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WCCUSD teachers, students honored at Soaring to Excellence celebration

By Kathy Chouteau Amid the backdrop of the pandemic, four teachers and 10 scholarship-earning students from the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) were honored last week for rising up and prevailing over the most challenging of circumstances. On Thursday, May 4, the Ed Fund, tasked with mobilizing resources to help WCCUSD students succeed in college, career, and life, recognized teachers Christina Ferry of DeJean Middle School, Molly Wahl of Madera Elementary and Carlo Juntilla and Laura Garriguez of Richmond High School as Teaching Excellence Award winners at its virtual “Soaring to Excellence” celebration, sponsored by Chevron Richmond, WCCUSD, Chamberlin Education Foundation, Travis Credit Union and Lozano & Smith.

WCCUSD students can earn HS and college credits at CCC this summer

Contra Costa College campus at 2600 Mission Bell Dr. in San Pablo. Contra Costa College is offering West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) students in grades 9-11 a summertime opportunity to enroll in online college courses and earn high school and college credits at the same time via its High School College Connection Program. The deadline to apply is May 21; to be eligible, students should attend a WCCUSD high school in the aforementioned grades. Classes offered this summer will include English, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Introduction to La Raza Studies, History of African Americans in the United States and Physics 101. More classes will be added soon, according to the college.

East Bay Teacher s Travel Plans Ticks Off Parents

“Scheduled asynchronous time, which is pretty much assigning homework,” said Jonathan Zachreson, founder of Reopen California Schools and father of two from Roseville. Zachreson says he’s been told this teacher has chosen not to return to the classroom this year, citing fears of COVID-19.  “This sounds outrageous and it is outrageous but the blame doesn’t belong on the teacher for the most part,” he said. “The teacher belongs on the institutions that allow this to happen.”  A spokesperson for the district said, “per district policy, we cannot comment on personnel issues. Additionally, any travel outside of the country for any reason requires a leave of absence.” 

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