Vol. 4 No. 4                                         December 2018 View this email in your browser Greetings Community, At the end of the 2017-18 school year, the West Contra Costa Unified School District’s Board adopted Roadmap 2022, an ambitious plan to ensure that more students succeed and are prepared for college and beyond. Part of that plan included compensation increases for employees and a commitment to reduce the budget to fund the increases. Like many of the District’s across the country, we struggle to retain talented employees, especially teachers. WCCUSD has been viewed as a training ground where teachers honed their craft and received valuable experience at schools and departments only to leave in a few years for either higher paying districts or more affordable places to live. Over the past four years, we hired 839 teachers or about 210 teachers per year. Read More Around The District Up For Debate: Greenwood Academy Students Team with BAUDL Should prisons be abolished? Greenwood Academy students, mainly seniors, tackled that question Wednesday, Dec. 12  during its Bay Area Urban Debate League event.  Read More   King, Wilson Elementary Schools Capture Soccer Titles The King Elementary School boys soccer team and the Wilson Elementary School girls soccer teams won the 2018 Richmond Boys and Girls Soccer League Championships. King beat Peres 3-2 on penalty kicks, while Wilson defeated Lincoln 4-1 on Saturday, Dec. 1.   Better Together: WCCUSD, Special Olympics Team for 3rd Annual Basketball Tournament For the first time in its three-year history, the WCCUSD Special Olympics Basketball Tournament was fully unified, meaning students with disabilities and general education students competed together and against one another. Read More   Hoop It Up: Highland Elementary Hosts Inaugural WCCUSD  Basketball Jamboree Chavez, Coronado, Downer, Highland, Lincoln, Ohlone, and Valley View participated in the inaugural WCCUSD Elementary Basketball Jamboree at Helms Middle School. Read More   Board Reduces Spending by $12.5 Million, Submits Balanced Budget The West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education cut $12.5 million in expenses that eliminates its structural deficit and ensures the budget is balanced for the next three years. Read More   Tom Panas Selected as Board President El Cerrito resident Tom Panas was chosen as the president of the West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education by his colleagues. Read More   Enjoy the Winter Break Thank you to all community members, families, and staff for your hard work and support this year. Schools will be closed for the winter break on Monday, Dec. 24 - Friday, Jan. 4. School reconvenes on Monday, Jan. 7. Have a safe and wonderful winter break.  Meetings   Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting Jan. 7, 2019 | 6 pm Cameron School Board of Education Jan. 9, 2019 | 6:30 pm DeJean Middle School DLCAPS Committee Jan. 15, 2019 | 6:30 pm Kennedy High School Library African American Site Advisory Team Jan. 22, 2019 | 6 pm DeJean Middle School Board of Education Jan. 23, 2019 | 6:30 pm DeJean Middle School Multilingual District Advisory Committee (Evening Meeting) Jan. 31, 2019 | 6:30 pm Helms Middle School Multilingual District Advisory Committee (Morning Meeting) Feb. 1, 2019 | 9 am Kennedy High School   More Meetings   Click Here to Nominate a Teacher for the 2018-2019 Teaching Excellence Awards   Kindergarten registration begins Monday, Jan. 14. To register your child please visit your resident school, contact the transfer office, or visit www.wccusd.net. CALL THE TRANSFER OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION 510-307-4535 Learn More   Director, Internal Audit Full Time Salary: $115,531 - $135,919 Deadline: Until Filled Apply   Math Coach Full Time Salary: $51,515.11 - $90,357.62 Deadline: Until Filled Apply   Elementary Teacher Grade K-6th for School Year 2018-19 Full Time Salary: $48,469.18 - $85,017.87 Deadline: Until Filled Apply   Dual Immersion Mandarin Teachers Grades K-2 Full Time Salary: $48,469.18 - $85,017.87 Deadline: Until Filled Apply   Secondary Teachers: Positions open in English, Math, Science, and Physical Education for School Year 2018-19 Full Time Salary: $54,026.53 - $87,568.41  Deadline: Until Filled Apply   Teacher for Severely Handicapped for Elementary and Secondary for School Year 2018-19 Full Time Salary: $54,026.53 - $87,568.41  Deadline: Until Filled Apply   Teacher for Severely Handicapped for Preschool for School Year 2018-19 Full Time Salary: $49,923.25 - $87,568.41  Deadline: Until Filled Apply   Speech Language Pathologist for School Year 2018-19 Full Time Salary:$61,434.11 - $107,414.29 Deadline: Until Filled Apply   Welding Teacher for Kennedy High School for School Year 2018-19 Full Time Salary: $48,469.18 - $85,017.87 Deadline: Until Filled Apply After 18 years, longtime WCCUSD Warehouse Supervisor and acting Santa Claus, Jim Gant, delivers gifts to kindergartners for the final time. The District's communications survey is available in English at https://goo.gl/VHKhbN and in Spanish at https://goo.gl/RzyHpZ. Copyright © 2018 West Contra Costa Unified Schoool District, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to join the WCCUSD monthly newsletter. Our mailing address is: West Contra Costa Unified Schoool District 1108 Bissell Ave. Richmond, CA 94801