. Out with "CHANGE THE CONVERSATION", and in with WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION. OOOOO, I feel all warm and fuzzy...
I'm not sure what to think about this. On the one hand, students shouldn't have to be out of school for excessive periods if they're not expelled; on the...
It's unfortunate the May 25 was chosen for these community forums. May 25 is the Day of Action when many of the teachers and parents in our district, and in...
What a quaint idea Marsha, you are so cute. You actually think the district wants the community engaged. Marsha, Marsha, Marsha, after all these years you...
West Contra Costa Unified School District announces Town Forums for May 25 In the spring of 2000 the West Contra Costa Unified School District created "A...
I was reading about this, not too familiar with the negotiations and everything the employees have to deal with when budget time comes around. This situation...
WCCUSD e-Weekly May 12, 2005 <http://www.wccusd.k12.ca.us/eweekly/2005/05_12.pdf>http://www.wccusd.k12.ca.us/eweekly/2005/05_12.pdf "Choose Your Future!" The...
... I am looking forward to a reply from Mr. Trujillo by the end of this week. Tomorrow - it looks like! Feel free to contact him with any questions and...
Recently a provocative oped with the title: Do parents matter? appeared in USA Today at: http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20050504/oplede04.art.htm I...
Interesting article in the West County Times this morning. Cathy Students considered unready for future By Jackie Burrell CONTRA COSTA TIMES "High school...
