UPDATE: MEETING DELAYED TO AUG. 12 Report on playground supervision cuts on West Contra Costa Unified School District board agenda
The impact of budget cuts on elementary playground supervision will be discussed when the West Contra Costa Unified School District board meets Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. The item is listed for discussion only.
The district-funded yard supervision planned for this coming school year is half of what it was last school year. Prior to COVID, the district provided one hour of yard supervision per 100 students. After COVID, that was increased to 1½ hours. Last year it was 2 hours, and the plan for 2026-27 is for it to go back to the pre-COVID allocation of 1 hour of yard supervision per 100 students.
Schools often use funds controlled by their site to supplement the yard supervision funded directly by the school district, according to the board meeting materials.
Yard supervisors typically are responsible for supervising students during the teachers’ lunch break, while teachers take turns with yard duty during recess.
The school board meets at DeJean Middle School, 3400 Macdonald Ave., Richmond, with the public session scheduled to begin at 6:30 pm. The Zoom link is at the top of the agenda.
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