Overview: SDUSD, San Diego Education Association
All San Diego Unified schools will be open for instruction as originally scheduled on Thursday, Feb. 26, and the previously announced make-up date of March 9 will go back to being a non-instructional day with schools closed districtwide.
A one-day planned strike on Feb. 26 is off as the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) and the San Diego Education Association (SDEA) have reached a mutual agreement on how to proceed with a contract.
On Thursday, the two sides came to agreements on several bargained subjects, including special education and wages. SDEA will take the agreement to its membership for a ratification vote.
All San Diego Unified schools will be open for instruction as originally scheduled on Thursday, Feb. 26, and the previously announced make-up date of March 9 will go back to being a non-instructional day with schools closed districtwide.
“We are pleased to have reached an agreement and prevented a strike,” said Superintendent Fabi Bagula, Ph.D., San Diego Unified School District. “These negotiations, while at times tense, yielded an outcome that will stabilize our educator workforce and ensure all students are supported in the classroom. We appreciate the patience and flexibility our families have shown throughout this process.”
There are several outcomes that support district educators, students, and their families, including:
Student and families benefits
- Dedicated intervention counselors to better support the social-emotional needs of all students
- Improved Fall staffing practices to reduce schedule changes and disruptions for students when the school year begins.
- Stronger support for students with Individual Education Programs (IEP), including additional time for education specialists to focus on case management, completion of assessments, and collaboration with families
- Various strategies for retaining education specialists and filling vacancies through increased compensation and reimbursing general education teachers who have chosen to pursue a special education credential.
- Reaffirming the commitment to programs that provide safe and supportive spaces for students, staff, and families.
Staff benefits
- Wage increases when the District receives the currently withheld Proposition 98 funding. Pursuant to the Equity Clauses in the respective collective bargaining agreements, all employees would receive these raises retroactively.
- Maintaining full health and welfare benefits for employees, spouses, and dependents
- Investments in Special Education
- Minimizing classroom schedule changes at the beginning of the school year
- Reaffirming the commitment to programs that provide safe and supportive spaces for students, staff, and families.
