Announcement Details
Announcement Message
Dear SFUSD Community,
Last night, our bargaining team met with United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) and presented a written proposal, as the union had requested. Our proposal includes the following to put money directly in the pockets of educators:
- Increase affordability of family healthcare offerings: SFUSD offered two options to fully fund single and single plus dependent healthcare coverage. UESF can either opt for 75% of family healthcare at the Kaiser rate or an annual health benefits allowance of $24,000 for each full time educator.
- Augmenting salaries for all paraeducators
- Addressing Special Education workload with a focused pilot program
- Providing 6% raise over 3 years (2% each year for next 3 years)
- Potential fund balance bonus for all SFUSD employees in addition to the salary increases for 2027-2028 school year. Read more about how fund balances and reserves work.
This is a win-win proposal— the district gets fiscal certainty because it only spends money it knows it has and educators get money directly in their pocket. This proposal takes into account the needs of all educators and provides the district with a runway to stabilize its finances.
Our proposal is responsive to UESF’s priorities, is authorized by the Board of Education, and is substantiated by the recent neutral fact-finding report.
Unfortunately, UESF rejected our offer and declined to provide a counter-proposal. We proposed meeting today at 9:00 am. UESF declined and did not attend this morning’s session. They have offered to meet with SFUSD’s bargaining team next at 2:00 pm on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026 but stated that they would not be bringing a counter-proposal.
The district welcomes UESF’s counter-proposal at any time. In order for negotiations to move forward, we need UESF to return to the table and engage in continued discussion. The clock is ticking. Every minute counts. Our students and families deserve to know we are negotiating in good faith throughout the day, not waiting days to reconvene.
I want families to know how deeply we value our educators and how committed I am to avoiding a strike. While I am disappointed that these negotiations did not result in an agreement, my team and I are prepared to continue bargaining through the weekend.
Schools are open today, Friday, Feb. 6. However, If UESF chooses to proceed with a strike on Monday, families and the community should prepare for schools to be closed on Monday.
We are actively working on a plan to make grade-level instructional packets (digital and paper versions) available for students and families, and will share more information about this later today.
I know this situation is distressing for families and will have a significant impact on students and daily routines. We are working with urgency to reach a resolution that supports our educators while protecting the educational and safety needs of our students.
We will continue to keep you informed as negotiations progress. Thank you for your patience, understanding, and continued partnership during this challenging moment.
Sincerely,
Dr. Maria Su
San Francisco Unified School District