West Contra Costa Unified among the first to announce plans for summer school

West Contra Costa Unified plans to confront widespread learning loss and prepare students of all grades for the “new normal” of returning to the classroom by enhancing its summer school, which will mostly be in-person.

District officials presented their plans for summer school at a school board meeting Feb. 24. West Contra Costa appears to be one of the first large districts in the state to announce in-person summer school, which is slated to begin June 14 — the Monday after the traditional school year ends. The program goes beyond the district’s typical summer offerings and includes credit recovery opportunities at every high school, “bridge programming” to get students ready for the next grade, college preparedness and special education programs.