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SFUSD delays final budget vote after weeks of public pressure over cuts to paras and special‑ed supports
Summary
The San Francisco school board postponed approving its 2020–21 budget after hours of testimony from teachers, paraeducators, parents and unions who warned that proposed cuts would disproportionately hit the district's most vulnerable students. Staff will return with revised materials and a targeted study session before a new vote date.
The San Francisco Unified School District board on June 23 declined to finalize its fiscal 2020–21 budget, opting instead to postpone a vote after public and commissioner objections to proposed reductions that would affect paraeducators, family liaisons and other site‑level supports.
The board meeting culminated in hours of public testimony from hundreds of teachers, parents, classified staff and union representatives who urged delay. Many said the administration’s late‑breaking numbers and the district’s shifting assumptions about state aid made it impossible to evaluate the proposal fairly. "We cannot finalize something while the gears are still in motion," said Megan Kaluza, a behavior analyst with SFUSD.
Why it matters: The district faces an estimated structural shortfall driven by long‑term…
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