WCCUSD Announces First Day Of School, Return To School Plan

WEST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — The West Contra Costa Unified School District released its plan to the community Monday to return to 100 percent in-person instruction.

WCCUSD’s first day of the 2021-2022 School Year is Monday, Aug. 16, district officials said in a news release.

The District’s plan includes masking indoors for everyone, a physical distancing of 3 feet where feasible, hand hygiene, and at-home screening for students and staff.

WCCUSD is also planning a Restorative Start for the first six weeks of school that focuses on the following:

• Relationships between students and school staff
• Students’ social-emotional needs
• Community partnerships and staff training
• Relevant and rigorous curriculum
• Evaluation and implementation of systems for long-term transformation

Starting Monday, the district plans to hold a series of information sessions about the 100% Return to In-Person Learning Plan and will make details of the session available on the district website.

The Return-to-School Plan results from three district working groups and feedback from the WCCUSD community. The plan is available at Wccusd.net/return2school and follows the California Department of Health guidance and guidelines, the district said.