San Diego Education Association

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Ed Specialists, did you get the email last week on 5/28 about the caseload settlement? 👀 Posting a reminder here because hopefully you're on break and reading social media more than your emails! 🏝️💻

It’s time to settle years of grievances... data is available to cross check from 2023-24 & 2024-25 school years, with more to come soon for the year that just ended.

Check your email or the SDEA website to learn more about...
👉 Stipends as Penalty Payments
👉 Double-checking the District’s data
👉 Improved language going forward

If you didn't get the email or you know a colleague who needs this info, please share:
🔗 https://bit.ly/spedsettle26
📨 & reach out to the SDEA office to make sure you're on the list for the next update!

🎉Congrats to this year’s SDUSD Teachers of the Year! This annual recognition is a collaboration between SDEA members and the District to identify, uplift, and celebrate educators.

2026 Teachers of the Year:
🌟 Noel Pomerleau
🌟 Michelle Rennick
🌟 Carinne Daley

Runners-Up:
🌟 Stacy Williams
🌟 Emma Ehrlich
🌟 Kristen Hurst

Extra congratulations to Stacy Williams, who was selected San Diego County Teacher of the Year!

🍎 Thank you for all that you do for your students and community!

Read more about these inspiring educators:
https://bit.ly/sdusdtoy2026

Election Day is coming up on Tuesday, June 2 - did you vote yet?

As you end a busy school year and catch up on non-work things, don't forget to participate in your democracy... at every level!

🍎 SDEA members have endorsed a YES vote on Measure A here in San Diego! Read more here: https://homesforsandiego.org
🤓 Check out the full SDEA voter guide, which includes statewide and local endorsements from CTA and Labor Council: https://bit.ly/sdeavotes626
ℹ️ See all your voting options & locations: https://www.sdvote.com

Earlier this May, SDEA educators gathered to celebrate the Day of the Educator together! 🌸 Check out these joyful photos shared by members:

San Diego's housing crisis is an education crisis, & SDEA members have been using their collective power to push for housing solutions that support educators & communities alike. There is finally a safe parking lot on District property where unhoused students and their families can sleep & access services, but this is a temporary solution for families with nowhere else to go. Students, families, & educators need HOUSING! That's why SDEA has endorsed a YES vote on Measure A: Vacant Homes Tax. ✅🍎

🏠 Read more about Measure A: https://homesforsandiego.org
🗳️ Check out more labor endorsements in SDEA's voting guide, & VOTE! https://bit.ly/sdeavotes626
📰 Read more about how safe parking lots can support unhoused families (& why this is a bare minimum!) https://bit.ly/hechinger51126

May is National Speech-Language-Hearing Month! 💙

Recognize your fellow SDEA members working as SLPs and Audiologists, and explore these resources available from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (Including some classroom activities, for this last week of school or to bookmark for later!)

National Speech-Language-Hearing Month Each May, National Speech-Language-Hearing Month (formerly Better Hearing and Speech Month) provides an opportunity to raise awareness about communication disorders and the role of ASHA members in providing life-altering treatment.

🗳️ Election Day is June 2, 2026! Have you voted yet? All registered voters should have their ballots already! Check out SDEA's Voter Guide for labor-endorsed candidates to up & down the ballot!

🍎 SDEA members have endorsed a YES vote on Measure A here in San Diego: A Vacant Homes Tax, which addresses the housing crisis and declining enrollment in San Diego by making more homes available for families with school-aged children.

Our voter guide also includes statewide and local endorsements from California Teachers Association and San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council .

👉 Access the full guide: https://bit.ly/sdeavotes626

A deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego this week has had an impact on our schools and on our entire community. KPBS has compiled a list of resources to get or give help, from fundraising for the families of the victims to tips on navigating difficult conversations with children, and San Diego Unified has emailed a variety of specific educator resources over the last few days.

Ways to help or get help in the wake of the Islamic Center shooting We have compiled a list of ways to support the impacted families, including donation funds organized by the center. We have also gathered mental health, legal, and crisis resources for anyone who needs support right now.

Support fellow educators fighting for their FIRST union contract! 🎉 Charter school educators at EJE Academies in El Cajon recently unionized with CTA to form a new union, Equitable Educators United! They are negotiating their first contract and holding their first rally TODAY, May 18 - show up to support if you can, give them a follow, and send them solidarity!

Gather at EJE Academies - Rally will start between 4:45 & 5:00 PM: 851 S Johnson Ave, El Cajon, CA 92020

We know that collective bargaining gives educators important power to strengthen schools, hold administrators accountable, and improve outcomes for students - support local educators in their organizing efforts! 💪

https://www.instagram.com/p/DYaXdXHErcd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

🚨 2 days until our first EEU Rally!! 🚨 Join the wave, support educators! 🌊