Overview
- Union leaders are expected to set a strike date Wednesday, which could put educators on picket lines as soon as Monday.
- The Board of Education approved the emergency resolution in a 4–3 vote, authorizing Superintendent Maria Su to make operational decisions and close schools if they cannot open safely.
- The district is preparing to staff campuses with substitutes, administrators, and security and to maintain student meals, though hiring new day-rate substitutes was barred by the board’s amendment.
- Su warned school closures could cost SFUSD an estimated $7 million to $10 million per day, and she has been in regular contact with Mayor Daniel Lurie as the deadline nears.
- District officials say they’ve proposed 2% annual raises over three years and fully paid family health coverage, while the union demands full coverage without concessions and disputes receiving the district’s latest offer.