Overview

• San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) has avoided teacher layoffs despite a $114 million budget deficit, prioritizing classroom instruction.
• Hundreds of non-instructional staff, including counselors, paraeducators, and central office employees, are being cut to meet budgetary goals.
• The state Board of Education has partially lifted its hiring freeze, allowing SFUSD to offer temporary contracts to over 160 teachers, though more than 100 positions remain unfilled.
• Some programs and services are being paused, reduced, or eliminated as part of the district's fiscal stabilization plan under state oversight.
• Superintendent Su confirmed that no school closures are planned, and the district is on track to submit its final 2025-26 budget in June.