Cheryl Cotton Named WCCUSD Superintendent

Cheryl Cotton welcomed as new West Contra Costa Unified superintendent

RICHMOND — Grappling with financial, academic, infrastructure and personnel challenges, West Contra Costa Unified School District trustees appointed Cheryl Cotton as the district’s new superintendent on Wednesday. A former West Contra Costa Unified School District graduate, principal and district office employee, trustees unanimously chose Cotton to replace Dr. Kenneth Hurst and Dr. Kim Moses. Hurst announced his retirement in October 2024 and M…

West Contra Costa Unified Names New Superintendent

WCCUSD's new superintendent was a district elementary school principal

WCCUSD’s new superintendent was a district elementary school principal Cheryl Cotton, incoming leader of the west Contra Costa County school district, faces challenges including declining enrollment, low test scores, high chronic absenteeism.

Cheryl Cotton named WCCUSD superintendent

Cheryl Cotton will become the district's 11th superintendent on June 20, 2025

Former WCCUSD Student Becomes Its First Black Woman Superintendent

(Image courtesy of West Contra Costa Unified School District via Bay City News) By Samantha Kennedy Cheryl Cotton knows a thing or two about West Contra Costa Unified. The Richmond-raised educator is a WCCUSD graduate, former district administrator and WCCUSD parent — to a former student trustee, no less. Now, she’s returning home to lead the district as its new superintendent. Cotton was officially appointed Wednesday, making her the first Afri…

WCCUSD board names Cheryl Cotton as superintendent

The West Contra Costa Unified School District board welcomed Cheryl Cotton, a former WCCUSD student, teacher, principal and administrator, back to the district Wednesday, naming her superintendent. In a unanimous vote, with Cinthia Hernandez absent, the board approved a three-year contract for Cotton at $325,000 a year, with a provision for $3,000 increases in the second… The post WCCUSD board names Cheryl Cotton as superintendent appeared first…