The West Contra Costa Unified School District board voted 3-2 late Wednesday to table a proposal to close Betty Reid Soskin Middle School and relocate the district’s growing Mandarin immersion program to the Soskin campus.
The board approved only the current year’s fiscal solvency measures and delayed voting
The West Contra Costa Unified School District is confronting a $127 million budget shortfall over the next three years, prompting officials to propose widespread staff reductions, program cuts affecting 400 positions and restructuring that could merge small middle schools and reconfigure K-8 campuses.
Superintendent Cheryl Cotton outlined the financial situation
Betty Reid Soskin Middle School and Pinole Middle School will be merged, and the district's K-8 model will be dismantled under a fiscal solvency plan approved Wednesday by the West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education.
The plan proposes combining the two schools on the Pinole
Betty Reid Soskin Middle School and Pinole Middle School will be merged, and the district's K-8 model will be dismantled under a fiscal solvency plan approved Wednesday by the West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education.
The plan proposes combining the two schools on the Pinole
The West Contra Costa Unified School District board voted 3-2 late Wednesday to table a proposal to close Betty Reid Soskin Middle School and relocate the district’s growing Mandarin immersion program to the Soskin campus.
The board approved only the current year’s fiscal solvency measures and delayed voting
The West Contra Costa Unified School District is confronting a $127 million budget shortfall over the next three years, prompting officials to propose widespread staff reductions, program cuts affecting 400 positions and restructuring that could merge small middle schools and reconfigure K-8 campuses.
Superintendent Cheryl Cotton outlined the financial situation
Teachers in the West Contra Costa Unified School District reached a tentative agreement with district officials early Wednesday morning featuring wage increases, fully paid family healthcare, and program enhancements, according to statements from both sides.
The agreement was reached after a 12-hour bargaining session that stretched past 2 a.m.
Teachers in the West Contra Costa Unified School District plan to begin striking Thursday after months of failed contract negotiations, even as district officials pledge to keep all schools open.
The United Teachers of Richmond will begin picketing 45 minutes before the first bell at every school site, union President
Richmond High School celebrated a historic milestone Saturday morning as community leaders, alumni, students, and educators gathered to break ground on a long-awaited modernization project that will transform the century-old campus.
The $280 million project will unfold in several phases, beginning with the construction of a new two-story, 60,000-square-foot
The West Contra Costa Unified School District launched a 90-day fiscal stabilization plan on Wednesday to address a multi-million-dollar deficit and prevent the district from again falling under state control, as labor leaders warned that unresolved disputes could undermine student success.
Superintendent Cheryl Cotton presented the plan during a school
The West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education approved staffing reductions for the 2025-26 school year Wednesday night, with key exceptions that could impact the district's fiscal solvency. The board also voted to revive the Budget Committee to review potential cost-cutting measures further.
The board approved
