San Francisco Unified School District officials said Friday that they have discovered about 350 teachers in the district who do not have active teaching credentials.
The district said the discovery of the uncredentialed teachers was “a symptom of the ongoing challenges” related to the payroll system EMPowerSF implemented in 2022 that has been riddled with problems since then , with many teachers and district employees reporting receiving inaccurate paychecks or nothing at all.
SFUSD is moving to a new system to replace EMPowerSF and reviewed over 7,000 credentials issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. The district began sending letters earlier this month to teachers who may not have an active credential on file with the commission.
“SFUSD cannot allow teachers whose credentials are not in compliance to remain in the classroom,” Superintendent Matt Wayne said in a statement. “We are doing everything possible to support our employees in securing some type of credential or permit for an employee to remain in their assignment.”