Jefferson Union High School District faced high employee turnover, losing nearly 25% of staff annually due to better salaries elsewhere. In reaction, the district funded a $33 million bond in 2018 to build workforce housing. This led to the creation of 705 Serramonte, a fully occupied 122-unit apartment building, significantly improving staffing. In contrast, Oakland Unified School District designated housing sites in 2021 for district employees but has yet to build apartments, maintaining a high turnover rate of around 83% due to housing costs.
In 2018, Jefferson Union went to the voters of Daly City to ask them to fund a $33 million bond to build workforce housing on a large lot the district owned near Interstate 280.
Today, 705 Serramonte is a fully occupied 122-unit apartment building with a 50-person waiting list, and the district has begun the last two years fully staffed.
In Oakland, the Oakland Unified School District designated two properties as future housing sites in 2021, guaranteeing that at least 50% of the new units would go to district employees, yet no apartments have been built.
Teachers cite the high cost of housing as a primary reason for leaving, with OUSD's teacher retention rate still hovering around 83% four years after the housing sites were designated.
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