Teachers Win 4% Raise; School Police Weapons Reporting Gap Raises Transparency Questions
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The San Dieguito Union High School District board approved a four percent teacher raise for the 2026-27 school year on September 10th, retroactive to July first. The increase covers roughly six hundred employees represented by the San Dieguito Faculty Association, with the overall cost of the agreement reported at one hundred two point nine million dollars. An additional 83 unrepresented employees — confidential, supervisory, and management staff — received matching raises. At above current measured inflation rates, the agreement represents a real wage gain rather than a cost-of-living adjustment, and addresses retention pressures in coastal North County communities where affordability challenges push mid-career teachers toward districts closer to less expensive housing. The board is also exploring restoration of on-campus SAT testing and expanded PSAT access, with a board majority signaling support though no formal vote has been taken.
A harder note in the schools landscape: Stacy Williams, recently named a San Diego County Teacher of the Year, was excessed from her position at TRACE — meaning her role was eliminated, not that she was removed for performance reasons. The distinction matters, but the timing is jarring: a teacher recognized among the county's best lost her position in the same period the honor was conferred.
A statewide report on school police weapons transparency found reporting gaps across some California school departments. San Diego Unified school police submitted a new disclosure report to its Board of Education in August 2026, following a two-year gap in such filings. The report does not indicate a new weapon purchase or use — the issue is disclosure, not armament. But a two-year lapse in a reporting process that school communities rely on to understand what weapons school police possess represents a breakdown in transparency that advocates say is unacceptable regardless of what the inventory ultimately shows.