MEDIA ADVISORY
SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SUPERINTENDENT HEADING TO SACRAMENTO WEDNESDAY
TO FIGHT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION & UNIVERSAL TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN
WHAT: Media Availability (in person or virtually)
WHY: Dr. Fabi Bagula, San Diego Unified School District Superintendent (Interim) is headed to California’s state capital Wednesday to advocate with other urban school districts on shared state budget priorities ahead of the “May Revision” to the Governor’s budget, which will be released by May 14. She is doing this media availability to discuss the District’s priorities, which include prioritizing Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK), Special Education, a $1.8B discretionary block grant, and Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), with the San Diego community.
Joining Dr. Bagula will be leaders from Los Angeles Unified School District, Long Beach Unified School District and Oakland Unified School District. They are expected to meet with Office of Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas; Office of Governor Gavin Newsom; Office of Senator John Laird, Chair of the Budget Subcommittee on Education; Office of Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire; and Assemblymember David Alvarez, Chair of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education..
AVAILABILITY DATE & TIME: April 22, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: In person at the Education Center located at 4100 Normal Street or virtually via a link provided by the news outlet, or over the telephone – Please coordinate with James Canning at 313-580-2845 or Jcanning@sandi.net to schedule during availability time.
WHO: Dr. Fabi Bagula, Superintendent (Interim), San Diego Unified School District (link for picture and bio)
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Media Contact: James Canning, 313-580-2845, Jcanning@sandi.net
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James Canning (He/Him)
Executive Director, Strategic Communications & Information
San Diego Unified School District
jcanning@sandi.net | www.sandiegounified.org
Mobile Phone: 313-580-2845
4100 Normal Street, San Diego, CA 92103
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