SFUSD is the only school district in the state with its own sales tax. That's why the local funding is so much more than other districts. Also, most districts put their teachers on Medicare, but in SF, the district pays full retirement medical benefits - on teachers who are eligible for Medicare. One of the big mysteries of SFUSD's finances is PEEF, which was Gavin Newsom's plan c.a. 2004 to shift City property taxes to the district - but I think the whole thing was a rouse and that the ERAF is off. They did some shenanigans with "in kind" donations. Also, supposedly Hetch Hetchy power is sold to the District at cost, but I can find no proof of that.
Many of us SFUSD teachers are very committed to the mission of urban education, and there are a lot of great things about being here and teaching here that aren't covered by salary and benefits, though I wish those were better.
SFUSD is the only school district in the state with its own sales tax. That's why the local funding is so much more than other districts. Also, most districts put their teachers on Medicare, but in SF, the district pays full retirement medical benefits - on teachers who are eligible for Medicare. One of the big mysteries of SFUSD's finances is PEEF, which was Gavin Newsom's plan c.a. 2004 to shift City property taxes to the district - but I think the whole thing was a rouse and that the ERAF is off. They did some shenanigans with "in kind" donations. Also, supposedly Hetch Hetchy power is sold to the District at cost, but I can find no proof of that.
Many of us SFUSD teachers are very committed to the mission of urban education, and there are a lot of great things about being here and teaching here that aren't covered by salary and benefits, though I wish those were better.