Our Stories

Educators from West Contra Costa public schools gathered at the RYSE Center for the 2025 Gratitude Grants Happy Hour, celebrating a year of dedication and reconnecting over shared stories.

The Chamberlin Education Foundation’s Instructional Leadership Community of Practice (ILCoP) is transforming classrooms across WCCUSD, with principals and teachers collaborating to elevate instruction through tools like the Instructional Practice Guide (IPG).

The Chamberlin Education Foundation is strengthening WCCUSD's leadership pipeline by supporting educators through programs like New Leaders and the Diversity In Leadership Institute.

The Chamberlin Education Foundation awarded Ann Guiam, Rob Kirker, and Armond Corshawn Lee with the 2025 Julie Wright Changemaker Award for their extraordinary commitment to West Contra Costa youth.

RCP has grown from a single preschool in 2004 to a 561-student K-8 charter school that now ranks as Richmond's top-performing public school for low-income students of color.

Nystrom Elementary achieved an eight percent leap in state literacy scores by implementing its innovative Walk to Read model, which provides differentiated instruction informed by ongoing SIPPS and DIBELS assessments.

Eréndira Flores brings her experience as a first-generation college graduate and school founder to her new role as CEF's first Vice President of Programs, driven by her belief that "every student deserves access to high-quality, inclusive education."

Dr. Caroline Damon assumes leadership of Chamberlin Education Foundation with two decades of education experience, bringing her perspective as a former classroom teacher to strengthen teaching and learning across West Contra Costa public schools.

The Chamberlin Education Foundation's 2024 Community Giving Initiative awarded $282,000 across 41 grants to West Contra Costa nonprofits serving local youth, including four first-time recipients.