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District and Teachers Union Reach Conceptual Agreement to
Further Reduce Teacher Layoffs

May 11, 2010 (San Francisco) – At 6:00 p.m. today the teachers union and the school district leadership reached a conceptual agreement just as the full meeting of the Board of Education was set to begin. While the agreement has yet to be ratified by either party, the superintendent is confident that the agreement discussed between the two parties could allow the district to bring layoff numbers to below 200 positions, down from the 350 that would have to be executed without an agreement.

“We are grateful to have arrived at this conceptual agreement and look forward to finalizing the details so that we can let more of our teachers know that their jobs are secure,” said Superintendent Carlos Garcia.

California law requires that final layoff notices be sent to certificated staff by May 15. Until the final agreement with the teachers union is ratified by their membership, given the legal time constraints, the district will still have to issue final notices for nearly 350 certificated positions. When this evening’s conceptual agreement is formally adopted at least 150 of these notices will be rescinded.

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PS: Superintendent’s Statement Regarding Teacher Layoffs and Negotiations with the United Educators of San Francisco