WCI HISTORY CHART

1994-1995

  • New Principal and Vice-Principal
  • District Technology Plan
  • SASI
  • Student data base and scheduling
  • Student Leadership faire participation
  • Opportunity teacher added
  • New superintendent

1995-1996

  • Sixth grade families
  • FridaySchool
  • Construction Bond passed
  • ELD credentialed teacher added to staff
  • Physical Education aide added
  • District strategic plan
  • First teacher computer work stations for classrooms purchased
  • Upgraded office computers
  • Teens Around the World elective
  • Reading teacher/classes for 6th graders

1996-1997

  • YMCA after school program
  • Modernization/ Remodeling
  • Air Conditioning
  • Phone System
  • City of Walnut Creek takes After School Sports
  • K-8 Language Arts and Math Standards
  • Technology Mentors
  • Construction manager added to district staff
  • Civil War Day begun – History 8

1997-1998

  • Site Strategic Plan
  • Eddie Bauer trees planted
  • Library Media Specialist
  • Wide Area Network

1998-1999

  • Mosaic of Thought Strategies
  • Distinguished School Award
  • Science building Completed
  • Technology mentors
  • Technology committee

1999-2000

  • Japanese Club
  • Thematic approach in History 8
  • Math help added to 6th wheel
  • 3 levels of math @ grade 8 (Algebra, Pre-Algebra, 8)
  • Assistant to Vice-Principal added (TSA – teacher on special assignment)
  • Aeries data base for student information
  • Language/Arts and Math Help 7/8 classes added
  • l/2 time counselor added

2000-2001

  • WEB started
  • Respect committee created
  • PRIDE program/curriculum
  • Arts framework matched to State Standards
  • Algebra help added to after school homework
  • All 7th and 8th grade math classes leveled
  • Yearly multi-cultural fair
  • Parcel Tax passes
  • Piloted block schedule in selected 7th grade science/math classes
  • Edmin data system implemented
  • Full time district technology coordinator
  • Cartooning and Hot Talk electives added
  • Added Graphics (digital art) class
  • EL aide added to staff
  • Video Year Book
  • New Portables added

2001-2002

  • Pride Days
  • Rebecca Sitton Spelling introduced school-wide
  • Band methods book adopted (symphonic Band)
  • Reading classes for grades 7th and 8th
  • Writing prompts and rubrics revised
  • Earth Club
  • Lowered class size in LA/Math/Science/Social Studies
  • Second Vice-Principal added
  • ELD coordinator added to district staff
  • Beginning band added to schedule
  • Fifth class added to exploratory rotation for 6th graders Art, Computers, Quest, Home Ec, Language Survey
  • Constant Contact for parent communication began

2002-2003

  • Anime Club
  • 6th and 8th graders in separate PE classes
  • Differentiated instruction school wide staff development focus
  • Algebra and Pre-Algebra text adoption
  • Professional reading groups for staff development
  • Six Traits writing program
  • 7th grade “Creek” field trip pilot in science
  • Band methods book adopted (concert band)
  • Math Counts Club
  • Core 6 Chevron Grant
  • Science/English 8 collaboration on novel (October Sky)
  • Science technology grant
  • E-Mail as main staff communication tool
  • Video streaming
  • Weekly and emergency E-mail to parents
  • Chess club
  • 7th and 8th Pre-algebra classes
  • Opportunity core discontinued
  • Computer training for staff with Sakai-Miller
  • New VP

2003-2004

  • Additional bridge added
  • Fire in Science classrooms and custodial room
  • English text book adoption
  • Special Education/General education team Cores 7/8
  • Sheltered ELD classes across curriculum for all grade levels
  • ½ Time counselor cut
  • PE aide cut
  • New elective – Movie Production
  • Student Ambassador Program
  • 6th grade math help cut
  • New VP

2004-2005

  • Hispanic “Intervention” class
  • Parcel tax Measure B
  • Bridge totally completed with addition of roof
  • Jazz Band and WCI Chorus at Circle of Excellence
  • Late start Wednesdays for collaboration
  • General ed/Special ed core intervention classes grades 7th and 8th
  • Construction on library started
  • Native plant garden established
  • SDC Program added
  • Pinnacle purchased
  • Edusoft purchased
  • New VP

2005-2006

  • Locker loom open to students
  • New weight room opened
  • New library and computer lab opened
  • New staff room opened
  • Art showcase frames installed
  • PC platform used in classes school-wide
  • Squire Day format changed
  • Bells return to WCI
  • Electronic-only eNews
  • WCI Site plan and committees redesigned
  • Accelerated Math in Math 6
  • New telescopes for science
  • Character Counts integrated into Character Ed program district wide
  • Received Chevron grant for math department
  • Online parent survey began
  • New principal, VP

2006-2007

  • Health curriculum and text adopted for PE
  • New track and field open
  • Accelerated Reader in Core 6
  • Accelerated Math in PreAlgebra
  • Read/180 purchased
  • Social Studies text adopted
  • Quest dropped from sixth grade wheel
  • All teachers CLAD certified
  • Expanded after school help with science, writing
  • All 6th graders take science
  • New full time counselor
  • New counseling office opened
  • School Wires teacher websites launched
  • End of Homework Hotline
  • Safety Net process launched
  • Aeries Browner Interfaced (ABI) opened
  • Two laptop carts purchased for science
  • 10 LCD Projectors and mobile carts purchased for classrooms
  • Core X, Reading, EL Core classes discontinued
  • EL Support class began
  • Received Chevron Grant for science software
  • Two new office managers hired
  • WCEF/PTA entered new fund raising partnership
  • Parent volunteer program expanded with strong reliance on Formsite.com
  • PTA Resource Room opened
  • Leadership Class Re-instituted
  • Student of the Month Award
  • Distinguished School Award
  • Koffee with Kevin began
  • Parent Ed Brown Bag started
  • Philosophy Club added
  • Superintendent passed away, interim named

2007-2008

  • Science textbook adopted
  • Marchus satellite class on campus
  • Tier II after school interventions – reading, writing
  • Industrial Tech class on sabbatical
  • BlueRibbonSchool Nominee
  • 20 Avervision units purchased for staff
  • ELD support expanded
  • New superintendent, director of special ed
  • New covered west patio and tables
  • Science garden opened, received state garden grant
  • Strings class added
  • Full time WCI band teacher
  • NY Writing Program at sixth grade
  • Algebra A class began
  • All Core 6, Core 7, English 8, History 8, Science, Language classes have complete media carts
  • Great Books after school
  • Additional video production equipment through state grant
  • New VP

2008-2009

  • 7th and 8th grade “families” began
  • Avervision and LCD’s in all Classrooms
  • New Fence on Iron Horse Trail
  • NY Writing program staff development for all ELA teachers
  • ABI – Gradebook and Attendance used by all staff
  • The Creek – After School program comes to WCI
  • Accelerated Reader in 7th grade
  • New Counselor and Counseling Office Manager
  • Two new Crisis Counselors hired
  • Creek Kids Care service organization began
  • Campus Clean-Up Days started

2009-2010

  • Yearbook laptop cart purchased
  • Mac lab updated in room 108
  • New pavement to Iron Horse Trail on West side of campus
  • Core 6 laptop cart purchased
  • 3rd Science laptop cart purchased
  • Math textbook adoption grades 6-8
  • 3rd year of budget cuts for WCSD
  • Parcel Tax renewal in November
  • New phone system (VOIP)

2010-2011

  • AR Laptops for 7th grade purchased
  • WCSD Homework Policy updated
  • Rosetta Stone for Spanish and French classes
  • Poetry Club
  • Class size increases due to budget increases
  • After-School Student Newspaper formed
  • After-School Glee Club
  • New VP
  • New Head Custodian

2011-2012

  • New Principal
  • PIA Wednesdays (Professional Development, Individual, Articulation)
  • 5 extra instructional minutes
  • iPads for all teachers
  • Safety Net

2012-2013

  • Reinstituted full time custodian staff
  • Exterior buildings painted
  • Exterior sound system installed

2013-2014

  • Digital Journalism class developed
  • Student Google accounts
  • CCSS implementation
  • New VP
  • New counselor
  • Instructional coach position created
  • SBAC implemented in ELA / Math