San Francisco (KGO) – While San Francisco Unified School District enters the 2025-2026 school year, some educators have to deal with wage problems before the lessons even start.
ABC7 has treated this problem for years and discovers how the district has spent around $ 55 million dollars in total for an old payroll and the implementation of a new system.
After the role of the new system in the summer, about 100 educators said they had problems with their salary.
On the Tuesday before the first day of school, leaders and members of the United Educators of San Francisco gathered for a press conference outside the district office. Union leaders already sent a cease-and-head letter to the district, followed by submitting a formal complaint to the State Council.
“This is especially unacceptable for starting the school year,” says Frank Lara, Executive Vice President of UESF. “School communities have already been destabilized and we want to start strong. We do not want this, apart from education, not related to our children to influence us.”
More: Sfusd Paraeducators Miss Summer wage Prior to the new school year, says Union, says Union
San Francisco Unified Paraeducators miss the summer wage prior to the new school year, according to their trade union.
Lara said that many of the members had trouble paying their bills, some even received evictions. The union arrived to try to help those members, Lara added.
At the ‘Be here!’ Campaign -Event at Cesar Chavez Elementary, Chief Inspector Dr. Maria Su promoted the presence and dealt with the wage costs with ABC7 News.
“We will not have the same debacle,” said Dr. Su. “It is extremely important and of the highest priority to ensure that we pay our employees accurately and on time.”
More: what is in store for SF schools in the midst of the budget crisis? Superintendent provides insight into the future of the district
Dr. SU put her confidence behind the new system, one that, according to them, is used by more than 60% of school districts in California and has so far had an accuracy rate of 97%.
“The 3% must be 0. It should be an easy 100%,” said Lara of those figures.
Dr. Su said that the errors are attributed to people who are not familiar with the new system and errors of the previous system. She added that district leadership will train employees better in the future.
“We see a lot of the same problems,” said Lara of the new district leadership.
“Under my leadership we will keep ourselves responsible and I hope that the public and the community will hold us responsible,” Dr. replied. Su.
Copyright © 2025 KGO TV. All rights reserved.
#SFUSD #educators #protesting #missing #school #year #unacceptable