SDEA members are speaking out! On January 12, educators will pack the SDEA Auditorium and make Superintendent Jackson hear us out. This isn’t a typical meeting where the district leader talks and we listen. This time the shoe is on the other foot – we’re going to talk, and they’re going to listen! We want a TK program that works, and as the top leader of the school district, we’re asking Superintendent Jackson to fix what’s wrong in the program. SDUSD owes it to our youngest learners to implement TK the right way.

What's the problem in TK? Educators had two union meetings in October and November to identify the problems that most need to be solved. Here’s what we identified:

• SDUSD isn't investing in enough staff for UTK students.
• SDUSD isn’t supporting UTK students and teachers with developmentally appropriate curriculum and materials.
• SDUSD isn’t investing in UTK students by training educators.
• SDUSD doesn’t have a clear vision, direction, and communication system for UTK.