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SFUSD public hearing sees waves of testimony urging higher pay and more paraeducators
Summary
At a public hearing and during 30 minutes of public comment, school leaders, parents and union representatives urged the San Francisco Board of Education to boost pay and staffing for administrators, paraeducators and other school staff, saying vacancies and payroll errors are disrupting student services.
The San Francisco Board of Education heard hours of public testimony calling for higher pay and immediate action to fill vacancies affecting classroom safety and special‑education services.
Union leaders and principals presenting under the banner of the United Administrators of San Francisco (UASF) told the board that administrators and site leaders are covering classrooms and working excessive hours because of vacancies, problems with the district's Empower timekeeping/payroll system, and what they described as last‑place wages for city work. UASF president Michael Essien said, “We can't be a first class city with last…
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