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Board approves final layoff notices for 3 counselors and 23 paraeducators after hearings; community speakers urge rescinds
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Education voted to issue final layoff notices to three counselors and 23 paraeducators after administrative hearings, even as dozens of students, parents and staff urged the trustees to rescind the notices and said the positions named are funded and essential to school operations.
The San Francisco Board of Education voted to adopt the administrative law judge's decisions and authorize final layoff notices for a group of classified employees who did not sign a settlement agreement with the district and their union. The vote followed more than an hour of public comment from students, parents and employees who described the roles those staff play in schools and urged the board to rescind the notices.
Background: In February the board approved a plan that would, in the aggregate, eliminate hundreds of certificated and classified positions to address the district’s fiscal shortfall. Through attrition, a supplemental early retirement program (SERP) and a negotiated layoff agreement with the United Educators of San Francisco (UESF), the number of immediate layoff notices was cut sharply. According to district staff, 103…
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