Dear WCCUSD Families,
The situation with the coronavirus has continued to evolve and I am sure your concerns have continued to grow. Thank you all for your continued patience and support as we manage this outbreak.
Today, the Contra Costa County Health Officer issued a “shelter in place” order (https://cchealth.org/coronavirus/pdf/HO-COVID19-SIP-0316-2020.pdf) for residents through April 7. Similar orders were issued in six other Bay Area counties. The order starts Tuesday March 17, 2020, at 12:01 a.m. and advises people to leave their homes only for essential activities, including shopping for food and household supplies and to seek medical care or to care for relatives or pets.
Meal distribution at the nine WCCUSD schools is considered an essential service and will continue from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday at the following schools: De Anza, Kennedy, Pinole Valley, and Richmond high schools; DeJean and Helms middle schools; and Montalvin, Nystrom and Riverside elementary schools.
We want to encourage students to continue learning by engaging in the activities (paper or online) that were prepared by their teachers as much as possible. The assignments are not mandatory, but we believe it is essential that students remain connected to instruction to prevent learning loss during the closures. We have compiled a number of learning resources and schedules on our website for all grade levels. We had hoped to reopen schools briefly this week for families to obtain technology if they had not previously done so, but due to the new order from the county health officer, we will be unable to do so.
We are also moving Spring Break back to the Week of April 6 and adding an additional school closure week for the week of March 30. School is now scheduled to resume on Monday, April 13. We will keep you informed of any changes.
You can stay up to date on the District’s website www.wccusd.net and more specifically www.wccusd.net/districtclosure.
Please continue to follow the county’s shelter in place order and follow the social distancing guidelines if you must go out. Stay safe and take care of yourself and your family. We are in this together.
In community,
Matthew Duffy
Superintendent
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Monday June 4th, 2018 Amphitheater outside MPR
We’ll see everyone Tuesday, May 29th
El Cerrito High School’s Leadership Class invites you to…
Dear Korematsu Families, 
You have 5 days left to make your contribution to the PTSA Annual Giving Campaign. Let’s come together to support our Korematsu students’ education! Please click that button or write that check today to help pay for the many programs that support all our students. Thank you to the over 120 families who have already donated! For more information, please see our flyer. Every donation is gratefully appreciated, so donate now!
Korematsu’s PTSA and Band Programs have a great fundraising opportunity from Golden Gate Fields. We provide volunteers for hot dog, beer and mimosa sales at the horse races and we get $1000 and tips in exchange. The PTSA and Band will jointly recruit volunteers and will split the proceeds 50/50.
Prudential Financial and the National Association of Secondary School Principals seeks students in grades 5-12 to apply for the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. Two students from California will be selected as the Top Youth Volunteers of 2018 and received $1,000, a medallion, and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington D.C. Prudential will award two students that have made meaningful contributions to their communities through volunteer service within the past 12 months. 
This is a tradition at Korematsu and an amazing way to earn funds to support our enrichment programs!
Korematsu Staff, Students and Families:
Let’s come together to support our Korematsu students’ education! If you have been meaning to donate all semester but simply have not gotten around to it, now is the time to click that button or write that check. Your contribution will help pay for many programs that support all our students. Thank you to the over 100 families who have already donated! For more information, please see our flyer. Every donation is gratefully appreciated, so donate now!
Saturday October 21, 2017
This year’s Arts Day celebration will honor El Cerrito’s many musical heritages. The event is at the EC Community Center, 2:00-5:00pm, on Saturday, October 21. Free! All ages are welcome.