Overview
- District officials say finances have improved enough to move out of the worst fiscal category and an updated budget submitted this month aims to shift certification from negative to qualified, with a positive rating targeted as early as March.
- Leaders plan about $102 million in additional reductions to close a projected $113 million shortfall, following $114 million in prior cuts that eliminated roughly 500 positions.
- The Board of Education would vote on next year’s cuts in June, and state-appointed fiscal experts retain final approval over spending and any labor settlement.
- United Educators of San Francisco voted 99.3% to authorize a strike after mediation; the parties are in fact-finding and a walkout could occur only after that process and a final district offer.
- Union demands include fully paid dependent health coverage, pay increases and a new special-education staffing model, while union leaders say the district has proposed 13% raises for some managers and district leaders cite recent teacher raises and limited funds.