SFUSD Board Approves 42 Layoff Notices as Post-Strike Budget Tensions Simmer

Two weeks after a historic four-day teacher strike brought 20,000 people to Market Street, the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education voted to issue preliminary layoff notices for 42 employees — a dramatic reduction from 298 notices last year, but still enough to expose deep disagreements over whether the cuts are necessary at all. The marathon meeting also featured a college readiness workshop revealing modest gains that trail peer districts, and passionate testimony from students, educators, and union leaders urging the board to invest, not cut.

• Board votes 6-1 to issue preliminary layoff notices for 42 positions, with Commissioner Matt Alexander dissenting, arguing the district overestimates deficits by $80 million annually

• Superintendent Dr. Maria Su announces district's first-ever fully funded family health care as part of the post-strike tentative agreement with UESF

• College and career readiness inches from 58% to 60%, but peer district Long Beach gained 10 points in the same period

• AI math tutoring pilot shows promising gains for Black students, though only 44% of eligible students logged on and no post-grant funding plan exists

• O'Connell High School students, teachers, and alumni rally to protect career pathway planning time that delivers 100% full-day student engagement including special education

• Music educators warn Marina Middle School's band program will die if a single teacher position is cut