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